When Chiba and the rescue team rushed into the escape room, everything was over.
The ambulance crew quickly carried Sean away, and after briefly treating Turan's abdominal wound, they immediately sent her to the emergency room on the same floor.
Only Hesta was still sitting there in a daze. She was covered in blood, and her hands were still holding the chelate head tightly.
Chiba knelt down in front of her and gently called her name.
Hesta looked up at Qianye - Qianye's eyes also had a silvery edge like Tulan's.
Hesta's throat moved slightly, and after a long time, she spoke as if talking to herself.
"I...killed a chelate, Miss Chiba."
Hesta lowered his head, slowly pulled the pistol out of the chelate's eye socket, and gently wiped away the remaining flesh and blood tissue on it.
"Use...the gun you gave me."
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That night, a total of six people participated in an online meeting of AHgAs in a conference room at the base. Chiba's position has always been vacant. She did not ask for leave and did not attend.
This was an internal hearing for Area 3 Reserve Base, which had experienced such a major incident during Morley's tenure that AHgAs headquarters had to intervene.
The hearing was composed of five order officers from other regional reserve bases. Morley needed to explain to them the cause of the accident, the progress of the accident handling and future preventive measures, and accept questioning.
Only half a day has passed, and the investigation has begun to take shape - Turan has been applying for actual combat with chelates since the regular training for the second awakening this year. Almost all the training teachers in the base know about Turan's battles. Desire, although no one mentioned it, many people felt sorry for her short bullet time. As a way to appease her, the actual combat training she applied for was basically passed.
But what no one noticed was that because Turan had been receiving work-study subsidies from the base, she would be responsible for part of the base's affairs in her daily life.
This year, considering that she is an experienced second-year student and has been performing very well in the two years since entering the base, she was assigned to the training ground of the underground base to supervise the distribution of training chelates.
Originally, this job could be completed by just sitting in the custody room, but Turan was given the authority to inspect the chelate cells.
"The second appendix of the document is Turan's complete confession." Morley's voice was really tired. "In summary, "The chelate involved this time worked at the Fourth District Military Region Research Institute during his lifetime, so the chelate is We have a certain understanding of the mechanisms of disease onset and the physiological mechanism of mercury needle arousal.
"During an actual combat training, he told Turan that if a mercury needle can forcefully delay the arrival of the Acheron moment by controlling his mental state before the bullet time ends, then the mercury needle's combat time can be Get a permanent extension.
"Afterwards, Turan checked the materials and found some vaguely related records. So she took advantage of her position to have deeper contact with Chelate in private. During this period, Chelate cooperated with all Turan's requests with great restraint - -It was this experience that gave Turan the illusion of being able to cooperate with chelates.
"Since the base will record and screen the status of all reserve mercury needles entering bullet time, it is impossible for Turan to make this attempt in the training ground - the safety officer will forcefully remind her to exit the venue at the end of her bullet time. The compound proposed that it was familiar with the technology of the underground base and knew how to temporarily shield the chip in the reserve's body without being injured. However, all this required Turan to bring the tools to its cell, and it could operate it personally.
"Everyone knows what happened after that."
The entire conference room was dark and silent.
Half-length projections of other participants appeared on the tabletops in the other five positions. Each person's image showed a slight light blue. Although they were in different spaces, their eyes fell on the report documents in front of their respective desks.
"Everything makes sense, Ms. Morley." One of them raised his head, "But why did Hesta appear at the scene with Sean at that moment? And she also had a gun?"
Molly couldn't help but pinch the bridge of her nose gently, "I don't know."
"I don't know?" The other people were a little surprised. "In addition to the surveillance near the escape room, she should have had a shootout with the chelate near the connection before, right? What about that surveillance?"
"The contents of these parts are confidential."
"...Is it also a secret to us?"
"Yes," Morley replied calmly, "If you are really curious about this reason, you can submit a permission application directly to the headquarters."
"What is its confidentiality level...?"
"'Top secret,'" Morley replied. "Nine years."
The five order officers all frowned in unison, with playful expressions.
One of them coughed suddenly, "Actually, Molly, we all understand the pressure you are under recently. We are also paying attention to the recent demonstrations that broke out in the Third District -"
"It's two different things." Morley shook his head. "This is my dereliction of duty. I am willing to accept any treatment, including removal from office and--"
"That's not the case, Morley. In the past, such hearings were public, but this time it was turned into a private meeting. You must also be able to feel the headquarters' attitude on this matter..." After that, he looked towards Several other participants said, "I personally don't have any other questions to ask, what about you?"
"I do not have either."
"No."
"No."
"there is none left."
The man added, "Then, our hearing should be over?"
Everyone's eyes met and they smiled tacitly again.
A middle-aged woman on the left side of Moli looked at Moli, "Maybe we should congratulate you, Moli? I saw part of the surveillance of this accident... This should be the reserve girl named Hesta. Is this the first time to face an enemy after her second awakening? She can perform so well in bullet time for the first time. She will be a good prospect with a promising future..."
Listening to the other party's congratulations in a relaxed tone, Mo Li felt calm.
She took off her glasses and slowly leaned back on the soft chair behind her. In the decades she had worked at the Third Sector base, she had rarely shown such a tired side.
Others did not know the details, and Morley was not prepared to defend himself. Hesta had not awakened for the second time.
The base had examined Hesta's eyes and there was indeed no sign of 'iris reaction'.
Although it is unbelievable, it is true - she hunted chelates with combat qualities comparable to those of a mercury needle without having a second awakening.
