"You came at the right time." Ava said softly, "Today is my busiest day this month."
Hesta turned around, "Are you sick?"
Ava's pen tip that had been writing suddenly stopped. Her eyes jumped over her reading glasses and looked at Hesta, "It's just a daily physical examination... Who told you that I was sick?"
"No one told me," Hestad replied, "but the guys who just went out looked like doctors."
"How can you be sure?"
"I'm not sure, but they have pockets full of pens."
Ava snorted softly, and looked at her desk again as if with some appreciation.
Hesta looked at her and said, "Yesterday, how could you be sure it was me?"
"I'm not sure either." Ava replied, reaching out and dipping the ink in the ink bottle again. Her voice was a bit proud, "But since you are here today, it shows that my guess is not bad."
"Then why do you want to help me?" Hesta asked, "I don't see the need for a person as high and powerful as you to extend an olive branch to me... Is there anything that only I can do for you? made?"
Facing Hesta's inquiry, Ava only gave a ruthless sneer, "You say these words as if you are a complete bastard, Hesta."
Hestad didn't care, "Why can't it be simpler."
"'Some friendships based on common interests or interests often occur between men; this is not the case for women. Their mutual help is often based on a common destiny,'" Ava did not look up, she was still writing hurriedly, "If you If you have to have a reason, is this enough?"
Hesta looked at her in surprise and stopped talking.
Ava continues to work.
When she finished writing the last line of the letter, she breathed a sigh of relief and raised her hand to sign her name in the lower right corner. Then, Ava put the quill aside in her hand - it seemed that she had The work should be completed in stages.
Ava rang the bell gently, and soon, the study door was pushed open again, and a lady who was older than the girl with braids walked in quickly. After whispering a few words to Ava, she asked Gone was the letter Ava had just written.
Hesta and Ava were alone in the room again. The old man casually took off his glasses and closed his eyes for a short rest.
"I noticed that all your servants here seem to be women." Hesta said suddenly.
"Hmm. To be precise, they are single people under 20 years old or unmarried people over 28 years old and living alone."
"Is the age limit so strict?"
"Yes," Ava replied softly, "It's hard for you to tell whether a girl between 20 and 28 is more inclined to choose a more difficult path, or whether she wants to find a rich husband for herself... I don't welcome that. Any good wife and mother.”
Hesta understood.
No wonder Valenti in the car seemed more nervous than usual when he came back from the police station.
"Answer me a question first, Hesta." Ava crossed her fingers and leaned on the table, "Why are you here? You're not even sure why I want to help you - you're not afraid that I'll turn you around , as a blackmail?"
Hesta's eyes returned to the photo on the bookshelf, "Before I came to Niah Province, Miss Chiba once told me that if I encountered any very critical trouble in Niah Province and there was no one to help me, , then before the worst happens, I can come to you, maybe you can give me some advice."
As Hesta spoke, she walked to the chair directly opposite Ava. She sat down and looked directly into Ava's eyes: "But I didn't expect you to come to me... Could it be that Miss Chiba and What did you say?"
"No, I haven't contacted her for a long time." Ava replied, "I haven't told her or anyone about your assassination of Fernan."
"Who are you Miss Chiba?"
"I am her assistant officer and training officer at Tan Yi Reserve Base."
Hesta frowned, "...you?"
"Yes." Ava said very calmly, "She is the only reserve I have ever led, and obviously, she is also the worst."
Hesta's brows tightened.
The worst one…
Ava tilted her head slightly, "Why, doesn't it look like it?"
Hesta really didn't like Ava's casual and condescending attitude when mentioning Chiba.
But if Ava is lying, how does that explain the photo...
Does Miss Chiba trust her?
Probably, otherwise Chiba would not have kept the stick with him, nor would he have told himself that if he encountered a problem that could not be solved, he could come to Ava...
"Auxiliary officers are generally reserve officers one or two levels higher than newcomers. Your age does not seem to fit the bill." Hesta replied calmly, "And I remember that Miss Chiba neither had an assistant officer nor did she become anyone else later. Auxiliary officer - there is no relevant record in the base’s files.”
"There are too many things that are not recorded in the base files. Your work in the wasteland over the years has not been written in them." Ava yawned very lightly. These topics made her lose interest. "The base There are always a lot of secrets, and you should be very aware of that."
Hesta did not refute again.
Ava gently rubbed her temples with both hands, "I retired in 4615. As soon as I returned to a livable place, Office 003 asked me to go to the Third District Reserve Base to solve an 'extremely troublesome' thorn. It just so happened that Sophie Morley, the order officer at the time, was an old subordinate of mine, so I went.”
"'Tou' means Miss Chiba?"
"Yes, it's an understatement to say that she was thorny." Ava picked up the water glass and took a sip. "At that time, she had been in the base for less than a month. She had attacked faculty members, intimidated classmates, and destroyed important facilities of the base... ...In short, she would do anything to find a way to escape, but her bullet time is as long as 76 hours, so the base cannot give up on her."
Ava put down the cup, leaned back slightly, and leaned back on the chair with a smile.
"This is my first job after retiring. I am very impressed... I believe Chiba is too."
Hesta's eyes dropped slightly, "Is this why you helped me - because Miss Chiba is my guardian? Do you love the house?"
"No."
Ava raised her eyes to look at the pile of documents placed on the table, and then accurately pulled out two stapled sheets of paper.
Even though her field of view was upside down, Hesta recognized it as her real resume at a glance. After all, there was a photo of her with red hair in the upper right corner of the first page.
"I have noticed you for a long time, Hesta." Ava said softly, "I have been paying attention to your changes over the years."
