Hesta lowered her eyes. The safest way at the moment is actually to wait - for Ahgas, it is quite ridiculous to let twelve mercury needles adapted to extremely dangerous operations protect ordinary people in a habitable place. If it hadn't been for the aberrant alarm being triggered before, it would never have happened.
But even if we wait, how long will we have to wait?
If the wasteland of the third area is calm in the next few months, then it is entirely possible that these mercury needles will be on standby in Tan Yi and guard Rixi.
A few months is enough time for ahgas to install many new signal towers near Tan Yi, so the whole thing will only become more and more difficult.
"Since we are dealing with the 'Deformers', I'm afraid there is no one in the entire Third District who is more suitable than me," Hesta thought for a while, "I would like to directly apply to participate in the current defense battle of Tan Yi City, and then make plans later."
A slight surprise flashed across Ava's face - this is indeed a good idea, but...
"I'm afraid all of this will have to wait until the first round of the trial is over. Whether you can have this opportunity depends on your performance in the trial..." Ava was still leaning on the bedside, "What about before that? What are you going to do in two days? manage?"
"I will give Rishi the punishment he deserves according to the plan." Hesta whispered, "I will go to Tan Yi again tonight."
Ava couldn't help but look sideways, "...Are you serious?"
"Yeah." Hesta nodded, "I'm sure."
"Okay." Ava lowered her eyes and smiled, "Tomorrow afternoon, the defense lawyer assigned to you by the internal court will come, and you must be prepared."
"...Ava."
"Um?"
"What's wrong with you?" Hesta looked at her, "...will I lose you soon?"
"It won't be soon," Ava whispered, "but parting will always be inevitable."
Hesta felt as if something was choking on her throat, and the hand on her lap clenched instantly. The old man looked sideways at a pencil on the bedside table and said, "Get that for me."
Hesta handed the pencil to Ava, and the old man took it and stood it on the mobile table in front of him.
"I have a problem with my lungs, so next week, I will start receiving chemotherapy." As she spoke, Ava suddenly tapped the table, and the pen that had been standing on it fell. "And my spine after treatment, Will be as fragile as this pen.
"This means that I won't be able to see you for a long time, and your detention place will be moved from here to another place... But you don't have to worry too much, there will be another person to cooperate with you. "
Hesta's eyes had fallen on the floor in front of her, and she sat there a little frustrated, thinking about the coming separation.
Ava lightly held her right hand and tapped the table with the knuckle of her middle finger, "Are you listening, Jane?"
"Yes." Hesta replied.
"You have to remember her code name, 'Eclipse'."
"Is this also a mercury needle?"
"Yes, and no." Ava said, "She may show up directly, or she may contact you in other ways...I'm not sure, but you can trust her, just like you trust me."
"How do I confirm she's here?"
"You will know, she will let you know in some way." Ava replied softly.
The old man was silent for a moment. She picked up the pencil on the table again, stared at the pattern on the pen body, and whispered, "Revenge is not easy, is it?"
"Um."
"Do you still have nightmares now?"
Hesta did not answer, her eyes were half-opened, as if she was caught in a memory that was not part of the present.
Ava understood, and she stretched out her hand towards Hesta. Hesta hesitated for a moment, and finally quietly placed her hand on the old man's palm.
"What are you dreaming about," Ava asked, "Is it still Fernand and Hofmann?"
"It used to be, but lately I've been dreaming about some new things."
"for example?"
"This morning, I dreamed of a field." Hesta murmured.
"Where's the wilderness?"
"I don't recognize it either, but it should be in the wasteland, probably a place where the chelate tide has just receded, because there are rags everywhere."
Hesta's voice was accompanied by memories, and she said slowly, "I passed by an abandoned village. I didn't know where it was or why I was there. Most of the houses in the village had been burned down. The land and woods were charred black.
"In the dream, I was thirsty, hungry, and tired, so I entered the village. I opened every door, but behind every door were corpses, and every window was broken."
"Are you the only one there?" Ava asked softly.
"No, there... there are many people still living there."
Hesta's throat moved. She raised her head and stared at the dim lamp on the wall.
“I saw a woman fetching water turning her wheel by the well, and many rotting corpses were lying at her feet. The water was scarlet, but she didn’t seem to notice it at all.
"Every house had lights on, and broken limbs were scattered outside their windows. Through the window, I saw a mother kneading dough, but the dough was bleeding. She kept slapping the dough on the table, and the blood became more and more So much that it overflowed onto the chopping board, dripped on the floor tiles, and even got wet on the uppers of her shoes... But she didn't react at all.
"I just wanted to find a clean, warm place to have a good sleep, but I kept looking, and kept looking, even if I finally realized that this was a dream and the dream began to collapse, I still couldn't find it," Hess Ta whispered, "So I can only open my eyes and wake up."
Hesta looked up as she felt Ava's hand tightening on hers.
"...Ava?"
"The world is full of villages like this," Ava whispered, "and we can't turn a blind eye to them."
Hesta's eyes widened slightly. She thought about Ava's words and took a deep breath. After a moment, Hesta leaned down and silently placed her cheek on the back of the old man's hand.
"Thank you, Ava."
…
The night passed.
In the morning light, when Chiba and Si Lei's cars were about to leave the signal area of Habitat, they received an update email from Victoria's team stationed at the hospital last night.
Chiba was sitting on the big rock on the side of the road. He had just unscrewed a two-liter bottle of mineral water in his hand and started eating the compressed biscuits in Si Lei's trunk. Si Lei frowned and stood not far from Qianye, pacing back and forth, reading today's email updates bit by bit.
"What did you write?" Qianye's mouth was bulging. "Looking at your expression, is it bad news?"
"Victoria said that the 'Deformed' came again last night," Si Lei replied, "but she said that from now on, all information related to the 'Deformed' will be interviewed, and the progress will no longer be updated through any electronic platform."
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