Before Si Lei had time to think about it, she discovered that there were fresh blood stains on the bottom net of the wig. She immediately followed the traces and found the wound on the back of Hesta's head. The bleeding there had stopped, but the wound was swollen very high, and it was obvious that someone had hit it with something heavy.
Several lines of blood went all the way down the back of Youleka's neck. They couldn't be seen wearing the coat just now. A terrible worry suddenly broke into Si Lei's mind - was Youleka's drowsiness because she was tired or because she was pregnant? Cerebral hemorrhage...
"Eureka, don't sleep...tell me first what happened to the injury on your head?"
Hesta did not open her eyes, but her frown deepened.
Si Lei suddenly panicked - it seemed that the mercury needles at the two workstations were right. In Youleika's current condition, it would be impossible not to send her to the hospital immediately. If Youleka missed the best rescue time just because of his own impromptu thoughts...
Si Lei didn't dare to think about it anymore, but as soon as she got up, she was pulled tightly by Youleka again.
"Don't go..."
"If you don't leave, I'll make a call."
"...There are bugs, biting me."
"Insects?" Si Lei was startled, "What kind of insect?"
"A lot... keep biting me... don't leave."
Youleka's voice was intermittent, and a few words could be heard clearly at first, but later it became a meaningless murmur. Si Lei comforted her while dialing Victoria's number.
The rain outside the window was noisy, and there was a lot of noise on the phone. The monotonous beep rang several times in a row, but no one answered.
Si Lei glanced at the signal grid on the screen - the signal in this bedroom is usually not good, and it was the same now, so he had to go to the living room to make a call.
Si Lei leaned over and said softly, "Youleka, you scratched my hand and it hurts. Can you relax it a little?"
The fingers that were like iron hoops just now were slightly loosened. Just at this moment, Victoria's voice came from the phone, "Hello."
"Hey, Victoria, I'm Si Lei. I have something very important to tell you. I just met the two security guards and Youleika from the Mercury Needle Workstation on the road..."
"Hello?" Victoria's voice was intermittent on the other end of the phone, "Is this Si Lei?"
"Yes -" Si Lei stood up again and walked out, "Can you hear me?"
The moment he stepped through the bedroom door, the noise on the phone suddenly disappeared.
"I can hear you. What are you asking me for? I didn't hear a word just now."
"I have something very important-"
Before Si Lei could finish her words, there was a muffled sound behind her. She turned around and saw Youleka turned over and fell off the bed.
At this moment, Si Lei was stunned - she clearly saw blood oozing from the left back of Youleka lying on the ground, probably just below the shoulder blade.
"Hello? Why is there no sound again," Victoria's voice came, "What's the important matter? Si Lei?"
Si Lei said nothing.
She slowly walked to Youleka, picked up the scissors on the bedside table, and cut her clothes along the edges of the blood stains.
For a moment, Si Lei's heartbeat almost froze.
A flash of lightning flashed outside the window, and cold white light passed through the narrow house, reflecting her face into yin and yang.
"Si Lei, can you hear me?"
"……able."
Victoria's voice was a little hoarse, but her tone was obviously filled with anticipation: "What's wrong? The signal over there doesn't seem to be very good? Have you found any new clues?"
"Uh... I, I found..." Si Lei lowered his head and supported his forehead with his other hand, "I found that the instruction sheet for my reimbursement code seems to have been lost. Do you have an electronic version?"
"What's wrong with you?" Victoria was a little doubtful. "Of course there are instructions. I can transfer them to your email now... But it's not an 'important thing', right?"
Si Lei opened his eyes, "Sorry, I mean... I may not be able to give you the case report as expected."
"Why?"
"I... something happened at home. I need to move the deadline back two days."
A chuckle came from Victoria on the other end of the phone, "That's okay. A two-day delay is totally fine. Do you need any other help?"
"No, it shouldn't be necessary. If...if I run into any problems, I'll let you know."
"good."
After putting down the phone, Si Lei suddenly felt exhausted.
She sat about three or four steps away from Hesta - all the questions that had puzzled her in the past suddenly had answers, and all the details that were sometimes contradictory and sometimes connected finally came into their own at this moment. s position.
This feeling was strange and complicated. Si Lei couldn't tell whether it was more frustration or enlightenment. Too many things had happened in less than three months, and some inexplicable things had been left on her. Erased marks. Some images and sounds appeared in her mind like distant accompaniments——
"Do you know what the universal method of resisting all misfortunes is? You don't have to have any sympathy for others, and you don't have to expect any changes in the world. On the contrary, you just need to bring the wrongdoer to justice, or find someone who The scapegoat is punished...then when justice is done, people become safe again."
Si Lei pulled his hair and tightened his hands.
"Before questioning whether a certain principle is followed, you must at least first look at who formulated the principle, who made the decision, and how it is implemented in actual practice..."
Stella's always bright eyes seemed to be right in front of him. Si Lei closed his eyes and thought of Alecto's story and the gloomy corners of Rohan Palace again.
Those broken bones, the strong blue light reacting with Lumino in the secret room, the woman crying outside the Golden Crow Palace, and the sea of golden gardenias outside the ruins at dusk...
Stella smiled and turned her head from the passenger seat to look over.
"When people believe a story, the order depicted by the story will continue."
Si Lei's throat moved slightly.
A few minutes later, she dialed another number, and after a few waiting tones, Chiba's voice rang from the other end of the phone.
"Hello?"
"Is it convenient for you to talk now?"
"It's not very convenient. I have to board the plane in two minutes - I have a mission in District 10 tomorrow. Please tell me what happened. I'll see if I can help."
"Jane Hestad is here with me now. She is in very bad condition. She has a head injury. It is best to send her to a doctor immediately for examination."
There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone. After a while, Chiba spoke again with a skeptical tone.
"...Excuse me? Who did you say was there?"
"Jane Hestad, your ward," Si Lei whispered, "or do you want me to continue calling her 'Eureka'?"
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