"What's not complete?"
"...That's it," Hesta sighed and opened her eyes, "If I were the murderer, my actions would not end there, otherwise the whole action would be like an anticlimax -"
"Did you receive any additional clues?"
"I said it, no," Hestad couldn't argue, "I really just didn't think about it..."
"You swear you didn't lie to me?"
"I absolutely-"
"I really don't know whether I should believe you or not." Si Lei turned around, her voice lowered, "Victoria and the others also suspected you before, but you quickly cleared the suspicion... What on earth are you? How do you appear in two places at the same time?"
"...I can't say," Hesta held her forehead, "but I...I am willing to use all my credibility with you to guarantee that what happened today has nothing to do with me...Maybe I really shouldn't touch that Handle, but I hope you can trust me.”
The room was silent, except for the occasional flash of the cold white light.
After a moment of silence, Hesta stood up and said, "I think your questioning is over?"
"Yes." Si Lei replied in a low voice.
Hesta could tell that Si Lei was very depressed at the moment, but she didn't understand why. Hesta turned around and took a few steps toward the exit, then stopped.
"Officer Si Lei," she turned around, "can I ask you a question?"
"What?"
"Why...why do you want to get involved?"
"it is my responsibility."
Hesta thought for a moment, "No, that's not it."
"What's the point of arguing about this kind of issue -" Si Lei looked at her. The moment their eyes met, Si Lei stopped talking. She was a little hesitant because Hesta's expression seemed sad at the moment. She rarely spoke in this way. This look is seen on this girl.
"This is not your responsibility... The whole thing has nothing to do with you." Hesta spoke with difficulty. She tried her best to make every sentence more coherent. "Although I don't know who the murderer is, this People must also be very dangerous...and you only have a gun, you don't even have a mercury needle."
Hesta glanced at the camera on the table beside him, which contained hundreds of photos taken by Si Lei at the Grace Theater. On the table, there were already more than a dozen records of conversations written by Si Lei... all of this , will be used as supplementary evidence and handed over to the corresponding police station for processing after the ship returns.
"Why on earth...are you doing these things?"
"This is my duty." Si Lei replied again. She looked at Hesta and her expression returned to calmness. "My tone was too aggressive when I faced you earlier. I shouldn't have done that -"
"That kind of thing... doesn't matter," Hesta frowned, "Let's get back to 'responsibility'..."
"Are you worried about me, Jane?"
"I just want to tell you... there is no benefit in doing these things." Hesta's throat moved, "A long time ago, I had a... friend -"
"Let me explain it again. Sit down."
Si Lei's mouth sank slightly, and he pushed Hesta back on the chair again.
"I didn't expect the atmosphere here to be like this before I got on this ship. I didn't know anything about Roboglier or the 'Thorn Monk'... But as you can see, these people are very bad."
Hesta nodded slightly in agreement.
"The Thorn Monks themselves are an organization with a high internal identity. They have their own slogans, logos, and even activity charters. Robbeglier is considered half a social activist, and most of the remaining passengers are his followers, even if they are not , and also agree with his value to a certain extent. In other words, we are now in a small group with high homogeneity."
"Um."
"At the same time, a long-distance passenger ship can basically be equivalent to an isolated island, because once the ship enters the high seas, it means losing contact with the entire outside world. If a vicious incident occurs at this time, and the right to speak on the ship falls into the hands of those people , then what will happen next must be very scary... I am not being alarmist, this kind of thing has never happened before."
"But you don't have to worry at all...?" Hesta was extremely confused, "We will protect you, we... Rico, Miss Chiba... with them here, not to mention more than thirty ordinary passengers, even if they are... Heavily armed—"
"Yes! You know that once the blood flows, the mercury needle will be the winner, but what about the others? What about ordinary people?"
As soon as the words came out, Si Lei realized the anger in her words, and she adjusted her tone again.
"You know, Jane, this is what I am most disappointed with you Mercury Needles now. If Chiba Masaki can come out to take charge of the situation at the first time tonight, there will be no need for me to jump out, I will be by your side peacefully Cooperate with the investigation... But with so many things happening, where are the people in Chiba?
"The most fortunate thing for me now is that my status as a police officer still has some deterrence, which can make everyone temporarily cooperate with my instructions, but this kind of thing will not last forever. I am fully aware of this! As you said, I even It’s not a mercury needle, but let me tell you, if you don’t stand up at this moment, if you don’t take the responsibility you can bear, you can only bear the consequences caused by others. When others take the position of giving orders, you can Whatever you want to do, it’s too late!”
Hesta's eyes were half-open.
"...So you come out and take your responsibility," she murmured in a low voice, almost to herself, "You think...that's your responsibility."
"It won't be long," Si Lei breathed a sigh of relief. "With such a serious murder, returning home is a certainty. The earliest is tonight, and the latest is tomorrow morning."
Hesta closed her eyes again and remained silent for a moment.
"...Is there anything else I can do to help you during this time?"
"If you were telling the truth before, then there is none."
"I actually hope that what I told is a lie." Hesta whispered, "If I am the murderer, or I can influence the murderer's decision... then I can at least be sure that you are safe."
Si Lei laughed and patted Hesta on the shoulder.
"Thank you. I can't rely on others for this. I will be careful myself."
…
When Hesta left the room with her cane, she saw Rico waiting for her outside.
They did not go downstairs immediately. Hesta leaned on the fence and stared at the crowd downstairs with Rico in a daze.
Hesta looked in the direction of Roboglier: "Do you know what they are talking about?"
"When I came up, I heard them talking about returning home. They were anxious to contact the captain, but they couldn't find anyone."
"Do they still insist on continuing to District 14?"
"How is that possible?" Rico said with a face, "That all happened last night. I think Robbeglier is eager for a helicopter to come and pick him up right now - they seem to be in contact. Are you afraid? Yet?"
Hesta didn't answer. She moved closer to Rico and rested her head on his shoulder.
"...I hope the ship keeps sailing."
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