After realizing that Chiba was a tough guy who couldn't communicate at all, the crowd rushed towards Roboglier again. Bree stood in front of the old man and called on everyone to calm down.
Amidst the noise of people, Qianye walked towards Hesta. Si Lei and several other thorn monks looked across the crowd and followed her closely. Chiba changed his previous indifference and contempt, squatted down, and talked with Hesta who was sitting on the chair.
This sight really surprised the Thorn Monk.
Chiye briefly asked a few questions, Hesta shook her head and nodded, and answered quickly; after a while, Chiye stood up to leave, Hesta grabbed her sleeve, and the two came together again. We chatted four or five times.
Since Qianye always had her back to them, the Thorn Monks couldn't see the expression on her face clearly, but judging from Hesta's reaction, Qianye was obviously patient enough - even when they parted, Qianye Ye also patted Hesta on the shoulder.
The conversation over there ended, Chiba shouted "Otto" loudly, and the bearded captain immediately left Robbeglier. He squeezed through the crowd with difficulty and followed Chiba again.
No one dared to step forward to stop him. Everyone could only watch Qianye leaving with the captain.
The two were walking in the corridor on the sixth deck. Through the glass curtain wall, Chiba saw the black sea outside the window.
"How long until the ship enters the high seas?"
"It's very fast, maybe less than half an hour... By the way, Ms. Chiba——"
"Chiba!"
The two turned around and saw Si Lei chasing after them.
"You go back to the cockpit first," Chiba ordered. "Once you enter the cabin, don't come out. Someone will look for you at seven o'clock tomorrow morning."
"...Okay." The captain's throat moved. He looked towards the direction of the elevator and said with some hesitation, "This road...this road, there won't be..."
"Don't worry." Chiba replied expressionlessly, "Let's go."
The captain turned back towards the elevator three times. Chiye stood there and watched him disappear into the elevator. When she and Si Lei were the only two people left in the corridor, she turned around with a smile and said, "What's wrong, Si Lei?"
"You didn't mean what you just said, did you?"
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Those passengers, and... at least more than two hundred crew members of the Shengming, are all directly exposed to the threat of chelates? You just don't do anything?"
"...I seem to have given a solution just now?"
"Does it mean that everyone can start taking medicine after being confirmed to be infected? What kind of response is this!" Si Lei said sternly, "Even if the Shengming cannot return, arrange for other ships to pick up people, or let these people get on lifeboats and return to the port. Is it possible to do it? With a mercury needle like you staring at me, I don’t believe it——"
"I'm glad you trust my ability so much." Qianye raised the corner of his mouth, "But it can't be done. This chelate may be very dangerous. It's a great coincidence that we can just stay on an isolated ship. , I cannot put other residents on the land at risk of infection for the sake of a few hundred people on the ship. This is the most basic arithmetic problem."
"What about your plan? How do you plan to capture the chelates, and how do you plan to warn the crew and passengers if they are in danger—"
"How can you say that?"
"But this can temporarily reassure others! Revealing some of your progress, even if it is false, is much better than just issuing a few threats and then walking away."
Chiba narrowed his eyes, "...So are you here to teach me how to work, officer?"
"Someone died! Chiba! Someone died tragically at Grace Theater tonight!" Si Lei clenched his fists, "Why are you so indifferent? How difficult is it to try to feel the fear of ordinary people now? Since you have to persist To sail, you have to make corresponding adjustments——"
"As a mercury needle, my duty is to eliminate chelates, not to be a mother to others."
"but--"
"Let me tell you the truth directly, Si Lei. I came out with a mission this time. The only person I need to ensure the safety of is Bo Shanfu himself. Send him safely to the 14th District. My The mission is over.”
"...So you don't care about other people's lives?"
Qianye lowered her head and smiled. She put her hands on her hips and took a step closer to Si Lei. "What kind of angry words are these? Of course I care about the lives of other people, such as you, Jane, and many more."
"You just let people who have nothing to do with you just let them fend for themselves?"
"Then what should we do? Everyone has his own destiny, Si Lei."
Si Lei's eyes widened in disbelief, and she took two steps back, "You should be ashamed of what you said..."
"I'm obviously more shocked by your naivety." Qianye lowered his eyes, "Of course, I'm also worried."
"Why are the mercury needles fighting against chelates? Isn't it to protect the safety of the public?" Si Lei's hands were trembling slightly, "If you have reached the end of your rope and you have to make some choices, I can understand... Your current behavior is simply allowing the situation to develop in a serious direction!"
"And what do you want to do, officer?"
"Chiba Masaki," Si Lei couldn't bear it, "Who are you showing your arrogance to?"
"I'm obviously asking you very calmly," Qianye spread his hands, "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
"First of all, clarify what everyone can do at the moment, and tell them that in various extreme situations-"
"It's useless. If an extreme situation occurs, it will be useless what these people do." Chiba's eyes moved up slightly, and she looked at the wall lamp not far away. "Are these people quiet, united, or rioting? It doesn't matter to us. It has no impact at all.”
She looked away, "Overall, I don't care."
"you……"
"But if you want to make up some lies to make them think they are safe, you can write a plan to me and I will cooperate as appropriate. Although I am very busy during this period, I will take a serious look at what you hand over. "
After saying that, her usual smile appeared on Chiba's face again, with a frightening determination in her smile.
"that's all."
Chiba waved to Si Lei and then disappeared into the elevator.
Si Lei stood there for a while. When she turned around, she saw several passengers standing not far away with complicated expressions.
They looked at Si Lei, hesitating how to comfort him.
…
"We must save ourselves!"
Robbeglier stood in the center of Bishop's restaurant, and everyone listened in silence.
"Haven't we already made up our minds a long time ago to rely only on ourselves? How much the outside world has hyped the mercury needle, but in fact? I don't mean to offend, but these people are just like the police in livable areas, they are tax thieves - —We work hard to support them and expect them to stand up at critical moments, but the result? The result is just more people lying on us to suck our blood!"
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