Rico looked at his watch, "Then we have to hurry up... When do you want to leave?"
"Leaving?" Hestad didn't understand. "Going to where?"
"Go and save people." Looking at Hesta's somewhat surprised expression, Rico gradually frowned, "Or... is the 'transfer position' you just mentioned really just a 'transfer position'?"
"Just move the location."
"Aren't you afraid that Bernhard will go directly to silence him?"
Hesta smiled, "As long as the Gobelins are still here, Agnes and the others will be safe."
"So sure?"
"Look at Gobelin's surprised look just now... He won't take action easily until he personally figures out what Agnes did with me in private." Hesta whispered, "Next, just Gobelin needs to be watched.”
…
Forty minutes passed, and there was a sound of footsteps outside the restaurant. Everyone looked at the door in unison - Bernhard appeared at the door, and then his two followers also walked in, and the door of the restaurant was closed.
People looked at this scene in surprise. Gobelin seemed to realize the seriousness of the matter. He stood up from his seat and asked, "...Where are the others?"
Bernhard did not answer immediately, but returned the key cards he had borrowed from other passengers one by one.
"Gone, can't be found." Bernhard looked serious, "Si Lei, Bree, the two young men who took care of Bree, and the old woman who was in the theater that day - none of these people were in their rooms. , I asked my subordinates to look everywhere on the ship, but they couldn’t find it.”
Not far away, the expressions of Hesta and Rico changed at the same time.
——Si Lei is missing?
Gobelin murmured in a low voice, "It seems like one day at a time... Today's killing has also begun."
"And Agnes and Meyer!" A young woman at another table stood up with concern, "Where are their sisters? Agnes suffered a gunshot wound yesterday -"
"Oh, they..." Bernhard looked at Gobelin and said meaningfully: "They are gone too."
Gobelin looked complicated and did not even pay attention to the additional information Bernhard hinted to him.
"Where is the lady named Chiba?" Someone in the crowd asked again, "Is she missing too?"
"I'm afraid she's not a passenger." Gobelin turned around, "The mercury needle came on board with a mission. Like General Bernhard, they are not among the threats this time."
Many people's expressions froze at the same time. People had never thought of this possibility.
One fact seems to be self-evident: no matter how indifferent the powerful-looking Mercury Needle is, she is still in the same boat as everyone else. On this big ship floating in the depths of the ocean, no one can stay away.
However...she actually...
Gobelin lowered his eyes and said, "If I remember correctly, Miss Rico probably hasn't received any suspicious letters."
Everyone turned around and looked at Hesta and Rico.
Rico spread his hands, "I'm from District 12, and I don't need a ticket... It seems that only the passengers who boarded the ship from Havre Port received the letter."
René was startled, and his face turned pale again. He mustered up the courage to look at Hesta, "...what about you? You won't also--"
"Don't worry, I received it." Hesta replied in a low voice, "Si Lei and I both received it."
Deathly silence returned all around, and people's expressions were a little dull. It was unclear whether they were more shocked or more comforted.
Bernhard looked around and couldn't stand the lifeless look of everyone - even Gobelin looked preoccupied and seemed to be thinking about something.
"Hey! Hey!" Bernhard slapped the table, "What are you doing standing still? Do you remember what I said before? The more times like this, the more we have to-"
"Shut up," Rene suddenly attacked. He gritted his teeth and uttered a few words in a mean tone, "What do you know? You are not even one of ours -"
"Don't forget the Grace Theater the night before yesterday!" Bernhard retorted, "Dozens of our soldiers——"
"You are seeking death! You deserve it! You provoked that chelate yourself," as soon as René finished speaking, he immediately jumped behind Hesta, his whole body hunched under her wheelchair, and his voice trembled, "What about us people...we are the ones who are really desperate——"
The veins on Bernhard's forehead were bulging, and he wanted to catch Rene and beat him up, but Hesta stared at him coldly, as if to say, "You dare to take a step closer and give it a try."
"Shut up, everyone." Hesta interrupted Rene's complaint in a low voice. She looked at Gobelin, "It seems that we won't be able to get everyone here in a short time today."
"Then, please forgive me for not handing over the Guide." Gobelin did not dodge. "I must see all the members, or the bodies of the missing persons."
Hesta thought thoughtfully: "In other words, during the entire voyage, you may refuse to disclose the contents of the Guide for this reason."
"I'm not saying no, I'm just executing."
"Then what should we do now..." someone asked in panic.
"Go back to your room." Gobelin said calmly, "Everyone, go back."
Someone in the crowd raised their hands again, "Can't we stay here?"
"No." Gobelin replied, "We must go back."
"Is this also a 'guide'?"
"Yes." Gobelin stood up, holding on to the table, "Remember your current room number, don't go wrong."
"Don't go! Don't go, everyone!" René shouted again, "We don't want to be separated anymore, we should be with Ms. Rico...and Ms. Hesta. They are mercury needles. They know how to deal with pincers." Compound!"
The crowd hesitated for a moment, no one left, but no more people expressed their intention to stay.
Gobelin looked at Rene, "Of course you can ignore my advice and stay here, hoping that someone will protect you when an accident happens, but you can only bear the consequences...and everyone else too."
Someone in the crowd asked again: "Then if we go back to the room now... can our safety be guaranteed?"
"I'm not 100 percent sure, but that's what the Guide says."
René looked at Hesta, expecting her to make more promises at this time, but Hesta said nothing and just sat there.
The people surrounding Hesta dispersed slightly.
"Go back." Gobelin spoke again, "Do you still remember the five rules in the "Instructions"? When the Thorn Monks entered here that night, almost all of them brought luggage, and no one took the rules seriously. Now, they The price has come... Don’t follow in their footsteps, just go back.”
(End of chapter)
