"Our guess about Dietrich's behavior before his death was correct. Someone gave him instructions to go to different locations at an agreed time... Ashley should have been doing the same thing when he was killed."
"...who is Ashley?"
"The boy who was killed on the flagpole," Si Lei replied softly, "Do you remember, according to your testimony, he was still alive and well when you first saw Ashley, but he just gestured to let you go. It wasn't until a crew member discovered him that the bomb around his neck was activated immediately - because whether it was Ashley, Gruening or Dietrich, the instructions they received all contained the same content: when taking action Cannot be discovered by others."
Rico hummed thoughtfully, and she looked at Gustav beside her, "Are you too?"
Due to extreme fear, Gustave's throat had been humming with unknown meaning. At this moment, he was suddenly asked by Rico. He was startled, but still couldn't say a word.
"Didn't you hear what he just said to me?" Si Lei took over, "He heard me say that I knew everything, and he was scared out of his mind."
Rico laughed: "So what was the order he received?"
"me……"
"We can talk about the details later," Si Lei looked at Gustav, "For the last few hours today, just stay here and don't do anything or think about anything."
Hesta remained silent as she observed her surroundings. The place Si Lei chose is really good. Unlike the spacious deck above, the underground passage is very narrow and close to the power control center. Further down is the place where the ship stores fuel. Whether it is mercury needles or "chelates", It can't fully exert its fists here - unless it wants to completely destroy the ship and die with everyone.
Si Lei must have taken a fancy to this, so he brought people here to curb the opponent's actions.
Hesta thought for a while and suddenly looked at Si Lei: "Why did you choose this place?"
"At least the restrictions here are equal for both parties."
"...What if the other party is a desperado?" Hesta whispered, "When the time comes, it will destroy us unscrupulously, but we will be restrained everywhere -"
"Do you think it is, an outlaw?"
Hesta spread her hands: "...It's hard to say, there is a probability."
Si Lei said word by word, "It absolutely can't be."
Hesta smiled and did not refute.
Indeed, a complex plan means magnifying the pain of the victim, shocking the living with death, and the perpetrator intends to escape unscathed - otherwise, all the clues left behind will become a mockery of the murderer himself. Desperados will choose this method of killing, which is like a game of cat and mouse.
But Anna... why did she attack these people?
Si Lei led everyone to the bottom of the stairs. She opened a door with force. Behind the door was a dark cavity of the ship's hull, with only a grid of metal passages connecting the left and right. In the darkness, a distant The room was shining with lights, and the light blue light penetrated through the crack of the door and became the only light in this dark room.
Si Lei walked in the front, Rico walked in the end, and Hesta followed Gustav, looking at the young man without saying a word - he was already a little dazed with fright, and held his hands tightly. He leaned on the handrail of the aisle and moved forward slowly like a blind man.
"Let's go," Hesta pushed his shoulders, "If you delay any longer, the chelate will come."
Gustave shuddered and fell to the ground, talking nonsense that no one else could understand.
Li Ge laughed out loud, "You're still scaring him! Stop being scared!"
Hesta grabbed Gustav's collar with one hand and lifted him up from behind, "Go faster, or you'll look good."
Gustav immediately quickened his pace without a word of complaint.
What surprised Hesta was that Si Lei did not come out to seek justice throughout the whole process - she always maintained a forward speed and only looked back once during the process.
...This is so unlike her.
Hestad poked Gustave again, "How old are you."
"……fifteen."
"Fifteen," Hesta repeated in a low voice, "have you always lived in a habitable land?"
"Um."
"Tell me about the bad things you've done. I'm really curious about how much blood debt you can bear at your age."
"Blood debt...?" Gustave shuddered, "I...I'm bleeding."
"Blooded?"
"I haven't done anything bad, really." Gustave's voice was filled with tears. "My parents are both doctors. They hope that I can also be a doctor, but I...but I..."
"How do I become a doctor when I have bleeding?"
"So they sent me to the Thorn Monks' summer camp..."
"Don't you know that this ship went to District 14 and will never come back? What summer camp did you attend?"
"I know, I know...but in the beginning, I was actually in a summer camp," Gustav said tremblingly. "I was very inspired at the time. I thought I would not act in accordance with what my parents wanted. In the future, I can be an...architect, and by the way, I also like literature, and...music——"
"Don't interrupt," Hesta interrupted, "I'm asking you what bad things you have done, even if you stood by and did nothing."
Gustav wiped his eyes again, "I really... don't know, ah, one summer, my mother asked me to help her in the ward for an afternoon, but I fell asleep at the front desk."
Hesta frowned, "Then what? Did it cause any serious consequences?"
"No, but my mother scolded me very severely..." Gustav's voice lowered, "Another time, I was F in the school assessment, but the teacher asked me to help record the results... so I put My F was changed to an A…”
Rico laughed again, "It's not enough to change F to A, but you also need A?"
"Also... once, I was buying apples in the supermarket. I bought imported apples from the Fifth District, but when I checked out, I paid based on the local low-price apples..." Gustav choked up. , "I don't know why I did this. I'm not short of money, but...but I was just curious at the time——"
"That's enough." Hesta interrupted him impatiently, "Then why do you think you became the target of assassination?"
"...I don't know." Gustave cried desperately, "But I'm not a bad person, I'm definitely not-"
"We're here." Si Lei stopped and opened the last iron door, "Come in. It will smell a bit unpleasant, but you'll get used to it."
The remaining three people filed in. As soon as they entered, Hesta could smell the odor of feces.
From deep in the room, there was a faint moan.
"Is there anyone else here?"
"It's Bree." Si Lei replied expressionlessly. She looked at Gustav, "Now, hand over the instructions you received."
