Near six o'clock, Hestad and his party left the top observation deck and walked towards Bishop's Restaurant. Everyone except Chiba yawned profusely. Rico and Hesta talked quietly, and the two decided to go back and catch up on their sleep after breakfast.
Si Lei and Gustav walked at the back, and Gustav looked at her with some worry - Qianye and the others were walking so fast that Si Lei, who was stumbling, was quickly pulled away.
Gustav wanted to catch up, but he knew very well that the small group of mercury needles did not welcome him.
"Officer Si Lei, are you okay?" Gustav asked softly, "Are you...are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
"It's okay," Si Lei said softly, "I just..."
"Officer Si Lei!"
Qianye turned around when she heard the sound and saw Si Lei falling backward. She quickly turned back and grabbed Si Lei's left shoulder.
"Hey! What are you doing... Si Lei, Si Lei?"
Si Lei heard Qianye's unclear voice, and at the same time, there was a sharp tinnitus in her right ear. The noise was so strong, it was like a real drill suddenly wedged into her brain. The pain in that moment made Si Lei He could barely move, but soon, the tide of pain receded, and everything in front of him became clear again.
When she opened her eyes, several faces surrounded her diagonally above her.
"...can you see it?" Qianye waved his hand back and forth in front of Si Lei's eyes, "Si Lei?"
Si Lei gently knocked down Qianye's hand. She took a deep breath, supported the ground, and stood up again.
"I haven't eaten anything all night and my blood sugar is low." Si Lei whispered, "I'll be fine after I have breakfast -"
Not far away, Li Ge suddenly remembered something, "...have you not slept since we parted the day before yesterday?"
"Sleep-" Si Lei replied in a low voice.
"How do you sleep?" Hesta looked at her, "You said before who used sleep deprivation, right? Do you have any other helpers to watch over you during this time?"
"I have a working sleep mode, anyway-"
"People will die," Hesta said softly, "I'm not being alarmist."
"Just keep walking, okay?" Si Lei patted the dust on his body, "I'm aware of my condition. Of course, I'll find a place to rest after I eat something later."
Si Lei took a few steps forward alone, then stopped and asked, "Gustave?"
Gustav was startled. He looked back at Qianye and followed him.
…
In the early morning, Bishop's restaurant was full of passengers, and everyone looked haggard. Days of death anxiety and three o'clock alarms wore away people's will. In the silence, many people even had no expression on their faces.
As soon as Si Lei and Gustav appeared, everyone was stunned. The two thorn monks jumped up excitedly on the spot. They screamed and came forward to hug Gustav and burst into tears.
"You're alive, Gustave! Great, you're alive!"
Gustave hugged his companions tightly, but he had cried too much that night and now he had no strength left.
After a while, several people let go of their hands and looked at Gustav: "Did you pass the 'trial'? Did the 'chelate' let you go?"
Gustav shook his head dejectedly.
"Then how did you spend last night?" Several thorn monks were even more surprised. "Did you encounter any danger?"
"It was those two mercury needles that saved me," Gustave pointed in the direction of Hesta and Rico, "the two of them, together, drove away the chelate..."
The crowd exclaimed, and people approached Rico in unison.
Amidst the commotion, Hesta saw Si Lei sitting at the bar alone and asked the waiter for a cup to drink water. Several passengers passing her greeted her politely, and Si Lei responded briefly... No one stopped beside her. This kind of Su Lei reminded Hesta of a fishing boat out at sea. The waves rushed to the rocks and the fishermen went against the current.
Not far away, Rene called Hestad's name enthusiastically. Hestad ignored it at first, until his half-bald oily head blocked his view of Si Lei. Hestad frowned, "...Oh , René.”
"Amazing! You are amazing!" Rene's cheeks turned red. "You and Miss Rico are both amazing! You defeated the chelate! You saved Gustave!"
Hesta laughed.
Out of the corner of her eye, Hesta saw Si Lei drink half a glass of water, then she put the cup down and lay on the bar with her arms pillowed on her head. After slightly adjusting the position of her ankles and elbows, Si Lei calmed down completely. Only the breathing brings a slight rise and fall in the shoulders.
Hesta averted her gaze.
You're exhausted, officer.
"I've known for a long time that you two have this ability. I've known for a long time what chelates are - mercury needles are the nemesis of chelates. With you two here, what are we worried about and what are we afraid of? It’s amazing, Miss Hesta, Miss Rico, you are really amazing!”
Chiba looked at René and then at Hesta, with a subtle expression. His eyes seemed to be asking: When did you get involved with this kind of person?
Hesta suddenly felt a little embarrassed, and she looked at René: "...You are a little noisy."
"Oh oh oh, I understand, I understand. You have been fighting all night and you need to have a good rest." René took a step back with a cheerful face. "Everyone, please step back! Don't disturb Miss Hestad and Miss Rico." !”
Under the intimidation of René and his associates, an open space with a radius of three meters appeared near the small round table where Hestad and Rico were staying. He turned his back to Hestad and drove away the people who wanted to come forward to talk, just like a Deputy steward gesture.
"Didn't Gobelin call everyone here at three o'clock?" Rico looked around, "What have they been doing here for so long?"
Hesta glanced sideways at Rene, who immediately bowed forward.
"Do you have any orders?"
"Gobelin called you here in the middle of the night. Why are you here?"
"Uh...he hasn't said anything yet."
"Then what did you do all night?"
"Nothing was done," Rene replied, "Gobelin said there will be a security check tonight, and everyone must leave the room immediately, and they are not allowed to move around. They can only stay in this restaurant until the check is over. "
"Really, what kind of security check, who checks it?"
René spat with disgust, "You still believe this? It's just his bluff... I think he knows that you successfully rescued Gustave, so he is in a bad mood and is playing tricks on us!"
Hesta was noncommittal, and she looked at the other end of the restaurant - Gobelin was sitting there alone, with a brown paper document bag on the table in front of him.
Gobelin closed his eyes and said nothing.
