Si Lei was the first to stand up. She walked from the bar counter through the gap between the tables and chairs and walked straight to the round table in the center of the restaurant.
However, what was unexpected was that Si Lei brushed away the pen, picked up the file bag and was about to open it.
Gobelin was stunned for a moment: "Officer Si Lei, what are you doing?"
"Look at the Guide."
Bernhard and his subordinates reacted, and several people came forward together. Some grabbed Si Lei's hand, some pressed her shoulders, and some tightly squeezed one end of the file bag. After a fight, they finally took it. The Guide was snatched back from Si Lei.
"You're crazy!" Bernhard yelled angrily. "You are violating the rules by doing this. You will drag everyone here into hell——"
"Bullshit rules!" Si Lei stared at Bernhard, "We almost captured that chelate alive last night. Is that an invincible opponent? Everyone needs to follow its rhythm here. action--"
"Let her go, General."
Bernhard turned around in disbelief - the person who said this turned out to be Gobelin.
"She wants to tear apart your guide, Gobelin!"
"That is not my guideline, it is the guideline of all passengers," Gobelin said softly. "She can dismantle it, but the final result will still be borne by her and the other passengers in this restaurant."
"The rest of the passengers...?" Rene reacted, "What do you mean?"
Gobelin fell silent again.
Bernhard let go of Si Lei suspiciously, and Si Lei walked towards the file bag not far away again, but this time, Rene blocked her way.
"Don't be impulsive, officer." Rene raised a hand, "I can understand your mood——"
"Step aside."
"Then why don't we have a vote now!" Rene looked at the crowd, "Raise your hands if you agree with Si Lei and open the "Guide" right now!"
Rico raised his hand.
"...You don't have a ship card," Hesta reminded in a low voice, "There's no point in raising your hand..."
Rico said "Ah" and raised his hand to touch his head. She leaned towards Hesta, "Why don't you raise your hand?"
"Let's take a look first," Hesta looked ahead, "There's no rush."
"Those who agree with Gobelin that we follow the process to vote for the next 'arbiter', raise your hands." René added.
About two-thirds of the passengers raised their hands hesitantly.
"You see, Officer Si Lei," René crossed his arms, "It's not fair to go against the will of the majority of people just because of your personal choice."
"What are you afraid of?" Si Lei looked at the crowd, "Gustav is still alive, and no one was killed last night... Doesn't this explain the problem?"
"Mr. Gobelin..." Someone looked at Gobelin with a trembling voice, "What do you think of this problem?"
"If you ask me for advice, I would only suggest following the Guide." Gobelin said softly, "Don't be fooled by some occasional hallucinations. The Guide is absolutely reliable. Don't deviate from its suggestions at will, and don't create some of your own. …A unnecessary risk.”
"I agree." René raised his hands and said loudly, "Let me tell you, not everyone can bear the responsibility of 'arbiter'. I can tell that you need to be courageous and responsive to do this job. Quick. If you do a good job, you can keep everyone safe. If you do a bad job, the judge himself will be the first to die. Whoever can bear this risk can come up and express his or her ideas——"
Li Ge held his arms in the audience and leaned towards Hesta's ear again, "I realized that I underestimated this person. I thought he was just a straw bag who could act according to the wind..."
Hesta laughed: "What did he do to make you think he is something he isn't anymore."
"Gobelin said before that the penalty for the 'arbiter's' failure to fulfill his duties would be death," Rico frowned slightly, "Do you think Gobelin lied?"
"It's hard to say," Hesta said softly, "You have to read the Guide to find out."
Rico sighed, "It would be great if you weren't kicked last night, otherwise you can go up and say a few words now - Hey, if René becomes the next 'arbiter', can we see? Have you read the Guide?”
Hesta looked sideways: "...Why don't you bet that Si Lei will be the next one?"
"Oh, Si Lei is better," Rico held his chin, "But Rene is more obedient. My main worry is that if the "Guide" falls into the hands of someone else, we will directly force him afterwards. Rob, isn’t it a bit of a bad influence—”
"Don't worry," Hestad looked at Rene Bromber who was chatting on the stage, "I will definitely let you see the "Guide" within today."
…
"What did you say to Jane just now?"
In the staff dining room of Bishop's Restaurant, Chiba came quietly behind Anna. At this moment, Mantel went elsewhere to find an aperitif for Anna, leaving Anna alone in the staff dining room.
"Just some ordinary greetings," Anna stopped the knife and fork in her hand and turned back, "She expressed some verbal concern for me, which touched me very much."
Chiba walked around to the opposite side of Anna doubtfully, "Did she ask you about reducing her medication?"
"No."
"Okay," Qianye nodded, "If she asks, you just need to tell her that these are all my ideas and you have no idea about it."
"Huh? She already knows that you have tampered with her medicine?"
"I'll find out the next day."
"...Then she still insists on taking the medicine," Anna said thoughtfully, "She trusts you very much, but you want to lie to her?"
"As long as the impression you leave on her is a little better than it is now, I don't have to hide it like this," Qianye looked at Anna, "When she gets through this voyage, I still have many things to tell her, so you don't have to worry. Where is Zero?"
"Right here, what do you want to do with her?"
"I want to ask her why she stuffed you into the ventilation shaft," Chiba looked at Anna coldly, "There are soldiers from Bernhard and Gobelin everywhere here. Doesn't she know? She didn't evaluate it. Are you going to take the risk of this?"
"That's why I did it after the assessment." Anna said softly, "There is a high probability that I will be discovered by the crew first. The more onlookers there are, the smaller the risk of assassination. Moreover, this can also explain why I didn't show up yesterday morning. It's worth it. ——”
A piece of sugar cube hit Anna's head from the front. Anna's words stopped abruptly. The piece of sugar cube split into three pieces and fell on the table in front of her.
Looking up again, there was no one in the room except her.
The next moment, Mantel opened another door again, holding a crystal wine bottle with exquisite patterns in her arms, "I've been waiting for a long time."
"No, you came back too quickly... too soon."
"Haha, really, you really love to joke."
Mantel opened the new wine with a corkscrew. She introduced the origin of the wine and poured it for Anna. Suddenly, Mantel laughed again.
"What's wrong with you? Why are there sugar particles on your forehead?"
"Ha..." Anna raised her hand and touched her eyebrows, "What's going on?"
