Anna's door suddenly opened and Chiba came out.
Their eyes met, Chiba's eyes were stern. She relaxed her neck and said expressionlessly: "Thank you for your hard work. I'll change the shift. You can go and rest."
Li Ge was stunned for only a moment, and then quickly changed his smile, "Okay, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
At this moment, the seriousness and caution on Rico's face when she talked about the golden key last night were completely gone, probably because she was watching other people's fun at the moment.
"...Do you want to take this person with you?" Li Ge pointed at Bo Shanfu, "There is no bed for him to rest in the room."
Chiba glanced at Bo Shanfu and said, "You shouldn't be tired either, right?"
"Not tired."
Li Ge yawned exaggeratedly, "Then I'll go to Si Lei's room to sleep... Hey, this is a day in and day out."
As the other door closed softly, Rico disappeared behind the door.
Chiba stood there, and she unconsciously glanced at the surveillance camera outside the corridor. After all, every electronic eye here could be Zero's eye. At this moment, Chiba wanted to catch Zero and ask him if he had ever considered the consequences of letting Anna act like this.
Half a minute passed and nothing happened.
"This way." Chiba waved to Boshanfu, and the two walked up the ramp to the room on the half floor, and quietly pushed the door open and entered.
The corridor was quiet for only a short while before Rico opened the door again and slipped out quietly.
She had many questions to ask in her heart, and Anna, the woman who was identified by both Hesta and Si Lei as the initiator of everything, was staying in that room right now, so there was no reason not to pay her a visit!
However, it wasn't until Rico walked to Anna's door that she discovered that Anna's door was not locked. Pushing open the ajar door, Li Ge called out in a low voice, "Hello, I'm Li Ge from next door. I'd like to excuse you -"
There was no response from the room.
Passing through the entrance hall, Li Ge walked into the bedroom. The room was neatly furnished and clean, with no trace of human habitation.
"Ms. Anna?"
She peeked into the toilet and bathroom. Not to mention any living person, there wasn't even a hair in the bathroom sewer opening.
Rico started rummaging in disbelief - she saw Chiba pushing people in with her own eyes. During this period, she always guarded the aisle and no one came in or out.
This person...
Where has this person gone! ?
…
In another dark room, Anna held on to the railing of the assistive device and slowly transferred from the wheelchair to the soft bed.
"No need for eye masks and earplugs today," she glanced at the square plate beside her. "After staying up all night, I can fall asleep just by touching the pillow..."
The square plate sank and disappeared from Anna's hand.
Zero's voice came from directly above, "Are you happy today, Anna?"
Ana didn't answer, showed a satisfied smile, closed her eyes, "Do you want to chat?"
"If you still have energy now."
"have."
"I must first remind you that until the end of the adjudicator election, your operational risks were within a safe range, but you suddenly decided to go for a walk——"
"Oh, is this just such a boring question?" Anna exhaled softly, "Let me go to bed early. After all, I am already at this age..."
"After today, will the bet between you and Ms. Chiba come to fruition?"
Anna's eyes were half-opened, "The one about Hesta?"
"Well," Zero agreed, "At that time, you were arguing about what kind of person Hesta was. You thought she was closer to Ms. Si Lei, but Ms. Chiba didn't think she was."
Ana thought for a moment: "Are you very concerned about this result?"
"Yes." Zero replied.
"Why?"
"many reasons."
"for example?"
"Palan and Ava both pay close attention to her. Paran once commented that Hesta is an 'interesting human sample'," Zero paused for a moment, "You seem to have the same feelings for Hesta -"
"I don't pay that much attention," Anna laughed. "An ordinary little girl with mercury needles. Except for combat, there doesn't seem to be anything outstanding... Well, I have to say something. Occasionally, she will have some virtues that will retaliate against others. , but most of the time, these qualities are not apparent.”
"...Is it the impact of illness?"
"No, it's a matter of character."
Zero calmed down, "So, who won the bet?"
"Look," Anna closed her eyes, "Actually, that's not important..."
"Your answer is important to me."
Seeing Ling's persistence, Anna couldn't help but take a serious attitude.
"Why," Anna said softly, "This is not the first time we have cooperated on a cruise ship. What is making you uneasy?"
"I can't predict what kind of influence she will take the initiative to exert on the next voyage," Zero said softly, "I need you to give some tendencies."
"Have you tried predictions using Ava's database?"
"Yes," Zero replied, "Ava seems to think that because Hesta has been active as an independent fighter in the past, she very lacks experience in facing complex social systems, and therefore lacks the ability to control the overall situation, even if In certain combat scenarios, there is a sense of advance or a subjective willingness to intervene in the situation, and it is difficult to make a proactive response in a strategic sense.
"Ava also believes that if there is a large-scale bloodshed on the ship, Hesta, as a mercury needle, will most likely take some forceful measures to intervene, but most of her actions will be neutral humanitarian relief. She will be cautious in expressing her position and refuse To join either camp - and Palan agrees on this point - Hestad himself maintained a fairly low profile until last year's trial."
"Judging from Hesta's performance in the adjudicator election today," Anna raised her eyebrows, "these views seem a bit...outdated."
"I think so too. Considering that Ava and Paran last had contact with Hesta seven months ago, the referenceability of their perspectives has been greatly reduced," Zero said softly, "So, as far as the current situation is concerned, , if you still insist on Hesta's personal 'absolute safety', I think the current situation risks getting out of control."
"What do you think is the worst outcome?"
"Everyone survived, and all survivors landed safely." Zero replied softly, "This is based on the assumption that 'Hesta firmly stands on Su Lei's position'; if Hesta can remain neutral, all changes will be Within the tolerable range. Judging from what Hestad has said so far, I think the possibility of the former is very high - so I am very concerned about your bet with Ms. Chiba, which in a sense is exactly this The crux of the matter.”
Anna smiled noncommittally.
"What a headache...what is she doing now?"
"Resting. She and Si Lei are both resting."
"Okay. Then let me think about it again..."
Anna lay down on the bed and closed her eyes.
"Have sweet dreams, Anna."
