"You want to say that Anna is the instigator?" Without waiting for Hesta's reply, Si Lei continued, "I am indeed mentally prepared for this."
She glanced at the letter and pondered for a moment, "I don't want anyone to vouch for me. I plan to go directly to the banquet - what do you think?"
"Okay." Hesta said softly, "Riko will act with you tonight."
Back in the elevator, Rico pressed 6, and the elevator quickly reached the sixth deck. However, this time Si Lei did not follow him out, but instead pressed -2.
Si Lei waved to the two people outside the elevator, "I won't go to the meeting in the morning. I'll go down first to see if I can meet anyone. I'll go upstairs to check the surveillance later. It may take a while."
"only you?"
"It's just right to be alone. You are all at Bishop's Restaurant right now, so it's easier for me to move around."
"We can go together later -"
"No, that would waste too much time. I'm curious about what danger I might encounter," Si Lei repeatedly pressed the door button several times, "See you later."
Hesta and Rico watched the elevator door slowly close.
The elevator slowly moved downwards, and the pointer moved back from 6 one by one, and finally stopped briefly at -2, then slowly rose again, and finally stopped at 5.
"She is really cautious..." Li Ge withdrew his gaze and lowered his head, "Is it okay?"
"should be no problem."
The two walked to Bishop's Restaurant.
"What are you going to talk about at the meeting later?"
"Don't tell, just listen."
As he approached the entrance, Hesta suddenly heard voices inside. It seemed that several people were arguing fiercely about something.
Hesta coughed, and the argument fell silent.
"You're here." The two men stood up from their seats, and Hestad recognized them as the two candidates who had previously competed for the adjudicator - Adams and Fayance.
The expressions of the two were serious, even somewhat hostile.
Hesta quickly glanced at the crowd. Gobelin was not here.
"We have a question. I hope you can explain it to us." Adams stepped forward, "Those "Guidelines" you posted yesterday—"
"did you see it yet?"
"Of course not." Adams raised his head slightly, showing a bit of stubbornness, "Mr. Gobelin warned us that there are dangers in reading such things without authorization, and -"
"Who has seen it?" Hesta asked.
In the crowd, Tasia glanced in Helen's direction involuntarily, but Helen didn't make any move. In fact, no one here raised their hands.
Tasia's expression was complicated, and the hand that originally stretched out of her pocket put it back again.
"Look, no one is looking at your stuff." Fayance on the other side said, "And you'd better explain why the rules you gave are completely different from those of Mr. Gobelin?"
"I don't know what Gobelin's "Guidelines" you mean," Herstad replied. "What I posted is the "Guidelines" I got. There is no mention of 'unauthorized reading' of these rules. There is such a thing as danger.”
"Then why did Mr. Gobelin say that?"
Not far away, Tasia raised her hand, "...Do I have to ask Mr. Gobelin?"
Fayance looked back at Tasia: "I think the current adjudicator should confront the previous adjudicator."
"Yes, confront!" Adams agreed, "One of these two people must be lying!"
"This is responsible for everyone's lives. I'm sure Ms. Hestad will not refuse."
"Why are you so aggressive?" Tasia spoke again, trying to calm the situation, "Anyway-"
"Anyway, those young men died during Gobelin's tenure," Helen concluded. "Gustav was also going to die, but he was saved by the mercury needle. Who took care of him yesterday? Invitation to death? Rene?"
"By the way, where is Rene?" someone asked.
Everyone looked at Hesta, and a few people later remembered that they had never seen Rene since yesterday.
Hesta still didn't speak, but Helen stood up, "I tend to think that Rene is still alive. He may have found a way to escape safely, or he may have received some advice——"
"He might as well be dead!" Adams corrected harshly.
"Anyway, we haven't seen René's body until now. Aren't the bodies of the first few people so eye-catching that they were discovered immediately?"
Adams frowned and said nothing.
"In other words, since these mercury needles really started to intervene, no one has died on the ship." Helen crossed her arms, "Don't look at me, I haven't read any "Details", I just analyzed what I thought of. Just come out. Tell me your thoughts. It’s not illegal, right?”
"What do you mean?"
"It's not interesting. I just think this gathering is boring and I want to go back." Helen smiled, "Jiwei was ill yesterday. When I sent him to the infirmary, the nurse told me that there is no safer place on this ship than the cabin. As long as there is no Stay in the cabin every day and come out from time to time to participate in some day activities, and the trip will be safe."
For a moment, several people present had strange expressions on their faces.
Tasia didn't dare to look into other people's eyes. She thought of the rule she heard yesterday when she was separated from Helen, and suddenly realized that Helen might have been practicing it - but Tasia was not on the whiteboard. Found in the remaining rules.
"What nonsense!" Adams was not convinced. "Is it safe to be like an ostrich?"
"What do you think, Tasia?"
Suddenly being called by Helen, Tasia's back straightened up.
"what did I say?"
"Say what you want to say," Helen said with a smile, "Don't you have nothing to say?"
"..." Tasia shook her head.
"Jiwei." Helen looked at the man next to her who was covered in bandages, "Did the nurse say that last night?"
The man named Jiwei was trembling with fear. Hesta recognized this as the follower who had always followed Helen before - the man who had just handed the ship card to her last night.
What's wrong... He must have been beaten by Helen.
"Yes," Jiwei's voice trembled, "the nurse said it's best for us to take the elevator back together, otherwise it won't be safe at night."
Tasia was stunned.
Helen and Jiwei have already stated two rules in one breath.
If another person appears...
Gustav slowly raised his hand.
"What's wrong?" Helen looked at him, "Do you have something to say?"
"Mr. Givey just mentioned the elevator at night," Gustav's smile was a little stiff, "I suddenly thought of daytime, daytime, like now -"
"...At this time, we usually ask if anyone has received a new death invitation." Tasia interrupted Gustave, "This is the most important question now, isn't it? "
The crowd fell into silence. Everyone waited for a raised hand, but it didn't come for a long time.
"Don't worry," Hesta finally broke the silence, "It's Si Lei today."
