Not far away, Hesta suddenly noticed Si Lei's expression. She stopped talking to Li Ge and asked, "Are you okay, Officer Si Lei?"
Li Ge also turned around, "Are you thinking about the banquet tonight? There's really no need to be nervous."
Si Lei looked at Hesta, "...Jane, if Tasia is in danger later, will you take the initiative to protect her?"
"Yes." Hesta replied immediately.
"Will you protect her like you protected me tonight?"
"...Why do you ask that?" Hestad was a little confused. "Is this person... very important to you?"
Si Lei shook his head, "That's not what I meant."
"That……?"
"Maybe I'm a little tired." Si Lei turned around and stretched his muscles, "I'll lie down for a while."
…
At night, the three of them went to the Hard Rock Bar on the -2nd floor. Hesta would look at Si Lei's face from time to time, and quickly move away before she noticed it - I don't know why, since Tasia left in the morning, Si Lei's mood began to become a little depressed, and she did not turn on this again. Hesta did not mention the topic.
Several people arrived at their destination quickly.
Si Lei brought the ship card and invitation letter. After explaining her purpose to the bartender, the bartender asked her to wait for a while and then walked to the kitchen.
Taking advantage of this gap, Hesta and Rico went to look at the guardian registration form that Si Lei mentioned in the morning. However, as soon as they turned to the first page, their expressions changed.
Rico: "Officer Si Lei!"
Si Lei left the bar and came to Hesta's side. Before she could ask what was wrong, she had already seen Helen Bastia's name.
The name fell so clearly on the first page of the guardian list that a risky passenger was under her care at the moment - Gustav.
The registration time is 7:44 this morning.
"...This is impossible," Si Lei frowned, "This form was empty when I came here this morning."
The result itself didn't surprise Hestad. Judging from Gustav's performance during today's rally, he was indeed deliberately cooperating with Helen.
"It should have been close to nine o'clock." Rico touched his chin and recalled, "If the registration time is true, you should be able to see it."
Hesta looked at Rico, "Do you think the registered time is unreliable?"
Rico shook his head, "I don't know, and what's the use of changing the time?"
"Or there is another possibility," Si Lei suddenly realized something. "In addition to the front desk of the fifth-floor cabin and the second floor below as written in the rules, there are other places on the ship where guardians can be designated for at-risk passengers."
Rico and Hesta snorted at the same time.
"If that's the case, it does make sense," Rico continued, "For example, the guardian lists everywhere will be synchronized at a certain moment during the day, then before synchronization, we cannot see the changes elsewhere. "
"Where is that?"
Several people fell silent.
"And why only Gustave?" Rico suddenly said, "Where's Helen's follower - named Jiwei or something? Why didn't she take him into her custody?"
"...Maybe it's because Jivi's ship is stuck here." Hesta replied.
Hesta said and took out four ship cards from his pocket.
Rico immediately remembered this - yes, on the night of the safety day, Helen had brought Jiwei to their room, and before leaving, Jiwei left his boat card.
"This one belongs to Jiwei, this one belongs to René, and these two were collected by René. I haven't found out who they are yet."
"Do you still have Rene's boat card?"
"What if it works?"
The bartender in the distance appeared again. She greeted Si Lei and motioned for them to return to the bar.
Several people returned soon.
"Ask a question," Si Lei said nonchalantly, "Besides here and the front desk on the fifth deck, is there anywhere on the ship where you can register risk passengers?"
"I don't remember..." the bartender recalled seriously for a moment, "but I am not responsible for this part of the work and don't know much about it. I suggest you directly ask my colleague who is responsible for this part of the work. Maybe she can answer it for you. .”
"But it's not her working time."
"Yes, they are off work now." The bartender said with a smile, "You have to wait a little longer."
As he spoke, the bartender took out two velvet boxes, which contained a pair of earrings and a brooch.
"Please choose one." The bartender said.
Si Lei was a little surprised, "Just choose?"
"certainly."
Si Lei held the scepter brooch in his hand. A huge sapphire was set on the top of the silver scepter. Even though the lighting here was dim, the facets of the gem still shone beautifully.
Si Lei still remembered what happened to Gustave—the kid first tried to postpone the banquet, but failed inexplicably, and finally had to bite the bullet and come here to get the jewelry.
However, according to Gustav, only earrings are ready-made here. If you want to get the brooch, you have to look elsewhere. The bartender can only provide clues...
"Someone told me that I have to find the brooch myself," Si Lei raised his head, "Why did you just give it to me?"
"How can you bother the guests to find them by themselves? You really love to joke," the bartender replied with a smile, "Whether it is a brooch or earrings, they are gifts we specially prepared for our guests. You can take them with you after the banquet is over."
Rico leaned on the table: "...Do you have any explanation on which one to choose?"
"It just depends on Ms. Si Lei's personal preference." The bartender replied. She turned her head slightly and said, "Oh, I just realized that you seem to have pierced ears?"
"The ears were pierced more than 20 years ago, and the insides have already grown solid." Si Lei put the brooch back into the box.
"Can I see it?" Hesta asked.
As soon as Si Lei pushed the small box in front of Hesta, the bartender immediately put the things back, "You can only watch, not touch... Officer Si Lei, have you made your choice?"
"Broch." Si Lei replied.
"Okay," the bartender said softly, "The banquet prepared for you will start at nine o'clock tonight and will be at Bishop's Restaurant. You should already know this, please don't forget it."
"Okay, I'll be there on time." Si Lei replied in a low voice, "Is there anything else that needs attention?"
"You don't have to be so punctual. Guests arriving too early will put pressure on the host," the bartender said with a smile. "It is recommended that you be late for a while, preferably fifteen minutes."
…
Leaving the -2 floor, it was already 7:22.
It was not far from nine o'clock at this time, and several people returned to the cabin from the elevator.
After returning to the room, Hesta looked at the sapphire on the brooch for a while. Finally, her eyes fell on the silver scepter. On the back of the brooch, above the pin, there was a row of raised small words that caught her attention. Notice.
"Rico, where's your magnifying glass?"
(End of chapter)
