Hesta stared at Robert for a long time. For a long time, she leaned back slightly and leaned on the back of the chair.
"...Can I really trust you?"
"Of course you can trust me." Rob Green pulled a chair and sat down next to Hesta. "In fact, madam, you are very precious... I never thought that a mercury needle would become Our comrades—"
"We are not colleagues," Hesta corrected in a low voice, "although I understand what you want to say."
Rob laughed.
"If I can really trust you..." Hesta's voice was lower, and she looked into Rob's eyes, her eyes sharper than before, "Then I have a question."
"You can tell it directly."
"To be honest, I don't think your eclecticism is enough to establish such a huge organization, let alone the courage to create 'Eden'. This is not the skill of an eclectic person - but don't get me wrong, I am not humiliating You are just stating my observation."
Hesta whispered, "Is there anyone else behind you?"
During the silence, Rob's expression suddenly became a little strange, and this topic suddenly aroused his vigilance.
For a moment, Rob felt a chill on his back, as if a cold wind was blowing, making him suddenly wake up. The pace of the conversation in such a short few dozen minutes seemed a bit too fast. Such an in-depth conversation had never been possible in the past. It would never happen between him and a young man who was almost a stranger.
Is it because this damn ship has made everything so risky that the sudden appearance of a comrade is so heart-wrenching?
Not really.
Rob looked at Hesta again, recalling her words and reactions just now - her expression just now was by no means a state of half-understanding about them. If Hestad had not been searching for clues related to the Golden Age in history, as she said, she would not have been able to point out the issue of "compromise" so accurately.
And after realizing all this, she immediately became contemptuous and lost. This is how most idealists encounter reality, and it even reminded Rob of himself many years ago.
"How should I tell you..." Rob murmured softly.
"It doesn't matter if you don't reveal it, I completely understand." Hesta said softly, "But maybe, after disembarking from the ship in the future, you can convey some greetings to me. I want to meet the man who truly made everything from scratch."
"I was really right about what I said before..." Rob shook his head with emotion, "Mercury needle, how arrogant!"
"This is not arrogance, it's just that I wasted too much time." Hesta said expressionlessly, "I have never been as eager to meet a real guide and a role model as I am now... Forget it, this This kind of feeling, even if I tell you, you won’t understand——”
"How could I not understand? I understand it so well!" Robb glared at Hesta, "But as a young man, do you still need to have basic etiquette?"
"……Feel sorry."
Rob clasped his hands behind his back, stood up and walked to the window, "You have said so much, of course I believe in your sincerity, but you must also understand that there are some things that words alone are not enough. If you really want to meet' That sir', then you must first accept the 'trial'."
Hesta frowned slightly and couldn't help but clenched the armrests of her wheelchair. What happened on the ship had long made her feel confused, and now she finally sorted out a thread...
That adult.
…
"What's the name of your female companion?"
"Her name is——"
"Just call me Rico."
The young man leading the way laughed and said to Si Lei, "Did you know that you are the first guest at our dinner party, and you are also the first woman I have ever seen wearing the 'Eye of Power'."
"Really," Si Lei said softly, "How many times have you held this dinner since we boarded the ship?"
"Tonight is the first time," the man replied softly. "It happened a few days ago, but the guests we invited either asked for an extension or had something to do... Everyone was very angry, but there was nothing we could do."
Si Lei looked back at Li Ge - and sure enough, this matched what was happening outside.
"By the way," the man remembered something, "can I ask what you do for a living?"
"police."
"No wonder," the young man nodded, "I just saw that you are very skilled, so you are an expert! You do such a dangerous job, your female companion should be worried about you, right?"
"What are you worried about?" Rico looked at the man. "We only met on the ship. I usually stay in the army... What about you, what do you do?"
"My father is a gem engraver. I don't have that talent, so I can only be a jewelry supplier..."
Even when answering Li Ge's questions, the man would still face Si Lei most of the time, but would glance at Li Ge from time to time.
This made Rico feel quite unhappy.
But that wasn't the thing that annoyed her the most. Ever since she followed Si Lei into the crowd, she had encountered some obscene glances and gestures more than once. If it hadn't been for Si Lei being here, she might have rushed over and taught those people a lesson.
"As a guest, what should I do?" Si Lei asked.
The young man suddenly laughed out loud.
"why are you laughing?"
"Of course you can do whatever you want. Once the party starts, no one can say no to you tonight, no one."
Si Lei stopped and asked, "Anyone?"
"I'm also at your mercy, ma'am."
Si Lei's mouth stiffened, "...No need."
A somewhat drunk old man passed by the three of them. When he passed by Rico, he suddenly saw Rico's earrings. The old man turned around unexpectedly and tried to hold Rico's shoulder, "Uh, Miss. How did you-"
An over-the-shoulder throw.
The old man lay on his back, twisting slowly in pain like a dying beetle.
The young man exclaimed and shouted the man's name while helping him up. The old man glared at Rico with an angry face and was about to curse when the young man scolded: "This is Ms. Si Lei." My female companion, how can you be rude to her?"
Everyone was in chaos.
Li Ge and Si Lei left the chaotic place and sat down in a relatively secluded place.
Si Lei took out his notebook again and wrote: "According to what the person just said, the scepter brooch means that no one can say no to me tonight, so your earrings should also have a meaning. "
"It must have some meaning..." Li Ge's anger had not subsided, he held his arms in his arms and his face was ashen, "What do you think it is?"
"I guess it may be a corresponding meaning," Si Lei raised his head, "For example, you can't say no to anyone tonight."
