Helen laughed quickly and looked away, but quickly looked back at Hesta.
"...can't you?"
"Of course, this is easing our burden," Hesta said softly, "As long as this is your decision after careful consideration, we will respect it."
"That's good, haha," Helen casually turned the short blue rope tied to her ship's card, "otherwise I would have thought -"
"But I have to say something up front," Hestad said without changing his expression. "I did promise that I would try my best to protect the safety of every passenger here - but this is a moral commitment, not our own. Responsibilities.
"It is not easy to protect the life and safety of everyone here. The whole process requires the efforts of both parties. If there is no 100% trust and cooperation, then the risks of any future actions... will be impossible for us. bearable.
"Can you understand this?"
"Understood, understood," Adams immediately agreed, "Of course I understand."
Helen was just about to say something when she saw Hesta nodding again.
"good."
Hesta's eyes were half-opened, and her gaze drifted towards the passengers, but she didn't look at anyone.
"As long as the conversation like today occurs again, whether it is Helen or someone else who speaks..." Hestad looked at Bernhard, "I will directly regard this behavior as a An active refusal."
Bernhard gritted his teeth, and Hestad looked back.
"If I receive this kind of signal, then in the future, I will no longer provide any help or protection to this person, and this person will not get any news from me.
"Did you hear everything clearly?"
"...Clear." Bernhard managed to spit out these two words through his teeth.
"Does everyone remember it?"
"Remember." Everyone replied.
Hesta looked at Helen, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Helen still tried hard to keep a smile, but Zhuan Chuan Ka's hand had long been withdrawn.
She put her hands on her lower back and looked at Li Ge, "I'm sorry, Mr. Mercury Needle, I just made a mistake."
"It's okay, I forgive you." Rico jumped and sat on the table, "I look forward to you sharing your experience tomorrow."
…
The morning meeting ended, and the three Hestads were the last to leave.
Even though it was not night, no one took the elevator when the show ended. Everyone tacitly chose to take the stairs, so the three of them didn't have to wait at all - the elevators were all empty.
"I don't think there is anyone like this in this group of people..." Rico stepped forward and pressed the button, "Now that the situation is like this, why isn't this person afraid?"
"Just look at Albodonica's message to her and you'll know that this person is definitely something special."
"I should have bought a boat ticket," Rico said sincerely. "I really wonder what Albodonica would have written for me if I had a boat ticket. Her sentences now look like the big ones. It’s like a priest giving orders to people, do you feel this way?”
"It's just a pretense," Si Lei disagreed, "How come I don't have any seniors? Most of my seniors are in the third and fourth districts. She just thought I was going back to the fourteenth district, so she made up a specious statement on the spur of the moment."
Hesta looked at Rico, "...If you are really curious, you can ask directly."
"May I?"
"I think she's in need of drinking friends," Hesta replied in a low voice, "As long as you can find her, she should be happy to chat with you."
When the elevator reached the fifth floor, Si Lei looked at his watch and said, "You guys go back first. I have to go to the infirmary."
"What are you doing in the infirmary?"
"I want to go see those who survived last night, and maybe I can get some clues."
"Then we'll go with you." Hesta replied, "There's no rush for this moment."
Rico pushed Hesta back into the elevator. When she turned around, a tattered book fell out of the storage box behind her.
Rico picked it up and took a look and found the book "Male Awakening".
"Have you finished reading the book "Justice and Equal Rights"?"
"No," Hesta replied in a low voice, "Who recommended me to read this book last night."
"Why did she recommend you to watch this?"
Rico handed the book over, and Hesta stretched out his left hand to pick it up. However, as soon as Rico let go, the book fell to the ground again.
"Hold it tight."
Rico bent down to pick up the book, then looked up and found Hesta frowning - her left hand was shaking uncontrollably.
"What's wrong..." Rico immediately held Hesta's hand, "What's wrong?"
"I don't know. I was fine just now. Maybe it's because of the reduction in medication..."
Si Lei frowned: "Is it because you drank last night?"
"It's possible." Hesta retracted her hand, "Don't be nervous. I've been through this situation before. It's okay. It will heal on its own."
"...Don't touch the wine glasses anymore," Si Lei put his hands on Hesta's shoulders, "Alcohol is not a good thing."
"I don't like drinking either," Hesta replied softly, "It's just a cliche."
The elevator arrived at its destination and the three of them walked towards the infirmary. Only when the room's sign came into view did a few people see Mantel walking out of it holding the list.
"Isn't this the crew member who was very close to Anna?" Si Lei reacted immediately. She took a few steps forward to greet Mantel and began to ask questions.
Rico slowly pushed Hesta forward.
"You didn't say anything just now, why did Anna recommend that book to you?"
"It says it can deepen our understanding of these passengers..." Hesta replied, "Some of the content in it is quite interesting."
"for example?"
"For example, Roboglier himself supports terrorist activities," Herstad raised his head, "because terrorist activities can often cause widespread panic at a small cost and form a deterrent in a short period of time."
"...He still dares to write this in a book? No one cares?"
"This "Male Awakening" is not a public publication, but an internal reference book." Hestad added, "He mentioned in the postscript that this is specifically used to guide boycotting monk groups on how to To establish order in a new region.”
“Terror to establish order?”
"Essentially, it is to use fear to achieve domination, to cause a large number of deaths in a short period of time, in order to stimulate human beings' strong fear of collective death to the greatest extent——"
"Isn't this chelation disease?"
Hesta was startled, "Yes...it's a bit like it."
Rico thought again, "What about what's happening on the ship now? One person dies every day, or one person dies every few days. Is this considered a collective death?"
Seeing Hesta didn't answer, Rico called again, "Jane?"
"...For now, it may not be a big deal," Hesta whispered, "but one day in the future, when the ship docks...it will be different."
