"But I can't understand your... kindness?" The voice in the headset expressed confusion, "Why should we set up additional exemptions this time? The meaning is..."
"Some things cannot be explained. Once the people who are involved in them start to explain it, it will immediately show its flaws and start to become untenable."
"...You mean your act of setting immunity this time?"
"No," Anna laughed, "I meant some rules, zero."
"rule……"
"Look at the ship we're on, all in danger, some real, others destined to be saved, whether she's doing evil or good, whether she's Position, attitude, personal likes and dislikes... They are all destined to be pardoned, just because they are destined to be born."
"Because they are women?"
"Yes." Anna nodded briskly, "The important thing is here. Some of them are stupid, some are treacherous, some are sincere and upright, and some are confused and cowardly... But none of these are important. , all personal qualities, beliefs, goals, abilities... are not important.
"In this hunt, some rewards are destined to be born. But if there is just a little bit more effort, the whole thing will deviate from its original intention. Do you understand?"
"Is this important to you, Anna?"
"Of course, it's a double joy..."
"Double pleasure?"
"Yes," Anna closed her eyes and waved her left hand in the air, like a conductor of a band. "This feels like...becoming an omniscient and omnipotent creator, living...in a paradise built by myself... "
After a moment of silence, Anna let out a breath, her face looked as if she was drunk, and her eyes stared softly ahead.
"I'll never forget the last time I experienced it."
…
"Ms. Hestad! Officer Si Lei! Are you there!" There was a heavy knock on the door in the corridor. "Bernhard led people to destroy the elevator. We can't find Mr. Gobelin... Can you come out? have a look!"
Si Lei came out first and opened the door, and there was indeed the sound of metal cutting in the distance.
"Are they crazy..." Si Lei frowned and ran quickly towards the stairwell.
The sound came from the sixth deck. When she pushed the door and entered the corridor on this floor, the dust swirling in the air made her cough several times. The elevator entrance not far away had been forcibly opened, and several people wearing People in safety helmets were standing around the door—someone was working suspended in the elevator shaft.
"What are you doing?" Si Lei snapped, "Stop!"
Bernhard glanced in Si Lei's direction, "Don't stop, stop her first."
Several soldiers immediately blocked Si Lei's approach.
Amid Si Lei's scolding, Bernhard stuck his head into the elevator shaft, "Are you okay? It took you so long to find a ready-made mezzanine entrance?"
"Sir, there is no entrance between the sixth and seventh floors! The walls are all solid. We have all heard -"
"Then smash it! Are you good at smashing walls? Are the guys in your hands just toys for playing house?" Bernhard scolded, "It's right between the sixth and seventh floors. Don't worry about how empty it sounds. If it’s not empty, just smash it!”
"yes."
The roar of machinery instantly drowned out all voices. Si Lei covered his ears with his hands and stopped trying to stop Bernhard's behavior. Debris continued to fall into the elevator shaft, making deep echoes amid the machine noise.
When Hesta arrived, the hidden deck that Si Lei and Rico had visited last night had officially appeared in front of everyone.
A rope ladder hung down, and a dozen heavily armed soldiers entered it one after another. Perhaps because of the color of the carpet, there was a dilapidated and decadent atmosphere everywhere. They moved quickly and went deep as planned.
Bernhard, who had always been standing at the entrance of the elevator, turned around, took off his mask, and walked up to Hestad with a smile. "Did I disturb you, Ms. Hestad?"
"What are you doing?" Hesta asked.
"As you can see," Bernhard put his hands in his pockets, "it's so gray here, shall we go to the restaurant to talk?"
"Walk."
Several people entered Bishop's Restaurant together. The waiters here were still working normally, obviously not affected in any way, as if the noise outside just now was not worth mentioning at all.
"I have studied it carefully just now," Bernhard found a place to sit down. "Since this elevator is so evil, we might as well seal it up——"
"From the end of the morning meeting to now," Hesta looked at the clock, "less than an hour and a half."
"What?"
"What can you study carefully in an hour and a half?" Rico leaned on the back of Hesta's chair with both hands. "And in the meantime, we have to deal with the kid who committed suicide. Hey, where did he commit suicide?"
"There's no need to discuss that kind of thing——"
"Answer us," Hesta whispered.
"There." Bernhard pointed to a table not far away, "It looks like all the blood stains have been cleaned up."
Si Lei suddenly had some doubts, "...He did commit suicide, right?"
"I really wanted to shoot him," Bernhard whispered, "but everyone was watching him pull out the gun. It was too sudden, so there was no time to stop him."
"What happened last night was an accident. Looking at his state at the morning meeting, he felt quite guilty. Are you a little bit -"
Bernhard's eyes suddenly widened: "With so many lives, can he get them back by blaming himself!"
"Then why didn't you issue the "Rules" to all your subordinates?" Hesta looked at him, "He hasn't read the rules and has no idea what will happen when he opens the elevator door at that time. If you had let everyone know earlier, If everyone has read the "Details", wouldn't this happen?"
"How did I know about such an accident!" Facing Hesta, Bernhard could only suppress his anger. "No one forced him. He wanted to die. Can we be blamed for this?"
Si Lei shook his head, "...that's how you lead the team."
"It doesn't matter how I lead the team, what's important is that we must fight back," Bernhard said coldly, "When they come back later, we will know more information about the hidden deck - I don't believe in evil, I know what happened like this There must be someone causing trouble, let’s work together to find this person out and save everyone!”
Hesta did not answer. She touched her ears and just asked: "What did you do to the elevator? Did you temporarily cut off the power or..."
"The lifting wires have been cut," Bernhard said solemnly, "Things like last night will never happen again!"
