Li Ge stood up after hearing this, and she patted Si Lei on the shoulder, "You continue to call him, I'll go up and have a look."
Si Lei nodded.
"Don't be afraid," Si Lei said into the microphone, "Li Ke has passed. What is going on? Where did you get the earrings?"
"Helen asked me to wear it... She said that if you don't wear it, you will be dead when you come here... I... I don't know where she got it... I remember Ms. Rico said that this thing cannot be worn... But, But I..." Gustav choked, "can I take them off secretly?"
"Not yet," Si Lei said quickly, "If no one is trying to make things difficult for you now, just pretend you don't know anything and don't change anything."
"But I'm afraid..."
"Calm down first, Gustave."
Si Lei held the microphone to her side, stood up, picked up the "Details" and quickly glanced at it. She remembered that the second half of the night activity suggestions contained some regulations related to night banquets. Maybe some of them could help him avoid some dangers.
"Is Ms. Rico here already?"
"Yes, she has gone out and will be here soon." Si Lei replied again, "There are several rules in the "Details" related to your current situation - "
Suddenly, Si Lei stopped talking.
At this moment she suddenly remembered - the "Details" were of no use to Gustav, he was a dangerous passenger.
Gustave was still talking nonchalantly, with no logic in his words. He only asked "When will Ms. Rico arrive" from time to time.
Si Lei secretly wondered: Seven minutes have passed. From here to the hidden deck upstairs, at Rico's speed, he should be able to get there in less than a minute... Why is there no news yet?
Suddenly, she heard familiar footsteps outside the door.
"Si Lei..." Li Ge opened the door with a solemn expression.
Si Lei's expression changed slightly and he immediately covered the phone receiver to prevent Gustav on the other end from hearing their conversation.
She lowered her voice, "Why are you back?"
"There's no one upstairs." Rico whispered, "I've searched everywhere, but there's no one there, and there's no party."
There was silence in the room, except for the background noise on the other end of the phone.
When their eyes met, Si Lei immediately gritted his teeth.
"Don't be too anxious." Li Ge continued, "I just came back to tell you that there is nothing on it, so I will go to other places to continue looking. There are so many people in such a big venue, and there is no way I can't find it——"
"...Officer Si Lei, are you listening?"
Gustav's voice came from the receiver.
"Why hasn't Ms. Rico come yet? What should I... do now..."
Si Lei's throat moved. She raised the phone again and her voice remained the same: "Hold the phone and don't hang up. Your address has changed tonight. It will take longer for Rico to get there."
"Ah? Have we changed places?"
"Yes," Si Lei whispered, "I'm coming over now, okay? Don't hang up the phone. I'll put the phone on the table. You can talk to me from time to time and don't talk to other people at the banquet. .”
"Okay, okay..."
Si Lei put the microphone on the table and immediately left the room with Li Ge.
Gustav's murmur kept coming from the microphone.
"It's terrible, this ship."
"Why do these things always bother me...I obviously didn't do anything..."
"Officer Si Lei, Ms. Li Ge, come quickly... Please, don't let me wait too long..."
The crying cut Gustave's every word into fragments, which sounded a little unclear.
In the darkness, Hesta suddenly turned over.
The noise coming from the microphone was too harsh in this silent room. Half asleep, Hesta reached out to the table and caught the source of the annoying sound without even opening her eyes.
"But anyway, it's great that you came to me...Although I'm scared...but when I think of you and Ms. Rico on the way to save me, I-"
With a "click", the microphone was put back on the base phone.
The world became quiet again.
…
The next morning, Hesta woke up with a splitting headache.
She opened her eyes drowsily and saw Si Lei lying undressed on another bed, and Li Ge lying next to her. Although both of them were asleep, their brows were furrowed and they looked very tired.
Hesta glanced at the wall—ten twenty-seven.
...According to the custom these days, everyone should have gathered at Bishop's Restaurant to meet by now.
"Li Ge." Hesta gently nodded Li Ge's head, "Wake up..."
Rico opened her eyes with difficulty. She glanced at the wall clock and immediately turned over and sat up.
"Si Lei!" Li Ge raised his foot and kicked Si Lei's hand out of the bed, "Get up!"
Hesta sat on the bed, her expression still a little confused: "Anna sent me back last night...?"
"I carried you back." Rico replied, "...don't drink anymore."
Hesta's eyes slowly moved towards Li Ge - she and Si Lei both had dark faces and blue eye sockets, as if it was not Hesta who was hungover last night, but them both.
"...What did you two do last night?"
Just as Rico was about to answer, he yawned again.
"Something may have happened to Gustav." Si Lei said with a heavy expression, "He... went to a banquet last night."
"Him?" Hestad was even more surprised, "Isn't it Helen's turn last night?"
"Helen came back alone at about one o'clock. I don't know where she came from," Rico continued. "Last night's banquet was moved to a different location. It was not on the hidden deck upstairs."
"Not upstairs?"
"We asked her about the location of last night's dinner, but she said she didn't know, so there was nothing we could do." Li Ge looked at Si Lei, "Then Si Lei and I found someone to find them around three o'clock. I said no more, We had to go back to sleep and we came back.”
"...So you two stayed up late again."
"I'm convinced." Li Ge rubbed his face and walked to the toilet. "It feels like this half month is not a sea vacation at all, but a sleep deprivation experiment on a ship..."
Hesta's eyes turned to Si Lei, who was looking at the slippers at his feet without saying a word, with a dazed expression.
"Would you like to wash up?"
Si Lei didn't answer.
"Are you washing up, Officer Si Lei?" Hesta called again, "Si Lei?"
Si Lei raised his head, "...What did you and Anna talk about last night?"
Hesta blinked, and now she found that Si Lei's eyes were bloodshot again and he lowered his head.
"It's nothing important." Hesta lowered her head. "Last night... I didn't ask anything."
"Why on earth would she attack these people?" Si Lei said without any ups and downs. "Gustav is only fifteen years old... He is not even an adult yet."
(End of chapter)
