In Bishop's Restaurant, the crew worked hard to clean up the remaining blood stains. Some personnel wearing special biohazard suits quickly sorted out the stumps and internal organs scattered on the ground.
"They're coming down."
"...Why so fast!?"
"The adjudicator told them to come down."
The crew member looked up at the clock and said, "...the time has indeed come."
"Can't you do it more neatly next time? Why do you have to leave it everywhere? You won't be able to clean it up like this!"
"Then you might as well ask the adjudicator why he conducts safety inspections during the day! There were not so many things to do when we did it at night!"
"Stop complaining!"
"...Where did they come down from? The elevator?"
"It's all stairs."
"You guys go and block the stairs..."
"How long will it take you here?"
"Five minutes."
Several crew members quickly left the restaurant and ran towards the stairs on both sides.
In the restaurant, Putinna adjusted the indoor exhaust ventilation to the maximum, and she quickly walked around the restaurant to make final inspections. Suddenly, she remembered something, and quickly came to the window and pressed the restaurant's unfolding device.
The sea breeze quickly filled the entire restaurant, washing away all the smells here.
"The elevator is moving! Mantel and the others are coming up to change shifts!"
"Why this time! Isn't the shift change time in ten minutes?"
"They newcomers always like to prepare in advance. You don't know--"
"If any of you have time, hurry up and block the elevator entrance!"
"No need! Isn't the elevator entrance connected to the stairs? There were already people there just now..."
As all the biochemical suit crew members gradually disappeared from everyone's sight, more and more ordinary crew members straightened up.
"It's all over for me!"
"I'm done too."
"My side is also——"
"There's blood on the back of your sleeve. Go change your clothes."
"Ah good!"
Amid everyone's hurried actions, Putina glanced at the time. At this moment, they were about two minutes overtime. If Hesta planned to conduct a security inspection every day, they would have to carefully review and optimize tonight. The process...otherwise it will be broken sooner or later.
When everything came to an end, Mantel and six or seven waiters pushed open the door of Bishop's restaurant. The sudden wind in the restaurant made them squint their eyes at the same time.
Putina tilted the kettle, poured herself a glass of water, and smiled at her newly arrived colleagues.
"Putina...?" Mantel saw that Putinna, who was always on duty at the bottom, was also here, and couldn't help but be a little surprised, "Why are you up here!"
"Just come up and sit down." Putina said with a smile, "Some of the base wine has been used up downstairs, and there is no stock in the warehouse, so I came up to take a look."
Mantel stepped forward, picked up his duty badge and pinned it on his chest pocket, "Did you find it?"
"No," Putina stood up straight and was about to leave, "I have to look elsewhere."
"It must be Fesri and the others who moved it around. I have warned them many times before... Hey! Putina!"
"how?"
"On our voyage, only those who have done the most heinous crimes will die on the way, right? Not every passenger will be in danger, right?"
"Of course..." Putina looked at her, "You should have known these things before getting on the ship?"
"I just want to confirm," Mantel looked at her, "The remaining passengers - I mean the less guilty ones, they should also be safe?"
Putina laughed and said, "They will all be safe."
"Then, will any passengers have the opportunity to go to the 15th District with us?"
"What?" Putina was stunned for a moment, "Who do you mean?"
"I'm not referring to anyone specifically! I'm just asking!"
Putina's expression turned serious for a moment, "You must have a candidate in mind. Have you mentioned the destination of our voyage to anyone?"
"Absolutely not." Mantel's expression became completely serious, "I haven't fully passed the test myself, how could I do such a thing!"
Putina's eyes were half closed - it didn't matter, if Mantel lied, she would find out later by checking with Anna.
Everything that happens on this ship is under Anna's supervision.
"Then if possible, who would you like to take?" Putina asked.
"Did you know that there is a great writer on our ship?" Mantel also got a glass of water for himself. "The little girl who was traveling with her died in an accident some time ago. I think she was all alone. It was so pitiful. ... She is extremely smart, extremely knowledgeable, and funny. I swear, as long as you meet her, you will also like her! I got her autograph when I first got on the boat!"
"Great writer..." Putina narrowed her eyes, "You don't mean-"
"That's Anna Sokolova! She's really suitable to go with us!" Mantel lowered his voice, but his tone was obviously very happy, "She is alone now and doesn't go out often, but I and I We’ve chatted with her a few times, and I think she’s a person—”
"Okay, okay," Putina rubbed her forehead, "I can't make the decision on this kind of thing, let's talk about it later."
"...Then you must remember this!"
"You also remember not to mention District 15 to anyone," Putina looked at her, "don't take any chances."
Mantel nodded solemnly.
…
On the recliner, Anna held a book with one hand. After turning a page, her stiff fingers became a little weak, and the whole book tilted slightly and fell to the ground.
Two slender robotic arms rose from the ground and placed Anna's book back on her lap.
Anna took off her glasses and yawned: "How many people died this morning?"
"Nine people." Zero replied, "Three of them have already followed Fayance, and the rest are afraid that their ratings will be halved if they show distrust towards their companions, so they chose to stay."
"Are you not worried now?" Anna said softly.
"If you mean that I was worried about everyone getting to the shore safely, yes, I am not worried anymore." Zero spoke very slowly, "But in this case, the bet between you and Ms. Chiba will be lost."
"No wonder she doesn't want to have a drink with me," Anna closed the book with a bit of self-deprecation in her tone, "It turns out it's because I lost the bet..."
"Then when will the video be returned to Ms. Chiba?"
Ana raised her eyebrows slightly, "What video?"
"Ms. Chiba said at the time that if she won, she would want the tape back so she could destroy it."
Anna didn't answer. Her eyes were looking ahead blankly, as if she was thinking about something.
After a while, Zero spoke again, "Are you going to cheat?"
