"How long will the sentence be?"
"Let's look at the specific plot. I don't know about it either," Li Ge thought for a while, "I don't think I've heard of any twelve or thirteen-year-old mercury needle encountering this kind of thing... Why do you think of asking this?"
"I can't sleep," Hesta replied in a low voice, "I have random thoughts in my mind, and these questions pop up..."
"I don't think you need to worry too much. This kind of problem is the base's red line just like the killing of civilians with mercury needles. Once it occurs, the base will never give any leniency."
Hesta said thoughtfully, "Really?"
"Don't you think it's disgusting for an adult to talk about feelings to a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl? If there is an identity gap between the two people, one is a teacher and the other is a student, then it would be even worse. , Age and status are both powers. Children may not understand, but adults can also pretend to be confused?" Rico frowned slightly, "If I were on the jury, I would never be merciful - be careful!"
The entire hull tilted fifteen degrees, and the things they had placed on the table fell with a crash. Rico grabbed Hesta's arm to help her maintain her balance.
Hesta glanced at the round window not far away, and lightning in the distance suddenly illuminated the entire sky.
"...The wind and waves are really strong tonight."
…
At a quarter past two, Si Lei heard footsteps at the door.
Everything was as she expected, the doctors and nurses here started their last ward rounds in the middle of the night. They didn't enter the door, they just opened the door, took a look inside, and then closed the door gently.
Si Lei estimated the time in her mind. After about ten minutes, she got out of bed and walked out - the main light in the originally brightly lit corridor was now turned off, leaving only dim light strips on the two corners.
Soon, Si Lei found his own gun on the nurse island. There were no bullets in the magazine, and there was no one on duty in the entire medical area.
Si Lei took the gun and left quietly through the safe passage.
She walked very carefully and smoothly along the way. Every deck was empty and she met almost no one. The only accident was that she happened to see the elevator running, and the orange glow clock was changing in the darkness, from the negative to the negative. As they went up to the second floor, Si Lei watched this scene in the dark and did not leave until he saw it stop at the number six.
At a window she passed, a white cat appeared silently. Its gray-blue eyes stared at Si Lei's back, and then jumped into the shadow of the building.
Si Lei looked around and thought about where to go. The fifth-floor cabin has been destroyed, and the remaining passengers should have been transferred to other places. Bishop's Restaurant should be the most likely transfer point, after all, people are most familiar with this place.
Two voices suddenly came from the front, and Si Lei immediately stopped and listened.
As the crew got closer, the conversation between the two became more and more clear.
"...but they are really gone now, no matter what -"
"Putina said we don't need to worry about it, so don't worry. We'll reach the final assembly line in half an hour. Don't really wait until there are five minutes left. If you encounter an accident and it's too late, you can What should I do if I don’t catch up?”
"How come it's too late? I'm not stupid enough to find someone alone. I just want to find a way to contact Putina and tell her that Hesta and Rico disappeared from the room again. This won't take long! "
"Okay," one of them chuckled, "How about we make a bet. I think Putina must know that these two people have escaped by now. She is so well-informed, but she still needs you to inform them?"
"Whatever you want to bet on, I won't bet with you," the other person replied, "It's okay not to go, but when we get to the observation deck later, I will tell Ms. Anna about it in person..."
The two of them drifted away and their voices became muffled. Si Lei cautiously followed them and watched them enter the elevator.
Si Lei looked at the brass pin of the elevator - there were two observation decks on the ship, one on the bow and one on the seventh deck. He didn't know which one they were talking about?
As the elevator began to descend, Si Lei had an answer.
——The one on the bow.
Now that Hesta and Rico have already started taking action, it can be seen that they have realized that tonight is a special time node, so there is no need to inform them specifically.
Si Lei quickly went downstairs.
…
Anna looked at the storm outside the window, and her eyes slowly turned around, "How far are the rescue ships from several joint regions from us now?"
"The original estimated arrival time is 4:20, but depending on the storm conditions tonight, it may be delayed by 1 to 2 hours."
"They won't be able to find this boat, right?"
"No, they have locked our dynamic coordinates last night, and the signal is currently stable."
"It's just a few more hours," Anna lowered her eyes slightly, "I shouldn't expect too much from them..."
"I just informed Si Lei of your location. She is going downstairs now and should be there within two minutes."
Anna smiled, "Where will she come from?"
"The stairs over there."
Anna looked back and steered her wheelchair to the corner.
After a while, Si Lei bowed and entered the hall.
It was a tea restaurant during the day, but at night, four upturned chairs were locked on each round table. Through the glass, Si Lei could see the rolling waves from time to time.
"Hey, officer."
With a sudden call in the darkness, Si Lei was startled and immediately drew her gun and pointed at the source of the sound. Another bolt of lightning flashed across her face, and she saw a smiling Anna.
Anna was very satisfied with Si Lei's shocked expression at this moment.
"Relax, officer," Anna's wheelchair moved slowly and came directly in front of Si Lei, "put your gun down, I know there are no bullets in it."
Si Lei slowly lowered his hand holding the gun, "...you know I'm coming?"
"I know." Anna said softly, "Would you like something to drink?"
"Need not."
Anna smiled, "Let's have something to drink,"
"I do not drink."
"Do you have to be so stubborn?"
"That's all I am."
Anna's wheelchair passed by Si Lei. Although the ship kept rocking, her movements were not affected at all. In this choppy night, Anna felt like walking on flat ground.
"I wanted to have a drink with you the day I boarded the ship," Anna said softly. "So many days have passed in the blink of an eye, and I haven't even had a chance to have a good chat."
"I don't know what you said that night until today." Si Lei's face was not good-looking. She looked at Anna, "Before, I always thought you wanted to imply that all of my passengers were innocent and not worth saving, so sooner or later I You must regret saving them——"
"You won't regret saving someone."
"I regret it," Si Lei raised his chin slightly, "If I had cut the rope... some of them would not have gotten on the ship."
