"What's the meaning……"
"That's what it means."
The same conversation was repeated again, and although Anna didn't go any further, Si Lei could already smell the danger in what he just said.
Ana glanced at the time and said, "I've almost finished what I want to say. Is there anything else you want to say to me?"
Si Lei looked at her and opened his mouth slightly several times, but said nothing.
"No?" Anna asked again.
"The shackles on your feet," Si Lei whispered, "for what crime were they put on?"
"...Good night, Si Lei." Anna smiled, "No matter what, I hope you will still be happy in your future life."
Si Lei was puzzled. Before he could ask further questions, he felt a strong electric current coming from behind. When the pain of the electric shock first emerged, her consciousness began to blur.
"Send her back to the ward." Anna looked at Putina who appeared behind Si Lei, "Make sure she sleeps until tomorrow morning."
Putina leaned down, but before she could touch Si Lei's arm, Si Lei's upper body suddenly trembled - she could still move!
Putina took out the stun device again, but Si Lei had already grabbed Anna's ankle.
"Ann...na..."
Si Lei slowly raised her head, trying to look into Anna's eyes. Amid the intense dizziness, she heard Anna chuckle.
"Sedition... and crimes against humanity." Anna answered softly.
Si Lei was startled, and Putina grabbed her feet and dragged her back. Another ear-piercing noise sounded, and Si Lei fainted completely and stopped moving.
When everything became quiet again, Zero's voice sounded in Anna's ears again.
"Aren't you going to take Si Lei with you?"
"Why do you want to take Si Lei with you?"
"She already knows so much about you, and you admire her so much—"
"That doesn't mean she will be a companion." Anna said softly, "A person who always stands in the middle will not have any companions."
…
At two fifty, a huge announcement sounded on every deck:
"Every crew member who has not arrived at the final assembly point please note that there are still ten minutes left before the final assembly time. Please put down your work immediately and go to the assembly point. If you encounter an accident, please immediately report the problem you encountered in the designated way and repeat Once again, please pay attention to every crew member who has not arrived at the final assembly point——"
The announcement was repeated a total of six times, and almost all the passengers who had slept in the Bishop's restaurant woke up to the sound.
No one knew what the broadcast meant, but everyone soon discovered that the crew members who had been in the restaurant half the night had disappeared.
Only they and the soldiers brought by Bernhard were left in the huge restaurant.
People looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to do.
Suddenly, someone knocked open the door of Bishop's restaurant, and a rumble of thunder exploded when she appeared, startling everyone.
"Don't stay here anymore, everyone, come with me!"
Until then, people came and recognized the person - Tasia. There were some scratches and blood marks on her body and face.
"Tasia..." People looked at her in surprise, "You..."
"Let's go to the observation deck on the first floor!" Tasia shouted, "Rescue ships from several coalition governments will arrive soon, and rescue is on the way!"
This news was like a thunder, exploding in everyone's mind.
"Where did you hear the news..." Someone stood up, "Is it true?"
"It's absolutely true." Tasia looked at him, "When the rescue ship arrives, this deck will be sealed and burned - so we must leave quickly!"
"Wait a minute," a soldier also took a step forward, "You haven't said your source yet—"
"Go out first!" Tasia frowned, "Time is tight. We don't have time to talk nonsense with you here. If you are willing to come with me, leave now. If you don't want to, I won't force you."
"No, Tasia..." A passenger looked at her, "They are Bernhard's people. Bernhard's guardian is Hesta. If there is such important news, then Hesta The adjudicator——"
"Stop trusting any 'guardian'! Do you think a guardian can really protect his risky passengers? So what if Hesta is the adjudicator? At this critical moment, where is Hesta, the adjudicator? She has been there since You haven’t been on our side since the beginning, so wake up!”
"But……"
"I can understand that everyone is confused now, even I was the same earlier today, but..."
Tasia found that her voice had a crying tone again, but she tried her best to control her breathing and prevent her voice from trembling. Even though her heart was beating fast in her heart, she still clenched her fists and put all her strength into it. The air pressed against his chest.
"I am Philip's guardian, and I have been trying to protect him from the moment I became his guardian, but he died, right in front of me... It was entirely my fault! Because Fyence found me, I hope I can be the next arbiter. He said that only I can do this, but I didn't believe it at the time... I was avoiding my responsibility, I was afraid of taking it, and I was afraid of putting the lives of so many people here at risk. My life rests on my shoulders alone, so I watched him die because of my hesitation!"
Tasia raised her right hand and held up the wedge-shaped pendant that Fayence had worn for many years. Someone in the crowd immediately recognized the object.
"I realized it too late... We can't trust others, we can only trust ourselves! Only 'us' can protect 'us', and no other power, no matter how powerful and solid it seems, has nothing to do with us. Relationship, because the order of this ship has put all of us in the position of lambs to be slaughtered from the beginning. Every rule here, every identity, and even every killing amplifies our Powerless and fearful, don’t be fooled, don’t be intimidated, please believe me and follow me out of here!”
Tasia took a step back.
"This way!"
Tasia turned around and trotted towards the stairwell on this floor. When she took the first few steps, she felt as if her whole heart was being thrown into a frying pan and she didn't dare to look back. , afraid that there was only an empty corridor behind her, but she continued to run forward, and she heard the footsteps behind her.
First there were three or five passengers who chased her out almost immediately, followed by some soldiers who were infected by her speech. The entire Bishop restaurant followed the steps of the predecessors and headed towards the "first floor" designated by Tasia. "Deck" ran away, everyone had a sullen face, and no one uttered a question.
(End of chapter)
