By the time Yu Xuekun returned to the hospital again, it was already evening.
At this time, Shiyi's surgery was over, and he was still asleep under the influence of anesthesia. Hesta and Yugali had already gone in to see her. Her head and body were covered with bandages, and the exposed skin was also bruised.
The doctor said that most of the wounds were caused by beatings, but luckily no internal organs were injured, but a few fractures in the limbs and some wound infections were a little troublesome.
The hospital asked Hestad to contact the patient's family immediately. Although Hestad agreed, he did nothing.
Hearing Yu Xuekun's footsteps, the two people sitting in the corridor raised their heads and glanced sideways at the same time. Just as Yugali was about to say hello, Yu Xuekun had already grabbed Hesta's collar and lifted her up from the chair with a livid face.
Yugali was stunned again. She instinctively wanted to break up the fight, but she had no idea what was happening.
"The password is the last six digits of the card number," Yu Xuekun handed a card to Yujiali, "You go to the first floor to pay the medical bills for the next few days."
"Okay..." Yugali quickly took it, "But-"
"After the knot, you come back here and wait. I want to take Hesta out for a while."
"you--"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Xuekun had already grabbed Hesta's collar and walked out. The sight of this little man less than 1.7 meters holding a big man so aggressively attracted many patients and doctors to look at him.
Hesta followed Yu Xuekun without any struggle. In the past few days, this was the first time she saw Yu Xuekun so angry.
The two came to the rooftop quickly. Yu Xuekun gave Hesta a hard push, "How did you find this little girl? Be honest! After entering the fourteenth district, what can and cannot be done, Qian Didn’t Ye tell you before?”
Hesta staggered a few steps and turned around, "I——"
Yu Xuekun pressed forward step by step: "Do you know how dangerous it is to do this? If the supervisee finds you doing it without authorization - do you think Qianye can still save you?"
"I know--"
"What do you know? You don't know at all! Let me tell you! It's impossible for Chiba to spare his energy to come to you now. If you do anything illegal here, you will be arrested immediately and imprisoned for at least one year - Are you so used to following her around that you think you can ignore everything? This is District 14! Not District 3! Even if Chiba wants to save you, she will—"
"I understand," Hesta raised her arms, "Can you please let me explain a few words?"
"……you say."
"The reason for taking the risk today is that there should be no supervisor watching me now." Hesta also lowered his voice, "Even if I secretly entered bullet time, as long as I didn't put myself in danger... no one would Discover."
Yu Xuekun was startled for a moment and raised his voice even higher, "How do you know -"
"Because when I encountered chelate at the workstation a few days ago, no one came out to help me." Hesta replied softly, "If there were mercury needles watching nearby at that time, she would definitely show up at that moment - there was For a few moments, my life was literally hanging by a thread."
Yu Xuekun took a deep breath.
"Of course, it is also possible that after I left that night, there would be a special mercury needle to keep an eye on me," Hesta continued. "It is indeed possible, but I think it is unlikely, because Mei County needs mercury needles right now. When I was there, there was no way I hadn’t arranged for someone before, and now when I’m waiting for someone to be hired, I’ve sent an extra person to follow me.”
"You know their arrangements? Are you sure that they are so busy that they don't even have room to dispatch one person?"
"...I can't be 100% sure, but you can't always wait until you are completely sure before doing anything," Hesta replied, "After all, it is a human life, and I think it is worth the gamble."
"What are you betting on? Are you betting on your own destiny?" Yu Xuekun interrupted sharply, "This is what Qianye taught you too!?"
Hesta really felt Yu Xuekun's anger, although she didn't understand it. She took a small step back, "Anyway, I'm sorry to cause you trouble again..."
"This is not a matter of causing trouble to anyone!" Yu Xuekun interrupted. She lowered her voice, but said every word through gritted teeth. "The fact that you can say such things now shows that you are not aware of a person who has broken away from the organization at all." The mercury needle, what does it mean to enter bullet time in a habitable land! Just because you can escape today does not mean you will be so lucky tomorrow - Hesta, don't take any chances!"
Hesta looked at Yu Xuekun, and the two looked at each other for a long time.
"...You know the answer, right?" Hesta said suddenly.
"what is the answer?"
"No one is watching me now, right?"
"Why do you still care about this-"
"You definitely know the answer," Hestad became more and more convinced of his observation, "You don't have to hide it from me, because -"
"Yes!" Yu Xuekun pushed Hesta again, "Now there is a shortage of manpower everywhere, and you will be monitored from the moment you enter Songxueyuan!"
Hesta nodded silently, "Sure enough-"
"Listen, Jane, this is a special period." Yu Xuekun grabbed Hesta's collar again and pulled her to him. "I'm not joking with you. I originally wanted to wait until we enter Songxueyuan before I talk to you. District 4 rules, but it looks like we must move forward with this immediately... We will go back to the specific details, but most importantly: I hope we can draw a common bottom line on certain things, please consciously , do your best to abide by it.”
"Like, never enter bullet time?"
"Yes, absolutely impossible." Yu Xuekun said word by word, "You can enjoy the rest of your life in a livable place and mind all the things you are willing to do - I will fully support you, but there is only one thing: You must abide by the duty of an 'ordinary person' from beginning to end, no matter what the circumstances."
"Even if someone in front of me is in danger? Even if it's to save people, I can't...?"
"The mercury needle is only allowed to enter bullet time under one circumstance," Yu Xuekun stared into Hesta's eyes, "Tell me, which one is it?"
“…encountering chelates.”
Yu Xuekun loosened Hesta's collar.
"Remember it."
Hesta was silent for a long time, "Okay."
Yu Xuekun walked to the edge of the rooftop, holding her forehead. She leaned against the barbed wire fence without saying a word, rubbing her forehead tiredly.
"...Tell me, what happened to the child?"
"I don't know, the doctor said she was beaten," Hesta replied, "I remember you said a few days ago that several of her brothers went to the quarantine center to look for her - have these people been released now? ?”
"No." Yu Xuekun replied in a low voice, "At least when I went to the police station at night, these people were still in the detention center."
