Why it never ends

Chapter 1003 Sophie

There was a knock on the study door. Arevalo looked up and saw his secretary leaning in. "You should prepare for the emergency meeting at eleven o'clock, sir."

Arevalo held the receiver tightly, his expression returning to his usual stern and serious expression: "Got it, I'll be right there."

……

After the restriction time was over, Hesta came to the Emangria Central Hospital. There was no place more crowded and noisy than here tonight, with crying and screaming covering every corner of the hospital.

The ward had been full for a long time, and folding beds were placed in a haphazard manner in the corridors. Nurses walked through them, repeatedly reiterating that only one caregiver could be allowed on each bed, and pleading with those with minor injuries to return home as soon as possible.

Hesta received news that Eucalyptus was sent here for treatment, but the hospital was in chaos now and no one could figure out which injured person was where. They were simply divided into different areas according to the type of injury.

Hesta searched from floor to floor, her eyes scanning every bed, and she kept shouting "Excuse me".

Suddenly, she heard a voice behind her, "Eureka", the voice was unfamiliar, she did not turn around. The only people who would call her Eureka in this place were Victoria's team, and they were all on standby at the Cosey workstation, so the voice should not be calling her...

However, the voice was getting closer and closer, and finally, Hesta felt someone patting her shoulder. She turned around and saw a familiar yet unfamiliar face.

"Eureka! It's really you! I was wondering if I had made a mistake, but the more I look at you, the more you look like you. Long time no see!"

Hesta stood there in a daze, and for a moment, the entire outside world lost its sound.

“…Sophie.”

Hesta murmured the name of the person in front of him.

"Why are you in District 12?" Sophie looked at her in surprise. "Are you here on a mission again?"

"Um... ah." Hesta nodded. "Why... why are you here-ah, do you work here?"

"I'm just on emergency secondment," Sophie said. "I've been working with Doctors Without Borders for the past two years. I only arrived here at the end of last year. Originally—"

Suddenly a voice came from the distance, shouting Sophie's name.

Sophie turned around and called out, "I'm coming!", and then sighed to Hesta, "As you can see, I have a lot of things to do tonight, so I can't chat with you for too long—"

"you busy……"

"Are you here looking for someone?"

"Yes..." Hesta answered haltingly, "I have a friend -"

"Got shot at, too?"

"Probably not, just a bump on the head, bleeding--"

"If it's not a serious injury, you can go to the lobby of the inpatient department and look for patients with less serious injuries there."

"OK, thanks……"

"Let's leave some contact information!"

The two took out their cell phones and exchanged phone numbers.

Hesta remained standing there until Sophie left and her back was completely lost in the crowd.

She stared absentmindedly in the direction Sophie had left, her mind going blank.

...Inpatient lobby.

Eucalyptus was curled up on a folding bed in the corridor at the moment. She was facing the wall, with a bandage wrapped around her forehead and her whole body curled up into a ball.

Hesta saw her back as soon as he entered the room. She walked quickly to the side of Eucalyptus' bed. There was a medical record hanging on the bedside. Hesta turned it over and saw that Eucalyptus had fallen from the second floor and might have a concussion risk, so an X-ray was needed.

So Hesta ran to the front desk to ask about the time for the X-ray. The nurse glanced at the screen and said that there would probably be no time in the next two days. She then asked Hesta if he was a family member. If so, he should take Eucalyptus back immediately. If the patient had projectile vomiting or persistent dizziness, he should come back later. The hospital beds were already very tight, and patients like Eucalyptus who were conscious and had no serious injuries must leave immediately.

"Eucalyptus." Hesta called her name softly.

Eucalyptus opened her eyes and when she saw Hesta, her lips trembled slightly.

Hesta looked more tired than ever, so Eucalyptus didn't have to ask anything to know that she must have had a rough night as well.

Hesta held her hand: "It's okay."

"Children..." Eucalyptus whispered.

"Eleven Kiki and another little girl are now at the Cosey workstation. Your friend sent them there... her name is Hazel, right?" Hesta whispered, "She brought the children out safely... She's such a reliable person."

Eucalyptus moved his body and moved closer to Hesta: "Anayi... and Anayi's mother..."

"Anayi... that little girl?" Hesta said softly, "We have reported the location where you got off to the police. If... we should have news soon."

Eucalyptus choked up again. She suddenly thought of the twenty or so people hiding on the trash can and began to tremble again.

"... I have killed many people, Jane, I——"

"You didn't kill him." Hesta held Eucalyptus tightly, "What happened tonight--"

"You don't know what happened," Eucalyptus shook his head vigorously. "There were so many people who were hiding well, but because I passed by, the robots were attracted here. I..."

"It's not your fault," Hesta put Eucalyptus's cold hand on his neck and rubbed the back of her hand gently. "You know, thanks to your insistence on taking the children out to watch the fairy tale play, Victoria and the others were able to react in time and catch those...terrorists hiding in the theater. You saved a lot of people--"

"You don't understand..." Eucalyptus retracted his hand, "If I hadn't passed that intersection, those people wouldn't have died."

At this time, Hesta's cell phone rang, ding-ling-ling, ding-ling-ling. Eucalyptus shuddered and stood there frozen.

"Hey."

"Good news," Victoria's voice came from the other end of the line, "Those boxes are empty, there's nothing inside. But the workstation confirmed that they are indeed spore-release devices. If there was something inside tonight... Can you imagine, Jane?"

Hesta pinched the bridge of his nose and frowned: "...Yeah."

"Well, I'll tell you when I have any news - a few kids are still here, and they're all clamoring to see you. Should I leave them here or send them back to you first?"

"Is the old man still there, Hazel?"

"exist."

"Could you please ask her to come to the hospital and pick up Eucalyptus? The hospital is anxious to vacate a bed for her—"

Before he could finish his words, Hesta saw from the corner of his eye that something was wrong with Eucalyptus. She suddenly struggled and seemed to be having a severe convulsion.