Why it never ends

Chapter 1066 Version

"Fortunately, we never had such thoughts," Bo Heng said. "From the first time I dealt with them, I knew that these people could not become our partners. None of the children sent to Deep Anchor were released by them on their own initiative."

Hesta thought for a moment, "Earlier, Versin said that you were invited to Deep Anchor..."

"Yes, they contacted us when they first recruited Jiaye, but we didn't respond at that time." Bo Heng said, "Later, in order to find the whereabouts of some of these children, I accepted the invitation - although I didn't intend to expose their location that time, fortunately, I still rescued a group of them in the end."

As he said this, Bo Heng looked at Hesta and said, "If you come to train our Kasyapa, can you teach them the real knowledge?"

Hesta looked puzzled: "Real knowledge..."

"That's the knowledge that really makes Mercury Needle Mercury Needle." Bo Heng said, "You are Mercury Needle, you should know it very well."

"…I can't promise you anything right now." Hesta replied in a low voice.

"I understand." Bo Heng said, "If I were you, I would only be able to give you this answer - but there is still a long way to go. I believe we will have many opportunities to slowly get to know each other and increase our trust."

"Are you familiar with Welsing?" Aji suddenly asked.

"I can't say," Hesta replied, "I only came into contact with him after I came to District 12. Why?"

"Then I have some news to share with you," the old man took out a cigarette case and lit it skillfully, "She is a survivor of the Fayaral Desert accident. In other words, on the day when your Mercury Needle was attacked, she was also at the scene as a reserve..."

"No wonder," Hesta said, "It's understandable why she made such a choice—"

"No, that's not what I want to say." Aji stared at him with innocent eyes, and smacked his lips, which were already wrinkled with age. "Can a person survive if her body is blown into two pieces?"

"Yes," Hesta replied.

"...I know that your Mercury Needle Base has great technology," Aji looked at her, "but in the wilderness, at such a tragic accident scene, can a person with such severe trauma really survive?"

Hesta frowned: "...What do you want to say?"

Aji pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows: "Just a piece of news - I think you should know."

Hesta was about to ask further questions when he suddenly saw a fire in the distance and a huge pillar looming among the shadows of the trees.

"The Eternal Tree," Hesta finally recognized the giant object in front of her. She looked at Boheng, "You finally transported it out."

Bo Heng looked into the distance and said, "It took quite a lot of trouble."

"What are those people doing?" Hesta pointed at the group of people dancing in the firelight. A faint singing sound like crying could be heard in the wind.

"It's part of the Spring Hunt," Bo Heng replied. "They are commemorating all the companions who left us last year."

Hesta looked sideways, and saw many gray figures among the torches. At such a distance and in such dim light, she could not tell whether they were the young faces she had encountered near Freedom Square.

Seeing Boheng and Aji put their hands together at the same time, Hesta also closed his eyes and put his hands together briefly.

……

"Interesting," Victoria sat on the bed in the room, "That is to say, Deep Anchor claimed to their people that originally all of us could be free mercury needles without any restrictions and enjoy unlimited bullet time. It was AHgAs who deceived us and turned us into tools that had to rely on the organization. But at the same time, in places where such free mercury needles are abundant, the locals think that the mercury needles cultivated by AHgAs are more 'complete', and are even willing to take the risk of sending their 'reserves' to be trained. Two groups of people, two versions - obviously two purposes."

"The child you saw in Deep Anchor must have come from this place." Hesta said, "I'm afraid those who were sent there were not treated well." "What did he mean by telling you at the end that Welsin couldn't survive? Is this Welsin a fake?" Victoria looked up and thought for a while, "This is easy to check. As long as we know the name, we can find the photo, and then we will know by comparing it-"

"Even if they look exactly the same, it may not be the real person." Hesta said suddenly.

"What do you mean?" Victoria turned around. "Are you saying that she might have a twin sister?"

Hesta was thinking about how to explain when Zoe walked in from outside.

"Do you want to go and see your colorful piece of fabric?" She looked at Hesta. "I saw they were having some kind of ceremony, with singing and dancing and fireworks."

"Don't go," Victoria said. "It would be hard to explain if you showed up too much in public."

Hesta nodded repeatedly to show his agreement.

"What are your plans for tomorrow?" Zoe asked.

"You guys rest here in the morning. We'll go back to the farm in the afternoon."

"We're going to rest here?" Zoe looked at Hesta. "What are you going to do?"

"Boheng and I will go to a nearby place to take a look," Hesta said, "I will tell you the details when I come back."

……

The next morning, Hesta left alone and did not return until near noon. They had lunch at the settlement and were taken to the nearby station by Boheng himself.

Hesta looked a little depressed during the journey, and Victoria just closed her eyes to rest. It was not until they shook hands with Boheng one by one before getting on the train that she heard them say, "See you next week."

In the car, while Zoe went to the bathroom, Victoria finally had the chance to speak: "Are you coming over next week?"

"Yeah." Hesta leaned against the car window and closed his eyes. "This is just an informal contact. I'll go back and write a report to Office No. 2. I'll come for a formal visit next week. By then, I'll be able to see the real 'Faithful Youth Front'."

"So what are you going to do next..."

"I don't have any plans for now," Hesta said. "Everything will be decided after I meet Versin. She said she will come to see me when I return."

Speaking of Versin, Hesta suddenly sat up straight.

"Oh, by the way, I'm getting off at the next stop." She looked out the window, "I'm going to go to Faialar's temporary work station again."

"What are you doing there—"

"Ximoya is still waiting for me there," Hesta stood up as the train began to slow down, "I asked her to stay there."

Victoria folded her arms and looked at Hesta's face scrutinizingly.

Not far away, Zoe had come out of the bathroom and was walking towards them.

"It's really inconvenient to talk here," Hesta held Victoria's shoulders, "I'll tell you in detail when we get back - I promise."