Why it never ends

Chapter 1099 Persuasion

Opening the door, Hesta saw that Boheng had changed his clothes. His worn leather jacket, sweatpants and sneakers from last night were gone, replaced by a navy blue robe with a wide hood falling on his shoulders, looking spotless.

Behind him, some men in loose sweatshirts and camouflage pants were waiting. Hesta could tell without asking that each of them was carrying a weapon.

At this moment, these people were standing behind Bo Heng, seemingly standing in the position of followers, but their aura seemed as if they were forcing Bo Heng to come.

"Who are these people?"

"He is Mr. Aniruddha's personal guard," Bo Heng tried to put on a friendly expression. "He came all the way from Yaga City, 300 kilometers away, to meet you... He is now in a yard not far from here. I will take you to see him."

"Wait a moment." Hesta smiled slightly, "My companion still needs to wash up, you guys go wait in the hall."

Hesta was about to close the door, but the man standing behind Boheng had already frowned, and seemed to instinctively want to raise his hand to stop him.

Bo Heng suddenly gave a very low scolding. Although Hesta didn't understand the specific meaning, she could hear the threat in Bo Heng's tone.

Hesta glanced at the man and stopped his hand that was about to close the door.

"...You guys go at your own pace." Bo Heng forced a smile. "We'll be waiting in the lobby downstairs, don't worry."

"Thank you." Hesta closed the door, and then, standing there, she heard low voices of negotiation coming from outside, and then a sound of footsteps faded away - from the stairwell.

Stella listened to the brief confrontation in the bathroom: "What do you think?"

"Hurry up and wash up," Hesta said, "I'll be downstairs in a minute."

Stella took a deep breath: "I think the reason why he hasn't shown up these days is because he is desperately traveling back and forth between Yaga and Grenobo-he is constantly persuading others, do you understand, just like I analyzed with you before!"

"Indeed," Hesta whispered, "but that doesn't matter."

Stella raised her head, “I have another guess, do you want to hear it?”

"You said."

"Their leader probably didn't want to meet you at first, because the person who introduced you - your good friend - probably doesn't have much influence in their organization," Stella said, "But now he is willing to meet you again. Do you think it's just because your friend ran back and forth between Yaga and Grenobo several times?"

Hesta frowned slightly: "What did you think of?"

"You can go and verify it with your old friend in person later..."

Stella leaned closer to Hesta and whispered softly.

……

A quarter of an hour later, Hesta and Stella took the elevator downstairs. The men who looked quite dangerous disappeared, leaving Boheng sitting there alone.

Hesta walked forward: "Where are they?"

"I asked them to go back first." Bo Heng's mouth sank slightly, "Sorry, just now... maybe it was a bit offensive."

"You don't have to apologize. I know that's not what you meant." Hesta took a step back. "I didn't have a chance to say it just now... your outfit today is very special." "Ah, you're talking about this..." Boheng looked down at his clothes and couldn't help laughing. "This is my monk's robe. It's not very convenient to move around in it, unless I meet Aniruddha or some other leader. Usually I keep it in the bottom of the box... It looks new, right?"

"It suits you very well." Stella said with a smile.

"Thank you."

The three of them went out together. When they pushed the door open, Hesta said casually, "Tell me, Boheng, how should I introduce myself to Mr. Analut?"

Bo Heng glanced at her in surprise, then laughed, "Of course, just introduce yourself normally. You are Jian, Shui Yinzhen, the inspector appointed by AHgAs, and of course, my important friend—"

"Among all my identities," Hesta looked ahead, "which one impressed Mr. Anarod and made him finally decide to come and see me?"

Bo Heng's steps were slightly slow: "...Last time you came to the mountain we talked about this--"

"If he had decided to meet me at that time, then what have you been busy with these two days?" Hesta smiled, "Boheng, do you really regard me as a friend?"

Bo Heng couldn't help but laugh: "...I didn't mean to hide it from you."

"In fact, when you said your people wanted to see me, I was already very surprised." Hesta glanced at Stella and began to speak according to her words, "Before, you have already rejected Deep Anchor so firmly, there is no reason to give AHgAs a break - especially when the main body of AHgAs has already evacuated.

"I understand that you really want to promote our cooperation. I even feel that your loyalty to Mr. Anarut is far less than your attention to those schools in the mountainous areas... Tell me, Boheng, what do you really need? Don't make me guess. We have been apart for too long. Now is the time to rebuild our tacit understanding."

Stella's eyes moved slightly - she didn't teach him the last half of the sentence. But Stella was not surprised. After all, she had seen this side of Hesta at the dinner party in Arevalo.

"...Have you guessed that you might not meet anyone on this trip?" Bo Heng asked.

Hesta shrugged slightly.

Boheng looked at Hesta deeply and said, "But you still came."

"This is what we agreed on. I won't break my promise." Hesta said softly, "If you need me to cooperate with you, then tell me the truth. Which identity impressed your leader?"

"...Neither." Bo Heng said, "I didn't expect Mr. Analut to be so determined in his attitude towards you. He is usually very willing to listen to my advice, so I originally thought that as long as I explained the pros and cons to him this time, he would agree to meet you, but..."

"Then how did you convince him?"

"I didn't convince him," Boheng looked at Hesta, "You were the one who really convinced him."

Hesta and Stella looked at Bo Heng at the same time.

"...You are now a guest of honor in Arevalo," Bo Heng said, "Mr. Anaro firmly believes that no matter whether it is Deep Anchor or Mercury Needle, no matter how many factions you have split into, you are all birds of a feather - sorry that my wording may not be very friendly but -"

"But if I am Arevalo's guest, it means that I am different from all the mercury needles and deep anchors he has seen in the past," Hesta went on. "It means that I am someone he can talk to."

Bo Heng sighed softly: "That's right."