Why it never ends

In Bishop's restaurant, the crew is intensively cleaning up the remaining blood.Some personnel in special biochemical suits quickly sorted out the scattered limbs and internal organs.

"They're coming down."

"...Why so fast!?"

"The Adjudicator let them down."

The crew member looked up at the clock, "...the time has indeed come."

"Can't you be quicker next time, why do you have to get it all over the place? It's impossible to clean up like this!"

"Then you might as well ask the adjudicator why they are conducting security checks during the day! There were not so many things at night before!"

"Stop complaining!"

"...Where did they get down from? The elevator?"

"It's all stairs."

"You guys go to the stairs to block..."

"How long will you be here?"

"5 minutes."

Several crew members quickly left the restaurant and ran towards the stairs on both sides.

In the restaurant, Putina adjusted the indoor exhaust to the maximum, and she quickly walked around the venue for a final check.Suddenly, she remembered something, walked quickly to the window, and pressed the opening device of the dining room.

The sea breeze quickly filled the entire restaurant, washing away all the smells here.

"The elevator is moving! Mantel and the others are coming up to change shifts!"

"Why this time! Isn't the shift time 10 minutes away?"

"These newcomers always like to prepare in advance, and it's not like you don't know—"

"Whoever you have time, go to the elevator and block it!"

"No need! Isn't the elevator entrance connected to the staircase entrance? I've already been there just now..."

As all the crew members in biochemical suits gradually disappeared from everyone's sight, more and more ordinary crew members straightened their waists.

"It's all over for me!"

"I'm done too."

"My side also—"

"The back of your sleeve is stained with blood, go and change your clothes."

"Ah good!"

In the panic of everyone, Putina glanced at the time, and they were about 2 minutes overtime at the moment——If Hesta plans to come to a safety check every day, then they must seriously review and optimize the game tonight. The process is over... Otherwise, sooner or later, it will be smashed.

When everything came to an end, Mantel and six or seven waiters pushed open the door of Bishop's restaurant, and the sudden wind in the restaurant made them squint their eyes at the same time.

Putina tilted the kettle, poured herself a glass of water, and smiled at her colleagues who had just arrived.

"Putina...?" Mantel couldn't help being a little surprised when he saw that Putina, who had always been on duty at the bottom, was here, "Why did you come up here!"

"Just come up and have a sit." Putina smiled and said, "There is a base wine downstairs that is used up, and there is no stock in the warehouse, so I will come up and have a look."

Mantel stepped forward, picked up his duty badge and pinned it to his chest pocket, "Did you find it?"

"No," Putina stood up straight, ready to leave, "I have to look elsewhere."

"It must be Feisri and the others who are moving around. I have told them many times before... Hey! Putina!"

"how?"

"On our voyage, only the most sinful people will die halfway, right? Not every passenger will be in danger, huh?"

"Of course..." Putina looked at her, "You should have known all these things before boarding the boat?"

"I just want to make sure," Mantel looked at her, "The remaining passengers—I mean those who are not so sinful, they should be safe too?"

Putina smiled, "They will all be safe."

"Then, will any passengers have the opportunity to go to the fifteenth district with us?"

"What?" Putina froze for a moment, "Who are you referring to?"

"I didn't refer to anyone specifically! I just asked!"

Putina's expression was serious in an instant, "You must have someone in mind, have you mentioned to anyone where we are going on this voyage?"

"Absolutely not." Mantel's expression became completely serious, "I haven't fully passed the assessment myself, how could I do such a thing!"

Putina's eyes were half closed - it doesn't matter, if Mantel is lying, she will find out after checking with Anna in a while.

Anything that happens on this ship is under Anna's monitoring.

"Then if you can, who do you want to bring?" Putinna asked.

"Do you know that there is a great writer on our ship?" Mantel also took a glass of water for himself, "The little girl who was traveling with her died in an accident a while ago, I think she is alone, so pitiful ...she's so smart, so knowledgeable, and so funny, I swear you'll like her too if you've ever met her! I got her autograph when I first got on board!"

"Great writer..." Putina narrowed her eyes, "You don't mean—"

"It's Anna Sokolova! She is really suitable to go with us!" Mantel lowered his voice, but his tone was obviously very happy, "She is alone now, and she doesn't usually go out often, but I and She chatted a few days, and I think she—”

"Okay, okay," Putina rubbed her forehead, "I can't decide this kind of thing, let's talk about it later."

"...Then you must remember this!"

"You also remember not to mention District [-] with anyone," Putina looked at her, "don't take any chances."

Mantel nodded solemnly.

……

On the reclining chair, Anna was holding a book with one hand. When she turned a page, her stiff fingers lost some strength. The whole book tilted slightly and fell to the ground.

Two slender robotic arms rose from the ground and placed Anna's book back on her lap.

Anna took off her glasses and yawned: "How many more died this morning?"

"Nine people." Zero replied, "Three of them have already followed Fayonce, and the rest chose to stay because they were afraid that their distrust of their companions would cut their scores in half."

"Aren't you worried now?" Anna said softly.

"If you mean that I was worried about everyone landing safely, yes, I don't worry anymore." Zero spoke slowly, "But in this way, you and Ms. Chiba will lose the bet."

"No wonder she doesn't want to have a drink with me," Anna closed the book, her tone was a little self-deprecating, "So it's because I lost the bet..."

"Then when will the video be returned to Ms. Chiba?"

Anna raised her eyebrows slightly, "What video?"

"Ms. Chiba said at the time that if she won, she wanted the tape back so it could be destroyed."

Anna didn't answer, her eyes were a little blankly looking ahead, as if she was thinking about something.

After a while, Zero said again, "Are you going to play tricks?"