Why it never ends

"How long is the sentence?"

"Let's look at the specific plot, I don't understand either," Li Ke thought for a while, "I don't think I've heard of any twelve or thirteen-year-old Mercury Needle encountering such a thing... How did you remember to ask this?"

"I can't sleep," Hesta replied in a low voice, "I'm thinking wildly, and these questions come up..."

"I don't think you need to worry too much. This kind of problem is the red line of the base just like the killing of civilians with mercury needles. Once it occurs, the base will never give any forgiveness."

Hesta was thoughtful, "Really."

"Don't you think it's disgusting for an adult to talk about his relationship with a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl? If there is a difference in identity between the two people, one is a teacher and the other is a student, it will be even worse , age and status are power, children may not understand, adults can also pretend to be confused?" Li Ge frowned slightly, "If I am on the jury, I will never show mercy - be careful!"

The entire hull tilted fifteen degrees, and the things they put on the table fell down with a clatter. Rico grabbed Hesta's arm and helped her maintain her balance.

Hesta glanced at the round window not far away, and the lightning from the distant sky suddenly illuminated the entire sky.

"...tonight's wind and waves are really big."

……

At a quarter past two, Su Lei heard footsteps at the door.

Everything was as she expected, the doctors and nurses here started their last ward rounds in the middle of the night.They didn't enter the door, but just opened the door and glanced into the room, then gently closed the door.

Su Lei estimated the time in her mind, and about 10 minutes later, she got out of bed and walked out—the main light was turned off in the originally brightly lit corridor, leaving only the dim light strips in the corners of the two walls.

Soon, Su Lei found his gun on Nurses Island. There was no bullet in the magazine, and there was no one on duty in the entire medical area.

Su Lei took his gun and quietly left through the safe passage.

She walked very carefully and smoothly along the way. Every deck was empty, and she hardly ran into anyone. The only accident happened when the elevator was running. The orange glow clock was changing in the dark, from the load All the way up to the second floor, Su Lei watched this scene in the dark, and didn't leave until he saw it stop at the number six.

At a window she passed by, a white cat appeared silently, its gray-blue eyes stared at Su Lei's back, and then jumped into the shadow of the building.

Su Lei looked around while thinking about where to go.The cabin on the fifth floor has been destroyed, and the remaining passengers should have been transferred to other places. Bishop's restaurant should be the most likely transfer point, after all, people are most familiar with this place.

Suddenly two voices came from ahead, and Si Lei immediately stopped and listened carefully.

As the crew approached, the conversation between the two became more and more clear.

"...but they're really gone now, anyway—"

"Putinna said that we don't need to take care of it, so don't worry, there is still half an hour to the final assembly line, don't really wait until there are 5 minutes left to go, in case there is an accident and it is too late, you What if you don't make it in time?"

"How could it be too late? I won't be so stupid as to find someone alone. I just want to find a way to contact Putina and tell her that Hesta and Rico disappeared from the room again. It won't take long! "

"Okay," one of them smiled, "How about we make a bet, I think Putinna must know that the two have escaped by now, she is so well informed, still need you to inform me?"

"What are you betting on? I don't want to bet with you," the other person replied. "It's okay not to go, but when I get to the viewing platform, I will tell Ms. Anna about it myself..."

The two gradually moved away, and their voices became blurred. Si Lei cautiously followed them, watching them enter the elevator.

Su Lei looked at the copper needle of the elevator—there are two viewing platforms on the ship, one is at the bow and the other is on the seventh deck. I don't know which one they are talking about?
As the elevator began to descend, Su Lei had an answer.

—the one at the bow.

Now that Hesta and Lico have already started to act, it can be seen that the two of them have realized that tonight is a special time node, so there is no need to inform them specially.

Su Lei went downstairs quickly.

……

Looking at the storm outside the window, Anna slowly turned her gaze, "How far are the rescue ships of the United Region from us?"

"The original estimated arrival time was 1:2, but depending on the storm conditions tonight, it may be delayed by [-] to [-] hours."

"They can't miss the boat, can they?"

"No, they locked our dynamic coordinates last night, and the signal is stable at present."

"It's just a few more hours," Anna's eyes lowered slightly, "I shouldn't expect too much from them..."

"I just informed Su Lei of your location. She is going downstairs now and should be there in 2 minutes."

Anna smiled, "Where will she come from?"

"The stairs over there."

Anna glanced back, then steered her wheelchair to the corner.

After a while, Su Lei entered the hall with a bow.

This place is a tea restaurant during the day, but at night, there are four upside-down chairs locked on each round table, and through the glass, Su Lei can see churning waves from time to time.

"Hey, officer."

Su Lei was startled by a sudden call in the darkness, and immediately drew his gun to point at the source of the sound. Another flash of lightning flashed by, and she saw Anna smiling.

Anna was very satisfied with Su Lei's shocked expression at the moment.

"Relax, officer," Anna's wheelchair moved slowly and came directly in front of Su Lei, "Put down your gun, I know there are no bullets in it."

Su Lei slowly lowered his gun-holding hand, "...you know I'm coming?"

"I know." Anna said softly, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Need not."

Anna smiled, "Have something to drink,"

"I do not drink."

"Do you have to be so stubborn?"

"That's how I am."

Anna's wheelchair passed by Su Lei. Although the ship was shaking, her movements were completely unaffected. On this turbulent night, Anna walked on the ground as if she were on the ground.

"I wanted to have a drink with you the day I boarded the ship," Anna said softly, "So many days have passed in the blink of an eye, and I haven't even had a chance to have a good chat."

"I didn't understand what you said that night until today." Su Lei's expression was not good, she looked at Anna, "I always thought you wanted to imply that all the passengers like me deserved to die and were not worth saving, so sooner or later I To regret saving them—”

"You won't regret saving people."

"I regret it." Su Lei lifted his chin slightly, "If I had cut the rope...some of them would not have boarded the boat."