Why it never ends

Chapter 969 Threat

A rare flash of anger and gloom crossed Hesta's face.

"She's not dead," Hesta said.

Kende glanced at Hesta with sympathy, but then immediately gave her a mocking smile.

"For Qianye's whereabouts," Kendai corrected her words, "Can you accept this?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Hesta retracted his gaze. "I came here based on the transfer order from Studio 5. It has nothing to do with my personal factors. I know what you want to say. Since I came to District , I have been applying to access the files of the Fayalar Wasteland. What do you understand by that? Am I abusing my rights to satisfy my personal wishes?"

Kende folded her arms and looked at Hesta without saying a word.

"The duty of the Inspector is to examine whether various new policies in the Habitable Zone will bring fatal risks," Hesta continued. "As a major case that shocked the world last year, I need to know the details. Is it something difficult to understand? Why do you keep blocking it?"

"It's meaningless, Hesta," Kende said. "This will all be over soon."

Hesta frowned slightly: "What do you mean?"

Kendai looked at him dimly for a long time before she finally spoke: "You know, we have almost evacuated all our workstations in District 12. It won't be long before this area becomes a vacuum zone... In the end, apart from a small number of mercury needles guarding the Mother City, basically no one will stay here permanently."

"Whose idea was this?" Hesta looked at her. "You?"

"You can ask Office 2 if they are willing to answer you."

"Has the person who made this decision ever been to the battlefield?" Hesta was a little annoyed. "When the chelate tide really breaks out, you don't think you can defend the mother city with just a dozen or twenty mercury needles, do you? What's more, at that time, we may face a large number of residents from habitable areas coming to seek refuge -"

"That's not something you need to consider, because you will be transferred before that happens," Kende laughed a few times. She turned around and picked up her teacup. "'Examining whether the new policy on livable areas will bring risks'... It's really funny to hear you say that. How many documents have you made so far? How many projects have you followed? How do you want to 'examine' the policy?"

"Kendai!"

"When Victoria arrives, you can take her around District 12 and have fun for a few weeks," Kendai said, "but don't try to do anything substantial, especially don't affect my work, otherwise I will really make you pay the price."

Hesta groaned in sudden realization, "I originally thought you had some conditions to negotiate with me...but you called me here today just to threaten me?"

"It's a kind reminder, but my tone is a bit harsh. You'd better understand my good intentions." Kendai said with a straight face, "Qianye and I are old friends. I believe that if she were still in this world, she would not want you to waste your time in a place like this-"

"Try to mention 'Chiba' again!?"

Hesta was so angry that she almost told him the letter that Miss Chiba had left for her. The letter of introduction to Awad Prison was a mark left by Miss Chiba - what did it mean not to waste time in such a place? She appeared here because Miss Chiba wanted it to be so!

Hesta clenched his teeth, forced himself to suppress his anger, and swallowed back all the words that were about to come out of his mouth - there was no need to let Kende know these things.

She turned around and took the coat off the hanger.

"In that case, we don't need to have dinner tonight," Hesta's voice returned to calm, "We don't agree on anything, so it's useless to talk more." "Please do as you please."

Hesta opened the door, stepped one leg out of the door, then pulled it back and walked back towards the living room.

  Kende: ?

Hesta walked straight to the flower pot he brought tonight and picked it up: "It took me five or six minutes to pick these flowers."

Then Hesta strode off, slamming the door behind him.

Looking at the tiny bit of flower soil left on the table, Kende was suddenly amused.

On the way home, Hesta was really annoyed. At first, she tried to see Kende's personality from Ximoya, which made her feel that Kende was just another Molly, no matter how pedantic she was. But tonight she found that it was not the case. This person was more arrogant than Molly.

And she actually went to the appointment with the expectation of negotiating - this is really ridiculous.

……

The next day, Eucalyptus and Hesta went to meet the emperor.

Along the way, Hesta was a little absent-minded, as if thinking about something else. Eucalyptus was very nervous the whole time. Although Hesta had told her that Hesta would personally explain the reasons to the emperor in the private meeting later, and Eucalyptus did not need to do anything, Eucalyptus was still worried that she would be held accountable in the future for forging her identity in public.

"After all, they are the emperor and his ministers." Eucalyptus murmured, "But this is really hard to imagine. What era is this? There is still an emperor..."

"Don't be too nervous," Hesta said, "The actual power of this emperor is probably not even as much as a finger of the old man we met yesterday. Treat the emperor and ministers here the same way you treated Arevalo yesterday. No problem."

Eucalyptus took a deep breath: "...Okay."

The car drove into the Royal Gardens, and several huge buildings appeared in their sight. When the car stopped in front of a palace, someone immediately came forward to open the door for them.

Although Hesta said that the emperor and nobles here had no real power, when Eucalyptus stood in front of such a magnificent and huge building, she still felt an inexplicable sense of piety and timidity, just like every time she walked into a church, the stained glass windows and towering domes that let light through the dim hall always made her feel insignificant, and therefore she sincerely felt awe.

Hesta walked up the steps quickly, not even looking up. She looked straight ahead, her eyes scanning every face waiting in the hall.

"...Eucaly?" Hesta turned around and saw Eucalyptus still standing in the yard. "Follow me."

"Coming." Eucalyptus quickly stepped onto the stairs and followed Hesta's footsteps.

The two entered the hall, and Eucalyptus carefully looked at the guests here. Suddenly, she saw a thigh wrapped in thick bandages and placed on a wheelchair in the crowd.

Looking up, I saw that the man's hands were also wrapped in thick bandages, and only his two eyes were exposed on his head.

"Jane," Eucalyptus poked Hesta's back, "...Look over there, is that Kovicik?"