Why it never ends

Chapter 182 Two Old Men
The warden waited for a long time, but still did not wait for an answer. After observing for a while, he felt that Hesta's mental state was a little depressed. He had said a lot just now, but she might not have listened at all.

But there is nothing surprising about this, people who will come here will not be in a good mood.

He was so courteous purely for Campbell's sake, but since the other party didn't appreciate it, he wasn't persistent.

"Okay, Miss Eureka, you rest, if you need anything, let's talk."

The door was opened from the outside, and Hesta was left alone in the room again.

She glanced at the time, it was 27:[-] in the afternoon.

Hesta looked at the room from the corner of his eye. There were two surveillance cameras indoors and outdoors. They were installed in the southeast and northwest corners of the room respectively. They included the entire room in their observation range, and there were almost no dead spots—except Toilets and bathrooms on the west side.

But there are no windows in the toilet and bathroom. If you want to enter, it seems that there is only one entrance in the living room, and any movement through that door will be recorded by the surveillance here.

Hesta sat down at the desk by the window, and she stared at the drizzle outside the window.

The next thing to do seems to be to wait.

She has to wait for a change that she doesn't know how will come.

solar eclipse.

……

Today's Duanming Lane is full of scorching sun.

Su Lei waited alone in the car, her gun was loaded, ready to deal with possible dangers at any time - at least three people of unknown origin were squatting at the alley at the end of the road.

Those are not any special trail walkers, just the bandits that can be seen everywhere in Duanming Alley. They are very interested in all outsiders, and are ready to rob Si Lei's car and her accompanying equipment at any time—as long as they show up. The right opportunity.

Suddenly, she heard footsteps approaching quickly.Si Lei turned around with his gun, and happened to meet Qianye.

She put down the gun with lingering fear, "...Why did you come back from the back? Didn't you walk from the front?"

"After going around in a circle, I came back from the back." Chiba jumped on the co-pilot, "I left the clues about Maya to our informant here, she said she didn't have any impression, so I have to look for it. Just ask to give me an answer.”

"Just a question, why have you been away for so long?" Su Lei was even more surprised, "You've been away for more than 70 minutes—"

"Informants are not so easy to find," Qianye interrupted Si Lei, "He doesn't work in an office, he just waits for the leader to come to check every day..."

"How long will it take for her to give us an answer?"

"A day or two." Chiba replied, "But it's not too late, we can go to other wastelands first and give her some time."

"Is your informant reliable?"

"He has lived in Duanming Lane for more than 30 years," Chiba lowered his voice, "And if I come here to ask this time, what do you think?"

Su Lei sighed.

It's been a day and a night since she came out, even though she and Qianye have contacted all the contacts they are familiar with in the wilderness, they didn't expect that neither of them got anything.

The name "Maya" is very likely not her name in Duanming Lane, and she may have changed her name again after this person left the habitable place, which will make the search more difficult.

Su Lei restarted the car engine, and said to himself, "...then why is there no clue at all?"

Qianye pulled a blanket to cover her face, "It's normal if there are no clues at all, give her some time... I'm tired, so I'll sleep for a while."

Su Lei nodded. She was immersed in anxiety about the prospect of the investigation, and she didn't realize that Qianye who returned was slightly more depressed than before.

When he met Hesta for the first time eight years ago, Chiba accurately reported Hesta’s origin—even though St. Anne’s Abbey deliberately concealed Hesta’s Short Ming Lane However, these records were written in her notes by the dean, and Qianye read them carefully.

Hesta, who was lying on the hospital bed at that time, did not lie about this matter, and admitted it openly.

At that time, Chiba didn't have the energy to study how a little girl in the wasteland got into a livable place. After all, Robert and the group started to think about Hesta.

All these investigations were later handed over to the New Talent Section of Office No. 003—these people were responsible for digging out the backgrounds of reserve recruits. All relevant materials would be sorted out and archived in the underground archives. That's how Fletcher's file came about.

Later, Chiba also looked through Jane's files, and her past was extremely simple.

The investigators took Jane's photo to find people in Duanming Lane, but no one had the impression of the face in the photo.

As Jane herself said, she was an orphan living in Duanming Lane, without parents or partners, and lived alone as long as she could remember. The leftovers are cold-roasted to satisfy the hunger.

Jane’s description was detailed and detailed. Based on some of the key features she mentioned, investigators quickly found her past residences in Duanming Lane, bridge holes, stairwells of old buildings, and even a certain place outside Duanming Lane. In the cave.

Therefore, Jane's description was deemed "credible" and the matter was settled.

But this time when she came to Duanming Lane, Chiba had something more on her mind—Valenti deduced that there was once a female caregiver by Jane's side.

If Valenti's guess is true, it means that Jane deliberately concealed this matter, which is intriguing.

Now, Qianye has to prepare for the worst. If the "assassin" is Jane, then her past in Duanming Lane is particularly important.

Considering not to startle the enemy, Chiba, after explaining about Maya, asked the informant to silently produce a list of people who could be called sharpshooters in Duanming Alley on the grounds of personal tasks.

There are a total of forty people on this list, and Chiba asked about their situation one by one, from their personal background, family members to the forces they belong to... Chiba asked very detailed.

During the conversation, Qianye really found out six characters that caught her attention among these people, among which the two old people who caught her attention the most: one was named Joan Valerie, who used to be a mercenary, and her Bearing a lot of blood debts, in order to avoid being wanted, he came to live in Duanming Lane, and died of illness in the winter of 4618;
The other is Charles Jallow, known as "Old Charlie". His origin is unknown. He has been running a grocery store for more than 30 years. In the summer of 4619, he suddenly disappeared.

Around these two old people, there were junior granddaughters, some of whom were about the same age as Jane, and these people also disappeared with them.

(End of this chapter)