Why it never ends

Chapter 301 Perfect Crime
Hesta folded her arms and sat down on the table next to Palan.

"I received an email from Office No. 002 yesterday, and they asked me to go to the core city to attend the awarding ceremony of the Thistle Knight Medal next week."

"Knight of the Thistle..." Palan leaned back slightly, with her left foot resting on her right, and leisurely recited the motto of the Order of the Thistle, "Nemo me impune lacessit (1)... yes, it suits you very well. "

"Besides, I plan to visit Ava when the time comes."

"Ava has already told me about this, she saw the email you sent the day before yesterday - she also wants to see you again." Palan said with a smile, "but she is still busy during this time, so you still have to I have to find another chance... Which bus will you take to go there by then?"

"The award ceremony is on December 12th. Office No. 18 asked me to arrive two days earlier, so I should be arranged to get on the bus on the night of the 002th. I have to wait for the specific train number."

"Okay, the eclipse will go with you when the time comes."

"...a solar eclipse?"

"Yes, exactly how you and Ava will meet—whether you go through the public procedure, or find a way to let you pass secretly, and the solar eclipse will tell you when the time comes."

"How is she going to find me?"

"Just send me your ticket information after you confirm the train number. How to find you is a matter of solar eclipse. At that time, she will appear in front of you wearing a golden short-brimmed hat. When she approaches you, her The hat will accidentally fall on the floor, you have to help her pick it up, and then tell her 'I have a hat like this', and she will thank you and say, 'That's a coincidence, because I designed this hat myself What about'."

Palan tilted his head, "Do you remember?"

"Yes." Hesta nodded in response.

Palan was still looking at Hesta's face. She observed the expression on the other's face, trying to analyze Hesta's mood at the moment.

"Speaking of which," Palan said suddenly, "I heard that some human beings will learn the pleasure of 'justice' during evolution, just like some natural altruists, their consciousness of being willing to serve the group is written in their genes. In... have you felt similar happiness in the past few days?"

Hesta glanced at her in surprise, "No... maybe."

"So, the mere joy of revenge?"

Hesta didn't answer immediately, she looked sideways out of the window with a somewhat alienated expression.

"...I suddenly realized something last night."

"uh-huh?"

"The reason why I was able to kill them successfully was not because I upheld some kind of justice—or even said that this thing can be done has nothing to do with justice or injustice," Hesta looked at Palan, "I can do it , simply because I can."

"What do you mean?" Palan propped his cheeks, "explain it, I don't understand."

"Even if Villefort and the others are the seven most kind-hearted people in the world, I can still take their lives in the same way—as long as I want."

Palan laughed, and she shook her head, "But if that's the case, you won't be able to get Ava's help—"

"Then let me change the scene—what if Ava is trying to kill them?"

Palan was taken aback.

Hesta continued, "If Ava were to do this, she would definitely have a better way—the risk would be lower, and there would be more retreats...because she is more 'possible'."

"No...there is no perfect crime, Jane."

"Really? Could this be a survivor bias?"

"No, because all crimes leave traces—"

"I know, but so what if there are traces, will someone pursue them if there are traces? If I hadn't entered the habitable place, if Miss Chiba hadn't come when the monastery was attacked, if I hadn't kept my name incognito because of my special ability Combat, or I have never seen Fernand's consultation record... Then Villefort and the others should still be living in the honeypot, right?"

Hesta half-opened his eyes.

"I've been wondering for the past few days whether it's possible that the world is full of perfect crimes, and that the crimes that get detected are just a fairly insignificant fraction of them. For what purpose are people repeating this point over and over again?"

There was a brief silence between the two.

Palan raised his head and thought for a while, "...will you discuss this issue with Ava?"

"If time permits." Hesta said softly, "But this question is actually irrelevant. I mainly want to talk to her about my future plans. I need her to give me some advice."

"I'm already looking forward to your meeting..." Palan rubbed her hands, she stood up, "I will tell her this, I hope she can give you more time."

"Thank you."

"I've said everything I need to say, I should go." Palan smiled, "Go ahead and enjoy your leisure time, and don't forget to give me your ticket information as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Before driving out of the apartment, Palan looked up again at the room where Hesta lived. Dark green curtains were floating along the open windows.

— Yes, another unique human sample.

……

That afternoon, Su Lei attended the press conference on the murder photography and related cases.

The main focus of this press conference was on the eleven skeletons found in Rohan Palace. After preliminary DNA comparison, the police have been able to determine that three of them are citizens of the third district who moved from the wasteland to Tanyi 16 years ago. Twelve years ago, they disappeared from different cities in the third district at the same time. At present, the police have contacted the families of the victims to come to Tanyi to collect the remains.

The identities of the remaining seven skeletons are unknown, and the police speculate that they are illegal populations brought into habitable places by Fernand's foreign aid organization 12 years ago.At present, the case is still under investigation. Next, the police will further sort out the skeleton information and collect clues from the wilderness area.

The press meeting went smoothly, but Su Lei still had some doubts about some details—for example, the number of remains.

Eleven is not a number that sounds very convincing. Ten, 12, 13...all seem more reasonable than 11, especially as Rishi emphasized before, "Twelve is a special number."

Out of this consideration, after eleven skeletons were found in the secret room, Su Lei has been asking people to search for possible No. Good news, one less victim is better than nothing.

Maybe she was thinking too much, the assassin always sent twelve photos, maybe it was because this case happened exactly 12 years ago.

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(1) Nemo me impune lacessit: Classical language, medal motto, meaning "no one can provoke me unscrupulously", and can also be translated as "whoever offends me will be punished".

(End of this chapter)