Why it never ends

Chapter 390 Broken
Despite this, the interior of the museum is already a mess, large pieces of exhibits have been disassembled or smashed, the bust of Alecto that was still hanging on the wall has been overturned at this moment, and the hollow chains wrapped around her shoulders The ground is broken, but the portrait is still intact.

Li Ke lifted the statue up, but after searching for a long time, he couldn't find a place to hide his things.

"The top and bottom are sealed," Li said to himself, "How do you hide things?"

"...I remember Mr. Gobelin said that Alecto's figurehead is an important prop in the drama of the Briar Monks, and they attach great importance to the story of 'Alec''s female body," Agnes squatted in Li Beside each other, "...Maybe this idol has been swapped?"

Li Ke raised his head: "You mean they took a boat trip, and they still have to find a way to take away the old figurehead on the boat?"

"There is such a possibility, isn't it, we'd better go to the Grace Theater to see—"

"Step aside."

Hesta's voice sounded from behind, Agnes turned around and saw Hesta walking towards her with the red fire ax tightly in both hands.

The museum's bright spotlights were shining behind and above her, and the white light depicted Hesta's outline, but her entire face was in shadow.

Agnes was startled, she lost her balance and sat crookedly on the ground.

"What... are you going to do?"

Hesta didn't explain, she swung the axe, and slashed at the bust in front of her, from the head, the neck to the chest... The red ax split the ivory to pieces until a little golden thing came out of Aleigh. Keto's heart fell out.

—It was a golden key.

Agnes was dumbfounded.

Hesta gasped and dropped the ax, leaned over to pick up the key, she looked at Agnes, "...what kind of key is this?"

"I don't know..." Agnes stared blankly at the golden key, "I only know that this bust was made in the same year as the 'Shengming', because the manufacturer didn't take material loss into account, so it is on the bow Hanging for three months, it was taken off and put in a museum, except for... 4617."

"What happened that year?"

"That year...the Shengming encountered a storm during its voyage, and some crew members hung up the figurehead, and the storm subsided inexplicably."

"Is it so clever?" Li Ke looked at the introductory words of the figurehead, "No wonder some people call this ship 'Alecto'."

"Can I see it!" Agnes took a step towards Hesta, "That... key."

"Now is not the time," Hesta put the golden key into his pocket, "Aren't you also in a hurry to go to the Grace Theater?"

"……Yes."

"Agnes, you and Anna are waiting for us here for a while," Rico held Hesta's hand, "We have to go up and get Jane's wheelchair."

"Wait a moment--"

"If there is any suspicious person, shoot directly, and I will rush there immediately when I hear the gunshot."

Agnes stood where she was, watching helplessly as Rico and Hesta bypassed the "No Access" sign and disappeared at the back of the stairs.

The whole hall of the museum fell silent. Agnes deliberately avoided Anna's sight. She put her hands on her waist so that she could draw her gun at any time in case of an accident.

"Agnes?"

Anna's voice was like a weak electric current, which made Agnes slightly uncomfortable.

She turned around, "What's wrong?"

"Haven't Briar Monk and Rob Griller always been close?" Anna tapped the armrest of the wheelchair lightly with her fingers, "Why did they suddenly fall out?"

"How do I know... You should ask Sanders Rand and not me this question," Agnes replied in a low voice, and she snorted softly, "And I'm not interested in the Briar Monk at all."

"I thought that your loyalty to Robeau Grillet could extend to the organization he poured his heart and soul into, so it's nothing more than that?"

"Mr. Robeau Grillet has misread it, or that the Briar Monk's gang has deceived him-is this something difficult to understand?"

"But--"

"Shut up! I don't want to talk to you!"

Anna let out a chuckle, which seemed to be in response, but for some reason, Agnes always felt that Anna's laughter was more sarcasm. After a moment of silence, Agnes couldn't help herself, and she glared at Anna: "What are you laughing at?"

"During the last storm, the passengers were sheltered by Alecto's figurehead," Anna looked at the debris on the ground, as if answering Agnes's question, or talking to herself, " I don't know who we will seek shelter from in the next storm."

……

After Rico and Hesta came back, the four of them moved towards the Grace Theater. During the period, Hesta tried to call Chiba, but no one answered.

Agnes barely spoke along the way, following behind Anna to observe everyone's behavior.

Hesta's condition had indeed deteriorated visibly to the naked eye. Several times, Agnes found Hesta dozing off in the wheelchair.Everything is just like what Gobelin said - even the most ferocious beast in the world needs sleep, the closer it is to the night, the less energy Hesta has
But Rico never left Hesta alone for a moment, and she seldom let her eyes completely break away from this friend who was becoming more and more fragile. The situation that may appear in a while, the heartbeat continues to accelerate.

"...Are you hot?" Rico noticed the sweat on Agnes' forehead.

Agnes came back to her senses, her throat moved slightly, she lowered her head, "I'm a little nervous..."

"Then give me back the clothes."

"Oh, ok...sorry."

"No need to apologize," Li Ke took the jacket, "You don't even need to go with us, I just saw that many of your people are on the apron, you can go there to meet them."

"No, I want to follow you," Agnes said hastily, "I have to confirm whether the situation at the theater is as Mr. Gobelin said..."

"Do you know where Robeau Grillet is now?" Hesta asked suddenly in the wheelchair.

"Huh? I don't know... When he doesn't show up, he is usually only accompanied by Mr. Gobelin."

"But now that Gobelin has been arrested, the person in charge of the security of Robeau Grillet will probably be gone."

"may be."

Hesta turned around, "You don't seem to be worried at all?"

Agnes' heart beat violently again, and she felt that her fingers were getting cold. At this moment, she once again felt that her entire conspiracy had been seen by the person in front of her.

"I believe...Mr. Gobelin will...prepare a second plan," Agnes said in a low voice, "He is... very meticulous in every aspect."

(End of this chapter)