Why it never ends

Chapter 407 The Third Dead

"...I think the note from last night was a reminder."

Li Ke reacted for a while, "Oh, you said the thing in the safe...but how did you connect it with Gobelin?"

Hesta glanced at Rico, "I'm going to tell you the reason, and you'll think I'm crazy again."

Li Ke held his face: "...Why did you say 'again'?"

"Because of Anna," whispered Hesta, "it wasn't a coincidence that Agnes lured us to the Grace Theater last night with The Guide, and then Zero pulled out a note in a safe Yet."

"You still think it was Anna who—"

"Could it be that Gobelin really put a safe containing the "Guide" there just to help Agnes lie?"

Li Ke fell into deep thought, "Indeed..."

"Is it true that there are no completely humanoid robots in the world? What if she was left from the golden age? There are so many lost technologies in the mother city, who knows if there are more terrifying things in it." Hess Ta whispered, "And you also saw, is there a little sadness on Anna's face today?"

"...Maybe she just doesn't put her emotions on her face?"

"What do I have to tell you to believe me? Last night I—"

Rico waited for Hesta's next words, but she suddenly fell silent, then lowered her head and rubbed her eyes with her hands.

"What happened to you last night?" Rico asked.

Hesta didn't answer, she wanted to mention all the things that sneaked into Anna's luggage room last night, but when she got to her mouth, Hesta suddenly realized that there was one thing she had been ignoring all this time - where was Miss Chiba at that time?
At that time, Li Ke was resting in the safety cabin due to time constraints, and Su Lei had been on the interrogation of the people involved in the case last night, so it was impossible for them to keep vigil for her.

That's why I can bypass everyone and go to Anna's study.

Except for Li Ge and Su Lei, there is no one on this ship who is completely trustworthy—when Li Ge temporarily loses his ability to move, will Miss Qianye feel at ease to let herself stay in the room alone?Even if it's a room that's safer than a regular cabin...

"Jane..." Li Ke approached with concern, "Don't scare me... Is there something wrong with you?"

Hesta pushed Rico's face away: "I'm fine...don't be scared at every turn."

"Then why didn't you speak suddenly...you go on, what happened to you last night?"

"What should be said, I told you all about it last night," Hesta said with lowered eyes, "it's just that I got a little emotional, you should believe me."

"...I'm not saying I don't believe it at all, but what's up with Anna? Also, have you told Qianye about these doubts?"

"Not yet." Hesta whispered, her voice lowered, "I have a...feeling..."

"what?"

Hesta frowned—Miss Chiba might know everything.

However, do you want to talk to Lico about these doubts?

"Jane, don't always say half your words..."

"Don't be in such a hurry..." Hesta looked away, "I'm not sure, I just feel that someone on board intends to harm Anna—her identity may be more complicated than we imagined."

Li Ke was noncommittal, "You should tell Qianye these words."

"...Let me think about it again," Hesta said softly, "The main thing is that the most important thing for Miss Qianye this time is to protect Bo Shanfu's safety, and I don't want to bother her with other things."

"That's not necessarily true. Although she has always had an attitude of not wanting to care about anything, Anna is her teacher and may be more important than others," Li Ke echoed, "In short, let me know these things in advance. It's always good to give her."

Hesta let out a "hmm", and his thoughts had already drifted to the sky.

Anna must know the answers to all these questions... Perhaps, she should check her study again tonight.But in case it is discovered, what excuse should be used to explain this behavior?

Hesta scratched his hair lightly—should have gotten over his disgust last night and talked a little more.

"pat".

A faint drop of water splashed between Hesta and Lico, and the two looked up at the same time, and a thorny monk in a black jumper came into their eyes—this man was holding a flagpole outside the ship, Hanging at a height of about five or six meters.

At the moment when his eyes met, his expression fell into great panic. The man squeezed his mouth tightly, shook his head desperately at Lico and Hesta, and was about to cry.

Hesta and the others immediately became alert. They carefully observed their surroundings to see if anyone was watching, but there were no suspicious figures on the entire open deck.

Just as Hesta was about to ask the man why he was there, he saw the man covering his mouth with his finger, trembling and keeping silent.

Hesta looked at him, pointed to himself and Rico tentatively, and then raised his hand to zip his mouth.

The thorn monk on the high place burst into tears and nodded desperately.

"He doesn't seem to want us to speak out." Hesta whispered in Rico's ear.

Li Ke also looked away, "Then what is he doing there alone?"

"Who knows... how about calling the restaurant and asking Bree to send one of them over to look."

"Alright."

Just as the two were about to leave, they suddenly heard a crisp male voice from above, "Passengers over there!"

Hesta looked up again, and at the window on a level higher than the thorn monk, a crew member poked his head out, "It's very dangerous to turn out the window like this! Come back soon! Are you trapped on the flagpole?"

At this moment, the facial features of the thorny monk holding the flagpole were almost twisted and squeezed together, and the intense pain and fear made his face hideous.

"Hey—passenger over there holding the flagpole! Can you hear me!"

The young thorn monk raised his head, his eyes were red, as if he was about to shed blood and tears in the next moment, thick veins stretched from his forehead to his neck.

He exhausted all his strength and shouted to the distant sea:
"I... don't want to die—!"

Two weak and piercing pulsing sounds came from his neck, followed by a dull explosion, and the splattered flesh and blood fell in all directions like a burst of fireworks in the air.

Lico immediately picked up Hesta and jumped out, dodging to a safe position before the blood and flesh fell to the ground.

The dead body, which had lost its head, fell from a height and hit the wheelchair that Hesta had just cleaned in the morning. Hesta smelled a subtle smell of burnt meat, and his stomach was overwhelmed again.

The sea breeze picked up suddenly, and the strong smell of blood and gunpowder came again, and was quickly blown away.

The crew on the high place blew the warning whistle, he retracted to the window in a panic, and ran back stumblingly, shouting a bunch of inarticulate words.

(End of this chapter)