Why it never ends

Chapter 444 Liars
In the ward of the infirmary, Hesta was lying on the hospital bed.

She had a painful expression, and every time she took a breath, there was a sharp pain from the broken ribs, let alone turning her body or getting up to move.At the head of her bed, Gustav sat on the floor blankly, staring ahead without saying a word.

"Lico..." Hesta whispered, "Is there any water..."

"Yes, yes." Li Ke turned around quickly and brought over a glass of water. .

Hesta raised her head with difficulty, she opened her mouth, and Rico raised the cup slightly, but after less than two mouthfuls of feeding, half of the glass of water spilled out, making Hesta choke and cough.Panting on her back, she tried her best to suppress the sharp cough in her throat, tears splashed from the pain.

The nurse on duty rushed in, "What are you doing!"

"She...is thirsty," Li Ke explained stammeringly, "I will just feed her water, and then—"

"Is there anyone who feeds water to patients like this!"

"Then how do I feed..."

After Hesta calmed down a bit, the nurse at the side picked up the cotton ball, dipped it in the water glass, and then wet Hesta's lips with it.

"Will you meet?"

Li Ke nodded and gave a thumbs up, "I have learned."

"It's right to drink water normally like this. Don't stop drinking water just because it's inconvenient to move around. Now she has cracked ribs, can't move around, and her bowel movements are weakened. If she drinks less water, she will easily become constipated." The nurse frowned, "Today She was in severe pain at night, so feed her first, and then the patient can drink water by herself, so let her do it by herself...it’s so late, why aren’t you two sleeping?"

"We've slept through the day, so we're not sleepy now."

The nurse sneered, "You are young, aren't you?"

"...and sleep right away."

After the nurse left, Rico sat back at Hesta's side with a water glass and cotton balls.She took a wet cotton ball and pasted it, and Hesta turned her face away, "... Forget it, if you drink like this, you won't be able to drink half a glass of water after working all night."

"It's better than nothing." Li Ke put down the water glass, "Fortunately, you are only fractured in the outline of the bone, and the bones are still connected, not broken into several pieces, and you will recover quickly. If there is a jagged bone, it will I’m really worried about the infirmary on this ship.”

Hesta looked at the ceiling expressionlessly, "Liar..."

"what?"

"She is a big liar," Hesta gripped the bed sheet tightly, "...I will never believe what she said again, not a single word..."

Li Ke held his face and looked at Hesta: "It's all my fault, I was too anxious tonight, I should leave Gustav to you, and then I will chase it alone... Otherwise, it might have been captured alive by now."

Hesta said nothing.

"It doesn't matter, there will always be a next time." Li Ke knocked Gustav next to him, "Don't you think so?"

Gustav shuddered.

There was a sudden knock on the door, and Li Ke turned his head: "Come in."

Chiba pushed the door open, "Are you okay?"

Hesta tried to sit up, but Chiba quickly stopped him.

"Lie down."

Hesta lay flat again, closed her eyes, and let out a sigh.

"Gustav, is that right?" Chiba looked at the thorny monk not far away, "Gobelin is waiting for you outside, he has some important things to tell you."

Hearing the word "Gobelin", Gustav's eyes flashed a little light again, and he was about to get up when Rico stopped him.

"I promised Su Lei that this kid will live until sunrise tomorrow, and he will not be out of my sight," Li Ge whispered, "You let Gobelin come in and talk."

"It's just to ensure that he can live until sunrise tomorrow, that's why he was sent to see Gobelin," Qianye said indifferently, "It's not convenient for them to talk here."

"why?"

"If you're curious, you can go out and ask Gobelin to explain it to you." Chiba shrugged, "But the time is urgent—you don't want the people you worked so hard to protect all night to die suddenly as soon as the sun rises tomorrow." Somewhere on the boat."

Gustav was so startled that he could not close his mouth from ear to ear, he looked timidly at Rico.

"You choose." Li Ke also looked at him, "Either you stay here, or—"

Before Li Ke finished speaking, Gustav had already stumbled and ran out.

Rico covered his face with one hand.

"You can go back and rest first." Chiba looked at Li Ke, she lowered her voice, "Go to the old place to exit the bullet time."

"...I can really believe you," Li Ge said seriously, "When I come back, I don't want to hear the news that Jane slipped out of the ward again and fell from somewhere."

"Not at all." Chiba smiled, "Even if it falls, I will catch it."

"you--"

"Don't worry," Qianye interrupted Li Ke, "she will definitely not leave the door here tonight."

"...I'll be back in an hour."

The door closed softly, leaving only Chiba and Hesta in the room.

Qianye circled the hospital bed for half a circle, and finally sat down at the foot of the bed.Her steps were light and her eyes were smiling. It was obvious that she was in a good mood that couldn't be concealed.

This scene suddenly made Hesta feel a little familiar. She remembered the underground base many years ago. She was also lying on the bed because of broken ribs, and Miss Chiba at that time also walked into the ward with a happy face like today.

"... How are you today?" Hesta asked.

"Okay," Qianye replied, "I planned to go to bed early after meeting you at night, but you suddenly canceled the meeting, so today is a particularly leisurely time."

Qianye twirled a piece of Lico's silver hair from the quilt, and threw it on the ground casually: "I heard that you have successfully entered the bullet time tonight?"

"...It didn't last long," Hesta whispered, "I fell out when Zero hit my ribs, and the whole process lasted maybe... more than 20 minutes... maybe."

"Very good, it can be called a leap, will there be any other side effects in the future, such as dizziness, nausea or something?"

"No."

"Okay, very good..." Qianye nodded frequently, "What did you want to talk to me tonight, if you are not sleepy, let's talk about it now, is it about the [-]th District? Or is it about your illness?"

Hesta suddenly raised his head, "Can we all talk?"

"The former is not easy to talk about." Chiba blinked, "There are many ways to understand it, and talking may be the worst one. The latter..."

"Has Anna ever threatened you, Miss Chiba?"

"...Huh?" Chiba narrowed her eyes suddenly, and didn't understand what Hesta was asking for a while, "What do you mean?"

"I just want to ask, from the time we arrived at the port of Havre to now...how much do you trust her?" Hesta said softly, "Is she your friend? Or a...temporary collaborator? "

"...Is this question very important?"

(End of this chapter)