Why it never ends

Hesta heard a soft and long sigh coming from Su Lei. Although Su Lei's reaction was expected, it still made Hesta feel a little sad.

"...The situation is different," Hesta whispered, "Obviously there is another person on this ship who is performing her duties, and it has nothing to do with whether we agree or disagree, even if I give up my position and completely stand with you Here-"

"There must be some other way..." Su Lei put his arm over his eyes, "This ship has been out of touch for so long, the land must be searching for news about it, and we can't give up."

"You can't be a mercury needle like this." Li Ke said suddenly.

Su Lei and Hesta looked over at the same time.

"Si Lei said before that she envied the quicksilver needle," Lico explained to Hesta, "and wanted to be a quicksilver needle or something."

"Please explain," Su Lei sat up on the bed, "...why can't I do it?"

Li Ke looked at her, "Okay, it can be done, but the No. 2 office will definitely not put you in the battle order, so you can't go to the front line."

"for--"

"Because chelates like to see people struggling in love and hate, and can't escape," Li Ge replied, "Once you bring something you are immersed in to the battlefield, everything will be over... Mercury needles are like this of."

"It's not about immersion or not—"

"If you really want to protect the people on the whole ship, of course I am willing to help you. After all, now I know that the rules on this ship will not hurt me, so I don't care!"

Li Ke frowned, "...but what are you planning?

"As for Helen's last few words today, have you all heard them? I don't care what you two have to do with her in the future, and I will never care about things related to this person in the future—I don't sleep at three o'clock in the middle of the night, Just to find her risky passenger, she asked why I was two hours late in front of everyone... Hey, if she really cares about this, why doesn't she call the door? Even if she is too lazy to run, will she make a call? I don't know. Do you want to ask on the phone?"

"I shouldn't have anything to do with her," Hesta said softly.

Su Lei noticed that both of them were looking at him at the same time.

"Why are you looking at me..." Su Lei hesitated for a moment, "I had nothing to do with her, and according to Anna, Helen's life would not be in danger on this ship—it would not be my turn to save her. "

"You'd better remember what you said today." Li Ke narrowed his eyes slightly, "This person took the scepter brooch from you first, and when it was someone else's turn to use it, she said she lost it. This is one; then she took advantage of it, trying to make out in public that you went down to the second floor, this is two; three..."

Li Ke suddenly got stuck, "What's the matter... I forgot all of a sudden."

"I still think about sacrificing others to protect myself." Hesta said softly.

"Yes," Li Ke nodded, "Just such a person, now he can come and go freely on the boat every day, drinking, dancing and playing tennis - very nourishing. You see the three of us again? Are you awake, I am injured and tired, and Jane is alone The patient who never touched alcohol is now—”

"Not every day," Hesta frowned, "I just drank it twice?"

"Why?" Li Ke slapped his knees continuously, "Don't you think there is something wrong with it?"

"...There are no new victims these two days, so the atmosphere on the ship is not as tragic as before," Su Lei lowered his voice, "But..."

"Yes, there seems to be another way out now, so some people stopped pretending and started chasing Helen in the corridor - anyway, it seems that they can survive without mercury needles..." Li Getan Open your hands, "I have been doing mercury needles for ten years! There has never been a mission that is more like a tool man than this time! Ask yourself why!"

"...I'm sorry." Si Lei closed his eyes, clasped his fingers against Yintang, "Many of my previous actions were actually not safe enough..."

Li Ke turned around, "Don't be an adjudicator, hold another election and let them choose a leader—"

"I don't." Hesta disapproved, "It's so hard to create such a good situation, why do you want to hand it over to others?"

"...What's the situation?"

"As I just said, there have been no new victims in the past two days." Hesta said softly, "When I came up, I was ordered in a crisis. There is no reason to step down now that the situation has improved...Why?"

Li Ke narrowed his eyes again, this time his eyes were full of doubts.

"...I thought you were just cooperating with Si Lei?"

"Of course it's also to realize Officer Su Lei's wish to minimize casualties," Hesta said softly, "but the game itself is also very interesting."

"what do you mean?"

"How should I put it..." Hesta was silent for a while, "I read a story in "The Awakening of the Male" yesterday, which was the advice that Roborgrille gave to a young officer when he was young.

"At that time, the officer had just skipped a promotion, but the superior who promoted him went to prison for some dishonorable reasons, so he also had to be investigated, but fortunately he was innocent, so he was quickly restored to his position.

"One night, Robeau-Griller went to drink at the officer's house. The officer confided to Robeau-Griller that he was always worrying about how to get along with his subordinates these days, and he felt that his image might have changed. He suffered from rumors, but he didn't know how to win back the hearts of his subordinates.

"'Maybe I should throw some dinner parties at home and invite everyone over?' asked the officer.

"'You must not do that,' replied Robeau-Grillet. 'On the contrary, you should eat and drink alone, and keep your subordinates away'."

"The officer asked why, and Robeau-Grillet told him that because in every hierarchical society, people are never punished for being faithful to the roles they play, but are often cast aside for showing their cowardice." .

"'For leaders and leaders are creatures of the imagination, and the more inscrutable a man is, the more inhuman his talents and virtues are in the popular fantasies, and if you refuse to preserve this fantasies for them, you must Go among them, eat and drink with them, talk and laugh happily, and don't blame them for coming to pick your skin and gnaw your bones'."

"...I still don't understand," Li Ke tilted his head, "What do you want to say?"

"At first I thought of René, because he groveled in front of me, so I couldn't imagine his arrogance in front of others at all. But he was never afraid of showing groveling in public, and these ugliness seemed completely It doesn't affect his standing in front of others...

"Then it dawned on me that the flattery that René was performing might be a demonstration of how he behaved to his subordinates, how he treated me, and how his subordinates should treat him—on this point, the characters' beliefs are consistent .

"And just now at Bishop's restaurant, I clearly felt that Helen is doing the same thing, but she wants a higher position than René."

Si Lei frowned: "...You mean she is challenging your authority."

"Yes," Hesta said softly, "You have also seen the effect, and it is immediate."