Why it never ends

Chapter 558 The Fake and the Real

"Oh, yes... I have something to ask you two for your opinion."

Su Lei pressed Gustav's shoulder and pushed him to his side.

"Helen disappeared, Fayence and the others bullied him. We just ran into each other in the infirmary. I wonder if it is possible for Gustav to spend the night in our suite—just one night."

"Just for one night, are you sure?" Hesta looked at Si Lei, "What if Helen doesn't come back tomorrow?"

Si Lei frowned, "If Helen doesn't come back tomorrow..."

Gustav took the initiative to speak: "I hope to be a risky passenger of Police Officer Su Lei."

Li Ke and Hesta waited for a while, seeing that Si Lei really didn't seem to intend to refute, they couldn't help but look away.

"Don't feel embarrassed," Su Lei asked, "If you have any concerns—"

"No...no worries." Hesta replied, "Anyway, we have a lot of vacant rooms over there."

……

After Gustav was settled, Su Lei hurried back to Hesta's room - she was very sure that Hesta and Rico were obviously hesitant to talk just now.

"You're finally back!" Li Ke stopped what he was doing when he saw Si Lei, "Gustav settled down?"

Before Su Lei could answer, Hesta immediately pointed behind Su Lei and said:
"door door door..."

Su Lei quickly closed the door and locked it.

"I let him sleep in our room, the room where we rested before." Su Lei replied, "It's really a bit reckless to bring him here suddenly today, but—"

"It doesn't matter." Li Ke stuffed the hot water cup he had just filled into Si Lei's hand, "If Helen still hides and doesn't show up tomorrow, you don't really intend to be Gustav's guardian, do you?"

"I... haven't agreed yet," Su Lei looked at the two in front of him suspiciously, "but what's the problem with being a guardian?"

Hesta and Rico glanced at each other.

"There's nothing wrong with just being a guardian," Li Ge said softly, "but..."

"But what, can you finish talking at once?"

"It's just..." Hesta thought, "we just got back from Agnes and Meyer..."

"I know." Si Lei still frowned, "It might be their sisters' turn tomorrow, so what? What does this have to do with Gustav? Did they say anything about Gustav? "

"Ah, don't be in a hurry..." Li Ge raised his hand, "If you are in a hurry, we don't know where to start."

Su Lei's expression became even more puzzling. She put aside the water Li Ke handed over, and then sat down on the soft chair beside the bed.

Si Lei looked at the two in front of him, "Okay, I'm not in a hurry."

"Dietrich," Hesta whispered, "do you remember this man, the first Briar Monk to die on board."

"Remember," Su Lei replied, "the child who was dismembered and hung on the curtain."

"The trial he participated in was to create three terrorist attacks with children as the main body and more than 40 victims." Hesta said softly, "He succeeded, so he appeared on the Shengming."

Su Lei's expression froze on his face - doubt, anger, and fear that spread out in an instant.

"When did it all happen?" Su Lei's face was almost turning purple, "...where did it happen?"

"Ah... relax, relax," Hesta waved his hand indifferently, "success is success, but no one was really injured, and no one died because of it... because these trials all happened in Robberg On the server that Lin built himself."

Su Lei leaned back until he lightly hit the back of the chair.

"I do not understand……?"

"Robert Green and the others have a device that can completely simulate reality after entering it. It is said that the second deck of the Shengming also has a set," Hesta said softly, "Agnes said, Gobelin found some The method allows people to enter the device in an unconscious state, that is to say—the person is already in the virtual reality, but the user still thinks that everything in front of him is real... almost such a state.

"With the support of funds and weapons set by Rob Green in advance, Dietrich spent about seven months planning five terrorist attacks in public places. Two of them accidentally entered the investigation of the local police The field of vision was destroyed in advance, and the remaining three are all in the south of the third district... One of the orphanages is where he grew up."

"He was also adopted by Rob?"

"Yes." Hesta nodded, "The time Dietrich chose to commit the crime was the charity sale day of the orphanage. On the day of the charity sale, the children surrounded their works and waited for buyers in the auditorium—probably such a Activity.

"It seems that because the local urban animals are owls, the children in the orphanage will make all kinds of owl figurines—wooden, stone...and origami works."

"Small owl statue..." Su Lei murmured, and she suddenly remembered the diary she had read not long ago—the diary written by Dietrich himself, which contained the same image.

This sudden memory made Si Lei suddenly feel a little painful. She clasped her palms together and slowly leaned forward until her thumbs touched her forehead.

"...Agnes told you all this?" Su Lei whispered, "How could she know so clearly..."

"She has read part of Dietrich's material," Hesta said softly, "but unfortunately, only Dietrich's material. The content of the trial for everyone on board is different, because Rob's The original intention of the design is to let everyone face their own weaknesses. He has set up different scenarios for everyone...

"As long as the 'indomitable courage' and 'unquestionable loyalty' are shown during the trial, even if the person concerned does not complete the goal of the paper, points will be added as appropriate."

"This kind of test, Dietrich has completed, Grüning has completed, Ashley, Bree, Agnes... all passed the test perfectly," Hesta looked at the person in front of Su Lei's feet. That ground, "including Gustav."

Su Lei frowned.

"If you want to be his guardian, then you should also understand these things," Hesta said softly, "These people didn't appear here for no reason, and their ability to board the ship is itself a kind of credential."

In the silence, Li Ke picked up the glass of warm water that Si Lei put down again.

"Drink some water, officer."

Si Lei shook his head wordlessly, but didn't reach out to pick it up.

The courage to go forward...

Unquestionable loyalty.

In the context of Rob Green, that's probably not a good word.

"We kept guessing about the trial of Agnes on the way back," Li Ke tried to mediate the atmosphere, "Although she has been refusing to say it, Jane cheated on her, and I feel cheated."

(End of this chapter)