Why it never ends

Chapter 609 Me Too

"I do have my concerns."

"What are you worried about? Ava will kill you when you come?"

Anna raised her eyebrows slightly, "...If I really go, Ava will definitely chase me to the ends of the earth, there is no doubt about it."

"Ha." Qianye looked away again, the sparks on her fingertips suddenly brightened, "...Then what's the point of you coming here tonight?"

Anna was silent for a long time and never answered.

In the darkness, Qianye's footsteps approached slowly. She walked to Anna's side and patted Anna's shoulder twice, "It's all over, Anna."

Anna lowered her eyes slightly.

"I should thank you," Qianye said in a low voice, "People are crazy when they are eleven or twelve years old, just like at that time I thought everything else in the world was boring except you—"

"The world is huge." Anna said softly.

"Yes, the world is a big place, full of interesting places... like a playground."

Anna smiled, "You have really traveled to many places over the years..."

"How do you know? You've been keeping an eye on my whereabouts all these years?" Qianye chuckled, "It's creepy."

"……Feel sorry."

"Don't you think all these apologies sound boring, stop talking."

"Chiba." Anna looked in Qianye's direction, "Answer me a question?"

"uh-huh?"

"If everything is really over," Anna paused for a moment, "Where did you come to be mean to me...?"

"mean?"

"I've never been a person with moral obsessions, but Chiba, do you know what kind of person would take advantage of a child's 'baby complex'...Only beasts would do that." Anna raised her head, " I know, maybe it's because I just woke up at that time, maybe it's because I've been out of touch with human society for a long time, so I got into some chaos...but this is my own problem, I can't take another the fresh life force of someone as my solution - especially when it's you, I can't-"

"enough!"

The originally calm Qianye suddenly became angry, which caught Anna unexpectedly.

"……fraud."

"Liar? I... I didn't lie to you—"

"You didn't? You didn't." Qianye walked away from Anna quickly, then turned around abruptly, and rushed to Anna's wheelchair in a few steps, "I ask you, what ability does the coalition government of the third district have to arrest you and imprison you for more than ten years?" Years? What kind of prison, which army can stop the team of bionics you brought out from the fifteenth district—no one. Who kept you in the third district for so many years?"

Anna's face changed slightly, "Qianye..."

"It's you!" Qianye said with a sneer, "I used to think that you had other considerations... so you are punishing yourself?"

"Chiba, I..."

"Do you still want to deny it, Anna?" Chiba's voice was unprecedentedly severe, "I have never felt that there is anything difficult to say about this matter-I am not like you, you are so noble. I didn't know you until today I think so... If I knew what I did at that time, and all you felt was humiliation and guilt, I would slap myself hard."

"...No, that's not the case."

"'Baby Bird Complex'?" Qianye's breathing froze for a moment, she took a very light breath, with a little self-mockery, "...sometimes, I don't feel any different from my 12-year-old self. "

The two fell silent again.

Anna looked at the spark between Qianye's fingers, and the words pressed against her throat were like a thousand catties.

"But, it's all over," Chiba's voice returned to his usual indifference, "then let it pass completely."

Chiba stamped out the cigarette butt in her hand, and left towards the exit of the museum alone.

"Chiba!"

Anna spoke in a low voice, and Qianye stopped not far away, but did not look back.

Anna slowly turned the wheelchair, facing Chiba's back, "Actually, I was thinking on the way here, if I can meet you here tonight, I must ask you... Are you willing to walk with me now? ?”

"Why don't I ask you," Qianye turned around, "Would you like to come with me now?"

Anna's throat moved slightly.

In the darkness, Qianye couldn't see Anna's face clearly, but could hear her sigh slightly.

"I... still have something to do." Anna whispered, "I can't—"

"Me too."

Chiba's footsteps disappeared in the dark corridor, leaving Anna alone in front of Alecto's booth.

Anna let out a long breath, and leaned back weakly on the back of the chair, looking up at the unlit ceiling.

She reached out to stroke her wet hair and closed her eyes.

"Is there anyone more stupid than you in this world?"

Anna murmured softly.

"No more, no more."

……

On the other side, the three of Hesta came to the negative second deck. They turned around this floor, but they didn't find any crew members.

"It seems that this floor is also empty." Li Ke looked at Hesta, "We shouldn't sleep until two o'clock!"

Hesta also frowned, "I thought there would be a fierce battle next..."

"Where are you going now?"

"Let's go up layer by layer." Hesta replied, "It's impossible for everyone to disappear."

"Agreed." Si Lei nodded.

Several people came to the elevator again, and the car was brightly lit. Si Lei, who was lying on Li Ge's back, suddenly noticed that Li Ge had a tattoo of half a bird's neck.

"What's on your back?" Si Lei asked, "Bird?"

"Raven."

"Your code name?"

"I don't use it often after leaving the third district," Li Ge said softly, "I only use my real name most of the time now."

"You like ravens?"

"Yes," replied Rico, "I like all corvids—corvids generally hold grudges."

Su Lei laughed.

"It's true," Li Ke turned his head, "Have you ever heard of that animal study? The researcher first taught a group of ravens to exchange bread and experimenters for cheese, and then deliberately arranged for some people to accept the bread in front of the ferry during the experiment. Eat the cheese with the face of the crow, and watch the reaction of the raven—as a result, all the ravens will never trade with these crooks again."

"Very clever."

The elevator went up one floor and stopped quickly.

"So don't provoke those who hold grudges," Li Ke walked out, "at least you won't make any more transactions in the future, at worst you will attract revenge——Hey Jane, do you remember that someone in the base dug out the crow's nest before, Then whenever he shows up on the playground, a flock of crows come over and stare at him shit?"

"...remember." Most of Hesta's attention was still on the surrounding environment. She carefully paid attention to the nearby noises so as not to miss any movement. "At that time, the school workers helped to drive them away, but they were also marked by the crows collectively. .”

"Hmph," Li Ke laughed, "a simple philosophy of life: don't provoke those who hold grudges, and don't hinder those who hold vengeance."

(End of this chapter)