Why it never ends

Chapter 621 Evaluation
About half an hour passed, Chiba ended her conversation.

She took Lico and Hesta out of the conference hall and came to an open space at the stern of the ship.

"Let's talk now," Li Ke folded his arms, "What should we say when the investigators come over?"

"What do you say?" Qianye looked over, "Jane is still ill, and she is considered a restricted person. She can apply for special protection and not participate in the interrogation."

"Then I-"

"You can say what you want." Chiba replied, "Just don't lie."

"what?"

"If you lied and it was discovered that it didn't match up with Su Lei's report, you'll have to confront each other afterwards, which is troublesome."

Hesta was puzzled: "...Can you really say anything?"

"For example, all the male passengers in the lounge are dead on board?" Li Ge added.

"It can be said," Qianye replied, "If you want to take a vacation, you can focus on this matter."

"……What's the meaning."

"You said that Office 002 will cancel all your follow-up combat operations and re-evaluate your mental condition... After a set of procedures, there should be two months of leisure?"

"What about Rene?" Rico asked.

"Who is René?"

"I killed a man once on board," replied Hestad, "and I spoke to Sergeant Sley about it when—"

"That person has never boarded a boat," Qianye looked at her, "Why, you also have the illusion that you have killed someone?"

Hesta and Rico were taken aback at the same time.

"I got the impression from what you said," Qianye continued, "When boarding the ship, a man named Rene temporarily repented and sneaked off the ship at the last moment before setting sail, together with other people who fell into the water The thorn monks are waiting for rescue at the port of Havre. However, these people did not cancel the trip completely. They took another boat to the [-]th district. It is estimated that they will arrive about a week later than us. If you want to see To meet him, you can wait at the port."

"...Then there's no need." Hesta whispered, "Maybe I remembered wrongly."

"Then what's the purpose of your appointment with us?" Li Ke asked.

"Let's talk about you first," Qianye looked at her, "After a while, after you disembark in District [-], you don't need to go back to District [-], just go to District [-]."

"why?"

"There is a long-term mission in the first district that needs manpower. It will take about nine months. Your transfer order has been issued, and it will be sent to you as soon as the ship lands."

"...Why?" Li Ge was obviously very dissatisfied, "I stayed well in District [-]—"

Qianye smiled: "It must be too much fishing."

"Who made my rumors!?" Li Ke said in a deep voice, "I want to appeal to Office No. 4, someone is targeting me!"

"Your connection person in the first district is Turan, she should have received the connection email by now." Qianye looked at Li Ge, "Will you think about it?"

Li Ke let out a long moan, "Turan..."

"Then it's you." Chiba looked at Hesta, "I just received the results of the discussion on your whereabouts from the No. 2 office. First of all, your current situation is definitely not suitable for returning to the battle sequence immediately. Similarly, fully suspend your combat missions to give you enough time to recover."

"...I think I'm fine now."

"'Do you think' is useless. Whether you are okay or not, you have to evaluate it in the No. 2 office before making a conclusion."

Hesta thought for a moment, "Okay, how long is the evaluation period?"

"One year."

"So long?"

"It's meaningless to talk about the duration now. It's a number decided on the head, and it can change at any time," Qianye said softly. "If you perform well, the time limit will be shortened as appropriate. If you perform poorly, this time limit may be extended indefinitely... ...it's all up to you."

"But I don't want to go to any school now, and I don't need so much time to recover," Hesta looked at Chiba, "I just want to get back to my place as soon as possible—" "No, no, no, this It is necessary, Jane."

"I've wasted half a year, I don't want to—" Chiba put her hand on Hesta's head, "It's not a waste."

"Can--"

"Listen to me first," Qianye said softly, "The most important time in this type of evaluation is the first three months. During these three months, you must be very friendly, friendly enough for observers to judge You have the ability to integrate into a habitable place. Unless you encounter a situation that endangers your personal safety, you cannot initiate any violent actions, especially not entering bullet time—under no circumstances.”

"...What if I accidentally enter?"

"That will be very troublesome." Qianye looked at her. "You will be under strict surveillance for the first three months in the habitable place, and there is no chance of getting away with it. Once it is determined that you are a threat to civilians , your recuperation place will be transferred from the livable society to the internal hospital of the fourteenth district base, you know, that kind of place is similar to a prison, you don’t want to stay there.”

"Three months..." Hesta murmured in a low voice, "And then?"

"After passing the inspection for the first three months, Office No. 2 will release the surveillance on you. As long as you don't get involved in any major social news in the future, these surveillances will basically not resume," Qianye said with a smile, " Then, just wait."

"...Wait for what?"

"Wait for Office No. 2 to notify you that you have passed the assessment," Qianye said softly, "Generally, there are two options at this time, one is to return to the organization, and we will arrange some combat rehabilitation for you in the future until your condition is fully recovered; It is not easy to retire and change jobs, and there will still be a lot of training to attend—"

"I choose one."

"By the way," Qianye raised her chin slightly, "Ava has always regretted that she chose the second choice late."

Hesta looked at Chiba, unable to understand the reason for this moment.

"What's the point of saying this now?" Li Ke leaned on Hesta's wheelchair, "Maybe when the time comes, there will be a three-choice that you never thought of, how do you know?"

Hesta was silent for a long time, "... Regarding the evaluation, is there any more detailed criteria?"

"There is a very rough program document, but I don't have it right now, I can find it for you only after getting off the ship."

"That's the 'navigation advice' in Habitable Land, right?"

Qianye was noncommittal, she looked at Hesta, "Take a good rest, you are all tired."

……

Chiba came to the corridor on the ship and watched Rico and Hesta go away.

The sky in the distance was completely bright, and the remaining night was still fading. When there was no one around, Qianye lit the cigarette again, and took out the camera that he carried with him.

(End of this chapter)