Chapter 1123: Rescue
The two shook hands.
Simoya was quite surprised. "...Were you specifically transferred from District 14 to Tanyi for the investigation back then?"
"No, I was usually stationed in District 3."
"Oh, you're from District 3?" Simoya smiled. "No wonder you speak District 3 Language so well!"
Silei offered no further explanation. She merely smiled as she flipped through the materials Simoya had brought, rearranging several documents. The gesture felt familiar to Simoya—she had wanted to do the same earlier, but it had been too late, and the wind had been too strong, so she had been too lazy to bother.
"...Xiaying is still missing her degree certification." Silei restacked the documents. "She probably forgot it. Have her bring it over herself tomorrow morning."
Simoya suddenly found herself liking Silei quite a bit.
"Alright." She nodded. "I'll tell her tomorrow morning."
"I haven't asked, you are...?"
"Strictly speaking, I'm the inspector's ethics reviewer, though right now I mostly help her handle paperwork."
"A secretary?"
"Something like that." Simoya smiled. "You can call me Simoya."
"It's a pleasure to meet you."
"The pleasure is mine."
On her way back to Stella's studio, Simoya once again crossed the path alone.
The gale was still howling, but she paid it little mind. She was thinking about everything that had happened tonight—her conversation with Hesta, Stella and her team's celebration, Pakart's meeting with her student, and a police officer from District 14 who seemed very familiar with the Quicksilver Needles arriving among everyone...
It was only an ordinary night at the farm, yet so much had happened. She had spent countless busy nights in the past, stubbornly wrestling with an overwhelming workload, but unlike those times, everything here felt fresh. Even though many things were still pushing her forward, everyone was full