Chapter 16 Chapter Sixteen

It was almost home, and it felt as if they were climbing faster and faster.Every floor is quiet, and everyone waits silently, waiting for the power to return to normal.Walking to the middle of the two floors, where the light was the dimmest, they held each other's hand tightly with one hand, and held on to the iron railing with the other.They don't want to hide anymore, no longer reserved. Janss let go of his hand once in a while, but only because she wanted to reach into the back of the pack to see if the crutches were still there, and then to grab the water bottle on the back of Maneth's pack and take a sip of water.Along the way, they drank each other's water from the back of each other's backpacks, because it was much easier than grabbing their own water bottles behind their backs.Moreover, in this way, it is as if you are carrying what he needs for the other party, and you can give it to him at any time, and the other party will do the same thing for you, and that feeling is sweeter.They long to enjoy this peace and quiet, at least for a while.

Janss took a sip of water, then put the lid back on the spout and screwed it tightly, the small chain on the lid wobbled slightly.Then she put the water bottle back in the back pocket of his backpack.After they get home, will the relationship between the two be different from now on?She really wanted to know the answer.Climb another twenty floors and you will be home.Yesterday, they thought that climbing another twenty floors would kill them, but now, they felt that it would only take a blink of an eye.And, when they arrive, will that familiarity bring them back to their former relationship?Will the beauty of last night turn into a dream?Also, will Donna's spirit come back to haunt them again?

She really wanted to ask Manais these questions, but every time she was about to open her mouth, she immediately swallowed her words and only asked some trivial things.For example, can Joey do it?For example, which of the cases he and Horston had previously handled must be handed over to her first?For example, what concessions should they make to the information area, so as to appease Bernard?Also, Peter Berning must be very disappointed, how to appease him?One day, Peter will be a judge, so, when he presides over the hearing one day, will this incident affect his attitude? As they discussed these matters, Janss began to feel a little queasy.Maybe it was because she really wanted to ask Manais something, but she didn't dare to speak, so her stomach felt uncomfortable.Those questions were like dust floating in the air, making her mouth dry.Later, she found herself pulling out the water bottle on the back of his backpack again and again to drink water, while her own water bottle kept rattling on the back of the backpack.Her stomach churns more and more with each flight of stairs, and with each flight of stairs, the smaller the number on the platform, the closer the journey is to the end, and the adventure is closer perfect ending.Everything is perfect.

First, they found the security officer.A low-level girl, exuding fire-like heat all over her body, full of confidence and inspiring, just as Manais described it.In Jans' mind, she is the future hope of the bunker.She is far-sighted, has a big plan, and can overcome all difficulties to complete the task.Moreover, the security officer has a better chance of being elected as the chief than others.She believes that when the time comes, Juliet must know how to choose. Speaking of the chief executive election, this journey also inspired more goals and more ambitions in her heart.She was suddenly looking forward to the upcoming general election.Although she had no opponent at all, she used the time to climb the stairs to think of a dozen short speeches.Now, she can already foresee a better future for the bunker, and knows how to perform her duties more efficiently. Moreover, there will be a younger generation in the bunker to inherit her aging generation.

However, the biggest change lies in the relationship between her and Manais.At the moment when the journey was coming to an end, she began to wonder if it was because of her that Manais insisted on refusing to be promoted to security officer?As the deputy security officer, he can keep a certain subtle distance from her, and he can continue to hold the slim hope and the impossible dream, that one day the two of them will be together.In case of serving as a security officer, all hopes will be shattered, because there will inevitably be some conflicts of positions between the security officer and the chief, and the master-slave relationship is too direct and too strong.Thinking of this, her heart suddenly filled with infinite sentimentality, but also infinite sweetness.Thinking of this, she involuntarily squeezed his hand tightly.For her, he sacrificed silently.Thinking of this, her heart sank suddenly, feeling very painful.No matter what the future of the two of them will be, in this life, she owes him too much.

Then they climbed up to the landing in the nursery area.Originally, they hadn't planned to go in and say hello to Juliet's father, telling him that his daughter would be coming up soon, and that he should treat her well then.However, Janss suddenly changed her mind and decided to go in because she needed a toilet very badly. "I don't have to go to the toilet." She told Manais very embarrassedly that she couldn't hold it any longer.Her mouth was dry and her stomach was churning, making her want to throw up.Perhaps that was because she feared that the journey was coming to an end, and that everything between her and Maneth would end with it. "I think it wouldn't hurt to meet Juliet's father," she added at last.

Hearing her last words, Manais couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. "Then we'd better take a break," he said. There was no one in the waiting room.They saw the sign "no noise allowed" again and dared not make a sound.Jens went to the glass window, looked in, and saw the nurse walking towards her down the dark corridor.She was frowning at first, but when she saw them, she immediately smiled. "Hello, Chief." She greeted softly. "Sorry, I didn't send you an email to inform you first, but I still want to meet Dr. Nix, is it convenient? Also, can I borrow the dressing room from you?"

"Of course." She pressed the button on the table, and the door swung open.She waved them in. "We've had two more babies since you left last time. We've been running around because of generator problems—" "It's not that there's a problem with the generator, it's just that the electricity is limited." Manes corrected her.His voice was louder than theirs, and his voice was hoarse. The nurse glared at him, but nodded understandingly.She took two white robes from the shelf, handed them to them, and told them to put the knapsack on her desk. When they were in the waiting room, the nurse waved in the direction of the benches, beckoned them to sit down, and said she would go to the doctor. "The dressing room goes in there." She pointed to a door.There's a sign on the door, but it's faded and faded to the point where it's almost invisible.

"I'll be right back," Janss said to Manes.She wanted to reach out and squeeze his hand, but she held back.In the past two days, she has been very used to shaking his hand, which is so natural and yet so private. It was almost pitch black in the toilet, and Janss fumbled for a long time, eager to open the door of the cubicle.She felt her stomach churning and making strange noises, and couldn't help cursing secretly.Then, at last, the door opened, and she rushed in and sat down at once.When defecating, she felt like a fire was burning in her stomach. On the one hand, she felt a sense of comfort, but on the other hand, it seemed that she couldn't breathe because she had been holding it in for too long.Just like that, she sat on the toilet for an unknown amount of time, her legs trembling violently, completely unable to restrain herself.At this time, she finally understood that she had pushed herself to the limit in order to go up the stairs.Thinking that there were still twenty floors to climb, she was suddenly frightened out of her wits, and her mind went blank with fear.Finally, she finished, so she went out to the wash station next to it, washed her hands and face, and then took a nearby towel to dry.Then, she flushed both the sink and the toilet, into the circulatory system.When she did these actions, she had to grope in the dark for a long time, because she was not familiar with the environment here.If it is in her home or office, she can complete these actions with her eyes closed, because she knows how big the space is and where everything is.

Her legs were weak, and she stumbled out of the dressing room. At this moment, she suddenly felt that she might need to spend the night here, sleep in the hospital bed for the night, and climb the stairs back to the office tomorrow morning.She opened the door and walked into the waiting room, back to Manais, at this moment, her legs were almost numb. "Are you more comfortable?" he asked.He sat on a bench, and there was a seat beside him that was supposed to be for her.Janss nodded, then sank heavily into her chair.Panting weakly, she wondered if he had noticed that she was too weak to continue climbing the stairs.She secretly hoped that he would take the initiative to say that he would take a night's rest.

"Jens? Are you okay?" At this time, Manais suddenly bent down and approached her, but he was not looking at her face, but at the ground: "Jans, what's wrong with you?" "Keep your voice down," she said weakly. Unexpectedly, he yelled. "Doctor!" he shouted, "Miss Nurse!" Through the glass window, he saw figures moving in the dark nursery.Janss leaned her head on the back of the chair, struggling to tell him to keep his voice down. "Jans, my Jans, what did you just do?" He held her hand tightly, patted the back of her hand, and then grabbed her arm and shook it desperately.Janss was sleepy.She vaguely heard footsteps, someone running towards her.Then, the lights suddenly brightened.During the power cut period, it was not allowed to turn on so brightly.Then, the nurse seemed to be yelling, and she heard a familiar voice.It's Juliet's father, doctor.When he comes, he will definitely prepare a hospital bed for her to sleep in, and he must have a way to find out why she is so weak—— Then, she heard someone talking about bleeding or something, and then felt someone checking her leg.Manais was crying, tears streaming down his white beard, but she still noticed a few streaks of black in the white beard.He kept shaking her shoulders and staring into her eyes. "I'm fine." Janss said angrily. She licks her lips.I'm so thirsty, my mouth is so dry, I'm so dry.She said she wanted water, and Manes hastily produced his water jug, brought the spout to her mouth, and poured water into her mouth. She tried hard to swallow it, but couldn't.They helped her lie on a bench, and the doctor felt her ribs and shone a flashlight into her eyes.However, she felt that her eyes were getting darker and darker. Manais held the water bottle with one hand, and pushed her hair back with the other.He is sobbing.I don't know why he is so sad, but he still has the energy to cry, much better than herself.She smiled at him and reached out to take his hand.She didn't expect that she still had strength.She grabs his hand and tells him she loves him and has always loved him since ages ago.Her heart was so tired that she could no longer keep the secret.She told the secret that had been hidden in her heart for many years, and he shed tears. She looked into his eyes.His eyes were so bright and tears were shining, he stared at her.Then, she looked at the kettle in his hand. That's the water bottle on his backpack. At that moment, she suddenly understood that he was the one they wanted to poison.