Everyone looked at me in shock. As far as they were concerned, Han Ru and I had clearly never set out, so how had I already met with the system?
I recounted everything from beginning to end. Han Ru was equally stunned, because the place I described was indeed where she had intended to take me.
Ye Jinghong said, "By your account, this was another rollback. Definitely the system's doing!"
Jiang Xiaohui said, "Not necessarily. Since that old man Guiguzi is so formidable, it wouldn't be strange if he could roll back time. But since he pulled you out, he should at least show himself and meet you."
Exactly. I had a lot of questions for him. No matter what, he ought to show up and meet me.
Han Ru asked softly, "What do we do now?"
What could we do? I had no idea.
Xie Yi said, "If you're not going to meet with the system, then I do have something else that you'd be perfect for."
A sly smile appeared on his face as he spoke.
What was he plotting this time? That smile of his never meant anything good.
"What is it?" I asked warily.
"Represent Unit Nine and meet with one of the Administration Bureau's people in charge."
Someone in charge at the Administration Bureau?
Ye Jinghong said, "Didn't Xu Qiuyan just leave?" She thought Xie Yi meant Xu Qiuyan.
Xie Yi said, "The person I mean isn't Xu Qiuyan. Although she's now considered upper management at the Administration Bureau, she isn't truly one of the people in charge. There are only three real decision-makers in the Administration Bureau. They're the ones who can actually call the shots."
Thinking of Xie Yi's earlier smile, I immediately realized who he wanted me to meet. It had to