After Ravonna left, Mobius remained immersed in shock. Only after a long while did he look at Loki with a complicated expression. Yet Loki seemed calm, as if she had not been the one who had just sworn a death oath.
After a while, Mobius finally asked, "What exactly is this way out you mentioned?"
"I told you, the key is that little girl you let go. Your Director thought she was extremely important, which proves she has value—at least more value than you do."
"You're not planning to use her as a hostage, are you? No, we finally managed to let her go. If she gets..."
Loki transformed into a woman again. She sighed and looked at Mobius. "I'm guessing your Director must have told you that after interrogating her, you were to reset her timeline. You absolutely couldn't let her go insane or die, right?"
Mobius's mouth fell open as he stared at Loki. After a moment, he stammered, "That's right. How did you know? And he specifically told us that when rewinding her, we had to preserve her memories carefully. She absolutely couldn't suffer memory loss or mental damage..."
"That means she has something your Director cares about very deeply. Perhaps it's the method he believes can break the barrier. As long as you can find her and stay with her, the Director will have to hold back. Afraid of hurting her, he naturally won't dare make any drastic moves against you."
Mobius froze slightly, but quickly understood the logic. Then he said rather absurdly, "Then if we hadn't let her go back then, wouldn't we not have to look for her now?"
"You didn't know then that the Director would leave and never return. So at the time, choosing to let her go and protect her