Main Universe Constantine seemed to sink into his memories. After a long while, he said with some feeling, "Ah, what nostalgic days of youth. Thank Adam and Eve, thank that snake, thank that forbidden fruit... Oh, wait, did I ever thank Adam to his face?"
Constantine and Schiller were both finding it a little hard to listen. Schiller silently began loading bullets into the gun, which clearly served as a certain kind of motivation. Main Universe Constantine rummaged around some more and actually found something.
The instant he opened his palm, Schiller froze, because what appeared in Main Universe Constantine's hand was the casing of a pistol round, and this casing was very unusual. It was not a common pistol caliber.
Schiller took the casing, examined it carefully, and only then confirmed that it was a 9x18mm pistol round, also known as a Makarov pistol cartridge. The reason it was unusual was that this type of 9mm pistol round could basically only be used in a Makarov pistol. Its bullet was larger than other 9mm rounds and was not compatible with many German-style 9mm pistol rounds, while the casing was about a millimeter shorter than most 9mm casings, which was why he could recognize it at a glance.
And if he remembered correctly, when Anatoly had committed suicide back then, he had used a Makarov pistol.
Schiller was rendered speechless for a moment, unsure whether he should wonder where Lucifer had gotten this casing from, or how this casing had ended up in Constantine's hands.
"I won this in a bet," Main Universe Constantine said. "Lucifer's bar hadn't been open long back then, and I went over to show my support. We drank and played games, and, you know, there had to be stakes. Of course I'd want something good."