Can It Really Be Restored?

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In that instant, the air in the entire operations committee office seemed to freeze, becoming extremely cold.

Matthias's expression changed. He still had a gentle smile on his face, but the aura emanating from his body suddenly changed and became extremely terrifying.

Under that sudden and terrifying aura, regardless of Fang Li, Sylvia's expression became increasingly tense.

If Fang Li hadn't already revealed the information to Sylvia beforehand, allowing Sylvia to prepare herself mentally, even Sylvia would probably have found it difficult to remain calm.

Only Matthias, seemingly oblivious to everything, feigned confusion and asked, "Fang, what do you mean by this?"

Seeing Matthias feigning confusion, Fang Li simply smiled and said, "At this point, there's no point in hiding anymore. You and Valda came to confirm my threat because you felt I knew too much, right? If that's the case, then you should have already considered that I knew your true identity, shouldn't you?"

The reason Fang Li didn't recall any memories related to the executioner when the Execution Blade attacked Fang Li that day was because of Valda's mental interference, which caused Fang Li to develop cognitive impairment.

However, after Execution Blade and Valda left, the cognitive impairment naturally disappeared as well.

If Fang Li didn't know the true nature of the Execution Blade, then due to his cognitive impairment, he wouldn't be able to recall the other party's appearance and voice smoothly, and naturally wouldn't know any information related to the Execution Blade.

However, Fang Li already knew the true nature of the Execution Blade from the original work.

Therefore, even if Fang Li couldn't remember the appearance and voice of the Execution Blade, Fang Li still knew the person's true identity.

"Not to mention, it wasn't entirely without clues to pinpoint Execution Blade's identity. At least, I did cut off Execution Blade's hand that day."

As he said this, Fang Li shifted his gaze to Matthias's gloved hand and said, "However, it seems you've also found a way to conceal this fact."

Sylvia's gaze immediately fell on Matthias's gloved hands.

Matthias simply shrugged and said this.

"There's no other way. As the chairman of the Star Wars Festival Operations Committee, if I were to lose a hand for no reason, not only would outsiders be suspicious, but even the people from the Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate wouldn't let it go unnoticed. Therefore, restoring this hand has become a necessary matter."

"Recover?" Fang Li narrowed his eyes, smiled wryly, and said, "Can that hand really be restored?"

It's simply impossible.

Fang Li didn't simply cut off Matthias's hand; he used the power of his Mystic Eyes of Death Perception to kill him without any suspense, following the Death Lines of that arm.

In other words, that hand is dead, forcibly led to its end, and cannot be restored by any means.

Even with the strongest regenerative ability, it's still the same.

"I think you probably had your arm amputated and replaced with a prosthesis after you found that it couldn't be reattached or even treated."

Fang Li's tone was extremely certain.

"So, your hand didn't recover, but you got a prosthetic arm instead?"

Upon hearing this, Matthias smiled slightly, said nothing, and simply removed his gloves.

What appeared under the glove was a very ordinary hand.

However, with just one forceful movement, Matthias tore open the skin, revealing a metallic sheen.

At this point, there's really no need for further verification.

Matthias was the Execution Blade.

"Just like you said, there's no way to restore my hand, so I had to have the whole arm amputated and replaced with a prosthesis," Matthias said, sounding somewhat pretentious.

"Just as you said, I was somewhat prepared for you to know my true identity, but I didn't expect you to choose to confront me directly."

As he said this, Matthias sighed and gave this assessment.

"I must say, you're very smart, Fang Li."

The chairman of the operations committee turned out to be a member of an underground organization, and was even engaged in illegal activities.

Once this kind of thing is exposed, not only the security forces, but even Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate will be unable to sit idly by.

After all, the Operations Committee is an organization established around the six major Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate, and the chairman is equivalent to an executive of the Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate.

If such a person is a terrorist or a criminal, then there is plenty of material that could give the Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate something to talk about.

Therefore, Matthias must not let others know his identity.

If it is confirmed in another Matoba that Fang Li knows the truth, then Matthias would likely be willing to pay a price to harm Fang Li.

But that won't work here.

"If something happens to the winner of the Star Wars Festival while I'm in charge, the Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate will immediately notice that I'm the one who sabotaged it, right?"

Matthias said admiringly, "Even if you leave here unscathed, until your wish is fulfilled, the attention of the Integrated Enterprise Conglomerate and even the outside world will remain on you, making it impossible for me to take action against you casually."

Conversely, even if Matthias fulfills Fang Li's wish first, he will have no way to attack Fang Li.

Because Fang Li chose to confront the issue before his wish was fulfilled, he in turn became a threat.

In other words, the initiative is entirely in Fang Li's hands.

As long as Fang Li still holds the title of winner of the "Phoenix Star Martial Festival".

"On the other hand, you've chosen to lay your cards on the table here, which means you intend to negotiate with me, right?" Matthias raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and said, "I understand. I don't want to be your enemy, Fang."

This is the truth.

After all, Fang Li was just a student, yet he obtained so much secret information from who-knows-where; it was truly mysterious.

Matthias had to take this into consideration.

"Let's make some negotiations."

Matthias looked at Fang Li and said, "I can have Valda return Ursula's body to you."

These words made Sylvia's hand tremble slightly, and a hint of excitement welled up in her eyes.

However, Matthias then poured cold water on the idea.

"However, I cannot guarantee that the original owner's consciousness will be able to awaken after the body is returned."