"Are you really going to make this decision?"
Mei Sheng raised her head and gazed at the dim Old Yu Street, listening to the rustle of the yellow talismans. A trace of emotion inevitably welled up in her heart.
Old Yu—meaning abandoned remnants.
This street had long been cast aside by the tide of the times. And what the rolling wheels had crushed as they moved forward was far more than thousands upon thousands of human lives.
Perhaps, in this world, a forsaken place would instead become the final resting place of Tianhai Staff.
But... Mei Sheng might be willing, yet would the others truly choose a similar ending?
The answer was probably that most of them would not.
No reply came from Ji Li in the silent, gloomy world.
Because ten minutes earlier, he had sent his decision—as well as that life-or-death question—to every staff member at once.
Yet even now, not a single staff member had responded.
Still, one could imagine that the staff members who had received the message at this very moment must have had turbulent waves raging in their hearts.
And those ten minutes had been enough for them to go through a series of emotional shifts—from panic, to shock, to hesitation—and begin seriously considering the choice before them.
The question Mei Sheng had asked was not whether he should have sent that text, nor was she urging him to reconsider and weigh his options.
She had merely tried to truly understand Ji Li's motives, but clearly, she had not received the answer she deserved.
At that moment, a piercing phone ringtone interrupted the unanswered question.
Ji Li took the continuously vibrating phone from his pocket. Seeing an unfamiliar number on the screen, he answered it and held the receiver to his ear.
"Hello, Manager.