Dual Connection

"You sure know how to play games!"

Gu Qingyun cursed, rolled out of bed, and landed on his feet. His mind raced.

Three minutes to escape death foretold by the future.

As an experienced Vice Branch Manager, that was the first thought that came to him.

On the surface, a death foretold down to the time was nothing unusual.

Gu Qingyun had encountered similar killing methods on previous missions, so he knew how to solve them.

He just had to prevent what was supposed to happen and avoid the place where he was supposed to be.

What made him hesitate was that this was no simple Supernatural Incident.

Ji Li, the Question Setter, was also a seasoned branch manager who knew how to adapt.

Changing the future was too clichéd an answer. It could not be that simple.

Gu Qingyun stood still, his expression shifting as he tried to work out Ji Li's intent.

He left me a death that looks like a prophecy of the future, but gave me only three minutes.

It can't be as simple as changing the future.

But if that isn't how I die, how else do I explain what's in front of me...?

A corpse without visible injuries. A Master Bedroom door that had opened on its own. A three-minute discrepancy between the watches.

Person, place, time. All three elements were here.

Gu Qingyun kept track of the passing seconds in his head as he paced the room, searching for a solution.

Two minutes remained.

Time was running out. Like a fish stranded on a beach, he was suffocating as death closed in.

His expression darkened. A minute and a half had passed, and he still could not fathom Ji Li's intent.

The three elements before him fit a death foretold by the future