"What do we do now?"
Once they heard the curse was contagious, nobody dared act recklessly anymore.
"Don't worry."
"It shouldn't be a problem for now."
The Third Mate first reassured the crew, then walked up to Xiao Qi and said with a beaming smile, "Brother, are you all right?"
Xiao Qi raised his head blankly.
"Sir."
"Do you know who I am?"
"Of course I do." The Third Mate nodded as though it were only natural, then asked in return, "Have you forgotten?"
"I don't remember."
"No... I think I remember... but I can't quite put it into words..."
"Whenever I try to recall it."
"My head feels like it's going to explode."
"Sir."
"Can you tell me who I really am?"
"I'm Qi Jie."
"Or Wang Chang."
Xiao Qi clutched his head with both hands, his expression anguished, as though he were suffering inhuman torment.
"I see." The Third Mate nodded and said gently, "Brother, your name is Qi Jie. Wang Chang is your twin brother, born to a different father and mother."
"He died horribly, and you couldn't accept it. You were deeply traumatized."
"That's why your thoughts became confused."
The Third Mate spouted nonsense without so much as pausing, leaving the surrounding crew members stunned.
Fuck!
You're trying to fool a ghost...
Damn!
Could he really be fooling a ghost?
"Is that so? Am I really Qi Jie? I don't quite remember... Sir, who are you?" Xiao Qi's speech was somewhat sluggish, and his expression looked half-convinced.
"Don't worry about who I am yet."
"Tell me, why did you run into the woods?"
"Someone was looking for you just now."
"They searched for quite a while."
The Third Mate sidestepped the question of identity and tossed him another question in an accusatory tone.
"I... I went