Cheng Shi, who had returned to the ruins, did not hurry to the western part of the city. Instead, he first went south and found Square and Round, then told him the code phrase.
When Square and Round heard the word "A Kuan" come from Cheng Shi's mouth, he was stunned for a long while before recovering.
He looked at Cheng Shi, his eyes filled with suspicion:
"Who reset time?
You, or Meng Youfang?"
"Meng Youfang!"
Cheng Shi felt that hesitating for even one more second would be an insult to the title of old friend that the scapegoat had given him.
He smiled at Square and Round. "I don't know how he gained this power. I only know that we were trapped in a desperate situation at the time, and we couldn't see any hope of passing the trial.
"When he was willing to reset this space-time, the first thing I asked about was you. I knew that only you, who believed in order, could help us win this trial."
Square and Round fell silent.
The name "A Kuan" did not refer to anyone important. It referred to Square and Round himself. It was the nickname given to him by the bullies in his childhood, and that humiliation had accompanied him throughout his student life.
It was also why he had chosen to believe in order. He knew all too well that when he was unable to resist the oppression of the outside world, "order" was the only weapon that could help him escape his predicament.
But clearly, whether in the past or the present, order was no longer orderly. That was why he had learned to exploit loopholes.
The thoughts and hints brought by the name "A Kuan" were helping him exploit the loopholes in time-resetting abilities like