"Weren't we colleagues all along?"
Cheng Shi rolled his eyes and argued, "Aren't teammates who travel together during a trial for different purposes just like colleagues in the same company who are responsible for different projects?"
Cheng Shu's face stiffened. "You're going back on your word?"
Cheng Shi spread his hands and smiled.
"How can you call that going back on my word?
I only said I'd think about it after you finished reading this document. I've thought it over now, and the Fire Keepers aren't suitable for me."
Cheng Shu's eyelid twitched violently. He suddenly felt as though he were looking into a mirror.
"Why won't you join?"
Seeing how persistent Cheng Shu was, Cheng Shi asked curiously in return, "Why are you so determined to have me join?"
"Because I think you're the solution to this world. Only if you join the Fire Keepers will they have any hope of passing the flame onward!"
"!!??"
When he heard those words, Cheng Shi's expression changed. Every trace of emotion vanished from his face, and he looked solemnly at Cheng Shu, wondering whether the other man was talking nonsense or had learned something.
He couldn't possibly have memories of the real universe. Otherwise, why would he suddenly say something like that?
Although causing a huge commotion at Experiment 0221 had rapidly increased his fame, it was still nowhere near enough to earn him a title like "the solution to the world."
Besides, Cheng Shu wasn't a clown. He knew nothing about the Universe Truth, and the clowns would never recklessly spread such absolutely confidential information concerning life and death. For a moment, Cheng Shi couldn't think of any reason that would make the other man say such a thing.
Other than making it up.
But Cheng Shu's fabrication had been