As expected of a seasoned old hand. His information might be limited, but his instincts were still astonishing.
Those things really weren't pure coincidence. The main reason they'd happened so close together was that we hadn't been here for very long.
With Laurie's grave words, the three of them fell into a long silence.
Even Fu Qian, listening from this side, couldn't help but feel impressed.
Had his recent actions somehow disrupted social harmony?
Not only that, he even tried to reflect on his own behavior.
Mysterious incidents were happening one after another, and various ancient forces were rising in succession, casting a shadow over everyone's work and daily lives.
Even the large-scale conflict between the companies that was on the verge of breaking out, along with An Jing Shizhi's disappearance, was clearly a pivotal event.
Then there was Ji Yicheng, who had died under mysterious circumstances. Had the Ji Clan gotten involved behind the scenes because they suspected An Jing?
"In short, the fact that His Majesty the King of Prison Break suddenly conveyed his Honored Name to us makes me suspect that something far beyond these corporate rivalries is brewing—something that will affect the entire world."
"I even suspect that the special revelation he bestowed was meant to help us find it as quickly as possible."
Laurie Old Man's concerns continued, and they sounded quite reasonable.
"So, given this opportunity, after discussing it at length with Ji Yin, I decided that taking a certain risk was worth the possibility of a reward."
Laurie's tone was still somewhat conflicted as he said this.
Older people's minds were always harder to change. It was clear that he couldn't be as wholly devoted to the King of Prison Break as Tooth Choker was.
But some things—especially the terror of that countdown