Through Jia Hui, Li Xingchen's successor, Feng Qi learned the full story.
Just as Li Xingchen had predicted, the Domain Faction behind the Technology Research Institute had recently begun an internal investigation.
Even Li Xingchen himself had become a suspect.
After a series of investigations, Li Xingchen realized that he would be exposed sooner or later and made the same choice as the previous dean.
He supported someone trustworthy to take over his position and had his successor use him as leverage to offer a token of loyalty to the Domain Faction behind the Technology Research Institute.
In the end, Jia Hui personally "betrayed" Li Xingchen to the Domain Faction behind the Technology Research Institute.
Li Xingchen's self-sacrifice filled Feng Qi with solemn respect.
When he was young, he had always thought that becoming the "hero" Old Wang spoke of was an incredibly cool thing.
But ever since he had embarked on the winding path of saving the world, he had come to understand the tragedy and sacrifice hidden behind those two words.
A new plan began after Li Xingchen's death.
In a sewer in Future City's City East District.
The pitch-black surroundings reeked of sour, rotten food, while the squeaks of rats occasionally drifted over from nearby.
But Feng Qi had long grown familiar with this environment.
When the night had grown quiet, he crawled out of the sewer and headed down a dark alley with no streetlights.
When he reached a lit stretch of road, he took out the encrypted phone Scarlet Institute had given him and pressed the power button.
As the phone booted up, a string of messages appeared on the screen.
After reading through the messages, he opened his contacts, found Contact No. 1, and sent a text.
Feng Qi: You there?
After waiting