Leirfan had climbed step by step from a commoner to his current position. Though he had encountered a few personal opportunities along the way, there was no doubt that without ability of his own, he would not have been able to seize those opportunities even if they had been handed to him.
His body jolted first, and his brows furrowed sharply twice before he asked softly, "Who are you?"
"What do you mean, who?" His longtime wife instinctively reached for his wrist, wanting to check whether the vital signs on his wristwatch were normal.
"Stop messing around." Leirfan flung her hand away, speaking with unusual irritation. "This is serious."
"What serious matter?" His wife was about to ask again when she saw his eyes widen. She immediately dared not say another word.
"Who else? The one who extended that woman's lifespan," the voice sounded in Leirfan's mind again—it was pointless to expect Feng Jun to identify himself as the Humanoid Civilization.
"Humanoid... ah, it's you?" Leirfan reacted instantly. To be honest, aside from the force that had extended his eldest sister's life, he really could not think of anyone else capable of such bizarre methods.
He believed it at least seventy percent. The remaining thirty percent was the caution expected of a chief constable.
The next moment, the voice sounded in his mind again. "All right. Whatever you have to say, you don't need to speak it aloud. Just think it."
Leirfan looked around, gestured for his wife to keep quiet, and said solemnly in a low voice, "The force that extended Eldest Sister's lifespan has come looking for me... Go out first, and don't tell anyone."
"The Humanoid Civilization?" The old woman sucked in a sharp breath. She had no reservations about saying those four words, but the next