Shiqi!
Qin Ran spotted the West Coast sheriff at once. Wearing a thick padded coat, he stepped off a boat onto Fort Bridge, then followed it to the island's dock.
Why was Shiqi here?
Could it be...
That bastard Boyle!
A suspicion arose in Qin Ran's mind, instantly turning his fairly good mood foul.
Qin Ran was more than eighty percent certain that Shiqi's presence here had something to do with Boyle.
After all, Boyle held the scroll listing the trial participants' names.
Without Boyle, Shiqi could never have come here.
And now that Shiqi was here, he would inevitably face danger at every turn.
Perhaps the trial aboard the ship had not been particularly dangerous.
But once he set foot on the Island of the End, his life would certainly be at risk.
Although Eisind had not told Qin Ran anything outright, his meaning had been perfectly clear-the adventure on the Island of the End was no pleasure trip.
Not to mention that the Island of the End was not the end of the trial.
With strength barely greater than an ordinary person's, Shiqi was practically courting death by coming here.
More importantly, given their relationship, Qin Ran could not stand by and watch if Shiqi ran into danger.
Boyle should have been well aware of that, yet he had done this anyway.
Then...
Just what the hell was he up to?
Qin Ran's brows knitted together.
Although they had not known each other for long, Qin Ran knew that Boyle did not act without a purpose. He must have had his reasons for doing this.
They might have been benevolent.
Or malicious.
As Qin Ran pondered this, Eisind approached.
"I can only take you this far."
"You'll have to complete the rest of the journey yourself. There's a