Clingy

That morning, Chi Li used his private account to contact the Emperor and the mercenary corps, replying to some of their messages. A few minutes ago, the Emperor had sent another communication.

A long time ago—after he had "threatened" Si Jinyan into taking out that egg—Si Jinyan had briefly given Chi Li a Neural Computer to contact the outside world. He had also told him, "I didn't hurt the people looking for you. If you want to contact them now, you can."

That time, Chi Li had reassured both the mercenary corps and the Emperor that he was safe. The mercenary corps members confirmed his safety one by one and asked what had happened, but it was a long story, and Chi Li had not explained much then.

Later, after they arrived at the base in that hidden place, sending information outside became even more difficult.

Not until today, when Si Jinyan had recovered somewhat and needed to deal with the matters that had piled up at the base over the past few days, did he give Chi Li the base's standard Neural Computer, afraid Chi Li would be bored.

At that moment, Chi Li sat on the sofa in the living room. The Neural Computer before him projected the Emperor's image, while the Emperor's voice came through his miniature earpiece.

The Emperor asked several more questions related to Si Jinyan. Chi Li keenly sensed that something was wrong—the Emperor had probably begun suspecting Si Jinyan's identity long ago.

After thinking it over for a while, driven by the wariness in his heart, Chi Li did not tell the Emperor that he had recovered his childhood memories, nor did he tell him that he already knew Si Jinyan's true identity from the past.

After shutting down the Neural Computer, Chi