Xu Huan went mad. The moment he saw the truth of this world, the memories in his mind fell into severe disarray.
His consciousness flew out of his shell and plummeted from ten thousand feet in the air. Xu Huan struggled and shouted, but no one in the entire city paid him any attention. No one except Time could hear his voice.
"Now do you know who's gone mad?"
"It's me, it's Xinhu, it's this dark night!"
The second hand clicked into the next position, breaking the frozen moment. Xu Huan found himself still standing in the Man-Eating Room, dazed, holding the old man's head in both hands and staring into his eyes.
He watched the old man's eyes slowly close, watched the color fade from them. At the very last moment, Time had hidden sanity within Xu Huan's memories and restored one second of the truth.
Every sound in the Man-Eating Room faded away. The living clock of Lifespan Borrowing collapsed, and the Abnormal People and Nurture Center staff began arguing over ownership of the Core Patient's original body.
Wu Ji had provided the location and intelligence on the Lifespan Borrowing Core Patient, but the Abnormal People had paid a tremendous price. Neither side would back down. In the end, the higher-ups issued orders through their Communicators: get the remains out first, then discuss it.
The head in Xu Huan's arms was taken away. He followed silently at the rear of the group, like a walking corpse.
Now he completely believed what Time had said. His fingers tightened around the knife outside his protective suit.
The light of Dawn pierced the dark night. Having paid a terrible price, the Abnormal People left with the Core Patient's head and part of his body.
"Wasn't all of this a little too