The tremendous explosion startled Hite awake from his already light sleep.
Since evening, the owner of the Hite Furniture Store had felt uneasy, as though something momentous was about to happen.
Now, upon hearing the tremendous explosion, Hite's expression changed drastically, and he sat bolt upright.
Because-
The explosion had come from the direction of Earta Square!
Something happened to the Clock Tower!
Hite did not bother taking a closer look. The moment that thought surfaced, the owner of the Hite Furniture Store crawled toward the secret passage beneath his bed.
Drawing on his superb carpentry skills, the furniture store owner had built himself an emergency escape passage that worked like a slide.
The passage connected to a secret chamber ten meters underground.
Once inside the chamber, the furniture store owner began counting silently.
"180, 179, 178..."
That was what that great personage had told him.
If he did not want to lose some of his memories, he had to stay in this chamber ten meters underground and count silently down from 180.
Only then could he move.
After counting down from 180 at a steady pace, the furniture store owner still felt uneasy. He counted another twenty before climbing upward through a small door on one side of the chamber.
This led to the house of his neighbor, Henry.
He was not close to Henry. They were merely nodding acquaintances.
However, he had been very close to both Mrs. Henrys, having engaged in intimate exchanges with each.
Compared with the first Mrs. Henry, who had discovered his secret and left him no choice but to bury her in the chamber, the second Mrs. Henry was younger, prettier, and more obedient.
At least she did not blackmail him.
What a pity. There won't be another chance.
Having climbed out of