"Big brother, I admit I really did want to kill you just now, but that's exactly what I find strange."
Qi Wu wiped away his tears and steadied himself, speaking in as calm a voice as he could.
He must never fall into the trap of trying to prove his innocence, because the moment he chose to prove he had not done something, he would already be on the defensive.
So now, his only option was to rationally analyze why he had felt that way.
Chu Qingjiu simply listened without offering an opinion, but that was precisely what he found strange, too.
Why had Qi Wu suddenly wanted to kill him out of nowhere? And why had he still sunk into dejection when he could clearly sense Qi Wu's overwhelming love?
Those tangled emotions... it was as though something had deliberately steered them.
"There's no question that I love you. I just feel like my emotions are slipping out of my control.
"I became so quick to anger in an instant because I felt as though something was missing."
Qi Wu analyzed it calmly, watching Chu Qingjiu's expression as he spoke.
Chu Qingjiu thought for a moment before saying, "...The same thing happened to me just now. Those emotions came out of nowhere, so that's where the problem lies."
"The clue you got was 'emotions,' right, big brother? Then what were you originally trying to confirm?"
Chu Qingjiu nodded slightly and said evenly, "It was indeed 'emotions,' but we still don't know which emotion we've lost. We'll need to do everything we can to establish exactly what it is.
"I originally had a rough guess about this dungeon's boss, but I came to find you before I had a chance to confirm it."
Qi Wu kept a meter away from