After hearing her words, Olof stood as still as a stone statue.
"No... what... Governor Liu, what are you saying?"
Liu Yingfeng tossed aside the short hair covering her eyes. A flicker of emotion stirred in eyes long hardened by slaughtering heretical cults. "I said, marry me."
"Lei Xiaoting, I've been with you since the apocalypse began, and later I went to Beirong with you. After you faked your death in Beirong, I transferred to Sigma District and spent three years living like a widow for your sake. Now you owe me an answer."
Olof fell silent for another long moment, then panic suddenly crept across his face. "Could it be... someone altered your memories?! Hiss..."
Before he could finish, Liu Yingfeng's gaze sharpened.
She stepped forward, seized the collar of Olof's roomy coat, and yanked the tall, burly man hard toward her.
"You moved into an old man's body, and your brain rusted along with it?!" Liu Yingfeng gritted her teeth, staring into his eyes inches away. "What do you mean, altered memories?! Who in this world do you think could tamper with my memories without me noticing?!"
"All right, all right... stop pulling. I know you're Liu Yingfeng, and you're perfectly lucid!" Forced to bend at the waist, Olof raised both hands in surrender.
"Hmph."
Liu Yingfeng snorted, released him, then smoothed out the collar she had crumpled.
Olof studied Liu Yingfeng in bewilderment. "If your memories haven't been altered, why do you suddenly want... want me to marry you?"
Liu Yingfeng said, "Gu Weiyang is dead, Qian Wendao is dead, and Qin Siyang is dead too. Gu Weirong took over as Secretary-General on short notice, and who knows how long he'll survive? He'll probably die the next time the Invaders attack. After he dies, you're next."
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