"Qin Siyang, your recklessness nearly got both of us killed this time. What more do you want from me?"
"I was reckless? Didn't I ask for your approval before going after the Multi-Headed Weasels? Didn't I tell you that you'd have the final say this time?"
"But I never expected you to kill every last Multi-Headed Weasel before leaving!"
"Hmm... that was admittedly a slight flaw."
"A slight flaw? You really know how to make excuses for yourself."
"Hu Chan, stop complaining. A hunter can have his eyes pecked out by a goose, and a fisherman can capsize and become fish food. Since you came out here with me, you should have been prepared for anything. Now that something's gone wrong, you're blaming me alone. Do you think that's fair?"
"I..."
Hu Chan clenched his fists, unable to answer Qin Siyang's challenge.
"All right, President Qin. Could you tell me how you figured out that you should return to the Safe Zone?"
Seeing Hu Chan back down, Qin Siyang found it amusing. "You're swallowing your pride just to get an answer? I can tell you really want to know."
"That's right. When I was choosing which life to continue, I couldn't remember where I came from at all. It was as though I were a third party watching two lives unfold. So I'm very curious how you deduced that life in the Safe Zone was real, President Qin."
"With that inquisitive spirit, you really are suited to research."
"Compared to yours, President Qin, my research abilities are hardly worth mentioning."
Qin Siyang did not respond to Hu Chan's praise, instead turning to his question.
"Two lives appeared before me. The images of my life in the Safe Zone stopped at the present, while the beautiful dream woven by the Nightmare