Death God's return was completely different from an ordinary new player's arrival aboard the Endless Train.
His ranking had not changed, and he still lived in Carriage One.
That meant that, in the Endless Train's system, Death God had not shed his status as a player. He was still a passenger on the Endless Train.
Of course, it was also possible that the chance to leave the Endless Train by becoming the [Train Conductor] had only ever meant leaving temporarily.
But if Death God had not become the [Train Conductor], that meant there were other ways to leave the Endless Train, only not permanently. After a while, he would have to return.
Or perhaps Death God had taken the opportunity to leave the Endless Train when he became the [Train Conductor], but had returned afterward for some reason.
Then why had Death God returned?
Surely he couldn't simply enjoy staying aboard the Endless Train, like Su Tiantian did?
There were two things Zhao Xun wanted to figure out.
One was whether there were other ways to leave the Endless Train.
The other was whether leaving the Endless Train as the [Train Conductor] still required returning on schedule.
Neither question was easy to investigate, and their only lead at present was Death God. Unfortunately, Death God was not an approachable person, so Zhao Xun needed Whistle's ability to help.
Whistle understood what Zhao Xun meant and nodded. "All right, I understand. Leave this to me."
After a pause, he added, "But Death God is extremely wary. I don't dare approach him carelessly, either. I can only try investigating the people around him first. It'll take a while, so you'll have to wait."
He cared about this himself, not just because he wanted to repay Zhao Xun's favor, but for his own