Qin Xuan's prophecy about Sheng An had always been a key focus of their research and decoding efforts.
And the thing she held in her arms was just as important.
-That was the ominous connection they had made when they first discovered the curve.
Jiang Yu's eyes widened in disbelief. "Wait, you mean the Fragments might fit together into a sphere, and that sphere is what Sister Sheng was holding in the Prophecy Diagram?!"
Wan Yuan said, "We can't rule it out."
Hao Jingye shook his head sharply. "Wait, that isn't necessarily true. It's hard to say whether what Sister Sheng was holding was actually a sphere. The psychological profiler drew it based on what Qin Xuan described. Qin Xuan leaned toward a sphere, but that doesn't mean it was one."
He paused, then added, "Of course, it could... be."
That final word carried a faint weight.
Even knowing the latter was highly likely, he still hoped for the former.
Li Wanyun looked at Qin Xuan. "Was it a sphere?"
Cradled in Old Qin's arms in a corner, Qin Xuan looked up blankly. Whenever the entire Special Affairs Office mobilized, they usually brought the two of them along. Their presence was easy to overlook.
But every time Qin Xuan acted, it caused a stir.
At that moment, Qin Xuan looked utterly bewildered. Clearly, he couldn't give them a definitive answer.
He didn't know whether that thing was a sphere, or whether it was a sphere assembled from the Fragments.
Song Linwei spoke softly. "I think it's very possible that what Sister Sheng was holding was the meteorite fragments. Remember, that was the fifth year of doomsday. Sister Sheng-and all of you-would have had the strength to collect them, wouldn't you?"
Jia Guangliang had looked baffled throughout.
It wasn't that he