Meng Chengfei, wearing a tall top hat, stood outside an office on the eighth floor of the administration building.
Xu Ye stopped as well and asked hesitantly, "Captain, isn't there anything you want to ask me?"
Meng Chengfei shook his head gently. "I want to know, but I also don't. Some secrets are only safe when one person knows them. If I knew, He might find out too."
"Do you remember Qin Yingying? She's the only one I feel I failed. People like Li Kang and Mo Bei-I pulled them out of the abyss and gave them hope. Their faith wasn't really in the Lord of Darkfall. It was more that they trusted me. But Qin Yingying was a devoted believer in the Lord of Darkfall."
"So, after you discovered she was a member of the Eternal Church, she immediately killed herself to protect His secrets."
"I never saw that coming. I didn't even have a chance to intervene."
"She was so devoted to Him that she believed death was part of returning to His embrace."
"To be honest, if we could change the world through our own efforts, I wouldn't want Him to descend. That's where I differ from the other believers in the Eternal Church. They think this world is beyond saving, so it needs an outside power."
Meng Chengfei paused.
He took off his tall top hat, revealing neatly groomed hair, slicked back to a glossy shine.
Then he placed the top hat in Xu Ye's hands.
Xu Ye looked slightly taken aback. "Captain, you're not wearing your hat anymore?"
Meng Chengfei laughed rather loudly. "There's no need to tip your hat to beasts."
What the hell?
Even the captain was making hat jokes?
Or was he ready to show his hand?
Xu Ye's nerves instantly tightened.