"Sorry, I might, probably, perhaps... have amnesia."
Huai Shi forced a laugh, shrugged: "You see, I went wild in the Tanbo Inner Circle, even chomped on an Element of Destructive, surely I couldn’t have come out unscathed, right?"
"Mr. Huai Shi, this involves an extremely vile escape and theft case within the Jurisdiction Bureau, I hope you won’t joke about it.
Moreover, he carries a Curse, must accept treatment from the Existence Institute."
The record specialist asked again, his expression turning serious: "If you were truly his friend, you should understand what is truly best for him—please tell me, where exactly did Liu DongLi go?"
"How would I know?"
Huai Shi thought for a moment, seriously said: "You see, such a big person, lively and active, surely has left some trace. But if even the Astronomical Society hasn’t found him, then I suppose, he probably is dead, right? Dead to the fullest."
"..."
After a long silence, the record specialist nodded knowingly: "Is that so?"
"Of course it is."
Huai Shi seriously answered.
Thus, the record continued.
Without disturbing Huai Shi for too long, after a brief recording, the specialist stood up and bid farewell. As he left, a doctor from the Existence Institute brought in personal items for Huai Shi.
Mobile phone, keys, wallet, credit card, and so forth, all kinds of stuff that had undergone purification treatment.
"The guest WiFi has no password, you can connect directly. If you’re hungry, you can ring the bell, we have food available 24/7, the taste is quite good too."
The doctor warmly said: "No one will disturb you next, you can rest assured to have a good rest."
Huai Shi opened his mouth to ask a question, but thought about it and had no question. The doctor seemed to notice something, laughed: "No need to worry, everything post-management has been taken over by the Ivory Tower, there are no problems in the Tanbo Inner Circle."
Huai Shi breathed a sigh of relief.
"Reassuredly recuperate, you’ll be discharged soon." The doctor said admiringly: "Is there anything you need help with? Feel free to ask, rarely do we host someone as heroic as you here."
"Hero? Forget it..."
Huai Shi shook his head, unable to refrain from laughing, just pointed to the box containing personal items: "If possible, could you hand me that player?"
"Of course."
The doctor reached out, helped Huai Shi take the player and headphones, placed them by the bedside, checked various indicators, then turned and left.
The door closed.
A hoarse singing came from the headphones, accompanied by the long-missed melody.
"Oh no, not me, We never lost control. You’re face to face, With The Man Who Sold The World..."
No, not I, we never lost control. Before you stands, the man who betrayed the whole world...
Huai Shi closed his eyes, softly laughed.
This is the conclusion of this story.
’Liu DongLi’ is dead.
Only one person sacrificed, everything has reached a satisfying conclusion.
Truly a miracle.