But should he tell him this news now?

This wasn’t a good idea. The hardest thing for humans to control was their own ‘thoughts.’

Han Yimo’s emotions seemed relatively stable at the moment. If he revealed this information now, it would inevitably affect his state of mind.

“Han Yimo, are you feeling afraid right now?” Qi Xia asked cautiously.

“Not really.” Han Yimo shook his head calmly. “The lights are bright here, and it doesn’t look dangerous.”

“That’s… that’s good…”

Officer Li noticed that Qi Xia had actually become somewhat flustered.

“But who knows whether accidents or tomorrow will come first…” Han Yimo gazed at the sky wistfully. “Qi Xia, do you think we’ll never be able to get out…”

“Don’t!” Qi Xia stepped forward and covered Han Yimo’s mouth, a bead of cold sweat slowly trickling down his forehead. “Han Yimo, calm down. We will definitely get out of here.”

Han Yimo nodded slightly after hearing this, and Qi Xia released his hand.

“Qi Xia, I don’t know why, but I trust you very much.” Han Yimo said. “You’re like a character I once wrote. In the story’s grand finale, he broke through an absolutely impossible obstacle.”

“It’s best that you say so…” Qi Xia forced out a bitter smile. “I’m here, so don’t worry.”

Watching Qi Xia’s expression, Officer Li seemed to understand something as well.

Could ‘Inviting Disaster’ be like being a ‘jinx’?

“Right… Han Yimo, whatever you do, don’t let your thoughts run wild…” Officer Li said belatedly. “Qi Xia and I will lead everyone out.”

Han Yimo felt the two people before him were acting somewhat strange.

“What’s wrong with you two?”

“I…” Officer Li and Qi Xia exchanged glances, the words stuck in their throats. “Nothing… it’s nothing.”

The urgent priority now was to find a way to shut down Han Yimo’s ‘Echo.’ Otherwise, with his astonishing imagination, trains might drive onto the sports field, and meteor showers might fall from the sky.

“You two are really weird…” Han Yimo sighed. “You call me out to the middle of the sports field in the dead of night, but then you won’t speak clearly.”

Qi Xia felt his mind becoming somewhat chaotic.

The ‘Echo users’ known so far didn’t seem at all like ordinary ‘superpowers.’

They didn’t possess divine abilities like flying through the sky or burrowing through the earth. Instead, they developed in a bizarre direction.

Han Yimo could summon disasters to arrive. Jiang Ruoxue could forcibly establish logical connections between two unrelated events. And Officer Li could produce non-existent things out of thin air.

As for that woman named Xiao Xiao, when she killed Qiao Jiajin and Tiantian, she remained completely still—she merely ate a bowl of meat, and everyone collapsed to the ground.

Qi Xia remembered her ‘Echo’ was called ‘Shifting Blame.’

If that was the case, he could boldly theorize that Xiao Xiao had indeed administered poison, but she didn’t need to put the poison in everyone’s bowls—she only needed to put it in her own bowl.

When the time came, she would ‘shift the blame’ for her own poisoning onto others, thus completing the murder.

Qi Xia showed a bitter smile. If someone proposed this kind of deduction in the real world, they would certainly be considered a lunatic. But in the ‘Land of the End,’ this kind of inference was inexplicably convincing.

“I’m getting a bit tired.” Han Yimo stretched lazily. “Aren’t you two going back to sleep?”

“We’ll smoke another cigarette. You go ahead first.” Officer Li said.

“Alright then.” Han Yimo nodded. “I’ll go ahead. You two get some rest early too.”

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the brightly lit teaching building. On the way, he seemed to encounter Zhang Shan, and the two chatted as they disappeared into the distance.

Now only Qi Xia and Officer Li remained—there was nothing left that needed to be concealed.

Qi Xia turned around and asked directly, “Officer Li, do you still remember your ‘Echo’?”

“My… ‘Echo’?” He frowned, seemingly recalling something. “Did I ‘echo’ last time? I only remember smoking a cigarette and then losing consciousness.”

“The problem lies in that cigarette.” Qi Xia said. “You pulled out a clean ‘Cordyceps’ cigarette from an old cigarette pack. Do you remember?”

Qi Xia knew this question was somewhat difficult for Officer Li. His condition at the time had been extremely poor—not only had he lost excessive blood, but he was also experiencing severe pain and fading consciousness.

“I seem to have some recollection…” Officer Li nodded. “Cordyceps cigarettes are a specialty of our Inner Mongolia—one pack costs a hundred yuan. I vaguely remember smoking a Cordyceps cigarette before I died, but I have no idea how it got there.”

“What about the lighter?” Qi Xia touched his own pocket and discovered the lighter was long gone, so he could only gesture with his hands. “A ZIPPO lighter that had been used for a long time—it looked like a fairly ordinary model.”

Officer Li froze. “How do you know about this lighter? That was a gift Xuanxuan bought me with her own New Year’s money… I always carry it with me.”

Qi Xia nodded. “Then I understand. Officer Li, I suspect your ‘Echo’ is extremely powerful—you can conjure anything you want out of thin air.”

“What did you say?!” Officer Li’s eyes instantly widened. “Are you saying I not only ‘echoed,’ but I even produced the lighter Xuanxuan gave me?”

“Yes. Lin Qin, Lawyer Zhang, and I all personally witnessed your ‘Echo.’ However, aside from me, there are no other witnesses now.”

Officer Li lowered his head, his expression extremely complicated.

“What’s wrong?” Qi Xia asked.

“Qi Xia, only ‘Echo users’ can retain their memories, right?”

“That’s what I’ve heard.”

“And I… will hear the ‘Echo’ when I’m near death?”

“Yes.” Qi Xia nodded again.

Officer Li slowly raised his head and said, “Qi Xia, I think I’ve found a way to escape from here…”

“What?” Qi Xia turned to glance at Officer Li. “What method?”

“Find a way to make me die.” Officer Li raised his head and said seriously. “Put me into a near-death state.”

Qi Xia’s brow furrowed. “Have you lost your mind?”

“No, I haven’t.”

Officer Li’s eyes kept flickering, as if constantly judging the feasibility of this plan in his mind. After a long moment, he spoke:

“When I’m on the verge of death, I’ll find a way to produce three thousand six hundred ‘Dao.’ That way, you can all get out! Although I don’t know exactly how to activate this ability, I’ll definitely sense something when I’m near death!”

His gaze was extremely serious, not at all like he was joking.

“A single ‘Dao’ is the size of a walnut. How could a normal person possibly carry three thousand six hundred of them on their person?” Qi Xia felt this plan was too risky. “I don’t think it’s very reliable. Let’s think of another solution.”

“If once doesn’t work, then twice. If twice doesn’t work, then three times.” Officer Li said with a completely serious expression. “I’ll make sure everyone survives.”