“Hmm, I understand.”
At this moment, Jiang Lin also remembered that Tingyun seemed to still be with Ruan Mei.
—Boom!
Just then, a loud bang came from the carriage door, interrupting everyone's thoughts.
Everyone looked towards the door and saw March 7th, who had just narrowly escaped death.
March 7th quickly entered the observation car, immediately locked the door, and after confirming that no one was chasing her, leaned against the door, gasping for air.
Jiang Lin looked at the current March 7th with some surprise; he had never seen her in this state before.
Her soft gray hair was now half-frozen.
“Tsk, the Astral Express is usually quite lively.”
Big Herta looked at March 7th, who had interrupted her thoughts, feeling a bit helpless.
“Alright, my mistake. I shouldn't be thinking about questions here that won't get an answer anytime soon.”
With that, Big Herta pulled Ruan Mei away to find Screwllum, seemingly intending to leave.
Meanwhile, Jiang Lin walked up to March 7th. By now, March 7th had recovered a little and began to look around.
“What are you looking for?”
“I'm looking for that Gundam that messed with me.”
“Aren't you going to see Big Herta?”
Seeing Jiang Lin shift the topic to Big Herta, March 7th stopped looking around.
“I've seen her. Actually, I've always had a question.”
March 7th thought for a moment, then looked at Jiang Lin with a serious expression.
“What question?”
March 7th looked around again, but this time it wasn't like she was looking for something; rather, it was as if she was guarding against something... “What do you think is 'big' about Big Herta?”
Jiang Lin was stunned, but then he, too, fell into contemplation.
March 7th watched the pensive Jiang Lin with anticipation, eager for his answer.
What March 7th didn't know was that in the adjacent carriage, Big Herta, who was about to leave, paused. She had just heard someone discussing a question related to her.
A moment later,
Jiang Lin gave his answer.
“Her hat.”
March 7th was also stunned, but then she felt that it made perfect sense.
Compared to the small Herta's hat, Big Herta's hat was indeed big.
And in the adjacent carriage, Big Herta walked away without hesitation, as if she had made some kind of decision.
Just then, March 7th's phone rang.
March 7th took it out and saw that it was a message Big Herta had left for her.
“Big Herta: Don't forget to come test the Simulated Universe. Also, regarding what you two were just talking about, I'll pretend I didn't hear it this time. Next time, you'll be in for it.”
“Big Herta is threatening you.”
March 7th handed the phone to Jiang Lin, with an expression that showed she enjoyed seeing trouble unfold.
Jiang Lin merely glanced at it, not taking it to heart, and instead asked another question.
“Do you still have things to do in Penacony?”
March 7th put away her phone, stood still, thought for a moment, and said:
“It seems like there’s nothing major... but...”
“But what?”
Jiang Lin frowned slightly; March 7th wasn't one to be so hesitant.
“But I heard you had an accident and came back too quickly, which resulted in the task I was doing at the time only being half-finished.”
“Oh, I thought it was something else... What were you doing then?”
Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief; he had thought March 7th had gotten into trouble again.
March 7th thought carefully and replied seriously:
“I was trying to comfort a strange old man...”
“A strange old man?”
Hearing March 7th's description, Jiang Lin felt like something wasn't right.
“Yes, I don't know what he did, but he even had special hounds watching him.”
Jiang Lin frowned, “Hounds watching him... No, quickly tell Big Herta and the others to come back!”
(Too many things today, just a quick update to prove the author isn't dead.)
(No offense, no offense!)