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Chapter 37 Absurd Reasoning

When Fang Yi came to his base, the carriage where the workers were, he saw, as expected, that Disma and Chengsheng were very far away.

Although the carriage was filled with the collision sounds of the connections between the carriages and the whistling sounds of steam pipes - these noises echoed in the somewhat narrow space and were particularly harsh.

But most of the workers were huddled on their metal seats, dozing off. Having just received their first meal, their bodies felt particularly heavy due to the increased blood sugar levels and fatigue from continuous work.

Although the environment was noisy and the air was filled with the mixed smell of sweat and engine oil, physical fatigue overcame the harsh environment, and they fell asleep one after another with snoring sounds.

Looking at one end of the carriage, Disma was occupying a corner alone, with his eyes closed and his brows furrowed. He might have had a nightmare.

Fang Yi decided not to disturb the robber for the time being. After all, from the time he rushed back to the factory to the time he boarded the train, the robber had basically been charging into battle in the most dangerous places. It seemed that he needed some undisturbed sleep.

He turned and walked to the other end of the carriage, looking at the scenery outside the car through the gap.

In fact, there was no scenery. There was no moon tonight, and it was pitch black outside the carriage. Chengsheng was just in a daze.

Fang Yi patted his shoulder. Chengsheng turned his head and Fang Yi saw a pair of lifeless eyes and a face full of fatigue and worry.

"Let's go out and talk?" Fang Yi took out a bottle of sake from his personal space where no one could see and handed it to Chengsheng. He had put this into his personal space when he evacuated the izakaya.

Chengsheng nodded woodenly, and followed Fang Yi out of the carriage lightly. At the joint between the constantly shaking carriages, Chengsheng uncorked the bottle unskillfully and poured wine into his mouth.

Fang Yi did not stop him. After all, the sake in the izakaya was diluted with water when grain was quite precious, and it was basically a water-based wine with the lowest alcohol content possible.

After Chengsheng finished drinking the bottle of sake mixed with water, Fang Yi finally spoke.

"I'm sorry about the Ikoma incident. I was just trying to control him and test him with blood to ensure everyone's safety, but I didn't expect Disma to shoot him."

Chengsheng shook his head and said with a somewhat painful expression.

"I know Ikoma has turned into a monster. I think he still retains his sanity. It might just be wishful thinking on the part of a friend."

"But, I know, I know!" Chengsheng said as tears couldn't stop sliding down his cheeks.

Fang Yi was silent for a moment before speaking, "I know that some things can be thought through, and perhaps the procedure is just, and others can accept such an outcome, but people still feel uncomfortable."

"I'm not here to persuade you to reconcile with Disma. Even though he is my follower, I would never expect the victim's friends to forgive the perpetrator."

Fang Yi looked at Chengsheng and added, "After all, advising others to be magnanimous is punishable by heaven. What I want to ask is, did you notice when Ikoma became abnormal?"

Chengsheng opened his eyes wide, as if he had also remembered that something was wrong with his deceased friend. "You mean?"

Fang Yi elaborated on his point word by word, "Don't you think Ikoma's hostility towards Disma and me is very strange? After the first two days, everything was fine, but his attitude towards me suddenly became very rude."

Chengsheng scratched his head. He didn't understand why his friend's temperament suddenly changed overnight.

"Ikoma is not that kind of person. Or rather, even though some people use the title of 'hero' to mock him, he rarely hates others like that."

Fang Yi nodded. "I think that even though Ikoma was shot by Disma, he had already become very abnormal before that. There may even be hidden secrets in the process of his transformation into Kabane. In fact, this unknown factor led to his ultimate death."

"Even if Disma hadn't shot him, he would have died at the hands of someone else. I will also do my best to investigate and restore the truth, because I have an inexplicable hunch that this enemy might be on the train."

Fang Yi's seemingly logical but actually nonsensical remarks successfully gave Chengsheng an excuse to accept the fact that his friend had died.

This very loyal fat man seemed to have temporarily gotten over his sadness and began to prepare to look for Fang Yi's fictional "enemy".

Sometimes, people just need an excuse to deceive themselves. Even if it's ridiculous, it really needs to exist. [Good! One of the conflicts among the workers has been resolved. Next is Disma.]

Fang Yi is ready to put on the next mask.
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When Fang Yi returned to the carriage, Disma had already opened his eyes and was disassembling the gun and maintaining the parts in the corner.

Although Disma did not learn the skills to quickly assemble a steam gun like Fang Yi during his short career in the factory, he also had only a vague understanding of the firing principle of a steam gun.

But this experience obviously gave the robber a deeper understanding of the structure of firearms, which enabled him to easily disassemble and restore the pistol that Fang Yi lent him.

Seeing that it was Fang Yi coming back, the robber shrank slightly into the corner, making room for Fang Yi.

"Thank you for your hard work along the way. According to the terms of our cooperation, you don't have to do so much." Fang Yi said, and caught a part that was sliding down from the table and handed it to Disma.

Disma took the parts, quickly reassembled the pistol, and then handed the pistol to Fang Yi.

"He is my mission target. There is nothing to thank him for."

Fang Yi did not take the pistol.

"I'm not talking about that incident. I'm talking about how you've been helping me along the way. Without you, it would have been difficult for me to accomplish so many things. You're very important to me and have helped me a lot."

Fang Yi stared into Disma's eyes and said seriously.

Disma obviously didn't expect that Fang Yi didn't talk about Ikoma, but was thankful for other things.

After a long pause, he managed to utter, "It's just that our goals are temporarily the same. I've also gained something. Without your command, I might be like those fools, without supplies, waiting for a train without a driver or keys to start."

Fang Yi smiled. "They are indeed stupid, aren't they? This is the first time I've seen such an interesting clown performance."

The bandit nodded in agreement and handed over the pistol again. "Your pistol, back to you."

Fang Yi blocked the robber's hand and said, "No, it belongs to you. It can play a greater role in your hands. Besides, you lack such a weapon. Don't refuse it. I have a better one."

After saying that, he took out a Desert Eagle from his personal space and waved it in front of the robber.

Fang Yi's predictive words silenced the robber's rejection before it could even come out of his throat.

Disma had no choice but to take the pistol back. "How many points does this pistol cost? I'll buy it. I already have some points."

Fang Yi waved his hand. "It's just a gift of our friendship and a testimony of this journey, isn't it? My friend."

Disma chewed over the word "friend" and carefully imprinted Fang Yi's image in his mind. Perhaps years from now, the bandit would still remember that he had made such a friend during this short journey.

The conversation between the two did not last long, and ended with Fang Yi going to find other reincarnations to discuss cooperation.

It was not until Fang Yi left that Disma remembered that he still owed Fang Yi 100 points.

[Give it back to him next time if you have the chance]

Disma thought so, then looked at the pistol and decided to take a rest.

ps: Fang Yiluan’s reasoning is actually partially correct.

(End of this chapter)