873 I’m Just a Remnan (2/2)

Instead of answering him right away, Lu Zihao started drumming his hands on his thighs and bouncing his legs to a beat that he could only hear. Jin Liwei recognized it as one of his fifth brother's mannerisms that he often did whenever he was thinking.

The drumming and the bouncing stopped. Lu Zihao leaned back and stared at the ceiling. ”You should understand something first, Third Bro.”

”What is it?”

”I'm just a remnant.”

Silence.

”I know,” Jin Liwei said in a whisper.

Lu Zihao looked surprised. ”You do?”

”En. My wife told me something about her own experience with the original Long Xiulan's remnant but she also doesn't understand it very well so she couldn't explain how it works to me in more detail.”

Lu Zihao nodded. ”Same. Neither I nor Nikolai understand it well like your beautiful wife. So we're basically all just winging this entire situation.” His hands started some light drumming again. ”But I do know that I'm just a remnant, not a complete soul.”

Jin Liwei frowned. ”But you're still…Lu Zihao, right?”

His fifth brother turned his head and grinned at him like a mischievous kid. ”What do you think?”

Jin Liwei mock-punched him on the shoulder and laughed. ”That was a stupid question.”

”Yeah, well, like I said, even I don't know what's really going on. But what I do know is that I suddenly evolved into something more…hmm, like my past self, I guess. I can finally talk directly to that scary mafia boss Nikolai and even temporarily take over my body and control it but not for too long.”

”Not for too long?”

”I get tired and need to…what's a suitable term for it? Oh yeah, recharge. I need to recharge when I run out of energy before I'll be able to talk or take over my body again. You can say there's a time limit.”

A deep furrow formed between Jin Liwei's brows as he mulled over the revelation. ”Then I guess we won't be able to chat for too long tonight. I'm just glad that I'm able to see and talk to you again, Fifth Brother.”