Chapter 108: True and False
After this mysterious connection ended, Elizabeth stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows in her office, deep in thought for a long while.
She looked out at the rainy night streetscape of Jianggu District. The Investigation Team had put a lot of thought into selecting their headquarters. Although Tanisaka Street, where this office building was located, had many office workers, it was also a mixed bag of people—a true street-level environment.
"I should listen to the Master," Elizabeth murmured, both to herself and to Sword Treasure. "Sophia has her own destiny."
Sword Treasure, held in her hand, immediately chimed in with its synthetic voice:
"Sword Treasure Dictionary activated. 'Destiny,' page 624. Definition: a dentist grinds down a perfectly good upper tooth to fix a bad lower tooth, and then tells the patient it is destiny. If someone speaks of destiny, they are certainly diverting their own or others' attention to cover up the schemes and failures behind the scenes."
Elizabeth let out a sigh. "Sword Treasure, there are some things you don't understand. Sophia and I each have our own paths."
"Sword Treasure Dictionary activated. 'there is no feast in the world that never ends,' page 304,619. Definition: the excuse successful people use to get rid of their failure friends, because if the feast were to continue, the successful ones would be stuck footing the bill."
"I'm not..." Elizabeth felt a pang of sadness at its words. "I am simply trusting the Master's guidance."
Suddenly, a prompt box popped up in her mind: