Mai Mingle was well aware that they were all probably thinking the same thing now.
"Why did you put the phone on the ground?" Hai Luwei asked.
"I remember wanting to test if the sound could travel between floors."
Fu Tailan shook his head. "After I went up a few steps, I couldn't hear the ringing anymore. I didn't pay it any mind and went straight to the second floor—it wasn't important, anyway. When I was coming down just now, I was focused on guarding against any potential dangers on the first floor, so I only just realized it was gone."
The group fell silent for a moment.
"So... did you really leave a burner phone here?" Mai Mingle asked.
This thought had likely been lingering in all three of their minds for a while.
Fu Tailan shook his head. "I don't know."
"It's a memory the first floor just added to your mind, right?"
