Xiaojin did not immediately answer Ouyang Zhi's sharp question, choosing instead to remain silent. All the pet employees in the restaurant stopped what they were doing and turned to look at Yan Ao and the others.
The atmosphere grew somewhat tense. Yan Ao furrowed his brow, secretly torn: on one hand, he worried that Ouyang Zhi's words would provoke the pets before them; on the other, he hoped to learn from Xiaojin about the Death Option and the disappearance of the human population in Hengzhou City.
This stalemate lasted for nearly a full minute. Except for a few carefree individuals like Ouyang Zhi, everyone else held their breath in terror.
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