Chapter Two: Everyone Else Was Wrong

Every answer generated a new problem; every root divided the instant he found it. The symbols continued into the wall as though they passed through the entire city. Pain split his temple. Lin Yan stepped back. For the first time, he could not determine whether a sentence was true or false. The girl caught the trophy as it slipped from his hand and pressed it back against his chest. “Stop calculating,” she whispered. “It will kill you.” “Who are you?” “Su Mi.” She smiled. “Someone with no solution.”