Black Sky

5711 NCE (New Common Era), Security Building Office No. 5 received three unsolicited messages from the space prison:

“My dear, I’m looking at you.”

“Relax, you’re just on the big broadcast screen in the prison.”

“I’m suddenly really looking forward to reuniting with you; would you welcome me with a smile, or shoot me right in the head?”

Chu Si, sitting behind his wide desk, read through the messages with a straight face, and replied, “If I remember correctly, your sentence is the same duration as this planet’s lifespan. So, unfortunately, that day will not arrive.”

Unless it’s the end of the world and the planet explodes.

But then two years later……the planet really does explode.

Chu Si: ……