Pukia说这句话的语气之自然、听上去之熟悉令常斐然毛骨悚然，他想到了她在否定知道关于陈添然的所踪时的笃定。
Mr. Beige：“Yes, you do. I know how close you are to him. Take me to him, now. He’s forgotten everything. He’s forgotten who he is, and he's probably forgotten me, too! The only thing he cares about now is playing God!（你怎么不知道，我知道你们很亲近。你现在就带我过去，我要跟他谈谈。他全都忘了，他连自己到底是干什么的都忘了，怕是连我都忘了，只知道怎么当他的神了！）”
Pukia：“But I really don't know.（可是我真的不知道。）”
Pukia伪装得很好，她的声音甚至带着哭腔。
Mr. Beige：“OK, suit yourself. I should probably just head straight to his 'Silver Orbit'. We were outnumbered last time, but this time I'm bringing everyone to see what a cautionary tale he has turned himself into, living on fraud and lies! His believers should know the truth. They deserve to know!（不知道，好，你嘴这么硬，那我们还是直接去‘明月屯’好了。上次就只有我们势单力薄，这次我多带些人，我把我的学生都带去，让他们看看他们师兄混成什么样了，整天靠着忽悠骗人的把戏过生活！他的追随者们需要知道真相，他们值得真相！）”
Pukia：“No, it's not like that. All he wants to do is to save people—that's his only aspiration. No matter what he calls himself, that's his only intention, just like yours.（怎么会呢？不是这样的。他一心只想最大限度地拯救世人，这是他唯一的愿望。无论他叫自己什么，这都是他的初心，跟你们二位一样。）”
Mr. Beige：“How dare you compare him to us? Are you that evil, or are you completely brainwashed? You are an educated young woman, don't you have your own judgement?（你把他跟我们比？你是包藏祸心还是被他彻底洗了脑？你也是这么高学历的人，你连一点儿明辨是非的能力都没有吗？）”
这样的冒犯把老头气得都有些发抖了。
Pukia：“Dr. Beige-”
话还没说完，只听旁边一阵骚乱。四人一齐向声响方向望去——一个女人拎着一只死狗正跟狗贩子争吵。女人情绪很激动，声音不仅很大，甚至还有一点儿熟悉——定睛一看，竟然是Sophia!
Sophia说狗贩子卖给她病狗，而那狗贩子却说那狗根本就不是他卖的。Sophia直接把狗扔在了地上，发起疯来，作势要动手。围围围着小一圈人，见状有的后退了几步；有的更感兴趣了，不禁伸长了脖子；还有的上前想要阻拦。
Pukia：“Oh that's bad. （太糟糕了。）”
常斐然很疑惑Sophia怎么会在这儿，他更奇怪她家财万贯怎么会为了一只狗当街撒泼耍混。他看了一眼Pukia, Pukia的表情没有刚才那么紧绷了，他于是知道她会好好利用这个契机脱身。
Pukia：“She needs help.（她需要帮助。）”
四人不约而同地走向人群。
两位老人在前，常斐然和Pukia在后。
Ms. Beige：“Ma'am, I know you are very frustrated. I would be too if I were you. Do you want to sit down and talk it out? I’m an old woman with a lot of time. I’m willing to be the mediator and I believe together we can work this out.（女士，我完全理解你的愤怒。如果我是你，我也会同样生气。你愿意坐下来把话谈开了吗？我年龄大了也没什么事，我愿意做你们的调停者，我相信我们会解决这个分歧的。）”
此言一出，就像魔法似的，Sophia竟然瞬间平静下来，不哭不闹、不喊不叫了。
趁Ms. Beige找地方坐的时候，Pukia赶紧趁机拉着常斐然溜了。