Awakening in a strange room with a severe head wound, Zhou Mingrui was shocked by his reflection. Despite the gruesome injury, he felt alive. He located a gas lamp, a luxury beyond the means of "Klein Moretti's" family, a benefit secured by his resourceful older brother, Benson. After inserting a copper penny into the gas meter, the lamp illuminated the room, revealing the extent of his injury: a bullet wound to the temple with exposed brain matter. Surprisingly, the wound seemed to be healing rapidly.
Zhou Mingrui cleaned the bloodstains from his face and shirt in the communal bathroom, mindful of his landlord's strictness regarding water usage. He realized the room likely still bore traces of the injury. Returning to his apartment, he cleaned the bloodstains on the desk and floor, finding a yellow bullet. Examining a revolver and five remaining rounds, he deduced Klein's suicide method. However, the small amount of blood puzzled him.
Changing his shirt, Zhou Mingrui shifted his focus to the more pressing issue: the reason for his transmigration and the possibility of returning home. He yearned for his previous life. A thought struck him – the luck enhancement ritual he had performed before dinner, based on a book of Chinese divination. He recalled the simple steps and the seemingly innocuous chants. Given that nothing had happened initially, he had dismissed it. However, the sudden transmigration in the middle of the night now suggested a potential link. He resolved to try the ritual again in this new world, clinging to the hope of returning home.