Upside Down

"Agreed."

"Splendid," Mr. Hyde tapped the cane thrice, "Pay attention to the various marks and prints on the ground, what do you see?" he gestured towards the ground.

Hao Xuan bent down and examined the marks one by one, as quickly as he could.

"More than fifteen different sets. Three of them are fresh, one of which belongs to a human. I can't tell about the others."

"Most of the laws in this world mirror yours, but some are either completely opposite or absent here. You won't understand it if you try to use common sense so just throw such judgments away. That means the most recent prints are the oldest."

"But...that means there are twelve other prints that came after them?" Hao Xuan probed.