Light Fortress-Chapter 41 - 39 Sunny Days
41: Chapter 39 Sunny Days
41 -39 Sunny Days
One day.
It can be very short, or it can be very long.
This day…
for the three individuals rotating on surveillance duty across from Gu Shen’s apartment in the high-rise building, it was a tedious, long twenty-four hours.
Moonset and sunrise, sunrise and moonset.
“Since the night before last, Teacher disappeared with Gu Shen, and we’ve heard nothing,” Zhong Wei said sitting on the windowsill.
“It really makes one curious, what could the final training involve?”
“To be more precise, it was last night, after 12 a.m.”
Senior Sister Luo corrected quietly as she sipped her coffee.
Holding a thick old book, she sat in a rocking chair on the balcony, maintaining the same posture for several hours now.
As a Transcendent of the Spiritual kind, she had long integrated breathing techniques into her daily habits, needing only minimal rest to maintain high spirits.
In terms of being spiritually refreshed, both Zhong Wei and Nan Jin were far behind.
“Speaking of which, we’ve been watching for an entire day now.”
Nan Jin rubbed her eyes and said, “Han Dang still hasn’t appeared…
has he sensed danger?”
“Han Dang is indeed a very sharp fellow.”
Luo Er said softly, “Over the past few years, I’ve dealt with him a few times.
He is full of cunning schemes and is extremely deceitful.
His choice to infiltrate Da Teng City for this investigation means he wouldn’t expose himself easily.”
“But since he’s here for Gu Shen’s evaluation…
at the final moment, he will surely make a move.” She flipped through the old book, calm and composed.
“Just wait patiently.”
…
…
“I always feel like there are eyes on me.”
The crowd was surging.
Han Dang changed his usual attire that day, donned sunglasses, a mask, and a duckbill cap, keeping a very low profile.
He had been hiding among the crowds, pacing back and forth along the street of Gu Shen’s apartment and each time he was about to enter the building, his heart would thump, an ominous premonition arising.
“Something’s wrong…”
“Very wrong…” His intuition was extremely sharp.
During his missions, his natural instincts had saved him from numerous dangerous situations several times.
“Regarding the real files of Gu Shen’s fire incident… I’ve already submitted it to the review team…” he moved closer into a dark alley, completely concealing himself, “logically, I shouldn’t feel so uneasy today.
It’s the day of the evaluation, and if he doesn’t have Extraordinary powers, he’ll definitely be exposed… I just need to take that Ruler as evidence.”
Han Dang sorted out his thoughts.
“This kid fell for my hypnosis, he shouldn’t have any awareness.”
“But this uneasy feeling…
where is it coming from?” Unable to figure it out, Han Dang shook his head.
“Time is limited, I must act quickly now.”
He took a deep breath.
Stepped out of the alley.
Entered the building.
The moment Han Dang entered the apartment building, Luo Er closed her book.
“Prepare for action.”
She stood up, put on her coat, and quickly walked outside the apartment.
“That guy who just entered the apartment…
was it Han Dang?”
Nan Jin was somewhat surprised.
She had been tailing him the whole time, but Senior Sister’s gaze had never left the book.
How did she do it?
A special application of Extraordinary Ability?
“I left a ‘small object’ at the entrance/door of the building…
I can feel and sense anyone who gets close instantly.
As for Han Dang… I’m very familiar with his scent, I can’t be mistaken,” Senior Sister Luo said.
“Our encounter with Han Dang might involve a fight.
Be careful and just follow me.”
The three of them quickly descended the stairs and reached the building across.
“Wait a minute.”
Senior Sister Luo halted, her two fingers gliding over a transparent sensor door.
With a “swoosh”.
The next moment, a thin strand of hair appeared between her fingers.
After the hair strand was removed, it immediately coiled itself around Senior Sister Luo’s little finger.
This strand of hair had always been adhering flat to the sensor door, and unless one inspected inch by inch, it would not be noticed at all.
“This is that kind of ‘small object’.”
She explained, “Don’t misunderstand, this isn’t my hair… but rather is a very special Extraordinary Sealed Object.
In a way, it counts as my second eye.”
“Only one strand?” Nan Jin was curious.
“Of course…” Senior Sister Luo said, “That’s impossible.”
“On the street outside, I’ve set up more than three hundred eyes,” she whispered, “Starting from yesterday, there has been a guy following the crowd up and down the street.
I’ve suspected him for a long time.
And this ‘eye’ left at the entrance of the apartment is special; within a certain range, it can not only see but also feel the fluctuations of spiritual power.”
Nan Jin suddenly understood.
She felt an unusual airflow moving around her.
As Senior Sister spoke, thin strands of hair, barely visible to the naked eye, converged towards Senior Sister Luo from all around, completely unnoticed by the passing people.
These spider-thin black hairs eventually merged into her own hair.
No matter what, placing the most crucial “eye” at the door could never go wrong.
“He has just entered the elevator.”
Senior Sister Luo said calmly, “All we need to do is follow behind, and we will catch him red-handed.”
…
…
“Knock knock knock—”
The sound of knocking on the door.
A response came quickly:
“Come in.”
He pushed the door slightly.
It didn’t open.
He tried again.
“Creak—”
A somewhat harsh sound followed.
The door opened.
To his surprise, what met his gaze was a neatly organized classroom, the windows half-open with the curtains fluttering wildly.
The desks and chairs had been removed, leaving behind several arranged in a row to form a long table.
Gu Shen rubbed his cheeks, he hadn’t expected this to be the place for the final evaluation.
It looked like a stage about to host some sort of social gathering.
Every day of the rigorous training, Gu Shen had imagined what the final evaluation he was about to face would be like.
The scene in his mind was probably like the last time the Judgment Chief summoned him alone…
dim lighting, a cramped interrogation room, and bigwigs with fearsome, scarred faces like Yan Shicheng sitting around.
Rather than calling it an evaluation,
it was more like a solemn trial.
After the conversation on the rooftop, Mr.
Shu had spent the last day of the training with him—
That day there was no fifteen-kilometer weighted long run, no getting knocked down a hundred times and standing up again for training.
There was no training content at all.
He merely took him around, visiting various places in Da Teng City.
The old man somehow got hold of a flashy luxury car and took him for a spin in the city, ran through over a dozen traffic lights, dined at seven or eight high-end restaurants where Gu Shen couldn’t even pronounce the dishes on the menu.
He didn’t want to go anywhere originally, but the old man’s reasoning was unbeatable—he had come all the way to Da Teng City and wanted to experience the authentic local customs, while at the same time showing Gu Shen what his favorite kind of day looked like.
Gu Shen was curious, too, about what the old man’s typical day would be.
In fact, it was all about eating, drinking, and playing, as if he were an energetic eighteen-year-old.
On the contrary, it was himself who seemed isolated from the world, like an old person in an empty nest about to pass away.
When the day ended, Gu Shen lay sprawled out on a luxurious presidential suite bed, the windows open, the cold wind continuously brushing against his face.
Between half-asleep and half-awake, he suddenly remembered something.
It had been almost two years since he came here.
Today was his first time spending a “free” day in the city he had lived in for two years, as a tourist.
Freedom isn’t about driving the best cars, eating the best food, or living in the best houses.
Freedom is not having to worry, not having to think about anything, not having to think at all.
During the two weeks of intensive training, every day, every hour, every moment, Gu Shen felt restless.
He would wake up in the middle of the night, his thoughts occasionally drifting uncontrollably.
The word “evaluation” densely filled his mind…
To him, this was a trial.
But after that talk on the rooftop, Gu Shen suddenly understood the true meaning of Mr.
Shu’s words.
[“Do you hope to be ‘S’ grade?”]
[“Yes…
Of course!”]
Actually, what kind of person you ultimately become is irrelevant to the expectations of others.
It depends on yourself.
If you want to be “S” grade and are willing to put in all the effort for it…
then the outcome of the final evaluation isn’t that important anymore.
So Gu Shen slept his most peaceful sleep in over ten days.
When he awoke, he and Mr.
Shu arrived at Da Teng Academy, the best public academy in Da Teng City, bustling with young students around his age.
The final evaluation place was here, not an interrogation room or an underground research institute.
It was an academy under the sun.
It was a splendid day, and everything was beautiful.
