Light Fortress-Chapter 75 - 73

75: 73.

Diary

75: 73.

Diary

“The course of events…

was roughly like this.”

A breeze blew through.

The curtain fluttered gently.

The window, open a crack, creaked with the ingress of a slight chill of autumn, and as it was already evening and the lights in the room were off, a somber gloom created a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

Hu Danian silently observed the scene in the room.

It was hard to believe that a horrific explosion had just occurred here.

According to Gu Shen’s description, the amount of explosives was enough to blow up half of Lipu Street…

yet such an abundant amount of explosives hadn’t even torn a single piece of paper in this room.

The room was clean and tidy, tranquil enough to lull one to sleep.

Gu Shen sat on a chair and spoke softly, “All in all, the matter has been resolved; let’s not delve into the details…

You can report to Cui Zhongcheng like this: I used my abilities to suppress the explosion.”

Hu Danian looked meaningfully at the young man sitting across the table, his face an embodiment of gentleness and sincerity.

Now he had completely changed his first impression of Gu Shen…

Initially, he had thought him to be just a clever newcomer who had luckily caught Mr.

Xiao Cui’s attention.

Now he believed that nothing was coincidental, and Gu Shen must be a Transcendent who had been secretly trained to a monstrous level.

What level of a Transcendent would it take to suppress such a huge amount of explosives?

Certainly not something he could achieve!

“Don’t worry, little monster, I’m not interested in your information…

I’m only responsible for completing Mr.

Cui’s missions,” Hu Danian commented, clicking his tongue in admiration, “This river bank serial killer case has kept me up for several days without a good night’s sleep; today, at last, I can finally rest in peace.”

He brought along a bronze safe that looked very antique.

The cabinet was not too large, manageable for an adult to easily carry around, with enough space to house the miniature stone sculpture.

Upon opening, one would discover that the inner surface of the bronze cabinet was coated with a layer of red, crystal-like substance.

He put on black gloves which also had a thin layer of red plating on the surface.

“What is this?” Gu Shen asked, frowning.

“This plated substance is called ‘red silver,’ a Strong Logic Material,” Hu Danian replied concisely while carefully cradling the stone sculpture to place it inside the safe, moving extremely slowly and cautiously, only breathing a sigh of relief when the safe was closed.

He patiently explained, “Different sealing artifacts need to be archived in different ways.

Artifacts like the ‘stemming gaze stone sculpture’ that emit malice on their own and cannot be tamed require complete isolation.

Generally, sealing artifacts below Grade A can have their Extraordinary Traits suppressed with red silver material.” freēwēbηovel.c૦m

In fact, the moment he heard ‘Strong Logic Material,’ Gu Shen roughly understood the principle behind it.

Transcendent is a disorderly force that destroys logic.

And Strong Logic Material…

is likely a special substance that suppresses Extraordinary Traits.

“What about Grade A and above?” Gu Shen asked again.

“There are even more special materials.

Actually, red silver is pretty handy; it can be synthesized artificially, and its effectiveness is quite satisfactory, so it’s widely used for archiving sealing artifacts…

I’ve heard that the special materials used to archive higher-order sealing artifacts often cannot be synthesized,” Hu Danian shrugged his shoulders, “With my rank, I will probably never encounter such sealing artifacts in my lifetime, will I?”

At this point, he glared at Gu Shen, “You kid…

why so many questions?”

“Well, you know…

I’m a newbie,” Gu Shen replied with a scratch of his head and a smile, swiftly changing the subject, “Once the ‘stemming gaze stone sculpture’ is taken away, does it mean the mission is complete?”

“Yeah.”

Hu Danian responded softly, glancing at his watch, “Next is to retrieve the sealing artifact, report to Mr.

Cui, and then the mission can be considered complete.

By the way…

what about the two next door…?”

He pointed through the wall to the room beside them.

Sister Xiao Xin and Qu Shui…

the two were still submerged in their dreams.

“In another half an hour or so, they should wake up.

They aren’t aware of this matter and can be considered victims,” Gu Shen stated calmly, “Those who have had their dreams stolen by the ‘stemming gaze stone sculpture,’ even if they recover, will feel particularly tired in the near future; it’s better for their health to sleep longer.”

Since they were unaware, there was no need for any special treatment.

Hu Danian nodded, picked up the bronze cabinet, “Okay, if there’s nothing else, I’ll be going.”

“Wait a moment…”

Gu Shen stopped him, slowly raised his head, and said earnestly, “I want to meet Cui Zhongcheng.”

During the conversation by the lake, Gu Shen had a good impression of Cui Zhongcheng.

But this time…

after becoming involved, Gu Shen’s view of Cui Zhongcheng had completely changed.

The mild conversation by the lake was all a sham; no sooner had he set foot in Da Du than he was thrown out as bait.

The recent assassination attempt, if not for his quick reflexes and accurate response, would have been the end of him…

This kind of cold indifference is no wonder even the bigwigs of the audit team are wary of him.

Even for investigating a fire disaster, there’s no need to use such extreme measures, is there?

Gu Shen was now seething with anger and wanted to confront Cui Zhongcheng face to face.

Upon hearing this, Hu Danian turned around somewhat helplessly.

“As far as I know, Mr.

Xiao Cui is very busy,” he said oddly, looking at Gu Shen.

“Didn’t he give you a contact method?”

“…”

Gu Shen suddenly fell silent.

Only then did he realize that from the meeting by the lake to the plane landing, Cui Zhongcheng hadn’t really given him any contact information.

“That means he doesn’t want to see you,” Hu Danian said, seeing Gu Shen’s reaction, and smirked slyly, “Mr.

Xiao Cui is a very thorough person.

He always covers his tracks.

If he didn’t give you a contact method, then he must not want to see you.

However…

in light of the camaraderie of this mission, I’ll mention it when I report progress, but let me tell you upfront, it’s very likely he’ll ignore it.”

Gu Shen’s expression was rigid; he could only nod, reluctantly swallowing his pride.

He was filled with rage…

Was this also within Cui Zhongcheng’s calculations?

After Hu Danian left.

The room returned to silence once again.

Gu Shen sighed deeply and struggled to lift his arm, feeling the soreness and numbness spreading through his palm to the rest of his body.

From the afternoon until the evening, he had sat motionless in the chair for several hours…

not because he was lazy, but because operating the Truth Ruler this time still consumed a large amount of spiritual power.

The energy in the material world is conserved.

To suppress an explosive of that magnitude, the spiritual power consumed by the Truth Ruler…

was extremely immense.

Holding the ruler, immersed in the state of command, Gu Shen felt nothing at the time.

It wasn’t until the power of the ruler dissipated and the fervent Changjiu Foundation Believer was blown to bits that he realized something was amiss.

Standing on the peak, the higher you are, the more painful it is when you fall from the clouds.

Three to four hours passed, and the soreness and numbness slowly faded away.

However, it must be said…

the Jingzhe Breathing Technique’s cultivation had greatly enhanced Gu Shen’s spiritual power.

If it had been twenty days earlier, using the ruler like this would have caused him to immediately fall into a deep sleep after his fall from the clouds.

Gu Shen slowly reached out, bringing back the white paper that had not been destroyed in the explosion.

He turned on the desk lamp, illuminating the table with light.

There had been a drawing on the white paper, a few simple strokes outlining an innocent girl holding a book.

Looking at his own sketch, Gu Shen could not help but laugh quietly.

His fingers slowly touched the girl on the paper as he whispered softly, “Ten days…

I wonder how you’re getting on.”

From the inside of his clothing, he took out a notebook identical to Cui Zhongcheng’s.

In this era, many people had abandoned paper and pen, but Gu Shen hadn’t.

While working as a Dream Speaker, he took time every day to organize his thoughts in this notebook.

“November 17th, clear.

The tenth day since Chu Ling disconnected the link; I hope she is well and safe.”

“A lot happened today…”

“The Lipu Street group insomnia case was solved, the Stone of Vigilance sculpture was recovered, the out-of-control was punished.”

“Cui Zhongcheng’s guess was not wrong.

It was the Changjiu Foundation that wanted to kill me.

They will not let things go until the master behind the scenes is caught.

There might be more coming after me…

I cannot sit idle; I must take action…”

As he wrote this.

Gu Shen’s thoughts became a bit sluggish, and at that moment, there was a knock on the door.

It must be Sister Xiao Xin or Qu Shui waking up.

Gu Shen clenched his fist; the soreness and numbness had almost completely dissipated.

He put away the notebook and sat up straight, saying, “Come in.”