Light Fortress
Chapter 165 - 152 Mr. Bai

Chapter 165: Chapter 152 Mr. Bai

"Analyzing it purely from theoretical data... this was just a coincidence."

"Xiao leveraged deep-sea permissions and had insight into your movements, so he planned this explosion..."

Chu Ling’s voice carried a hint of amusement, "But from a metaphysical perspective, this indeed happened within fifteen minutes of your departure from Freedom Hall after completing the meeting with Tomb Ghost. He has to assume some of the responsibility for this."

Hearing this, Gu Shen’s expression turned somewhat ugly.

Is there really such a thing as luck?

"Each person’s luck varies, and how to manage good and bad fortune is unclear to anyone... but coincidentally, the transcendent is precisely the phenomenon that science can’t explain," Chu Ling said. "I had thought the external rumors about Tomb Ghost were not credible, so I did not warn you. But now it seems that not all the gossip out there is unfounded. From now on, it would be wise to be more cautious in your interactions with him."

Gu Shen looked resentfully at the old man driving the car.

Initially, when he was assigned to the "New World" project team, Gu Shen felt grateful.

Now he realized that the old man was still the same old man. Although he had given him the "Bengxue" bullet, from start to finish, he had never had good intentions. It was clear that he knew Tomb Ghost was a "star of disaster" and had purposely arranged for him to meet with him.

"But... I just met with Tomb Ghost at Huazhi Building not long ago. Why didn’t anything happen that time?" Gu Shen asked, puzzled.

"The Huazhi underground interruption layers used a large amount of strong logic material, which prevents external transcendent powers from penetrating. In a certain sense... it means that phenomenons like bad luck and disasters, which are types of transcendent phenomena, can almost not pass through the obstruction layers of Huazhi underground to descend," Zhou Jiren raised an eyebrow, "Of course, in a way this also verifies the rumors that Tomb Ghost is followed by ’misfortune’. Cui Zhongcheng is the most astute guy in Da Du. Have you seen him meet with Tomb Ghost on other occasions?"

Indeed, that’s the case.

Cui Zhongcheng met with Tomb Ghost very infrequently.

Clearly, he also knew of the rumors of "misfortune", and no wonder during the first encounter with Tomb Ghost, Mr. Xiao Cui wore a discordant smile on his face... Until today, when he was bombed, Gu Shen realized that he was the last person informed about the entire incident.

"If there really is a Goddess of Destiny above us, then just accept her arrangements," Zhou Jiren said indifferently.

"However, I believe... you are a person of strong fortune, and this minor misfortune means nothing to you," Zhou Jiren continued.

Nan Jin, who had been resting with her eyes closed in the passenger seat, slowly opened her eyes and noticed the changing scenery outside the car window.

The surrounding buildings were gone.

All around was desolate vegetation, and it seemed that they had left the urban area of Da Du, driving towards a secluded uninhabited area.

"Where... are we going?" she asked, somewhat puzzled.

"We’re going... to the edge of the city, to a place where no one can see," Zhou Jiren responded. He opened the sunroof, played an old rock song, and let out a whistle with a smile, "We’re going to make a big, big trade!"

The car suddenly accelerated.

The strong sense of being pushed back pinned Gu Shen to his seat. The familiar feeling from the first time he rode in Mr. Shu’s car in Da Teng City came back to him, but times had changed. He took a deep breath, and the changing scenery around him seemed to slow down.

He could clearly see every blade of flygrass sweeping past the car window, the withered autumn leaves.

The desolate "uninhabited area" was actually just north of the old city district of Da Du. Because it had been "polluted" before, this area had not yet been developed, and the vegetation was desolate while drifting sands entwined.

The coverage density of the Deep Sea’s Heavenly Eye was also not high.

In the distant swirling winds and sand, there was a white pickup parked, and leaning against the car door was a towering figure, a tall man who stood majestic in the sandstorm.

"Gu Shen... I need to disconnect for a while," Chu Ling sent this hurried message, then went offline.

Gu Shen was somewhat taken aback.

It was his first time encountering such a situation... was it because of that man standing in the sandstorm?

The black sedan moved slowly through the sandstorm, not picking up speed until it neared the white pickup truck, when it gradually came to a stop.

Mr. Shu got out of the car, leaning on his cane; a slender and curved vine squeezed out from the dry and cracked earth, quickly unfolding behind him into a semicircular shield that blocked all the pelting sand.

Lu Nanjin got out of the car holding a knife, also enjoying this treatment.

But Gu Shen was an exception... After he got out, he was covered in dust and had a mouthful of sand, blinded by the sandstorm to the point of barely being able to open his eyes until he ignited the Heavenly Eye on his forehead and used telekinesis to barely keep the oncoming sand at bay. However, his Chi Huo ability was limited; it just covered his face, so his clothes still flapped noisily in the wind.

He stood up straight, trying hard to make out the imposing figure in the sandstorm, what he actually looked like.

But even with Chi Huo’s help, he couldn’t see clearly.

Subconsciously, Gu Shen felt... it seemed to be a very tall, very sturdy person.

"This is Mr. Bai."

Zhou Jiren introduced with a smile, saying, "Because of his special identity... I’ve been thinking these past few days about how to get him into Da Du."

"Special identity..."

Gu Shen’s heart gave a shiver.

There were not many people that his teacher would call special in terms of identity.

There weren’t special requirements for entering and leaving the major districts.

No criminal record, law-abiding citizens will do.

So was this Mr. Bai... a criminal listed on Deep Sea’s wanted list?

Thinking this, Gu Shen made eye contact with his senior, reading the suspicion in each other’s eyes. Could it be that their teacher, the Grand Judge in charge of the entire East Continent Court, was now... harboring a criminal?

"Don’t overthink it."

Zhou Jiren seemed to have a mind-reading technique as he turned to look at his two students, explaining, "This guy is not some fugitive; he just lacks an identity... In Deep Sea’s database, he’s listed as dead. If he really shows his face, then I’d have to spend effort explaining why he’s still alive, which would be a very troublesome matter."

The two of them simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

"You have no idea... convincing him to come out was not an easy task." Mr. Shu laughed, walking up to Mr. Bai with his cane, and softly asked, "Do you have everything you need?"

Mr. Bai nodded.

"Drive straight into Da Du." Zhou Jiren looked at Gu Shen with a meaningful expression, "I think... there shouldn’t be any problem, right?"

Gu Shen froze for a moment.

Was this... a question posed to him?

Only then did Gu Shen notice that Mr. Bai was holding a half-empty bottle in his hand.

No... There was a slew of bottles haphazardly stuck in the sand at Mr. Bai’s feet, just how much did this guy love to drink? In such a condition, was he really fit to drive? If Gu Shen wasn’t mistaken, the car was loaded with one hundred pounds of... high explosives.

"Okay, if there’s no problem, let’s set off."

Zhou Jiren nodded in satisfaction, then he patted Gu Shen’s shoulder seriously and said.

"You, sit with him."