Light Fortress
Chapter 99 - 91 Sisters (1)

Chapter 99: Chapter 91 Sisters (1)

When Gu Shen returned to the Sleep Talker Clinic, Sister Xiao Xin was the only one there.

"Mr. Tang called and told me you might be late today." Zhou Yexin said with a smile, "What, did you oversleep too?"

"Ah... yes."

With a straight face, Gu Shen explained, "I encountered something last night."

The Grand Judge Tang Qingquan had actually taken care of things for him. It must have been Cui Zhongcheng’s arrangement; after making that call on the river bank last night, Mr. Xiao Cui had considered today’s situation.

Since that was the case, it was best to just go with the flow.

Laughing it off, Gu Shen changed the subject, curiously asking, "Sister Xiao Xin... no clients today?"

"There are... of course there are!"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yexin came forward with a serious expression, solemnly saying, "We received a phone call this morning to make a reservation... saying that a very wealthy VIP was coming over, and they had reserved the entire Sleep Talker Clinic in advance."

Gu Shen was somewhat surprised, "Our place... can be booked entirely?"

"Actually, it’s not supposed to be," Sister Xiao Xin sighed deeply, "but there was no choice, they offered too much."

"Although our goal is to complete experiments, after all, we still need to rely on revenue to live," Zhou Yexin said somewhat nervously rubbing her hands, "Mr. Tang really has a great vision, you are indeed a miraculous person, our business has been getting better and better ever since you came to Sleep Talker."

Gu Shen scratched his head.

If it were not for hypnosis, Sister Xiao Xin’s remark would likely not have been as simple as just calling him miraculous, right?

Overnight, the clinic’s walls had become full of banners.

"Keep going. Keep going. Keep going." Zhou Yexin rubbed her face, continuously psyching herself up, "If we nail this one, we’ll have the rent for the whole year."

Gu Shen smiled, "Mr. Tang... isn’t it rent-free?"

"He might not want it, but I have to offer it. Mr. Tang has already sponsored a lot for me,. If I am able, I definitely want to repay it well," Sister Xiao Xin said earnestly, "Besides, the location on Lipu Street is so good, the rent for the shop is not cheap, despite the small size, it costs thirty to forty thousand a month."

So, this single transaction’s compensation would be four to five hundred thousand?

Gu Shen was stunned.

Then he quickly reflected, his perspective on spending had indeed changed after joining the Judgement Institute, his first thought was not that the rent was too expensive, but who could be so extravagantly generous.

As he was thinking, a commotion arose downstairs.

Sister Xiao Xin opened the curtains, and from the floor-to-ceiling windows, saw a black sleek car slowly advancing in the midst of the crowd’s gaze, finally stopping at the side of the street.

That big black car was definitely very expensive.

Gu Shen silently thought to himself; though he wasn’t knowledgeable about cars, he understood people...

Three minutes after the car engine was turned off, and as the crowd thinned a bit, the driver got out of the car slowly, opened the rear door, and held an umbrella, shielding all the curious glances with that large umbrella.

"Here they come."

Zhou Yexin anxiously paced back and forth, nervously facing this kind of VIP client for the first time, her mind was blank, her hands firmly gripping a pocket watch.

What to say when they meet?

What if the treatment results aren’t satisfactory in the end?

A pile of trivial thoughts surged up.

Then these thoughts were interrupted by the sound of someone ascending the stairs.

"Thud, thud, thud—"

The sound of high heels.

Steady ascension up the stairs.

Each step seemed to tread on one’s heart.

Though no ideas occupied her mind anymore, Zhou Yexin became nervous, glanced at Gu Shen, and discovered that this young man was unexpectedly calm.

From the beginning to the end, Gu Shen showed little change in his emotions, just marveling at the employer’s vast wealth.

Now he was merely curious... Though Da Du was prosperous and swarming with wealthy individuals, those who "spend money like it’s dirt" to this extent must be few, right?

The big black car that had stopped at the street earlier was surrounded by a crowd; looking through the glass made the view a bit blurry, he couldn’t see the face of the big client, just discerned that it was a woman.

However, the man who got out to hold the umbrella for the big client, likely a bodyguard or similar, caught Gu Shen’s attention... He felt he had seen that guy somewhere before, at least the body shape and posture were familiar to him.

The first to ascend the stairs was that man, his footsteps were extremely light, almost inaudible under the concealment of the high heels, a detail ordinary people might not notice, but Gu Shen keenly caught it.

This guy walked like a ghost.

A very formidable expert.

...

...

At this very moment, ascending the stairs was Song Yingji, dressed in a suit, his demeanor steady.

On setting off, he had been curious about the young man recommended by Cui Zhongcheng, thinking back and forth, but could not figure out when such a young prodigy had emerged in Da Du.

Finally, he could unveil the true identity...

Now he even felt a bit nervous.

"Click."

The footstep on the last stair sounded a bit loud.

The atmosphere in the tense and solemn Sleep Talker Clinic burst into two sharp cries at the moment their eyes met.

"Crow?"

Song Ci looked at Gu Shen as if seeing a ghost,

Both of their faces bore expressions that were quite spectacular and in disbelief.

Gu Shen’s gaze was quite complex; it took him a whole ten seconds to come to terms with the fact that the flashy, well-put-together person before him was the same disheveled Crow who had dined and dashed at noon today...

No wonder the figure in the crowd had seemed so familiar!

Only one person on the second floor was clueless.

Zhou Yexin stared blankly at the two people, and the trio exchanged puzzled looks.

Then a gentle yet commanding voice filled the stairwell.

"Ying Ji, do you know each other?"

Song Yingji quickly regained his composure, resumed his composed and calm demeanor, stepped aside to let the lady through, and assisted her slowly upstairs. He responded somewhat awkwardly, "It’s quite a coincidence, we just met today..."

The lady glanced at Gu Shen and then at Crow. She was all too familiar with the kinds of things Song Ci liked to do in the old city district. From the boy’s strange expression, she guessed he had likely engaged in some unscrupulous antics like dining and dashing.

"It is indeed a coincidence, meeting again after just having met, it shows you are destined," the lady said softly with a laugh, looking at Gu Shen, "After this is over, you both can have a good chat."

The lady received no response.

The boy, stunned and rooted to the spot... since the moment the lady ascended the stairs, initially had glanced just once, but after that look, his eyes remained transfixed on the lady’s face, without shifting away.

It had been several dozen seconds already.

It was inevitably a bit impolite.

A great surge welled up in Gu Shen’s heart.

More shocking than seeing Song Ci again... was the woman before him.

Song Ci bore the emblem of the Sincere Heart Association, intimately connected with the Zhao Family, and had mentioned a mysterious high-ranking individual at noon.

Now, some high-ranking individual had spent a fortune just to attend a session at the Sleep Talker Clinic.

Linking these two pieces of information together, it was not hard to guess that this woman was the legendary "lady" in Da Du who could effortlessly control affairs, all by herself, as a woman.

More shocking to Gu Shen than the lady’s identity was her appearance.

Fair skin, red hair, almond eyes, and peach cheeks, her long hair up in a bun at the back of her head.

The lady was indeed very beautiful, very young...

She looked a lot like Nan Jin.

The two were similar in all but hairstyle and aura, with a similarity of nearly ninety percent.

It was like... they were sisters.

[Perhaps they really were sisters.]

At that moment, Gu Shen’s mind automatically recalled many details he had previously overlooked.

The night before departure to Da Du, when his fellow apprentices had gathered for dinner, Nan Jin’s expressions subtly changed whenever the name Cui Zhongcheng was mentioned.

On the way to the orphanage, Nan Jin mentioned offhandedly that she was richer than she had thought.

Mr. Shu had said that Nan Jin was brought from Da Du and had joined the Judgement Institute, tirelessly carrying out missions all year round.

Most importantly—

Whenever Gu Shen asked about Nan Jin’s past, she remained silent, unresponsive.

She seemed to have no concept of family and was reluctant to reveal her past to strangers.

Gu Shen felt that for Nan Jin, the word "past" was like a piece of paper soaked in the deep sea. If possible, she would have loved to shove that paper ten thousand leagues under the sea to rot as thoroughly as possible. But unfortunately, no matter how deeply hidden or thoroughly soaked, the past would one day be dug up and laid bare for some to see.

Seeing the lady at that moment, Gu Shen wildly guessed many things.

It wasn’t until Zhou Yexin tugged forcefully at his sleeve that Gu Shen realized his rudeness.

He quickly withdrew his gaze.

Zhou Yexin hurriedly stepped forward, smiling apologetically in a very low posture, "I’m sorry... this young man is my assistant. He has not been in Da Du for long, please forgive him."

The lady smiled warmly and said nothing.

"You are Zhou Yexin, Doctor Zhou?"

She spoke softly, "I’ve heard Tang Qingquan mention you, you are quite remarkable."

Zhou Yexin paused at the words... Over the years, she had met a few "important figures" of high status, but none had impacted her quite like the lady before her, whose voice alone felt profoundly affecting.

She was still unaware of the great person’s identity.

But from the moment she heard her own name from the other’s lips, a tremendous sense of honor welled up in her heart.

"I... I..."

Zhou Yexin didn’t know why she was so clumsy today.

She struggled to articulate her words clearly.

The lady smiled again, "Don’t trouble yourself, I’m here to see Dr. Xiao Gu... that one, your assistant."

"Ah... oh..."

Zhou Yexin looked somewhat stunned. Somehow, knowing the lady was not there for her didn’t bring much disappointment, but rather a sense of relief.

"Please."

Song Ci arose and opened the door of a private room, looked around inside, seemingly inspecting it, then conveyed to the lady with his eyes that the place was secure.

Thereupon, the lady slowly got up and entered the private room.

Gu Shen followed inside.

As they brushed past each other, Crow mentioned in a quiet and serious tone, "You’ve managed to hide it well... you know who this lady is, right? I’ll be here keeping watch."

"You’re not shallowly hidden yourself."

Gu Shen sighed softly and remarked.

"This high-ranking person, indeed ranks very high."