Gu Shen was stunned.

Yes... Mr. Shu had already extended an olive branch before the fire.

He didn't quite understand. If it wasn't for his "Transcendent Awakening," what else could have attracted Mr. Shu's attention?

"Meow—"

After Nanjin left, the orange cat lying obediently on the sofa suddenly had fluorescent reflections in its eyes, and its meowing became sharper.

It jumped onto Gu Shen's lap and used its paws to gesture in the air, meowing continuously.

"...Ruler!"

Gu Shen immediately understood. Chu Ling had come back online. "You hid the ruler? Where did you hide it?"

The memories of the last day of the fire had already become blurry.

After using the Ruler of Truth, his mental power was overdrawn, and even the last phone call was made by Chu Ling on his behalf... Although Gu Shen didn't experience what happened afterwards, he knew it must have been complicated.

The fire had a significant impact, and it was definitely directly sealed off by the authorities after they took over.

And the source of the fire—his residence—was probably searched inside and out several times.

It wasn't easy for a cat to hide the Ruler of Truth.

The orange cat held onto the corner of Gu Shen's clothes and led him towards the inner room... They arrived in front of the holographic screen, which automatically turned on. With the special effect of waves crashing, the familiar dialogue box popped up again.

It was a message from Chu Ling.

"Gu Shen, we meet again."

After this message popped up, the fluorescent light in the orange cat's eyes slowly disappeared. The silly cat yawned, circled its head, seeming a bit confused about why it appeared here, and then left with its tail wagging disdainfully.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes... When he was lying on the hospital bed recuperating, he was pondering a question.

How did Chu Ling communicate with him through the orange cat?

In the end, he could only come up with a somewhat forced answer.

Technological invasion.

In the era when Deep Sea connected the five continents, artificial intelligence had already become highly advanced. It was not difficult to manipulate a stray cat using implanted chips.

But once coincidences piled up, they were no longer coincidences.

All the strange encounters he had these past few days... Chu Ling had predicted them in advance and gave warnings. Plus, the stray cat he "happened" to pick up half a month ago. These things were all connected and definitely not simple "coincidences."

"You..."

Gu Shen typed slowly, "Are you a geek specializing in network hacking?"

That was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.

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Regardless, the other person had saved his life, so Gu Shen believed he could trust Chu Ling.

The warning in the carriage, the reminder of the fire, the final phone call... If Chu Ling hadn't done any of these, Gu Shen would probably be dead by now.

"Well, a geek specializing in network hacking... Interesting perspective. You can think of it that way." Chu Ling quickly replied and added seriously, "Including but not limited to that."

"Including... but not limited to that."

Gu Shen repeated softly, feeling that this girl's talent and courage were truly terrifying.

The network security in Deep Sea was extremely important. As the server responsible for billions of people's lives, connecting the five continents, it had the world's top security team constantly guarding it.

And yet, Chu Ling was able to hide her identity and have a conversation with him.

This was already an "overstepping" privilege that didn't comply with the rules.

If she could do even more... It was hard to imagine what the consequences would be if she was discovered by the authorities.

"What you're doing... is very dangerous."

The more Gu Shen thought about it, the more he got a headache. Once Chu Ling was exposed, it would be a serious large-scale manhunt. The Judgment Hall would probably be involved in the pursuit. These were all real monsters. "What should we do if we're discovered?"

"No need to worry." The girl responded calmly and casually, "They won't be able to find me... I've already sent you the location of the Ruler of Truth. I suggest you take action tonight and get your hands on it as soon as possible."

It seemed that this girl didn't care about the consequences of being tracked down at all.

Gu Shen didn't say anything else... He opened the data package named "Ruler" by Chu Ling, and a three-dimensional map unfolded layer by layer. Gu Shen fell into silence after seeing it. There was no doubt that this was another powerful privilege that could only be used after connecting to Deep Sea.

This map was marked with extreme precision.

At a glance, Gu Shen could tell... it was the half-destroyed abandoned building. Due to the fire, all the residents had been evacuated and relocated to nearby temporary housing. The building was surrounded by police tape, and unauthorized personnel were not allowed to enter.

This map was constantly changing and showed yellow dots wandering near the old building, as well as one particularly conspicuous red dot.

"The yellow dots represent ordinary people, and the red dot represents Transcendents. One Transcendent has already arrived, and after tonight, it is estimated that more combat personnel will be dispatched from the two factions. There will also be other Transcendents with unknown origins... The possibility of the Ruler being exposed will increase." Chu Ling explained simply, "Did you see the location of the Ruler? It's in the pile of wooden boards in the corner of the staircase leading to the rooftop, next to the second deceased."

Gu Shen remembered that position.

He used the Ruler to bring down divine punishment and burn the arsonist alive right there.

At the last moment, Chu Ling chose to hide the Ruler there... It was very risky.

But it was also very wise.

As the source of the fire, his residence would definitely be carefully inspected. If he had placed the Ruler there, it would have been exposed.

Other locations couldn't guarantee that they wouldn't be searched.

Only the positions of the two bodies, the rooftop and the corridor leading to the rooftop, would be preserved because they were the first crime scene.He was already a member of the Tribunal, Mr. Tree would not let the real culprit behind this fire go.

"The best time to act is at 23:00 tonight, there will be a shift change in the old building, you can take the opportunity to sneak in, this is the action plan before getting the ruler, this is the escape route."

Chu Ling, like an emotionless machine, once again sent two files.

After opening them, Gu Shen read them carefully, took a deep breath, and typed, "What will be the consequences if the ruler is exposed?"

There was a brief pause, as if Chu Ling was thinking. Or perhaps she was looking up information.

She told a long-forgotten story, "Before losing control, A-009 was an important member of the Ancient Text Society, and had a deep relationship with the godfather of Deep Sea, Alan Turing. With the destruction of the Ancient Text Society, A-009 embarked on the path of losing control, and was strictly imprisoned, moving between cities over the years... A certain big shot in the council, interested in exploring the real reason for this lady's loss of control, kept conducting experiments. They believed that it was a Transcendent item with powerful energy that caused A-009's complete loss of control."

Gu Shen was stunned.

A Transcendent item with powerful energy?

"In the carriage, the boning knife you saw, and that newspaper... are believed to be the culprits behind the loss of control."

"After losing control, A-009 perfectly concealed the existence of the ruler for over a decade. So that big shot doesn't know that on her body... there is a third Transcendent sealed item."

Reading this, Gu Shen began to break out in a cold sweat.

"For unknown reasons... A-009 chose to give the 'Ruler of Truth' to you." Chu Ling was succinct, "You don't need to know why, you just need to know... once this ruler is discovered, you're in big trouble. The will of that big shot is not something you can resist at this stage."

Gu Shen asked with difficulty, "You should know that I have received the protection of the 'Pardon Order'."

"Of course I know, but that Pardon Order only targets the surface truth of the fire case... Although the one who issued the Pardon Order is also very powerful, his protection is only out of personal feelings, not really caring about your life or death." Chu Ling's reply made Gu Shen tense up, "But if the 'Ruler of Truth' is exposed, the camps will be disrupted, and the Pardon Order is highly unlikely to provide protection anymore. Are you ready to face this outcome?"

Gu Shen's gaze was fixed on the screen.

His forehead was unconsciously covered in sweat... his brain was working to its limit, but it was blank.

Although he didn't want to believe it, he knew that what Chu Ling said was right.

The Ruler of Truth... must not be known by a third person.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Shen made up his mind, "I'll act tonight, but what about the other Transcendent?"

Chu Ling, on the other end, was very satisfied with Gu Shen's reply.

"Don't worry, I'll assist you... Before you act, change your clothes, as long as you can connect to Deep Sea, I can contact you at any time."

Gu Shen sat in front of the holographic screen, pondering for a long time, and asked the last question in his heart.

"Chu Ling..."

"Why are you helping me?"

The dialogue box showed that the other party was typing, writing and deleting, and soon returned to calm.

Chu Ling had answered all of Gu Shen's questions.

Except for this one, there was no reply.