On a sunny morning.

Gu Shen sat up, stretched his body, and rubbed his eyes.

"Meow~"

A certain orange cat was unusually obedient, lying quietly on the balcony, softly whimpering for help.

Gu Shen rubbed his eyes again to make sure he wasn't seeing things.

To be precise, the orange cat was lying in the arms of the woman in the windbreaker on the balcony... At this moment, it was licking its fur intermittently, obviously unable to sit still, but it didn't dare to leave without permission due to the pressure emitted by a certain higher-level creature.

Gu Shen picked up the blanket in shock. "Brother, how did you get in?"

Nanjin leisurely lay on the rocking chair, with a delicate toast and fried eggs and coffee on the transparent tabletop of the round coffee table. At this moment, she was holding a stack of newspapers, basking in the warm sunlight and gentle breeze.

The woman in the windbreaker calmly asked in response, her tone as natural as possible, "I paid for the rent, why can't I come in?"

"..."

For a moment, Gu Shen was speechless.

"Where did you go last night?" Nanjin took a sip of coffee and suddenly asked.

Gu Shen scratched his head. "I went out to buy something, and then... fell asleep. I've been really tired these days."

Honestly speaking, this was the truth.

He had indeed been exhausted these days.

After the operation last night, Gu Shen returned to the apartment in the early morning. Perhaps it was because he had used the Truth Ruler again, he was physically and mentally exhausted.

This answer was flawless, and Chu Ling had already erased the records of his entry and exit from the apartment.

"Well..." As expected, Nanjin had just casually asked. She suddenly asked again, "Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?"

Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief. "Then... let's start with the good news?"

"The investigation of the fire case has made a breakthrough." Nanjin closed the newspaper, turned her head to look at the young man, and said, "Someone tried to destroy the body last night, but we caught them."

"Oh oh oh..." Gu Shen looked like he hadn't fully woken up, and asked in confusion, "Who are 'we' referring to?"

"Because of you, the teacher specially brought in two powerful helpers from other cities in the Qinghe District." Nanjin said, referring to herself and the others.

Gu Shen felt a chill down his spine when he heard this.

The person even Nanjin referred to as a powerful helper must be terrifying... The person they chased last night was one of them.

And there was another one whom he hadn't encountered until he left.

Seeing Gu Shen's reaction, Nanjin felt satisfied. She said lightly, "You can also call them... senior brothers and senior sisters."

Gu Shen was a little confused.

"The date for the review at the Adjudication Hall has been set, it will be in fifteen days." Nanjin said as if it was a trivial matter, "These two senior brothers and senior sisters are here to give you special training."

"Hey hey hey..."

"What kind of special training is that?!" Gu Shen was completely caught off guard. He tried to force a smile and said, "Brother, brother! Don't you remember? Didn't you tell me before that the review doesn't matter? Isn't it more important for Elder Shu to value me for something else?"

"That's not what the teacher meant..." Nanjin helplessly said, "I don't know why, but the teacher has high hopes for you and is extremely confident. It seems that he thinks you will surprise the entire Adjudication Hall without needing to do anything."

Gu Shen silently pondered.

In a sense, it was true...

If he didn't do anything, he might become the worst-performing newcomer in the history of the review, without a doubt.

By then, everyone would be more than just surprised.

"The teacher originally only wanted the two senior brothers and senior sisters to help investigate the fire case, but unexpectedly, after they read the files, they were eager to meet you, the talented newcomer." Nanjin shrugged, "They were all monsters who scored A-level in the review. It's reasonable for them to be curious about you, who caused the 'Pardon Order' to be issued."

"Very reasonable..." Gu Shen's voice suddenly became weak.

He could probably guess why Nanjin's attitude towards the "review" had changed overnight.

It was not difficult to see that Elder Shu's position in the Adjudication Hall was extremely high.

Otherwise, it would not be possible for him to mobilize such a high-ranking member of the council to issue the "Pardon Order".

But precisely because of the use of the "Pardon Order", all the members of Elder Shu's faction had to bear tremendous pressure... If he guessed correctly, Elder Shu hadn't appeared after his release on bail because he needed to personally resolve the controversies caused by the "Pardon Order" within the Adjudication Hall.

Something unexpected must have happened...

The controversy over the "Pardon Order" eventually reached the level of his "review" of his extraordinary abilities... If his review results were excellent enough, then the precedent of using the "Pardon Order" to preserve talents would naturally be established.

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In other words.

If he achieved an S-level, everyone would shut up.

...

...

"The bad news is that there was a heavyweight meeting within the Adjudication Hall last night regarding the 'Pardon Order'." Nanjin said seriously, "Representatives from the major regions of the East Continents criticized Elder Shu, and some even impeached him."

"Impeachment?" Gu Shen was surprised, "Is it that serious?"

"To be honest, impeachment is nothing new because of Elder Shu's style of doing things. It happens every year." Nanjin sighed and said, "But this time, the situation may be more severe because it involves high-level members of the council. Some old guys in the Adjudication Hall took the opportunity to make trouble with the 'Pardon Order'... The result of this meeting may not be good for you."

Gu Shen's heart sank.

He had a bad premonition... The result of this meeting was no longer a matter of pressure or no pressure.

Perhaps it was worse than he had originally expected!

"The heads of the major regions of the Adjudication Hall unanimously believe that using the 'Pardon Order' on you is inappropriate." Nanjin smiled bitterly, "Unless you can prove your potential is strong enough in the upcoming review... Otherwise, the 'Pardon Order' will be revoked."

Indeed.

Chu Ling's previous prediction was completely correct.The protection of the amnesty order was only temporary... His survival was at the whim of the higher-ups, and with the slightest change in the wind, he could easily go from being a "lucky guy" to an "unlucky duck".

Gu Shen stroked his chin, murmuring, "If the amnesty order is gone, I might face the accusations of the prison again..."

After such a fuss with the amnesty order.

The presiding judge, he feared, would not take him under the prison's command anymore.

According to the laws of the East Continents, he was very likely to face 24-hour strict supervision, monitoring, and even detention.

"Unless..." Gu Shen thought of a solution.

"Unless the fire case is thoroughly investigated."

Nanjin spoke for him, saying, "The prison's loss of control accusation needs to be based on the premise of 'premeditated murder'. A thorough investigation of the fire case would be enough to prove that you were acting in self-defense."

"Huh, right..."

Gu Shen sorted out his thoughts, he let out a long sigh of relief, puzzled, "Didn't they catch the criminal last night? The fire case should be solved quickly..."

"This case is more complicated than we thought."

Nanjin shook her head.

She stood up, and the orange cat in her arms took the opportunity to scamper away.

"Gu Shen, I'm afraid you don't have much time to rest... You'd better come with me to see the situation for yourself."