Fine rain splashed.

Under the umbrella, a shadow slowly revealed a half of a delicate and handsome side face. Unexpectedly, beneath the refined man's golden-rimmed glasses were a pair of gentle eyes as tender as the night.

But only those who knew his identity knew that the gentleness in those eyes represented a great danger.

When Gu Shen saw the person's face on the rooftop, his whole body was covered in goosebumps.

Han Dang!

This was an extremely dangerous guy.

Thirteen days ago, he arrived in Dateng City... During this time, he had been secretly investigating his own arson case!

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Did he discover any suspicious points in the arson case?

To actually trace it all the way here, he was truly an unyielding madman.

The wind blew, causing the rain threads on the rooftop to sway. There was a faint fragrance in the air.

"Grandma, I really like the flowers here."

The man in the suit nodded with a smile towards Gu Shen. His natural expression and demeanor didn't seem like that of a stranger meeting for the first time, but rather like an old friend.

He took a deep breath of the air and said, "There are air purifiers everywhere in the city, but no matter what fragrance is added, it can't compare to the scent of real flowers. This rooftop is too old. These flowers deserve a better rooftop."

The grandma smiled, her eyes wrinkling up. She was delighted and sincerely praised, "Indeed, Mr. Han has a good eye... I've put a lot of effort into taking care of these flowers."

Gu Shen knew that the grandma would be very happy to hear these words.

Because she really liked taking care of flowers and vegetables. She took care of these flowers on the rooftop and the vegetables and fruits in the yard all by herself, just like her own children.

"And who is this...?"

Han Dang smiled and looked at Gu Shen, pretending not to know.

"Little Gu, this is the philanthropist I told you about, Mr. Han. He's young and promising." The grandma smiled and introduced the two of them, saying, "Mr. Han, this is Gu Shen, a child who grew up in our courtyard. He's very smart and has had a good memory since he was young."

Han Dang nodded with a smile, slung his bag under his arm, and elegantly extended his hand.

"Gu Shen, nice to meet you."

Han Dang was an extremely powerful transcendent with a mental ability...

Thinking back to the finger technique that Senior Sister taught him in the Dream of Awakening.

Gu Shen had a vague sense of foreboding... If he shook hands with Han Dang now and made physical contact, he might be forcibly put into a dream, right?

But in the current situation, he couldn't refuse.

Gu Shen could only grit his teeth and extend his hand.

Just then.

"Meow!!!"

A flash of orange dashed out from the rooftop stairway and knocked over a tall vase with a loud crash. The direction the vase fell happened to be where Han Dang was.

The refined man under the umbrella frowned.

Instinctively, he wanted to dodge... But at the critical moment, Gu Shen reached out and caught the vase, scolding, "Hey, you silly cat, what if you hurt the guest?"

The orange cat curled up in the corner, licking its paws, meowing softly with an innocent face.

"It's slippery on rainy days..."

Gu Shen held the vase and casually said, "Mr. Han, why don't you come inside?"

"That's right."

The grandma was startled by what just happened and covered her chest. She gave Gu Shen a look of admiration and quickly said, "Mr. Han, why don't you come inside and chat? Gu Shen, you accompany him. I'll go downstairs and make some hot tea."

"..."

Han Dang remained silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'll follow your lead."

The grandma hurriedly ran downstairs, holding her clothes.

Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief and gave a grateful look to the orange cat.

He knew that Chu Ling had taken action. What should he do next?

Gu Shen led the way in front, feeling uneasy in his heart. He always felt like there was a ghost following him from behind. Han Dang put away his umbrella and followed behind, his steps light and silent, quiet like a ghost.

The guest room for entertaining was nearby. It was only a few steps away after going down two floors, but at this moment, these few steps felt incredibly long.

"Gu Shen..."

Han Dang spoke softly, "Do you live in Dateng City?"

"...Yes."

Taking a deep breath, Gu Shen slowly calmed down from his nervous state. He could even hear his own heartbeat at this moment, but every movement became extremely calm and steady.

Some people were always able to unleash their potential in high-pressure environments.

Gu Shen was one of those people.

Since Han Dang had already found out about him, it would be better to directly face him head-on. They were both in the Judgment Hall, and they would inevitably meet sooner or later... Today's confrontation might not be a bad thing.

Gu Shen had already read Han Dang's file countless times and was familiar with it.

But Han Dang didn't know that he knew about his existence.He wanted to test himself, little did he know... this was also an excellent opportunity for him to be tested.

"When you were not here, grandma kept praising you, saying you're smart, excellent, and became independent early. You left here when you were sixteen... Life in Dateng City must not be easy, right?" Han Dang asked leisurely, "Where are you working now?"

Gu Shen had seen Han Dang's file. This was a genius boy who joined the Judgement Office very early.

The Han Dang recorded in the file also didn't receive much care in his childhood, quite similar to his own experience.

"What high position... What can a young man who started hustling early achieve? I'm just trying to make a living, I can't compare with successful people like Mr. Han."

Gu Shen asked with a smile, "Where is Mr. Han working?"

Han Dang frowned.

He suspected that Gu Shen was cursing him... but there was no evidence.

This young lad probably didn't know his identity yet.

This investigation, being able to meet Gu Shen, was actually beyond his expectation.

After arriving in Dateng City, Han Dang followed the clues of the fire case and conducted a thorough investigation based on Gu Shen's file... As for the impeachment against Mr. Shu from the council, it was probably going to be dropped.

But there was still room to exploit the amnesty order!

After the side writing, Han Dang seriously suspected that Gu Shen was not a Transcendent.

He believed that the real truth of the fire case was that Gu Shen used a powerful "Transcendent Seal", which should be under the stack of unburned planks.

The shape was square and long, like a plank, or a ruler.

If so, the audit team made a serious mistake in judging Gu Shen... Not to mention "S", Gu Shen didn't even qualify for "D", he was just an ordinary person.

But Han Dang searched the Deep Sea database and even borrowed the authority of his teacher Zhu Wang to look for records of the related seal, but found nothing.

He didn't think his inference was wrong, but believed that the "Transcendent Seal" he was looking for was not recorded... Then he shifted his investigation to Gu Shen's background. He came to this welfare home to find clues about the seal, perhaps it was a "family heirloom" that had accompanied Gu Shen for many years.

Regrettably, after some investigation, this clue also fell through.

Gu Shen came with nothing and left with nothing.

There was no family heirloom, nor any parental relics.

Today, the audit team officially landed in Dateng City.

There were two days left before the final audit, and his time was running out.

But luckily, he unexpectedly met Gu Shen here... It seemed that this kid also got the news of the audit team's arrival in Dateng, and came here to avoid the audit team. It seemed that he had something to hide and didn't want to make contact in advance.

Since they had met.

Then, things became very simple.

"Gu Shen."

A very gentle voice echoed in the stairwell.

Under the gold-rimmed glasses, the moment his eyes met Gu Shen's, a strand of pitch-black ink spread out.

At this moment, Han Dang's voice became extremely authoritative, saying: "...Enter the dream!"