"The course of events... is more or less like this."

A gust of wind blew by.

The curtains gently fluttered.

With a crack, the window, slightly ajar, let in the coolness of autumn. It was already evening, and the room was dimly lit without any lights on, creating a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

Hu Danian silently looked at the scene in the room.

It was hard to believe that a terrifying explosion had just occurred here. According to Gu Shen's description, the amount of explosives used could have blown up half of Lipu Street... Yet, with so much explosives, not even a piece of paper in this room was shattered.

The room was clean and tidy, creating a warm and cozy atmosphere.

Gu Shen sat on a chair and softly said, "In short, the situation has been resolved. Don't ask too many details... You can report to Cui Zhongcheng that I used my abilities to suppress the explosion."

Hu Danian looked meaningfully at the young man sitting behind the desk. His face was filled with sincerity and kindness. Now, he completely changed his first impression of Gu Shen... Originally, he thought that Gu Shen was just a clever newcomer who was lucky enough to catch the attention of Mr. Cui.

Now, he felt that everything was not a coincidence. Gu Shen was definitely an extraordinary being who had been secretly cultivated.

How powerful of a transcendent would it take to suppress explosives of this level?

He himself couldn't do it!

"Don't worry, little monster. I'm not interested in your information... I'm only responsible for completing Mr. Cui's tasks."

Hu Danian sighed, "The Jiangtan serial killer case kept me from having a good night's sleep for several days. Finally, it's peaceful today."

He brought a bronze safe that looked old and placed it on the table. The safe was not big, an adult could easily embrace it. It was enough to hold the pocket-sized stone carving. Upon careful observation, one would notice that the inner side of the bronze safe was coated with a layer of red crystal-like substance.

He put on black gloves, and the surface of the gloves was also thinly coated with a layer of red gold.

"What is this?" Gu Shen frowned and asked.

"This layer of gold material is called 'Red Silver,' a strong logical material." Hu Danian answered concisely. At the same time, he carefully picked up the stone carving and placed it in the safe. The whole process was extremely slow and cautious. He let out a sigh of relief only after closing the safe. He patiently explained, "Different seals need to be stored in different ways. For seals like the 'Sumeru Stone Carving' that can emit malicious intent on its own, it cannot be tamed and needs to be completely isolated. Generally, for seals below A-rank, using red silver material can suppress their transcendent characteristics."

In fact, when Gu Shen heard about the strong logical material, he roughly understood the principle behind it.

Transcendents are a chaotic force that destroys logic.

And strong logical materials... are mostly special substances that suppress transcendent characteristics.

"What about A-rank and above?" Gu Shen asked again.

"There will be more special materials. Actually, red silver is quite useful. It can be artificially synthesized and has good effects, so it is widely used to store seals... I heard that many special materials for storing high-ranking seals cannot be synthesized." Hu Danian shrugged, "With my level, I probably won't encounter that kind of seal in this lifetime, right?"

He glared at Gu Shen and said, "Why do you have so many questions?"

"You know... I'm a newcomer." Gu Shen scratched his head and smiled, quickly changing the topic, "After taking away the Sumeru Stone Carving, is the mission considered complete?"

"Yes."

Hu Danian nodded lightly and looked at his watch, "Next, we retrieve the seal and report to Mr. Cui. Then the mission will be considered complete. Oh, what about the two next door...?"

He pointed to the next room through the wall.

Xiaoxinjie and Qushui... both were still sleeping in their dreams.

"They will wake up in about half an hour. They are unaware of this matter and can be considered victims as well." Gu Shen calmly said, "Those who have their dreams taken by the Sumeru Stone Carving will feel exhausted even after recovering. It's good for their bodies to sleep a little longer."

Since they were unaware, there was no need for special treatment.

Hu Danian nodded and picked up the bronze safe, "Alright, I'll leave now."

"Wait..."

Gu Shen called out to him, slowly raising his head, and said seriously, "I want to meet Cui Zhongcheng."

During their conversation by the lake, Gu Shen had a good impression of Cui Zhongcheng.

But this time... after he got involved, Gu Shen's view of Cui Zhongcheng completely changed.

The gentle conversation by the lake was all fake. He was used as bait as soon as he landed, and if he hadn't reacted quickly and responded accurately, he would have been done for...

Such indifference and ruthlessness, no wonder even the important figures in the review group were wary of him.

Even for investigating a fire case, there was no need to use such extreme methods, right?

Gu Shen was now filled with anger and wanted to confront Cui Zhongcheng face to face.

After hearing this, Hu Danian turned back with some helplessness.

"As far as I know, Mr. Cui is very busy." He looked at Gu Shen strangely, "Didn't he give you his contact information?"

"..."

Gu Shen suddenly fell silent.

Only then did he realize that from their meeting by the lake to the plane landing, Cui Zhongcheng really didn't give him his contact information.

"Then it means he doesn't want to see you." Hu Danian saw Gu Shen's reaction and grinned, "Mr. Cui is a very thorough person. He never reveals anything when he does things. If he didn't give you his contact information, then he definitely doesn't want to see you. But... considering the relationship from this mission, I will mention it when reporting the progress. But I have to say it upfront, there's a high chance he will ignore it."

Gu Shen's expression stiffened, and he could only nod reluctantly.

Was this also part of Cui Zhongcheng's plan, knowing that he was filled with anger?

After Hu Danian left, the room returned to silence.Gu Shen let out a long sigh, struggling to lift his arm, feeling the numbness in his palm spreading throughout his body.

From afternoon to evening, he had been sitting in the chair without moving, maintaining this posture for several hours... Not because he was lazy, but because the activation of the Ruler of Truth had consumed a great deal of his mental power.

Energy in the physical world is conserved.

To suppress such a high explosive, the mental power consumed by the Ruler of Truth... was extremely enormous.

At the time, Gu Shen, holding the ruler and immersed in the dominant state, didn't feel anything. It was only when the power of the ruler dissipated and the fanatical believer of the Longevity Foundation was blown to smithereens that he felt something was wrong.

The higher one stands on the mountain peak, the more painful it is when one falls into the clouds.

Three or four hours passed before the numbness gradually dissipated.

However, it must be said... The cultivation of the Awakening Breathing Method had greatly enhanced Gu Shen's mental power. If it had been twenty days ago, he would have fallen into a deep sleep immediately after using the ruler in such a way.

Gu Shen slowly reached out and brought the piece of white paper that had not been destroyed in the explosion back in front of him.

He turned on the desk lamp, illuminating the table.

On the white paper, there was a sketch of an innocent girl holding a book, drawn with a few strokes.

Looking at the sketch he had drawn, Gu Shen couldn't help but chuckle softly.

He gently touched the girl on the paper with his finger, speaking softly, "It's been ten days... I wonder how you're doing."

From the inside of his clothes, he took out a notebook identical to Cui Zhongcheng's.

In this era, many people had abandoned paper and pen, but Gu Shen hadn't. While working as a Dream Speaker, he would take time every day to organize his thoughts in this notebook.

"November 17th, clear. It's the tenth day since Chu Ling disconnected, I hope she's doing well and safe."

"A lot happened today..."

"The group insomnia case on Lipu Street was solved, the solemn stone sculpture was recovered, and the rogue was sanctioned."

"Cui Zhongcheng's guess was correct, the Longevity Foundation wants to kill me. They won't give up easily. If the mastermind behind the scenes is not caught, there may be a next wave, and the wave after that... I can't just sit and wait for death, I must take action..."

As he wrote this, Gu Shen's thoughts became somewhat stagnant. Just then, someone knocked on the door.

It must be Sister Xin, or Qu Shui had woken up.

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Gu Shen clenched his fist, the numbness had almost completely dissipated.

He put away the notebook, straightened his posture and said, "Come in."