Chapter 121

"Bang."

A muffled sound.

It was the sound of a fist hitting a head.

Gu Shen stood guard at the door of the restroom. He saw Wu Ya close the door with a sense of loss, then come to the sink to wash the blood-stained fists.

"This guy used to be the lady's bodyguard, but I found out that he took money from Zhao Qi behind her back... Eating from the bowl while looking at the pot, this is not the loyalty a dog should have." Song Ci explained softly as he washed his hands. "The matter of the 'spiritual imprint' has nothing to do with him, but considering his betrayal of the lady, I gave him a little punishment."

Gu Shen looked at the slowly seeping bloodstain on the ground, lost in thought.

"You don't need to explain, actually..."

Gu Shen said softly, "I'm not that kind of overly good person."

"Oh... is that so?"

Song Ci smiled, "I thought you still had some of the virtues of a model student... such as not being able to stand the sight of blood, or seeing people get hurt, and so on. So when I took action, I deliberately went easy on him."

With that, he kicked the wooden partition not far away with his foot and sighed, "Unfortunately... the blood still flowed. You saw it, do you think I'm a villain?"

"Aren't you?"

"True... I am a villain." Song Ci shrugged indifferently.

"The more respected on the surface, the more coveted in secret, I understand this principle." Gu Shen shook his head. "The lady's name shines brightly on the surface, but behind her, there are countless hidden dangers and threats."

"Yes, after all, she is a weak woman without transcendent abilities, standing in such a high position, forcing everyone to look up, there will always be someone who feels unhappy."

The three words "weak woman" were deliberately emphasized by Song Ci, of course, it was just a joke, because no one would think of the lady as a weak woman.

"Societal rules can only restrain a part of the people."

"But fortunately... the remaining part, fears my fists."

When Song Ci said this, he didn't realize that there was a faint smile in his eyes. In Gu Shen's eyes, this was probably the satisfaction of finding his own value.

The lady often said that she had an impenetrable defense in front of her.

And being the "impenetrable defense" in the lady's mouth was also an honor.

Wu Ya waved his fist and chuckled, "Very good, the investigation has come to this point, and the progress is almost satisfactory."

The four names on the note had all been investigated.

"The suspicions of the four people have been cleared, and the remaining one, even if there is no evidence... is not important anymore."

Gu Shen knew who Song Ci was referring to as the remaining one.

The unnamed brother who was considered a traitor because he took money from Zhao Qi was still lying in the restroom stall, the toilet flushing continuously. Gu Shen guessed that this guy's head was being pressed into the toilet, and his arm was probably broken and pressed against the flush button, continuously flushing his own head.

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In fact, it was not unjust to say that he was a traitor.

As a couple, why go to such lengths?

What was the husband's intention to bribe the lady's guards, there was no need to say more.

In fact, there was only a thin layer of unbroken window paper between the two of them.

"Regarding Zhao Qi's matter... I happen to have some clues." Gu Shen narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Something strange happened in the old city area."

...

...

Fifteen minutes later.

Song Ci lit a cigarette and leaned silently against the large mirror.

Gu Shen probably told Wu Ya about the strange fog in the old city area and the encounter with Shi Li... of course, he omitted some irrelevant details and only mentioned the key points worth noting.

"Are you saying... that the spiritual imprint on Shi Li, who is sincerely serving the Southern Hall, is exactly the same as the one on the lady's forehead?"

"That's right."

"I am the doctor who removed the spiritual imprint for the lady... that's why I noticed something was wrong."

Gu Shen paused, "How could such a coincidence happen in the world? The spiritual imprint planted on Shi Li's forehead is exactly the same as the lady's. It can only mean one thing... the person who planted the spiritual imprint on the lady is the same person who planted the spiritual trigger on Shi Li."

"Damn it..."

Wu Ya's expression was very gloomy, and he muttered coldly, "No wonder Zhao Qi went to the old city area that night. This kid saw that the spiritual imprint was destroyed and hurriedly went to seek another curse... that night, I should have been the one to punch this bastard's head in."

Gu Shen frowned.

What he was thinking at the moment was something else.

The matter of the spiritual imprint on the lady's forehead was originally incomprehensible, even the transcendent beings of the Deep Sea couldn't perceive it, but it was solved by his own fire.

Now, it all made sense.

Because the one behind this conspiracy was the compass master who manipulated blood and fire. The Zhou Yu case from years ago was the same, he perfectly deceived the spiritual transcendent beings of the Judgment Hall... it was not that the transcendent beings of the Judgment Hall were not strong enough, but that the transcendent traits of this compass master were very special, probably extremely skilled in concealing his aura.

It's just that his fire happened to be the natural enemy of the compass master's transcendent traits!

"I've ruined his plans one after another... no wonder he sent the compass to me."

Thinking of this, Gu Shen's heart tightened again.

The fire case involved the Longevity Foundation, this continuous and coherent transcendent case was like a long fishing line, it could break at any time, but fortunately, every time the fishing line broke, he was able to catch the other end of the line.

Gu Shen remembered that strand of blood fire.

He murmured to himself, "I will survive... and find you."

"Brother Gu—"

A voice brought him back to reality.Gu Shen lifted his head and saw Song Ci frowning in deep thought. He had been pondering for so long that the cigarette butt had burned down to his fingers without him noticing. Finally, he glanced at it, pressed it out forcefully against the washbasin, and said in a deep voice, "You just mentioned that the guy with the identical spiritual brand on his forehead is from the Sincere Society's Southern Hall?"

"Yes... Sincere Society Southern Hall, Group Four Leader, Shi Li."

Gu Shen paused, then said, "You mean to say..."

"You know... I'm a simple man, not much for brains," Crow said indifferently. "Since there's a clue, we should follow it. I can't stand by and let the lady be in danger again."

"It's useless..."

Gu Shen frowned.

He knew very well that Shi Li's profile was not like that of a normal person. The Sincere Society was an underground organization, and Deep Sea was indeed vast and indeed connected the five continents... but it was not omnipotent. The two Transcendents who had attempted to assassinate him were still missing. Even with Deep Sea's resources, what could be found were only the carefully fabricated profiles by the Longevity Foundation.

Just knowing Shi Li's name was useless.

For them, a name... was just a code, a person who could abandon their life at any moment, how could they leave any trace in their name?

"Shi Li's name is just a code," Gu Shen said. "Besides, how do you plan to investigate?"

"I've said it... I'm just a simple man," Crow chuckled. "Seeing your serious face just now, did you think of a bunch of plans? Don't overestimate me, a simple man's actions are very straightforward... often just based on intuition."

He paused.

"But a simple man's intuition is often accurate."

"I don't like Zhao Qi, I don't like Chen Wu, I don't like Chen San, I don't like Chen San's four adopted sons... The facts prove that my judgment of people is quite accurate."

"The only person I respect in the entire Sincere Society," Song Ci said calmly, "is one guy. That's why over the years, I've only taken care of the north side given to me by the lady and haven't touched the Southern Hall, just because that guy is still there. Otherwise, I would have charged in long ago."

"One person?"

Information about the Sincere Society, especially the Southern Hall, was limited.

"Did you notice? The person dancing in the bar just now... had two kinds of tattoos." Song Ci spoke softly, lifting a corner of his clothes to reveal a black hibiscus tattoo, "One... is this."

Gu Shen was lost in thought.

In his mind were the fleeting lights and the equally dark and fierce tattoos.

"The other... is a broken stopwatch," Crow narrowed his eyes and said lightly, "The Sincere Society in the north has the 'Black Hibiscus' tattoo, as per the lady's wishes. And of course, those guys in the south wouldn't imitate... They've got the 'Halted Clock' tattoo. The best way to distinguish the members of the Southern and Northern Halls is by their tattoos."

The Black Hibiscus tattoo was the lady's idea...

Gu Shen was taken aback.

Hibiscus, the character 'Jin' in it, he hadn't noticed the deeper meaning before, but when it was associated with the lady, the significance of the tattoo became very clear.

It was a tattoo left for his sister, Lu Nanjin.

"After taking care of the north, I wanted to say... looking over the great city, below the titled, I am invincible."

Crow narrowed his eyes.

At this point, he sighed softly, his smile tinged with helplessness, "But I never expected that there would be a tough guy in the Sincere Society's south, younger than me and stronger than me. It's just that I don't dislike him."

"Chen Wu, Chen San's biological son, true to his name, a solitary and estranged fellow. Chen San adopted four sons because his own son was completely uncontrollable and had no desire to take over the Sincere Society," Crow laughed, "I admit... it's for this simple reason that I don't dislike him."

Looking over the great city, invincible below the titled.

Those who could say such words must be... at least from the eleventh layer of Deep Sea?

He wouldn't lose to Han Dang.

Gu Shen re-evaluated Crow, wondering if this flip-flop-wearing guy was really that fierce. He looked sloppy... but he quickly dismissed the thought.

Probably all those who had been beaten by Crow had thought the same before the fist hit their face.

"...Have you fought with Chen Wu?" Gu Shen asked.

"No."

Crow shook his head, "But I have a feeling... I might not be a match for this kid."

"Why are you looking at me like that? Losing isn't something to be ashamed of. I've run away plenty of times," Song Ci glanced at Gu Shen's surprised look and said indifferently, "I told you I'm a simple man, and a simple man must know his own limits."

"So regarding... the Shi Li case, what do you plan to do?" Gu Shen felt a headache coming on.

Crow revealed a smile as if he had a clever plan up his sleeve.

He swayed out of the restroom and into the crowd, picking out a man with a stopwatch tattoo.

"Start with a punch."