Barrier of Light

The sunlight from the old house falls on the lion statue.

Lu Nanjin leaned against the stone wall of the house and stood silently for a while. The sounds in the inner courtyard stopped and she left quietly. After walking more than ten steps, she came to the end of the alley.

Song Ci, who was squatting and smoking, was tapped on the shoulder.

"for you."

Lu Nanjin handed over the suit that was draped over her body.

Perhaps it was because of the sober-up drink that her mind was still confused... There was a sense of confusion like a hangover, for a messenger of the Judgment who stabbed people with a knife non-stop for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. , Hangover is really something that shouldn’t be done.

And spending the night outside with a man while drunk... also sounds a bit... obscene.

Song Ci quickly put the cigarette butt on the ground and put it out. He took the suit and didn't put it on directly, but asked with a smile: "Why don't you go in and sit down?"

Nan Jin shook her head. She hugged the hem of her dress and squatted at the intersection of the alley with a dull expression. Her eyes lost focus and drifted into the distance in a daze. Her thoughts also drifted thousands of miles away. She didn't know what she was thinking.

Passers-by kept casting surprised glances... It was rare to see such a beautiful girl in the old city, and she was also dressed so fashionably.

"Madam told me before... many things in this world have boundaries. Take Dadu as an example."

Song Ci squatted beside Nan Jin.

His eyes drifted into the distance like Nan Jin, and he spoke aimlessly: "The dividing line of Dadu is the old city. People living here can never imagine what it is like late at night on the river beach."

"Similarly, in the world of extraordinary beings...the sincerity association is the dividing line between upper and lower."

"The ground and the underground are two worlds. The rules of the Chengxin Society will not work if they are placed on the top floor of Huazhi. The Chengxin Society pays attention to fists. Whoever is strong and whoever strikes fiercely will be the boss."

"But the rules of the game on Madam's side...are different."

Song Ci lowered his eyebrows and said with a smile: "I always felt that it was very hypocritical in the past. Both parties were obviously very angry, so they just had to break up their faces and pretend to be the last layer of 'respect'. Later I realized bit by bit, The civilized world is actually barbarism in a different way. The rules of the game over there are just cruelty in a different way, and it has no effect to show off one's face."

"...What do you want to say?"

Lu Nanjin, who was distracted, listened for a while and frowned slightly.

"Although I didn't squat in front of the house, I heard everything that I should have heard." Song Ci held the suit on his shoulder with one hand, and dusted the extinguished cigarette ashes with the other hand, and said with a wry smile: "We are all extraordinary people. , the six senses shouldn’t be so dull, right?”

The lanterns in the inner courtyard have long been extinguished.

Extraordinary people of the power attack department are born with better vision and hearing than ordinary people, especially those of Song Ci's level. Squatting at the entrance of an alley, they can hear all directions and pick up all the sounds of more than a dozen houses around them. .

"..."

Lu Nanjin's expression was not very good.

"Your teacher is really a good person."

Crow lamented: "Before today, my general impression of him was probably 'old gangster'... now it has been changed to 'tree man has a way'."

"If I guess correctly, you came back to Dadu with the intention of killing people, right?"

Before Lu Nanjin could speak, Song Ci smiled and said, "Who to kill? Cui Zhongcheng? Zhao Xilai? Or... me? Or, I have to kill him again. Whoever works for Huazhi is an accomplice of Lion Alley back then. Whoever wants to stop him If I don't let you avenge Lu Cheng, whoever it is will be the final murderer."

Lu Nanjin lowered his head sadly.

Yes.

That's what she thought a long time ago.

Every time she drew her sword from its sheath, every time she practiced hard and worked hard to improve her strength, every time she imagined herself returning to the capital... She had already planned an enemy in her heart.

That is the Zhao family who replaced his father's industry!

And she was mentally prepared for the worst...everyone standing on this front might become her enemy.

Including...sister.

It sounds very cruel, but when I look back now, I realize that this is actually a very childish idea.

but……

When a person perseveres in doing something... isn't it often because of a stubborn idea?

When she first held the knife, if she didn't know where her knife would end up, could she still go all the way?

But now that she has returned to the capital, as an Avenger... she finds that even if she pulls out her knife, she doesn't know who to hit.

Cui Zhongcheng?

Is Zhao Xi coming?

Not at all... The girl who held a knife in anger and started to practice extraordinary things turned the whole world against her. Ten years later, she touched the stone wall of Lion Lane again, but she couldn't deceive herself.

She also felt...Zhao was not the real murderer of the old case in Lion Alley.

…

…

"Madam, there is less than a week left until the date when the alternative members take office."

Zhou Jiren sat on the stone pier and whispered to the closed wooden door: "The bill has a great impact. The Zhao family will not give up. This week... they will carry out the final counterattack."

Lu Nanzhi was sitting cross-legged on the floor of the pavilion.

The faint light fell on her face through the window leaves.

Her state is between relaxed and tense, her face is relaxed, and the hair on her temples is swaying with the breeze blowing in through the window lattice. This meditation posture was taught to her by her father. It is said that it is a mind-cultivation technique left by the ancients long ago. , can adjust breathing... It has the same principle as the "breathing method" in extraordinary practice.

Regarding the bill, Zhao Xilai has made it very clear to himself.

Huazhi has no choice.

Under the pressure of the will of the highest seat, only by cooperating with the relatively friendly "Guangming City" and the "Lin Family" can the overall interests of Dongzhou be maximized. In fact, this means giving up resistance, and the Dongzhou Council is willing to follow the chess players Taking a step back from his position, the Dadu District became the chessboard for the game of will of the top five continents.

From the perspective of most members, her firm opposition to the passage of the bill at this moment is to show that the attitude of the Dongzhou Assembly... has nothing to do with the implementation of the Awakening Act. The highest seat has no right to suppress Dongzhou's will.

Judging from the information obtained from the [Ancient Literature Society].

The Awakening Act calculated from the deep sea has a far-reaching and complex impact on mankind. If it is only enacted to combat the "collapse of order", it is likely to pay a more serious price in the future.

Zhao cannot accept losing the cooperation between Guangming City and the Lin family... Similarly, Lu Nanzhi cannot accept the negative impact on Dadu after the bill is passed. She is absolutely unwilling to gamble with the lives of tens of millions of people.

Even the person in charge of the highest seat in the gambling bureau offered an attractive bargaining chip to Huazhi.

"I was mentally prepared long before I stepped onto the podium as an alternative member of parliament."

Lu Nanzhi remained calm and calm, and spoke softly, "There is only one week left, Huazhi will impose 'sanctions' on me."

The people in the courtyard narrowed their eyes.

The tasks of the Judgment Office have always been simple and crude. Whether it is storing sealed artifacts or dealing with those who are out of control, they are all things that can be solved with just a fist... So he doesn't quite know what these characters who control the city's economic lifeline actually use. What kind of way to "fight" each other.

This is a battlefield filled with silent smoke.

However, it is foreseeable that if Lu Nanzhi refuses Huazhi's last kindness, all her assets, all authority, everything... everything under Huazhi will be frozen.

Is that why we had the meeting at the Free Auditorium?

Nanwan will provide Lu Nanzhi with everything new.

"Since you have already prepared, I won't interrupt you." Zhou Jiren said: "What I said just now... is just a reminder. In addition, the mission of the special investigation team has ended, and it is necessary to report to you."

"S-class wanted criminal Xiao, Shenhai has confirmed his death."

"Xiao's 'mind control' is spread all over Dadu, and the most important chess piece, 'Ye Ningqiu', was shot dead in the suburbs of Dadu. The follow-up investigation of the case will affect the parliament's assessment of Nanwan Building... and the ability of Councilor Chen San to mobilize H."

Zhou Jiren whispered: "Ye Ningqiu has very high authority in Nanwan. If the federal investigation team confirms that this parliamentary assistant has been 'mind controlled' a long time ago, then the secrets of Nanwan Building may have been leaked. There is no way. There is no doubt that the political views of the bill’s opponents will be impacted to a certain extent.”

"..."

Lu Nanzhi, who was sitting in the quiet room, frowned.

This is not good news.

In the current battle situation, both sides are trying their best, but the balance is still balanced. If either side loses strength, it is likely to lead to defeat... Huazhi will definitely seize this opportunity, launch the final attack, and assist Chen San's parliamentary assistant turned out to be the spiritual puppet of an S-class fugitive. This news alone could set off a storm of public opinion in the Dongzhou Parliament.

"Where is Chen?" After thinking about it, the lady asked.

This is the most important role.

The scandal of the parliamentary assistant being the spiritual puppet of an S-class prisoner... can be covered up by death. In fact, similar situations have not happened in the past few years. The existence of extraordinary beings has transcended common sense and cognition.

If we want to investigate the responsibility in detail, the loopholes in Shenhai and Councilor Chen San's negligence should be shared in half.

But Chen Mo is different. He is the biological son of Congressman Chen San. He should clearly understand his responsibilities and the federal position... If the federal investigation team finds that this congressman's son has a spiritual link with Xiao Xiao "Master-disciple relationship", then this is the fatal point of public opinion attack. Perhaps Huazhi can use this information to launch Senator Chen San's strong anti-federal and anti-human attack.

"Chen did not have a spiritual connection with Xiao... This is confirmed news and has been written into the file by the ruling."

Zhou Jiren reluctantly told him, and then changed the topic, "However... Xiao's characteristic is his strong mental seduction. Zhou Yu, the genius judge of Yinghai back then, could not escape Xiao's clutches even if he had [Dream of Dreams]. Through the preliminary identification of the tribunal, Chen Mi’s spiritual connection can be considered to be Xiao’s unilateral ‘spiritual bewitchment’.”

"The physical skills taught by Xiao through the spiritual link seriously damaged Chen Mi's body, bones, functions, and potential... The original intention was to plunder the physical body and cultivate a new container to replace Zhou Yu."

"Chen didn't realize this in time, so he chose to join the [Special Investigation Team]. He performed perfectly in this S-level mission, seduced Ye Ningqiu to show up, and assisted the Judgment Office in erasing the mental will of the main criminal."

Zhou Jiren spoke with a hint of joking: "This case file was just finalized last night, and I am responsible for it. If the federation sends special personnel to investigate... we will only get this result. Councilor Chen San's son has no reactionary intentions, and even It can be said that this is a young hero who awakens himself in pain."

There was silence in the cabinet for a long time.

Then there was a sigh of relief.

"Thanks……"

Lu Nanzhi asked: "If I remember correctly, you should be the party supporting the passage of the bill. On the day when the alternative members gave their speeches, you went to the Huazhi Building to celebrate in person..."

"That's wrong. Voting has nothing to do with the Grand Adjudicator. The sword of destiny is in the hands of you councilors. I have never had the power to support or oppose it." Zhou Jiren smiled meaningfully: "By the way, Mention, I was not invited to the celebration banquet that day, I just wanted to go see the excitement."

"By the way... the Huazhi Building that day was very interesting."

A chuckle came from the pavilion.

Because he opposed the bill... Huazhi exploded. Indeed, this scene seems funny just thinking about it.

"Okay, I've finished all the chatting."

The old guy patted Gu Shen on the shoulder and said, "Get ready to withdraw."

Gu Shen had been in the courtyard the whole time, quietly listening to the conversation between the two. Now he raised his head and asked, "Teacher... the mission is over, are you leaving Dadu?"

"Not yet."

"The Federation will send an investigation team to investigate the follow-up of this case... During this period, we will stay in Dadu and be responsible for assisting in completing the case file." Zhou Jiren shook his head and said: "In addition, you have the compass of 'Xiao'. , this compass is his spiritual seal. There are still followers of the Jiujiang Foundation hidden in the metropolitan area. If the compass is awakened, there is a high probability that the believers' information can be obtained from the deep sea. The ruling office needs to eliminate the foundation as much as possible in the metropolitan area. The remnants.”

"This time, at least... it will take about a week."

A week?

Deadline for the candidate handover process.

This is a very obvious statement... During this week, Zhou Ji people will stay in Dadu.

Lu Nanzhi didn't know why the Grand Adjudicator would help him... He could think of the relationship between Gu Shen and Zhou Jiren, and then think of 031's remarks in the conference room, and the few words that almost forced Gu Shen to him. information.

Even a fool.

You should have come to a conclusion in your mind.

The door to the attic was pushed open.

Lu Nanzhi, who was wearing simple and elegant casual clothes, bowed slowly to Zhou Jiren who left and said, "No matter what... thank you."

Zhou Jiren did not look back, but just waved his hand and said: "I heard that the apostles from the throne of God have come to Dadu, you... must be careful."