Barrier of Light

"Okay. If I keep talking, you will think I'm verbose."

Zhou Jiren clapped his hands, and the ancient vine umbrella that rose into the sky suddenly burrowed toward the ground and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a slowly healing crack in the ground.

The rain stopped.

The long street is chilly.

"The storage of the 'black spots' has been completed. I will submit a file on this incident to the council, saying that the survey was wrong and that the extraordinary source of matter was just spilled." He said softly: "The blazing fire devours the ability of Discord... At this stage, it is not easy to be exposed.”

"I understand."

Gu Shen understands this truth.

He looked deeply at Mr. Shu and said, "Thank you."

"Hey..."

Zhou Jiren smiled and waved his hand, "You brat, why are you so polite to me?"

The old guy usually seems to be far-fetched, but when it comes to things, he is still very reliable.

"correct……"

Gu Shen suddenly remembered something. He rubbed his head and whispered: "After the explosion in the Liberty Auditorium... did I pass out?"

Zhou Jiren's eyelids twitched slightly.

The old guy asked without changing his expression: "What else?"

"I always feel that... I had a dream. The dream was very real. Senior sister, me, and you, the three of us went to trade in the no-man's land on the border of Dadu." Gu Shen smiled bitterly and said, "Then I met a The drunkard named 'Mr. Bai', what did that guy say to me...I fainted and woke up in the hospital bed."

Zhou Jiren said calmly: "How much did you drink? Do you have a lot of dreams?"

"The main thing is that the method you used against Senior Sister today made me feel inexplicably familiar..." Gu Shen looked at the teacher with a little suspicion, "This trick is so evasive, have you used it on me once?"

Of course Zhou Jiren denied it.

Gu Shen couldn't produce any evidence, so he had no choice but to let it go, but he felt more and more... that this matter was more than just a dream. It was very possible that the senior sister had also been hypnotized by this old guy's special method.

"Let's talk about this 'black spot' incident..."

Zhou Jiren was very perfunctory in his response to Mr. Bai's question. After talking, he changed the topic directly. He stood in front of the dilapidated factory building that was razed to the ground, pointed to the iron embers floating in the air, and asked, "Do you have any questions?" Don’t you feel something is wrong?”

"Something's wrong..."

Gu Shen nodded slowly.

He remembered that this factory originally had formation patterns burned into it.

At first, I just thought that the array pattern was a special ritual to gather extraordinary essence, which led to the birth of the Yuandan Street Fog...

"Black spots will not be born easily. If the formation pattern on the file is related to the black spots, then things may be bad." Zhou Jiren said solemnly, "Xiao wants to create an explosion, only with explosives, it is still within the controllable range... ...If he can create sealed objects, and can also create 'black spots' through some means, then the damage this guy can cause to order will be immeasurable."

Gu Shen took out the bloody compass.

Xiao Xiao has always had a single line of contact with himself.

"This compass... was originally intended to be sent to Cui Zhongcheng. If I am not mistaken, Xiao wanted to create a 'disaster' that would attract everyone's attention." Gu Shen said softly: "And he regards this as a disaster. A… game.”

"He doesn't care about the life or death of ordinary people, nor does he care about the existence of order."

Zhou Jiren said coldly: "Such a person does have the motive to create a 'point of collapse of order'... What a disgusting existence."

"The beauty of this world often does not depend on how hard most people work, because it only takes one or two bottomless scum to destroy all the beauty."

Gu Shen fell silent after hearing this.

Zhou Jiren took out a piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Gu Shen, and said, "Here... take a look at this."

"This is?"

"The annual free dance is about to begin." Mr. Shu said softly: "Most of the 'big shots' at the top of the capital will receive invitations. The dance will be held at the free auditorium that you are familiar with. According to the procedure in previous years, the big shots will be there. Enjoy cocktail parties, dances, concerts... In addition to material enjoyment, for them, this is a rare social opportunity."

Gu Shen was fascinated by what he heard.

He looked at this invitation and felt it was as heavy as a thousand stones.

"Wait a minute...am I considered a big shot now?" Gu Shen asked cautiously.

"Of course it counts. You are an S-level member of the Judgment Institute and a future upstart in Dongzhou." Zhou Jiren laughed.

Gu Shen also smiled. This was the first time he received something like an "invitation". The thin envelope was opened, and there was a layer of gold ironed on the edge of the black background paper.

This invitation...seems to be gold-plated?

Oops! Big deal!

He weighed the weight and said with great emotion: "This invitation is quite heavy... This is so honorable."

"I also feel that such an important invitation, which carries so much face, would be wasted if it is not shown off." Zhou Jiren also expressed the same emotion, then stretched out his hand, took the invitation back and said, "Actually, this invitation is for It's mine, I just lent it to you for a look."

Gu Shen was stunned.

Zhou Jiren said with a smile: "Here, how about the gold-plated one? Does it look good?"

Just like when he posted the amnesty order, Mr. Shu hung the invitation in front of Gu Shen's face and asked three questions if it looked good.

"Pooh……"

Gu Shen was disappointed and glared at the old guy fiercely.

"After all, you are a future upstart... It's not time to receive invitations yet." Zhou Jiren stuffed the invitation back into his pocket and said cheerfully: "But it doesn't matter if you don't have an invitation. You can still join the meeting. There are tasks that need to be handed over to you. you."

"This Freedom Ball is different from previous years... Because of the Awakening Act, the big names attending the ball are generally divided into two factions, the supporters and the opponents. As you know the specific situation, the final battlefield for the bill will fall in Dadu, and It’s just one vote away from passing or not.”

Gu Shen's expression became serious.

"That vote... belongs to Lu Nanzhi."

"After the alternative member's speech, Lu Nanzhi hid in the old house on Shizi Lane and saw no one. Neither the Huazhi supporters led by Zhao Xilai nor the Nanwan opposition led by Chen San were seen. This momentum should continue. To the dance... For both parties, the dance is the most important opportunity for contact." Zhou Jiren lowered his voice: "Obviously, the two sides will compete at this dance. This is a war without gunpowder."

"All the big shots will be there..."

Gu Shen realized something and murmured: "The followers of the Jiujiu Foundation will also take action. This is the best time!"

"good--"

Zhou Jiren said: "Xiao will not miss such a good opportunity. He will definitely take action... In the past free dances, people of Zhao Chen's level would not participate."

Gu Shen silently clenched his fists.

"I will arrange for you to enter the banquet venue in another way..." Zhou Jiren whispered: "You and Nan Jin need to keep an eye on the guests in the venue and not let go of anything strange."

The old guy patted Gu Shen's shoulder solemnly and said boldly: "Xiao Gu, although there is no invitation, you are the real hunter of this dance!"