Light Barrier

Chapter 18

Light Barrier - Chapter 18: Suspect

It was a bright and sunny morning.

Gu Shen sat up, stretched comfortably, and rubbed his eyes.

“Meow~” A certain orange cat was lying obediently on the balcony and let out a plaintive meow for help.

Gu Shen rubbed his eyes again to make sure that he wasn’t seeing things.

To be precise, the orange cat was lying in the arms of the woman in the trench coat on the balcony. It was licking its fur intermittently. Clearly, it couldn’t sit still, but because of the pressure emanating from a certain high-level lifeform, it didn’t dare to leave without permission.

“Big Brother, how did you get in?”

Nan Jin was lying comfortably on a rocking chair. On the round glass table in front of her was an exquisite fried egg on toast and coffee. She was holding newspapers and basking in the warm sunshine and gentle breeze.

The woman in the trench coat countered calmly, her tone as natural as possible, “I pay the rent. Why can’t I come in?”

“...” Gu Shen was speechless.

Nan Jin took a sip of her coffee and suddenly asked, “Where were you last night?”

Gu Shen scratched his head. “I went out to buy something and then fell asleep. These past few days have been exhausting.”

Honestly speaking, what he said was the truth.

These past few days had indeed been exhausting.

After the operation last night, it was already the wee hours of the morning when he returned to the apartment. Perhaps because he had used the Ruler of Truth again, he was physically and mentally drained.@@@@

This explanation was flawless. Chu Ling had already helped him erase the entry and exit records of the apartment.

“Hmm...” Nan Jin was just asking casually. Suddenly, she asked, “There’s good news and bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?”

Gu Shen heaved a sigh of relief. “Then... let’s start with the good news.”

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the bigwigs of the Parliament to issue a pardon order.

But just as the chief justice of Azure River said, using the pardon order entails pressure... Mr. Tree hasn’t appeared since he bailed me out. The Adjudication Bureau must be dealing with the controversy.

“There’s good news and bad news. What’s the bad news?”

“The bad news is that the Adjudication Bureau held a heavyweight meeting about the pardon order last night,” Nan Jin said solemnly. “Representatives from the various districts in the East Continent condemned Teacher, and someone even initiated impeachment proceedings.”

Sure enough, it’s like I thought! A pardon order isn’t easy to obtain.

“Impeachment?” Gu Shen exclaimed in surprise. “Is it that serious?”

“Actually, impeachment isn’t a big deal. Because of Teacher’s style of doing things, there are impeachments every year.” Nan Jin held her forehead. “But the situation might be more serious this time. After all, it wasn’t easy to find an opportunity. Those fellows from the Adjudication Bureau have mustered all their strength to use the pardon order to cause trouble...

“The heads of the various districts of the Adjudication Bureau unanimously think that using the pardon order on you was inappropriate.” Nan Jin smiled wryly. “But this pressure has nothing to do with us. Instead of worrying about Teacher, it’s better to worry about yourself.”

“Yeah...” Gu Shen muttered in his mind, If I don’t pass the assessment, then the situation will really be bad.

Until now...

He had yet to relax.

Whether it was Chu Ling or Mr. Tree, they both showed that they thought highly of him, but Gu Shen was really unconfident.

Until now, there had been no transcendental awakening!

How could he face the assessment?

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing. It’s about the fire,” Nan Jin said. “This case isn’t that simple.”

Gu Shen asked in puzzlement, “Didn’t you catch the culprits last night? Shouldn’t you solve the case soon?”

“This case is more complicated than we thought.” Nan Jin shook her head.

She stood up, and the orange cat in her arms took the opportunity to slip away. “Gu Shen, I’m afraid you don’t have much time to rest. Come with me to take a look at the situation yourself.”