Tribunal Head

Wei Shu had not expected that the case involving the seemingly ordinary teenager named Gu Shen would attract so much attention.

The hospital's fluorescent lights were dazzling.

The long corridor was silent, echoing with the rhythmic thud of iron boots.

Wei Shu, who was not particularly tall, was followed by a dozen burly men, each with a stern face and a sharp, knife-like aura, cold and hard as iron. Beside him was the "Tribunal Head" in charge of the entire Qinghe District prison system. Compared to the group of strong men behind him, the Tribunal Head was not tall, but rather thin and hunched over. The face beneath the large black brimmed hat was as craggy as a mountain rock, with a terrifying, centipede-like scar winding across the bridge of his nose.

The Tribunal Head was reading the file handwritten by Wei Shu, walking very slowly.

Therefore, the strong men behind him all slowed their pace, moving as quietly as needles, their footsteps soft.

Wei Shu, on the other hand, could even hear his own heartbeat due to nervousness... These people were only here to accompany the "interrogation." The other party was just a seventeen-year-old boy, but the current imposing manner was like preparing to attack a bunker. He had no doubt that with a single order from the Tribunal Head, these guys could blast through even a 10cm thick steel plate!

"Interesting..."

The Tribunal Head murmured in a low voice. Wei Shu noticed that the Tribunal Head's gaze did not linger too long on the A-009's file, but rather froze on the second case file.

The major fire that occurred twenty-eight hours ago.

That major fire had caused a great negative impact on Da Teng City... There was a lot of external pressure from public opinion, and the authorities had not yet found a suitable reason to explain the sudden fire, as well as the sudden power and network failures at the time.

But the most noteworthy thing on the case file was "Gu Shen."

The starting point of the explosion was Gu Shen's residence. He himself was only unconscious. Judging from the situation at the scene... he was very lucky to have survived because of an unreasonable rain that extinguished the fire.

But everyone knew that this was nonsense.

Wei Shu was very clear that this was a supernatural event. Someone had launched an assassination attempt against Gu Shen... It was just that they were all dead. Two corpses were found near the rooftop, one was dismembered into eight pieces in an extremely cruel manner, and the other was burned into charcoal by the raging fire.

Wei Shu could not imagine that this lucky teenager who had survived the A-009's assassination could awaken such a terrifying "supernatural power"... With his authority, searching through the Deep Sea's "Deep Water Zone," he had only found one or two similar cases in Da Teng City in the past thirty years that could compare.

This was an extremely dangerous existence.

Now that even the Tribunal Head had been alarmed and chose to come in person, this teenager named Gu Shen... his ending would probably be very bleak.

Wei Shu sighed in his heart... He didn't know whether what awaited Gu Shen was controlled observation or direct imprisonment?

"We're here."

Wei Shu opened his mouth in a very soft voice, feeling sorry for the teenager.

The door was gently pushed open.

Contrary to what Wei Shu had expected, the teenager in the ward had already woken up and was sitting on the bed reading a paper newspaper. A crack was open in the window, and a faint breeze was blowing, stirring the daffodils on the bedside table.

The Tribunal Head stood with his hands behind his back, slowly entering the ward. The interrogation team blocked the doorway, and the tall shadows alone were enough to make people breathless, but the teenager only raised his head slightly before returning his gaze to the newspaper—

The ward was surprisingly quiet and peaceful, making one reluctant to break the silence.

The Tribunal Head glanced at the window, remaining expressionless.

"Gu Shen, I am here on behalf of Da Teng City Prison to notify you."

Wei Shu came to the bedside and habitually began, "You are involved in two supernatural events and will face a rigorous interrogation... The constitution requires me..."

"The constitution requires me to inform you of the following rights: you have the right to remain silent, but every word you say will be used as evidence in court. You have the right to entrust someone before the trial, who can accompany you throughout the interrogation." The young man raised his head and smoothly took over the words, his face still retaining a morbid pallor, but his eyes were as clear as a lake, and he politely smiled, "Long time no see, Mr. Wei Shu."

Wei Shu was stunned.

The phrase 'long time no see' sounded somewhat ironic.

But it did give Wei Shu a sense of 'three autumns apart'.

About thirty hours had passed since their last meeting, and Gu Shen's temperament was completely different this time. Wei Shu found it hard to believe that the calm young man sitting on the hospital bed was the same one who was frightened, gesticulating wildly, and acting like a clown during the last interrogation.

This kid... was he acting before?

After sending Gu Shen away, Wei Shu always felt that there was an unspeakable problem with the written record, such as the chaotic time period of the carriage surveillance. According to Gu Shen's description, it was his stalemate with A-009.

That was A-009, an extremely destructive Out of Control. A stalemate for a full 20 minutes, the carriage was not damaged, but the surveillance happened to fail... This was too unreasonable.

The only explanation—

Was that this cunning-as-a-fox young man had seen through the deception of the missing carriage surveillance from the beginning, so he chose to hide his true encounter in the carriage.

So... the clown was not Gu Shen, but himself.

"The people from the Tribunal just left, right?"

The Tribunal Head, who had been silent all along, spoke at this moment.

"That old fellow should have taught you how to deal with the upcoming interrogation..." He suddenly laughed, his voice as mellow as a jar of old wine, sounding very magnetic, making people subconsciously feel good and relax their vigilance, "Right?"

"What are you talking about?" Gu Shen looked blank, his acting so realistic that he could win an award for best actor, "I don't understand."

The Tribunal Head smiled.

He raised his hand, and several burly men filed in.

"...Take him away."

"Name."

"Gu Shen."

"Age."

"Seventeen, with one month and one day until my birthday..."

"Gender."

"???"

Familiar opening remarks.

But this time, Wei Shu knocked heavily on the table, and said unhappily, "Be honest, and confess quickly!"

"Woman... do you believe it?"

Gu Shen pointed to the hospital gown he was wearing, his expression equally unpleasant. "I'm in the hospital, just got out of bed, and was carried here... Can't you guys have a little humanity?"

"Gu Shen... this interrogation is very serious, you better cooperate." Wei Shu lowered his voice, leaning in menacingly. "Do you know who that person outside is? The Tribunal Head responsible for the entire Qinghe District!"

Tribunal Head?

Gu Shen shrugged, indicating his ignorance and fearlessness.

"Regarding the fire twenty-eight hours ago..." Wei Shu stepped back, asking coldly, "The ignition point was in your bedroom, why did you survive, and why were you on the rooftop at that time?"

"Mr. Wei Shu, I am a survivor and a victim. I will be very sad if you say that." Gu Shen looked innocent, raised his head, looked at the surveillance camera, and said unhurriedly, "As for why I was there... it was going to rain, I went to the rooftop to collect clothes, isn't that reasonable?"

That's very unreasonable!

Who goes to the rooftop to collect clothes at three or four in the morning?!

But Wei Shu couldn't find a reason to refute... because it really was raining.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The door of the interrogation room was opened after three light knocks. Seeing the Tribunal Head's figure, Wei Shu immediately stood up. He wanted to say something, but the old man gently patted his shoulder. "Wei Shu, I've read the files. You're very good. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Wei Shu finally sighed and left tactfully.

So only Gu Shen and the Tribunal Head were left in the interrogation room.

"Gu Shen, I just finished reading the case file."

The old man sat down casually, placed the file on the table, raised his hand, and signaled to turn off the surveillance. The light from the camera in the corner of the room dimmed.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

He knew what this meant... no third person would know the content of the interrogation that followed.

"Now, it's just the two of us here. Relax."

"Before some annoying old guy arrives." The Tribunal Head raised both hands, supporting his chin, and smiled. "Let's have an open and honest chat, shall we?"