Lao Yu and Xu Fang, seated far away in the audience, were nervously watching the drama unfold. When Xie Zheng and Qi He began fighting, they felt both conflicted and uneasy.
No matter how well Liu Quan had hidden his strength, he was still a disciple they had brought out.
If he were sent to the Safety Committee, he would face an investigation at best and detention at worst.
Seeing a Tribunal Officer willing to step forward for Liu Quan, they breathed a sigh of relief.
But they had not expected that one Tribunal Officer stepping in would not calm the situation. Instead, it only escalated further.
A single "Forbidden Sealed Item" had implicated the vice chairman of the Safety Committee and even drawn out the top-ranked Tribunal Officer... Could this possibly end well?
The two held their breaths nervously.
At the same time, they noticed that Little Mr. Gu beside them seemed calm from start to finish.
Although Lao Yu and Xu Fang had come from elsewhere, they were not fools.
This young man surnamed Gu beside them had accurately predicted the course of the Recruitment Trial several times in a row. His insight and standing clearly surpassed theirs by a great deal. And with that surname... could his identity possibly be ordinary?
Bold guesses had already surfaced in their minds. Perhaps Little Mr. Gu was a transcendent recruited by one of the Gu family's affiliated clans in Qinghe, someone with a certain background. Or perhaps he was an official from one of the other two headquarters of the Third Institute?
In any case...
Their boldest guess had lingered in their hearts all along, yet neither dared to voice it.
It was simply too outrageous.
When they saw the figure that had suddenly appeared on the arena, the two