Snatching People

A stack of case files was pushed in front of Gu Shen by the Tribunal Head.

Without even looking, he knew that the file folder contained the officially recorded detailed accounts of the "A-009" and "Great Fire" incidents.

"If you want to ask me about the details in the files..." Gu Shen shook his head, "I can only tell you that I am innocent, and the truth of the matter is as recorded in this file."

The old man smiled.

"Who cares about the truth?"

This unexpected response made Gu Shen raise his head in surprise.

Under the wide-brimmed hat were eyes as deep as the black sea.

"Files are written by people, and so is the truth." The Tribunal Head said expressionlessly, "The Prison Institute's attitude towards high-risk individuals has always been consistent: rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go. The Great Fire last night caused dozens of casualties... plus the two extraordinary individuals who died tragically on the rooftop, these lives can all be attributed to you. Awakening as an extraordinary individual for the first time and causing such great damage, what awaits you is either supervision or imprisonment."

The air pressure solidified.

Gu Shen wanted to move his gaze away from under that wide-brimmed hat... but as if an invisible magic was fixing him in place, he could only meet the Tribunal Head's gaze, each second as long as a century.

Nan Jin told him before leaving that Mr. Shu would arrive soon.

If he couldn't handle the interrogation that followed, he just needed to remain silent.

But clearly... she hadn't anticipated that this incident would alarm a big figure of the "Tribunal Head" level to personally come.

The current situation was by no means as easy as previously expected.

This Tribunal Head held enormous power in his hands.

Just as he said before, the truth is written by people. With the Tribunal Head's position and status, he only needed an order, and then the truth of the Great Fire case would be written according to his will.

He needed to hold on until "Mr. Shu" arrived... Gu Shen took a deep breath and told himself to relax.

The situation was bad, but being nervous would only make things worse.

"Gu Shen, you're only seventeen years old, you have a long life ahead of you... you wouldn't want to spend it like this, would you?"

The Tribunal Head stared at the tense teenager and suddenly frowned.

In the almost stagnant interrogation room, a very light laugh suddenly came...

"You're not here to find the truth..."

Gu Shen took two deep breaths and smiled, revealing his white teeth, "So... these two case files are actually not important, right?"

The Tribunal Head remained silent.

"You just said that I am a high-risk individual, with the risk of losing control."

Gu Shen stared at the eyes under the wide-brimmed hat, paying attention to the other party's changes after he said each word, "But you personally came to interrogate me, and even confidently turned off the surveillance... this doesn't seem like an environment for interrogating a high-risk individual... are you too powerful, or am I too weak... or do you also think that I am just an innocent victim?"

The eyes under the wide-brimmed hat were calm, signaling him to continue.

So Gu Shen continued.

"You came to Da Teng not for this interrogation, right?"

"When we first met in the hospital room, you were holding this file folder... and when you entered the interrogation room, you told me that you had just finished reading the case file... since you were in such a hurry, you could have read this case file on the way, which shows that this interrogation is not important at all. So... why did you come to Da Teng?"

"There's only one explanation: Tribunal Head, you're not here for these two cases at all."

A brief pause.

In an instant, Gu Shen connected it to several unbelievable things... the phone number Mr. Shu had given him, the fait accompli contract... it all happened too fast and too abruptly.

So much so that he only now realized that this was very likely a "conspiracy" by that old fellow to set him up.

"Could it be..."

Gu Shen tentatively asked, "You came to Da Teng for... me?"

Gu Shen knew this was narcissistic and made no sense... but he couldn't think of any other explanation.

What was frightening was the silence in the interrogation room for a moment.

Then the old man in the overcoat began to applaud, his eyes flashing with approval under the brim of his hat.

"Young man... you're more perceptive than I thought."

The applause only brought Gu Shen horror... he had really guessed right, but he couldn't understand why a big figure like the Qinghe Tribunal Head would come for him?

"This interrogation is just a front, I just need an environment to be alone with you."

Tribunal Head said, "Since you've already guessed it, then I don't need to hide it... Gu Shen, I'm here for you! Since some shameless old fellow has personally come down to recruit newcomers, then I must take action too!"

Gu Shen was a mess in the wind.

If he hadn't misunderstood... what this Tribunal Head was doing now was "snatching people," and his motivation for setting out was extremely simple.

Nan Jin's teacher had acted, so he had acted too.

Tribunal Head patted the file and coaxed him, "Look at this case file, how beautifully you handled the rooftop incident. With your initial awakening of power, you were able to kill two transcendents, one cut into pieces of meat, and the other burned to charcoal, clean and neat, precise and elegant, you are a genius! Join the Prison Institute, those Tribunal people only know how to fight and kill... that place is not suitable for you!"

No one would have thought that after turning off the surveillance, the interrogation room, which was full of a solemn atmosphere, would turn into this appearance—

Tribunal Head pressed his hands on the table, passionately and enthusiastically, gesticulating, "I bet they must have told you that the Tribunal Envoy is the embodiment of justice, holding the crown of swords... bullshit! The East Continent Council has twenty tables, and they only have three! And we... have the greatest say! The most abundant funds! The most advanced equipment!"

Gu Shen swallowed.

At this moment, Tribunal Head frowned and looked back coldly—

With a "bang".

The door of the interrogation room was kicked open.

Dust billowed.

Mr. Shu, the old man in the Zhongshan suit, slowly walked out, leaning on his dragon-headed cane. His hair was combed meticulously, and there was a milky white ancient tree brooch pinned to the front of his navy blue Zhongshan suit.

Standing at the door were also Wei Shu and the giant jury, who cast apologetic glances at Tribunal Head... they really couldn't stop the identity of this old man.

"Humph."

Tribunal Head snorted coldly, the fanatical expression on his face disappeared, and he impatiently raised his hand to signal the jury to close the interrogation room door.

This old fellow, he arrived just in time...

Mr. Shu pulled out a chair and sat down next to Gu Shen.

"The surveillance is already off... so there are no outsiders here now."

The old man in the Zhongshan suit glanced at the corner, took out a signed and sealed contract from his pocket, and flaunted it in front of the Tribunal Head.

Seeing this contract... the Tribunal Head was stunned, his eyes full of disbelief.

Mr. Shu killed the interrogation directly, getting straight to the point: "Since we're all here to snatch someone, I'll be blunt – the person is already mine."

The interrogation room was full of undercurrents.

Caught between the terrifying auras of the two big shots, Gu Shen felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. When he saw the contract, his mood became extremely complicated.

It was clear that a certain despicable and shameless old fellow was in a good mood.

The signed and sealed contract fluttered slowly in the air, declaring the Tribunal's complete victory in this snatch-the-person war.

"Old Yan, you can get lost."