Gu Shen was stunned.

That’s right…before the fire, Mr. Shu had already extended an olive branch.

He didn’t understand. If it wasn’t for the “supernatural awakening,” what else about him would attract Mr. Shu?

“Meow—”

After Nan Jin left, the orange cat, which had been obediently lying on the sofa, suddenly had a fluorescent glow in its eyes, and its meow became sharp.

It jumped onto Gu Shen’s lap and gestured in the air with its claws, as if writing, while meowing.

“…Ruler!”

Gu Shen immediately understood that it was Chu Ling back online. “You hid the ruler? Where did you hide it?”

The last memories of the fire were already blurred.

After using the Ruler of Truth, his mental strength was overdrawn, and even the last phone call was made by Chu Ling on his behalf…Although Gu Shen didn’t experience what happened afterward, he knew it must have been complicated.

The fire had a significant impact, and the authorities would definitely seal it off.

And the source of the fire—his residence—was probably searched inside and out several times.

It wouldn’t be easy for a cat to hide the Ruler of Truth.

The orange cat tugged at Gu Shen’s clothes, leading him to the inner room…When they arrived in front of the holographic screen, it automatically turned on. Along with the special effect of waves crashing, the familiar dialog box popped up again.

It was a message from Chu Ling.

“Gu Shen, we meet again.”

After the message popped up, the fluorescent glow in the orange cat’s eyes slowly disappeared. The silly cat yawned, looked around, seemed a little confused as to why it was here, and wagged its tail to leave in disgust.

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes…While recuperating in the hospital bed, he had been thinking about a question.

How exactly did Chu Ling communicate with him through the orange cat?

In the end, he could only come up with a rather far-fetched answer.

Technical intrusion.

In the era of the Deep Sea connecting the five continents, artificial intelligence was highly mature. Using implanted chips to manipulate a stray cat was not difficult.

But once there were too many coincidences, they were no longer coincidences.

The series of bizarre encounters he had experienced in the past few days…Chu Ling had foreseen them in advance and gave warnings, plus the stray cat he "happened" to pick up half a month ago. When these things were strung together, it was definitely not a simple "accident."

“You…”

Gu Shen slowly typed: “Are you a hacker specializing in cracking networks?”

This was the most reasonable explanation he could think of.

In any case, the other party had saved his life, and Gu Shen believed he could trust Chu Ling.

The warning on the train, the reminder of the fire, the final phone call…If Chu Ling had done any of these things less, he would probably be dead now.

“Hmm, a hacker specializing in cracking networks…an interesting view, you can think of it that way.” Chu Ling replied quickly and added seriously, “Including but not limited to that.”

“Including…but not limited to that.”

Gu Shen muttered, feeling that the girl's talent and courage were really a little frightening.

The network security of the Deep Sea was extremely important. As a server connecting the five continents and responsible for the lives of billions of people, it had the world's top security team responsible for patrolling and safeguarding it at all times.

And Chu Ling was actually able to hide her identity and talk to him.

This was already an irregular "transgression" privilege.

If she could do more…it was hard to imagine what the consequences would be if the authorities noticed.

“What you’re doing…is very dangerous.”

The more Gu Shen thought about it, the more his head hurt. Once Chu Ling was exposed, it would be an extremely serious large-scale manhunt. At that time, the Tribunal was likely to be involved in the pursuit, and those were all a bunch of real monsters. “If you are discovered, what will you do?”

“Don’t be afraid.” The girl replied easily and calmly, “They can’t find me…I’ve already sent you the location of the ‘Ruler of Truth.’ I suggest you take action tonight and get it as soon as possible.”

It seemed that this girl didn’t care about being hunted down at all.

Gu Shen didn’t say anything more…He clicked on the data packet that Chu Ling had named “Ferule,” and the result was a three-dimensional map that unfolded layer by layer. Gu Shen was silent for a while. Without a doubt, this was another powerful privilege that could only be used after connecting to the Deep Sea.

The map was marked extremely accurately.

Gu Shen could tell at a glance…This was the half-destroyed unfinished building. Because of the fire, all the residents had been evacuated and arranged to nearby temporary residences. The building was also surrounded by police tape, and no unauthorized personnel were allowed to enter.

The map changed in real time, and you could see yellow dots wandering around the old building, and a particularly conspicuous red dot.

“The yellow dots are ordinary people, and the red dot is a transcendent. A transcendent has already arrived. After tonight, it is estimated that the combat personnel sent by the two organizations will gradually increase, and there will also be other unknown transcendents…The possibility of the Ferule being exposed will increase.” Chu Ling explained simply, “Do you see the location of the Ferule? It’s next to the second deceased, in the pile of wooden boards in the corner of the staircase leading to the top floor.”

Gu Shen remembered that location.

That was where he used the Ferule to deliver divine punishment and burned the arsonist alive.

At the last moment, Chu Ling chose to hide the Ferule there…It was risky.

But it was also wise.

As the source of the fire, his residence would definitely be carefully checked. If the Ferule was placed there, it would probably have been exposed.

Other locations could not guarantee that they would not be searched.

Only the location of the two corpses, the rooftop, and the stairway leading to the rooftop would be completely preserved because they were the first scene.

He was already a member of the Tribunal. Mr. Shu would not let go of the mastermind behind the fire.

“The best time to act is at 23:00 tonight. There will be a shift change for a group of workers in the old building. You can take the opportunity to sneak in. This is the action map before you get the Ferule, and this is the escape route.”

Chu Ling was like an emotionless machine, and once again sent two files in a package.

Gu Shen clicked on them, read them carefully, took a deep breath, and typed, “If the ruler is exposed, what will be the consequences?”

There was a brief pause, as if Chu Ling was thinking. Or perhaps she was looking up information.

She told a very old story: "Before losing control, A-009 was an important member of the Ancient Text Society and had a close relationship with the Deep Sea Godfather Alan Turing. With the ruin and destruction of the Ancient Text Society, A-009 embarked on the path of losing control, so she was strictly imprisoned and transferred to several cities over the years…A certain bigwig in the Council intends to explore the true reason for this lady's loss of control, so he is constantly conducting experiments. They believe that it is a transcendent item containing powerful power that led to A-009's complete loss of control."

Gu Shen was stunned.

A transcendent item containing powerful power?

"In the carriage, the boning knife and the newspaper you saw…are believed to be the culprits that led to the loss of control."

"After A-009 lost control, she perfectly concealed the existence of the Ferule for the past ten years. So that bigwig doesn't know that she…also hides a third transcendent containment item on her body."

Seeing this, Gu Shen’s back began to ooze cold sweat.

"For unknown reasons…A-009 chose to give the ‘Ruler of Truth’ to you." Chu Ling said concisely, "You don't need to know what the reason is, you only need to know…once this ruler is discovered, the trouble you’ll be in will be great. The will of that bigwig is not something you can fight against at this stage."

Gu Shen asked with difficulty, “You should know that I have the protection of the ‘Pardon.’”

"Of course I know, but that Pardon is only aimed at the superficial truth of the fire case…Although the one who issued the Pardon is also very powerful, his protection is only out of favor, and he doesn't really care about your life or death." Chu Ling's reply made Gu Shen tense up, "But if the ‘Ruler of Truth’ is exposed, the camp will be disrupted, and that Pardon will probably no longer provide protection. Are you ready to face this kind of ending?"

Gu Shen's eyes were fixed on the screen.

Unknowingly, a lot of sweat gathered on his forehead…After his brain ran to the extreme, it was blank instead.

Although he didn't want to believe it, he knew that what Chu Ling said was right.

The Ruler of Truth…must never be known by a third person.

Letting out a long breath, Gu Shen made up his mind, "I will act tonight, but there is still a transcendent, what should I do?"

On the other end, Chu Ling was very satisfied with Gu Shen's reply.

"Don't worry, I will assist you…Before the action, change into a disguise. As long as you can connect to the Deep Sea, I can contact you at any time."

Gu Shen sat in front of the holographic screen, pondering for a long, long time, and asked the last question in his heart.

"Chu Ling…"

"Why, do you want to help me?"

The dialog box showed that the other party was typing, writing and deleting, and soon it returned to calm.

Chu Ling had answered all of Gu Shen’s questions.

Only this one, there was no reply.