Life after death was something even gods couldn't achieve.

But condensing transcendent source matter… Gu Shen could!

The power of the "Iron Throne" was all stored within the blazing fire. Tie Wu's fate, soon to arrive at its final destination, actually depended on Gu Shen's single thought.

A drizzle began to fall on the wilderness.

Tie Wu's eyes began to wander.

The figure of the young man crouching in the rain gradually overlapped with the "Wine God Throne" of years past… It seemed to be a call of destiny, summoning him to bow his head and submit.

Tie Wu was silent for a long time, then squeezed out the words with great difficulty.

"I..."

"I...want to live..."

Gu Shen smiled.

He reached out his hand, gesturing for Tie Wu to get up.

A strong wind swept through the wilderness, blowing the rain. Tie Wu felt a warm force helping him to his feet, and a gentle voice rang in his ears.

"Of course. You can live."

…

…

Gu Shen woke up from his mental world.

He slowly exhaled a breath.

He hadn't expected to actually succeed.

The Tower of Origin's Apostle had been brought under his command… Although it was only the first step in a long war, it was still of great significance. Gu Shen still found it a little unbelievable.

Tie Wu's wavering and subsequent surrender were due to the right timing, location, and people.

Gu Shen felt… that his success was more due to luck.

If Tie Wu were replaced with Qin Ye… it would most likely have failed.

Because his physical body had been destroyed, Tie Wu now only had a wisp of weak spirit left. Over the past few days, he had been overly worried, and after making the decision to "live on in disgrace," he had fallen into a brief, exhausted slumber… Although he possessed the "Four Seasons Wilderness," he was still far from the top experts who had forged their spiritual domains through genuine practice. This wilderness could nourish the spirit, but its current effects were only mediocre.

It might take a while for Tie Wu to wake up.

However.

There was no rush.

The person was already his, so what was there to worry about?

As for how to use Tie Wu after subduing him, Gu Shen didn't have any good ideas yet.

After his consciousness returned to the real world, Gu Shen checked his email.

His teacher hadn't contacted him.

Neither had his senior sister.

After Qin Ye's suicide… those officials who had been bracing themselves to pry a large piece of the Tower of Origin's dark history out of the Lion Lane case from ten years ago were all deflated.

The case files, materials, and evidence they had prepared overnight once again became waste paper.

However, Qin Ye's death was not without its impact.

Perhaps… the East Continent Council's attitude towards the "Awakening Act" would change because of it.

Just as Gu Shen was checking his email, a message popped up on his virtual glasses interface.

"Little Doctor Gu, this is Jiang Wan… Are you free to meet today?"

Gu Shen frowned slightly: "Jiang Wan?"

He had given Jiang Wan his contact information at the clinic, but why would she suddenly contact him?

"There's something I can't decide on, and I wanted to discuss it with you… It's about the 'Freedom Soiree.'"

The Freedom Soiree?!

Gu Shen vaguely remembered something, and he immediately replied: "Where are you now? I'll come find you."

…

…

It was hard to imagine that a nameless, frugal laboring newspaper reporter would have parents on the board of directors of Huazhi.

Instead of enjoying a life of luxury, she diligently worked as a reporter?

Jiang Wan was such a person… She arranged to meet Gu Shen at a coffee shop not far from the old district. The environment was simple, the flow of people was sparse, and it was unlikely to attract attention.

She changed her usual style of dress, wearing only a tracksuit and a baseball cap today. She wore no makeup, went out with a bare face, and didn't wear any extra jewelry.

So much so that when Gu Shen entered and met her, he almost didn't recognize her at first glance.

"Here, here."

As soon as Gu Shen entered, he saw a plainly dressed woman waving at him. He took a closer look and recognized Jiang Wan… Without those accessories, Jiang Wan no longer seemed so noble, but instead looked several years younger.

"Safe… No traces of superpower users detected in the vicinity."

The mental link was always maintained… Chu Ling scanned the surrounding 3D map and reported in real time.

Gu Shen kept this in mind.

He had to be careful about meeting Jiang Wan this time. Those crazy followers of the Evergreen Foundation were still being cleaned up… He might be followed. Besides, he had a vague premonition in his heart.

This meeting might involve something very important.

"Little Doctor Gu… You're finally here."

After Gu Shen sat down, Jiang Wan breathed a sigh of relief. It was obvious that she had been tense, and only now did she feel a little better… Without waiting for Gu Shen to ask, she took the initiative to speak, "Take a look at this first…"

Jiang Wan pushed a necklace over from her side of the table.

In fact, the real "protagonist" was the pinhole camera embedded in the necklace.

Gu Shen took the pinhole camera, gently pressed it, and a storage card popped out. After inserting it into the virtual glasses port, a blurry image appeared before his eyes… It was a view of the Freedom Auditorium from the perspective of the crowd.

The perspective became shaky.

It was because the recorder had fallen asleep… Some stray hairs were scattered, but they didn't prevent the pinhole camera from continuing to work, recording the scene in the entire auditorium. Everyone had fallen into a strange sleep, and the music was still slowly echoing in the hall. When everyone had fallen asleep, a man appeared in the picture.

This man was… Zhao Qi!

Gu Shen decided not to continue watching.

Sure enough… His premonition was very accurate. Xiao had cut off the surveillance footage of the entire Freedom Auditorium, the Deep Sea Link, but he couldn't stop the closed-loop independent recorder from operating. In a sense, this kind of prohibited item was absolutely not allowed to be brought into the auditorium.

But there was one exception.

Jiang Wan!

Gu Shen interrupted the image and quickly asked: "Who else have you shown this video to?"

Jiang Wan pursed her lips, shook her head, and said: "No one else but you."

She murmured: "I don't know… Why everyone in the auditorium would fall asleep… Nor do I know what this video means, but I have a feeling in my heart that maybe if I find you, Little Doctor Gu, all these problems will be solved. So, I thought about it for a long time and sent you a message."

Sure enough.

Finding Gu Shen made the anxiety in her heart disappear.

Gu Shen asked again: "Has the video been uploaded?"

"No."

Jiang Wan shook her head and said seriously: "I'm not stupid. I can recognize that the guy in the picture is Zhao Qi. His father, the councilor, has the highest authority in the Deep Sea Metropolis District. Once this video is uploaded, it might be recognized by Deep Sea. At that time, this video might be erased from the cloud."

"Unbelievable…"

Hearing this, Gu Shen finally breathed a sigh of relief. He said with great emotion: "Reporter Jiang… I thank you on behalf of the people of the metropolis. You are the most outstanding reporter I have ever met."

There wasn't a trace of flattery in this praise.

Jiang Wan was still a little dazed.

She didn't know what the superpower world of the metropolis was brewing, and what her accidental behavior meant.

The final act of the metropolis hadn't ended yet.

If Huazhi, under great external pressure, insisted on continuing to promote the Awakening Act… then another bloody storm would be set off in the metropolis district.

This pinhole camera contained fatal evidence that could defeat Huazhi!

This ironclad evidence was simply a divine move.

After the Apostle assassination incident, Lu Nanzhi became the most important person in the metropolis.

Until the alternate councilor was handed over, the East Continent Council had to ensure her safety.

And at this juncture—

Once Zhao Qi's assassination attempt in the Freedom Auditorium was revealed… then his father, and the entire Huazhi, would be greatly implicated.