The lady's original self, that small girl, huddled in the corner of the Red Gate.

She curled up like a little hedgehog, hiding herself so deeply that no one could see her.

Gu Shen left the conference room and came to the Red Gate.

He reached out his hand.

The little girl raised her head, and she saw...the young man in front of her was surrounded by countless streams of warm light.

So she slowly, slowly, stretched out her hand.

……

……

Gu Zhi circled the auditorium, found nothing, and when she returned to the concert hall, she saw the old guy who had left earlier. He had returned at some point and was waiting with everyone for the lady to wake up... He frowned, but said nothing.

Zhou Jiren had always been such an elusive character.

But the previous departure was indeed a bit suspicious.

"...She's awake!"

Song Ci sensed a strand of mental fluctuation, and he was the first to react, his expression showing excitement.

The crowd surrounding the auditorium held their breath, not daring to disturb.

The sleeping lady, perhaps because of her mental exile, had a very pale face at the moment, without a trace of blood, but as a wisp of fiery red flame retreated from between her eyebrows.

Her brow twitched very slightly.

Then... she slowly woke up.

"I..."

Lu Nanzhi bit her lip, feeling that the whole world was still spinning. When she opened her eyes, the bright lights of the concert hall shone directly into her eyes, making her very uncomfortable. She narrowed her phoenix eyes, rubbed her brow, and after a long time, she asked laboriously, "What happened..."

She couldn't remember anything.

Her memory seemed to have been cut off, and this feeling was somewhat like being drunk.

After the lady woke up, that wisp of flame slowly returned to Gu Shen's brow, and he woke up leisurely.

Completely different from Lu Nanzhi's reaction, after Gu Shen opened his eyes, a sharp look flashed in his pupils, and then instantly converged, obviously his spirit, energy, and vitality were all very sufficient.

"It's a long story."

Chen San glanced at Zhao Xilai, and before anyone could speak, he preemptively said, "It's a miracle that you could wake up... All this is thanks to Gu Shen."

……

……

"So... so many things actually happened?"

The lady rubbed her forehead, trying to digest the upheaval that had occurred in the auditorium tonight. When she woke up, everything was over, but that didn't mean the process was easy.

"Do you still have any memory of what happened before you fell asleep?" Chen San squatted down and asked with great concern.

"I can't remember."

Lu Nanzhi shook her head, her voice still a little haggard and weak: "The mental exile should have happened after the 'hypnosis'. I have no recollection of it at all."

"Understood." Chen San nodded and said calmly, "But after entering the main hall of the evening party, the seats have not been changed. Old Mr. Zhao has always been the closest person to the lady... This is a point that cannot be ignored."

Hearing this, Zhao Xilai sneered.

He understood too well the purpose of Chen San's words. Now the struggle for the Awakening Act was at its most critical moment, the balance had not yet completely tilted, and both sides had exhausted their cards. Now even the slightest flaw could affect the outcome of the struggle.

If Huazhi were to be labeled with such a label.

Then the enormous pressure of public opinion would be unbearable for them.

"What do you want to say?" Zhao Xilai stared at Chen San expressionlessly. The older he got, the less patience he had. In some matters, he preferred to be direct, simple, and crude.

And that younger generation from the Nanwan faction who slowly stood up was not afraid of the confrontation at all, and said lightly: "No offense intended, I just want to remind the lady... Huazhi is very suspicious."

"Sorry... I'd like to interrupt."

Cui Zhongcheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"If we're going to use this method to attack each other and sling mud... I have a question."

He took off his monocle, breathed on it lightly, and said slowly, "Mr. Chen San, I would like to ask... where did Ye Ningqiu go after the banquet?"

Silence.

There were a lot of people at the Liberty Party.

Social celebrities from all over the Dadu District, as well as elites from all walks of life, gathered here. Tonight's party was just like the name of the auditorium... very free, and no one would pay special attention to the "specific movements" of one person.

Of course, Ye Ningqiu was an exception.

Even though this woman was always accustomed to being low-key, she was still the core figure of the Nanwan faction on the surface.

Chen San was silent.

"I think you should be able to give an answer."

Cui Zhongcheng said slowly, "Perhaps it's for some reason that's inconvenient to disclose, or perhaps it's simply because you don't want to speak... I don't make any malicious speculations, I'm just stating the result. When the auditorium entrance ceremony began, I was monitoring the specific situation of the dance through the Deep Sea. After the auditorium suffered a power outage, Miss Ye disappeared."

"She didn't reappear... because the panic caused by the power outage, and the opening of the concert, made everyone ignore this point."

He said calmly, "If... everyone was 'hypnotized', then the one who had the most motivation to act should be someone who escaped from the auditorium. No offense intended, I just want to remind the lady that in this matter... Nanwan is more suspicious than Huazhi."

Gu Shen narrowed his eyes.

Ye Ningqiu... He had noticed this woman's absence when the concert began.

This woman left her seat, will there be any follow-up...

He looked at his teacher.

Zhou Jiren obviously sensed Gu Shen's gaze as well, but he shifted it back after a second of eye contact, and didn't mean to communicate.

Gu Shen could only sigh softly in his heart.

His teacher was still in that calm and composed state, with a cigar in his mouth, but not lit, standing in the crowd with his arms crossed, watching the two groups tear each other apart with a smile on his face.

Indeed.

What could be more interesting, more rare, and more important than watching two federal senators sling mud at each other?

"Alright..."

Lu Nanzhi stopped this farce and said in a low voice, "I want to leave the auditorium... I'm sorry, everyone, please stop arguing. Without evidence, can arguing for ten thousand years produce a result?"

She refused the good intentions of others to support her, reached out and put her hand on Song Ci's shoulder, and stood up.

She walked slowly for two steps, and just as she was about to leave the auditorium, the lady suddenly turned her head. Her expression was gentle as she looked at Gu Shen and asked, "Judge Gu... would you be so kind as to accompany me?"

The lady invited him to go with her...

Gu Shen knew that what followed would definitely not be a simple thank you.

The matter of opening the Red Gate in his mind... The lady must have noticed it when she woke up. He had to say that her acting skills were really superb, with a face full of weakness, using discomfort as an excuse to leave the auditorium.

In fact, the original self was not damaged.

At most, her mental strength was a little uncomfortable at first... Now it should be completely recovered.

Lu Nanzhi couldn't hide the matter of the Red Gate from.

Gu Shen stood up.

"Then... I'll accept your kind invitation."