Chapter 198 Coincidence, or Fate?

"Analyzing from pure theoretical data... this is just a coincidence."

"Xiao borrowed the Deep Sea authority and grasped your movements, so he planned this explosion..."

Chu Ling's voice carried a hint of a smile, "But from a metaphysical point of view, this was indeed an accident that occurred within fifteen minutes of you leaving the Liberty Hall after completing your meeting with Zhong Gui. He has to bear some of the responsibility for this."

Gu Shen's expression turned somewhat ugly upon hearing this.

Is there really such a thing as luck?

"Everyone's luck is different. No one can say for sure how to wield good and bad luck... But it's a coincidence that transcendence is a phenomenon that science cannot explain." Chu Ling said, "I didn't think the rumors about Zhong Gui were credible, so I didn't remind you. But now it seems that the rumors outside are not entirely groundless. You should be more careful when contacting him in the future."

Gu Shen looked at the old guy driving with resentment.

At first, Gu Shen felt grateful for being arranged to enter the "New World" project team.

Now he knew that the old guy was still the same old guy. Although he gave himself the "Collapsing Snow" bullet, he never had good intentions from beginning to end. He obviously knew that Zhong Gui was a "disaster star" and specially sent himself to contact him.

"But... I met Zhong Gui once before in the Huazhi Building. Why didn't anything happen that time?" Gu Shen asked confused.

"The underground isolation layer of Huazhi uses a lot of strong logic materials. The transcendent power from the outside cannot invade. In a sense... transcendent phenomena such as bad luck and disaster can hardly cross the isolation layer of Huazhi's underground to descend." Zhou Jiren raised his eyebrows, "Of course, in a sense, this also confirms the rumor that Zhong Gui is followed by 'bad luck'. Cui Zhongcheng is the smartest guy in the capital. Have you ever seen him meet Zhong Gui on other occasions?"

That was indeed the case.

Cui Zhongcheng met Zhong Gui very infrequently.

Obviously, he also knew about the rumor of "bad luck." Moreover, no wonder Mr. Cui had an awkward smile on his face when he first met Zhong Gui... It wasn't until today, when he was blown up by a bomb, that Gu Shen realized that he was the last person to know the whole story.

"If there really is a goddess of destiny above, then accept her arrangement."

Zhou Jiren said lightly, "But I believe... you are a person with strong luck. This little disaster is nothing."

Nan Jin, who had been closing her eyes to recharge her energy in the passenger seat, slowly opened her eyes. She noticed the changing scenery outside the car window.

The surrounding buildings were gone.

Everywhere was barren vegetation. It seemed that they had left the urban area of the capital and were driving towards a remote, uninhabited area.

"Where... are we going?"

Nan Jin was a little puzzled.

"To... the edge of the city, to a place where no one can see."

Zhou Jiren opened the sunroof and played an old rock song. He whistled for a long time and smiled, "Let's go do a big deal!"

The car suddenly accelerated.

The strong sense of pushing back pressed Gu Shen into the seat. The familiar feeling of riding in Mr. Shu's car in Dateng City came over him. But things were different now. He took a deep breath, and the changing scenery around him slowed down.

He could clearly see every flying grass and withered autumn leaf passing by the car window.

The desolate "uninhabited area" was actually north of the old urban area of the capital. Because it had been "polluted," this area had not yet been developed. The vegetation was barren and surrounded by dry sand.

The coverage density of Deep Sea's Sky Eye was also not high.

In the distant sandstorm, a white pickup truck was parked, and a tall man, as majestic as a mountain, was leaning against the car door in the sandstorm.

"Gu Shen... I need to disconnect for a while."

Chu Ling hurriedly sent this message and went offline directly.

Gu Shen was a little stunned.

This was the first time he had encountered this situation... Was it because of the man standing in the sandstorm?

The black car was not moving fast in the sandstorm. It didn't stop slowly until it approached the white pickup truck.

Mr. Shu got out of the car with a cane. A thin, curved rattan squeezed out from the cracked ground and quickly unfolded behind him, turning into a semi-circle of wrapping that shielded all the crackling sand.

Lu Nan Jin got out of the car with a knife and also enjoyed this treatment.

But Gu Shen was an exception... After getting out of the car, his face was covered with dirt and he ate a mouthful of sand. He was so blinded by the sandstorm that he could barely open his eyes. It wasn't until he lit the blazing fire between his eyebrows that he barely controlled the sandstorm with his mental power. However, the power of the blazing fire was limited, barely covering his face, so the clothes he wore were still beaten by gusts of wind.

He straightened his back and tried to see clearly what the majestic figure in the sandstorm looked like.

But even with the blessing of the blazing fire, he still couldn't see clearly.

Subconsciously, Gu Shen felt that... this seemed to be a very majestic and strong person.

"This is Mr. Bai."

Zhou Jiren introduced with a smile, "Because of his special identity... I've been thinking about how to get him into the capital these past few days."

"Special identity..."

Gu Shen's heart trembled.

There were not many people who could be said to have a special identity by his teacher.

There were no special requirements for entering and exiting the major districts.

No criminal record, law-abiding citizen was enough.

Then this Mr. Bai... was a criminal on Deep Sea's wanted list?

Thinking of this, Gu Shen and his senior sister exchanged glances, seeing the suspicion in each other's eyes. Could it be that his teacher, the "Grand Arbiter" in charge of the entire Eastern Continent Tribunal, was now... harboring a criminal?

"Don't think too much."

Zhou Jiren seemed to have mind-reading abilities. He looked back at his two students and explained, "This guy is not a wanted criminal. He just doesn't have an identity... In the Deep Sea database, he is a dead person. If he really shows his face, then I will have to spend a lot of effort explaining why he is still alive. This is really a troublesome thing."

The two breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

"You don't know... it's not easy to persuade him to come out." Mr. Shu smiled, walked to Mr. Bai with a cane, and said softly, "Is everything complete?"

Mr. Bai nodded.

"Drive directly into the capital." Zhou Jiren looked at Gu Shen and said meaningfully, "I think... nothing should happen, right?"

Gu Shen was stunned.

Was he... asking himself?

Gu Shen then noticed that Mr. Bai was also carrying a half-empty wine bottle in his hand.

No... a pile of wine bottles were scattered upside down on the sand next to Mr. Bai's feet. How much did this guy love to drink? Could he really drive in this state? If he guessed correctly, the car was loaded with a hundred pounds of... high explosives.

"Okay, since there are no problems, let's set off."

Zhou Jiren nodded in satisfaction, and then he patted Gu Shen on the shoulder earnestly and said.

"You, sit with him."