Light Fortress-Chapter 51 - 49 Trap
51: Chapter 49: Trap
51 -49: Trap
“A foreboding feeling suddenly intensified.”
The moment he entered the apartment, Han Dang felt a jolt in his heart.
He had chosen to act today because Gu Shen’s audit was scheduled for today…
According to the intelligence, Mr.
Shu had already returned to Da Teng City, and to ensure Gu Shen’s personal safety, Zhou Jiren would definitely accompany him to the audit.
If this old man were not around.
Then he could act without too much concern.
“Such a strong sense of foreboding…
could it be that woman surnamed Luo?” Han Dang quickly left the elevator and arrived at the door of Gu Shen’s apartment, hoping, if possible, to avoid a direct confrontation with that woman.
He and Luo Er had joined the Judgement Institute in the same batch, and he knew very well…
how tough she was.
But there was no time left for hesitation.
Retrieve the token, submit it to the audit team, end all this.
There is no turning back once the bow is drawn!
Han Dang placed one hand on the door frame and took a deep breath.
The Truth Domain was activated instantly, multiple shadows overlapped at the front of the apartment door, he merely used the simplest profile, the sequence to unlock the door floated up in the Reverse Flow of the dream…
“Click.”
It went smoothly.
The door opened.
Han Dang rushed straight to the bedroom, where he saw a large freestanding storage cabinet, and a tiny bronze lock on the third drawer.
This kind of lock required a key to be turned.
With a growing sense of urgent impulsion in his heart, Han Dang no longer had the patience to look for the key.
Expressionless, he covered the surface of the small bronze lock with his palm, spiritual power surged out like a tide, instantly breaking the lock tongue, and the drawer opened smoothly.
“…”
Han Dang looked somberly at the object in the drawer.
A long, narrow code box.
Likewise, a tiny code lock firmly secured the latch, and a solemn warning was written on the code box: “Do not open if not entitled.”
“Are you freaking kidding me?”
The next moment, Han Dang’s expression dramatically changed.
Someone was coming!
He reacted swiftly, quickly clutching the code box to his chest, then dashed towards the bedroom balcony.
He smashed through the large glass window instantly, and people on the street heard the sound of high-floor glass shattering.
People looked up.
But from the height of the apartment, all was calm.
Everything seemed like an illusion.
Countless shards of glass danced in the air, in the moment of breaking, the unfathomable rules changed the direction of their dance, and then they flowed back like water—
“Whoosh!”
The flowing water solidified, the glass reunited.
Han Dang’s pupils constricted, he was still in a sprinting posture, but the direction he skimmed out was completely opposite to what he had originally planned.
He had intended to jump out of the window from Gu Shen’s high-rise apartment to escape…
but now, he was hurtling back towards the entrance.
What had happened?
What was this ability?
His mind went blank, and he acutely sensed a looming crisis, the direction he was about to crash into had, at both ends of the door frame, a strand of extremely fine but tightly stretched black hair.
This strand of hair flickered a chilling cold light in the breeze.
If he hit it, he would probably be sliced in half!
“This is…
that woman’s seal!”
Han Dang’s gold-rimmed glasses sparkled, he raised two fingers to the front of his Adam’s apple.
The moment he hit the hair, there was no tension-like iron cutting off his head.
“Snap!”
A crisp sound.
The sticky substance at both ends of the hair directly burst, dust splattered from both sides of the door frame, Han Dang somewhat awkwardly halted his momentum, he steadied himself, his eyes sinisterly fixed on the trio beyond the dust.
Nan Jin drew out two knives, completely on guard, highly focused, ready to face the upcoming battle.
While Zhong Wei, with his hands in his pockets, seemed relaxed, casually surveying Gu Shen’s apartment, hardly glancing at Han Dang…
because he knew that the battle might not happen at all.
Or perhaps, it had already ended.
Senior Sister Luo’s sleeves were rolled up above her forearms, her arms, white as lotus roots, were densely entwined with black hair, which cascaded like a waterfall to the ground, having covered the surfaces of the room without notice and the glass outside no longer transmitted light, the apartment’s light was all blocked, only the harsh light from the lights spilled patchily.
“We meet again, Han Dang.”
Senior Sister Luo pulled up a chair and sat down casually, smiling as she said, “In recent years, there are fewer and fewer officials capable of carrying out high-risk missions for the Judgement Institute.
Now that you are in Da Teng City, why sneak around?
You could have just come for tea with me.”
“Luo Er…”
Han Dang stood in the doorway, his brow furrowed amidst the collapsing rubble and dust, he waved his hand and used his spiritual power to disperse the dust.
Since he was caught, there was no use in denying it.
After all, everyone was just acting, an unspoken understanding between them, now it was simply out in the open.
“You should know what mission I am here in Da Teng City for.” Han Dang tapped his finger lightly on the code box in his embrace and said indifferently, “That junior brother of yours, not yet officially taken in, has a not-so-clean background, I’m afraid he might not meet the entry standards of the Judgement Institute.”
“Oh…
is that so?”
Senior Sister Luo said indifferently, “And how is that?”
“The evidence is in my hands,” Han Dang said coldly.
“The truth about the fire…
I presume you know it better than I do.
I’ve already submitted the report to the audit team, and if they don’t accept it, this report will continue to be escalated, ensuring the council sees the ‘truth.'”
“The truth?”
Luo Er said solemnly, “Rather than calling it the truth, it’s more like a tactic you used to achieve your goals.
Now that you aren’t hiding anymore, I might as well be clear.
You and Zhu Wang, doggedly pursuing the ‘proclamation of amnesty,’ are simply trying to topple the teacher to take over the position of Grand Judge at the Institute.”
Han Dang narrowed his eyes but said nothing.
“You must already know the result of the latest meeting.
Councilman Zhao vetoed the impeachment,” Luo Er said with a smile.
“You may not understand why… Why, despite so many people wanting the teacher to be deposed, did the impeachment still fail?”
As her words fell.
The whole apartment began to tremble, and the lights burst out with a sharp, piercing screech.
Han Dang’s expression became grave.
He wanted to activate the “Truth Domain,” but only now did he realize that a spiritual power, several times stronger than his own, had already fully enveloped the area, firmly suppressing his spiritual power.
It was like a seedling under the earth, struggling desperately to take root and sprout.
Was this…
the woman opposite’s spiritual power?
This immense spiritual power gave Han Dang a sense of helplessness, like…
facing the teacher.
“Could it be…”
Han Dang thought of a possibility, his mood suddenly became uneasy.
Senior Sister Luo played with the black hair in her palm, her voice tender and soft, “Yes, just as you are guessing now…
not long ago, I surpassed the trials of the Deep Sea 12th Floor and received the council’s Titled ‘Heaven’s Eye.’ This news has not yet been announced, only very few people know of it.”
Han Dang clenched the box tightly, his complexion suddenly turning pale.
“No…
It can’t be…”
He was the most prominent young leader in the Judgement Institute, always a bit stronger than his peers, while Luo Er…
indeed a formidable opponent, but he had never thought, over all these years, that he could be surpassed by this woman.
The trials of the Deep Sea 12th Floor…
A challenge that blocked countless geniuses.
He was still struggling before this giant chasm.
And Luo Er, she had already crossed this chasm and received the title.
The moment Senior Sister Luo spoke, Zhong Wei’s expression remained calm as usual, having already known this news, while Nan Jin looked shocked…
From what she knew, those who surpassed the Deep Sea 12th Floor were rare, each awarded a unique and exclusive title.
Zhou Jiren’s title was “Sky-reaching Tree,” also why many respectfully called the teacher “Mr.
Shu.”
Because of that extraordinary event years ago, Senior Sister had physically remained fifteen years old, appearing very young, but was actually in her late twenties, already reaching heights many could never achieve in a lifetime.
“Now you understand, the reason behind the failure of the impeachment?”
Senior Sister Luo sat on the chair, gently smiling while casually lifting her palm and waving.
“Even if your teacher Zhu Wang personally appeared, he couldn’t take this box away from me!” frёeweɓηovel.coɱ
The next moment, a powerful spiritual power, like a tsunami, surged forth.
Han Dang grunted, unable to resist the overwhelming difference in spiritual power, he staggered backward several steps, his back hitting the wall, and he could only watch as the bronze code box flew out of his embrace and landed in Luo Er’s hand.
The moment it was grasped, black hair swiftly entangled and wrapped around the lockbox.
Senior Sister Luo pondered thoughtfully, staring at the bronze box in her palm.
Her face revealed an interesting smile, looking at Han Dang with a hint of pity, and said, “Stepping back ten thousand steps…
Even if you took this box away, what could you have done with it?”
The sealing material on the box’s surface all receded.
Leaving only a single slender hair strand, it probed inside the latch, gently turning.
“Click.”
In front of Han Dang, the lockbox was slowly opened.
Han Dang’s expression turned extremely sour…
He couldn’t believe that the code lockbox he had painstakingly acquired…
was completely empty inside.
No evidence, no sealed item, not even a Ruler.
Empty.
He…
had been played by Gu Shen at the orphanage.
