["Headache."]

How long had it been?

That was the first thought that surfaced in Gu Shen’s mind.

["My head hurts so much."]

Although his ears were ringing with silence, it felt as if his brain was being ravaged by a tsunami… a silent roar seething within. Gu Shen felt like a fallen leaf. He could vaguely feel his limbs were lying steadily, but it was as if he had been thrown into a tumble dryer, the world spinning around him.

He struggled to open his eyes, the glare of fluorescent lights shining onto his face.

"Hiss…"

A dense, fine pain welled up all over his body, making it difficult to even move a finger.

"You're awake."

A familiar, clear, and cold female voice.

Gu Shen tried to move his head, a simple action that almost exhausted all his strength.

A spacious, white sickroom, was very quiet at the moment, with only the slow ticking of the clock on the wall.

Nan Jin sat by the bed, holding a long and short blade in her arms. Her windbreaker was slightly open, revealing the captivating curves outlined by her black bodysuit. In Gu Shen's eyes, her figure was three or four overlapping images that gradually merged into one.

Because she was so recognizable, even in multiple images, he recognized her.

"You've been taking care of me…" Gu Shen smiled with gratitude and said sincerely, "Thank you, Nan Jin-dajie."

As the word "dajie" left his mouth, there was a faint click from Nan Jin's scabbard.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm only acting on my teacher's orders."

She replied coldly, "Besides, the ones taking care of you are the doctors and nurses at Da Teng Hospital… I haven't done anything, just waiting here."

"You're too kind, too kind."

Gu Shen didn't think so.

After the previous fire and assassination, he had overdrawn his mental strength to use the Ruler of Truth just to barely save his life… Looking at it now, would he have had so much trouble if he had just stayed overnight in the interrogation room?

Those two terrifying fellows were nothing compared to this woman, right?

With this dajie by his side, he was safe.

He exhaled a long, contented breath. Gu Shen was both fearful and grateful now, grateful that he had managed to make that phone call in the end…

But then, Gu Shen's eyelids twitched.

He was wearing a hospital gown, and his fingers groped at the empty pockets on both sides… He was a poor wretch to begin with, so money wasn't important.

But the Ruler of Truth was gone!

"Nan Jin-da…" Gu Shen carefully started, then changed his address after observing her expression, "Nan Jin-dage, how long have I been out?"

This time the scabbard did not emit any coldness.

Nan Jin glanced at the clock and said annoyedly, "From the time the phone hung up to being brought here, it's been twenty-eight hours. The doctor checked and said there's nothing wrong with your body, just needed a good sleep… Are you a pig? How can you sleep for so long?"

Sleeping for so long… Gu Shen himself felt a little embarrassed.

He scratched his head and asked, "So… how did I get here?"

"You don't remember?"

Nan Jin frowned. She turned on the projector in the sickroom, and a news report came into view… A sudden fire in a residential building in the northern ring of Da Teng City, 9 deaths, more than 40 injuries.

"The people who wanted to kill you caused this fire. They thought you were an ordinary person without any power… But they didn't expect that at the critical moment, you awakened 'supernatural' powers, and powers of a very high sequence."

As Nan Jin spoke, she noticed that Gu Shen's face was not quite right.

"You… what's wrong? Not feeling well?" she asked with concern.

"No… nothing." Gu Shen rubbed his brow.

What's going on… Judging from Nan Jin's tone, they seemed to believe that he was also a transcendent with that kind of power. But that was reasonable. The bloody scene on the rooftop couldn't be explained any other way.

But judging from the information just now, the Ruler of Truth had not been exposed.

It should have been taken away by Big Orange… That was good news.

Gu Shen calmed himself and suddenly heard Nan Jin ask, "How does it feel to awaken supernatural powers?"

"..." Gu Shen tried to pretend to recall, "It's very painful, I feel like all the strength in my body has been drained… I have nothing left now."

Nan Jin comforted him, "The greater the power of a transcendent, the heavier the burden. I've seen the scene on the rooftop… You awakened such powerful strength, so it's normal to be drained. Don't worry."

Gu Shen was a little worried, "About those two people… I won't have to take any responsibility, right?"

"Don't worry. People who do this kind of thing hide underground, they can't see the light." Nan Jin's attitude was surprisingly gentle, "Besides, you're now a member of the 'Tribunal', no one will dare to bully you in the future… After all, you have to see who owns the dog before you beat it."

"That's good…" Gu Shen breathed a sigh of relief, then sat up abruptly, his face full of surprise, "Wait—"

"What did you just say? What organization am I a member of?!"

"The Tri-bu-nal."

"Tribunal what?"

"The Tri-bu-nal."

Nan Jin uncharacteristically taught Gu Shen to read these three words with great patience, and with a hint of playfulness, she took out a paper contract, "Here… the agreement you signed before you were sent to the hospital. The Teacher signed and stamped it for you."

Gu Shen looked at the dense words on the contract as if he were looking at a death warrant, feeling dizzy. Finally, he saw his own crooked signature in the lower right corner, and a red thumbprint pressed in mud.

"What era is this, signing and stamping?!"

Gu Shen spat and tore up the contract, "You're robbing an innocent man, I'm not staying in this hospital!"

"The Teacher guessed that you would react like this, the one just now was just a copy…"

Nan Jin shrugged indifferently, slid back in her chair, watching the scraps of paper falling between them. She said calmly, "You can leave the hospital if you want. If I remember correctly, the hospital bill is one hundred and thirty-eight thousand yuan, please settle it yourself."

Gu Shen: "???"

"The Teacher specifically instructed that all the medical equipment should be the most expensive, and he also helped you do a full body checkup. The report is here, do you want to take a look? Your physical fitness is not bad." Nan Jin took out another report.

Gu Shen was dumbfounded.

"By the way, we checked your bank account last night, and the total balance is about five thousand yuan." Nan Jin asked leisurely, "Even without the fire, you wouldn't be able to pay next month's rent, right?"

Looking at the teenager's distraught appearance, Nan Jin pressed her advantage, "And you don't seem to be clear about the situation… If you don't join the Tribunal, because of the A-009 and the fire, you will be sent to the interrogation room again. This interrogation will not be so simple, the guys from the prison are watching you, you may be listed as a 'lost control list', at least be closely monitored, or even directly imprisoned."

Nan Jin put away the report, and on her unchanging iceberg face, there was a smile of victory. She said, "Think about it, if you honestly submit, not only the hospital bill, but the loss of the fire can be reimbursed. The Teacher will personally come forward to bail you out of the prison during the next interrogation."

Bad woman, ah, bad woman!

Gu Shen gritted his teeth and glared at Nan Jin's pretty face. It was rare to see her smile, but he didn't expect her to be so hateful when she smiled! The beautiful face clearly wrote the despicable and shameless "Just give in to us."

After a long silence.

"Do I have a choice?"

Gu Shen sighed resignedly, and said with his hand on his forehead, "If I follow you, there will definitely be a lot of killing and arson in the future… Can Dage take care of me more?"

"Of course!"

Done.

Nan Jin patted the little brother's shoulder with satisfaction. She took out a silver badge from the inside of her windbreaker and handed it to Gu Shen, saying, "We are the messengers of justice, we have nothing to do with killing and arson… Did you see the words on the badge?"

Gu Shen stroked the badge, which was about half the size of a palm. He didn't know what material it was made of, but the texture was fine. The front of the badge was two crossed swords, which were made with great detail. The lines were clear and the details were exquisite.

There were two words under the swords.

"Trib…unal…"

Gu Shen was stunned for a moment, then murmured softly.

"Wrong—"

Nan Jin's finger slightly bent and flicked the top of the badge, making a clear crisp sound of "clang."

Gu Shen then noticed that there was also a crown on the crossed swords. In the crown, two scribbled cursive words were hidden among them, above the swords, quite hidden.

"It's… Justice! Tribunal!" Nan Jin said in a low voice, "Above the crown is justice! Under the swords is the Tribunal!"

Above the crown is justice!

Under the swords is the Tribunal!

Gu Shen stopped speaking, just stroking the badge with his fingers, his eyes becoming complicated.

Nan Jin glanced at the clock, sat upright, "Counting the time, the guys from the prison should be coming soon. This time, Wei Shu should be responsible for the interrogation. Now I'll tell you… how to deal with the next interrogation."