Valerie, beaming with excitement, recounted her "adventures" of the day.

Listening to her vivid description, Xiao He was absolutely certain that this was Li Xiaozhi's deliberate arrangement.

Pattika sat silently in front of the dressing table, removing her braids, as if even her breathing had become quiet.

"Patika, what do you think of Li Xiaozhi?" Xiao He turned and asked.

"Huh? I... I think it's just so-so, it's alright..." Patika blushed slightly.

"There's something I need to tell you that you might not like to hear, but I'm telling you seriously: his mind isn't that simple, so don't trust him too easily," Xiao He said earnestly.

“I didn’t…” Patika’s expression was somewhat evasive, but she suddenly stopped halfway through her sentence and then stared at Xiao He with wide eyes.

"You? How do you know his name?!"

“He’s not some nobody, so what’s so strange about him knowing my name?” Xiao He said, his expression unchanged.

Upon hearing this, Patika frowned slightly: "Then what did you mean by what you just said?"

"It means exactly what it says." Xiao He's expression was serious: "You should not have any contact with him again."

“This…” Patika hesitated and did not agree to her immediately.

Valerie, standing to the side, was even more confused about what they were talking about, and couldn't even see that Patika had feelings for Li Xiaozhi.

"What are you talking about? Isn't this Mr. Li hoping to cooperate with Patika? Why are you making it sound so serious?" Valerie stared blankly at Xiao He.

"Sigh..." The latter had a headache and didn't know how to explain for a while.

As it got too late, the conversation ended abruptly as the three of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts.

Patika lay in bed, unable to sleep.

She didn't know why Xiao He was stopping her.

"Could it be that my mother doesn't allow me to date or get married?"

The thought of this possibility made Patika angry.

She sat up, wanting to confront Xiao He, but found that he was already fast asleep and looked exhausted.

"Never mind... I'll ask her next time..."

Patika patted her chest in frustration and lay back down, somewhat irritated.

Sitting or lying down makes it even harder to fall asleep.

The scenes of my encounter with Li Xiaozhi today flashed through my mind.

What dreamy, colorful bubbles! What carefree, joyful smiles! How much like a prince from a fairy tale...

"Can you please stop interfering with me? I also have the right to pursue happiness!"

Patika angrily bit the blanket, a surge of resentment and rebellion welling up inside her.

She felt immense pain at the fact that her mother still disciplined her even when she wasn't by her side.

I didn't sleep a wink all night.

Patika's condemnation and complaints about her mother have unknowingly implicated the innocent Xiao He.

So when the latter got up, he saw Patika walk out the door somewhat coldly.

Valerie, who was even more innocent, hurriedly chased after them.

"Bang……"

The sound of the automatic door locking echoed in the room.

Xiao He scratched his disheveled hair, not thinking much about it, and had already tidied himself up when he jumped out of bed.

While brushing my teeth and washing my face, I sent a message to Wang Xuefeng and received a reply that the courtroom was in session.

[Xiao He: Holy crap? How did you even get in here?]

[Wang Xuefeng: I didn't leave last night; I've been squatting here the whole time.]

[Xiao He: What's the situation?]

[Wang Xuefeng: Wan Anna has been arrested. Because of what happened last night, the trial started before dawn.]

[Wang Xuefeng: The initial trial resulted in her being dismissed from her post and investigated, and then imprisoned in the highest-level prison. The reason was that she was involved in too many cases, and could not be executed immediately.]

[Xiao He: But dragging this out could be a disaster]

[Wang Xuefeng: Yes, some judges advocated for immediate execution, but they did not have enough votes.]

[Xiao He: How did you get out then?]

[Wang Xuefeng: I have a feeling that after the trial, on the way to her cell, Wan Anna will definitely turn against me.]

[Xiao He: Is that so?]

[Wang Xuefeng: She only has this one and only chance. Otherwise, if she is sent to the highest level prison, the first thing they will do is to destroy the elemental cyclone. She will not allow that to happen.]

[Xiao He: I see. Then escape in the chaos, I'll come get you.]

Wang Xuefeng: Hmm

Xiao He tidied up the washbasin hastily, then turned off the lights and left the dormitory.

-

As soon as he arrived near the committee building, Xiao He parked the car and mingled into the bustling crowd.

The people here are all chatting in small groups about what happened last night.

Xiao He immediately knew that it was Wang Xuefeng who did it after listening for a short while.

Looking out over this colossal skyscraper, this is the most authoritative place on the entire continent.

Wang Xuefeng's actions were akin to dancing on a knife's edge.

"Therefore, Wan Anna is hereby removed from all her positions on the committee, found guilty, and immediately sent to the highest level prison."

The judge's final words echoed in the vast courtroom, and nearly a thousand people stood up and bowed simultaneously.

Wang Xuefeng changed into the ordinary uniform he had stolen the night before, pinned the badge to his chest, and slowly left the courtroom, blending into the crowd.

Wan Anna was escorted along a different route, where there were two rows of dense guards. Without someone to meet her, she would have no chance of escaping.

Although Wan Anna had lost her status as a member of the inspection team, all the procedures for her removal from office were still in progress.

Including her suicide note, which she kept in the suicide note room.

Wang Xuefeng originally planned to assassinate Wan Anna after the judge announced the return of the will, but he did not expect her procedure to be so complicated.

Fortunately, this stakeout wasn't entirely fruitless.

The judge has just announced the address for returning the suicide note.

Moreover, judging from its appearance, this "suicide note" contains quite a bit of information.

All the documents and files were stored in a metal box with a clearly visible keyhole on top.

To everyone's surprise, the key was not in the library.

"The only clue is this address." Wang Xuefeng had already memorized the address and marked it on his personal map. He didn't let Xiao He investigate the address alone.

There were many whispers in the crowd, almost all of them expressing their opinions on the Wan Anna incident.

This slightly chaotic scene provided the best cover for Wang Xuefeng, who was preparing to evacuate.

However, Wanna, who was not far away, also enjoyed the chaos...

"whisper!"

A strange bell rang out.

Without warning, everyone experienced a moment of mental disorientation.

"Boom—"

The enormous stone monster seemed to appear out of thin air, its hard head instantly hitting the ceiling.

"Oh no! Stop her!!"

Everyone was shocked.

The next moment, to everyone's astonishment, Wananna's body turned into a pool of flowing black water, which quickly dissolved into the giant stone monster's fist.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The resounding hammer blows, accompanied by repeated soul-shaking impacts, caused the once orderly guard to stagger and fall.