Two months later, Le Zhengming ascended to the presidency without any dispute.

Zhu Jianrui and Gong Xuanlin were both imprisoned on charges of treason. The scandal dealt a devastating blow to Gong Xuanlin's reputation and prestige, and the conservatives were inevitably affected as well.

A party that fosters traitors is certainly not a good party. Conservatives' poll numbers plummeted. Their second candidate, after three days of painful struggle, withdrew from the presidential race.

Le Zhengming won without fighting.

On the night the president was sworn in, Zhuang Li stood in the audience, gazing up at his beloved, his eyes gleaming brighter than the stars. This was what he wanted to protect, and he did it.

On stage, when Le Zhengming said, "Defend my country and my people with my own life," he suddenly looked straight at the curly-haired young man standing in the crowd. His thin lips were tightly pursed, but his eyes were filled with unwavering love. He would also defend this person with his own life, without a single hesitation.

The two men looked at each other from a distance, one clapped with a smile, and the other raised his hand and gave a standard military salute.

This oath is for both honor and faith in one's heart.

Their belief is to live well for each other.

After the ceremony, there was a grand banquet. Le Zhengming, who had just stepped off the stage, was quickly surrounded by a group of dignitaries. Zhuang Li didn't join in the fun. Instead, he raised his hand, made the M500 sign, and silently lip-synced, "I'll wait for you at the hotel."

Le Zhengming nodded slightly, his face serious and solemn, but his ears were quietly turning red. He loosened his tie, tilted his head back, and drank, his Adam's apple rolling, his heart beginning to surge with eager anticipation.

Zhuang Li walked along the winding corridor outside, encountering many people along the way, all of them noble and prominent figures. They nodded to Zhuang Li in a natural and friendly manner, as if they were close friends. But God knows, Zhuang Li couldn't even call out their names.

That's the benefit of a position of power.

When you're unknown, no one pays any attention to you; but when you rise to power, everyone in the world becomes your friend. The warmth and coldness of human nature, the fickleness of the world, are also hidden in these friendly smiling faces.

Zhuang Li didn't feel any pain. He could solve any problem with his own brain, never relying on others. In the past, spending time in the lab was his greatest joy. Now, playing with guns in bed with Le Zhengming brought him the same joy.

He felt that this kind of life was great. He didn't need anyone's love. Just having Le Zhengming was enough.

But 7480 was deeply moved. It choked up and said, "This scene should have happened to Gong Xuanqi. He is the president appointed by the Lord God, and he should receive all the glory."

"Haven't you recovered yet? This is reality, you have to accept it." Zhuang Li smiled sarcastically.

"I can't accept it!" 7480 retorted, relying on his ability to travel through time.

"Then how about you choose a more difficult world for the next one?" Zhuang Li suggested in a gentle tone.

7480 gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Master. I'll pick a game where I'm sure I'll die without you telling me! Just clean your neck and wait!"

"Very good." Zhuang Li nodded with a smile, then walked towards the parking lot step by step.

Even though he knew the next world would be fraught with danger and a near-fatal escape, he felt no panic at all. Instead, he felt a surge of anticipation, because he had said that deliberately. He knew the more dangerous the passage, the more murderous intent Le Zhengming would encounter. To protect Le Zhengming, he had to go to the most dangerous place.

Poor 7480 was fooled by the host again, but he was still complacently thinking about how to choose the next world.

At this moment, a notice suddenly appeared in 7480's communicator - [Ding Dong, a gold finger has fallen, please retrieve it immediately by the nearby system.]

"Golden finger?" Zhuang Li raised his eyebrows.

7480 immediately played dumb: "What cheat code? I don't know! I'm also a newbie, and I don't understand many of the rules."

Zhuang Lilue thought for a moment and understood: "Is today the day Zhu Jianrui is to be executed?"

7480: “…”

Although he was a minor, Zhu Jianrui's crime was treason, and it did cause significant economic losses and casualties to the country, posing an uncontrollable social threat. The military court debated whether to keep him alive or execute him.

Finally, the investigation report on the attack was submitted, revealing that hundreds of people had died as a result of him, including in car accidents, medical malpractice, and train collisions. If he wasn't executed, how would these lives be compensated? Who would bear such a heavy legal responsibility?

After careful consideration, Zhu Jianrui was fortunate enough to become the youngest criminal sentenced to execution by firing squad in Chinese history. He set a new record in Chinese criminal history, and this treatment was originally arranged by the Lord God for Le Zhengming.

Sensing the system's frustration, Zhuang Li smiled and said, "This golden finger belongs to Zhu Jianrui, right?"

7480 pretended to be dead.

"His hacking skills are a form of consciousness that the Lord God has placed in this world, right?"

"It's just that this consciousness has been stripped of its own identity, unlike your system which still retains its sanity. I guess it originally belonged to a hacker."

"This hacker angered the Lord God and was killed. The Lord God stripped away the extremely valuable skills and knowledge in his brain, and then input additional instructions to attack the Child of Fortune, and then released them into the small world."

"Those who accidentally obtain these consciousnesses will become very intelligent, possessing a variety of advanced skills, and the Lord God's instructions will silently influence them through their consciousnesses, prompting them to deal with my lover?"

"The so-called golden finger is actually a lower-level system. It has no intelligence, no program, and only a single skill."

"After the gold finger drops, the system has the priority to pick it up. You will put the gold finger in the system mall to earn points or credits. If there is no system nearby when the gold finger drops, then it will be picked up by someone else."

"Then the person who possesses this golden finger will inexplicably become very powerful and attack my lover inexplicably. The disgusting things Zhu Jianrui did will be repeated once again."

Finally, Zhuang Li clapped his hands and smiled, "Your Lord God really knows how to play! I love this game."

7480: “…”

Damn it! Who wants to play games with a big devil like you? We are a system that does serious tasks!

"Let's go and retrieve the golden finger." Zhuang Li got in the car and asked the driver to rush to the prison.

7480 huddled in the dark room, refusing to utter a single word. It had endured the pain of giving up on retrieving the cheat code, only to be discovered by the host. "Lord God, if you know anything in heaven, please infect the host with meningitis! I want to turn him into a fool!"

Zhuang Li was a favorite of the new president, had considerable prestige in the military, and was also Zhu Jianrui's adoptive father. He said he wanted to come and see his adopted son's body, and the prison staff naturally would not stop him.

The morgue is located in the basement, where the temperature is much lower than outside. The lights on the ceiling are old and flicker dimly, making the place look even more eerie.

Zhuang Li walked forward with a frown. Before he got close, he heard heart-wrenching cries and faint voices such as "Mom is so sorry, Mom shouldn't have divorced me."

"It's Zhu Jianrui's mother." The prison guard explained in a low voice.

Zhuang Li nodded calmly, then opened the door and walked in.

Zhu Miaomiao, who had not been seen for a long time, was lying on Zhu Jianrui's body, shaking her son's shoulders desperately with both hands, as if trying to wake him up.

After being imprisoned by Gong Xuanqi for several months, she finally saw the light of day, but everything outside had changed beyond recognition.

Gong Xuanlin, whom she thought would bring her wealth and glory, was thrown into prison; her uncle, whom she thought would become the president of China, was dismissed from his post and disgraced; her son, whom she thought would always support her, made a big mistake and died.

Everything had changed. The happy life she had imagined turned into hell in the blink of an eye.

After being placed under house arrest, Gong Xuanlin confiscated her credit cards, and her savings had long since been squandered on various department stores. The villa she lived in was registered under Gong Xuanlin's name, but after he was imprisoned, Gong Xuanqi took his anger out on her and had her evicted. The only property she owned was the small apartment bought by Zhuang Li, which she generously gave away for free during their divorce.

Now she has nothing, even her only son who she could rely on is dead.

Why is this happening?

Thinking of the carefree life she led during the years she was married to Zhuang Li, and the embarrassment and disasters of the past few months, Zhu Miaomiao regretted it.

She was filled with regret and grief. If she had known what would happen to her if she left Zhuang Li, she would never have divorced with her children no matter how powerful the Gong family was!

Zhu Miaomiao cried even louder, not knowing whether it was for her son or for herself.

At this moment, Zhuang Li walked in, gently brushed Zhu Jianrui's eyes, which were unable to close, with his left hand, and withdrew the golden finger without anyone noticing.

Seeing him seemingly comforting the deceased, Zhu Miaomiao felt a glimmer of hope. She cautiously leaned over, trying to secure a tender embrace. Zhuang Li was now a high-ranking official in the Presidential Office, wealthy, powerful, and prestigious. His circumstances were the complete opposite of the Gong family's. He was her lifelong support!

Thinking of this, Zhu Miaomiao started crying again. The feeling of regret was like a knife, slicing her vain and impetuous heart.

It's a pity that this time there will be no one to hug her when she's in trouble, comfort her when she's sad, or give her hope when she's hopeless. The person who could give everything for her has already been killed by her own hands.

Zhuang Li just frowned in disgust, and then two prison guards came forward and forcibly separated Zhu Miaomiao.

"I just came to see if Zhu Jianrui is dead." Zhuang Li adjusted his tie impatiently and said coldly: "I don't have the habit of recycling garbage. You'll have to endure the days to come." After he finished speaking, he turned and left.

Zhu Miaomiao stared at his resolute back and suddenly collapsed to the ground, exhausted. The word "endure" perfectly described the painful and hopeless rest of her life. She was alive, but she had already become a walking corpse.

As he walked, Zhuang Li put the golden finger into the energy tank, turning it into the power for traveling across time.

[Advanced Hacking Technology], this is the system's identification of the cheat code, but it is completely useless to Zhuang Li.

7480, who hadn't originally thought of selling the gold finger, still had a heart attack for a while. It had never seen a host so bold as to use the gold finger as fuel.

Damn it, my luck is awful to have a host like this! 7480 started to lament his own failure again.

When Zhuang Li walked out of the gloomy and terrifying prison, he saw Le Zhengming had rushed over from the banquet and was standing by the car, waiting anxiously.

"Have you seen Zhu Miaomiao?" he walked up and asked nervously.

Zhuang Li smiled with his eyes curved: "The person who married her was not me. The me now is me, and this me belongs to you completely." He gave a hint.

Le Zhengming didn't understand what was said, but he still laughed sincerely.

In public, the two could not hug each other, but they embraced each other with passionate gazes, their hearts filled with tenderness and tranquility.

"If I give you a time limit, how long do you want to be with me before we break up?" Zhuang Li suddenly asked without any context.

"Can we never be apart?" Le Zhengming stared into his eyes, his tone very nervous.

Zhuang Li smiled again, her eyes curved, and she gently tapped the medal on her boyfriend's left chest with her finger. She said firmly, "Yes. I promise we'll meet again in the next life."

Le Zhengming's heart twitched violently for a moment, as if struck by a bullet. What suddenly exploded wasn't flesh and blood, but overwhelming joy. This wasn't a joke, but a promise that would last for eternity. Inexplicably, he believed it deeply.

7480, who was hiding in the dark and watching, almost vomited.

Damn, it's so unfair! Why is the host a sweetheart to Le Zhengming, but a big devil to me?

In the next world, I will definitely kill the host!