Chapter 34 Gu Sheng walked past the one that was temporarily not in use…
Gu Sheng walked through the temporarily unused hall. A robber hurriedly opened the door and ran out, but he was shot in the back before he could even open the door halfway.
The robber lay on the ground, his eyes wide open, his mouth agape as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out. When he saw Gu Sheng, his eyes lit up, and he reached out his hand forcefully towards Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng tilted his head, wondering if the robber was asking him for help.
Gu Sheng stood still, silently watching the robber being dragged back to the hall by his legs, his face filled with despair.
Gu Sheng continued walking forward, passing the hall where he had watched the performance earlier. The hall was quiet at this moment, and the people inside were unaware of what was happening next door.
He walked through the performance hall, past the sign that read "No entry for non-staff members," and into the corridor on the other side.
Gu Sheng quickly located the other robber who had planted the bomb.
This time, Gu Sheng dealt with the robber without alerting anyone.
Gu Sheng walked back to the T-hall where he had started, and at that moment a commotion arose in the hall.
Then two gunshots rang out, and everything returned to calm.
Gu Sheng frowned, pushed open the door and went in. He then saw the man he had hypnotized standing in the middle of the hall, while the other two hostage-guarding robbers lay on the ground on either side.
Upon seeing Gu Sheng enter, Su Yin immediately rushed to his side, pressed his head down, and made him squat down.
Upon seeing Gu Sheng, the man turned and walked towards them.
While looking at the man, Su Yin whispered to Gu Sheng, "That robber seems to have gone mad. He said the other two were threats, and then he killed them."
As the man approached, Su Yin stepped in front of Gu Sheng, then stood up and said, "Mr. Robber, the police have already surrounded this place. If you start fighting amongst yourselves now, you won't be able to get out." He wanted to draw the man's attention to himself.
However, the man didn't even look at him, walked straight up to Gu Sheng, and asked anxiously, "How are you? Are you hurt? Didn't I tell you not to run around?"
Su Yin was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood what Gu Sheng had done.
He looked at Gu Sheng, and their eyes met.
Su Yin blinked.
Gu Sheng stood up, snapped his fingers in front of the man's eyes, and said, "Go to sleep." The man instantly closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground.
Su Yin asked, "Where are the others?"
Gu Sheng said, "Except for the two who went to contact the Public Security Bureau, the others have all been resolved."
Then he said in a voice only he and Su Yin could hear, "They planted a bomb in the theater."
Su Yin's pupils contracted slightly, but he did not show any emotional fluctuation.
The audience and actors had no idea what was happening; they simply watched the two of them silently.
Without hesitation, Su Yin first turned off the signal jamming device, then contacted the Public Security Bureau and informed them of the situation.
The police department immediately arrested the robbers who were negotiating with them, and then arranged for a bomb squad to enter the theater and evacuate the people inside.
Gu Sheng didn't know what happened after that; he was one of those who were evacuated.
However, since the theater didn't explode afterward, it's likely that the police department handled everything well.
After giving his statement at the police station and dispelling the man's hypnosis, Gu Sheng left.
As for the man's bloodshot eyes and his insistence on killing Gu Sheng after the hypnosis was lifted, that's not worth mentioning.
According to the information provided by Su Yin, the man's crime was too heinous, and he was almost certain to be sentenced to death. Gu Sheng would never see him again in this life.
When Su Yin sent Gu Sheng back to S City, he apologized, saying he didn't expect to encounter such a thing, and said he would invite Gu Sheng again next time, and promised that such a thing would not happen again.
Gu Sheng politely declined three times in a row: "Thank you, but no thanks. I don't want to go out these days."
Finally home, Gu Sheng just wanted to lie in bed and sleep.
He walked to the door, took out his key, and was about to open it when he seemed to suddenly notice something and took a few steps back.
Gu Sheng turned to look at the mailbox by the door that had never been used.
A lily and a letter had appeared in my mailbox sometime during the night.
Gu Sheng took out his phone and checked it. Everything was normal. He thought about it and realized that it was unlikely that someone would send him a letter if he could be contacted by phone.
So Gu Sheng decided to ignore the contents of the mailbox.
He turned around, opened the door, went into the room, lay down on the sofa in the living room, and started playing on his phone.
After playing for a while, Gu Sheng couldn't help but look outside the door. He was silent for a moment, then got up and walked to the mailbox. Curiosity overcame everything; he wanted to see who would send him a letter.
However, Gu Sheng felt that it was most likely that the postman had delivered it to the wrong address. After all, even if someone did send him a letter, they certainly wouldn't have included lilies with it.
However, upon opening the letter, the first line that caught the eye was: "To my dear friend Gu Sheng, I hope you are well."
This letter was indeed addressed to Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng frowned as he read the entire letter. Looking at the signature "Zhang Qing" at the end, he vaguely sensed that he had a new identity.
However, you can't tell anything just by looking at this letter.
The letter contained very little.
The text reads: "This Zhang Qing said he would die in four days and asked Gu Sheng to go to a place called Fangjianbei Courtyard in P City to attend his funeral."
Along with the letter came an ∞-shaped brooch, which Zhang Qing told Gu Sheng to take to the funeral.
After reading the letter, Gu Sheng took the letter and the lilies into the room.
Then.
And that was it; he didn't know this Zhang Qing.
Moreover, I've never seen anyone notify others in advance to attend his funeral. The person who wrote this letter seems to be mentally unstable.
Gu Sheng immediately put the matter out of his mind.
After lying at home all day, someone rang Gu Sheng's doorbell.
Gu Sheng looked out through the peephole and saw a man in a black robe with a solemn expression. The robe was embroidered with a dark ∞-shaped pattern.
Could it be the person who sent the letter?
Gu Sheng sensed that the person outside meant no harm, so he opened the door.
The man nodded slightly upon seeing Gu Sheng and said, "Hello, Gu Fuji."
Gu Sheng didn't speak, but just silently wondered, "Who the hell is Gu Fuji?"
The man continued, "This is our first meeting. My name is Zhou Mingxin, and I am the Patriarch's personal attendant."
What is a patriarch? Gu Sheng, unable to understand, chose to remain silent.
After a brief self-introduction, Zhou Mingxin explained his purpose for coming. He said in a heavy tone, "The Patriarch passed away five days ago. He left a will, hoping that his students could attend the burial ceremony. You were also a former student of the Patriarch, so the ceremony hall hopes that you can come."
A bunch of incomprehensible terms; it seems he really has a new identity, and he knows nothing about it.
Gu Sheng is definitely not going; he has decided not to go out for the time being.
He declined directly: “I’m sorry, I’m saddened by the passing of the Patriarch, but I have some very important matters to attend to and may not be able to attend the ceremony.”
Then Gu Sheng looked at the ∞-shaped pattern on Zhou Mingxin's clothes and thought of the letter he received yesterday.
Is that letter related to this ceremony?
However, the contents of the letter seemed to have nothing to do with the ceremony, since the patriarch had died five days ago, and the letter said that the man named Zhang Qing would die four days later, which means he should die three days from now.
Zhou Mingxin didn't press the matter further. He said, "I understand. In that case, I won't bother you any longer."
Seeing Zhou Mingxin leave so decisively, Gu Sheng was somewhat surprised. He called out to Zhou Mingxin as if possessed: "Please wait a moment."
Zhou Mingxin stopped and looked at Gu Sheng.
Gu Sheng hesitated for a moment, carefully choosing his words, and asked, "May I ask, Patriarch, what is your honorable name?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Zhou Mingxin's eyes, but he still answered Gu Sheng's question: "The Patriarch's real name is Zhang Qing, and he is generally referred to as the Thirteenth Patriarch."
Gu Sheng nodded, then couldn't help but shiver.
Gu Sheng doesn't believe in ghosts or gods, but that doesn't stop him from being afraid of them.
The patriarch, Zhang Qing, passed away five days ago, while the letter was sent three days ago, which is chilling to think about.
Gu Sheng asked, "May I ask, did the Patriarch leave any letters before his death?"
Zhou Mingxin answered very simply: "No, the Patriarch likes technology very much. All news is released through the internet, and communication between churches is also done through communication software. He never writes letters."
It seems that someone else wrote the letter.
This is good news for Gu Sheng.
However, Gu Sheng still wanted to confirm it again. He asked Zhou Mingxin to wait a moment while he went to his room to get the letter he had received yesterday. However, he did not show the letter to Zhou Mingxin, but only the envelope.
The envelope had some address and other information written on it, and the handwriting was the same as on the letter paper.
Since he was a palace attendant, Zhou Mingxin should be able to recognize the chieftain's characters.
Zhou Mingxin looked surprised as he held the envelope. "This is the Patriarch's handwriting," he said, looking at Gu Sheng. "Have you been corresponding with the Patriarch?" He, as a palace attendant, hadn't even known. But now that the Patriarch was gone, it didn't matter anymore.
Gu Sheng's heart sank; it really was the Patriarch's handwriting.
Zhou Mingxin watched Gu Sheng, who was lost in his own world, stand there for a while, and when he saw that Gu Sheng didn't seem to be planning to say anything more, he nodded and was about to leave.
Although reason told Gu Sheng that the letter couldn't have been written by a dead person, he just couldn't calm down.
Gu Sheng suddenly grabbed Zhou Mingxin's arm: "I'll go to that ceremony."
Zhou Mingxin was taken aback, but Gu Sheng's agreement to attend the ceremony was good news for him, so he took out an invitation and handed it to Gu Sheng.
Zhou Mingxin said, "The ceremony will be held at noon three days from now at the Obelisk Courtyard in P City. Please bring your invitation and arrive one hour in advance."
Even the time and place matched the letter.
Gu Sheng accepted the invitation. He thought to himself that no matter whether the person who wrote the letter did it on purpose or it was just a prank, if Gu Sheng caught that person, he would definitely not let him off easily.
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