Chapter 009 Chapter 9
Fortunately, the courtroom is not on a high floor.
The courtroom hearing Fan Xue's case is located on the sixteenth floor.
Li Zhou jumped directly along the keel on the inside of the glass exterior wall, climbed over the glass fence on the sixteenth floor, and landed lightly.
It landed right in front of Zhou Qi.
It successfully stunned the people upstairs.
Zhou Qi was talking on the phone by the railing. He looked at them with some surprise and said subconsciously, "What are you doing..."
Xia Meng, panting, held onto Li Zhou's shoulders and got down from his arms.
"...It's okay, we were just pressed for time, so we took some special measures."
It was obviously him who jumped up, but she looked more tired than him and couldn't even speak clearly.
Before she could stand still, her legs suddenly went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
Li Zhou moved quickly and skillfully grabbed her arm again to help her stand firmly.
Xia Meng's condition looked very bad. She was sweating profusely and her face was as pale as paper.
Zhou Qi looked at Li Zhou in confusion, and for a moment he was a little confused about what was going on with these two people.
How did this person, who was completely unrelated to her, know each other? What kind of horrific thing had he done to her?!
He actually made the little girl suffer like this!
But he politely didn't ask any more questions and turned his attention back to Xia Meng.
He took a step forward and held Xia Meng's other arm: "Are you okay?"
Xia Meng's forehead was covered in cold sweat, her head felt heavy, and her eyes were full of stars, as if several fireworks were exploding in front of her eyes at the same time.
She saw Zhou Qi as a double image at this moment.
This is really off the mark.
Isn't she usually in good health?
It's just a fever, but why does it seem like she's going crazy from the fever?
no!
She is here to do serious business today!
Fan Xue was still counting on her to clear her name!
She managed to utter, "I, I'm fine, I just have a fever. Business is important—"
Zhou Qi hesitated to speak.
He felt that her symptoms might be more than just a fever.
Could she be...
Zhou Qi said worriedly: "Xiao Xia, why don't you go to the medical center first——"
Before she could finish her words, Xia Meng's eyes went dark, her body went limp, and she fainted completely.
Li Zhou reached out in time and picked her up steadily.
Zhou Qi looked at Li Zhou and asked, "Is her condition..."
Li Zhou nodded calmly: "Maybe it's time to awaken. Where is the medical center?"
Zhou Qi pointed downstairs and turned to his assistant, "8th floor. Take them there and ask Director Bai from the Guide Center to be in charge."
The assistant nodded quickly: "Yes!"
…
Xia Meng felt herself being dragged into the depths of her dream.
The dream is bizarre, blurry and chaotic.
It was as if an invisible force was dragging her down. Pairs of black tentacles emerged from countless broken images, scrambling to reach out to her, tearing her apart, trying to pull her into a grotesque hell.
Her body seemed to be burning with fire.
It burned from the feet all the way to the heart, and then along the aorta to the brain.
Xia Meng felt like her consciousness was about to be burned.
Until one moment, a hint of coolness suddenly emerged in the palm of my hand.
Like a stream of water, it flowed slowly along the blood vessels to her limbs and bones. Wherever it passed, it extinguished the fire and soothed the burning heat in her body.
Somehow, at this moment, Wang Xiangyi's voice suddenly appeared in her mind.
"Xiao Xia, don't step into that world so easily."
"It might be more dangerous and terrifying than you imagine."
Xia Meng suddenly opened her eyes and took a deep breath.
The ceiling in front of me was so white that it was blinding.
She opened her eyes wide and focused, and soon, a head popped out in front of her.
It was Li Zhou’s face.
He lowered his eyes to look at her, stretched out his hand and waved it in front of her eyes: "Are you awake? Can you hear me?"
Xia Meng nodded slowly.
Her throat was as dry as a knife and she was completely speechless. She could only use her eyes to gesture and respond.
She tilted her head and saw an IV drip in her hand.
The infusion bottle contained a light blue unknown liquid. She belatedly thought that the cool breath she had just felt in her dream might have come from it.
Xia Meng stared at the infusion bottle in confusion.
But...what the hell is this color?
Are the antibiotics used in Black Tower all of such strange colors?
Or is it that the medicines used by these special humans are different from those used by us ordinary people?
Will there be any side effects from the IV drip she receives here?
Perhaps because she had just woken up, a lot of weird and incoherent thoughts popped up in her mind.
She moved her body, her fingers, her neck.
It was as if he was confirming whether each part of his body was still in place.
This was the first time in more than 20 years that she experienced what it felt like to be struck by illness so suddenly and unexpectedly.
hiss……
etc.
Did she forget something important?
Why did she remember that she seemed to be rushing somewhere before she fell down again?
ah!
"No! Trial!"
Xia Meng sat up suddenly.
However, her physical condition could not keep up with her brain. As soon as she sat up, Xia Meng immediately felt dizzy and her vision went dark.
Li Zhou asked, "Should I help you contact your family?"
But Xia Meng didn't care about those things.
She suddenly grabbed Li Zhou and asked quickly, "How's Fan Xue?"
Li Zhou looked at her helplessly.
As soon as you wake up, you are busy caring about other people's affairs. Doesn't this person know to take care of his own body first?
"Why don't you ask yourself what's wrong first?"
"What's wrong with me?" Xia Meng didn't care at all. "Isn't it just a fever? It's a minor problem. I'll be fine after taking some medicine and getting some sleep."
As she said this, she was about to throw off the quilt and get out of bed.
Li Zhou didn't stop her. He said silently, "What fever? You've woken up."
Xia Meng didn't understand for a moment.
She paused, a question mark in her eyes: "What?"
Awakening?
What?
Li Zhou looked into her eyes and repeated word by word: "You have awakened."
Xia Meng: “…”
She was stunned.
His mouth opened in disbelief.
What?
She awakened?
Awakening?
That awakening?
The awakening that turns ordinary humans into sentinel humans?
!!!
Oh my god! I'm so scared that my melon seeds are about to fall off!!
No, she doesn’t have any melon seeds in her hand.
Xia Meng shook her head subconsciously. She felt that she still didn't understand.
Awakening? What does awakening have to do with her?
Isn't it said that the awakening period for humans generally occurs during adolescence between the ages of 12 and 18?
She is already 24 years old, she is already over the age limit!
"Am I still dreaming? Inception? Which level have I fallen into?"
Xia Meng muttered, retracted her hand that was subconsciously looking for melon seeds on the quilt, and quickly pinched her thigh.
"Hiss! It hurts." She almost pinched her tears out.
She touched the flesh on her thigh that was pinched and hurt.
It's not a dream.
It's actually true?
How is that possible???
Li Zhou seemed to see the question mark on her forehead and raised his hand to hand over her medical record.
"I heard you're a medical student. Can you understand the case yourself?"
Xia Meng took the medical record and glanced at it quickly.
It seems that Heita is also connected to the civil affairs department and has a clear understanding of her personal information.
The History of Present Illness section reads:
The patient experienced an awakening reaction under unknown circumstances half an hour ago, accompanied by high fever, chills, shortness of breath, and fainting. Testing confirmed this was a case of "Guideline Awakening." The Guide Center intends to admit the patient to the hospital for "Guideline Awakening in the Elderly."
Xia Meng's pupils trembled.
Old age... awakening...
Xia Meng: “………………”
She never expected that at the age of 24, she would catch the last train to the new world.
He's actually a guide.
Xia Meng licked her upper jaw silently.
Well, think about it brightly... awakening to become a guide is also good, at least, Lao Wang can still teach her in this area!
Xia Meng is an optimist with strong adaptability.
Now that everyone has awakened, let's be at peace.
The uncomfortable symptoms before fainting gradually faded from her body. Xia Meng raised her hand and rubbed the back of her neck. She felt a lot more relaxed and her mind became clearer.
This time she didn't hesitate anymore, she just reached out and lifted the quilt, and at the same time took her cell phone from the bedside table.
I glanced at the time and only an hour had passed. I wondered if Fan Xue had finished yet.
She raised her hand to throw the phone, then caught it neatly.
After thinking for two seconds, she suddenly turned to look at Li Zhou: "Brother, can you do me another favor?"
Li Zhou raised his eyebrows when he heard that. Judging from her appearance, she must have recovered. She was resurrected on the spot and started to jump around again.
He smiled and said, "Why should I help you?"
Xia Meng followed with a smile and said, "You've helped me so many times already, so this one won't make a difference."
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Li Zhou didn't continue her words, but said, "If it weren't for you last night, it would have taken me a long time to get out. It's only right to reciprocate. Tell me, what can I do for you?"
…
The trial is coming to an end.
Zhou Qi sat in the corner of the last row of the gallery.
He rarely attended previous trials, but this time was an exception.
He wanted to see if the girl named Xia Meng could find the truth that no one else could discover.
Of course, what made him most curious now was something else.
His hand was covering the phone, his index finger tapping silently on the screen.
A colleague from the guide center just sent him a message half an hour ago.
[Old White: This girl is a guide, most likely an A-level one.]
[Lao Bai: I'll give the little girl a detailed examination after she wakes up.]
[Lao Bai: Senior Brother Wang is incredibly lucky. His apprentice turned out to be an A-level guide like him.]
The presiding judge, who sat high in the center of the courtroom, stood up and began to read the verdict.
Zhou Qi tapped his fingers twice on the side of the phone.
Without Xia Meng, the key witness, Fan Xue's charges could not be overturned.
The gallery today was full of people, including quite a few reporters.
The Fan Xue case has aroused great public opinion and heat in society, and everyone is waiting for the moment that will make people happy.
Before the presiding judge finished reading, some people in the audience couldn't wait to cheer.
Zhou Qi's gaze passed over the crowd and fell on a well-mannered elderly couple sitting in the front row.
The old woman covered her face with her hands and broke down in tears.
Her husband could only keep stroking his wife's back to comfort her.
No one around them paid any attention to them, and some even looked at them with contempt.
They are Fan Xue's parents.
They should have been highly respected academic leaders.
Overnight, he became the source of evil that was condemned by thousands of people.
It seems that sin can really be passed down through blood.
"...The trial of this case has now concluded. The trial revealed that the defendant, Fan Xue, committed five crimes between July 29, 2023, and May 21, 2024, including five cases of intentional homicide, resulting in the deaths of four female victims and minor injuries to one person..."
The presiding judge's voice was steady and calm.
Zhou Qi's phone suddenly vibrated silently.
He lowered his eyes and looked.
【Lao Bai: The little girl is awake.】
Zhou Qi's eyes lit up, and he was about to call Xia Meng when Director Bai's second message arrived.
[Old White: She was kidnapped by one of your sentries! I give up! How come all of you rogue sentries are all the same?!]
Zhou Qi: “…”
Being scolded for no reason.
Fortunately, Director Zhou had thick skin and was invulnerable to swords and guns, so he pretended not to see anything even though he saw it.
So Zhou Qi started looking for Li Zhou's contact information.
The presiding judge stood up and began to read the verdict: "This court finds that the defendant Fan Xue has disregarded the law, shown disregard for life, and indiscriminately killed innocent people. To satisfy his selfish desires, he violently caused the deaths of four people. His methods were cruel and his nature was egregious. After deliberation by this court's trial committee, and in accordance with Article 232 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the defendant Fan Xue is found guilty of intentional homicide and sentenced to—"
At this moment, a loud muffled sound suddenly broke into the much-anticipated trial scene.
The door of the courtroom was opened from the outside.
Everyone turned around in shock.
A young woman, still wearing the blue and white striped hospital gown from the Guide Center, was holding the door. She gasped for breath and raised her hand to the presiding judge, shouting, "Excuse me! Please wait a moment!"
A spectator sitting very close to her frowned and said rudely, "You said wait a moment? Who are you? Go away, this is not a place for a little girl like you to mess around!"
Xia Meng was not annoyed. Her eyes swept across the entire room and finally landed on Fan Xue's face.
"It doesn't matter who I am." She raised her finger and pointed at Fan Xue, her voice resounding, "I'm here to defend her innocence."
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