"Wait a moment…"

Gu Shen suddenly realized something.

The Guwenhui (Ancient Script Society) was a forbidden organization jointly annihilated by the Five Continents Federation… The documents and reports that could be found in the Deep Sea all showed that this organization had committed many acts that violated human justice, and had been charged with more than one serious crime.

If the Guwenhui was anti-humanity and anti-Federation…

Then what about the Madam carrying this "Red Door?"

The Madam was about to be elected as a member of the Dadu (Metropolitan) District Council. Her every move represented the interests of humanity and the Eastern Continent Federation in a sense… And she was a member of the Guwenhui. Did this also mean that the Madam was on the side of evil?

Gu Shen felt his cognition being impacted by an extremely powerful force.

He was a member of the Court of裁决(Adjudication). Due to the special circumstances of the assessment score, he had not undergone systematic training after joining the Court of Adjudication, but Gu Shen had a very clear view of the Court of Adjudication and the Federation in his heart—

Just like the badge that Senior Sister gave him.

Above the crown, is for justice.

Below the sword, is for adjudication.

Standing from the perspective of the "Court of Adjudication," there was no doubt that the Guwenhui was an evil existence that must be completely eradicated. Everyone here would harm and affect the tranquility of the Federation society and the peace of the masses.

"They… are they waiting for me?"

Gu Shen stood rooted to the spot, looking at the high seat in front of him.

That was the head seat at the top of the long table.

He knew very well what this seat meant…

"Yes."

Chu Ling smiled. "To be precise… waiting for us. Although they can't see me."

"Us…" Gu Shen was stunned.

"You have always been curious about my origins, who I am, where I come from, and why I was on that train…" The girl slowly turned her head and looked at Gu Shen. In this dim conference room, everyone's cheeks were shrouded in black mist and covered by code, but only Gu Shen was clear, bright, and radiant in her eyes.

Yes.

Gu Shen had always been curious about Chu Ling's background. He had vaguely sensed that this girl was not simple, and had always been very respectful in not asking, but that did not mean he was a fool who knew nothing.

Able to easily invade the Deep Sea.

Able to provide unconditional technical support.

Able to forcibly establish a spirit link.

Could such a person… really exist perfectly?

He looked at Chu Ling and felt his heart beating violently. In this conference room… he also could not see the faces of others, but Chu Ling's face was white and bright.

"I'm sorry…"

The girl said softly, "I also really want to come to your world, but I can't, because I don't have a physical body, and I can't really feel the temperature of the real world. From the perspective of the level of life, I am just… a string of code."

Gu Shen stood there in a daze.

"Mr. Turing created me. He gave me a name and gave me this… life that can't be considered life. I can think and talk, not because I am a complete 'person', but because Mr. Turing's initial code gave me these characteristics." She stretched out her hands, her fingers emitting a faint fluorescent light, turning into streamers and dispersing, and then converging again.

"So, that train in Da Teng City was just a \[Spiritual Link], just like now…" Gu Shen understood a little, and he murmured.

"Yes."

Chu Ling lowered her eyes. "Rather than saying that the Guwenhui is looking for you, it is better to say that I am looking for you. The source code of the Deep Sea is looking for you… Our meeting is not an arrangement of fate, but the inevitable result of code exhaustive comparison. The source code scanned and compared everyone in the five continents, and finally found you and chose to establish a spiritual link."

Gu Shen listened silently, looking at the girl, his eyelids drooping.

No one knew what he was thinking.

"It's an answer that is expected, but inevitably makes people sad…"

Gu Shen smiled self-deprecatingly and said in a very soft voice, "Those clichéd stories I read usually don't write it like this. A girl as beautiful as you is usually a little farther away, but in the end, she can always be seen."

"…" Chu Ling hesitated, and finally remained silent.

"But… this is more reasonable."

Gu Shen suddenly smiled. "I said a long time ago that I haven't asked, but it doesn't mean I don't know anything."

Chu Ling was stunned.

She looked at Gu Shen.

"I'm long past the age of fantasizing that I'm the protagonist of a novel."

Gu Shen said seriously, "I also knew a long time ago… that this world is not black and white."

"I just couldn't accept the 'truth' of this world for a while… Of course, whether it is the truth still needs to be marked with a question mark."

After thinking for a while, Gu Shen slowly said, "But when I investigated the archives of the Guwenhui, I found it strange: everything about the \[Guwenhui] is sealed by the Deep Sea in the deepest part of the unknowable deep-water area, and no one is allowed to investigate… From this point of view, I can't understand what the Federation is doing. Why block all the related words, why choose to hide the truth that can be frankly admitted, do you treat everyone as fools, thinking that this one-size-fits-all approach can solve everything?"

He looked at the long table, and also at the expectant figures.

Gu Shen pressed his hands on the seat and asked softly, "You said earlier… that these people are waiting for me?"

"Yes… When order collapses, the Guwenhui follows the guidance left by Mr. Turing to find the hope of mankind in the future." Chu Ling said, "These are all 'survivors' who survived the great massacre, spread across the five continents, and some of them are also important people who have penetrated the high-level Federal Council."

"Then they're probably going to be disappointed…"

Gu Shen took a deep breath and said sincerely, "After waiting for so long, I'm the one they waited for in the end."

The people far away at the long table were all looking forward, as if waiting for their own speech.

They were looking at themselves, and also at the hope of the future of mankind. The thick spiritual black mist could not cover the burning eyes.

The underground organization, which was formed in reverence of Alan Turing's legacy, survived the massacre and siege with difficulty. They struggled, they waited, and they finally looked forward to today…

A "key" sufficient to fight against the power of the Deep Sea opened the door of the conference room.

This was hope, this was radiance.

Even if that ray of radiance was shrouded in gloom and did not reveal its true face, it did not prevent everyone in the audience from being excited and enthusiastic. They were indeed waiting, waiting for the "key" to say something.

Finally.

The boy moved.

He slowly came to his seat, looked down at everyone at the long table, and just said a few words softly.

"Everyone…"

"Let's end the meeting."