Chapter 203
Nanshan Police Station, Interrogation Room.
Gu Ran sat on a chair, a glass of plain water in front of him.
Two young police officers were taking notes according to procedure. While their attitude wasn't exactly terrible, it still carried a hint of perfunctoriness and impatience.
After all, cyber defamation cases like this were hard to gather evidence for and difficult to classify. Most of the time, they ended up being resolved through a half-hearted mediation.
"Name?"
"Gu Ran."
"Tell us, what happened?"
Just as Gu Ran was about to speak, the door to the interrogation room was suddenly pushed open.
Bang!
The door slammed against the wall with a loud crash.
The two officers jumped in fright. Looking back, they saw Station Chief Qin Weiguo rushing in, sweating profusely, his police cap sitting crooked on his head.
"Chief? Why are you..."
"Move aside! Both of you, move! You have no situational awareness at all!"
Qin Weiguo shoved the note-taking officer aside and rushed up to Gu Ran in a few quick strides.
His usually stern face was now plastered with a massive smile.
"Oh my, you must be student Gu Ran, right?"
Qin Weiguo said while frantically digging for his cigarettes. Realizing it was the wrong occasion, he quickly went to grab the teacup. Seeing it was cold water, his face turned green.
"Who poured this water? Go to my office and get that tin of special-supply Da Hong Pao tea! How can we give student Gu cold water!"
The two young officers were dumbfounded.
Was this still the arrogant Chief Qin who usually looked down on everyone?
Had he been possessed?
Gu Ran watched the scene unfold, his mind as clear as a mirror.
This was obviously Lao Gu flexing his muscles.
Since that was the case, he wouldn't hold back either.
The young man stood up, not looking flattered in the slightest.
He merely gave a polite nod.
"Hello, Chief. There's no need for the formalities. I'm here today to report a case, not to drink tea."
"Yes, yes, yes! Report a case!"
Qin Weiguo wiped his sweat. The phone call he had just received nearly scared his soul out of his body.
On the phone, Director Li had cursed him out terribly, with one core message.
If you don't properly handle the VIP sitting in there, you can go plant sweet potatoes at a suburban police station!
"Student Gu, you've been wronged. Regarding this cyber defamation case, we will definitely attach great importance to it!"
Qin Weiguo patted his chest in guarantee.
"I'll contact the municipal bureau's cyber police detachment right now to request technical support and track down the poster's IP as soon as possible..."
"That's too slow."
Gu Ran interrupted him calmly.
"Huh?"
Qin Weiguo froze.
"By the time you finish the application process, it'll be too late."
Gu Ran stood up and pointed to the office computer on the desk.
"Do you have a computer that isn't connected to the public security network? Could you get one for me?"
"This..."
Qin Weiguo hesitated for a moment, but thinking of the strict orders from above, he still nodded.
"I'll get it for you right away."
Receiving a pointed look from the chief, a young officer immediately jogged over to grab his own laptop and placed it on the desk.
Gu Ran sat in front of the computer, his slender fingers resting on the keyboard, and connected it to the nearby printer.
More than ten minutes later, with a crisp clack.
He hit the Enter key, and the printer beside him began to hum.
Gu Ran picked up the few printed A4 pages and casually slapped them in front of Qin Weiguo.
[Poster ID 'Righteous Passerby', real name Lin Yu, college freshman at Qinglin University Medical School.]
[Posting device iPhone 4, MAC address xx-xx-xx... In addition, there are Lin Yu's seven alt accounts, as well as all login records and posting trajectories within the past three days.]
Gu Ran looked at the report on the paper and said.
"The chain of evidence is complete. Over five hundred reposts, over ten thousand views, the circumstances are severe. Chief, is this enough to make an arrest?"
Qin Weiguo looked at the outrageously detailed evidence in his hands, then looked at the calm teenager in front of him, and felt a chill down his spine.
Was this really a college student?
These skills were even more terrifying than the cyber police experts at the municipal bureau!
"Enough! More than enough!"
Qin Weiguo slammed his hand on the desk, filled with righteous indignation.
"Lawless! Absolutely lawless! This kind of black sheep must be severely punished!"
He turned his head and roared at the two dumbstruck officers.
"What are you staring blankly for? Dispatch! Go to Qinglin University and arrest the suspect!"
"Yes, sir!"
Just as the two officers were about to leave, Qin Weiguo stopped them again.
"Wait!"
Qin Weiguo glanced at Gu Ran, his mind racing.
Since he needed to curry favor, he had to put on the right posture and curry favor all the way to the end!
"Take the patrol cars, bring a few more people, I'm going too!"
Qin Weiguo adjusted his police uniform and made a please gesture to Gu Ran, his face wrinkling into a smile like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Student Gu, apologies for any offense earlier. To show my sincerity, I will personally escort you back to school and handle the case on-site, giving all the teachers and students a lesson in the law!"
...
Qinglin University, East Field.
The afternoon military training had just begun. The formations hadn't been properly lined up yet, and the students were still whispering about the big news of Gu Ran being arrested at noon.
Qin Chaoyang stood at the front of the ranks, spitting as he bragged to a few of his lackeys.
"Let me tell you, my dad is the chief of the Nanshan Station. He just gave me the inside scoop. With Gu Ran going in this time, he'll be locked up for at least half a month! People like him are the cancer of society..."
Before he could finish his sentence.
A sharp, urgent siren suddenly blared at the entrance of the sports field.
Everyone instinctively turned their heads to look.
They saw a black official car leading the way, closely followed by a standard Ford police car with flashing red and blue lights, driving straight onto the field!
The convoy kicked up a cloud of dust, carrying an aura of solemn severity as it headed straight for the Medical School's formation.
"Holy crap! This is a massive scene!"
"Police cars on the field? Who are they here to arrest?"
The entire field instantly fell dead silent, thousands of eyes fixed intently on the two vehicles.
The convoy came to a steady halt in front of the formation.
Qin Chaoyang immediately recognized the lead car; it was his dad's assigned vehicle!
He was so excited he almost jumped.
"See that! My dad is here! He must be here to announce Gu Ran's case and make an example of him! Gu Ran is completely finished this time!"
The door of the Passat opened.
Qin Chaoyang was just about to rush up and yell Dad, but his feet suddenly nailed to the ground.
He saw the driver, Station Chief Qin Weiguo, jog all the way around to the passenger side, pull the door open with a respectful face, and even thoughtfully use his hand to shield the top frame of the door.
The next second.
A foot wearing a limited-edition sneaker stepped out.
Immediately after, Gu Ran's jealously handsome face appeared in the sunlight.
He looked languid, holding a bottle of iced cola that Qin Weiguo had just bought for him.
"..."
Qin Chaoyang's jaw nearly dislocated.
The worldviews of the thousands of freshmen present completely collapsed.
Was this the legendary being arrested?
Although they didn't recognize Qin Weiguo, the rank on his shoulders clearly showed he wasn't an ordinary officer.
This kind of figure was personally driving to escort him back, with the grand spectacle of a police car escort?!
After getting out of the car, Gu Ran didn't even spare Qin Chaoyang a single glance.
He unscrewed the cola, took a sip, and looked past the crowd.
His gaze landed precisely on the young girl in the Medical School's formation who was currently staring at him in astonishment.
Their eyes met.
Gu Ran raised an eyebrow at Ye Zhenzhen, the corners of his mouth curling up into a reassuring, roguish smile.
As if to say: Watch closely, your boyfriend is about to get revenge for you.
Then, he withdrew his gaze and raised his hand, pointing toward the back of the crowd.
He pointed at a figure who, stricken with a guilty conscience, was already pale as a ghost and trembling all over.
"Chief Qin, it's her."
Qin Weiguo immediately put on a stern face and waved his hand.
Two police officers from the patrol car behind them rushed into the crowd. In front of all the onlookers, they grabbed Lin Yu, who had collapsed limply to the ground, pulling her up by both arms.
"Lin Yu, right? You are suspected of cyber defamation. Come with us!"
With a sharp click, the cold handcuffs locked around Lin Yu's wrists.
The crisp sound exploded like a clap of thunder in everyone's hearts.
Gu Ran stood beside the police chief, one hand tucked casually into his pocket.
He looked coldly at Lin Yu, who had been brought before him.
"You can eat whatever you want, but you can't just spout nonsense."
The young man's voice was not loud, but every word pierced to the core.
"Spreading rumors comes with a price."
......
young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."
ive and Ruthless] Before his transmigration, Ye Xuan was playing a game called "Severing Emotions to Attain the Dao." The game's core wasn't about leveling up by fighting monsters, but about conquering various "bad women" with wicked personalities and cold, fickle natures. There was only one method to conquer them: stay unwaveringly by their side, then die at a critical moment, driving them to madness after losing the protagonist. The higher their level of regret, the higher the player's score. To dominate the server, Ye Xuan conquered all the bad women. In the early stages, he showered them with boundless tenderness, only to choose to sacrifice himself for them later, making them weep bitterly and drown in regret. Among them were: Xia Lengyue, the unfaithful immortal wife who chased after powerful men and discarded her husband like trash. Ye Qingcheng, the Demonic Venerable of the Joyous Union Sect, who appeared pure and innocent but was, in reality, promiscuous. Wu Lingxiao, the Empress of the Great Xia Dynasty, who lusted after men and loved maintaining a harem. Bai Qiangu of the Endless Demonic Sect: a bloodthirsty mass murderer. However, when the protagonist transmigrated into the game world, he made a horrifying discovery. Eight hundred years had already passed. The bad women he had conquered had now each become deities and revered ancestors. Faced with the endless stream of toxic women coming for him, Ye Xuan could only rely on his god-tier acting skills to carve a path of survival through this world of treacherous women.
transmigrates into the world as the sect master of the Heavenly Yan Sect, which is on the verge of being wiped out. He binds a system that grants him cultivation power based on the number of disciples he has: for each disciple, he automatically gains a year's worth of cultivation every single day! Take one disciple: every day he gains 1 year of cultivation power. While others struggle through a year of bitter training, he gets the same just by sleeping through a single night. Take ten disciples: every day he gains 10 years of cultivation power. Foundation Establishment, Core Formation, Nascent Soul—he breezes through all bottlenecks without lifting a finger. Take one hundred disciples: every day he gains 100 years of cultivation power. Even a Soul Transformation Venerable before him can’t survive a single blow. Take ten thousand disciples: every day he gains 10,000 years of cultivation power! With a wave of his hand, he topples empires. With a single step, he crushes the sacred grounds of the universe. ... While others fight tooth and nail for secret techniques, Lin Yan casually hands out Nascent Soul-level cultivation manuals as beginner textbooks. While others strain to find talented recruits, Lin Yan opens his doors to anyone—so long as they’re human. In just three short years, the Heavenly Yan Sect went from a backwater sect made up of three crumbling huts to a sacred land that every cultivator under heaven would kill to enter. ... One day, otherworldly demon gods invade, with a million demon soldiers pressing down upon the realm. Lin Yan, yawning, rises from his lounge chair and glances at the system panel: [Current Disciples: 1.28 million] [Daily Cultivation Increase: 1.28 million years] He waves his hand casually, and the countless demon soldiers are reduced to ashes in an instant. “So noisy… interrupting my fishing.”
end. Thus one must continue to cultivate, and become a saint or great emperor, in order to prolong one's life. Chen Xia, however, completely reversed this. Since his transmigration, he has gained immortality, and also a system that awards him with attribute points for every year he lives. Thus between the myriad worlds, the legend of an unparalleled senior appeared. "A gentleman takes revenge; it is never too late even after ten thousand years." "When you were at your peak I yielded, now in your old age I shall trample on you." - Chen Xia
