Chapter 228: [Spade 6]

Seeing his attitude change so quickly, Chu Muyun couldn't help but find it funny... He sat down behind the table and took two playing cards out of his jacket, placing them side by side on the table.

"Don't worry, although our Twilight Society isn't united internally, we wouldn't bully a newcomer like you... If you’ve decided to join, come and choose your card. Once you’ve chosen, you can't change it."

Jian Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at a [Spade 6] and a [Club 6] on the table and asked the same question Chen Ling had asked at the time:

"Why are they both 6?"

"[Diamond 6] and [Heart 6] have already been taken. Among the newcomer cards starting with 6, you only have these two to choose from." Chu Muyun glanced at Chen Ling beside him.

"So, he’s also a member of the Twilight Society?" Jian Changsheng seemed to remember something and looked at Chen Ling beside him in shock. But recalling the battle between the two in the woods not long ago, where the other party’s methods were extremely bizarre, it wasn't strange that he was a member of the Twilight Society.

Chen Ling took out his [Heart 6], shook it lightly, and said flatly:

"Welcome."

"You two are both of the 6 generation, you’ll likely run into each other on future missions, so it’s good to get to know each other in advance," Chu Muyun said. "And that [Diamond 6], although I wasn't the one who recruited him, I heard he’s also a very interesting guy... If nothing goes wrong, you’ll have a chance to meet him."

Seeing this, Jian Changsheng refocused his gaze on the two playing cards in front of him. After struggling for a long time, he chose the [Spade 6].

"I’ll take this one."

After Jian Changsheng chose his card, Chu Muyun gave a rough introduction to the Twilight Society, similar to what he had told Chen Ling at the time. The only difference was that he didn't give the other party that mysterious USB drive.

USB drive...

Chen Ling seemed to remember something and felt the metal USB drive in his pocket with his fingertips... When the Red King asked Chu Muyun to pass this USB drive to him, he said that this archive could only be opened once a month, and now, it had almost been a month since the last time it was opened.

After listening to Chu Muyun’s description, Jian Changsheng’s eyes gradually lit up. At this moment, he was still immersed in the joy of just joining the Twilight Society and was full of curiosity about everything in the future.

"So what is my mission?" he couldn't help but ask.

"You? You don't have a mission yet," Chu Muyun looked at Jian Changsheng, who was covered in bandages with only one eye exposed. "You’re going out looking like this, are you afraid people won't know you have a problem?"

Jian Changsheng: ...

Chu Muyun extinguished Jian Changsheng’s passion and turned to leave. Chen Ling followed closely by his side, and after they went out, he handed him the manuscripts.

"What is this?"

"An investigative report about the 'Hand of Redemption'... This might involve the secrets of Aurora City."

Chu Muyun’s gaze scanned it a few times, and his expression became visibly solemn. He nodded slightly. "Good, thank you for your hard work."

Chen Ling was about to turn and leave when Chu Muyun seemed to remember something and suddenly called out to him.

"Wait."

"What’s wrong?"

"Suddenly remembered, there’s something you might be interested in," Chu Muyun paused.

"That Enforcer Han Meng is going to trial tomorrow."

……

Black Prison.

Purple torches burned silently in the darkness, dividing the narrow corridor into countless corridors of alternating light and shadow. Under the illumination of this firelight, it seemed that even shadows were swallowed; where the torches lit up, no shadow could escape.

And every beam of torchlight shrouded a prison cell. Two-meter-thick walls surrounded small rooms of a dozen square meters each. Mysterious characters flowed disorderly on the doors of the prison cells; just looking at them seemed to make one lose their way involuntarily.

At this moment, inside a prison cell shrouded in purple fire and runes, a figure in black prison clothes was sitting cross-legged on the bed, motionless like a statue.

Clang—

The heavy chains at the door were unlocked, making a dull sound. His eyes slowly opened.

"08193, someone is here to see you," an Enforcer standing at the door said flatly.

A flicker of surprise flashed in Han Meng’s eyes. As the Enforcer stepped back respectfully, a figure in a black trench coat walked slowly into the prison cell amidst the swaying purple firelight.

The moment he saw that face, Han Meng was stunned, his expression complex.

"It’s you?"

"In terms of position, you should call me Chief; personally, you should call me a benefactor," Tan Xin said unhurriedly. "In all these years in the Seven Districts, your temper hasn't changed a bit."

Han Meng just stared at him, silent.

"I know you are very dissatisfied with my decision to abandon the Seven Districts, and even questioned me and the entire enforcement system in front of everyone... But to be honest, I don't care how you and those masses view me."

"Since that’s the case, why did you come to see me?"

"As an Enforcer, openly defying superior orders, suppressing other Enforcers, and forcibly opening the Aurora City gates for a heretic... these charges are enough to keep you in this Black Prison for the rest of your life," Tan Xin paused for a moment before speaking again.

"Do you want to waste your life here, or do you want to exert your remaining heat as Han Meng before the Aurora fades?"

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Han Meng didn't react at all, but when the next sentence sounded, his face sank.

"It seems the situation in Aurora City is no better than in the Seven Districts," Han Meng understood what Tan Xin meant and narrowed his eyes slightly. "But Aurora City is full of powerhouses, and there are many Tier 6 and even Tier 7 Enforcers... I’m just an outsider from the Seven Districts, what can I do?"

"I don't trust those people."

"Then you trust me?"

"I don't need to trust you. I just need to believe that at the right time, you will make the right choice... That’s enough," Tan Xin said slowly. "What you hold onto is something other Enforcers don't have. That is what makes you, Han Meng, unique."

Han Meng didn't answer. He just stared at Tan Xin, his gaze seemingly trying to see right through him.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Han Meng asked.

"When the time is right, you will know," Tan Xin said calmly.

"What I can guarantee is that after you get out, I won't restrict you with any orders or rules. You can uphold your beliefs and do what you want to do... Now, let’s go back to the beginning."

"Do you choose to plead guilty and wait for death, or do you want to be Enforcer Han Meng one more time?"