Qiu Yunzheng was fully aware of the System’s little schemes. One shouldn’t assume she was truly as aloof and detached from worldly affairs as she appeared on the surface.
As an orphan who managed to get into a prestigious university in the capital, she couldn’t possibly be a simple person.
It’s just that Qiu Yunzheng didn’t harbor much ill intent—she was merely slightly mischievous at heart.
Not only was Qiu Yunzheng a unique existence to the System, but the System was equally special to her. After fighting alone for so many years, surrounded by passersby who came and went in haste, she rarely encountered something like the System that existed solely because she did.
Thus, Qiu Yunzheng wasn’t as indifferent to the System as she seemed; she was also testing it, trying to uncover its background and motives.
After just a day of interaction, Qiu Yunzheng realized the System was like a newborn infant possessing immense wealth—carrying gold through a bustling market yet completely unaware of the dangers it faced.
She wondered what the System’s creator had been thinking, or how arrogant they must have been, to release such an entity without any prior training.
Admittedly, high-tech planets were different—what they scorned, Earth held in reverence.
However, it was precisely this kind of simple, almost foolishly naive System that suited Qiu Yunzheng, who approached everything with skepticism, perfectly.
Still, she couldn’t let 288 know this thought, lest it become proud.
A hint of playful malice crossed Qiu Yunzheng’s mind.
“Who are you? Why are you here? How did you obtain the tomb location?”
Qiu Yunzheng was hooked up to an instrument she had never seen before, likely something similar to a lie detector. She wasn’t afraid, though, since she had no intention of hiding anything anyway.
As for the System’s rule about not revealing its existence to the outside world—everything else was permissible—this made things quite manageable.
“Qiu Yunzheng, a history student at Capital University. I came here because someone told me there was an imperial mausoleum at that location, which made me curious. As for why I didn’t report it to the police, it was because I wasn’t sure if it was true or not. Later, when I dug up the tomb wall, I intended to call the police, but that person restrained me.”
Qiu Yunzheng slightly adjusted her wording and explained the reason for her presence.
The man questioning her glanced at the instrument beside Qiu Yunzheng. Seeing no fluctuations, he frowned slightly but didn’t press further.
Soon after the interrogation ended, Qiu Yunzheng’s background and information were thoroughly investigated and delivered, confirming her claims—she was indeed an ordinary person.
The only unusual aspect was that she had gone to the police station earlier that day to shake off someone tailing her.
This didn’t align with the profile of a frail, delicate woman described in the records. Most importantly, how did she know she was being followed?
After all, according to their investigation, the thugs had only just received Wang Wende’s orders—there had been no warning, no plan.
Indeed, in a short time, every detail of Qiu Yunzheng’s day—though not what she ate daily—was documented clearly and comprehensively.
Now it wasn’t just the people present who were puzzled; even Gu Hanfeng, the young general who had captured her, was filled with confusion.
If Gu Hanfeng hadn’t been there at the time, he might have believed Qiu Yunzheng’s words—or rather, trusted the information from their investigation.
But he had been there. He was the one who caught her, and he had seen it clearly.
Qiu Yunzheng seemed to be talking to someone, confirming a location with them, and then proceeded to dig the tomb with clear purpose.
Yet, what Qiu Yunzheng said and did indeed showed no issues, and they hadn’t found any communication devices on her.
Even now, with Qiu Yunzheng sitting alone inside, her eyes would occasionally drift, as if she were communicating with someone. This wasn’t right.
Gu Hanfeng ordered the people present to retrieve all the footage of Qiu Yunzheng from the moment she entered until now, then slow it down. He intended to examine it frame by frame.
Finally, Gu Hanfeng noticed something unusual.
Every time Qiu Yunzheng’s gaze paused, it was as if she were speaking to an invisible person. And if Gu Hanfeng wasn’t mistaken, he sometimes saw her smiling.
A person with Abilities? Or schizophrenia?
No, neither seemed to fit.
Gu Hanfeng fell into deep thought, his clean, handsome face showing no emotion but seemingly covered in a layer of frost.
His sharp, captivating phoenix eyes held a trace of uncertainty and a hint of suspicion.
Gu Hanfeng felt it was necessary to personally test Qiu Yunzheng.
“Click!”
The soft sound of the door closing interrupted Qiu Yunzheng’s idle chat with the System. She quickly snapped back to reality and looked up at the newcomer.
‘Wow.’
What a handsome man—a striking face, a tall, straight nose, thin, tightly pressed lips, and especially those deep phoenix eyes that seemed to draw you in at a glance.
However, Qiu Yunzheng was immediately intimidated after just one look into his eyes. They were captivating, yes, the kind you could lose yourself in—but in a way that could get you killed.
This man was extremely dangerous!
Only when Gu Hanfeng sat down opposite her did Qiu Yunzheng feel slightly less tense, because he was simply too tall—estimating at least a head taller than her.
Qiu Yunzheng’s own height was 165 cm, which was above average among the generally tall women in the capital. She suspected this man was definitely over 190 cm.
She had been sitting earlier, while he was standing, paired with those intimidating eyes and his terrifying aura, looking down at her from above.
Whether others were afraid or not, Qiu Yunzheng didn’t know, but her back was soaked with cold sweat from fear. She was terrified, though she also felt this man looked somewhat familiar.
“Qiu Yunzheng? Capital University, History Department?”
The man’s low, husky voice broke through Qiu Yunzheng’s wandering thoughts.
“Yes.”
Qiu Yunzheng didn’t dare say more. She was afraid of this man; his presence was too overwhelming. She felt as if she were locked in by the aura of a predator—if she made a move, she might die on the spot.
Gu Hanfeng looked at the woman before him, who, without her disguise, could be considered quite beautiful. Graduating from Capital University at just twenty years old indicated high intelligence.
He hadn’t missed the strong wariness in the girl’s almond-shaped eyes, nor the barely detectable fear.
Yes, fear—this made Qiu Yunzheng seem even more like a small animal threatened by a natural predator.
Of course, this was also Gu Hanfeng’s intention. As someone who had long been battle-hardened, his imposing aura was steeped in blood.
Not to mention an ordinary young girl, even the soldiers under his command couldn’t withstand it and would tremble in fear.
Gu Hanfeng deliberately unleashed his full presence, aiming to make it impossible for Qiu Yunzheng to lie under the pressure of fear.
“You said someone told you there was an Ancient Tomb there. Who is this person?”
Qiu Yunzheng’s entire body tensed up, her thoughts slightly freezing, and fear clearly showed on her face. However, the System’s protection mechanism had activated, preventing her from revealing its existence.
“I don’t know. I told you, I was just going there to verify whether the Mausoleum was real or not.”
“Is it that you don’t know, or that you can’t say?”
“I can’t say—!”
Qiu Yunzheng was utterly horrified. Damn it, this man!! How did she let it slip?