What evil intentions could an evil god possibly have?

Gu Yuqiu said calmly, "You weren't surprised either."

Lin Mushi raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "I'm just pretending to be calm when I'm actually seething inside. You're clearly different from me."

Gu Yuqiu said, "Well, you're quite impressive."

Lin Mushi thought to herself that the tone of your words was too perfunctory and not sincere at all. Just as she was about to speak again, the security guard who was behind her stopped and pointed to an office, indicating that that was the place they were looking for.

She waved for the security guard to leave, then looked at Gu Yuqiu and asked, "What are you planning to do..."

The words stopped abruptly because Gu Yuqiu had already walked to the office, turned the handle, and pushed open the door.

The person behind the door listened to the sound of the door hinges turning, looked up, and was stunned.

Lin Mushi was also stunned. She stared at the scene before her, her mouth slightly agape, unable to calm down. She wondered what exactly she was trying to do.

Chapter 8: Chapter Eight - I Am God

Pushing open the door, Gu Yuqiu ignored the man sitting behind the desk, glanced at the female employee of the investment institution standing next to her, and casually gave an instruction.

"Go get me a cup of coffee."

After saying that, she pulled out a chair in front of her desk and sat down.

The female employee paused for a moment, thinking, "Who are you?"

Just as she couldn't help but frown and was about to ask a question, Gu Yuqiu raised her hand and took off her mask.

The entire office suddenly fell silent. The female employee stared at her profile for a few seconds before snapping out of her daze, subconsciously humming in response, and then turned and walked towards the door.

Sitting behind his desk, Gao Shu watched this scene, his brows furrowing slightly, his mood suddenly becoming several degrees heavier.

As a devout follower of the Church of the Sleeping Souls, his style of conduct was exactly the same as the impression outsiders had of the church: extremely low-key, cautious, and meticulous, and accustomed to making extremely detailed preparations beforehand.

However, Gu Yuqiu's appearance was still a completely unexpected turn of events for him.

Thinking about these things, Gao Shu's gaze fell on Gu Yuqiu's face, and the heaviness in his heart gradually turned into shock, and even more confusion.

This young woman was extremely beautiful. Even in her casual movements, she still possessed an air of refined elegance, making her no ordinary person.

If someone like her were an extraordinary being, Gao Shu didn't think he would be so ignorant as to have no recollection of her.

He thought about it very carefully and made sure that he really had no impression of Gu Yuqiu at all, so he made a decision directly.

As this thought arose, Gao Shu looked into Gu Yuqiu's eyes.

The next second, the entire office suddenly became extremely bright.

The light bulbs seemed to be burning their lives out, emitting unimaginable light that flooded everything in the office like a tidal wave.

Once the light stopped surging, everything that had been there before had vanished, and the scene before one's eyes was completely different.

It felt like being in heaven.

The sun was warm, and white clouds drifted across the azure sky, falling on the calm lake and on Gu Yuqiu. A gentle breeze occasionally ruffled her hair, silently announcing the arrival of spring. It was so beautiful and pleasant that one wanted to take a good nap.

Gao Shu stood before her, bathed in sunlight that was not glaring, his face serene, like a deity who felt compassion for the suffering of the world.

Gu Yuqiu knew that all of this was fake, a common deception tactic used by the Church of the Sleeping Souls, so she naturally didn't care, but she still found it somewhat amusing.

She didn't expect that the other person's first reaction upon seeing her would be to preach, rather than anything else.

As she expected, Gao Shu's voice rang out.

“Death has lost its orderkeeper and will devour all living beings in the world, but this is not something to worry about, because the gods will surely protect His followers.”

This kind of preaching is all too common, so why would Gu Yuqiu be interested, even if she was the first person mentioned in the sermon?

Gao Shu ignored her indifference and said gently, "Although God has mercy on mankind, mankind should also offer piety. This is the proper meaning of an equal exchange."

"Don't say things like that in front of me."

Gu Yuqiu mocked, "Gods never need believers to follow them. It's meaningless to them. If a god really needs to follow a god, it only proves that the god is a false god."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Shu's expression changed drastically. His previous gentleness and kindness vanished instantly, replaced by fervor, anger, and murderous intent.

He forced a smile and asked in a deep voice, "Why do you think that?"

Gu Yuqiu smiled and said, "Because I am a god."

After saying that, she snapped her fingers.

With a soft snap, the world came to a standstill.

The sunlight lost its warmth, and the white clouds, along with their drowsiness, vanished with the spring breeze. The lake at my feet, which reflected the sky, truly shattered like a mirror, turning into countless shimmering fragments of light.

The illusion shattered.

The Kingdom of Heaven is a thing of the past.

The sounds of everyday life returned to their ears, just as before, all trivial and fragmented.

However, in a place invisible to the naked eye, thunder roared down, shattering the beautiful heavenly kingdom constructed in the dream into ruins.

……

……

The two were still sitting in that office, and everything around them remained unchanged.

The spring breeze actually comes from air conditioning, the ceiling is white clouds, the sunlight is lamplight—it's all an illusion.

The only real feeling is sleepiness.

"I never expected you would think of turning me into a believer. This really surprised me, but it's also quite funny."

Gu Yuqiu spoke casually, glancing at Gao Shu, whose face was deathly pale and whose body began to tremble uncontrollably.

At the same time, the office doorknob was turned again, and Lin Mushi pushed the door open and entered.

From the moment Gu Yuqiu stepped into the office without a word, instructed the female employee to get coffee, and then sat down to make eye contact with Gao Shu, only to be suddenly preached to by him, the entire period was far too short, less than ten seconds.

So much so that when Lin Mushi entered the room, she could still sense the faint traces of the previous presence.

Without a second's hesitation, she rushed to Gu Yuqiu's side, just as the other's voice reached her ears.

“This person is a member of the Church of the Sleeping Souls, and he holds a high position. He can get a lot of useful information out of you. Make a call and tell him to come over. I’m not familiar with these procedures.”

Gu Yuqiu's tone was very calm, no different from when she had asked for a cup of coffee earlier.

Hearing this, Lin Mushi looked up and saw that Gao Shu seemed to be in great pain, panting heavily, with blood gradually spilling from the corner of his mouth.

"Okay... okay."

Lin Mushi snapped out of her daze, quickly finished what she was doing, and then looked at Gu Yuqiu and asked, "Are you alright?"

Gu Yuqiu glanced at her, raised an eyebrow slightly, and said, "Do I look like I have something on my mind?"

Lin Mushi thought to herself, "We're not that close, and given your personality, you might not be willing to admit anything if something goes wrong." Helplessly, she said, "Then now..."

Gu Yuqiu interrupted him, saying, "You stay here and wait for them to arrive. I'm going out for some fresh air."

After saying that, she casually picked up a few tissues from the table, got up, and walked towards the door.

Halfway there, she suddenly stopped and said something to Lin Mushi.

"I'll explain how this person was dealt with later, is that alright?"

Lin Mushi thought for a moment and said, "The key is the person, not how you dealt with him. Just write those things down in the report. It's a small matter."

Gu Yuqiu stopped talking, turned the handle, and left the office.

The door opened, and footsteps reached her ears. The female employee from before was holding a cup of coffee and hurried towards her.

"You didn't say what you wanted... so I got a mocha, is that okay?"

The female employee sounded nervous, looking at her cautiously, like a little animal hoping for praise.

"Thank you."

Gu Yuqiu took the coffee, nodded, and said, "I've always liked sweet things."

Chapter 9: The First Meeting and Lin Mushi's Deductive Method

After leaving that office, Gu Yuqiu did not go far.

She took the cup of coffee, found a quiet spot to sit down, placed the tissues aside, and then closed her eyes to rest.

The moment she pushed open the door, she was still thinking about how to deal with Gao Shu so that things would go unnoticed, but she never expected that the other party would have the idea of ​​proselytizing.

If an ordinary superhuman were to face the situation just now, they might actually run into some problems, because Gao Shu is indeed the chosen one of the Lord of the Sleeping God.

But if this decision were made by Gu Yuqiu, it would seem pointless, or even suicidal.

In fact, Gu Yuqiu didn't hold back at the last moment; Gao Shu was already dead by then.

A few minutes later, the previously quiet environment was suddenly disrupted by a commotion, which lasted for a few seconds before subsiding, leaving only a deathly silence.

Gu Yuqiu opened her eyes, took a sip of coffee, and then saw Lin Mushi.

"The bureau chief is almost here."

Lin Mushi looked at her and said in a low voice, "He takes this matter very seriously and will definitely come to talk to you later."

Gu Yuqiu asked, "Then a meeting?"

Lin Mushi found a chair and sat down, casually saying, "Otherwise, after something like this happens, you'll always be busy for a while."

Gu Yuqiu raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Does this mean we have to work overtime?"

Hearing this, Lin Mushi suddenly became interested and looked at her, asking, "You don't seem to be in a good mood?"

Gu Yuqiu said, "Do you like working overtime?"

Lin Mushi thought to herself, "Of course I'm not happy, but it's hard for me not to be happy to see you unhappy." She pretended to comfort him, saying, "This is normal. You'll get used to it. It's really nothing."

Looking into her eyes, Gu Yuqiu said with sympathy, "You seem to be terminally ill."

Lin Mushi was stunned for a moment before she understood, but found that she had nothing else to say except to reprimand him righteously.

However, she didn't want to say those things. She shifted her gaze from Gu Yuqiu to the table and asked, puzzled, "Why did you take these tissues away just now?"

Gu Yuqiu didn't speak. He picked up a tissue from the table, covered his lips with it, and then started coughing. Soon, the tissue was stained red with blood.

As Lin Mushi watched this scene, her expression gradually changed from tense to bewildered. A few seconds later, she suddenly came to her senses and looked at him with a complicated expression, as if she wanted to say something but couldn't.