The Magician of Clow

Chapter 1503 Will Confessing Lead to Leniency Become a Meteor Hammer?
In this world, some things are actually predetermined.

Often, you struggle and try your best to escape your original fate, but little do you know that the fate you escape is still fate itself.

Your desperate leap is merely jumping from one wave to another; you never truly escape the river of fate.

Just like in martial arts stories, a young man who wants to sever ties with his past is eventually trapped in the entanglements of his past; a great hero who vows to retire from the martial arts world always returns to the world after the storms and the return of old friends.

Fang Ran deeply understood this at that moment.

Even after refusing to divulge the photos of Meng Lang, he thought he had escaped the classic 'go home - brag - Ling suddenly appears - get caught red-handed' scenario.

But to everyone's surprise, in the end, he still couldn't escape being purged.

He even got beaten up again.
Beneath the Night Bureau's underground walls, the magnificent "Night Tour" mechanical miniature city stands quietly.

“Aa ...

A loud, pig-like scream echoed in the air.

In the air beside 'Night Wanderer's' feet, a figure, firmly bound by mechanical ropes, dangled from a suspended point of light, with this point as the center of a sphere.
It is being swung around rapidly in a spherical motion, with no blind spots.

This is more extreme than any extreme sport, with centrifugal forces far exceeding those of pilot training. Only the participants' physical abilities could withstand it.

For an ordinary person, not only would their underwear be flung off, but they might even have walked away for a while already.
When he heard Ling say she was going to settle accounts with him, he was worried that she might ask something serious, but after experiencing this human meteor hammer for ten minutes,
At this moment, Fang Ran had only one thought in his mind.
Go ahead and ask! (sounding)

At this moment, the mental energy dissipated, the rotation gradually stopped, and then the mechanical rope twitched twice due to inertia, causing a dazed and bubbly Fang Ran to fall down.
"°(Ah, oh, I'm like a magician's sake)"

Seeing Fang Ran's dazed and confused state, Ling Cheng's usually cold face showed a hint of anger as she gritted her teeth. Her light gold eyes flashed with a chilling light as she spoke:
"You idiot, wake up!"

Then a silver-white power bank appeared out of thin air and, following her finger's movement, smeared it towards Fang Ran's face.

Snapped!
"Ah! My nose!!"

Under this familiar yet long-awaited shock, Fang Ran was abruptly pulled back to reality from his dizzying state. Upon seeing the tall, beautiful figure, he really didn't want to be tossed around for another ten minutes.

He immediately began to struggle and sway in the air, shouting as he tried to save himself:

"Wait! Ling! Let me explain! I didn't say anything about the illegitimate child or the gigolo, and I have no idea about them at all!"

"I never thought about being kept by you, Ling. No, I did think about it a little when I got the Night Star (whispering)."

"But I really didn't intend to be a gigolo! It must be my brother! It must be a rumor he spread; he's jealous that I've gotten ahead in life... ugh ugh ugh!!!"

Even at a time like this, he didn't forget to drag Meng Lang into it, but before he could finish saying what he had revealed, a slender hand forcefully pinched his face.
A blush of embarrassment and annoyance spread across Ling's adult-looking face, and she couldn't help but grit her teeth and utter a sound as her brows twitched.

"Who asked you that!?"

The tall, aloof adult figure of the day was now flushed, a rare sight indeed, but unfortunately, the person bound like a caterpillar didn't see it.

Seeing Fang Ran staring wide-eyed and whimpering, Ling snorted and released him, then tried to put on a serious expression as she looked at him:

"I'm asking you to explain exactly what you've been doing in North America."

Hearing Ling's words, and recalling their conversation at the top of the tower, Fang Ran, suspended in mid-air, answered somewhat guiltily and embarrassedly.
"But didn't you already know all that, Ling?"

In response, Ling Qianjin stared at him with haughty, seemingly incapable eyes:
"Yes, so if I find out you're deliberately hiding anything..."

Fang Ran nervously swallowed.
To put it simply, Fang Ran suddenly understood the feelings of those corrupt officials who were brought to justice in the TV series.

It's like the emperor already has a list and is forcing you to confess your accomplices. If you reveal something you didn't know before, you'll definitely suffer a terrible fate. But if you don't confess everything and it gets discovered during the verification process, you'll probably suffer an even worse fate.
How despicable!

No, calm down, calm down, Fang Ran.
This is precisely the kind of situation that truly tests a man's composure.
Then, amidst this usual composure, a flash of inspiration, like lightning, suddenly illuminated Fang Ran's mind!

That's right! Although Ling already knows about the events in North America, there are certain situations she might not know if she experienced them alone. As long as she explains the general, overt events and then cleverly uses her exceptional eloquence to subtly reveal the rest...
Hehehe (Planning)
At this moment, a smug chuckle escaping his lips, Fang Ran feigned a cough and looked at Ling, speaking as if to say:
"Well... it all started because I suddenly had to go abroad for an internship, so I flew to North America with the school."

Having made up his mind, he began to slowly recount his experiences in North America, from the initial sudden off-campus internship to taking on the task of dealing with the conglomerate's crisis.
From its initial location in Las Vegas, to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Minneapolis, and then to Houston, Calgary,

Until that final, spectacular New York night
"I came back after everything was resolved."

And so, after nearly thirty minutes of strenuous explanation, he finally succeeded.
They chose to confess everything.

ummm
That's only natural! (shouting loudly)! Ling already knows, so trying to hide it now is like she thinks the meteor hammer didn't spin fast enough!?
They've already been beaten up twice already, what if they get hung up on it until the New Year if this continues!
Perhaps because she already knew about these things during the day, Ling didn't immediately react after hearing Fang Ran's honest account of his trip to North America. She simply maintained her aloof and expressionless demeanor.

While secretly observing her expression, Fang Ran felt a mix of unease and trepidation.

I've already chosen to confess and be treated leniently, and the version Ling knows should be the same, so she shouldn't be even angrier, right?

That said, Ling just woke up today, and she already knows everything so quickly. It must be like last time in Europe, someone tipped her off. Who is it that did this unnecessary thing?
Fang Ran pondered who had snitched on him this time, wondering who knew about things in North America and who was connected to Ling.
Then a stunningly beautiful, sexy figure flashed into Trinity's mind. It really was her.
!Σ(°Д°) Those adorable perky butts and huge breasts!!
After realizing that someone might have betrayed her, Fang Ran suddenly understood why everyone says to beware of fire, thieves, and best friends (lol).

At this moment, after listening to Fang Ran's account, which included many more details than he himself knew,

Ling took a deep breath, the anger she felt when she first woke up and learned all this resurfacing. She had been suppressing her anger throughout his explanation.

But after hearing him recount all the misdeeds he had committed outside, that fierce anger seemed impossible to suppress any longer.

Her clear, cold voice trembled slightly, as if she were gritting her teeth in unbearable pain:

"I told you before, didn't I? I told you that before last time, or even before that,"

"Don't get involved with any associations or organizations!"

In that instant, Ling Qian's golden eyes fixed on Fang Ran with a cold and ruthless intimidation.

"Regarding the last incident in Europe, you said you were dragged into it, but you actively went to North America to interfere in the association's plans,"

"This time! What explanation do you have?!"

The moment Ling's chilling question landed, Fang Ran's body stiffened abruptly.
Unlike previous incidents, this time she went to North America of her own volition, leaving no room for excuses.

But feeling the palpable anger in Ling's eyes and voice, he trembled like a caterpillar on a withered branch in autumn.

He finally mustered his courage and answered cautiously and haltingly:
"This time it's to repay a favor I owed someone from when I was in the Arctic."

But knowing this guy's character all too well, Ling simply continued to stare at him with icy eyes.

"Oh, really? Then what about the truth?"

"Well, after that trip to Europe, I longed for this kind of adventure. I wanted to go out and see the world of night battles, and also investigate the truth behind the Divine Descent Project."

Upon hearing the young man's words, the adult's cool and aloof expression twitched violently, and he couldn't help but utter a slightly trembling sound.
"You...you!"

Then, in the next second, Ling's anger erupted and she pinched his face even harder!

"Unrepentant idiot!!!"

“)ΩзΩ(Ugh! Ugh! Ugh ugh ugh ugh!!!!”

Unbelievable! Absolutely unbelievable!

Ling was utterly furious and couldn't believe it. She had told him more than once not to get involved with the society, but this guy seemed to have forgotten everything she had said.
Time and again, it felt like I was possessed by his melodramatic hero stories, recklessly and impulsively getting involved.
Every time you teach him a lesson, he'll do it again before long.
The message is clear: I admit I was wrong, but I'll do it again next time!
Even so, it's understandable. After all, he possesses power comparable to a high-ranking A-class individual, and at this level, it's almost inevitable that he would have dealings with the Society, the undisputed ruler of night battles.

But most importantly, what made her so angry was...
"I made a mistake! I poured the wrong juice!"

At this moment, with Ling pinching his face and feeling the strength of those slender fingers, Fang Ran immediately flailed his tail wildly in the air, vaguely begging for mercy.

Seeing his expression, she loosened her grip slightly, but her anger remained undiminished.

Ling, who looked like an adult, seemed to have remembered something, and her brows twitched with anger.
"And most importantly... most importantly..."

The next second, she pinched Fang Ran's face and pulled him closer, her light gold eyes filled with murderous intent, staring at him intently as she asked, word by word:
"Didn't I specifically tell you something last time? Don't tell me you've completely forgotten!"

"It concerns the deadline, it concerns ultimate domination!"

Fang Ran: Uh
Upon hearing Ling's murderous question, Fang Ran froze for a moment, then instantly broke out in a cold sweat, his mind racing back to the distant memory of the last time he was dealt with.

The words Ling had spoken to me so sternly slowly surfaced in my mind.
'Do you know that Death Line could kill you with a single thought! Even if you were at your full strength, you wouldn't be a match for her.'

"I'm warning you! Under no circumstances should you, absolutely, ever confront him. His strength surpasses even the Death Line you've already witnessed; he's known as the strongest technologist, one of the top five A-rank experts."

Fang Ran: "."

If I say I forgot, will the meteor hammer speed up later?
After recalling what Ling had said before, and then thinking about what he had done during his trip to North America,
Honestly, Fang Ran himself felt that he deserved the beating.
At this moment, gazing upon Ling's stunningly beautiful adult face so close to his own, Fang Ran had no time to appreciate or feel anxious. Driven solely by his survival instinct, he desperately tried to think of a way to stay alive.

Just then, a thought suddenly struck him: no matter how much trouble a certain guy caused, he always chose to forgive him in the end.
Suddenly, as if inspired, after a silent exchange of glances with Ling at close range...
Fang Ran winked and acted cute at Ling with an innocent and obedient expression:
"La meow~"

Upon seeing his 'cute' reply, Ling felt as if a string in her mind snapped in her anger.

Then, the next second.
"You idiot, die!!!!"

“Aa ...

Haha, I celebrated my birthday at the beginning of this month, so it was a few days late. My friends came over at the beginning of the month, which coincided with my birthday, and the four of us had four big meals over three days—barbecue, seafood, and our own Haidilao hot pot. I ate all the food I'd indulged in for the past two or three months in those three days! We also played board games and ate fruit in the bathhouse to celebrate my birthday. Last year, I ordered a cake and ate it at home all by myself, haha. I haven't been this happy in a long time. I was really, really happy. I was stuck at home all day, and I can't even remember the last time I went out with friends. Home has become a place I only go back to to sleep, instead of a place I spend all day. It felt like I was back in college, so lively. And because of that, after my friends left, it took me two days to calm down and get back into the state of being alone and stuck. I truly understand that saying: sometimes, fleeting happiness requires several times the loneliness to repay, haha.