The Heroine Fell Deeply For Her [Quick Transmigration] 108

Chapter 108: I Love Slacking Off Part 28

After the trial, the results weren’t immediately released online, and those without access to the courtroom could only anxiously refresh their browsers, waiting for updates.

At 5:00 PM, the netizens, who had been waiting impatiently, finally received some news.

A blogger who had attended the trial posted: [This is the first time I’ve used the word “shocking” to describe a case.]

Curious netizens flooded the comments, eager to hear the details, the more detailed the better.

[Don’t beat around the bush, just tell us how long the ungrateful wretch was sentenced for.]

Blogger’s reply: [A long list of charges, but to summarize, life imprisonment on Giant Rock Star.]

[Giant Rock Star??? Never heard of it, is it worse than Black Iron Star?]

[Just looked up Giant Rock Star, it’s hundreds of times worse! It’s located on a cliff, surrounded by the sea, accessible only by aircraft. Prisoners have to work in the rock mines on the other side of the planet every day. Just looking at the pictures makes me lose hope.]

Blogger’s reply: [I didn’t know, but after your explanation, I’m even more shocked.]

[Serves Zang Yuzhu right for her evil deeds! This is justice!]

Blogger’s reply: [Who said it was Zang Yuzhu’s sentence? It’s Gu Yuan’s. His father was also convicted on multiple charges and sentenced to Giant Rock Star as well.]

[Who??? Who are you talking about???]

Blogger’s reply: [Gu Yuan, the one who used Zang Yuzhu’s parents’ legacy to enter the military. His mother poisoned Zang Yuzhu for years and was sentenced to fifty years on Black Iron Star. But Gu Changfeng and Gu Yuan both claimed they knew nothing about it, hoping for a reduced sentence.]

The blogger sighed: [Birds of a feather flock together.]

This confused the netizens, who were still fixated on Zang Yuzhu being the ungrateful wretch. This situation seemed quite shocking.

[Wait, wait, I can’t keep up. So the truth is: Gu Yuan leaked the coordinates and framed Zang Yuzhu, his mother poisoned Zang Yuzhu for years, his father also leaked coordinates, causing the A3 Star incident, and he climbed the ranks stepping on the Zang family’s corpses?]

[A… a plot twist???]

[What’s the A3 Star incident?]

[Anyone asking this must be young. It’s an old case from over a decade ago. A3 Star was a small, unregistered planet where Zang Xin and Jiao Shu Jun were secretly stationed, preparing to take down the White Ravens’ base, which wasn’t as large back then.]

[However, the hidden coordinates were leaked by Gu Changfeng, who was in charge of transporting supplies. A3 Star was caught off guard and completely destroyed. The Federation lost the White Ravens’ coordinates again, and by the time we arrived, they had already escaped.]

[…]

[I get it now, the title of “most ungrateful wretch” should go to the Gu family.]

Not only were they ungrateful, but they also exploited and harmed the Zang family, from the parents to the daughter.

Seeing that Zang Yuzhu was about to graduate and might uncover the secret of her cousin’s entry into the military, they couldn’t wait to eliminate her.

Zang Yuzhu’s psychic power was also quite high, a rare A-level, which qualified her for a position in the military. After graduation, she could choose to join the military or pursue other careers, but thanks to Gu Changfeng’s machinations, that spot was taken by Gu Yuan.

Moreover, admission to the First Academy was Zang Yuzhu’s rightful place, not taken by Gu Yuan simply because he didn’t need it.

Yet, Zang Yuzhu was practically ridiculed for her admission, and the Gu family acted as if they had done her a favor, truly disgusting.

If it weren’t for Zang Yuzhu uncovering the truth, wouldn’t they, and the Federation, be hailing a traitor as a hero?

A week later, the Federation issued an official statement, announcing the charges against Gu Changfeng, Gu Yuan, and Xu Lingyi.

Just as the Gu family was about to be transferred to prison, Song Fangzhou finally woke up. She couldn’t speak for the first few days and suffered from frequent headaches.

The hospital used equipment to facilitate communication with her parents. When her condition improved slightly, she tried using the equipment again, forming words with her brainwaves.

Her first words upon waking up sent chills down her parents’ spines.

—”I could hear voices while I was unconscious. Someone injected me with drugs every day, and it wasn’t a nurse.”

Mother Song asked, “Who ordered it?”

—”The person said it would be best if you became a fool.”

A confused fool who couldn’t speak clearly, unable to recall the suspicious details.

After some thought, Song Fangzhou cautiously added, “I think it was Gu Yuan.”

She didn’t know what had happened outside, nor that the Gu family had been imprisoned, so she only dared to voice her suspicions to her parents.

Her mother’s reaction, however, was unexpected. Despite her usual elegance, she slammed the table and cursed: “It was him indeed! That ungrateful wretch, he wouldn’t even spare you!”

Father Song was also furious: “It’s our fault for not noticing sooner, we’ll get to the bottom of this!”

Then he comforted her, “Don’t worry, he’s already in Giant Rock Prison. That traitor will spend his life atoning for his crimes.”

Song Fangzhou: “?”

Overwhelmed with information, Song Fangzhou was like an old computer struggling to process it, her eyes wide with confusion, looking around.

Listening to her parents cursing Gu Yuan, vowing to teach him a lesson even in Giant Rock Prison, she wondered: What did I miss?

After recovering to a certain extent and learning the whole story, a loud curse echoed from the hospital room.

At this time, the Gu family was one day away from being transferred to prison.

In Queen’s District, someone was weeping and repenting, someone was fuming from being betrayed, and someone was taking a nap under a parasol.

A folding chair and a white parasol were set up, a figure lying in the shade, shielded from the artificial sunlight.

A blanket covered her long legs, her face obscured.

As if hearing something, the sleeping figure murmured in her sleep, turning over, a strand of platinum blonde hair falling out, almost touching the ground.

This person was clearly not a peaceful sleeper. Not long after, a hand also slipped out, slender and pale.

Not caring if it would go numb, it remained dangling in mid-air for a long time.

Then she was awakened by the pain of a pinched nerve.

Callista finally opened her blue eyes, the first words she heard being, “If he won’t see me, then let him die.”

“The walls in Queen’s District prison are suicide-proof, he can’t kill himself by hitting his head against them.”

“And if she won’t see me either, she can appeal, but the sentence will only be longer. Don’t tell me anything.”

The call was cut off abruptly.

The prison guard, who wanted to say more: “…”

His colleague asked, “So, what did she say?”

The guard shook his head: “She won’t come, let him die.”

Colleague: “Just bear with it, he’ll be transferred tomorrow. I’ve never seen such a troublesome prisoner.”

The guard chuckled, holding his teacup: “A former prodigy reduced to this, anyone would be distraught. He was a Federal Major General, not even thirty years old.”

As if to confirm his words, sobs came from a nearby cell, then turning into loud wails.

The colleague tilted his chin: “There he goes again. It was interesting at first, but I’m tired of it after so many days.”

They exchanged glances, both amused, and stood up, strolling towards the cell.

Passing by Gu Changfeng’s cell, they glanced inside, seeing him looking much older, no longer the composed and calculating figure he once was.

His eyes were dull, his hair disheveled, not even reacting to his son’s cries from the next cell.

The guards had seen this many times before, despair, delusion, defiance, insanity… It was nothing new.

A guard knocked on the cell door with his baton: “Quiet! Maintain order!”

With a bang, someone slammed against the door, their hands gripping the bars, their anxious voice reaching the outside: “Did you tell Yuzhu about me? Did she say anything?”

Guard: “Yes.”

The voice inside was filled with hope: “What did she say?”

The guard said loudly, “She said you should die.”

Gu Yuan immediately said, “Impossible! Yuzhu used to like me so much, she even said she wanted to marry me! She must be saying that out of spite, she’ll definitely come!”

Guard: “If that’s what you want to believe, I can’t stop you.”

With that, they turned and left, enjoying the brief moment of silence.

It was indeed brief. Less than five minutes later, the crying resumed.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry Yuzhu, I actually like you.”

“I regret it, I truly regret it, I realized my feelings for you too late.”

Who could tell how much genuine remorse was in his tears, or if it was even regret at all?

Tao Ning, ending the call, walked towards the pool. The figure under the parasol had removed the blanket, her feet submerged in the water.

Probably finding it not entertaining enough, she transformed her tail into legs, much more comfortable.

Her icy blue tail submerged in the water, her fins gently swaying, creating ripples, her long hair trailing on the ground, shimmering in the sunlight.

Her ear fins twitched, and she turned, smiling at the approaching figure.

This dreamlike scene was witnessed by only one person, who stood there, admiring it for a moment before walking over at Callista’s beckoning.

Tao Ning folded the blanket and sat on the lounge chair: “Did I wake you?”

Callista shook her head: “No, sleeping too much will make it difficult to sleep at night.”

Stretching her arms behind her, she exhaled contentedly, feeling relaxed for the first time in a long time.

Callista said, “I know where my tribe member is, but she seems wary. I hadn’t even approached her, and she ran away.”

Tao Ning considered this: “Why? Is she hiding something?”

Callista shook her head, leaning back and resting her head on Tao Ning’s lap: “I don’t think so, I think I’m too powerful, I scared her.”

Tao Ning played with a strand of her hair, braiding it playfully: “You have a lot of faith in your tribe member.”

Callista said seriously, “Mermaids never betray their own kind, never.”

Tao Ning believed this. Throughout Federation history, there were records of Mermaids coming ashore, willingly or not, and it was mentioned that they could use their singing to attract their tribe members, a conclusion likely reached through experimentation.

But in every instance, no other Mermaids were harmed. They always protected their own.

Tao Ning leaned down and kissed her forehead: “When are we going to find her?”

Callista: “Tomorrow, if we’re free.”

This was the greenest residential area in Queen’s District, considered the most livable place in the First Star System.

Walking past rows of trees lining the road, they saw a warm-colored small building, its front yard filled with flowers blooming vibrantly in the sunlight.

It was clear the owner took great care of these flowers. Walking along the stone path felt like walking on a carpet of flowers.

Approaching the building, the two visitors exchanged glances, and one of them rang the doorbell.

With their enhanced hearing, they could clearly hear the sounds from inside.

The thud of something falling, the gurgling of hot water being poured, soft music playing, the scratching of a pen against paper, all the subtle sounds of life.

A pleasant voice sounded: “Oh no, Big Orange, don’t play with my flowers! I just managed to keep them alive!”

Another voice said, “Who is it? Did you order takeout?”

“I didn’t. Maybe it’s the bathtub I ordered, I don’t want to use the public pool anymore.”

“It arrived so quickly? I’ll go check.”

The door opened, and the woman standing there looked at them with confusion.

She didn’t recognize them. Wait, the person with the medium-length hair looked familiar.

Not following current events closely, she didn’t immediately recognize Zang Yuzhu, her attention drawn to the other person.

The visitors were also observing her. She had a smudge of paint on her fair cheek, her long hair tied up with a paintbrush, a few strands falling onto her shoulders.

Others would recognize her as Yu Qian, a moderately famous artist from an artistic family.

Callista didn’t recognize her, her gaze fixed on the wooden hallway behind her, unable to see the interior of the house.

Yu Qian, seeing that the people at the door didn’t seem to know her, asked, “Are you…?”

Footsteps approached from behind, accompanied by a reluctant meow, and a red-haired woman, holding a large orange cat, peeked out.

Red hair and green eyes weren’t uncommon in Kelei Star, but still noticeable.

But among Mermaids, it was completely ordinary. Even black had to be iridescent, otherwise it wasn’t considered beautiful.

“Is it the delivery…?” Her expression changed upon seeing Callista, and she quickly stepped forward, standing behind Yu Qian and grabbing her arm.

She whispered, “…Leader.”

For the past few days, she had a premonition, sensing a powerful tribe member nearby, an aura that couldn’t be hidden.

But Yu Qian had assured her it was just a feeling, otherwise, why wouldn’t the tribe member reveal themselves?

After a few days, with no sign of the powerful tribe member, she gradually believed Yu Qian, thinking it was just her imagination.

However, Callista’s appearance shattered her hopes, confirming her premonition.

Mermaids didn’t rely solely on appearance for recognition, but also on aura. The aura emanating from the person at the door was incredibly powerful, almost overwhelming.

It was enough for her to recognize the leader, whom she had met once.

She had heard that the tribe didn’t approve of their people coming ashore, that one of the leader’s parents was human, and that she had grown up alone because one of them had come ashore…

Yu Qian’s eyes widened: “Leader?” She also looked nervous, instinctively shielding the person behind her.

Clearly, she knew her girlfriend’s true identity and had carefully arranged a new life for her as a human on Kelei Star.

It was unclear whether to call her audacious or careless, hiding in plain sight for so long.

But the red-haired woman wasn’t completely hidden, most of her body still visible.

Callista looked at her, not responding.

She was disguised today, her black eyes reflecting the other person’s figure, seemingly contemplating something.

520 savored the scene, commenting: [This feels like you’re Fa Hai, the monk who separated lovers.]

Tao Ning: “…”

Although she didn’t want to admit it, Lita, with her expressionless face, did resemble a ruthless leader separating lovers.

520 shook its head: [I told you she’s a good actress, and you didn’t believe me. Look at them, is your Mermaid still the cute little thing you know?]

They seemed truly afraid that Callista would exert her authority, dragging the red-haired woman back to the ocean, separating the lovers forever.

Looking at the two nervous faces, Callista said impassively, “Lin?”

Her eyes were fixed on the red-haired woman.

The red-haired woman nodded nervously, pushing down Yu Qian’s arm, and replied, equally nervously, “It’s me, Leader.”

Her voice was barely a whisper.

The orange cat in her arms seemed to sense something was wrong, meowing and struggling.

Lin had to let it go.

With a thud, the large orange cat landed on the ground, walking towards them stiffly, like four chopsticks stuck in a winter melon, its swagger as if it owned the place.

Then it lifted its head and sniffed Callista’s pants leg.

Callista discreetly moved her foot away, but the wet nose followed, more enthusiastic than when smelling cat food.

Lin’s expression was complicated. She wanted to grab Big Orange, but she didn’t dare approach the leader.

Callista finally spoke, shaking her head: “No, you’re not Lin. Your aura is Lin’s, but Lin is mischievous, never afraid or shy.”

She had been discovered.

Discovered upon their first meeting. She wasn’t the real Lin.