: Some discernment, but not much.

At 2:20 p.m., opposite the east gate of Galaxy University, floats an oriental floating building full of artistic flair, its exterior walls composed of gray-white rock reliefs and explosion-proof glass.

The reliefs are mostly depicting flowers, plants, birds, and animals, all lifelike and exuding the charm of Suzhou-style gardens, with the elegance of literati everywhere.

Each wall also features protruding pale gold glazed tile eaves, which, although decorative, still make the place look like an art and culture park from a distance.

This place is called Jiangnan Misty Rain Pavilion, also known as Jiangnan Mansion. Captain He said it's most beautiful when it rains.

Captain He just mentioned that the buildings were originally designed to blend into the atmosphere of Galaxy University and create a unique campus building.

Upon returning, Qiao Yuan realized that the buildings surrounding Galaxy University, whether residential or office, were actually quite well-matched.

Even the Victorian-style buildings to the south complement Galaxy University perfectly.

And there are speed limits nearby!

Anyway, he noticed that the hovercars around Galaxy University were significantly slower.

In addition, the security around the school is also quite outstanding. At the entrance of Jiangnan Building, there is a smart station set up by Yu Jin, which contains many advanced bionic dogs and bionic sparrows.

The bionic dog looks no different from a living creature, but it is a machine under its skin, commonly known as a robot dog. It wears a small black vest on its back with the pattern of embers and the bionic dog's number printed on it.

According to Captain He, these bionic dogs and sparrows can share vision and provide real-time evidence of crimes, which can be seen by the officers on the Ember Flying Vehicle or in the police station through backend permissions.

The main purpose is to maintain the security around Galaxy University, which makes the property prices in this area extremely high, even rental properties are expensive.

At this moment, outside the door of apartment 0093 on the 150th floor of Unit D in the Jiangnan Building, Captain He is on the phone with the landlord, discussing the rent.

Yan Baobao was quite satisfied with this place because just 100 meters away from the balcony was the east gate of Galaxy University, the entrance to the aerial platform at a height of 500 meters.

Further ahead is the dark blue spiral dormitory building for their freshmen.

The school is right at my doorstep; I can fly over the sky road for a hundred meters and I'll be there. It's so convenient.

Moreover, this enormous Jiangnan Building requires over 500 credit points to enter.

Qiao Yuan also liked it, but it was expensive, extremely expensive. If he weren't able to make money now, he would have stopped short of buying such a house after just one glance.

It has two bedrooms, a living room, a virtual cyberspace, and a bathroom with a swimming pool. The house is fully furnished with all the necessary furniture and a color TV, just like a resort hotel.

Virtual cyberspace, as the name suggests, is about creating any desired landscape in reality through panoramic virtual devices, most commonly beaches.

Once set up in advance, the moment you open the door, you'll see the azure sky and the boundless ocean, as if you've stepped into a holographic game. Sitting on a beach chair, sipping an ice-cold Sprite, you can feel the real salty sea breeze and the scorching summer heat, along with the cries of seagulls and the rustling sounds of hermit crabs and other creatures in the sand beneath your feet.

Although it only covers the area of ​​one bedroom, it's more realistic than playing a game while wearing a holographic headset.

Besides beaches, it can also be changed to starry skies, spaceship cockpits, front-line battlefields, and all sorts of other scenes.

He had never seen this thing outside the city; there was only a similar cyberspace in the high school's experimental building. But once he got to the main city, it was everywhere.

But his favorite place is the emergency medical cubicle in this rented room.

Because hospitals in a society dominated by giant corporations are not only expensive, but also have endless queues, having a simple family clinic can save a lot of trouble.

Although the school also has a school clinic.

But he still likes it; it's a habit he can do without but can't live without. It's always good to be prepared, after all, it was one of his dreams.

Yan Baobao shook her head slightly: "The monthly rent is 18,000 yuan, and it has to be paid annually. With the deposit, it will cost 200,000 to 300,000 yuan upfront. It's too expensive. Let's go."

"My salary after I become a full-time employee is only 37,000 yuan, and I won't receive it until early October."

Qiao Yuan smiled but didn't say anything.

This place has an excellent location and is good value for money, but the price is indeed sky-high for ordinary people.

It's a bit pricey for him right now, as he only has 90,000 in his account.

But in about a month and a half, and after two more snowballs, it will probably be worth several million!

Money is just a number to him now, simply because he has very little capital. Even if he bets on football, he won't earn much and needs time to make money.

"Yes," Qiao Yuan nodded.

Actually, it doesn't matter where he lives, but of course, it would be better if he lived closer to the school.

"Hey Lao Xu, this is my teammate. He's a top student from Galaxy University. Give me some face, and I'll treat you guys to drinks later. And I'll take care of your son's entry into the Ember."

Captain He finished his call and turned to Yan Baobao with a smile, saying, "My old classmate, haha, we just agreed that the monthly rent would be reduced to 10,000. You can pay monthly for the next four months without a deposit, and the price will be restored to the original price next year. Of course, if you want to continue renting then..."

"You can sign a contract with the landlord online and then move in with just your belongings."

Yan Baobao paused abruptly; she could still come up with 10,000 yuan.

Qiao Yuan was also very surprised. Although Captain He had been talking a lot of nonsense along the way, this place was, after all, a high-end residential area. Even if it was cheaper, it wouldn't be much cheaper. He didn't have any hope at all; he was just here to take a look.

But now, with monthly payments and no deposit required, Captain He certainly has a lot of influence.

"Okay, I'll pay the rent this month," Qiao Yuan said, taking out his phone.

Yan Baobao shook her head and said, "Keep the bonus you finally got. I have ten thousand yuan."

"Hey, you've been paying the rent for so many years, now I have to pay it too."

Seeing this, Yan Baobao was speechless for a moment, but finally agreed, her face full of smiles.

She reached out and patted Qiao Yuan's head: "Okay, but don't do it again, you're not at work."

Qiao Yuan was both amused and exasperated. After making the payment, he and his baby reviewed the contract to confirm that there were no problems before he plopped down on the living room sofa to welcome their wonderful new home.

Feels so good, so incredibly good.

Captain He laughed and said, "You two siblings have such a good relationship. When I was little, I really wanted a younger brother or sister, haha."

Qiao Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you very much, Captain He. I hope you will take good care of my sister in the future."

"Oh, what are you saying? It was your sister who took care of me and helped me close these two big cases. Our entire Tiandu branch is so proud and honored!" Captain He stroked his unkempt beard and exclaimed, "This is at least a collective second-class merit. Hey, I'll treat you guys to dinner when I have some free time."

He then waved his hand again: "There's an urgent matter at the bureau, so I'll head over there first."

Seeing this, Yan Baobao took a sip of water, looked at Qiao Yuan, and smiled, "I should go too."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."

Qiao Yuan watched the baby leave, and the room quickly returned to calm and tranquility.

He continued to lie there, counting the crystal chandeliers on the silver-white ceiling that resembled flower stamens. The decor of his new home was also Shanghai-style Chinese, combining modern and classical elements, grand yet with a touch of bourgeois charm.

The balcony and bedroom floor-to-ceiling windows are both double-glazed explosion-proof glass, and seem to be insulated with double-glazed windows for sound insulation.

His slippered feet glided gently across the coffee-colored wooden floor, making him feel increasingly comfortable.

A perfect college life.

Then he heated up the pool, took off his clothes, and lay down inside. The sunlit pool wasn't large, but it was more than enough for two people to lie down in.

Qiao Yuan squinted and took a short nap.

Everything is great, everything is great.

The only thing he didn't like was that Caesar was captured alive, not killed on the spot.

That bastard is too dangerous.

He even wondered if the other person might escape from prison, although the possibility was almost nonexistent.

inappropriate!

He always felt that something was wrong.

He may not fully understand Caesar, but in the main city, he definitely knows him better than anyone else, even more than Yan Baobao.

This guy is obsessed with revenge, and he's gone to extremes with his extreme and insane tendencies. There's nothing he wouldn't do.

Qiao Yuan still remembers that when Caesar was captured, he kept shouting who betrayed him and who informed on him.

Although dozens of Ember hovercars and over a hundred Ember members gathered there at the time.

But he was the only outsider!

In other words, he was the only person not wearing the Embers uniform at the time.

Although he was in the car when Caesar was captured, they did not meet.

But in the end, he got into Director Fan's car.

The containment chamber was naturally impregnable, but it still had bulletproof glass windows, allowing people outside to see inside and vice versa.

He wouldn't have thought too much about other people, but with Caesar, he felt he had to be careful.

Suppose Caesar saw him and, in a fit of extreme rage, mistook him for an informant.

This possibility is extremely slim.

and so……

Qiao Yuan hesitated for a moment, then dialed Bao Bao's number to ask her something.

It was nearly 3 p.m., and the phone was filled with static, indicating that the Tiandu branch was extremely busy that day.

"What's wrong?"

"Um, I wanted to ask, can a heinous criminal like Caesar hire a lawyer?"

Yan Baobao on the phone let out a soft "Eh": "According to federal regulations, any prisoner can request a lawyer during trial, but for someone like him, it doesn't make much difference whether he requests one or not. Next, it's just a normal procedure, and then he'll be executed directly."

"But strangely enough, as soon as Captain He and I got back to the station, we heard them saying that this guy was frantically shouting that he wanted to see his lawyer."

"And now you're suddenly bringing it up again?" Yan Baobao asked curiously, "What have you discovered this time?"

Qiao Yuan spoke directly: "He probably saw me in Director Fan's car just now. The fact that he's so eager to see a lawyer is definitely not for his own sake, because he's doomed."

He didn't intend to cover anything up, after all, things were getting a bit out of control.

Most importantly, he used up all four timeline attempts today; otherwise, he really wanted to rush to the Tiandu branch to see the future one more time.

Yan Baobao's expression suddenly turned serious: "It is indeed possible. Don't be afraid, the security around Jiangnan Building is very good. I'll let you know if there's any progress."

"Okay," Qiao Yuan emphasized again, "Don't be impulsive, just pretend nothing happened."

"Okay, I'll call you back."

After hanging up the phone, Qiao Yuan continued to lie in the pool and made another call to Hu Tu.

"Huh? I'm shopping with Qin Xue. This part of the city is like paradise, it's so cool." Hu Tu kept chattering. "Oh right, have you and the class monitor found a place yet? We'll go take a look later."

"It's already rented here in Jiangnan Building, but the price is a bit high, ten or twenty thousand a month, plus a deposit," Qiao Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Are you coming?"

"Little Qian, hehe, my dad said I absolutely have to eat well, drink well, and live well in the main city." Hu Tu laughed, "Let me ask Qin Xue first."

"Well, no matter where you live, one of you will always be causing trouble every day."

"Yeah, I don't really care." Hu Tu chatted with him for a while before hanging up the phone.

Qiao Yuan got up after taking a bath. Oh no, he forgot to buy clothes again.

He now gestured to close the curtains, wrapped himself in a bath towel, and ordered some new clothes.

Yan Baobao called back very quickly.

He answered the phone and heard a baby's laughter on the other end: "Good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?"

"Let's start with the good news."

"The good news is that his application for a lawyer was rejected, and Legal Heavy Industry intervened. You have no idea that he was just roaring that he wanted to bite his tongue and commit suicide."

"He will be detained at our Tiandu branch for 24 hours. During this time, no outsiders will be allowed to see him. The purpose is to interrogate him to find out who is behind him. Tomorrow afternoon, he will be taken to the Sunset District Federal Court for his final public trial."

Qiao Yuan subconsciously relaxed a bit, then asked curiously, "And the bad news?"

"The bad news is I have to work overtime tonight, and I'm not going to military training tomorrow."

"You've worked hard, baby." Qiao Yuan added, "He's likely backed by the Twilight Group, and he might be using this opportunity to hire a lawyer. Anyway, keep an eye on things, and if anything happens, let me know."

"Okay, gotta get busy."

After ending the call, Qiao Yuan stretched happily, having initially ruled out any potential problems. As long as he could get through the night, everything would be fine.

He was waiting for the new clothes to be delivered so he could let Cang Haijin practice with them later, even though he hadn't used them yet.

Twenty minutes later, Qiao Yuan changed into new clothes and began practicing the Canghai Jin in the living room.

Yesterday, at the artificial shallow sea in Haitang District, I reached level 30, and my physical condition was level 6.5.

An hour later, he received a call back from Hu Tu. The chubby guy seemed a little helpless: "Sorry, bro, she likes that garden community near Yaoguang University. She said it's a lot like her hometown. The house her parents bought in Huanxi Prefecture was like that..."

"After thinking it over, I decided to prioritize making it convenient for her to go to school. After all, it's not just for a day or two, but for a whole four years, so... we've settled here."

"Isn't this great?" Qiao Yuan laughed. "This way, it's more convenient for you to go to school separately every day. It's not like you'll never see each other again. See you at military training tomorrow morning."

"Haha, okay." Hu Tu's mood instantly improved: "See you tomorrow morning."

Time flew by, and it was already late at night. With the support of the First-Order Soloist, Qiao Yuan's Azure Sea Force had risen to the thirty-second level, a very significant improvement.

With each additional layer of the Canghai Classic, the ripples spread one more time, slowing down enemies who approach at close range, making them seem as if they've been thrown into the sea.

Thirty-two layers, meaning it can diffuse thirty-two times. According to Charles's father, reaching one hundred layers was the critical point.

It was already 10 p.m., and he continued practicing. Although there was no movement from Caesar's side, as long as the other party was still alive, there was still a possibility of change.

Even if it's only one in ten thousand.

Baby didn't get home until midnight. As soon as he came in, his eyes gleamed, and he said, "That beast is really stubborn. He won't say anything and just keeps going. We searched his memories and found that they are incomplete."

"Is that so?" Qiao Yuan finished his practice, got up, poured a glass of water for the baby, and handed it to him. "I estimate that he will drag it out until the last few hours of tomorrow noon, when he might reveal something."

"It doesn't matter," Yan Baobao shook her head while drinking cold water. "I have no interest whatsoever. I just hope he dies soon. That catastrophe killed Granny Xu..."

Qiao Yuan saw that the baby's eyes were red, then hugged her and patted her back: "Me too, but my mother-in-law left with a smile, she's still by that sea."

"Um... I'm fine..."

Yan Baobao muttered to herself, then asked, "What was in the flat tin box that Grandma gave you before?"

"Ah, a photo of my parents. I only learned about it the night before last after I arrived in the main city. They were seriously ill back then and entrusted me to Grandma Xu."

Qiao Yuan concealed the details about the Qiao family because they were unimportant; he wouldn't go back and didn't intend to have any contact with them.

The love of my father and mother is indeed quite romantic, but... well, they're people I've never met, so let's cherish what we have now.

"Oh, I see," Yan Baobao loosened her grip on him and looked at him seriously. "Huh? Why aren't you crying? Shouldn't you be shouting that you only have your sister now, waaaaah, and then hugging me tightly and refusing to let go?"

Qiao Yuan was taken aback: "Pah, pah, pah, dream on!"

"Hahaha!" Yan Baobao laughed nonstop, "Come on, come on, I miss the way you cried."

"Go to sleep! What time is it? You still have military training during the day. Do you think I'm like you?"

Qiao Yuan then walked to his room.

"Hmph! Relax." Baby said arrogantly.

"Stinky baby!"

The following day, September 21th, Thursday.

Qiao Yuan put on a new beige short-sleeved shirt and khaki sweatpants, and carried a jetpack to school.

It's the first time I've ever been separated from my school by only a 100-meter-wide elevated road; it feels really great.

Classes start at 8:00 AM, so even if you sleep until 7:50 AM, you have plenty of time to get to school on time. Back in high school, I did this all the time, always making sure I was in the last minute or two.

Yan Baobao, dressed in a black mecha suit, escorted him to the school gate before leaving.

"I'll call you. I'll let you know if there's any new information from Caesar," Baby said, waving.

Qiao Yuan also raised his hand and waved: "Received."

He was wearing new sky-blue basketball shoes, walking on the 500-meter-high land near the dormitory, surrounded by a beautiful garden with very few students.

He flew directly to the teaching building using his jetpack after passing the deep blue spiral twin dormitories.

In the Yaoguang Class on the 472nd floor, most of the students had arrived early, and Hu Tu was waving to him.

He had just sat down next to Hu Tu when the furry Tu Shanlin walked in, still very reserved and demure, sitting alone in a row against the wall.

"How's it like living together?" Qiao Yuan teased Hu Tu, "I never would have guessed that you used to be so awkward around girls."

Hu Tu looked slightly embarrassed: "I'm very happy, but also a little nervous. To be honest, being alone with someone in the same room is a bit... cough cough."

"Take your time," Qiao Yuan encouraged.

"Yeah," Hu Tu muttered, "Last night she was taking a shower, and I just ran into the room and closed the door. We watched a movie together, and then we went back to our own bedrooms to sleep. It felt like a dream, hehe."

Qiao Yuan laughed twice.

They chatted and laughed, and at eight o'clock, a light blue holographic projection of Teacher Daisy appeared on the stage.

"Is everyone here? Next, go to the playground in front of the cafeteria downstairs. There will be a holographic sign for the Yaoguang Class there. The instructors will be there to conduct your military training."

As Ms. Daisy displayed the detailed map, they quickly got up and went downstairs.

There were many campus buses today; Qiao Yuan and Hu Tu took the Sky Bus down.

As for Tu Shanlin, he waited until the very end to take the elevator downstairs and walk onto the playground.

Although it's called a playground, it's actually huge, and it feels like it could easily hold 10,000 people.

Many of their classes gathered here.

At this point, Qiao Yuan realized that Lu Qiuhai had actually gone to the Second Galaxy Class, the Ksitigarbha Class!

Jiang Wanze is in Beidou Class 2, Lieyang Class.

This ranking feels completely messed up.

Hu Tu was also surprised: "What? How come? He's second in the Seven Towers, and he can go to the Galaxy Class?"

Lu Qiuhai quickly spotted them as well, and looked over smugly: "Oh dear, you've all changed so much in just a day, you're all no match for me now, hahaha, especially you, Qiao Yuan, you're a complete noob!"

Charlie, standing not far away, turned ashen-faced and harbored even more resentment towards Qiao Yuan, because all of this should have belonged to him.

Finn and Ye Yutang didn't seem to notice anything.

But Meng Ziming felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but echo Lu Qiuhai's sarcastic tone, "He's the number one in the Seven Towers, he's really amazing, wow, he's actually a first-tier expert."

Their conversation instantly drew the attention of students from other classes around Qiao Yuan once again.

"Hey? Isn't that the kid who went into the elevator with Yan Bao yesterday?"

"Really?"

Several boys from the Tiangong class quickly recognized him, but didn't get involved.

Qiao Yuan remained calm and smiled as he spoke to Lu Qiuhai, "We're all in the Yao Guang Class, but you went to the Yinhe Class. That's real luck. Who knows how you got in, right?"

Lu Qiuhai's face suddenly stiffened, and he laughed in anger, "Ah, yes, yes, that's right, brother, you are a genius one in a million."

"You have some discernment, but not much." Qiao Yuan shook his head indifferently, not intending to waste any more words.

"You!" Lu Qiuhai gritted his teeth in anger. "What are you pretending for! You're a defeated opponent!"

Yesterday he thought Qiao Yuan was particularly annoying, and today he found him even more annoying. He couldn't stand him no matter what he looked at, especially that arrogant, sour face, which made him angrier the more he thought about it.

Meng Ziming was also stunned. He didn't expect Qiao Yuan to be so assertive and confident today, even though he hadn't said a word in class yesterday.

Charlie kept a long face and didn't say a word. He was determined to win first place in this military training.