Chapter 137

Nearly an hour had passed, and the argument at the public hearing was still in full swing.

What is strange is that during the debate, his biological mother's name was mentioned many times, but Wen Xin remained calm and composed throughout, and did not seem to want to speak up to refute his mother.

It’s hard to describe whether he is too rational or has a cold personality.

However, the court was not as fair and strict as it seemed. Countless people had ulterior motives, and only two points of their attention were on the court, while the remaining eight points were split equally between Wen Xin and Yan Zhongjie.

Any reaction and action of these two people will immediately become the focus of attention. Even a slight look up will be seen as meaningful by others.

That is indeed the case.

The leaders who were invited to sit here had different views from the indignant people outside.

It has been nearly three years since the apocalypse, and the entire world has changed dramatically. Do those in power care about the truth? Of course they don't. But if someone offers a county's worth of food in exchange for their silence, I'm afraid most people would choose to be deaf and dumb.

Therefore, they only care about one thing from beginning to end, that is, who can lead them to have the last laugh.

Seemingly loyal, but actually wavering in the wind.

Of course, there are also truly loyal people, such as Wen Xin's supporter, former Second Lieutenant Li Yongming. There are also people who formed an alliance with Wen Xin and formed a friendship in the early days of G City's post-disaster reconstruction.

As time went by, people gradually became a little lazy from being cautious and enthusiastic at the beginning.

Watching the fierce debate in court, some alliance members became increasingly confused.

There was one thing they couldn't figure out.

Why did Wen Xin, who had the support of so many S-class warriors and was fully capable of breaking through the First Base, still follow the most basic morality and argue with the First Base?

It is true that there are tens of thousands of survivors in the First Base who are nominally protected but are actually held hostage. But once the war breaks out, how many of them can be taken care of in the chaos?

Another twenty minutes passed, and everyone seemed to be fed up and looked tired.

The first base's defense officer suddenly stopped talking and looked at Yan Zhongjie for instructions. After receiving a positive signal, he unexpectedly dropped a heavy bomb!

"We confirmed that Xin Nuannuan was guilty because the investigators also found a personnel reinstatement document at the epidemic prevention center!"

"The data shows that in the second year after leaving her job and returning home to recuperate, Xin Nuannuan once again returned to the secret research base to serve as the research team leader. There are signs that she was involved in every stage of the project! If she was deceived when she was used at the beginning, then she was definitely aiding and abetting the evil after she knew the inside story!"

"Moreover, Xin Nuannuan also took the initiative to sign a consent form for surgery with the research planner. The person to be operated on is the current G City Executive Officer, Wen Xin!"

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a huge rock hitting a calm lake, and the audience seats were instantly stirred up with thousands of waves!

"What did he just say?!"

"Wasn't the fact that Wen Xin had undergone secret transformation a fabrication by the First Foundation to deceive people? How could it be possible..."

"Is it really because of this that those S-ranks are so close to Wen Xin?"

The noise was loud and noisy. Yan Zhongjie followed the topic of discussion and raised his eyes, looking at Wen Xin opposite him sarcastically: "I have to say, you really have a 'good mother'."

Wen Xin's expression was a little strange.

People looked at him with questioning, envy, jealousy, and surprise, but the young man's face showed no shame or embarrassment of having his secrets exposed.

He subconsciously gave a puzzled look, which was the reaction of anyone who heard a shocking secret. Apart from that, he did not express anything else, as if there was someone else at the center of the discussion.

This is a bit too cold, so cold to the point of being cold-blooded.

In reality, a secret dialogue is taking place in biological waves that cannot be monitored by technological equipment.

"Wen Xin had surgery? When did it happen?"

"He was injured and lost his memory. I asked a doctor to check on him. Wen Xin has a surgical scar on the back of his head. He must have had a head surgery when he was very young, but he has no memory of these things."

"What these people said is ridiculous. They said that we would obey Wen Xin because of the reaction of the drug. How could such a lowly thing possibly influence the will of the S-class?"

“You look down on us too much.”

"That's right."

The dumplings chattered and then paused at the same time.

Scales Viper said, "So, the First Foundation is really despicable for trying to use this to sow discord between us."

"Wen Xin won't believe this obvious trap, will he?"

“…”

There was no response, so the Scaled Viper waited and waited, and finally asked helplessly: "San San, are you still there? Say something."

The little panda was concentrating on using his ability and reacted a little late with an "ah". After the explanation from Scaled Viper, he realized that the dumplings were asking about Wen Xin's situation in a roundabout way.

Wen Xin was wearing headphones, so the other party should have heard every word of what was disputed in the joint court.

The little panda looked up at the young man's calm face and said uncertainly, "Wen Xin is looking for a way, so he shouldn't be affected."

At least that's what it seems.

That's good.

The dumplings all breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

They are not stubborn, but the things they believe in are not easy to change, and naturally they will not be easily influenced by others.

But human minds are often much more fragile and sensitive.

Everyone in the group knew that Wen Xin, who never showed his emotions in front of outsiders, would often go to the burial sites of disaster victims in his spare time, staring silently at the nameless graves, and sit there for a long, long time.

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Although H City lacks some mineral resources, it is also a place rich in gold. In the early years, there was a gold rush here for a period of time, and many small private mines appeared underground in the city. Later, they were reported and thoroughly investigated, and most of the private mines were discovered and backfilled.

A small part was preserved, but no one dared to activate it. As time went on, people who had not experienced it personally had forgotten it completely.

Today, these hidden mine tunnels have become a safe passage for Wen Xin and his team to avoid patrols and reconnaissance aircraft. One person and one group gradually moved away from the city center. There were no obvious landmarks in the private mines, so they could only roughly judge their location by calculating the diving time and estimating the direction.

Since the First Base is equipped with bio-wave suppressing equipment, the farther away from the United Court where the Scaled Tree Viper is located, the more blurred the sound waves that the panda can hear will be.

At some point, the little panda suddenly hummed and said to Wen Xin, "I can't hear the voices of A-Lu and the others anymore."

Wen Xin's headset also fell silent.

The noisy quarrels died down in an instant, and the dark mine returned to a dead silence that made people feel uneasy.

The little panda was a little nervous, but he saw Wen Xin frowning, holding the earphone and looking around: "It's a bit strange, this place should not exceed the effective range of the transmitter."

As he spoke, he walked back and forth testingly.

After stepping back ten meters, I could still vaguely hear some sound coming from the earphone. It would only disappear after I walked a few more steps forward.

There's obviously a signal blocker set up nearby.

By guarding against both humans and mutants, Wen Xin was now nearly 80% sure that they had found the right place.

Leaving the mine and coming to the surface, the exit is in a farmer's yard.

The owner seemed to have been away for a long time, or perhaps he never had the chance to come back. When Wen Xin came out, he saw the windowsill was covered with dust and the surroundings were silent.

He used the wall to hide his body and looked around. There were few buildings nearby, and not far away was a small-scale toilet.

But Wen Xin still found something wrong.

There were a lot of reconnaissance planes in the sky, with the handover intervals very close, but there were no patrolling guards on the ground, and even people in uniform were rare. The strong disparity was filled with a sense of concealment.

The little panda curled up in Wen Xin's arms, and its furry paws tugged at his clothes anxiously: "Wen Xin, I don't feel good about this place. There's something underground ahead that makes me very uncomfortable."

"underground?"

Wen Xin looked towards the crude toilet with some feeling, and there seemed to be many figures wandering in the shadows.

From the moment it approached the First Base, the panda's instincts gave it a strong warning, urging it to leave the place as soon as possible.

This ominous premonition intensified, like countless sharp needles piercing the panda's brain. Finally, it groaned in pain, its ability was forced to stop, and it hugged its head tightly: "Wen Xin, I can't do it anymore!"

Wen Xin was startled and quickly hugged the staggering little guy who was about to fall.

He had seen the effect of the crystal on the original rock. The panda's appearance of being in excruciating pain was similar to the sign of an impending attack in the original rock.

So Wen Xin did not delay for a minute and left quickly before being discovered.

"San San, are you okay? How are you feeling?"

Under the gentle caress of the young man's hands, the little panda finally slowed down and stretched out its two paws to hug the young man's arm tightly.

The shadow of the toilet can be vaguely seen from this position. The little panda looked over there with lingering fear, but there was also a bit of certainty in his fearful eyes: "The crystal should be down there, and so should your brother."

After a pause, the little panda said hesitantly, "There is another person. His smell is very different from before. I'm not sure if it is him..."

Even though the boy looked much better, Wen Xin did not dare to be careless. He held Tuanzi and examined him carefully several times. The boy almost forgot the pain and hummed comfortably.

Hearing this, Wen Xin's expression froze: "Who are you talking about?"

Panda: "Dr. Anzi."

When Wen Xin heard the name, he felt relieved at the same time as he waited in awe.

Last time, he was in a hurry and gave Anqi a chance to escape. This time, he will definitely make an end to it with the other party.

Wen Xin put the panda down, took out a miniature bomb from the portable weapons storage box, and fixed it to the back wall of the house with tape: "San San, you should be able to sense where Xiao Hei and the others are. Listen, as soon as you hear an explosion, run directly to find them. The faster you run, the better."

Hearing that the plan was different from the original one, the little panda got anxious: "No, I can't leave your side."

"But you can't go down with me." Wen Xin looked at it seriously, without any doubt.

No matter how carefully you plan your actions beforehand, there will always be unexpected events during the actual actions.

Just like the boy's violent reaction just now, he realized that he had seriously underestimated the restraint of the crystal on mutants.

Even a strong S-level original rock would start vomiting blood and become half-dead if touched by a crystal stone. He didn't dare to bet on how serious the impact would be on an A-level kid.

At the same time, here at the Joint Court.

I don't know from which moment on, the atmosphere in the court suddenly changed 180 degrees.

Armed personnel who had been lurking for a long time rushed into the corridor from the secret passage and blocked all the entrances and exits in an instant. The roar of fighter planes came from outside the window. Fighter planes roared past like a hurricane, and the black gun/muzzles surrounded the court building so tightly that no one could get out!

The sound of tables and chairs colliding continued to be heard from the audience. The panicked people ignored their manners and stood up in surprise and shouted.

"General Yan, what do you want to do?!"

Even though they knew they couldn't get along with the First Foundation, they never expected the other side to suddenly attack them in public.

You have to know that the armed forces of all the powerful organizations are stationed five kilometers away from the first base. If Yan Zhongjie dares to take action, isn't he afraid of being besieged by all the armed forces? !

Yan Zhongjie sat in his seat motionless, ignoring the surprised or resentful looks from the alliance members. The staff members even changed their initial hypocritical attitude and approached Wen Xin with ill intentions.

"Xin Nuannuan took the initiative to participate in the secret research back then, knowing the risks involved. The evidence is solid! As her husband and cohabitant, Wen Guodong, the president of Wen's Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., could not have been unaware of his wife's work. The charge is a cover-up!"

"Mr. Wen, we have evidence that the Wen family is one of the culprits in developing the zombie virus. You should stay at the First Base and wait for observation!"

Seeing that something was wrong, Li Yongming climbed out of the audience seat and stood in front of Wen Xin.

The next second, the armed men raised their guns high and pointed them at their location. As if he could smell the smell of gunpowder in the air, cold sweat suddenly fell from Li Yongming's forehead.

"Second Lieutenant Li Yongming," Yan Zhongjie said, "Although you are not assigned to my team, I have heard of your deeds and you are a good man. I don't want to kill you either, how about cooperating with me?"

"Don't worry, we will keep Mr. Wen to find out the truth of that year, and restrain those lawless mutants. We will not take his life."

Li Yongming took a deep breath and slowly turned sideways.

Wen Xin was still sitting in his seat, his expression gloomy but much calmer than expected.

Yan Zhongjie suspected that he had a back-up plan and did not lose his vigilance. However, in such a difficult situation surrounded by so many people, it was hard to imagine how Wen Xin could escape.

"Mr. Wen, you seem so calm. Can you tell me what you rely on?"

Yan Zhongjie looked around and said, "I know you can't leave out those S-class ones. Where are they? And that Tyrannosaurus Rex? I've seen it a few times. It was either dying on the operating table or locked up in a cage. Now I really want to see if it's as majestic as the rumors say."

Before he finished speaking, Wen Xin suddenly put his head against the muzzle of the gun in front of him and stood up slowly.

In a split second, or even faster than that, even the person with the best eyesight at the scene could only catch a glimpse of a black shadow passing by quickly.

When they came to their senses, they saw Wen Xin appear in the center of the courtroom as if he had teleported, with twisted guns falling to the ground with a crackling sound.

The armed men stared at their empty hands with their eyes wide open in shock. Then, severe pain came from their chests. They couldn't help but scream and fell heavily to the ground.

“Aaaaaaah!”

Blood flowed, staining the shiny marble floor red.

Amid a crowd of incredulous gazes, "Wen Xin" turned his wrists twice, as if the attack that had just startled everyone was just a small exercise that made his wrists slightly sore.

"My people have taught me that it is ignorant to speak without knowing the facts."

"Wen Xin" raised his eyelids and looked at Yan Zhongjie, whose face changed drastically. The chill that burst out of his golden pupils seemed to make the temperature of the entire court drop to freezing point.

"I condone your ignorance."

【Author’s words】

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