Day 13
It was very late at night and Ye Miaomiao had already fallen asleep. Li Jing's arrival did not wake her up, but it woke up many other people.
Li Mu rubbed his eyes and got up, only to see the pitiful Li Jing. He was hesitant to hear that Li Jing had gone to Longguohai to gather information for the territory, but then, remembering that this was a friend he had known for a long time, he could only call her a fool.
I used my points to buy hot water, gave her a bath, cleaned her up and put new clothes on her. It was already two o'clock in the morning.
Li Mu was worried about tomorrow's diplomatic activities and fell asleep yawning, completely unaware that his bedmate, Li Jing, was tossing and turning with her eyes open, unable to sleep. After a while, she asked, "You shouldn't blame me, right?"
Li Mu was already fast asleep, with only the barely audible sound of his breathing being heard.
Li Jing murmured to herself, "Don't blame me. Right, it should be fine."
After tossing and turning for a while, I fell into a drowsy sleep.
Day 13, sunny.
Ye Miaomiao got up early in the morning. The news spread overnight. Knowing that Long Guohai would be denounced soon, everyone was either excited, nervous, or even indignant.
However, when they saw Ye Miaomiao squinting her eyes and drinking porridge slowly, they suddenly realized that Long Guohai was just a small figure. Was he worth mobilizing so many troops?
Ye Miaomiao: I just slept too comfortably last night and haven’t woken up yet.
Therefore, when eight o'clock in the morning was about to arrive, a large group of hungry people stood at the gate of the territory with porridge in their hands, leisurely watching Long Guohai not far away, until a large group of Long Guohai people with weapons surrounded their lord and came over.
"Hiss!" The residents looked at the "petite and weak" lord standing alone not far away and asked: "Where is our security team?"
His question was answered the next second. A group of neatly-arranged security team members wearing armor formed a team and trotted out of the territory gate, shouting slogans in unison and loudly.
"One, two, three, four—"
Along with the neat sound of armor hitting weapons, there was an immediate deterrent effect from the momentum, suppressing the Long Guohai territory.
The residents immediately cheered.
Long Guohai looked with a grim face at the group of residents who did not take him seriously, as well as Ye Miaomiao who was surrounded by a group of people and walked forward.
To be honest, this was not the first time he saw Ye Miaomiao, but when he looked at this opponent up close, he found that she was younger and more immature than he had imagined.
Long Guohai sneered in his heart, young man, be careful not to overturn the car.
He shouted loudly: "Lord Ye, I'm already here, between the two territories. Please come in."
Ye Miaomiao nodded and took out a stack of cards from her backpack.
A lot of evidence had already been collected yesterday, and this morning, a unique card from the mechanic was obtained. Ye Miaomiao felt a little relieved and walked forward steadily.
[The parties involved have been detected and are in place; diplomatic trial has begun]
There was a flash of white light, and a layout similar to a modern court appeared out of thin air in the open space.
There is a huge light screen in the middle. On the left side to the north is Ye Miaomiao's seat. There is a tool similar to a card inserter on the table. On the south side is Long Guohai's seat with his name on it.
Behind the two seats, in the open space opposite the screen, a row of tiered seats appeared. Everyone present received a message—
【Will you join the diplomatic trial of this territory?】
[Will you join the diplomatic trial of this region's territory?]
After everyone chose yes without hesitation, Hu Mifeng, who had just caught up, also nodded "yes" quickly. Then he felt dizzy and sat in the stands for unknown reasons.
Before Chen Hu could even click, the trial was about to begin. He hurried forward, intending to enter the auditorium. However, he was blocked by an invisible light screen, and the system issued a reminder:
[The trial is in progress. To ensure fairness, no one is allowed to interfere with the trial. All attacks on the trial will be returned in equal amounts.]
Chen Hu: “…” He looked pitifully at the lord sitting high up in the audience, and silently retreated to the door of his hungry territory.
Looking at the few people from the Dragon Sea Territory who didn't enter the audience seats, he was furious. He didn't want to be suddenly besieged.
In fact, Long Guohai always thought that Ye Miaomiao was playing some kind of house game. Only children would talk to each other, and if there was anything wrong, they would just start fighting. There was no need for all the nonsense.
However, the system was so solemn and magnificent, like the decoration of a court, that it made him nervous.
"Lord Hungry Hungry, please state your evidence."
Ye Miaomiao inserted the NPC's neatly organized cards into the card inserter. Suddenly, the light screen showed the first-person perspective of Tang Yu being stabbed, and Xiaobai smelled a strange odor pointing directly at Long Guohai, as well as a series of messy footprints walking from the crime scene to Long Guohai.
The evidence was well-founded and almost enough to convict Long Guohai.
"The evidence is established and Long Guohai is found guilty. Lord Long Guohai, please state your evidence."
This made Long Guohai feel like the evidence of his crime was being exposed to the sun. However, he took a deep breath and smiled: "Lord Ye, if it's just like this, it won't work."
As he spoke, he placed the evidence cards compiled by the temporary diplomat on it.
Images of various residents testifying for Asheng appeared on the light screen, all saying that Asheng did not go out in the morning and no one left the territory. Asheng even took the initiative to record a video to prove his innocence.
Although there is no first-person evidence, we have the advantage of having more people.
The presiding judge ruled: "The evidence is established! The primary evidence proves that Long Guohai Territory is not guilty!"
Suddenly, there was an uproar. Long Guohai immediately looked at Ye Miaomiao with a smile. "Little boy, you are still a little young to fight with him." However, Long Guohai did not see the frustration or disappointment he expected on Ye Miaomiao's face, which made him stunned for a moment.
Ye Miaomiao smiled and looked at him calmly: "Oh, thanks to Lord Dragon for pointing out who it was, otherwise I would have to go through a lot more trouble to find a witness!"
Long Guohai had a bad feeling in his heart, and sure enough, he saw Ye Miaomiao slowly inserting another card.
"Hungry Hungry Lord presents his evidence card!"
A familiar bone knife was reflected on the screen. Ye Miaomiao smiled brightly. "Didn't they just say that Ah Sheng didn't go out this morning? I asked him to come on stage and explain it again. Oh, and check his fingerprints by the way."
At the gate of Long Guohai’s territory, Ah Sheng’s face turned pale instantly.
I only heard a judgment-like voice coming from the light screen: "Application approved!"
Idiot! Long Guohai turned his head to look at Ah Sheng and the others at the gate of the territory. It was a simple task, and not only did he fail to complete it, but he actually left the evidence there. He was more likely to cause trouble than to accomplish anything, and now he has become someone else's witness!
He clenched his hands tightly, as if gripping something. He couldn't lose. The territory couldn't afford to lose any more supplies! Then he made a subtle gesture.
The residents of Longguohai Territory looked at Ah Sheng and his companions with worry. They knew that once the fingerprints were checked, Ah Sheng's guilt would be irrefutable. What should they do?
However, they suddenly saw two people behind Ah Sheng suddenly attack, hold Ah Sheng down, and drag him into the territory, causing their hearts to beat wildly.
Lord...what to do?
After waiting for a long time and still not seeing Ah Sheng, Ye Miaomiao frowned: "I apply to bring the witness Ah Sheng with me."
The mechanical voice paused for a moment: "Application approved."
Scanning witness's face... Scan successful. Witness is He Shengli, a formal resident of the "Dragon Crossing the Sea" territory. Retrieving witness file... After verification...]
[The witness has died, forced extraction is invalid! ]
Death? How could it be possible in such a short time? Unless...
Ye Miaomiao suddenly looked at Long Guohai, only to see him raise his eyebrows slightly and look at Ye Miaomiao proudly.
There was an uproar in the audience. The people from the Hungry Hungry Territory were fine, but the people from the Dragon Crossing the Sea Territory felt a chill rising from the soles of their feet. Even though the rising sun was shining brightly, their whole bodies could not stop shaking.
Clearly...clearly Ah Sheng was there just now, how come he was dragged in and died a moment later?
The system won't lie, and there's no need to lie. This shows that Ah Sheng is loyal to the lord... If the lord kills to protect them, it's understandable, but turning the knife on his own people...
He seemed to be completely oblivious to the taunts of the hungry residents nearby: "The people in your territory died at the perfect time."
Furthermore, Long Guohai laughed loudly and took out another evidence card.
Before inserting the card, he looked at Ye Miaomiao with a smile and said politely: "Lord Ye, this is to teach you a lesson. Although our territory ranks low, you shouldn't underestimate me!"
As he said that, he inserted the card.
A familiar figure from Hungry Hungry Territory appeared on the screen.
"I'm sure, no, I swear, Hungry Hungry Territory is a place that loves to spread rumors." The woman said loudly to the camera, "I've known about this territory since the beginning. Let me tell you from the very beginning."
"In the beginning, it was someone I know, Li Mu, who lied to us and caused our team to fall apart! Then, she went to Hungry Hungry and became an employee. Then, Hungry Hungry's leader also started spreading rumors. They are birds of a feather."
From her first-person perspective, there was no scene of Li Jing's words coming true, or the blood moon notification of Hung Hung Hung occurring. There was only a group of people outdoors sharing food, and her boyfriend cursing Hung Hung, taking things out of context and blaming everything on Hung Hung Hung.
"I've been staying at Hungry Hungry for quite some time. I know they've been planning to use the 'faked death' trick to scam a wealthy territory. Otherwise, how could they become the number one territory? It's all based on scams and fraud!"
The woman grew increasingly passionate as she spoke, almost believing it herself. "This territory is a scam! They don't even believe their own words, so we certainly won't believe them! Anyone who believes them is an idiot!"
The words "idiot" echoed between heaven and earth, and the light screen suddenly went out with a puff.
Seeing Ye Miaomiao frowning, Long Guohai showed a hypocritical smile like a gentleman: "Lord Ye, it seems that you know who this is?"
Ye Miaomiao certainly knew her. In fact, Li Mu had recommended her to her not long ago. This person was none other than Li Jing. However, she remembered watching the law enforcement camera yesterday and seeing Li Jing...
"Rejected!" Ye Miaomiao said immediately: "Li Jing is now in Longguohai territory and has nothing to do with Hunger."
Long Guohai was also nervous, but he remembered that Li Jing had fled the territory last night. He had lost his temper at that time, but now it seemed like a good thing - Li Jing was not a resident of Long Guohai, which at least proved that this testimony was not a self-directed act.
Unexpectedly, the next sentence on the screen made Long Guohai even more ecstatic—
"The refusal is invalid! After examination, the witness is identified as Li Jing, a temporary resident of 'Hungry Hungry'."
God help me! Li Jing is actually hungry! Long Guohai almost laughed out loud with pride. He thought back to his previous strategies and felt even more confident in his foresight. Before the apocalypse, he was frustrated and frustrated, relying on his mother's meager salary to survive. Now that troubled times had arrived, it was his time to show his prowess.
How could he not know the residents' dissatisfaction? But why should he need everyone to be satisfied?
Long Guohai wasn't the least bit ashamed of what he'd done. Instead, confident of victory, he displayed the humility of a gentleman. "What a shame! If Lord Ye feels like he can't explain it, then I'll have to discuss my compensation for mental damages. Don't worry, I won't ask for as much as Lord Ye did. I'll just... give him a couple of points less."
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