Chapter 377: Righteousness
the next day.
The joint investigation team arrived in Hailin City on a special plane.
Along with them came dozens of imperial garrison commanders and a large number of biological and biochemical experts.
Yesterday's survivors and representatives of the new factions of major forces welcomed them at the airport.
Before the second round of negotiations between Changshan County and Shizhou began, Lin Wen's trial had already begun.
Soon, Lin Wen arrived at the conference room of the Governor's Mansion under the "escort" of a large number of imperial garrison commanders.
At a glance, the hall was filled with high-ranking imperial officials, some expressing indifference, some contempt, some hatred, some arrogance, some ridicule, some pity, and so on.
But no one ignored him.
Sitting in the middle of the conference room were three people, the main persons in charge of this investigation.
The nameplates on their desks read:
He Lin, the senior supervisor of the Imperial Council of State; Yang Guozhong, the representative of the National Assembly; and Li Yongsheng, one of the three pillars of the Senate.
Nominally representing imperial officials, imperial citizens, and the imperial royal family respectively.
A garrison commander stood up and spoke loudly.
"Before any further questioning, we need to conduct another thorough investigation to confirm whether you have violated Imperial prohibitions and human ethics by undergoing biochemical transformation, genetic alteration, taking biochemical drugs, or using any reproductive equipment."
Lin Wen sat upright at the bottom, surrounded by unfamiliar imperial officials, and no one from Changshan County came.
This made many people imagine that Lin Wen had been abandoned by everyone.
Lin Wen emptied his mind of all unnecessary thoughts and faced everything with the most instinctive actions, so as not to be infected by any expectations, which prevented him from exerting his full strength and ultimately led to him being judged as deliberately seeking his own death.
Several biochemical experts came up and collected hair and dandruff from Lin Wen.
Several more nurses pushed a simple instrument cart over. One nurse carefully placed Lin Wen's hand on the tray and covered the area above his wrist with a ring-shaped instrument.
Another nurse took out a syringe and wanted to obtain Lin Wen's blood sample.
Just before the shiny needle tip pierced Lin Wen's arm, Lin Wen's left hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist.
The nurse looked up and saw Lin Wen's shining eyes. His sharp gaze seemed to pierce her soul.
She trembled and said, "You, what are you going to do?"
Someone on the side immediately shouted, "He's resisting! He has something to hide! Otherwise, why would he resist inspection?"
"He's about to riot! Garrison commander, hurry, shoot him dead!"
But the Imperial Guards remained motionless, following only the orders of the Supreme Council and occasionally responding to the Governor's requests.
As for the others, they have no right to ask them to do anything, let alone order them to kill people.
Lin Wen increased his strength and snatched the syringe from the nurse's hand. He held it up to the light and saw a faint blue light shining from the tip of the needle. He sneered, "That's a crude method, isn't it? Smearing poison on the tip of the needle? Is there going to be a medical accident?"
Yang Guozhong said coldly, "Nonsense! Stop interfering with the inspection immediately, or I will directly consider you violating the imperial ban."
Lin Wen said, "Wouldn't it be clear if we just check it out?"
"This is a warning for the first time. If you don't stop interfering, you'll be charged with violating the rules."
Lin Wen sneered and raised his hand as if to throw the syringe at his face.
The congressman fell off his chair with a bang, and his agility did not seem like that of a man in his fifties.
But Lin Wen simply tossed the syringe onto the tray in front of him and smiled, "I think we should check it out. Judging from this gentleman's reaction, the poison might be quite potent."
One of the three persons in charge of the joint trial, senior political supervisor He Lin is a woman in her fifties. From the traces left on her face, it can be seen that she was also a stunning beauty when she was young.
At this moment, she suppressed her laughter, gave Lin Wen an appreciative look, and said, "Then check it out."
The tray containing the poison needles was taken away, and Yang Guozhong got up from the ground. His face was flushed, and he remained silent, with a vicious glint in his eyes.
Li Yongsheng, the pillar of the Three Kingdoms, looked at the young man in front of him with great interest.
He was so calm, so composed, so proud and indifferent, as if he was not being tried in the court, but sitting high above. His indifferent expression seemed to ask: "Who are you in the court? Why are you suing me?"
"This kid is very energetic and sunny." He praised in his heart.
A moment later, the test results came out. The biochemical expert, wearing a full set of protective clothing and holding a long test report, announced:
The needle tip is non-toxic.
Yang Guozhong said coldly, "This is a farce! Continue the inspection. If you see anything like this again, we will kill you immediately!"
Lin Wen was too lazy to speak, and Li Yongsheng and He Lin did not speak either. However, in the subsequent tests, the alarm of [No Colorful Phoenix] did not appear again.
All tests were conducted on-site. Experts were busy with countless instruments for a long time before announcing under everyone's gaze:
"Lin Wen, the mayor of Changshan County, is a normal, healthy human. He has not been biochemically modified, has not been genetically altered, has not mutated, has not taken any banned drugs, and does not wear any reproductive equipment."
The moment the results were announced, several of yesterday's survivors collapsed and shouted, "Impossible! This is fake!"
"He is the cyborg!"
"He blew the head off with one punch! That bloody splash... Ugh..."
"The bullets had no effect on him at all, just look at that!"
He raised his right hand and showed everyone a twisted iron object.
"This is the bullet that hit him! It's like hitting a steel plate!"
"He must have been biochemically modified. Don't be fooled by them."
Lin Wen sneered, "This is already my second test. I hope there won't be a third."
Yang Guozhong's face was gloomy and he remained silent. Instead, Li Yongsheng said, "Lin Wen, please explain. Although there were no cameras in the private room, there were cameras in the main venue that captured you coming out of the private room, and the body in the room... um..."
He paused and changed his words.
"It's hard to put it into words."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "Your Excellency, everyone's physique is different, so we can't generalize. I once punched through a 30-centimeter steel plate in a fit of rage, and a mother who was once weak and frail can lift a multi-ton car with her bare hands just to save her child."
"Plus, I've been exercising since I was a kid, doing 100 push-ups and 100 squats every day, plus a 10km long-distance run. I've persisted for three years, and that's how I got my super physique."
Li Yongsheng's beard curled up, and he looked very happy:
"Not bad, not bad, not bad..." He praised repeatedly, looking at him as if he was picking cabbages.
He Lin's eyes also became very interested. "What about the bullets? We can barely accept your strong martial arts skills and great strength, but can you train your chest muscles to be as strong as steel?"
Lin Wen smiled and said, "I knew they were going to plot against me, so I wore a steel-plate bulletproof vest..."
Yang Guozhong suddenly said in a stern voice, "So you admit that you killed that person?"
Lin Wen said proudly: "That's right."
"You!" Yang Guozhong pointed at him, his face filled with disbelief and surprise. "Everyone heard it, the murderer has confessed. Lin Wen, the governor of Changshan Commandery, maliciously murdered 27 imperial officials. His crimes are heinous and unforgivable. He deserves to be executed on the spot!"
Lin Wen sneered, "Why?"
"Why?" Yang Guozhong's eyes widened. "Because you killed officials, because you defied the laws of the empire!"
"I killed the traitor."
Yang Guozhong sneered, "Do you think you can get away with talking nonsense?"
Lin Wen said calmly, "They openly rebelled against the Supreme Council. Aren't they traitors?"
Yang Guozhong stood up suddenly, his face uncertain: "What do you mean?"
Lin Wen pointed at the survivors and said, "They're forcing Changshan County to return the spoils they've already obtained. 'All spoils obtained by Changshan County are the legal property of Changshan County. No one may claim them for any reason.' These are the exact words of the Great Elder. They ignored the Great Elder's orders and forcibly demanded the spoils. Aren't they traitors?"
Yang Guozhong's face turned slightly blue.
Lin Wen continued, "I defended myself vigorously, saying that the Supreme Council's rules were in place. They claimed the Council was worthless in their eyes and could replace it at any time. As a loyal official of the Empire, I was furious when I heard that someone dared to slander the supreme and sacred Supreme Council. I beat them to death one by one."
"Excuse me." Lin Wen stared into Yang Guozhong's eyes and shouted angrily, "What crime have I committed by killing the traitor who defied the Supreme Council?"
The sound shook the roof, and Yang Guozhong was frightened by his momentum and was speechless.
But someone on the side quickly came to their senses: "This is just your one-sided statement. What evidence do you have?"
Lin Wen sneered: "You can ask them."
Yang Guozhong and the representatives in the crowd looked at each other, with confusion in their eyes.
He Lin reminded: "Are you sure you want to accept their testimony?"
Lin Wen nodded.
Li Yongsheng looked at him with an examining gaze. Seeing that he was not afraid at all, he nodded and said, "Okay."
Yang Guozhong immediately winked, and one of the survivors burst into tears: "He, he's talking nonsense. We just invited him over for a drink, and he suddenly got violent and killed all of us brothers!"
Yang Guozhong sneered, "Lin Wen, what else do you have to say?"
Lin Wen stood up and said, "I want to interrogate him personally."
Yang Guozhong sneered in his heart, but said calmly on the surface: "Okay."
"Record it and present it as evidence in court!"
"good!"
Yang Guozhong agreed readily, and the representatives and officials around him all had unconcealable sinister smiles in their eyes.
He Lin and Li Yongsheng looked slightly worried.
Lin Wen stepped forward, pointed at the survivor, and said, "Come here, face me, look me in the eyes, and I will influence you with my righteous spirit."
Yang Guozhong almost laughed out loud and winked: "Go, show County Chief Lin your loyalty and courage."
If the survivor had encountered such a thing before, his face would probably be crooked with smiles, for he was about to witness the evil of human nature.
But now, yesterday's scene reappeared in his mind like a nightmare. He did not sleep all night and dared not close his eyes. Lin Wen was the devil in his heart. He was terrified when he saw him.
"Go!"
When Yang Guozhong saw that he didn't move, he suddenly became furious.
The survivor could only muster up his courage, move carefully, and constantly remind himself that this was in public and he didn't dare to take action.
He came in front of Lin Wen, but still only dared to meet Lin Wen's gaze halfway.
Lin Wen didn't care and said, "I ask, you answer."
"well."
Lin Wen ignored the mocking looks from those around him, who were looking at him like a clown, and asked, "Have you ever thought that the Supreme Conference is just like this? I can do it, too?"
The survivor was startled and answered immediately.
"Of course not."
"I think that often."
The whole audience was in an uproar.
The survivors were bewildered.
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