Chapter 126 Well Prepared
After reading the evidence, Elder Cheng turned to look at Lai Juncheng.
"What concrete evidence do you have to prove that the explosion originated from Lin Wen? All we've seen so far are circumstantial evidence and testimony. An accusation of this magnitude cannot be established without concrete evidence."
Lai Juncheng said with a hint of regret: "The scene was severely damaged. Even though professionals had already cleaned it up, a lot of key evidence was destroyed."
"But," he said with a twisted smile, "look!"
A subordinate presented their most crucial evidence.
A whole stack of photos.
The photos were circulated among the elders in turn and displayed on a large screen.
The photo in the first chapter is unremarkable, just the scenery of a villa balcony. There is a middle-aged man in the near distance and lush mountains and forests in the distance. The villa should be on the mountain.
Judging from the picture, it should be a miniature camera worn on the chest.
Lai Juncheng said: "This is the miniature flash camera on my chest. It is a standard tool for council members during special operations. It flashes every 10 minutes to take photos to prove my innocence and preserve evidence."
"This person is my good friend, Qingcheng Duchang Xiang Henian. He has unfortunately met with a murderous attack."
"This is the Qingcheng Villa that was completely destroyed in the explosion. At that time, I was discussing with Xiang Henian how to provide relief to the impoverished civilians."
The subordinates handed over a large amount of evidence one after another, which fully proved Lai Juncheng's whereabouts.
The four elders didn't comment, just took a look and put it down.
Then a series of daily photos were quickly displayed. The micro flash camera took 6 photos every hour. The pixels of the photos were not very high, but they were good enough to look at.
Most of the pictures are of activities in villas or balconies.
After about 60 photos, the subordinate carefully took out a photo.
Lai Juncheng said, "I was in a meeting room discussing the distribution of aid to the poor when a huge alarm suddenly sounded outside, signaling an invasion. I quickly hid in a safer room, only to find the assassin waiting there."
The photo was a little blurry due to Lai Juncheng's turning around, but one could still clearly see the gate flying in the air, the scattered gravel, the drifting smoke and dust, and the figure standing behind the smoke and dust.
A more precise zoomed-in photo appeared on the big screen, and it was Lin Wen's face.
There was a commotion at the meeting. An official personally assassinated another official, which was unprecedented.
The four elders all had gloomy expressions, and the thirteen governors were also silent.
Murdering officials is a taboo in the empire. It is even more sensational and unimaginable for the leader of one side to personally murder the leader of another side.
But due to Lin Wen's previous superb performance and unscrupulous behavior, this behavior became credible.
Lai Juncheng smiled grimly, but he did not get carried away and continued in a low voice:
"He was followed by his own elite private armed forces. Our defense was completely unable to withstand them. Fortunately, my men fought desperately to protect me, and I was able to escape."
Following is a series of photos of the escape. Although the pictures are blurry, they are more credible.
One of the photos is of him sitting in an armored vehicle, which echoes the previous video.
Lai Juncheng said sadly: "Later, the armored vehicle was hit by an artillery shell. Fortunately, it was a dud and did not explode. I had the opportunity to abandon the vehicle and escape. But Xiang Duchang had unfortunately died."
"I got on an SUV and there was a fierce exchange of fire between the reinforcements and the attackers. Unfortunately, I was hit by a piece of debris and almost died there."
The subordinate showed a long stack of photos, the first of which showed him sitting in an SUV.
The second chapter of the photo was taken on the car, with the camera pointed at the sky, but the roof rack of the convertible SUV could still be seen.
When Lai Juncheng took off his shirt, he could see a horrible scar extending from his left shoulder to his ribs.
He said sadly: "It is a miracle that I survived such a fatal injury. Perhaps God could not bear to let such a heinous act remain buried, so he brought me here to reveal the truth to everyone."
The following photos all showed this scene. After about twenty photos, there was a change. He seemed to be lifted up by someone, and was surrounded by medical staff in white coats.
That’s all for the photos.
Lai Juncheng said with a heavy face, "The film in the micro-flash camera is out of use, but I think these many photos should be enough to nail down the most rampant villain in the history of this empire!"
The meeting hall fell silent, and none of the four elders spoke.
Elder Cheng glanced at Sheng Huaixuan, who closed his eyes and remained silent.
He turned his gaze to Lin Wen, but saw a sneer on his face, as if he was not afraid at all.
Elder Cheng was silent for a moment and did not speak.
After a while.
"Chief Lin, what do you want to say?"
But it was Elder Xu who spoke first.
Elder Ye also said: "Although we have photos and witnesses, we can't be 100% sure. Changshan County is so backward that it doesn't even have mobile signal base stations. It's unlikely that they have such advanced weapons."
Lin Wen bowed slightly, greeted the two elders, took the microphone, and began to speak:
"The story is well-written, with both illustrations and text. You could become the editor-in-chief of the UC Shock Department. I've even thought of a title for you: 'Shocking! A county head would actually do something like this...'"
Lin Wen's impudent attitude angered Lai Juncheng. He pointed at Lin Wen and cursed, "You bastard! Why are you still so arrogant? You're going to die without a burial place!"
This time, none of the four elders spoke.
The thirteen governors had different expressions and their eyes kept drifting towards Sheng Huaixuan. Unfortunately, he always had a blank expression on his face and nothing could be seen.
Lin Wen sneered and ignored him. He turned to face the Fourth Elder and said:
"He is not Lai Juncheng. The real Lai Juncheng is already dead."
This plain sentence was like a bolt of lightning, and the four elders opened their eyes instantly.
Elder Cheng was the first to ask, "What evidence do you have?"
Lin Wen said, "When I went to kill... rescue Director Lai, I saw him split in two by a fragment. I don't think the Empire's biotechnology is capable of stitching together a person who has been split in two, right?"
Lai Juncheng's face suddenly turned red, and anger and fear appeared on his face, but they quickly faded away.
He sneered, "How ridiculous! Is this your last struggle?"
"It seems like you're at the end of your rope, to the point where you can come up with such a ridiculous excuse."
"But I'll grant you your wish."
He raised his voice and shouted, "I am willing to take the genetic test!"
All imperial officials have genetic testing as part of their regular physical examinations, and high-ranking officials like Director Lai even have backup copies of every test result.
There is no more reliable method than genetic comparison.
Lai Juncheng smiled confidently and asked the medical staff to take his biological samples. With the empire's current biotechnology, genetic comparison only takes five minutes.
The genetic expert who arrived at the speed of light performed the operation on the spot and quickly obtained the results in front of everyone's eyes.
"Gene comparison shows a high degree of overlap, with a similarity of 99.999999999%, so it can be considered that they are the same person."
The meeting hall was filled with rumble and buzzing sounds, and the four elders all became expressionless.
Lai Juncheng smiled arrogantly, and the officials sitting on the council seats were celebrating, looking at Lin Wen as if he were a dead person.
The governors had different expressions. Some felt a little regretful, some seemed indifferent, and some sneered. Only Sheng Huaixuan remained motionless, like a stone.
Lin Wen asked curiously, "Why not 100%?"
Amidst a sea of mocking and regretful looks, the genetics expert replied:
"Humans have three billion base pairs, and generally, if we can achieve an accuracy of eight digits, we can assume they are the same person. Furthermore, using a simpler locus test, Director Lai's typing was consistent across all 16 loci."
Lin Wen nodded and asked [Xianrenzhilu] directly.
What questions should I ask to verify Lai Juncheng's authenticity?
Consumption: 50% of the soul.
good.
Any spell that does not require good karma is a good spell.
As soon as Lin Wen thought about it, his soul quickly disappeared by half.
[Do you have the technology to express genes in skin? ]
Lin Wen immediately picked up the microphone and shouted, "The Supreme Council has mastered the technology of genetic skin expression! He has performed genetic camouflage!"
Most of the officials at the scene shook their heads or sneered, thinking that he was making a last-ditch effort and talking nonsense.
However, the elders' expressions all changed, and they all turned to look at the genetic expert.
The geneticist panicked. "I don't know. I'm not sure. This technology is only a theory. We haven't succeeded yet, have we?"
None of the elders spoke, but their followers seemed to have received some hint and all ran out at the same time.
"Lai Juncheng" was even more horrified.
This is the latest technology from Fort Det, the secret biological base of the aristocracy. It can change a person's genetic expression in appearance. It is mainly used to interfere with the measurement results of instruments, just like wearing a layer of camouflage, so it is called genetic skin.
But the real genes have not changed. The empire is now limited by the conditions of basic science and has no better observation conditions, so it is currently unsolvable.
Due to the high technical difficulty, it can only be used for parent-child relationships with similar genes.
This is also the fundamental reason why he can appear here, otherwise he would have been buried in the wilderness long ago.
Unexpectedly, this secret that no outsider could know was revealed.
There is a traitor!
This was his first thought.
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
Impossible, it must be a guess.
Lai Juncheng thought to himself.
Only with this possibility can he have a chance of survival. He must be guessing. I must firmly deny it!
Lai Juncheng shouted, "What nonsense! There's no such thing as what you're talking about! He's using nonsense to distort the irrefutable evidence! This scoundrel should be executed immediately! To prove that the majesty of the empire cannot be violated!"
But his words received no response from the elders.
(End of this chapter)
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