Chapter 232 Let’s Get Married for the Present
The situation changed so quickly that everyone was stunned.
How could a criminal who just committed many evil things suddenly become an undercover agent assisting the revolutionary army and helping the victims?
Don't make a mistake.
In order to prove that what he said was true, Bai Ling submitted a total of 275 pieces of written evidence to the court on the spot. This includes not only the email contact data remaining on the Army Aviation's backup terminal, but also the written testimonies of 87 witnesses.
The chain of evidence is irrefutable.
Even so, some media still raised questions: "Why didn't you release such important evidence at the beginning, and wait until now to bring it out?"
In response, Bai Ling replied calmly: "Because many of our witnesses are receiving treatment, it will take some time to compile their legal affidavits."
"Besides," he pursed his lips slightly, "their car broke down on the road."
anchor?
The media were all stunned. Because at the opening of the court, Lu Hang clearly stated that in order to avoid causing secondary harm to the victim, he only applied to submit written evidence and refused to summon witnesses to the scene and expose them to the sharp spotlight of the media.
Lu Hang was also stunned for a moment, unconsciously grasping the armrest of the wheelchair, raising his neck, and subconsciously looking towards the door.
The sound of hurried and heavy footsteps.
Clang——!
The heavy wooden door was hurriedly opened, and a group of strange-looking people walked in. They all had their own defects, eyes, arms, legs, feet, teeth, bandages tied on their hospital gowns, and they walked down the steps of the auditorium crookedly like a group of dancing zombies, making the media in suits and ties stand there in a daze, wondering if they had walked into the wrong set.
"Old Eight, where shall we sit?"
"Everyone follow me downstairs. I see Commander Bai."
This group of people have different accents and are obviously from different planets. They were arguing and in very bad tempers. After going around in circles for a while without finding a way to get into court, they waved their plaster arms and looked for Commander Bai for help.
Bai Ling actually went down to open the fence for them.
They filed in, like battle-wounded old wolves entering a sheepfold, squeezing together to find a place to stand.
There were too many people, so they couldn't stand any more, so they stood next to the judge and bumped into him with their buttocks, "Hey, Your Honor, my legs are not good, please move to the side and let me sit on half of your buttocks."
The judge was caught off guard and half of his butt pad was snatched away by the eagle.
He wanted to get scared, but when he saw the bandaged eagle turned around and smiled at him in gratitude, his heart softened and he graciously adjusted his bow tie as if nothing had happened.
Judge: "Well, this court has just received word that all 86 witnesses—except for one who is still unable to move due to injuries—are here."
Before the word "arrive" was uttered, the door was pushed open again. Two bionic medical staff rushed in carrying a stretcher, dashed down dangerously, and jumped in at the last moment before the fence was closed by the bailiffs.
The stretcher was put down, and the person lying on it swallowed a mouthful of acid in a daze, and said in an unclear accent: "...The 87th witness is here."
All present.
Pairs of eyes of different colors looked at Lu Hang, their expressions were tired, curious, happy, or indignant, but all with varying degrees of seriousness.
Lu Hang didn't know them.
Their faces were unfamiliar, and Lu Hang had never seen faces like them before. But when they started talking, Lu Hang's Adam's apple rolled and he excitedly tried to stand up by holding the wheelchair.
"Sit down now!"
"What are you so excited about, kid?"
"This guy definitely doesn't recognize us," a group of people said at once, looking at each other, and then began to introduce themselves noisily, "I'm the eighth survivor of the Colosseum, Muller."
"I'm number ten with constant toothache, Nick."
"I'm number 16 who always asks you for an extra portion of food. My name is Morris."
…
The masks that had previously covered their faces had been removed, revealing unfamiliar faces, but their accents and voices were so familiar. Number 8, Number 10, Number 16, Number 20... Lu Hang sat in a wheelchair, his eyes slightly hot. He blinked at them, then glanced at Huo Yuan who was also looking up at him. He smiled, but tears slid down his cheeks uncontrollably.
He wiped it carelessly, looking a little embarrassed:
"Thank you, thank you all for coming."
The witness stand was packed with people, and so were the hearts of everyone present.
There is no need for excessive proof and words; the collective presence of all witnesses is enough to explain everything.
In the media gallery, a camera was lowered.
The other one was also put down.
Then came the third channel, the fourth channel... People quietly put away their stands, sat quietly on the stage, and watched this scene.
Lu Hang did not want the witnesses' faces to appear in media reports and be harassed afterwards.
The reporters cooperated by putting down their cameras and blurring the live broadcast channel.
Was the reason for not pressing the shutter button to capture the big news simply out of a desire to protect the victim? They asked themselves, and it seemed that there was more to it than that.
Because what we are witnessing is a shining moment of the brilliance of human nature, something that has disappeared from this country for a long time... It is not a reversal, not a counterattack, but that strangers will help each other without considering their own interests.
We all know that in this world, ingratitude is the reality and standing idly by is the truth of life. But people always expect a flame in their hearts and hope to see something hot.
Even if it only shines for a moment, the nourishment it brings to your heart is far more precious than a photo.
Perhaps this is the biggest benefit of watching the trial live.
Therefore, between professional ethics and moral nourishment, journalists, without exception, chose the latter.
Afterwards, the media used the censored group photos provided by the authorities for reporting the trial, and the video was highly voice-processed to ensure that any victim present would not be harassed in real life due to exposing their appearance.
At the same time, the jury reached a unanimous verdict.
They returned to the court with solemn expressions and handed the envelope containing the verdict to the judge.
According to regulations, the envelope should be opened and announced by the judge tomorrow.
But everyone watching the trial already had a letter and a scale in their hearts.
【Release Army Aviation】
The next day, when everyone saw the results on Starnet, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
But when you scroll down and look at the interface carefully, you will find that the result of the ruling is not as simple and crude as you imagined. Instead, it is highly dependent on legal provisions.
[On the one hand, the court believed that Lu Hang was indeed guilty. He confessed to commanding enemy troops during the war and accepting bribes. But on the other hand, his single-handed act of saving 87 victims was enough to offset the charges. Therefore, this court declares——】
[As a sinner, Lu Hang must perform community service for life to atone for his sins]
[As a good person, the place of service is set to be the wild star]
This result embodies the perfect combination of strict law and human touch, and unexpectedly makes both supporters and opponents of Yexing feel comfortable and easy to accept.
In addition, outside the court, an honorary notice was issued in the Imperial Palace of Isupareso:
[As a monarch, I have the need to award the Army Aviation the title of People's Hero and present him with a medal to reward his great courage in fighting alone - a benchmark quality for the masculine of the Empire]
From then on, the final verdict was reached.
Of course, the storm has not completely subsided, and there are still some discordant voices mixed in, trying to discredit the Army Aviation.
Lu Zhenxiong's hypocritical appearance was exposed, and he became completely crazy and began to sabotage others to prove that he was right:
"I am the son I raised myself, I know him better than anyone. What about protecting omegas? Absolutely impossible, he is just pretending! He has always looked down on Os since he was a child, he doesn't even want to go on blind dates, let alone save people—"
In response, Lu Hang calmly responded: "I am A-sexual."
The Starnet crowd was stunned, and came out on the spot? ! This, this, this is too impulsive.
The number of people paying attention to this matter is at least 60 or 70 billion. Within half an hour, everyone from his kindergarten teacher to his colleagues at work will know about it.
But Lu Hang was fearless and had no intention of taking back his words. He knew that if he publicly announced that he liked Alpha, it would be a devastating blow to Lawrence Lu.
Because a traditional AO family like his always values reputation above all else. A son can be a strong murderer, but he can never be a disgusting lover.
As expected, Lu Zhenxiong was so angry that he saw stars and was driven mad by disobedience. "Shut up! You bastard, you tell all the ugly things to others. You like alphas... They are all sissies, pseudo-Os, and sexual perverts who like to be suppressed by the A sex element!"
This statement stirred up a hornet's nest.
Although the A power has risen in the empire in the past decade and has a conservative tendency, it does not mean that a large number of AA and OO relationships have died out.
They decided to unite and sue Lu Zhenxiong, bringing him to court for discrimination.
There are also capable people among this group of people. We hired a private detective to see if we can dig up more dirt. You wouldn't know the result until you check. Once you check, you will find out that the so-called "smart and obedient three-year-old son" that Lu Zhenxiong wanted to adopt was not an adopted son at all, but an illegitimate child!
When this incident happened, the entire star network was in an uproar.
Because according to the old imperial rules, the revised bill on "On the serious waste of precious national reproductive resources by male marital infidelity" would deprive Lu Zhenxiong of political power, marriage rights, and child custody rights.
This means that his wife, who was abused at home, will become single again, his son Lu Hang will not have to exercise his right to alimony, and his young son, whom he had with his mistress without any scruples, will be taken away by the state and returned to his mother.
It's like losing everything.
Legally and morally, he will forever fall into the category of a failed father, a bad husband, and a male of low quality.
He thought that as a middle-class male, he had supreme power within the class. But when the system's hand pressed down on him and he faced the country's real "original father" and "original mother", he realized in a cold sweat that he was just an ant.
What awaits him is a lonely life and crimes that need to be investigated and sentenced urgently.
If Lu Hang's revelations are true, then unless something unexpected happens, he will have to spend twenty years in prison.
However, Lu Zhenxiong still refused to give up. He shouted, "There is no revolutionary army on the capital planet. You are using your laws to judge me. It is simply a joke with empty words."
Bai Ling smiled: "It will be available soon."
The people of StarNet all knew that what he said was true. After all, it is well known that the border of the third experimental country of mankind is moving. It is a living country, like a living thing, constantly encroaching and crawling forward.
And the speed of erosion depends on Commander Bai's mood.
——The omega riding on the monster’s back is approaching the capital planet!
The media "criticized" him so harshly.
Bai Ling didn't care about it at all. He picked his ears and even sounded a little bored. He wrote back to the media, "I hope you can come up with some new words that suit my physique next time."
The tone is as arrogant as ever.
For Bai Ling, Lu Hang’s matter is not over yet.
He specially gave Huo Yuan a half-month vacation, allowing them to return to Yexing to live for a while and deal with the minor emotional issues left over.
During this period, a small incident occurred.
The director who evaded taxes paid a high amount of bail and escaped. When he heard the story of the Colosseum and Lu Hang, he was so ecstatic that he deleted all the footage he had worked so hard to shoot and went to the original location to shoot with his camera equipment.
Bai Ling naturally extorted another sum of copyright fees from him.
Used to reward Lu Hang, subsidize Omega and factory workers.
This time the director agreed readily. As long as he can come out, finding producers to invest and get sponsorship will not be a problem at all. Money is nothing. What matters most is finding material that excites him.
It has to be said that, apart from being a little greedy for money, he is quite confident in making movies.
So with consent, the director added Lu Hang's private account. Lu Hang, who was recuperating on the wild star, would give him a few paragraphs every night, providing him with some fantastic ideas.
Not long after, the first draft of the script was written and given a literary name, "Love, Now and Striped Socks". The Sandman and The Invisibility Cloak are fairy tales native to the Empire, so this book also has a strong Imperial flavor.
A line from the script reads:
[He was the most incompetent spy in the history of the Empire, and he disappeared when the war was at its peak. But at the same time, he is also the only person who has never been on the battlefield but has received the People's Hero Medal. Moreover, his spouse was one of the famous founding generals. What exactly caused his bizarre life? ]
It looks like a big-budget war film.
However, the subtitle of the second day’s release was – “Brothers are wives!”
Starnet Sharp Comment: [Brothers are brothers... How can brothers be wives... If they become wives, you can only fight with bayonets in the cradle of love. No, I mean, brothers are not wives... Brothers must be wives...]
[Director, please tell me, is this a social film or a pornographic film?]
[Gnashing teeth, is there anything that we VIP users can’t see! ]
The director still didn't know that the comments on Starnet were dark, roaring, and crawling in droves.
He is participating in an entertainment variety show - showing his face, proving that he has not been captured by the revolutionary army, and promoting his new movie that is about to be launched.
The host handed over the microphone and said, "Director, it's said in the industry that you've been running out of ideas since you directed 'Back to the Past'. You've made three films in a row, all of which were box office flops. But I see that you seem to be looking forward to the new script. Is there anything special about it?"
The director pretended to be reserved and said: "Back to the Past is the past chapter, and Love, Now and Striped Socks can be regarded as the present chapter of the series of films."
The host continued, "Oh, then will you direct a future story in the future? It will count as a trilogy."
Director: “Haha, I’ll tell you when I find some new material.”
He writes the script himself and has a lot of say, so whether to shoot or not, and what to shoot, are usually decided by him on the spur of the moment.
The host asked about the name of the new script as usual: "'Love, Now and Striped Socks', this name sounds a bit abstract. Director, what do you think the meaning of 'now' is?"
The director thought for a moment and said, "Uh, focus on the present?"
Now.
Now.
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[Now]
He opened the paint-chipped lake blue refrigerator door, and the milk carton vibrated. Huo Yuan looked around, took out a bottle of cold beer from underneath, took out half a lemon, and slammed the door shut.
The refrigerator shook twice.
Huo Yuan stuck the beer bottle into the bottle opener on the refrigerator door and took off the bottle cap with one hand. Suddenly, his eyes paused for a second and looked at the countdown next to him.
It's a refrigerator magnet with a calendar countdown function.
It is very old, having been hanging here for some time and covered with dust. It says: [21 days until graduation]
At the number of 21 days, there was a five-year pause.
Huo Yuan went to school to collect things at that time. There was a crowd of people on graduation day, and no one knew he was there except Hailuo. He somehow got the thing back.
Lu Hang bought it, saying it was for a sense of ceremony.
At that time, Huo Yuan saw that no one noticed it, so he put it in his bag, and threw it on the refrigerator door when he got home, where it remains until today.
Huo Yuan took another look.
He picked up the bottom of the wine bottle and tapped it. The countdown pointer "ding--" loosened its spring and jumped from 21 to--
[Now, today]
"What is that?" Someone came in after lifting the kitchen curtain and looked around curiously.
"Nothing." Huo Yuan elbowed him expressionlessly and put the cold beer in his hand, freezing Lu Hang so much that he hissed. "Take it to the table outside."
This is Huo Yuan’s home. Lu Hang gladly obeyed.
He walked out of the kitchen and across the living room, walking deliberately slowly. Unlike his minimalist home, this one looks like a paint palette has been overturned. Lake blue tablecloth, light green curtains with apple blossoms, red cushions, beige wallpaper, the coffee I made in the afternoon that I couldn’t finish, and the cat was taking a nap on the sofa.
What a lively place.
As soon as Lu Hang arrived, he wanted to risk being scratched on the face by the cat and crawled into the old sofa that was passed down from Huo Yuan's family.
I walked out reluctantly and found a small round table set up outside. He put his beer down, propped his chin up, and thought about the glimpse he had just taken at the refrigerator.
There are very few things in Huo Yuan's refrigerator. Single A eats in the cafeteria all day, and there are almost only condiments and drinks in his refrigerator.
On the right door of the refrigerator, milk is placed at the bottom, ketchup is in the middle, and leftover fruit is on the top - Yuanzi didn't want to waste anything, so she insisted on wrapping a half-cut lemon in plastic wrap and putting it in the refrigerator. Wait until the evening to squeeze the sour juice into their cold beer, sit on the steps to drink a couple of glasses, and watch the sunset over the Gobi Desert in the distance. It will be another good day.
Huo Yuan walked over and sat on the steps, keeping a distance of ten centimeters from him.
They look like brothers.
Lu Hang watched Huo Yuan sip his beer slowly, the lines of his raised neck were taut and captivating. He suddenly seemed to have drawn inspiration and courage from the foam that rolled into his throat. He turned around, sat up straight, grabbed his brother's arm and pulled him over, not giving him any chance to escape:
"Let's get married."
"--puff!"
Huo Yuan choked on the drink and Lu Hang stroked his back violently. He coughed for a long time before he recovered. He moved back half a meter with all his strength, his face full of disbelief:
"Your brain damage hasn't healed yet?"
"…In medical terms, it's not good."
"Then go back and get treatment." Huo Yuan stood up and was about to leave with a blank expression.
Grasping his forearm tightly, Lu Hang thought quickly: "Don't go, my head hurts..."
Huo Yuan really stayed, glanced at him, and sat down with a heavy look on his face. He lowered his neck and sighed. After a while, a very light voice came out from his lungs:
"We can't get married."
"Why!" Lu Hang thought, as expected, he still treats me as a brother.
Huo Yuan glanced at him and said, "Your family hates me."
Lu Hang patted his chest and said, "It's okay. I will settle my mother down and cut off ties with my father. You won't be able to see them at all."
Huo Yuan added: "I can't lay eggs. You said before that you wanted to raise eggs."
Lu Hang: "...That was just something we said in the Physiology Education class. But it doesn't matter. We can adopt them. When the war starts, there will be discarded eggs everywhere."
He solved it again.
Huo Yuan buried his face in his hands, looking a little overwhelmed: "But I'm your roommate, I'm an alpha, how could you..."
After taking a sip of lemon ice beer, Lu Hang looked at the fiery clouds floating across the sky. "You think I'm acting on a whim, but I've thought about it a long time ago. Let's get married. I won't give you a diamond ring because I know you don't like shiny gems since you're not a corvid. But you'll definitely like a big refrigerator filled with meat. I bought it and it will arrive tomorrow. I've also ordered a piano and will put it in the square of your town so that when we go traveling, we'll have a place to take pictures."
Huo Yuan was speechless, and waves surged in her heart. Finally, her eyes trembled and she said, "Lu Hang, have I rejected you too many times?"
Lu Hang shrugged and pretended to be relaxed: "No, as long as you don't agree, I will always wait for the result."
after all.
You used so many reasons, but the only thing you didn't say was that you don't love me.
Huo Yuan still didn't speak. Lu Hang could tell that he was breathing heavily and seemed to be struggling, so he didn't force him. He just shook the empty beer bottle and said, "I'll get two more bottles."
As they entered the house, they suddenly heard Huo Yuan's footsteps catching up with them. He walked so quickly and hurriedly that the cat was frightened and was blown away by the wind. It jumped down and cautiously stood on tiptoe to observe the two of them.
He slipped into the kitchen and pushed open the gauze curtain with his furry little head. The cat noticed the new stranger standing in front of the old refrigerator with no cover, staring at the little refrigerator magnet with the graduation countdown on it, and was stunned for a while.
"You still keep this." Lu Hang fiddled with it with his hand, and his mood lifted.
Huo Yuan said stiffly: "I just put it there casually."
Lu Hang laughed: "I brought the Wild Star back specially. I haven't thrown it away for five years."
Huo Yuan: "...Is it not okay for me to be nostalgic?"
This emotional remark became the outlet for the outburst. In the next step, even the cat's dynamic vision could not see clearly who started the fight first. The two A's were grappling with each other and bumping into the refrigerator door. Finally, Lu Hang seized the opportunity, pinned Huo Yuan down, and reached his hand into his spacious summer shorts and held him.
Huo Yuan was pinched by him and suddenly bent over, falling between his blocking arms, gasping with her red eyes wide open.
Huo Yuan was so angry that he was madly mad. His pulse point was pressed and massaged slowly. He was so angry that he couldn't speak clearly: "Let...let me go, you want to do that again!"
"Which one?" He blocked his mouth with his thumb and pressed down, "Like this?"
Lu Hang did it with some malice and anger to make this guy stubborn. He thought that since he had gone so far and invaded the alpha territory at will, he would definitely be severely punished by Huo Yuan, and might even be kicked out on the spot.
But unexpectedly, Huo Yuan gradually relaxed his body and leaned against the refrigerator door, letting his back press against the hot iron sheet, making his spine feel hot and swollen.
With his slightly red eyes drooping, he bit his tongue and asked slowly, "Are you sure you don't want to be brothers?"
"Do it, but you can't do it forever." Lu Hang insisted.
"Brothers for life," Huo Yuan turned his head away, "If you want, it's not impossible."
"Then can we still go to bed?" Lu Hang asked.
"...If I want, I can go ahead." God knows how many teeth Huo Yuan had worn out just to say this.
Lu Hang glanced at his palm and kindly confirmed, "Do you want to today?"
Huo Yuan spat, pushed him away and got away, then walked to the living room while pulling at his pants.
Lu Hang stood there for a while, then chased after him, hugged him from behind, and whispered in his ear, "Don't be angry."
Huo Yuan glanced at him with shaking eyes, turned back, and picked up the terminal on the table, "I'm not angry."
"Then what are you doing?" Lu Hang took advantage of his two-centimeter height advantage and peeked over his shoulder.
"Send a message to my sister," Huo Yuan said coldly, "Tell her not to come tonight. I have something to do."
Lu Hang's eyes finally lit up.
As a result, the call went extremely smoothly.
Huo Yuan's sister listened to her brother's abnormal breathing on the phone and asked strangely: "Brother, you are still training so late."
"Training..." Huo Yuan closed his eyes, holding the terminal with his left hand trembling, and pulled his brother's short hair with his right hand, rubbed it, and touched the two scars on his forehead that had not healed. He forced himself to concentrate, trying his best to cut off the sound of water in his ears and the frequency of Lu Hang's lips and tongue movements. "Yes, I'm training, and I'll train all night. Come back tomorrow night for barbecue."
"What about my sister-in-law?"
"...He is busy!" Huo Yuan couldn't bear it anymore.
"Oh~" I understood immediately, "Then I won't disturb you guys from eating meat."
After the call ended, Lu Hang raised his head and asked calmly, "So what is our relationship now?"
Huo Yuan was embarrassed and annoyed, and pressed his forehead down, "Don't talk, keep eating."
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