Chapter 210 Chapter 210
Chapter 210
Gu Youxing really did not expect the current situation.
Seeing the Holy Star Mastermind coming over so anxiously to ask for authorization, he asked curiously, "You change very quickly."
The Holy Star Mastermind replied in a cold voice.
“Because humans change faster.”
"Do you have empathy programmed into your emotion module?"
Gu Youxing asked in the tone of a mastermind.
"I don't have the empathy that humans have - my emotional module doesn't have that capability."
The Holy Star Mastermind seemed to be aware of Ethan's doubts and spoke in a cold tone.
"But it's my instinct to analyze the pros and cons."
The Holy Star Mastermind expressed his analysis.
Aaron Noah, an imperial admiral and a former war hero, had such a benchmark image of an imperial soldier right there. When the Propaganda Department was recruiting soldiers, they only had to put Aaron's image there and they could save the money for making promotional videos.
Of course, it's not just the promotional video, but Aaron's personal image and his character have made the image of a perfect imperial soldier who originally only appeared in the promotional video come into reality.
It's just a financial issue. To destroy such a benchmark with one's own hands is tantamount to digging one's own grave, isn't it?
Although it seems that everyone is condemning Aaron now, there are still many people who believe in him.
Creating divisions in this way would do more harm than good to the empire.
But the entire empire actually acquiesced.
"...This may be the difference between the main brain and humans." Gu Youxing said after a moment of silence after listening.
For some politicians, as long as there is no flood after their death, what is most important is what they put in their mouths.
What long-term benefits?
His term of office is only four years. What if the long-term interests are taken care of and the political achievements are not attributed to him?
"Humans always think more and want to gain the greatest benefit in a very short time. And now Aaron is the greatest benefit."
'Ethan' said calmly.
"you're right."
The Holy Star Mastermind admitted sincerely.
"Maybe I don't understand humans well enough. If there are people who sacrifice themselves for strangers, there will naturally be people who let the whole world die for themselves."
The Holy Star Mastermind felt that the data he had previously calculated was not enough, otherwise he would not have such doubts.
Seeing how easily the Holy Star Mastermind could be deceived, Gu Youxing felt a little pang of his non-existent conscience.
And 777 was stunned.
[Host, I have never seen anyone deceive the main brain.]
Not to mention the tasker, even the company doesn’t dare to do this!
It's easy to be exposed if you're not careful!
[It’s mainly due to innate physiological conditions. Can those taskers also share a brain? ]
Gu Youxing said this as he started to read the news.
[But no one else has your brain circuits...]
777 murmured.
That permission key is not actually a disguise prop.
——It’s the item ‘Your white moonlight is actually me’.
It has the same origin as the token jade pendant, but the routine of this prop is to use the substitute to transform into Bai Yueguang.
This is also a classic mermaid plot in It’s a Small World – the princess of a neighboring country claims credit for saving people and gets together with the prince, but is slapped in the face in the end.
Although most people already thought that the prince wanted to marry the princess of a neighboring country.
It doesn’t matter who saved the man, and it doesn’t matter who he saw - but it is important that the princess from the neighboring country appeared in front of him.
However, this does not prevent the plot from remaining popular, and it is ranked in the top ten together with the token jade pendant.
——But 777 really didn't expect that the host would use this thing on three main brains! And it actually worked!
[When dealing with the Mastermind, you can only use causal weapons, not disguises. After all, it is the Mastermind, and no matter how much humans disguise themselves, they still have flaws. ]
Gu Youxing said as he looked at the news in front of him.
The current situation is quite bad for Aaron.
After the official announcement of the so-called investigation results, various officials and the Prime Minister also expressed their views.
The Prime Minister is a smart man. He did not take a stand directly, but instead blamed everything on the mutants.
"...I believe that the real General Aaron will never harm our compatriots. The only ones who want to harm us are the mutants. We need to fight, we need to fight against the mutants who covet our bodies, not our brothers and sisters!"
The Prime Minister played this move really well. He directly set the tone on the Internet. Regardless of whether Aaron is scolded or not, his tone has to be used as the basis.
But it also implicitly acknowledges that anyone infected is no longer a human being.
However, other people do not have the same political wisdom as the Prime Minister. Although the Deputy Prime Minister follows the Prime Minister's views, unfortunately her family does not.
"No, I think mutants just amplify the evil thoughts in people's hearts, rather than creating those evil thoughts out of thin air."
When this statement came from a family member of the Deputy Prime Minister, her position was also questioned.
There is a lot of sympathy on the Internet, but there are also radical people who support this view.
But only Gu Youxing knew that the so-called conflicting positions actually meant that you played the bad guy and I played the good guy.
The Deputy Prime Minister followed the Prime Minister, and her family won over a portion of the support, while the other portion of the support was won over by family members on the opposite side who were at odds with the Deputy Prime Minister.
No matter who wins or loses, you won't lose anything if you bet on both sides.
Gu Youxing watched their double act without any emotional fluctuations and understood that this was also a normal operation.
While all the officials were busy dividing the cake, Si Heng was still helping Aaron.
Although he could only get Aaron to live safely in a remote area after being relieved of his duties, this was the best result Si Heng could achieve.
He even mobilized Xu Junbai's power for this purpose to ensure that nothing would go wrong.
[Finally, a normal male protagonist has appeared. Although he was targeted by you, the host, and you released the breath of Cthulhu towards him every day, his nature is still good. What do you think, host? Do you feel guilty? ]
777 sighed as he looked at Si Heng's behavior, which was somewhat unscrupulous, but could be said to be merciful compared to the politicians of the empire, and said.
[That’s not the case. After all, if this little prince knew what I was going to do next, he would probably want to kill me.]
Gu Youxing spread out his hands and said.
[……] 777 looked at the male protagonist with sympathy in his eyes.
The host will never lie about such things.
*
Soon the day of the military court opening arrived.
The entire universe is paying attention to this case because of Aaron's identity and the fact that it is the first large-scale infection of mutants.
After careful consideration, the military court chose to hold a public trial and linked it to the live broadcast room.
There is nothing fancy in the official live broadcast room, and there is no barrage, so you can only speak in the comment section.
It also caused the comment section to be instantly flooded with comments.
However, although other countries are paying attention, they are not as concerned as the people of the Holy Star Empire. After all, it is a bit far away from them. At most, they come to watch the excitement and talk about conspiracy theories.
Of course, there are also many witty comments in the comment section, and these comments are naturally pushed to the top.
——It happened to be seen by the Deputy Prime Minister who was reading the comment section.
"It looks like this case won't be too serious. This is just the right way to make it a benchmark. It will be difficult to change your confession later."
The Deputy Prime Minister looked at the light brain in front of her and spoke with her chin supported. On her exposed wrist, she was wearing a bracelet made of star gemstone.
The price was one year's salary for Aaron.
She had already turned on the private mode, and now she and the Chancellor were talking alone, and no one outside could hear anything.
"Have you prepared your candidates? By the way, why is little Jeffrey here? If Aaron yells in court, he will probably be sentenced more severely."
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, wearing an antique watch on his wrist, with medieval words and gems on it.
It also looks incredibly expensive.
But for them, this is already their most low-key jewelry.
If you look back at the jury, you will see that some of them have dressed themselves up like jewelry stands.
Is this a plan to debut in the entire universe?
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer didn't understand what those nobles were thinking, but that didn't stop them from staying away from them.
"Jeffrey came here on his own. He never tires of playing the game of humiliating others."
The Deputy Prime Minister said casually, and she turned on the light screen again, and this time her comments also noticed the jewelry racks.
Many people started to mock directly, but fortunately, more people who cared about the ending of this matter drowned out the comments.
The Deputy Prime Minister is quite satisfied with the current situation. She also knows how much effort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has put in behind the scenes to make public opinion what it is now.
But the Deputy Prime Minister didn't want to kill them all - as for Jeffrey?
What Jeffrey did was none of her business.
She was just an elder who was deceived.
The Deputy Prime Minister thought, and then she saw Aaron and the judge appeared and arrived at their seats.
Aaron looked a little haggard, and the scars on his body made him look like a down-and-out injured golden retriever.
Especially his melancholy blue eyes, which made him look even more pitiful.
The Deputy Prime Minister took a look at the comments section and saw that all the comments were calling out Aaron's appearance.
At this time, the judge picked up his gavel and knocked it a few times, indicating that the scene should remain solemn.
The Deputy Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer also sat upright, listening to the judge speak solemnly - although his glasses worth tens of millions looked a little dazzling.
But at least his face was still solemn and dignified.
"Members of the jury, respected lawyers, and everyone in the gallery, please stand up. Now, according to the procedures and regulations of the military court..."
The judge banged the gavel again.
"This court is officially in session!"
*
"Here, I reiterate that we will uphold the principles of fairness and impartiality and try this case in accordance with the law. All persons present must abide by the court order and remain solemn and silent..."
The judge talked about the necessary procedures before the trial, but fortunately he didn't talk for too long.
'Last time, the lawyer kept talking for five minutes after the court session began, but the judge didn't even ask the bailiff to drag him out. No wonder he lost the case.'
The defense attorney standing in front of Aaron thought about what the judge asked him soon.
"… Your Honor, on behalf of the defendant, I am ready to present my defense. We ask the court to consider the defendant's military background and past performance."
The defense attorney said according to the procedure.
The judge nodded in response to his words, but the defense attorney did not think that his defense would be successful this time - after all, someone above wanted Admiral Aaron to bear all the charges.
——How did he know?
Because his last name is Si, and he was sent here by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Originally, Lawyer Si had no intention of getting involved in this mess, but he owed the Crown Prince a favor, so he had no choice but to come.
Lawyer Si intended to just go through the motions. After all, the other party's evidence should have been fully prepared - after all, it was prepared in advance - and the evidence he provided could only try to get Aaron a lighter sentence.
But he underestimated his compassion.
What does Admiral Aaron represent in the Empire?
He is stubborn, upright and a fool who doesn't know how to submit to politics.
But how about using another word to describe it?
Noble, honest, kind...
Everyone says that Admiral Aaron is a fool, but whenever Aaron's legion recruits people, there are still a lot of people who sign up.
But what is their Saint General like now?
Haggard, sad, melancholy... these words that seemed to have nothing to do with him in the past now all appeared on his face.
Lawyer Si even noticed that there was blood on his body!
He is hurt!
Lawyer Si also has a hero complex. It is really difficult for him to remain indifferent when he already knows that it is a frame-up.
Fortunately, the blood looked quite old and he had no scars on his body.
Lawyer Si thought.
But seeing such a general being framed in such a situation, some of his ideas were shaken.
——For example, is the Empire really worth serving?
——For example, if I entered politics, would I be framed like this?
And the most crucial point - if General Aaron was treated like this, then wouldn't these minions not even have the chance for a public trial?
Lawyer Si thought about it and made a note of the matter.
If that doesn't work, emigrate.
Lawyer Si was thinking, and as the prosecutor began his statement, Lawyer Si also calmed down and focused on starting his defense.
Just as expected, the other party had prepared quite complete evidence, even including the radiation test report on Admiral Aaron during this period, which made the jury members exclaim in surprise.
Lawyer Si can imagine how many people these people have harmed online with their pretentious tone of voice.
These reports also left Lawyer Si with no way to refute again.
These reports are all from on-site testing.
But at this time, Admiral Aaron, who had been silent behind him, suddenly spoke up and said he had something to say.
"…I was attacked nine times in my cell, and after each attack, I was subjected to a radiation test. I suspect that these attackers were closely related to the radiation test."
The blond, blue-eyed man said seriously, his eyes as sincere as always.
Lawyer Si was also confused by this sudden turn.
"Do you have any evidence?" The judge's eyes flashed behind his glasses, and his jeweled glasses chain swayed as he spoke.
"The scars on my body are proof of that - there is no way I could have stabbed myself in the back with a knife."
Aaron stood up and spoke seriously, with the gleam in his eyes still there.
Lawyer Si suddenly realized that although the time in prison had made him look much more haggard, it had not changed his nature.
Admiral Aaron is still the saintly general.
The judge frowned slightly and then asked.
"Then why don't you apply for an injury assessment?"
The judge said seriously.
"Because I applied more than a dozen times, there was no follow-up, and my application records disappeared, so I had no other way to record it."
Aaron said, his eyes drooping as he spoke, looking extremely helpless.
The judge frowned now, and the corners of his mouth turned down slightly, showing some impatience.
But in the live broadcast room, he couldn't say anything nonsense, so he could only go for a check-up.
He could easily guess with his toes what the comments section under the live broadcast room was like.
They were fully prepared.
Lawyer Si didn't know what the judge was thinking. Looking at General Aaron's hopeful expression when he went to get his injuries examined, he had a bad feeling.
"——False evidence, all your injuries can be found in the surveillance footage in your cell. They were all created by you. They were not caused by the so-called assassination!"
The judge refuted sternly.
"The prison cells of the Empire are not public places. Please do not lie, defendant!"
The jury booed, and voices like "liar" kept coming out.
Lawyer Si looked at the evidence above and sighed deeply.
Is this the state machine? They fabricated false evidence openly and then threw the evidence at the nobles. After a few years, Si Heng tried hard to help the truth come out. Are they still afraid that Aaron will not be unfaithful?
No wonder all the people here today are those vain and incompetent nobles.
This was already planned. Even Si Heng was locked up in the palace, with only His Majesty the Emperor watching the scene from above.
Lawyer Si looked up at the room above the court and sighed deeply again.
He turned his head and found that the light in the blond man's eyes had gone out and looked rather empty.
Lawyer Si didn't know how the blond man felt right now, but he knew that feeling was definitely not much better than the end of the world.
——This is how he feels now, watching Admiral Aaron being pushed into the abyss but he can do nothing.
Lawyer Si couldn't help but wipe his face and felt his ears buzzing.
…It was as if someone was talking.
"My emotions were so extreme that I even started to hallucinate."
Lawyer Si thought about it, took a few deep breaths, and waited for the procuratorate to speak.
Behind him, the blond young man lowered his head with droopy eyes, as if his back was broken.
But in his ears, those tiny sounds, as faint as those of mosquitoes and flies, gradually became louder.
*
After several rounds of verbal sparring with the other party, Lawyer Si was finally defeated. It was now time for both sides to make their closing statements.
All procedures are in accordance with the rules.
Lawyer Si pinched his brows, summed up silently in his mind, and rubbed his ears.
"...Release...you will...not be worth it..."
The noise in his ears was getting louder and louder. Lawyer Si was about to look up to see if it was just his own noise or the sound was coming from somewhere else, but it was his turn to make his closing statement, so he didn't care anymore.
——This is the Capital Star Court, what could possibly go wrong?
When Attorney Si was making his closing statement, he was beaten several times by the jury, and the jewelry rackets in the jury kept shouting "devil" and "bastard".
By the time the judge was finally willing to intervene, Lawyer Si had finished speaking.
The audience in the live broadcast room did notice something was wrong, but after all, the previous evidence was too real - although the surveillance evidence was still questionable.
Lawyer Si returned to his seat and sat down deflated.
Although he knew the result had been decided at the beginning, he still felt uncomfortable when it really came to this moment.
He pinched the bridge of his nose and rubbed his ears, and the noise in his ears appeared again.
It was the judge's discussion time and Lawyer Si happened to be free, so he turned around to find out where the sound came from.
However, after searching around, he found that the voice coming from Admiral Aaron was the loudest, which made Lawyer Si feel strange.
——Admiral Aaron couldn’t possibly have any device that could play any sound.
Moreover, the sound gradually became louder. Although it was still unclear, at least I knew it was a real sound.
But these noises did not match Admiral Aaron's voice.
While thinking this in his mind, he subconsciously moved closer to Admiral Aaron, and at this moment the blond man suddenly raised his head.
Seeing the blond man's empty eyes, Lawyer Si stepped back embarrassedly and did not go forward to find out what was going on.
But as time went on, the noise became louder and louder, and many people began to rub their ears, trying to find out who was disturbing them.
The judge also paused the discussion and looked down with a frown.
The people in the live broadcast room also heard these sounds, but what they had better than the on-site staff was that they could slow down the playback a little bit and amplify it.
Before they finished, the sound in the live broadcast room, which was originally just noise, suddenly increased in volume and spread from the blond man to the entire court.
Everyone present finally heard the sounds clearly - but they would rather not have heard them clearly.
"You've been abandoned, how pitiful, how pitiful..."
"I was humiliated. How humiliating!"
At this moment the sound suddenly increased.
“You can do it! Go kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them kill them…”
The soft, ethereal, and gentle—yet also crazy, repetitive whispers made everyone present shudder.
At the same time, they all looked in the direction of the sound.
Only then did they notice that the blond man, who had been silent just now, was now pinned to the ground with his face as white as a sheet of paper by the silvery-white mist surrounding him.
——These voices were tempting him.
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