Chapter 257 – [The Last Days of China]
The hearing hall, which was unprecedentedly wide, was occupied not only by Korean lawmakers, but also by foreign ambassadors.
And among them, the person who had been invited with difficulty was also sitting. A beautiful woman quietly closing her eyes in a corner of the hearing room. Empress Kwonryong……. No, she was Yonghayeon, now the descendant of the Demon Dragon.
“Is it still far? Maybe it’s time?”
“Ah, yes! It took a while to prepare, so it looks like there are some errors.”
“It’s probably not the accused, it’s the politicians’ fault. That’s understandable.”
“……..”
China’s master user, no, she’s now a grand master, but in China, the authorities, she, who had hidden her whereabouts when the worst of China stopped destroying China with Baekri, is now in Korea.
She no longer belongs to China. It is because she prefers to act freely rather than acting at the behest of the government, as much as her memories of her days as a Murim person are stronger.
As for the Chinese government, it is tantamount to losing its own grand master, but there is no government in China today to deal with it.
She is here because of her own request. The Korean government, which first expressed its intention to attend the hearing and needed at least one more bodyguard, is rude! And accepted.
“Huh?! Master?! What are you doing here?”
“Are you here too?”
“Yes, I am as a witness.”
“It must be a lot of hardship. Originally, nothing good happens when you get entangled with the rulers.”
“But sometimes you can do what you don’t want to do and what you want to do.”
“That’s a good realization.”
There is a difference between the free-spirited Moorim people who live as they please and the thoughts of Baek-ri who wants to save people. The former is to shake off everything, but the latter is to grab as much as possible.
While still waiting, the two looked around the hearing room. There are already hundreds of people in here alone. Security personnel, journalists, politicians, foreign ambassadors and so on. There were all kinds of people.
All these people gathered because of one person. Even outside, there were already tens of thousands of people.
Yong Ha-yeon said as she let out a sigh.
“No matter how things turn out, the end won’t be good.”
“……Did you know?”
“I don’t know the details. But I’m here just in case. If that guy goes on a rampage to destroy the Earth, this is the best place to do anything.”
As much as she has her experience, she can get a rough idea of her social life as well. It’s been a long time since I realized that the current situation is not serious.
She doesn’t listen to the Chinese government and that’s why she came to Korea while she asked her directly.
“And I think you know roughly what you’re trying to do. At least do what’s within your means.”
“……..”
“I’m not saying don’t do it at all. Enduring pain and endurance is usually impossible, and doing it for others deserves respect.
Even the tree will break. It’s better to distinguish between what you can’t do and what you can do, and put it into practice.”
“Thanks for the advice”
With a buzz, people began to gather and take their seats in the hearing room. As several members of the National Assembly, who were arrogant, took their seats, there were signs that the hearings would begin in earnest.
Yong Ha-yeon and Baek-ri also went to their respective places. Yong Ha-yeon stood on one side of the hearing room with the heavenly sword Lee Gyeong-jin for security purposes, and Baek-ri sat in the seat of the witness and waited for the time.
Soon after, President Lee Nam-seok appeared last. He sat at a table in the center of the hearing room and announced the start of the hearing through a microphone.
“Then, I will begin the worst investigation hearing on the situation in China from now on.”
As the matter is large, the hearing is held under the presidency of the president. In other words, the chairman was President Lee Nam-seok.
“Witness…… No, the accused, please attend.”
At his words, a door on one side of the hearing room opens. And through that door, the worst that was led by the entrainment of the force users of lifespan was revealed.
The hearing room became noisy for a moment, but it soon subsided. Worst of all, I was seated right in front of President Lee Nam-seok, prepared in the center of the hearing.
“Originally, if you attend the hearing, you will be called a witness, but in the worst case, you will be called a defendant because the case is different. Please understand.”
“It’s nothing, but let’s go”
“Kuhm!”
There was an uncomfortable coughing sound, but neither the person concerned nor President Lee Nam-seok took it seriously.
This seat was not the judge, but the hearing, but the procedure of the hearing was inevitably different because it belonged to an exceptional situation in the worst way.
First of all, it is necessary to take an oath before interrogation.
“First there will be an oath. The accused, please stand up.”
The worst happened out of nowhere. The oath he had to memorize was placed on the table in front of him, so he didn’t have to memorize it.
However, he could not lift his right hand because he was currently restrained. So he took the oath only by reading the oath.
“I understand that I will answer questions about the hearing in good faith and truthfully in relation to the present hearing and that I have the right to remain silent on some questions.”
Whether you are a witness or accused, the right to remain silent is a fundamental right. As long as the worst is the people and residents of this country, human rights can be guaranteed, and the right to remain silent about them certainly exists.
After the oath was over, the hearing proceeded again. Start by interrogating the problem that needs to be identified first.
“Has the defendant ever been active as an unregistered Force user known to the public as Raccoon Man?”
“Yes”
“Are you the main culprit in the terrorist activities of genocide and sabotage in China?”
“Yes”
“Is it true that this has contributed to the current division of China?”
“Yes”
The verification process is over. Now it’s time for a serious interrogation.
The interrogation was not limited to President Lee Nam-seok. As the hearing is scheduled for several hours, many people will have time to ask him questions and answer them.
That is why foreign ambassadors are present here. Because it is a place where you can check what you wanted to ask about him and what you wanted to confirm, it was created by gathering foreign ambassadors despite being a Korean hearing.
Considering how much diplomatic gain occurred here, it is not strange for the Korean government to be honest, but it became plus or minus zero because it was busy solving the economic problems shaken by the collapse of China in the first place.
“Now that the confirmation is over, I’d like to ask you the details. What caused such an incident in China?”
“My wife was kidnapped, attempted raped, and forced to take drugs by a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party member, so she took a turn around.”
“Hmm……”
It was a known fact so far. Thanks to that, there were people who advocated the worst.
What kind of husband can keep his composure when his wife has been subjected to such a thing? No matter how good-natured a man is, he will immediately rush to the police station and file a complaint.
But what if the opponent is a politician with power?
Of course, the incident will be buried before it is known. In the worst case, there was a fear of dying and being silenced. It’s something like ‘suicide’.
But what if you are a powerful person who can win a head-on fight against a powerful country?
The other party tries to bury quietly, but unless there is an intention to bury quietly, negotiations will break down and eventually trouble will inevitably arise.
A member of parliament asked Worst.
“Was there no room for an agreement between the parties?”
“Fuck, I tried to be polite, but I’m still talking bullshit. Let’s see if you can get over it nicely even if you get the same thing? Huh? Huh?”
“Hick?!”
As the worst breathed lightly, the Force users who were guarding it, as well as Lee Kyung-jin, Yong Ha-yeon, and Baek-ri flinched and reacted.
I thought I would go out if I had to, but there was no bloodshed. The lawmaker just left to go to the bathroom in a hurry. Probably won’t be back for a while. Unless you have extra pants.
“Keuheum, I’ll ask a different question. Wasn’t there room to go over after punishing only the perpetrators?”
When President Lee Nam-seok asked the question again, only then did the worst come to life.
Consensus and punishment are different laws. Even the smallest word choice can make a person angry or, conversely, calm them down. It is not for nothing that there is a proverb that one word pays off a thousand debts.
“Because I don’t know how much to punish. Just one high-ranking Communist Party member who is the main culprit?
If you dig into it, in the end, it will be the responsibility of the people who left such bastards alone. I couldn’t pick and kill each one, so I killed them all.”
“………Okay”
The hearing room was in an uproar.
Some were exchanging views as they shared their stories, but others were denouncing the worst attitudes.
No matter how wide it is, there’s no way the worst person won’t be able to hear that voice.
“Then, the next question. Do you have the will to reflect on what you have done?”
“No. Reflection means regret in the end, and that is the same as abandoning responsibility after committing a crime. Instead of not reflecting, I will try to take responsibility for it.”
“Are you responsible?”
“Do you think that I was brought to this place well?”
The worst thing is that he made a promise with Lee Kyung-jin, but he is a person who thinks that if he commits a crime, he should be punished.
In terms of reality, the worst can never be caught by Earth’s civilization. Even if the earth is destroyed, it is a transcendental person who can survive, but it is impossible at the level of civilization that only uses nuclear weapons.
The worst thing was that he was caught because he knew that what he had done was a sin and respected the current Earth civilization. What I did in China is because Zion has a higher value than that respect.
“If you’ve done your research, you know, but I grew up in Korea for over 20 years. Growing up in a facility, I served in the military, and experienced all sorts of absurd things, but I’ve been quiet so far.”
“Yes, it is confirmed.”
“But do you understand how angry I was when I saw that I had been quiet until now? It didn’t happen even after I went to the military? No, don’t you know that a lot of lawmakers who have been in the military don’t know?”
“Keuheum!!! The accused, please be careful with your words and actions!”
“Is it okay to tell the truth? Is it because you were stabbed? Did you discharge your military service as a sergeant?”
“That’s not related to the hearing agenda!”
“It’s because I’m stabbed.”
Noblesse Oblige. The more people who have it, the more they have to take responsibility for it. Of course, self-made people are ambiguous, but at least those who have risen to the post with the support of the people must be sure of their responsibility.
However, there are many people who avoid taking responsibility because they do not want to take it. Among the members of the National Assembly gathered here, how many people have been discharged from the military service? Even if the person concerned is, can it be said that there is no such person among his children or relatives?
If the worst thing right now is to shut up the mouth of someone who is not a sergeant, you can count on the hands of people who can say it.
“……Let’s move on to the next question. Just to clarify one thing.”
After changing the air for a while, President Lee Nam-seok asked another question.
“It has been about 20 years since Gaia Force was created and Force users appeared this year. Compared to that, the worst person was born in 1998.”
“……..”
Worst of all, I had no idea what he was going to ask. It’s a sensitive issue, but it’s not at the level that I won’t answer.
Baek-ri, who was sitting in the witness’s seat, also noticed that, and her complexion changed a little.
“Mr.
“So what?”
“It’s the same even if you just listen to the story from before. The fact that he’s grown up for over 20 years means that he’s aware of that time, and the fact that he still has memories at the facility means he’s had that kind of perspective and power since he was a child.”
“………”
President Lee Nam-seok showed his insight whether he is not the president for nothing. The worst thing was to look back at him with slightly surprised eyes.
“I didn’t pick the president, but he’s quite capable.”
“Defendant! Don’t talk politics in a place like this!!!”
Someone yelled at the worst. Even if he didn’t see it, it was obvious that he was an obvious impatient member of the National Assembly.
However, in the first place, the worst was nothing more than a remark intended to catch such a person.
“What kind of politics? At that time, I heard that I couldn’t vote because I was a minor and didn’t have the right to vote.
“…….Kuhm!!!!”
My throat is going to wear out just by clearing my throat.
Anyway, back to the topic again. President Lee Nam-seok asked again.
“I’m going to ask you a question right here. How did the accused have such power? The power and ability of a different level of being a transcendental person, and with the skill of his wife… Only 20 years. This is a fact that cannot be explained. Please elaborate on that part.”
In fact, you may exercise your right to remain silent. Because it’s a basic right.
But worst of all, I decided to answer honestly here. The oath was made that way, and if left as a question, future conversations would be difficult.
He answered quietly.
“That’s because I’m reincarnated.”
