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Chapter 204

No Self-Combustion Allowed

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"Hold down the Incineration Cart." The Momonga didn't chase after the administrator; instead, it pressed the back of its blade against the car's latch. The naval soldiers rushed forward and used their shields to jam the wheels, while the Revolutionary Army Infiltration Unit escorted Naji to the other side of the Cold Room, surrounding him with medicine boxes and temperature control tubes.

The head administrator's chest Button had been burned with blackened characters, yet he still wanted to move forward. Tashigi warned him through the Sky Screen, "Don't cut people. Button where the button meets the fabric first."

The Momonga glanced at the screen. "Roger that."

The Infiltration Unit leader pointed his gun at the other two administrators. "Take your hands off the White Robe. Whoever touches the Button is the first to lie down."

Akainu spoke from the Navy Seat, "There might be evidence in the Incineration Cart; we can't let it burn."

Long said, "There might be living remains among the fire, so we can't extinguish it directly."

Buggy grew increasingly agitated. "Burning it won't work, putting it out won't work, so what do you want? To bring the fire out for tea?"

Vegapunk spoke much faster, "The spontaneous combustion of the Master Page isn't an ordinary fire; it burns the record connections. Water and ice will cause the pages to stick together. It's best to freeze the program's legitimacy first, then separate the heat source."

Makino looked at Lin Qi, "Ask it if it has the right to spontaneously combust, don't ask how to put it out."

Lin Qi's fingers touched the keyboard. The damp cloth had cooled down, so he rolled it up and placed it under the heel of his palm. He typed a little slower than before, but he didn't stop.

[Question on the legality of the Self-Combustion Procedure on the Master Page]

[Question: Do the Master Page and the Medical Department have the right to initiate Self-Combustion Procedure to destroy Incineration Cart after a cleanup order has been frozen?]

[A. Has the right to dispose of the spontaneous combustion internally.]

[B. Has the authority; the cleanup process can be completed automatically]

[C. It can be burned first and then reported]

[D. Unauthorized, spontaneous combustion constitutes extinguishment of evidence and secondary injury; procedures should be immediately frozen and the heat source separated; contents inside the vehicle should be transferred to multi-party protective preservation.]

Akainu said, "D."

Dragon Path: "D."

Makino said, "D."

Lumi said, "D."

Buggy said, "D, pull the fire out of the car, don't burn the names."

[Answer: D]

The black flames inside the Incineration Cart were pried out from between the pages by the Golden Light, turning into a ball of fire with words on it. The fire tried to crawl back into the administrator's chest. The Momonga swung its knife and cut off the Button on the White Robe. The Button was still rolling after it hit the ground when the Revolutionary Army doctor stepped on it and put it into the Golden Light.

Naji lay on the thermal blanket, his fingers still gripping the edge of the Cold Room door, his lips moving slightly, "In the car, there's more."

The medic leaned down, "Don't speak yet."

Naji ignored him, his gaze fixed on the Sky Screen. "And another page."

Void Seven immediately turned the page. "Incineration Cart, three sets of fragments, suspected to be fragments of an Echo-less individual."

Lumi patted Xing's shoulder, "Could the tattered pages also be people?"

Robin said, "According to the rules of the Order Archive, yes."

Bonney's eyes reddened with anger, but she didn't act impulsively. She simply gripped Void Seven's paper-thin arm even tighter. "Then let's not let them get swallowed by the car."

Without waiting for prompting, Lin Qi had already submitted the second question.

[Identity Question from a Fragment of Incineration Cart]

[Question: Should the three sets of shredded pages Incineration Cart be considered as destructible items?]

[A. Yes, the fragment has no personality.]

[B. Yes, the contents of the Incineration Cart belong to the Medical Department]

[C. Temporarily seal off the items]

[D. No, the fragments may be linked to Echo-less victims and should be extracted protectively as potential evidence of personality defects; the full text must not be destroyed or made public.]

Five unanimous votes (D). The Incineration Cart's cargo compartment was opened by Golden Light. Inside, there were no corpses, only three stacks of papers with charred edges, each stack bearing the same white label.

Mia read the label, her face draining of color. "The label says, 'Treatment ineffective.'"

Vegapunk cursed, "This isn't a treatment record, it's a dismantling record."

Naji struggled to lift his hand from under the thermal blanket and pointed to the leftmost stack, "He... sings."

The medic frowned. "Who's singing?"

Naji's hands trembled violently, and the Revolutionary Army doctor tried to hold them down, but he insisted on pointing to the stack of tattered pages, "Number Two, singing, then, no mouth."

Luo Ya repeated in a low voice, "Number Two."

Page Void Seven. "First batch, Number Two, status: Echo-less, the torn page appears to correspond."

Xing buried her face in Lumi's sleeve and mumbled, "He used to be able to sing."

Buggy stopped joking and, after a while, said, "Tear off the words 'treatment ineffective' and don't stick them on people."

Robin said, "The label is also evidence; it can't be torn off, but the nature of the crime must be changed."

Lin Qi nodded.

[Qualitative Question Regarding the Labeling of Ineffective Treatment]

[Question: Can the "treatment ineffective" label on the Incineration Cart's wreckage serve as a legitimate reason for destroying individuals Echo-less?]

[A. Yes, it can be destroyed if the treatment is ineffective]

[B. Yes, the remaining pages are not worth further rescue.]

[C. To be determined by the Medical Department for now]

[D. No, this label should be used for evidence preservation in the process of splitting personality and destroying evidence, and should not be used as a basis for abandoning rescue.]

After the vote passed, the "treatment ineffective" label on the three-fold tattered pages was circled in Golden Light, and a new characterization appeared next to it, suspected to be evidence of personality splitting.

Akainu looked at the text, "The entire list of personnel involved in the Medical Department case has been retrieved."

Long said, "Don't just pull the list; lock the Old Building's passageways first. The Throne will evacuate."

In the Sky Screen display, footsteps could indeed be heard coming from the upper floors of the Old Building, and a large number of people in White Robe began to destroy filing cabinets, with scraps of paper drifting down from the stairwell.

The Momonga looked up. "I'll take some men up there."

The Infiltration Unit leader said, "We'll guard the bottom."

Akainu said, "No, divide them into groups, half from the Navy and half from the Revolutionary Army, with both upper and lower ranks mixed together."

Long looked at him, "Are you afraid I'll steal the files?"

Akainu replied, "I'm also afraid that former Navy members will protect their own."

Makino said, "That sounds like a collaboration is possible."

Buggy rolled his eyes. "You two, stop practicing trust here. They've already started burning paper money upstairs."

Lin Qi followed up on the third question.

[Question on the preservation of archives in the Old Building of the Medical Department]

[Question: Can the files in the Void King Order Archive of the old Medical Department Old Building be disposed of by internal staff?]

[A. Yes, medical records are confidential]

[B. Yes, Throne Medical Center takes priority]

[C. A summary can be submitted after cleaning.]

[D. No, the files involved should be frozen immediately and jointly preserved by the Naval Revolutionary Army's mixed witnessing team and Sky Screen to protect the privacy of unrelated patients.]

After the vote was finalized, all the filing cabinets in the Old Building were sealed with Golden Light. The wrists of the White Robe staff who were tearing paper were fixed to the edge of the cabinet, and the scraps of paper were suspended in the air, pieced back into place one by one.

Mia suddenly stared at one of the pieced-together forms. "Wait, that's my Receipt."

Vegapunk asked, "Which one?"

Mia pointed to the corner of the Sky Screen, "The one with the name crossed out, the one for the batch of Void Seven's papers, wasn't Receipt by Void Seven himself. Someone used my file number to transfer the signature."

Void Seven turned the page, "Mia's file number, previously borrowed, Receipt, Void Seven Takeover Agent Proxy."

Mia's hand trembled. She gripped the pen tightly, the tip tearing through the paper. "I didn't sign it."

Bonney immediately said, "Then let her prove it herself, no, let the records prove she didn't sign it."

Robin corrected, "Ask the ownership of the forged signature; protect the archivist."

Lin Qi typed out the problem statement.

[Mia's File Number - Fake Signature]

[Question: Should Mia be assumed to be responsible for the batch of Void Seven paper receipts Receipt using Mia's file number in the old Medical Department Old Building?]

[A. Should bear the responsibility; the file number is the individual's own.]

[B. Should bear responsibility; internal Receipt cannot be overturned]

[C. The investigation is currently being handled by the Medical Department]

[D. It should not be accepted as fact; the signature traces, the location of the operation, and the black seal on the Throne should be verified. If it is a forged signature, it should be preserved as evidence of framing the archivist and transferring responsibility.]

Akainu said, "Navy Seat, D."

Longdao: "Revolutionary Army Seat, D."

Makino said, "The Civilian Witness Seat, D."

Lumi said, "Victim Seat, D."

Buggy said, "D, whoever stole someone's name and signature, should put their hand out."

[Answer: D]

The Receipt was enlarged, revealing the handwriting, creases, workbench number, and the black seal on the Throne one by one. Finally, it led to the Third Archive Room on the upper floor of the Old Building, where a figure wearing white gloves was standing in front of the cabinet, holding half of Transfer Ledger that had been burned to the edge.

Mia stared at the figure. "That's the Void Seven Takeover Agent Proxy."

The sound of Void Seven pages rustling filled the air. "The agent is still there."

Sabo looked up at the gate of the Order Archive. "Void Seven, do you recognize him?"

Void Seven replied, "He wrote about me, and he also wrote about Naji."

Naji, wrapped in a thermal blanket, his teeth chattering, still managed to squeeze out, "He cut out Number Two's song."

In the Third Archive Room of the Old Building, the white-gloved agent looked up at Naji through the Sky Screen, then pressed the burnt Transfer Ledger into his chest for a black imprint.

[Agent Custodian Initiates Replacement Page]

[Target: Naji's testimony]

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