464. Chapter 463: Forgivable Circumstances, Unforgivable by Law

Faced with the anxiety of the Capitalist Income Protection Guild, and listening to their various urgent messages, Bob revealed an undisguised shock and frustration.

"Here we go again!"

He cursed, "Time and time again! This time it's even more shocking and harder for me to accept than the previous news."

"Is there really no way out for us!?"

Bob wanted to curse.

In his view, this was simply too much. The Resident Happiness Living Department was excluding them from the game. Currently, the entire Hua Nation is in a state of great activity. After the Spiritual Qi Revival, cultivators have already begun to emerge one after another.

Now, to make matters worse, we've learned that the cultivators in the Resident Happiness Living Department are counted in 'areas'?

This shocked him so much that he could no longer remain calm.

"Don't you have any ideas, no solutions at all?"

"Whether it's the Spiritual Qi Revival, cultivators, or some other Esper or Superpower User, it'll do!"

"In short, can't you do something?"

Bob felt hurt.

It's so painful!

From the very beginning, the mysterious cultivator appeared, and he, along with the entire Capitalist Income Protection Guild, were led by the nose by the Resident Happiness Living Department.

Later, after the Spiritual Qi Revival, they witnessed the changes in Hua Nation and paid close attention to them.

But it was precisely because we were watching closely that we realized just how astonishing and terrifying this was...

As more and more places experienced Spiritual Qi Revival, Bob's worries grew stronger.

Now, the Resident Happiness Living Department has even openly revealed that it possesses a large number of cultivators, and has even exposed its advanced weapons?!

Bob wasn't afraid of advanced weaponry; they also had many new, unknown weapons hidden away. But cultivators were everywhere...

That's going too far!

He could feel the despair even without watching the video, which is why he kept cursing and telling his subordinates to quickly come up with a solution.

"Actually, we are not without opportunities at the moment."

At this moment, someone spoke up softly, "President, I think we can start from a few aspects."

"First, we should try to undermine the enemy from within and, through their own people, master the technology of Spiritual Qi Revival..."

"Second, we will contact a few cultivators, bring them over, and use them for our purposes."

"Third,... I personally do not recommend using this method, because it is the last resort, which is... applying pressure."

"Fuck, you Bichon, who dares to put pressure on us?!"

Bob completely snapped, yelling, "How are you going to put pressure on us? Launch Mushroom Bomb? Even if I'm not afraid of being assassinated by their cultivators, and neither are you, do you want over 90% of humanity on Earth to die?!"

"Do you even have brains?!"

"As for the first two methods, didn't I mention them before? But almost a month has passed, what have you done?"

"Have you received any information?!"

"And where are the powerful Esper I wanted?!"

Where is my angel?

"Where's my vampire?!"

"Anything will do, as long as it can stop those cultivators, then we'll have a voice, understand?!"

"Otherwise, we will always be in a passive position and will never be able to take the initiative. Do you understand?"

Bob lost his temper; he could no longer remain calm at this moment.

Although he often acts in a foolish and irrational way, he actually knows very well what he should and shouldn't do, and what he can and cannot do.

For example, applying pressure...

Applying pressure under such circumstances?

Are you stupid?

Is he really not afraid of death or what?

What advantages do they, the Eagle Country and the Capitalist Income Protection Guild, have now? What gives you the right to exert pressure?

With advanced weaponry? Or is the power of the Mushroom Bomb greater?

But the question is, can cultivators carry out decapitation missions? Can they assassinate? Absolutely! And they could easily assassinate themselves!

Mushroom Bomb?

Who the hell would dare post this?

In this day and age, it would be one thing to drop one or two missiles on small countries, but to drop them on Hua Nation?

I'm afraid Mushroom Bomb will fly everywhere, and then we'll just have to wait for the end of the world. Most of humanity will die, and the rest will slink away underground to survive for hundreds of years, becoming the 'underground people' in science fiction novels!

Of course, there is another possibility.

Throw a Mushroom Bomb at the Resident Happiness Living Department; they intercept it, then the cultivators arrive and start a massacre...

Is this something I can do?

How is that possible?!

Bob was absolutely certain that if he did it, he would die even faster.

What?

Sanctions could be imposed on high-tech fields, such as microelectronics, computers, and software.

Come on!

Bob knew very well that while Hua Nation might not be the world's best in these areas, it wasn't entirely unknown to him either.

They can at least produce 'second-tier' equipment!

With these second-tier resources, we can get through the difficult times, but looking back...

They can barely survive if they don't use their own microelectronics and other technologies, but if I put pressure on them... even if they don't send anyone to assassinate me, both the Capitalist Income Protection Guild and the Eagle Country will be the ones who lose out.

Why?

Their cultivation of immortality is truly unique!

If you don't give them chips, they can make them themselves. Although they may not be world-leading, or even top-tier, second-tier chips are still usable!

If they don't let you cultivate immortality... then you can only watch helplessly and wait to fall behind. When cultivators start appearing one after another, haha, it'll be too late to cry!

So, applying pressure?

In Bob's opinion, this was a choice only a brainless person would make.

So what he really hopes for now is that his people can secretly obtain various materials about Spiritual Qi Revival and cultivation from the Hua Nation and from the Resident Happiness Living Department.

pity...

"President, don't be too anxious."

Someone advised, "Our people have been working in these directions, but the Resident Happiness Living Department has been on high alert, so we haven't made much progress in a short time, and we've even discovered dozens of people."

"But I believe that as time goes by, we will definitely be able to gradually achieve our goal and obtain the information we need..."

"... The passage of time? How long? A year? Or ten years?!"

Bob cursed, "I can't wait that long! Get a few insiders on my side as soon as possible, at all costs! I want Spiritual Qi Revival, I want cultivators!"

"Furthermore, thoroughly search those churches. I need to know whether angels really exist!"

"If no evidence can be found to prove the existence of angels, or that they ever existed, then tear down all the churches!"

"It's so annoying to look at!"

"..."

Time passed, and the next day, early morning.

The outcome of Ma Xiaofei's case, after nearly twelve hours of deliberation, has finally been announced.

The Resident Happiness Living Department published relevant information on its official website and its official Weibo.

Resident Happiness Living Department: "Public Notice Regarding the Handling Process and Results of the Ma Xiaofei Family Annihilation Case in Small Village"

Yesterday, after clarifying the cause and effect of this case, we received a large number of suggestions and recommendations from netizens.

At the same time, the headquarters immediately convened more than ten senior judges and presiding judges to analyze and discuss the case.

After more than twelve hours of deliberation and comprehensive consideration, the following judgment is hereby rendered.

Ma Xiaofei is sentenced to death!

However, considering that many netizens have suggested leniency for him, and that hundreds of households in the Small Village have jointly signed an application for leniency for Ma Xiaofei...

Furthermore, since Ma Xiaofei's actions were motivated by his parents' well-being, our staff believes that Ma Xiaofei's actions are understandable.

However, while the circumstances may be understandable, the law will not tolerate it!

Therefore, this department has decided to mitigate the sentence for Ma Xiaofei and sentence Ma Xiaofei to twenty years in prison!

This is hereby announced for your information.

Twenty years!

For ordinary people, that's almost a third to a quarter of their lives.

This verdict naturally displeased many people, who felt it was too lenient, considering it involved a family of five, five lives lost...

However, many others felt dissatisfied, believing the sentence was too harsh. They argued that since Ma Xiaofei avenged his parents and the entire village petitioned for leniency, it proved the Village Chief and his family deserved to die, and the sentence was too severe.

However, the Resident Happiness Living Department did not respond to the comments from netizens.

They knew very well that no matter how the verdict was handed down, there would be people who would be dissatisfied, and there were quite a few of them!

The more you try to manage it, the messier it gets; the more you try to manage it, the more troublesome it becomes.

This verdict is actually the most reasonable one so far. Therefore, they believe that as long as they ignore it, after a period of intense discussion among netizens, it will eventually be accepted by the public.

"Twenty years?"

Lin Fan was talking with Old Chen in the Greenhouse Area when he learned of the verdict and felt a little sad.

"But that's how it should be."

"Revenge is one thing, but killing an entire family at the drop of a hat... is still a bit excessive."

It's not that Lin Fan Holy Mother or indecisive; it's just that this is how he was raised.

In the Cultivation World, doing this might seem normal to everyone.

However, on Earth, 'human life' is undoubtedly more valuable and valued more.

This is the kind of education we receive from childhood, and it is a major difference between Earth's civilization and those civilizations of cultivation and Mystical Fantasy.

Moreover, what if others follow suit if the sentence is not severe?

Does having a grudge justify killing an entire family?

Wouldn't that create chaos?

If things really turn out like that and no one cares, what is the point of the Resident Happiness Living Department, and what is the point of the law?

The Cultivation World is too chaotic, and it's understandable that no one can manage it uniformly. But since Hua Nation has the conditions and its own laws, it naturally cannot act recklessly.

Otherwise, wouldn't Hua Nation become another Cultivation World?