Huo Yushen listened quietly and said, "What the mainstream media chooses to do is not something I have the authority to interfere with, nor do I wish to speculate on their motives."
"I'm only telling you that I intend to investigate the reasons behind Eunuch Wang's actions, not to understand his state of mind, but to uncover the chain of interests behind him."
"Only by rooting out that chain of interests can we eliminate the problem at its source."
Xia Chujian knew that Huo Yushen would avenge her.
Eunuch Wang had fallen into the hands of the Special Security Bureau. There was no way he would have an easy time.
But when Huo Yushen said the words "eliminate the problem at its source," Xia Chujian was still a little shocked.
She looked at Huo Yushen and said with difficulty, "...Marshal Huo, do you know that the law no longer permits collective punishment and extermination of the clan?"
Huo Yushen said, "If you had systematically studied law, you would know that these two laws were not actually abolished entirely."
"They merely added many prerequisites, making the enforcement of these two laws almost impossible."
Xia Chujian raised her brows.
Before she could argue, Huo Yushen quickly added, "I said almost impossible, not absolutely impossible."
"For the Imperial Family, once they believe the time has come when those two laws of collective punishment and extermination of the clan must be invoked, they will not hesitate to invoke them."
"Then you will discover that all those prerequisites layered on afterward are utterly fragile."
Xia Chujian said in surprise, "Isn't that too absolute? How could a modern legal system be so easily breached and revert to the kind of state it was in ancient times?"
Huo Yushen said calmly, "Yes, it is difficult for ordinary