Chronicles of the Old Days
Chapter 336

Challenge

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As it turns out, Lu Li still has some popularity. After Gale Society announced that Lu Li had spied on organizational secrets and was executed, some fans started to make a fuss, but many more fans of Zeng Yunge and others fought back.

Driven by certain individuals, the Black Raven Lu Li incident became a minor hot topic in the Starshine World, with a large number of comments unfavorable to Lu Li appearing online, as if they wanted to label him as disloyal and unjust even after his "death."

Then the situation took a swift turn. Arc Light Mori, a hero of the Gale Society, was the first to jump out and announce his temporary departure from the Gale Society, revealing the "true" situation. "Black Raven Lu Li was killed to silence him because he discovered evidence of illegal experiments conducted by Zeng Yunge, the president of the Gale Society."

Of course, Mori had no evidence, and few people believed his claim. Instead, under deliberate manipulation, they began to relentlessly insult Lu Li and the others.

However, Zeng Yunge, the president of Gale Society, began to look strange. Mori owed Zeng Yunge a lot of money after losing his arm, and at the same time, Zeng Yunge. Even so, Zeng Yunge had to test him many times before he finally included Mori in his ranks. He never expected that Mori would betray him so easily.

At the same time, Mori's betrayal also worried Zeng Yunge about something: Lu Li was not dead. Fortunately, the Brood Nest had been moved before, and there was no evidence on Lu Li. She needed to establish public opinion as soon as possible so that Lu Li could not implicate her even if he was alive.

What followed made Zeng Yunge even angrier and caught her off guard. The entire research department of Gale Society announced that it would temporarily sever ties with Gale Society, and pointed out that Zeng Yunge had been investing funds in some unknown places over the years.

Then, one by one, the prospective heroes left. Finally, Lu Li stepped forward, producing evidence of Zeng Yunge's illegal human experiments and transactions with illegal organizations, pointing out that the main group of people subjected to these experiments were refugees.

The refugees caused by the Blood Calamity are now a powder keg, ready to explode at any moment. Some genuinely want an explanation from the Gale Society, while others, regardless of their true intentions, are using this incident to demand supplies.

For the sake of the greater good, we must put aside any questions of truth or falsehood, right or wrong. The priority now is dealing with the Blood Calamity and the refugee crisis. Regardless of the truth, after this incident, Gale Society must distribute supplies to quell public anger.

After Lu Li handed the evidence over to the Transmigrator Association, which then passed it on to the Starshine World Council, the evidence was proven to be genuine. Meanwhile, in a secret research lab of the Gale Society, a researcher jumped out and said that he could no longer bear the pangs of conscience. The vengeful spirits of the refugees echoed in his mind every day. So, after exposing a large amount of research evidence, he committed suicide.

One heavy blow after another landed on Zeng Yunge of Gale Society. Because a large number of netizens had been misled and insulted Lu Li, Zeng Yunge felt guilty and chose to retaliate against Gale Society tenfold.

Everyone makes mistakes in life, especially someone like Zeng Yunge. No matter how well you hide something, it can still be dug up. In the past, no one believed it because there was no evidence, but now that everyone is kicking someone when they're down, who cares about evidence anymore?

Various accusations, both true and false, were leveled against Zeng Yunge. For example, someone claimed to have seen a person of Zeng Yunge build abusing small animals in an alley. Taking advantage of this wave of controversy, they directly stated that they had witnessed it with their own eyes, thus accusing Zeng Yunge of animal abuse.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; a wise man does not stand under a crumbling wall. As Zeng Yunge and the Great Gale Society began to crumble, a large number of "conscientious" members of the Great Gale Society announced their withdrawal from the Gale Society, until finally only a few dozen people remained.

It wasn't that these dozens of people didn't want to quit, but rather that their connections with Gale Society and Zeng Yunge were too close, leaving them with no way to leave even if they wanted to.

With irrefutable evidence and public outrage, Starshine World Council held an emergency meeting and hastily revoked the legitimacy of Gale Society and the councilor qualifications of Zeng Yunge and two others. They forced Gale Society to disband, and law enforcement officers were on their way to arrest dozens of key criminals, led by Zeng Yunge, to take the blame and quell public anger.

The once grand Gale Society now appears deserted and quiet. Even the fewest pedestrians in Wind Sky City seem to be around. Even the most oblivious person knows that Zeng Yunge will not surrender easily. After all, at this juncture, having committed these crimes, confessing means death. So, with all the evidence, not confessing means only resisting arrest.

Zeng Yunge stood on his chair, his face now calm, at least outwardly. He twirled a device about the size of a car key in his hand. Beside him were Zhang Yanqige and Guan Hongge, and opposite him were some of the suspects who looked dejected.

If it were any other charge, perhaps the experience of other members of parliament over many years, or the knowledge of their dark pasts, might have been enough to suppress the charges. But now that refugees are involved, the culpability is far too great.

In that case, it would be better to leave behind these dark histories and, if they were to become an illegal organization in the future, they might have a chance to make a comeback. The current situation is that even if they fail, they cannot just slink away like this. They must leave behind enough deterrents so that they can survive in an illegal organization.

"How's the inspection going? Are there any problems with those military units?" Zeng Yunge asked coldly.

"I personally checked them one by one. Those soldiers do indeed have unknown powers within them. If I hadn't carefully checked them one by one, I really wouldn't have been able to find them. Then last night I started emergency production and produced over a hundred that were without problems," Zhang Yanqige said definitively.

"How's the relocation of the Brood Nest going?" Zeng Yunge asked again.

"It's already loaded onto the truck, but I suspect Lu Li has tampered with it too. He might have used those to pinpoint the location of the Brood Nest," Zhang Yanqige said with some regret.

"Lu Li, humph!" Zeng Yunge snorted coldly, a fierce smile appearing on her face, "This matter will be repaid sooner or later! If there's a problem with the Brood Nest, just release it. That monster probably wants to take revenge on the humans who tormented it, and it'll also draw some attention to us."

"Understood, Big Brother." A fierce glint appeared in Zhang Yanqige's eyes as well.

"Arresting you was indeed the right decision." The office door was kicked open, and Lu Li, holding a personal terminal (which appeared to be live-streaming), took out the arrest warrant and read out the charge, "Criminal Zeng Yunge."

"The evidence against you for the thirteen charges, including illegal human experimentation, trading with illegal organizations, tax evasion, framing, murder, attempted murder, atrophy of women, and animal cruelty, is conclusive."

"Please lay down your resistance. We are now arresting you in accordance with the law. You have the right to remain silent, but everything you say can be used against you in court." Lu Li said the prepared lines with a smile on his face.

Zeng Yunge chuckled. It seemed like this was how he dealt with the Windless Organization back then. What a cycle of cause and effect!

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