Tang Xin's gaze darkened. She knew her life and death rested on a single thought from her sister, but she did not beg for mercy. Instead, she said coldly,
"Sister, you can kill me, but I did nothing wrong."
Those words struck Tang Guo's heart like a thunderbolt.
Her entire body stiffened. Shock, bewilderment, a sense of absurdity, and disbelief surged through her all at once.
Only after a long while did she force a hoarse, icy voice through clenched teeth.
"You did nothing wrong? Who in Empress Village didn't treat you like family? You betrayed the village and destroyed everyone's home. If the Pioneer hadn't appeared, everyone would have died!
And even now, you still think you did nothing wrong?"
Tang Xin's expression remained unchanged, without a trace of remorse.
"We simply stood on different sides. You have your justice, and I have my duty. For the Speaker's grand ambitions, I'm willing to bear the infamy!"
"Ahem..." Du Jingzhe suddenly began coughing beside them, shooting Tang Xin meaningful looks over and over. If looks could kill, she would already have dropped dead.
Bai Ye stepped forward, blocking Du Jingzhe's line of sight, and looked at him with a faint, ambiguous smile.
Du Jingzhe stiffened and dared not try any more tricks.
Tang Xin was still arguing her case. "You think I'm wrong because you're looking at this from Empress Village's perspective. But from beginning to end, I've stood on the side of all humanity, at the same heights from which the Speaker looks down upon the world!
His gaze has never rested on the gains and losses of a single village or region, but on the order and rebirth of the entire Federation!"
"Ahem, ahem..." Du Jingzhe's coughing grew more violent, and even his body began to tremble.
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