I'm being held captive by a monster

Chapter 312 Let him speak!!!
A week later.

The committee, the court.

Sitting in the very center is Lin Xing'an.

Before him stood an interrogation team comprised of Jiang Rong as the committee representative, Wei Dongling as the representative of the encirclement and annihilation department, Qian Sen, and several other veteran figures from the coordination department.

On the right are Mai Yuran, Mai Lingbu, Zhang Guang, Liu Yang, and others.

The dozens of rows of seats behind him were already completely filled.

Lin Xing'an turned around.

The person in the first row in the middle is Qian Qiongzhi.

This is her first public appearance since the pandemic ended and she took off her mask.

Compared to her previous arrogant and domineering attitude, where she looked down on everyone like pigs or dogs, Qian Qiongzhi is now... much quieter.

Or rather, they became somewhat reserved and... timid.

Her loose hair obscured her eyes, but it couldn't hide the tension and a hint of inexplicable resentment in them.

Xu Ye was sitting in the first row behind Lin Xing'an.

Xu Ye no longer needs a wheelchair, only a cane for assistance.

Feeling Lin Xing'an's gaze, a bright smile appeared on her face.

But his fists were still clenched tightly, a little nervously.

"quiet."

Seeing that the time had come, Jiang Rong said in a deep voice.

Her voice wasn't loud, but it silenced the large room within seconds.

This was the first time the courtroom had been full since the committee was established.

This shows how much attention this verdict has received.

"let's start."

Jiang Rong glanced at Lin Xing'an, whose expression remained expressionless, and then nodded to Wei Dongling beside her.

"Lin Xing'an, regarding the various suspicious points about you personally killing Sixteen Month a week ago..."

"I need you to explain this to us all."

Wei Dongling cleared her throat and flipped through the sheets of paper in her hand.

"You say."

Lin Xing'an stood up and nodded politely.

“A week ago, you learned from the memories of humans and animals that Song Xinju and Shiliuyue were together.”

"In order to pinpoint the location of the 16th month, you decided to exchange a human-animal baby for Professor Niu's ability."

"After I learned of this news, I immediately sent someone to Beicheng University to find you."

"But you said that Professor Niu's ability failed, that he didn't locate the position in the sixteenth month."

Wei Dongling tapped her fingers on the table, looking at Lin Xing'an as she calmly explained.

"Yes, Professor Niu did not pinpoint the location in the sixteenth month."

Lin Xing'an answered calmly in return.

Zhang Guang, standing to the side, nervously swallowed.

“Very well, in that case, Lin Xing’an, I have two questions.”

"First, if Professor Niu has no merit, why would you give that human-animal baby to Professor Niu for free?"

"Second, if you didn't know the location of the Sixteenth Month, how did you manage to find it so quickly?"

Wei Dongling asked with a gloomy face.

The moment she killed Sixteen, she knew she had been deceived by Lin Xing'an.

She won't get the credit.

Since she can't get it, then Lin Xing'an shouldn't even think about taking it!

The only chance for her to salvage the situation now is to question whether Lin Xing'an made a major mistake in killing Sixteen Months!
Then, through Lin Xing'an's mistake, Zhang Guang was dragged into the mess!
They forced Zhang Guang to use Qian Qiongzhi's various violations to protect himself!

"I entrusted the human and animal baby to Professor Niu because Professor Niu had done his best to help me, even overdrawing his own body and consuming his own lifespan."

"The reason for the final result was not Professor Niu's fault, but that humans and animals were more skilled."

"So I didn't ask for the human and animal baby back; it's what Professor Niu deserves for his hard work."

Lin Xing settled in.

Wei Dongling then slammed her hand on the table twice.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"Deserved? Lin Xing'an, you really dare to say that!"

She looked up at Lin Xing'an, then glanced at the audience members who were all seated behind her.

"So many people from the Siege and Kill Division are searching house to house for traces of people and livestock, patrolling day and night..."

"You and Zhang Guang should know best what it's like to work hard!"

"Didn't they sacrifice more than Professor Niu?"

"Didn't they try their best?"

"Didn't they risk getting infected and overwork themselves?"

"Then why isn't this human-animal baby rewarded to everyone who tried harder? Instead, it's given to Professor Niu, who didn't play a single role in the whole incident?"

"You're saying Professor Niu deserves it, but aren't all the others even more deserving?"

Wei Dongling questioned sharply!

A hint of worry was clearly visible on Xu Ye's face.

A commotion of whispers arose behind them.

Countless gazes were fixed on Lin Xing'an's back.

The vast majority of people looked surprised.

They had no idea that there were human and animal babies...

"Silence, silence!"

Seeing that the discussion was getting louder and louder, Jiang Rong spoke up again.

But this time it took several tens of seconds for the sound to subside.

"Lin Xing'an, how do you explain this?"

"Or... did Professor Niu actually find out the location of the Sixteenth Month, but you chose to hide it?"

Wei Dongling's question caused cold sweat to bead on Zhang Guang's forehead.

"That's a really tricky question..."

He sighed softly.

At this moment, he was even more nervous than Lin Xing'an!

If Lin Xing'an admits to concealing the truth, then the entire process of killing Sixteen Months will be in serious trouble!
Wei Dongling is absolutely capable of turning Lin Xing'an from a hero who killed Shiliuyue into a sinner who deliberately concealed Shiliuyue's location!

At that time, Zhang Guang will also be dragged down with him.

"We absolutely cannot admit it..."

Zhang Guang interlaced his fingers and pressed them against his chin.

But if they stubbornly refuse to admit it...

The matter of that baby is simply inexplicable...

Lin Xing'an couldn't very well say... that Professor Niu's contributions were greater than those of the brothers fighting on the front lines, could he?

"Tsk..."

Zhang Guang looked at Wei Dongling, who sat high above him.

"That old bastard..."

He was also furious.

The moment Shiliuyue died, Zhang Guang felt nothing but admiration for Lin Xing'an!
They were amazed that Lin Xing'an had actually managed to fool Sixteen Months, and even fool him.

By taking advantage of this time difference, they firmly grasped the credit in their own hands!
But immediately, he realized that Wei Dongling would definitely not let this go!
Unfortunately, Lin Xing'an was seriously injured and fell into a coma.

After waking up, he was "closely protected" by Wei Dongling, who didn't give him any chance to meet her.

Not to mention him, even Xu Ye wouldn't allow Lin Xing'an to meet alone!
Lin Xing'an had only been recovering for a day, and his several serious wounds hadn't even healed yet, when Wei Dongling forced him to participate in this interrogation!
Of course, choosing this time...

Besides catching Lin Xing'an off guard, the main reason is that the election of candidate committee members will take place this afternoon!
"..."

Zhang Guang interlaced his fingers and clamped them tightly.

At this moment, we can only trust Lin Xing'an.

"Lin Xing'an, speak!"

Wei Dongling slammed her hand on the table with a loud bang.

His tone suddenly became serious!

"...Professor Niu did not locate Song Xinju at that time, nor did he locate the location of Shiliuyue."

Lin Xing'an took a deep breath and said.

"Oh? So you're saying that the efforts of all those brothers in the Siege Department over thirty-six days are less valuable in your eyes than Professor Niu using his abilities for two hours?"

"Otherwise, why don't you give this human-animal baby to everyone?"

"Perhaps no one even knows about this news?"

Wei Dongling stared at Lin Xing'an and sneered.

Another commotion arose from behind.

Zhang Guang cursed under his breath.

Wei Dongling, that old bastard, was too well-prepared...

Each person behind this represents a ticket!
If he doesn't answer this question well, even if he retains the credit for killing Sixteen Months, Lin Xing'an will lose his position as a candidate committee member this time.

If he runs for office again, this incident will become a stain on his life!

But most importantly...

Zhang Guang's eyes flickered.

Please don't let Lin Xing'an implicate him...

"Lin Xing'an, I admire your heroic act of risking your life to kill Sixteen Months."

"I'm not trying to be aggressive." "But you'd better explain yourself now, otherwise giving you a reward would be too disheartening for the brothers."

Wei Dongling leaned back in her seat, continuing to tease everyone's emotions, looking at Lin Xing'an with a half-smile.

Lin Xing'an then turned around.

Jealousy, anger, confusion, schadenfreude...

A variety of emotions were displayed on everyone's faces.

Of course, there was also Xu Ye's concern and encouragement.

"Everyone."

The discussion intensified once again.

However, before Jiang Rong could organize the records, Lin Xing'an spoke up himself.

“I admit that I didn’t think this through.”

"But I don't regret it. If I could do it all over again, I would still choose to give this baby to Professor Niu."

Lin Xing'an addressed the crowd behind him, not Wei Dongling.

His words caused a moment of silence in the room, after which a huge discussion erupted once again!

Xu Ye bit her lip, nodded to Lin Xing'an, and firmly supported him.

"What is An'an doing..."

Zhang Guang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his Adam's apple bobbing.
He just thought about it for a moment.

The optimal solution in this situation is not to confront them head-on, but to back down, apologize, and accept it even if it means kneeling down to apologize!
After all, everyone will be voting this afternoon!
Jiang Rong's brows furrowed immediately!

They also didn't understand what Lin Xing'an wanted to do.

Only Wei Dongling's lips curled into a smug yet disdainful smile.

What good would it do to kill Sixteen Months after all that effort?
What good is it to preserve the credit?
Lin Xing'an will be the target of everyone's hatred his whole life; he can forget about ever turning his life around!

"Lin Xing'an! How dare you!"

"You are denying everyone's efforts!"

"You mean everyone's useless? All of you combined aren't even as good as a university professor?"

"I'll ask you one more time! Who should you give this human-animal baby to?!"

Wei Dongling slammed her hand on the table and said!

The atmosphere became even more heated!

"For Professor Niu!"

Lin Xing'an's voice suddenly grew louder!

It instantly drowned out everyone else's voices!

"I chose to give it to Professor Niu not because I think Professor Niu's contribution is greater than everyone else's."

"On the contrary, I, Lin Xing'an, have been on the front lines from beginning to end, and I haven't closed my eyes for a single day!"

"You all have worked even harder than I have! Your hearts are even stronger than mine!"

"I understand your hardships, your exhaustion, the disappointment of achieving nothing, and the pain of gritting your teeth and persevering better than you do yourself!"

Lin Xing'an walked directly off the stage and faced everyone.

He subtly displayed his wounds to everyone.

"Lin Xing'an, you're contradicting yourself!"

"If what you're saying is true, then why should you give this baby to Professor Niu?"

Wei Dongling sneered.

They wanted to regain control of the situation.

"Because there isn't!"

But Lin Xing'an interrupted her directly!
"Because there aren't that many people and animals!"

"If I had one, I'd give one to everyone! I'd love for everyone to live a life where livestock are raised!"

"Everyone has worked so hard and is so tired; this is all they deserve!"

"But unfortunately, I only have one animal, so I can only give it to Professor Niu."

A resolute look appeared on Lin Xing'an's face.

"Because I promised Professor Niu."

"Since I promised, I will do it!"

Lin Xing'an said firmly.

Wei Dongling raised an eyebrow.

"Professor Niu did not achieve my goal; he did not lock onto the position in June."

"However, Professor Niu did his best. His abilities will consume his life force and have an irreversible impact on his already poor health."

"But he disregarded his own safety and gave it his all."

"Does the fact that the result was not satisfactory mean that Professor Niu's entire effort should be negated? That's impossible."

Lin Xing'an's gaze swept over the rows of gluttons behind him.

"The committee's assessment has always been results-oriented, regardless of the process."

"Brothers of the Siege Division, you are always searching for humans and animals, and never putting yourselves in danger."

"But as the chicken coop nears the end of its lifespan, there are fewer and fewer people and animals, and no matter how hard we try, we can't find many!"

"But cold, hard evaluations don't care about any of that. They'll just assume you haven't completed your tasks, deduct from your salary and performance bonuses, and negate all your efforts!"

Lin Xing'an's voice grew louder and louder, and his emotions became increasingly agitated.

The people who were whispering and looking disdainful just moments before were now nodding in agreement.

"Why do they treat us like this? All our hard work and sweat are negated just because we didn't catch any animals!"

Is this fucking fair?

"Is the result really more important than the process?"

"Besides, is this the result everyone wanted? This outcome is something that effort alone cannot change!"

"There are so few people and animals in the chicken coop at the end! Even when Mother comes, there are still so few of them!"

"This task is simply impossible to complete! Even if the committee member came, he still wouldn't be able to finish it!"

"So, is this fucking fair?"

Just like Wei Dongling had done earlier, Lin Xing'an slammed his fist on the table, his face flushed red!
"Lin Xing'an, you..."

"Shut up, let me finish!"

Lin Xing'an glared at Wei Dongling.

Wei Dongling was stunned for a moment, and her face instantly twisted in pain!

"Brothers in the coordination department, you all bear the heavy responsibility of allocating people and livestock at the start of each round of chicken coop operations."

"However, this committee member's daughter needs to reserve one in advance, and that committee member's nephew needs to reserve one in advance."

"One committee member has seventy, eighty, or ninety relatives! They just need to make a phone call to each one to let me know!"

"But there are only so many people and animals! How are we going to divide them up? Where are we going to find so many to pre-order?"

"You won't give it to me? Follow the rules? The draw is the only way? Fine, then get lost!"

Lin Xing'an looked towards the Coordination Department again.

His words this time caused Jiang Rong's expression to change drastically.

"Lin Xing'an, this is malicious speculation, baseless accusation! You're changing the subject!"

"You're the one changing the subject!"

Lin Xing'an stared directly at Wei Dongling without any fear!
"In the past, the department I hated the most and looked down on the most was the Coordination Department."

"I think this is a shady deal. Why is it that our brothers in the Siege Department work so hard, but they still don't get any human or animal loot?"

"Why is it that every time there's a lottery, those good-for-nothing rich kids who spend their days indulging in debauchery always have such good luck?"

"Are they really lucky? Bullshit!"

"Their only good fortune was being born into a good family!"

Lin Xing'an was spitting as he spoke.

There was a noticeable increase in heavy breathing in the hall.

Everyone nodded in agreement!
Some of them were even flushed!

Lin Xing'an said things that they dared not say, or even think!

"So, guys in the coordination department, do you think this is fair?"

"Lin Xing'an, that's enough! That's enough."

Jiang Rong squinted at Lin Xing'an and said warningly.

"Lin Xing'an, are you trying to defy the heavens?!"

Wei Dongling gritted her teeth in anger!
This is the denunciation meeting she held against Lin Xing'an!

How did it turn into Lin Xing'an's personal showcase?!
"What do you think..."

"Lin Xing'an!!!"

Seeing that Lin Xing'an completely ignored her, Wei Dongling glared angrily and stood up abruptly!
"Let him speak."

But before she could react, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

The voice seemed to come from another time and space, causing everyone in the room to freeze in shock!
Everyone turned around and looked towards the door.

A beam of divine light shone in through the crack in the door.

Then both doors opened completely...

What comes into view is...

It is a pair of large, white, and full wings.

wrong……

Not a pair of wings...

Instead, three pairs...

Under everyone's shocked gaze, the angel Shi Sheng, dragging her wings, walked into the hall.

(End of this chapter)