Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 306 Reprimanding the Committee Members, Sacrificing the Pawn to Save the King

There is less than a week left until the deadline for Rule Fourteen.

Compared to the assassination by the shadows, the public is more concerned about the expansion of the harm caused by the rules.

It is an undeniable fact that there are a large number of people addicted to spores and deeply parasitized in countries around the world today.

The changes in their addiction stages have gradually become known to the public.

Especially after entering the fourth stage, addicts begin to exhibit violent tendencies, which undoubtedly threatens the lives of non-addicts.

As a result, other countries had no choice but to follow the same path as North Star, centralizing and managing spore addicts.

Because North Star did this in the early stages of the rules, they took precautions in advance and are now in a relatively relaxed state.

However, some other countries that acted on a whim only took remedial action when the rules were about to expire, resulting in violent resistance from addicts.

Conflict and bloodshed are inevitable.

So when the North Star initiated the joint meeting, the other countries thought it was about discussing the rules, and they never expected that North Star would target Sakura.

During the meeting, Gao Liangwei released a video of the underground prison filmed by Guan Tong and had several detainees come forward to testify.

With witnesses and physical evidence present, the representative from Yingqi Kingdom fell silent, unable to defend himself.

"The original purpose of the Federation of People was to unite people all over the world to fight against the rules of the end times and the fire-stealers. Individuals or groups that endanger the people of the world are the common enemies of the Federation of People."

Gao Liangwei proposed: "In order to implement this goal, I think we should establish a joint investigation team composed of members from various countries of the Federation of Peoples to go to Sakura to investigate the case of gene mixing experiments."

Several committee members echoed the sentiment, but seemed somewhat indifferent.

I still think this is a domestic matter in Sakura. If people are being experimented on, it's either the people of Sakura or the people of Antai, whose country has already been destroyed. It won't harm their country.

Especially now that the [Extraterrestrial Parasite] rule is about to end, countries are more concerned about the damage the rule will cause to their own countries than about the messes that are happening in Sakura's country.

One committee member couldn't help but say, "Chairman Gao, your suggestion makes a lot of sense. But we really don't have the energy and manpower to participate in any joint investigation team. The rules alone are already giving us a huge headache."

“That’s right,” the Black Flag Nation representative said. “There’s a huge number of people addicted to violence in Black Flag Nation right now. Dealing with them properly is a headache enough. We don’t have time to worry about other countries’ human gene experiments.”

"hehe."

Mary, a commissioner of the Somali Empire, couldn't help but laugh a few times as she saw people opposing Gao Liangwei.

Gao Liangwei wasn't angry. He asked, "Does Committee Member Mary have anything to say?"

"Of course. Chairman Gao, your proposal is good, fair and humane. But our countries are not as lucky as your Beixing, so well-off, and able to spare the energy to deal with this kind of thing."

"..."

"What, do you think I'm wrong? Then I'll speak for everyone, so please don't feel bad about it."

Seeing Gao Liangwei's silence and frown, Mary continued speaking.

"From the moment the Firebringers descended and issued their first rule, your Northern Stars have benefited immensely from luck. If it had been nighttime where you were and daytime here, would your country still have such a large population?"

"The same applies to the earthquakes that followed. The Shadow, who possessed the ability to store mental energy, happened to be one of you Northern Star people. With his power, the earthquake's intensity in your territory was greatly reduced... Thanks to these two strokes of luck, Northern Star is now the most populous country in the world. The combined population of all the other countries in the Human Federation cannot compare to that of Northern Star."

Gao Liangwei asked, "What do you mean by all this?"

Mary shrugged and smiled: "I just wanted to remind Chairman Gao that when you, Beixing, are taking a high-level view, you should also consider things from the perspective of other countries."

“That’s right,” Committee Member Yingqi quickly said upon seeing this, “and each matter should be considered separately. Even if we do have some problems within our country, punishment can only be imposed after trial and conviction. Shadow’s assassination attempt is still intolerable, and we still insist that the Human Alliance issue a warrant for his arrest. If Beixing tries to protect him, then—”

Before Representative Yingqi could finish speaking, he saw Gao Liangwei looking at him and stopped talking.

The atmosphere at the meeting suddenly became tense.

A moment later, one of the committee members changed the subject: "Actually, our country needs some help right now. There are too many spore addicts. Now, in the fourth stage, most of those using violence are ordinary people, and we can barely suppress them with armed soldiers. If it continues to develop... our country may be at risk of collapse."

"Yes. In comparison, the problem of spore parasitism is more important. If it is not handled properly, the harm it causes will be far more serious than what happened to Sakura, and it will be even more terrible than the fact that everyone in Fahe worships the Fire Thief Cult."

The rampage of alien spores has become a major headache for every country. It is currently under control, but no one can say for sure what will happen when addicts eventually become spore parasites.

The terror and pressure brought about by this unknown even delayed major events such as the launch of manned rockets and the dispatch of mission teams to France.

After listening to everyone's words, Gao Liangwei began to reflect on his own actions.

He indeed overlooked the dire situation of other countries at that time. Just because Beixing still had the capacity to manage foreign affairs did not mean that other countries also had the capacity.

“It was my oversight,” Gao Liangwei admitted frankly. “You are all right, dealing with threats to the rules is the top priority. But even so, we cannot ignore what happened in Yingqi. We at Beixing will send out our own investigation team.”

“Chairman Gao, why are you so insistent on holding this matter accountable!” Committee member Yingqi blushed and was very angry. “We will conduct our own internal investigation and handle this matter. We don’t need your interference.”

Gao Liangwei's eyes turned cold, and he reprimanded in a deep voice: "Back then, the People's Federation allocated the land of Antai State to you through a vote. Your Yingqi made a promise to treat the remaining Antai people in the area well. But what was the result? Evidence shows that these people not only did not receive good treatment, but also became victims of human experiments."

"This……"

"You broke your promise first, so what right do you have to conduct an internal investigation now? As the chairman of the People's Federation Committee, I am telling you clearly that you have no right to refuse an external investigation!"

Gao Liangwei didn't roar loudly, but simply raised his voice a little, which made Committee Member Yingqi uneasy, constantly looking at others for support.

However, all the other committee members looked away, appearing helpless. Even Mary, the committee member from Soroma who sold large quantities of weapons and intelligent robots to Sakura, remained silent.

Because Gao Liangwei is right.

The land that Yingqi Kingdom now possesses was not acquired for nothing. In addition to preserving the city name of Antai Bang, they must also treat the Antai Bang people who remain in the area well.

Now that Sakura is using others for human experiments, the evidence suggests that the mastermind is the Misawa clan, the actual rulers of Sakura. Given this complete lack of morality and conscience, it is entirely justified for Hokusei to send people to investigate.

Moreover, given Gao Liangwei's unwavering stance, if Yingqi insists on refusing, Beixing might even send troops, at which point it would be a matter that investigation alone cannot resolve.

"……All right."

Seeing that no one was speaking up for her, Committee Member Sakuragi's back immediately went limp, and she became listless and weak.

"I will notify the relevant personnel to discuss the matter after the meeting..."

……

When the People's Union meeting was held, Sakura Inori's internal actions were equally swift.

After the incident in the underground prison, the Mizawa family learned that the secret had been leaked and immediately sent people to completely destroy the official residence along with the prison below, destroying the evidence on site.

As for the prisoners who had disappeared from the prison, there was no large-scale manhunt.

The Yuze family speculated that the enemy might have used a teleportation device to take everyone away. In this case, pursuing them would not only be pointless, but would also inadvertently reveal the family's guilt.

They believe that the most important thing right now is to destroy and move any other evidence that has not yet been discovered.

In a dimly lit room, several elders of the Mizawa family stood with their heads bowed, while the divine child Mizawa Jun sat on the tatami in front of them.

“Xin will not betray me, I believe him,” Yu Zechun said calmly. “However, human will cannot contend with mental power. We can only assume that he will reveal all his secrets under the control of special tools or abilities.”

He sighed as he spoke: "Ever since the assassination, I've been worried about the Dark Prison, which is why I sent Xin there to prepare to move all the prisoners elsewhere. I didn't expect it to be too late."

Upon hearing this, the elders all looked tense. One of them said, "Your Highness, Xin knows a lot, such as about the laboratory..."

"Shut it down first, and move all the materials and facilities away."

"Should we shut it down now? The mid-term experiment was clearly successful. A few more adjustments and we could try mass production..." An elder clenched his fist. "Damn it, I'm so unwilling to accept this!"

"It doesn't have to be this way."

As the one who led the experiment, Jun Misawa should have been more anxious than anyone else, but he was able to remain calm.

"The experiment concerns whether our Yuze clan can rise above the rest of the world, and we cannot afford to make the slightest mistake. It is better to temporarily suspend it than to make a mistake that leads to total defeat."

"...Yes, I'll arrange it right away!"

“The enemy has taken all the criminals from the dark prison, and they will not let this go.” Yu Zechun’s eyes flashed. “I suspect they will come after the Yu Ze family, so we need to prepare in advance.”

"Divine Child, what preparations are you referring to?"

"Sacrifice the pawns to save the king. The key members of the family should go into hiding, leaving only some unimportant relatives and servants in the open. Let the enemy kill us if they want."

"This……"

Even unimportant relatives are still relatives, people who have inherited their bloodline. To treat them as pawns like this... Several elders found it hard to accept.

Yu Zechun looked at the elders with extremely cold eyes, but still reassured them, "It's alright. Once the storm passes, the experiment will restart. If successful, we will quickly make all our enemies pay for their crimes in blood."

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