US police: outlaws

Chapter 122 Declaration of War

A day later, in the state legislature, Governor Brett Bird faced impeachment proceedings by opposition lawmakers.

"Governor, please answer me. Among the more than 30 people involved in the cult sacrifice in this video, it has been confirmed that two of them are illegitimate children of the Bird family, and your nephew even carried out a horrific biological terrorist attack. I would like to ask if the others are members of your Bird family, and whether you were involved."

The question was raised, and all 80 legislators in the state discussed it extensively. This case was so bad that even members of the Congratulatory Party were wavering, unsure whether they should continue to support Brett Bird.

Stubbornly holding on is not a good thing either, as it could lead to a significant decrease in the Congratulatory Party's voter base in California.

Despite being over 50 years old, Brett Bird remained calm in the face of criticism.

"Congressman Reiner, we Americans shouldn't have laws against guilt by association, right? But how is my ancestor's illegitimate child related to me? Even Thomas Bird was just a long-estranged relative. I wasn't involved, and I don't think anyone else related to me would be involved. This country values ​​evidence, and I believe the FBI will clear my name."

Brett Bird looked at his many allies as he spoke.

"I believe that justice will lead everyone to cast the right vote."

Several key members of the opposition party couldn't help but sneer. In their view, Brett Bird was just making a last-ditch effort. Even if the legislature failed to impeach him, the state's residents would still hold a recall vote. Ordinary people don't care about whether there is actual evidence or not.

A recall vote can be triggered if 140 million people sign a petition. If more than half of the voters vote in favor, Brett Bird will have to step down. So even if the impeachment fails, he will only be removed from office.

The impeachment proceedings began, and Brett Bird nervously cast his votes one by one.

"34 votes against impeachment,"

"46 votes in favor of impeachment"

"Impeachment failed."

Brett Bird could finally breathe a sigh of relief, but he couldn't relax yet, because the opposition still had tricks up its sleeve.

"Although the impeachment failed, you are all well aware of the situation outside. I am here to introduce a bill that temporarily restricts the power of governors, depriving them of emergency powers until they are completely cleared of suspicion. This is also to give an explanation to the outside world."

The vote results made Brett Bird's face darken; the bill passed, and by an overwhelming 64 votes.

Unless the Department of Justice clears him of suspicion, his remaining term will be subject to parliamentary constraints, including the power to mobilize the National Guard.

Inside the B7 armored vehicle, Brett Bird clenched his fists, his anger barely contained.

That bastard, how dare that bastard ruin the fruits of his decades of hard work! The commotion he caused this time is so great that it's difficult for him to even step down and escape punishment, let alone protect his family and governorship.

One can only hope that the previous security measures were effective, that the FBI couldn't find any useful clues, and that even the president refused to speak to him.

"Luo, I want Ethan Lee dead."

"ha?"

The secretary standing to the side was stunned. Was this the time to do these things?

"Governor, we should proceed with caution."

"It's precisely because I'm cautious that I want him dead. Nobody knows what that damned yellow-skinned monkey will do next, or get those Baptist Party members to make a move. No matter what, I want him dead."

Faced with the governor's desperate outburst, Secretary Lu could only make a phone call.

On the other hand, after being questioned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Lee Esen was given a paid leave and even his position as temporary team leader was removed. It has to be said that the governor's counterattack was really fierce.

Inside the restaurant, Li Yisen ate while scrolling through his phone.

"It's a bit boring."

Although he was suppressed, he did gain something, such as having 50 followers on a certain social media platform, as well as system rewards.

[Ding! You have killed the villain who has murdered dozens of people and destroyed the Bird family's evil sacrifice that has lasted for 178 years. You have received a 6-star reward. No suitable reward is being generated.]

[Ding! Obtained a 6-star reward for the Idealist type: Controlling Creatures]

【唯心型技能.操控生物（6星）：消耗10点精神操控一个单位生物，共享视野，有效时间12小时。敏捷+5精神+20】

[Note: The more intelligent a being is, the more difficult it is to control. To control a human, one needs to inflict a concussion, causing their mind to go blank and rendering them unable to control their speech.]

【Strength: 48】

[Endurance: 51]

[Agility: 44]

【Spirit: 64】

[Ding! Your Spirit has exceeded 50 points. You have gained a Spirit-related talent.]

Guilt Sense: It can sense whether a target has committed murder. The color is red for murderers, and the more murders, the darker the color becomes, until it turns black.

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Guilt?

Lee Ethan glanced at the other guests in the restaurant and immediately noticed that there were two red-named individuals among the dozen or so people. Was America's killing rate really that high? One of the red-named individuals even made eye contact with him.

Li Yisen turned his attention back to interacting with the social media app, while taking a sip of coffee. The taste was a little different, but it was quite delicious.

As time passed, the red-named man who was looking at his phone not far away felt incredulous.

How come Ethan Lee is still alright? He put compressed blue-ringed octopus toxin in the other person's coffee. At high doses, this stuff causes numbness and nausea in the lips within two minutes, dizziness and muscle spasms within five minutes, and complete paralysis of the respiratory muscles leading to suffocation within 15 minutes.

It's been 40 minutes now, how come the person is still okay?

The man with the red name suspected that the goods he bought yesterday were fake. He was a frequent customer and had never checked the goods before. Who would have thought that he would be sold counterfeit goods?

"Damn profiteer."

The man with the red name cursed as he instinctively dipped his finger in the sauce and tasted it, then belatedly spat it out a few times.

"Am I stupid? But it's okay, it's a fake anyway."

Two minutes later, the man suddenly felt nauseous.

"Psychological effect?"

Four minutes later, he began to notice his muscles twitching, and his expression changed drastically.

"Poison, right? No, no, I need to go to the hospital."

The man had just gotten up when he fell to the ground, drawing the attention of everyone in the room.

Lee Ethan even helped with first aid and called an ambulance, but unfortunately, the ambulance didn't arrive for 10 minutes.

The man with the red name felt like he was suffocating, and could only look at Li Yisen in front of him, who seemed to be trying to save someone.

Why are you okay? Why?

There is absolutely no way to cure this poison except with mechanical ventilation.

In the end, the man died, right under Ethan Lee's gaze.

Lee Yisen had no idea that when the blue-ringed octopus toxin entered his stomach, the super phagocytes recognized and engulfed TTX (tetrodotoxin) and other protein components.

It's important to know that blue-ringed octopus venom is strictly speaking a chemical substance, 1000 times more toxic than potassium chloride. The body has no way to defend against it. If it weren't for the super phagocytes' talent leading to cellular evolution, even phagocytes with enhanced endurance would not be able to recognize and engulf the venom.

The Baptist Party remnants on the other side were also stunned; this person was actually unharmed.

However, with his companion being sent to the hospital, his identity as a member of the Baptist Remnant Gang will be exposed sooner or later, at which point Li Yisen will be protected by the police, so they have no choice but to strike first.

Li Yisen stopped his car at a traffic light, and suddenly another car drove alongside him. There were three people in the car, one of whom seemed quite nervous.

Lee Ethan immediately recognized that the three were red-named and were full of hostility.

The next second, both sides pulled out their weapons and pointed them at each other; Li Yisen had a pistol, and the other had an automatic rifle.

"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang"

Bullets left marks on the Ford, but Lee Ethan didn't fire, simply watching as the outer layer of the bulletproof glass shattered.

"Click click click"

The assassins ran out of bullets, and they were stunned.

What's going on? This armored vehicle is way too overpowered. At least the B6 can withstand heavy sniper rifles and rocket launchers, and even heavy machine guns for a while.

Lee Ethan didn't give the other party time to reload. He rolled down the car window, opened a crack, and openly aimed his pistol.

"Drive faster..."

""

"Bang bang bang"

Three shots killed three people; their car wasn't bulletproof.

Just then, Lee Ethan fell into a hallucination. It was the activation of his Flash ability. In the hallucination, a rocket launcher blew him and his car up.

"Depend on."

Li Yisen unbuckled his seatbelt and rushed out. Inside the car, he was practically doomed, since it would be difficult for anyone who wasn't a novice to miss.

As Lee Ethan moved, the sense of crisis in his mind did not disappear until a rocket was fired from the right.

Limit perception.

The trajectory of the ultimate burst rocket appeared in Li Yisen's mind. He moved his body, and the rocket grazed him 20 centimeters away, exploding 20 meters behind him.

"boom"

A wave of scorching heat rushed towards him, along with two shards of metal piercing his flesh.

The moment of life and death left Li Yisen's mind blank for a second, followed by a fit of rage. He was always the one shooting people with rocket launchers, but today he was being blasted by one in the street.

This is downtown Los Angeles, how dare those bastards?

Lee Ethan glanced at the gunner 200 meters away who was trying to escape, and the next second he tilted his head to dodge a bullet fired from a distant high-rise building. This scene terrified the sniper on the other side.

What's wrong with this guy? He can't be killed by a rocket launcher, and he can't be hit by a sniper rifle.

Li Yisen moved, rushing towards his opponent at a speed close to 100 meters per second.

The gunner drew his pistol.

"Don't come any closer."

"Bang bang bang bang"

Lee Ethan dodged most of the bullets, and took the remaining three directly with the hardest part of his body.

With the danger perception active skill activated, it's difficult to kill him unless there's a barrage of bullets.

"Bang"

The sniper rifle fired again, but this time it killed the gunner.

""

By the time Lee Ethan arrived at the sniper's location, the sniper had already left, forcing him to stop the search and call Freya.

"Freya, I've been shot and hit by shrapnel from a rocket. Please perform surgery to remove it."

There was silence on the other end, followed by a reply after a few seconds.

"The usual place."

This attack made Lee Ethan realize one thing: waiting for Brett Bird to collapse directly was very risky; who knew if next time they might use a ton of explosives to blow him up along with his villa.

"Let's see who dies first."

Li Yisen took out his phone, pointed it at himself and the explosion marks behind him, took a picture, and posted it online.

"Today I was first attacked by three gunmen, then bombarded with a rocket launcher, and then assassinated by a sniper. Who did I offend? Who is behind this? It's really hard to figure out."