The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

Zhou Yan remained completely unmoved by Lin Miaomiao's screams.

Zhou Yan didn't even bother to argue with her.

This woman has gone mad.

Zhou Yan simply raised his left arm calmly and tapped his watch lightly with his index finger.

Om-!

A pale blue light curtain, more than a meter wide, suddenly appeared in front of Lin Miaomiao.

The dense text and numbers on it, with an undeniable coldness, scrolled frantically upwards.

"Suspect Lin Miaomiao, since establishing the Tianhu Guild, you have run a credit loan business and illegally raised 5926 million Yuan Crystals!"

Zhou Yan's voice was completely flat, as if he were reading a pre-written verdict.

"This has led to tens of thousands of families being driven to despair, resulting in the direct or indirect deaths of 1519 people and causing countless families to suffer utter devastation."

The scrolling of the light screen continued.

"Those who borrow money and cannot repay it will be sold into the gladiatorial arena and tortured every day."

Lin Miaomiao's gaze was fixed on that light screen.

Those black names, like a swarm of ants, sent chills down her spine.

In that blackness, some names were marked in striking blood red.

Those are people who are already dead.

One thousand five hundred and nineteen.

At this point, Zhou Yan lowered his eyes to look at Lin Miaomiao: "Lin Miaomiao, I don't care how wronged you feel, or whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the fact remains that you killed so many people!"

"So...you can't clear your name!"

Fear, like a belated tide, finally washed over Lin Miaomiao's heart.

But what followed was an even more intense feeling of humiliation and anger at being judged.

Lin Miaomiao suddenly straightened her neck, a contemptuous and sharp sneer appearing on her face.

"Is this my fault?"

"They're just stupid! Knowing full well that there's no such thing as a free lunch, why did they still believe it? Those idiots, why do they deserve to enjoy social welfare? They deserve to die!"

"Besides, I didn't kill them; their greed and stupidity killed them. What does it have to do with me?"

"I merely offered a choice; they chose this path to their own demise!"

"Utter nonsense!"

"That's just unreasonable!"

A roar, suppressing extreme rage, exploded from Zhou Yan's throat!

His usually calm face was finally distorted by the shamelessness of the woman before him.

"Who do you think you are? What gives you the right to make decisions for others!"

Zhou Yan suddenly took a step forward, and the powerful sense of oppression made Lin Miaomiao involuntarily retreat.

He stretched out his finger and pointed it at the light screen from a distance.

"Zhang Wei, a construction worker, tricked him into believing that if he paid money, he could get him a spot in 'Wasteland Era.' In the end, he borrowed 500 Source Crystals from you, and in half a month, the interest ballooned to 5,000!"

"He couldn't pay back the debt, and since he didn't qualify for the 'Wasteland Era,' he was useless to you. So you had his legs broken and threw him into the sewers. By the time he was discovered, he was already a corpse!"

Slide your finger down.

"Li Jing, a single mother, borrowed 1,000 Source Crystals to buy her son a set of beginner equipment to help him quickly get through his development period. You sold her to the Black Sand Arena. She survived for three days before finally having a mental breakdown."

Zhou Yan's fingertips swept across the light screen, and each red name that was pointed to represented a broken family and a bloody tragedy.

The fists of the young soldiers behind him were clenched so tightly they cracked, and their gazes toward Lin Miaomiao were filled with undisguised killing intent.

Lin Miaomiao's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

But her lips remained stubbornly pursed, refusing to show even a hint of regret.

Looking at her unrepentant appearance, Zhou Yan's surging anger strangely subsided.

He's seen far too many people like that.

These people may look different or be of different genders, but what they have in common is that they always have a million reasons to excuse their evil deeds.

They either shift all blame to the environment, to others, or even to the victims themselves.

Arguing with someone who is rotten to the core is just a waste of breath.

He is neither a judge nor an educator.

He was just an official soldier, an executor.

"I can tell you're very dissatisfied." Zhou Yan suppressed all outward emotions, his voice returning to its initial calm and even tone: "My word doesn't count, but the law will always judge you."

Zhou Yan glanced behind him, a simple gesture of raising his hand conveying an undeniable command.

"take away!"

The group quickly stepped forward, and two soldiers, one on each side, instantly gripped Lin Miaomiao's shoulders with their iron-like arms.

The force was so great that she felt her bones groaning.

"I did nothing wrong! You can't arrest me!"

Driven by her survival instinct, Lin Miaomiao unleashed a final frenzy. She struggled violently, kicking her legs wildly, and her shrill screams echoed piercingly in the hall.

However, the two soldiers were like two unshakeable mountains; no matter how she twisted and turned, their steady steps dragged her toward the gate.

Some residents and passersby in the lobby were attracted by the commotion and looked over with curiosity and suspicion.

Lin Miaomiao caught a glimpse of the onlookers out of the corner of her eye. A flash of inspiration struck her chaotic mind, and her instinct to perform instantly overwhelmed her madness.

Her struggles abruptly ceased, replaced by a heart-wrenching wail.

"Indecent assault! Help! These men are trying to molest me! The government officials are bullying an honest person!"

Lin Miaomiao twisted and turned desperately, trying to make herself look even more disheveled and helpless: "Is there no justice in this world?! Is there no law in this world?! They're arresting people without even asking what happened!"

The surrounding crowd began to whisper, and some people looked hesitant and puzzled.

After all, in the apocalypse, while the power of the government represents order, it also represents absolute power.

Under the rule of tyranny, wrongful convictions occur frequently.

However, the soldiers escorting Lin Miaomiao ignored the whispers and pointing around them. Their faces remained expressionless as they silently and efficiently carried out their orders, quickly escorting her to the armored vehicle at the door.

Explanation?

no need.

The truth doesn't need to be explained to everyone.

Just as they were about to pass through the crowd, an elderly woman with gray hair suddenly pushed her way out of the crowd. She stared intently at Lin Miaomiao, who was being held captive, her cloudy eyes blazing with boundless hatred.

"It's you! Enchanting Fox! I'd recognize you even if you were ashes, you devil!"

The old woman's hoarse cries instantly silenced the entire hall.

She pointed a trembling finger at Lin Miaomiao, every finger shaking: "Give me back my grandson! You lied to my grandson, saying joining your guild would bring him a good life, and what happened? He was only seventeen! You sold him to a black mine, and we couldn't even find his body!"

"You beast who eats people without spitting out the bones! I'll fight you to the death!"

The old woman, like a mad tiger, pounced on Lin Miaomiao.

A soldier quickly stepped to the side and shielded the old woman with his body, his movements steady and restrained, both stopping her and avoiding harming her.

This scene was more impactful than any official announcement.