Desperate people, accept the seed of my soul!

As Li Cheng turned to make arrangements, Zhou Zhengqing walked to the window and looked down at the growing crowd of onlookers.

Someone is taking pictures.

Someone is recording a video.

A reporter carrying a camera shouted loudly outside the police cordon, "What is the Public Security Bureau's response to this matter?"

Zhou Zhengqing clenched his fist.

Response.

How can he respond?

They said the police had done their best but couldn't stop a migrant worker.

The argument is that judges who accept bribes should be executed, but this can only be punished by law, not by private execution.

They asked everyone to trust the authorities, assuring them that the perpetrators would be brought to justice.

He himself found these words ironic.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps echoed down the corridor.

A messenger jogged over, holding a freshly printed official document, his face serious.

"Team Leader Zhou, an urgent notice just came from the province."

Zhou Zhengqing took the document, glanced at it, and his pupils suddenly contracted.

The document's heading, printed in large red letters, reads: "Decision on the Establishment of the National Center for Response to Abnormal Affairs."

The text was short, but every word was like a nail, smashing into his eyes.

"Effective immediately, the system of special commissioners for extraordinary events in all provinces and cities is hereby abolished, and a National Center for Response to Extraordinary Events is established, directly under the Political Affairs Committee of the Supreme Court, to uniformly command the monitoring, analysis, early warning, and handling of extraordinary events nationwide."

"Han Qiming was appointed as the center's director and given the rank of deputy chief superintendent of police. He has the authority to mobilize all armed forces nationwide to deal with major extraordinary threats."

"The center has five departments: Operations, Intelligence, Scientific Research, Training, and Post-Disaster Management. Experts from various fields, including criminal investigation, special operations, psychology, biology, and physics, have been drawn from across the country and are to report to Beijing immediately."

"Each military region's special operations brigade will select key personnel to form the 'Sharp Blade' joint task force, which will be under the command of the Central Operations Department. The initial force will consist of 3,000 personnel and will be equipped with the latest non-lethal suppression weapons against superhumans."

"Branch centers are established in each province and city, which are under the vertical leadership of the central government and are not subject to local jurisdiction."

"Immediately designate the Song Dynasty case as the top priority case nationwide, and instruct the center and the Jeolla Province branch to jointly investigate it and bring the perpetrators to justice within a specified timeframe. At the same time, conduct a comprehensive review of the corruption issues behind the Song Dynasty case, and investigate thoroughly and without leniency, no matter who is involved."

After reading the document, Zhou Zhengqing looked up and found his hands were trembling.

It's not because I'm afraid.

It's because every word on this piece of paper represents a level of authority he never dared to dream of before.

Unified command of the national armed forces.

A special forces unit of 3,000 people was mobilized.

It is under vertical leadership and is not subject to local jurisdiction.

This is treating extraordinary events as a national security threat.

"Team Leader Zhou."

The correspondent handed over another list.

"This is a list of experts drawn from across the country. The research department requested our cooperation in collecting all biological samples left over from the Song Dynasty. They said they wanted to study the source of extraordinary abilities at the genetic level."

Zhou Zhengqing took the list and scanned it from top to bottom.

Director of the Provincial Institute of Biology.

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Biomedical Engineering.

Senior Engineer, Strategic Technical Support Bureau of Military Region.

Chief expert in criminal psychology at the Institute of Psychology.

The Provincial Public Security Department's Criminal Investigation Corps is an authority on trace evidence.

Each name was followed by a long list of titles, which stung his eyes.

Any one of these people is a figure who can make waves in their respective fields.

Now they've all been put together to do the same thing.

Capture the Song Dynasty.

Study him.

We need to figure out what exactly is going on with his extraordinary powers.

At the very bottom of the document was a note. Zhou Zhengqing glanced at it, and his pupils contracted again.

The remarks section states: The Intermediate People's Court of Zhaoming City, Jeolla Province, the Zhaoming City Public Security Bureau, and the Zhaoming City Procuratorate are suspected of harboring the criminal gang of Tang Ming and Zhang Jinshan. A total of 23 people have been taken into custody in accordance with the law and are currently under disciplinary review.

Twenty-three people.

They were all protectors bribed by Tang Ming and Zhang Jinshan.

They were all apprehended within a single day.

Zhou Zhengqing suddenly realized something.

The Song Dynasty's revenge is driving a massive purge in a distorted way.

Those officials, judges, and security personnel who played disgraceful roles in the Song Dynasty case, and who were not killed by the Song Dynasty, are now being purged by their own people.

The higher-ups' intentions are very clear.

The Song Dynasty must be captured.

But none of those who drove the Song Dynasty to this state can escape punishment.

Use the law to completely eradicate this cancer.

Let the law tell everyone that justice can be served without vigilante justice.

This was a response to the Song Dynasty and an explanation to the people of the world.

Footsteps sounded again from the other end of the corridor. Li Cheng had returned, his expression somewhat complicated.

"Captain Zhou, Song Chao's distant cousin and his junior high school teacher have arrived and are staying in the third safe house. They're relatively stable, just a little scared."

"In addition, Director Han's office has notified us that a national video conference will be held at 8:00 AM tomorrow, with all branch center heads participating. Director Han will personally plan the next steps against the Song Dynasty."

Zhou Zhengqing nodded.

He looked up at the window.

The crowd gathered downstairs at the courthouse had not yet dispersed, and more and more reporters were appearing outside the police cordon, their cameras and microphones aimed at the building entrance.

The sunlight was very bright.

But he knew in his heart that the sky above Zhaoming City had completely changed from this day forward.

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That afternoon, news of the establishment of the National Center for Response to Abnormal Affairs was broadcast simultaneously on major media outlets across the country.

The spokesperson stood at the press conference, with a huge national emblem wall behind him, his expression so serious it was as if he were reading a war mobilization order.

"With the approval of the Political Affairs Committee of the Grand Sujeongwon, the National Center for Response to Extraordinary Events was officially established today. The Center will provide unified leadership, command, and coordination for the response to extraordinary events nationwide, and effectively safeguard national security and social stability."

"In response to the recent heinous crime in Cho Minh City, Jeolla Province, the center has designated it as the top priority case nationwide and established a special task force to investigate it. Meanwhile, preliminary investigations indicate that the corruption behind the case is extremely serious, and the individuals involved have been taken into custody and are currently under investigation."

"The Political Affairs Committee has made it clear that no matter who is involved or how high their rank, the matter must be thoroughly investigated and no leniency will be shown."

"At the same time, the center will accelerate scientific research on extraordinary phenomena, organize top experts nationwide to tackle technical challenges, and develop effective prevention and response capabilities as soon as possible."

"The general public should have confidence that the country is determined and capable of upholding the dignity of the law and social justice. Any attempt to place vigilante justice above the law will be severely punished."

The news footage switched to streets in major cities across the country.

People gathered in front of the large screen in the square, looking up at the news and discussing it animatedly.

Some people applauded, saying it should have been done a long time ago.

Some say it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost.

Some remained silent, watching the list of officials being taken away one by one on the screen, their eyes flashing with complex emotions.

Those lists include names of people who petitioned countless times but were turned away, names of people who submitted countless complaint letters but received no response, and names of people who knelt at the door begging for justice but were dragged away by security guards.

These people are usually arrogant and haughty.

Today, I was finally struck down by the iron fist of the law.

But what smashed them wasn't the law.

He was a migrant worker who had been driven to the brink of despair by them.

The law merely follows behind that migrant worker, cleaning up the mess he left behind, and then says, "Look, we can also uphold justice."