The weakest martial artist? One punch and he's leveled up a whole realm!

"Is there only one regret?"

Ye Xiao stared coldly at Han Fei.

Han Fei calmly looked at the young man before him.

He thought to himself.

This boy really does look a lot like his father.

At this time.

Ye Xiao walked up to Han Fei, the two of them less than three steps apart.

"You say individual sacrifice is inevitable, then tell me, did those who were sacrificed agree to it?"

"Did the 300,000 people buried in the foundation sign any consent forms?"

"Did those you asked to 'provide evidence' even have the opportunity to submit it?"

"And for whom is this so-called order you speak of?"

"Is it for everyone, or for those special individuals who sit atop the ninth palace, where even their breath is more precious than others?"

The moment Ye Xiao uttered the words "special individual" with great emphasis.

Han Fei's gaze darkened for a moment.

His tone lowered and became stern.

"You're forcing me to choose the answer you want."

But Ye Xiao showed no fear.

"I'm making you confront the issues you've been avoiding."

Han Fei turned around, walked back to the desk, and sat down again.

His movements were very steady.

But Ye Xiao still noticed that his fingers gripping the jade slip were a little tighter than before.

From this detail.

It's clear that Han Fei's mindset has shifted at this moment.

"Do you know what the true duties of the Law Enforcement Bureau are?"

He spoke, his voice lower.

"Is it a trial?"

"No, it's quarantine."

"isolation?"

"Simply put, it means keeping the conflict within a manageable range."

Han Fei stared at Ye Xiao: "You know very well what the structure of the human world is like."

"This is a typical pyramid structure, with the human alliance of extraordinary individuals controlling everything."

"If all the conflicts were brought to the forefront, the alliance would have split long ago."

"A divided alliance will only plunge the entire human world into endless war and strife. At that time, let alone uniting against the monsters' attack, it will probably take all our strength just to maintain the human world."

"Therefore, the purpose of the Dharma Gate is not to satisfy everyone, but to prevent everyone from erupting at the same time."

Sometimes, we have to choose between a reasonable misunderstanding and a harsh reality.

Ye Xiao laughed after hearing this.

"What a high-sounding excuse, what a plausible misunderstanding!"

"As expected of a scholar, as expected of someone who specializes in the study of law, he can use so many flowery words to create an environment that is for the good of everything."

Han Fei was not angry in the face of Ye Xiao's ridicule.

Instead, he spoke calmly and peacefully.

"I know some things about your father, but not all of them."

"Back then, Ye Zhenghe planned to accuse multiple things at the same time, such as the purification project, the transformation of demonic energy, the truth about the source of spiritual energy, and so on."

"I looked at some of the files. But those files were reclassified, encrypted, and moved the day after I looked at them."

"If I wanted to investigate further later, I needed the Alliance Leader's personal approval."

Ye Xiao frowned deeply.

Who is the leader of the alliance?

Han Fei replied, "Adam."

"who is he?"

"An extraordinary individual from abroad, and one of the three founders of the original extraordinary individuals organization."

"Is he still alive?"

"Extraordinary people cannot be measured by ordinary standards. Five hundred years is not something they cannot endure."

"If he's still alive, then isn't Xuanyuan Cang also still alive?"

"I don't know, there's no news at all about him being alive."

Ye Xiao fell into a brief silence.

He did not pursue Xuan Yuancang's question further.

Instead, we returned to the previous question.

"Did you ask the alliance leader?"

"I asked."

"What did he say?"

Han Fei raised his eyes and looked at Ye Xiao with a complicated expression.

Then he repeated what the leader of the alliance had told him.

"Han Fei, some problems are not prepared for Fa Que. You only need to manage what you are supposed to manage."

After Han Fei finished speaking...

He didn't need to explain further.

Ye Xiao remained silent.

Because he understood the meaning of that sentence.

It's not that "there is no truth," but rather that "the truth is none of your business."

Han Fei's voice was very soft.

"Since then, I have learned to be as fair as possible within the scope of my authority."

"I may not be able to change the entire system, but I can ensure that every case that Fa Que handles can withstand my own inner scrutiny."

Ye Xiao's tone gradually softened.

It's not as sharp as before.

After their conversation, he gained a general understanding of what kind of person Han Fei was.

And that is precisely why.

Only then would Grandpa Hei feel at ease letting Ye Xiao go alone to the main hall of the Dharma Palace to face Han Fei.

Ye Xiao stared at Han Fei, his expression complex.

"So you chose to be a good person in the cage?"

When Han Fei heard this question, he simply smiled.

There was a mystery in that smile.

"And what about you?" Han Fei looked at him, throwing the question back at him directly: "You choose to smash the cage? After you smash it, who will maintain order?"

Ye Xiao remained silent for a while.

Everything has come full circle, seemingly returning to the very words Han Fei spoke at the beginning.

"The real world is complex; it's not black and white, and the law is not absolutely just."

This question is difficult to answer.

Ye Xiao wanted to follow his heart, so he answered.

"I don't know. But I do know that an order maintained by lies is not worth preserving. A city propped up by the corpses of 300,000 people does not deserve to be called the 'Peace of the World'!"

The air inside the hall was so quiet it seemed to have frozen.

As the sunlight shifted an inch through the high window, the dappled sunlight falling on the ground also shifted slightly.

Han Fei remained silent for a long time.

He was seriously considering how to answer Ye Xiao's question.

A few minutes later, Han Fei said in a low voice.

"You're more incisive than Ye Zhenghe. When I met him back then, he said many things similar to what you said, but he hesitated a little more than you did."

"Hesitating?" Ye Xiao asked curiously.

"Because he cares."

"What do you care about?"

He cares about the ordinary people in this world! Those who are unaware, those who live by spiritual energy. He doesn't want them to lose their way of life after the truth comes out.

Han Fei looked at him: "And what about you? You don't care?"

Ye Xiao looked at the sea of ​​clouds outside the window and remained silent for a while.

"I care too."

"That's why I need to get the evidence, so that those buried inside can have an explanation."

"You say you are the one in charge of the Law Palace, and you spend all day looking at the words on the stone tablet."

"Then I'd like to ask you: if your laws apply to the living but not to the dead, are they still laws?"

Han Fei's fingers hovered over the table. He did not answer.