"Forget it. Even if everything you said is true, what does that prove?
Can it cover up your murder? "the plaintiff's lawyer said righteously.
With Liu Lei as a witness, Guhan's words couldn't be refuted. The plaintiff's lawyer could only admit it.
"I never denied it. I said this to tell everyone that I had to kill him. If I didn't kill him, then your parents, brothers, and sisters would all die.
So, I had to kill him, "Guhan said expressionlessly.
"All of you have survived the invasion. Those of you who live in the normal area might not understand how terrible the situation in the core area was back then. Let me be blunt, if it weren't for me, the entire core area's defense system would have collapsed, and the dimensional barrier around the core area would have collapsed. When that happened, hundreds of thousands of yuan would have entered the normal area. Would your parents and siblings still be alive?"
Gu Han's words caused a huge uproar. The crowd whispered to each other. This was something they had never heard of before. Could it be that the situation was really that dangerous at that time?
"What a joke. You're just being an alarmist."
The plaintiff's lawyer sneered. "I admit, Mr. Guhan, that you played a huge role in saving Yuzhang City.
Without your leadership, the core area wouldn't have been able to restore order as quickly as possible.
But so what?
Are you willing to sacrifice an innocent life just for the sake of speeding up?
Couldn't you have just walked there without a bus? "
"Don't think that your contribution is so great. You've only done the most basic job of commanding. Anyone in your position could have done the same.
Don't tell me you killed the last Yu-Level Yuan Kou, Loki!
Ridiculous. Very ridiculous. "
The lawyer laughed maniacally, but he never thought that he would reveal the truth of the matter, or rather, the further truth.
Loki was killed by Guhan, and the powerful Desolate-Level Yuan Kou and River Styx Ancestor also died at the hands of Guhan, or more accurately, Gu Xuanyuan.
Unfortunately, such a fact could not be told. Later, the people of Yuzhang City would not be so angry with Guhan. No one would do anything to their savior.
In Yuzhang City's official announcement, at the end of the battle, it was Liu Lei, the sword wielder of the Immortal Sword Tier, and Misaka Mikoto, who worked together to kill Rocky. It was Liu Lei who saved Yuzhang City.
It was not that Liu Lei was greedy for the credit, but it was Guhan who asked Misaka Mikoto to tell Liu Lei about it before the final battle. Otherwise, Liu Lei would not steal his own disciple's credit.
As the saying goes, the tallest tree in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.
Throughout history, the swordbearers who displayed their talents did not end up well. They were all put on Yuan Kou's hit list and targeted.
If the fact that Guhan, a mere sword wielder, defeated the Yu-Level Yuan Kou was made known, then the Desolate-Level Yuan Kou would probably kill Guhan.
Of course, it was more likely that neither Yuan Kou nor ordinary people would believe that it was Guhan's credit. They would only think that Yuzhang City and Liu Lei were shameless enough to push all the credit to Guhan.
Because there was no recording of the final battle, there was no proof, so naturally no one would believe that it was done by Gu Han.
In Yuzhang City's official announcement, Guhan's credit was written as follows.
Guhan led 40 swordbearers to recapture the Yueyang Fortress. Then, under Liu Lei's orders, he unified the entire Yuzhang City.
Then, he led the swordbearers in the ordinary district to build a stronghold in the core area of Yuzhang City. He gathered and rescued the scattered swordbearers. At the same time, he took the risk to restore the emergency evacuation system of Yuzhang City. He also restored communication with Yuzhang City, allowing the survivors to enter the evacuation system and ensuring everyone's safety.
As for the matter of defeating the Yu-Level Yuan Kou, it was all Liu Lei's credit.
This was a normal and logical answer. It was an answer that no one would doubt.
However, Liu Lei still recorded the truth of the matter. Only the higher-ups of the Sword Committee of the base cities with SSS authority could see this document. As for whether they believed it or not, only God knew.
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"This is the funniest joke I've heard this year!"
Guhan glared at the plaintiff's lawyer. His eyes contained a murderous aura. The plaintiff's lawyer couldn't help but take a few steps back. He felt a chill run down his spine.
"You want more than 1,000 swordbearers to go to the core area?
Do you know how long it'll take?
Let me tell you, it'll take at least two hours. "
The Douyu sword on Guhan's back made a clear sound, expressing the anger in its wielder's heart.
Guhan clicked on his personal terminal and selected a few images to project.
"Look, this is a data map. Do you know what this data is?" Guhan asked the plaintiff's lawyer.
"I … How would I know … I'm not a math student …" the plaintiff's lawyer replied weakly.
"Let me tell you. This is the energy change data map of the Yuzhang City core area's dimensional barrier!"
Guhan's finger drew a circle in the middle of the data map. The entire data map was a curve, and Guhan's Painting Pavilion was at a low point of the curve. From the overall data map, this location was the second lowest point on the data map.
"Mr. Lawyer, I would like to ask you to do a calculation that even a primary school student could do. Please tell me, at this location, if it doesn't go up, how long will it take for this location to reach zero?" This was indeed a question that even a primary school student could answer.
"I object. I refuse to answer this question. This has nothing to do with the entire case!" the plaintiff's lawyer complained as he wiped the sweat off his forehead.
"Objection overruled. The plaintiff's lawyer must answer this question," Xinyu Sword Spirit said with a smile.
"About … about … about … about ten minutes?" the plaintiff's lawyer replied while sweating.
"It seems that your math is really bad. An accurate calculation would reach zero after seven minutes and twenty-three seconds. That is to say, after seven minutes, the Yuzhang City core area's dimensional barrier will shatter."
Guhan tapped the data map with force. "My team and I arrived at this second lowest point. In other words, our team stabilized the core area's dimensional barrier. If we couldn't arrive in time, then after seven minutes and twenty-three seconds, the entire core area's dimensional barrier would shatter. By the time we took two hours to walk over, I'm afraid that half of the ordinary district's population of more than 20 million would have suffered a huge disaster."
"I would like to ask everyone, is one person's life more important or the lives of 20 million people?" Guhan turned around and asked all the onlookers present.
The onlookers did not speak. The answer to this question was obvious, but at the same time, it was also a paradox in ethics. Was one person's life more important or the lives of countless people? This had always been a question that everyone knew the answer to, but they did not dare to say the real answer in order to show off.
"Yes, Guhan saved everyone. We can't do this to him!"
Because of Guhan's words, there were already opposing views on the forum that agreed with Guhan.
"That's right. One person's life is nothing. Moreover, Guhan is the hero who saved Yuzhang City. He really shouldn't be punished."
Very soon, many people separated from the masses with the same view. However, there were not many of them, only about thirty percent.
"Hahahaha, Mr. Guhan, I already expected you to defend yourself like this."
The plaintiff's lawyer's face was calm, as if he had not been flustered by Guhan's excellent defense.
"Yes, I admit that Mr. Guhan, you did arrive in time. Without your timely arrival, the core area's dimensional barrier might have collapsed, but can this be a reason for you to kill someone?"
The plaintiff's lawyer punched the iron cage next to him to express the anger in his heart. "Your mouth is very powerful, and you are very good at defending yourself.
But since your mouth can argue like this, why didn't you try to persuade Mr. Cai Zhongwen?
Why did you have to use the most extreme method of killing someone? "
The lawyer quickly walked to the plaintiff's stand and pulled up Cai Kong, who was silently crying on the plaintiff's stand. He pointed to the word "injustice" behind Cai Kong's back and said with incomparable sadness, "Mr. Cai Kong just celebrated his 24th birthday. Just ten days ago, he received his first salary in his life.
He was going to use this salary to buy a warm shirt for his father to repay him for the hard work and care he had done for him for the past 24 years. "
"But now he doesn't have this chance. A child wants to be raised, but his parents are gone. Is there anything more tragic in life than this?
How he wishes to see his father again, kneel in front of his father, and call him daddy! "
"Mr. Guhan, can you understand this kind of pain?
To you, that dead Mr. Cai Zhongwen is just an old man. In your eyes, he might just be a waste of food. You look down on him. You think there's a little problem, and it's like killing a dog, right? "
The plaintiff's lawyer said passionately, "This is you. You may have made great contributions, but your heart is bad. Your heart is dead. You are worse than a pig or a dog!"
The plaintiff's lawyer's words were like a bomb. He instantly detonated the bomb of anger in the hearts of the onlookers present and the people in front of the television.
The whole base society was in such a state of oppression. The sword bearers were high above the ordinary people. All the ordinary people were looked down upon by the sword bearers, and their own anger was directed at the sword bearers.
When one person said what was in their heart, the bomb in their heart exploded. Their eyes shone with fire. In an instant, the original 30% or so of people who supported Guhan on the forum were reduced to less than 10%. This plaintiff's lawyer successfully used his own passionate speech to reverse the situation.