Section 285

The minister persuaded with a bitter look on his face: "No, Lord Commander, you don't know that the imperial law stipulates that witnesses must give evidence in the trial hall for it to be valid. If you think that you can convict the third prince based on what I just said, That’s too simple. The third prince is very scheming and has many ways to destroy evidence and get rid of the charges.” He sighed sadly, “What you did today is just a warning.”

Just looking at his current appearance, uninformed people might think that he is wholeheartedly thinking about Yuan Buwei.

"When did I say that I want you to be a witness?" Yuan Buwei interrupted him in a funny voice, "From the beginning to the end, I just wanted to kill you in front of the entire empire."

Ou Shang's eyelids twitched and his face began to turn blue. A strong murderous intention made his hair stand on end, and the dangerous intuition brought to him by many years of life-and-death experience on the battlefield made him feel every part of his body trembling.

He heard a voice that was not leisurely before his ears.

"Do you know why I wanted to have such a public execution instead of killing you quietly?"

"...It's not to clarify my own charges. I just don't want to see someone like you die in the name of a hero and martyr, and your family can still be treated favorably by the family of a martyr. Think about your death. After that, I once enshrined you How will a hero become so cruel? How will the children who once regarded you as a role model and a proud person treat you as a father? They once shared your glory, but they will regard you as such for the rest of their lives. A lifelong shame..."

"Stop talking! Stop talking!"

Ou Shang's eyes turned dark, and pictures that he had not described before began to appear, as if he saw the hateful and contemptuous eyes of his children, and saw them being treated as sinners by the people of the empire and being trampled on in every possible way... He once slandered and framed Wu. At that time, he was only happy for his bright future, but when it all came back to him, he felt the viciousness in it.

Maybe you only know the pain when the knife pricks you, right? But Yuan Buwei has always been very good at stabbing with his backhand and treating others in his own way.

After suffering in the dark room for many days and being put under constant pressure from Yuan Buwei, Ou Shang's spirit almost collapsed.

He covered his face and fell to the ground, roaring.

"I didn't do it on purpose, I didn't do it on purpose! It was the third prince who threatened me. He hid his identity and got hold of me. That was enough evidence to send me to a military court! He They even threatened me with the lives of my family members... I didn't want to be exiled, let alone my family members being harmed... I didn't mean it!"

He thought he was telling the truth, although he was later moved by the benefits offered by the other party, and was attracted by the bright future of climbing up by stepping on Wu Heng after defeating Wu Heng... But in the beginning, if he hadn't been threatened, , he would not have the guts to plot against a famous imperial commander. Even if he really had evil thoughts in his heart, it was the third prince who opened the "door to evil thoughts" step by step! Yes, everything is the third prince’s fault! He was forced!

Probably because of the brainwashing in his mind, Ou Shang's expression and tone became more sincere.

At this moment, the usually decent Imperial Lieutenant General knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, with a look of regret on his face, and kowtowed again:

"I am obsessed. Lord Commander, please spare me. Spare me once! I am willing to return to the empire to accept sanctions. I am willing to atone for my sins and testify against the third prince's crimes for you. He is the real mastermind behind this, and he forced me to do all this..."

Yuan Buwei suddenly let out a soft laugh.

He lowered his eyes casually and stared at the man on the ground who was crying and full of regret.

"Not to mention whether you are really being persecuted, even if you are, so what?"

"You're afraid of him, but you're not afraid of me. Just because I'm a good person according to universal values? Because a man behind the scenes with unknown origins can trample all moral laws, and the dignified commander of the empire is always upright and bright, so You are afraid of the threat of the former, but dare to take action against the latter? "

"——Is this what you think?"

Saying this, he stood up and walked to Ou Shang, his lowered eyes stained with a deep black.

"Then... today I am going to correct your misunderstanding, and also correct the misunderstanding of many people."

"Let you, let some people hiding in the gutter know, the upright people are persecuted not because of how clever the conspirators are, but because the former are willing to abide by the rules, and the latter are too unruly. That’s all.”

In Ou Shang's horrified eyes, the indifferent young man's lips slowly curved.

Yuan Buwei retracted his outstretched palm and looked at the body that fell limply to the ground. He didn't know if he was speaking to him or to the countless people on the other side of the live broadcast camera.

"...When I no longer want to abide by the so-called rules, you, you, are nothing more than that."

Chapter 236 Rebellious Party 20

The Imperial Star Network has exploded.

With the development of the Internet to this point, StarNet has become an indispensable thing in many people's lives.

With today's technical means, when ordinary people use optical brains, they can choose to project externally, making their surroundings seem to be covered by VR real scenes. They can also immerse their consciousness directly into the virtual network through the holographic warehouse.

Whichever it was, just as they were surfing the star network, System 999 suddenly connected to the Empire Star Network, and the live broadcast here quickly spread throughout the entire star network in a viral way.

For a moment, people who were learning and entertaining through the light brain projection found that the original projected picture disappeared, and people whose consciousness was immersed in the virtual battle on the star network found that the battlefield around them suddenly solidified.

Then, everything they saw turned into empty light spots, and the scattered light spots recombined in a very short time to become a brand new scene.

——It was a completely white interrogation room, and the cold light projected from the wall illuminated the man who was sitting carelessly in the middle of the interrogation room. He had his back to everyone, and his back was unexpectedly familiar.

In this rapidly constructed virtual scene, everyone seemed to have experienced a mysterious force of teleportation. No matter what they were doing in the Star Network the moment before, they were now in this scene, staring at this scene in amazement.

〖…What happened? Is this a new virtual online game promotional video that the Star Network is going to launch? Or is the Empire going to force another wave of the whole people◆

In the eyes of the spectators, Ou Shang, who was shackled on his wrists and ankles and looked haggard, had just been brought up. He threw himself at the feet of the person with his back to them without hesitation, and wept bitterly and confessed. He had no backbone and dignity that an imperial lieutenant should have, just like a dog wagging its tail and begging for mercy.

If it were in the past, they would definitely be excited for seeing the unknown side of the imperial lieutenant general, and some people would take the opportunity to spray, from Ou Shang alone to more people, to show the depth of their thoughts. But now, no one cares about so much.

They have been stunned by the big news that Ou Shang revealed, and they are even too lazy to attack this former imperial lieutenant general - if what he said is true, then he is a despicable villain who does not deserve the treatment and reputation of a hero; if he just made up lies to cooperate with Yuan Buwei to survive, such a cowardly, timid and flattering face has been deeply remembered by everyone.

Now, what attracts everyone's attention is another person in the live broadcast screen, and the "secrets" revealed by Ou Shang - if this is all true.

〖Wu Heng! It's Wu Heng! Didn't they say he was dead before? He is still alive and can catch Ou Shang? Are the imperial military all trash? A guy with a collapsed gene can still do so many things?〗

〖No, it should be said that no one can see him alive or dead. The only survivor is not sure what happened. It's just that everyone thinks that it's more reliable that he was assassinated than that he was a useless man who killed people and hijacked ships. 〗

〖Heh! You're wrong. He's a great hero of the Star Alliance. Maybe he had already discussed a way out with the Star Alliance. Otherwise, how could he escape from exile and capture a lieutenant general from the Empire? How useless must the Imperial military be! Do you believe that he, a useless man, can do this? If this is true, I will eat my brain on the spot. 〗

〖? ? ? What nonsense is Ou Shang talking about? Wu Heng is related to the third prince and is the third prince's brother? If he is really the illegitimate son of His Majesty, would His Majesty not know? The scriptwriter should also talk about logic! Wu Heng didn't think that we could take it seriously if he forced Ou Shang to say such a thing? It has come to this point now. Does he still want to whitewash himself, sneak back to the Empire, and wait for the next war to betray us again? ! 〗

〖I've said it before, he should have been sentenced to death! What human rights can we talk about with such a traitor?〗

At this moment, virtual text bubbles emerged like a gusher, almost drowning the ceiling, and the crowd was excited. Except for a few half-believing and half-doubting comments, the rest were almost all crazy ridicule and angry attacks.

Among them, some people once admired this light of the empire, but after discovering his true face as a traitor, they turned from fans to haters, and hated him because of love. This hatred is quite stubborn, ten times or a hundred times more terrible than real black fans.

Some people think they are wise.

They believe that human nature is evil, and always think that everyone is as dark as them. When they see the glorious deeds of a big man who is regarded as a symbol of integrity and light by countless people, their first reaction is to doubt and disbelieve, thinking that the other party is hypocritical and must be hiding something.

And when this person's mask is suddenly exposed, revealing his dark and dirty inner self, they are even more excited, swearing that it is the absolute truth, and praising themselves for being far more knowledgeable than others and for having foreseen the truth of the matter long ago.

This kind of people, even if they are told with evidence that everything before is slander and frame-up, they will shake their heads and sigh in the tone of "everyone else is drunk and I am the only one awake", lamenting that others are too stupid and deceived.

The last kind of people is even simpler.

The reason why they are so unscrupulous in their anger against "Wu Heng" is neither because of love and hatred, nor to show their wisdom, but purely to vent their dissatisfaction in real life on the Star Network.

They have too many negative emotions in their hearts. When they suddenly find a target that is resisted by everyone, they naturally vent it out, and it is quite "politically correct" and they can also use the banner of "justice" and "patriotism". It's as natural as spitting into a spittoon.

When