The slender high-heeled shoes slid across the red carpet and landed on the wooden floor, making a clicking sound. It sounded like someone was knocking on a door. Xu Le, who was under the wooden floor, slowly opened his eyes and woke up. There was no light in his eyes, and the narrow space was filled with darkness. He could faintly hear voices coming from above, so he knew that the court was about to start.
He had been lying quietly in the dark and narrow space for four days and four nights without food or water. If he knew that Nan Xiangmei was worried about him in the manor, he would definitely tell her that he didn't eat or sleep well these days.
The true power that he had broken through in the Imperial Hospital ushered in the most difficult test. The power, or True Qi, that flowed slowly in his muscles and body without any obstacles, miraculously helped him slow down the frequency of his heartbeat and breathing. His metabolism entered a state similar to hibernation or deep sleep.
After waking up, every muscle in his body slowly relaxed. Even the smooth muscles that couldn't be controlled by the brain also relaxed. His breathing and heartbeat began to return to normal.
The footsteps above the darkness became more and more frequent, and the voices became louder and louder. Xu Le squinted his eyes very hard. He looked into the darkness, but through the surveillance camera in the corner of the court-martial, he could clearly see everything in the hall. This feeling of being completely separated from his body was very strange. It was as if he was looking down at some lowly existence from above.
Xu Le didn't like this feeling, but he needed a line of sight. In fact, in order to obtain the surveillance footage of the court-martial, he had countless fierce disputes with the Federal Central Computer in the dark.
The modified H14 sniper rifle was on his left shoulder, the high-firepower Langer pistol was on his right, and the military knife he made himself was on his left calf. After four days and four nights with his slightly warm body, it was no longer cold, and the target he wanted to kill was on the floor.
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The court-martial was very quiet. There weren't many people participating in this secret trial. In addition to the military and government representatives, two representatives of the Zhong family from the West Woods were invited. However, the two middle-aged men obviously didn't have any negative opinions about the explosion of the Antique Bell. In the current situation, they relied on the support of the Federation government, so it was impossible for them to have any negative opinions.
Xu Songzi calmly looked at the case file on the table. Minister Zou was suspended, and the situation had changed drastically. She and her colleagues, who belonged to the legal department of the Ministry of National Defense, already knew that today's secret trial was just a formality. However, she insisted on being the main controller and wore her most beautiful green dress.
She got up and walked to the control panel. Her beautiful slender heels stepped on the floor and made a clicking sound. It sounded like she was knocking on the door, but also like some kind of countdown time machine.
Xu Songzi slightly bowed to the high courtroom and ignored the people in the gallery. She calmly looked at the accused wearing a strapless military uniform and said calmly, "Colonel Lake, you are accused of participating in a murder case in the 67th year of the Constitution and illegally stealing the secret data of the Bureau of Proclamation in the 69th year of the Constitution. You are accused of illegally stealing and leaking important data of the Federation. You are accused of destroying the Federation's first-class aircraft, endangering public safety by dangerous means, and violating the Federation's military data regulations. "
There was no evidence to be presented, nor was there any court debate. The trial today didn't need any witnesses. Xu Songzi sadly lowered her head and quietly pressed the thick file. Then she took a deep breath, raised her head and continued calmly, "I will accuse you of intending to subvert the Federation."
"I will accuse you of … collaborating with the enemy."
"I will accuse you of … treason."
"I will accuse you of … murdering the commander of the Federation's West Woods Military Region, Zhong Suohu and his wife, as well as 1372 Federation soldiers on board in the 70th year of the Constitution."
"I will ask the military court to sentence you to seven death sentences … to be shot."
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Just like the hearing half a year ago in the building opposite the official residence, Xu Songzi repeated the stormy and severe accusations of that day. However, her tone was much calmer today because she only insisted on stating the charges. She didn't expect to receive a fair trial at all.
Colonel Lake, standing in the dock, didn't argue, nor did he roar angrily like he did that day. He calmly looked at Xu Songzi, and there was even a faint trace of mockery on his face.
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The military court trial ended abruptly. The judge declared Colonel Lake not guilty on the pretext that there wasn't enough evidence and released him in court. No one in the courtroom was surprised by this result, including Xu Songzi and the officers from the legal department of the Ministry of Defense.
They couldn't even show their anger in front of people. They could only pack up the case file and walk out of the courtroom along the red-carpeted corridor. At that moment, Xu Songzi felt that the red carpet under her high heels seemed to become extremely wet, as if it was soaked in countless amounts of blood.
The people who came to watch the trial left the military court one by one. Their expressions were either calm or tired, but in short, they all had a sense of righteousness. No one expressed anger or sadness about today's shameful trial.
In order to prevent the crowded and chaotic entrance from being used by the dangerous person lurking in the dark, a division of the Iron Seventh Division that was specifically in charge of security today asked Colonel Lake to stay at the end of the courtroom.
A few minutes later, the courtroom had become much emptier. Colonel Lake, who was handcuffed by the bailiff, smiled and shook hands with several government officials. He then received a brand-new military uniform and put it on carefully. He believed that before long, there would be a dazzling gold star on the shoulder of this military uniform.
Stepping on the bright red carpet with his shiny black shoes, Colonel Lake took a deep breath and suppressed the complicated and inexplicable emotions in his heart. He gently pressed down the hair fluttering under the brim of his military cap with four fingers and stepped out of the courtroom.
The bulletproof car team stopped at the bottom of the stone steps. The elite soldiers from the Iron Seventh Division vigilantly watched the periphery. As long as he walked out of the courtroom, he would usher in a new life. As for the past glory or sin, it would only be the proof of his firm belief.
A smile full of confidence, perseverance, calmness, and even beginning to appear elegant appeared on Colonel Lake's face. He embarked on the path of a new life.
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At this moment, the red carpeted road suddenly changed shape and bulged in front of Colonel Lake. It was as if an incredible micro-movement of the earth's crust was taking place in this military court.
The terrifying power of the deformed road turned the hard wooden floor under the carpet into countless pieces of debris. The red carpet on top was directly torn into countless pieces of tattered cloth that fluttered in the air, looking very much like the tattered clothes of the soldiers who had died on the battlefield.
No one could react in time. Except for Colonel Lake himself, the people inside and outside the courtroom had no time to see this frightening scene.
The torn red rags made a hissing sound and hit Colonel Lake's body and face. The pain was like countless shiny slaps. In the shadows of the rags, Xu Le's figure appeared. He held the high-powered Langer pistol in his hand and directly pressed it against Lake's jaw, which had not fully opened yet.
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In this chaotic scene, Lake's eyes widened. He recognized the face in front of him. In fact, he was probably the first person in the Federal military to know Xu Le. He also clearly felt the hardness of the gun muzzle on his jaw. In fact, many years ago, he had fiercely aimed at the person in front of him with the hard gun barrel.
The gun barrel against his jaw was not cold, but it was so cold when it was about to come. There was absolutely no accident. The pieces of the red carpet flew all over the sky, right in front of his eyes, and occupied all his vision. It was like the blood on the battlefield, the blood of his comrades.
In the moment before death, Colonel Lake seemed to see the grandest and most shameless fireworks. He saw the West Woods soldiers running and screaming on the Ancient Bell. He saw the face he wanted to forget but could not remember the most, the thin and charming face of the commander. At this moment, he wanted to say something, perhaps to repent. His voice was hoarse. "I …"
Xu Le was no stranger to Colonel Lake. It was this person and the mecha unit he led that ended his life as an orphan repairman. In fact, from a certain point of view, his escape and the things he did in this universe were all related to this person.
But at this moment, there was no need to lament about history and the past. He was here for revenge, or rather, he was here to carry out his own trial. Colonel Lake only had time to say one word before the high-powered Langer pistol made a muffled sound.
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The high-powered bullet shot into Colonel Lake's jaw, penetrated his slightly open palate, broke through the adhesive tissue behind his nose that he was trying to take a deep breath, and quickly killed his brain that might still be preparing to repent. In the end, it tore through the occipital bone behind his head, which was more protruding than normal people's, and flew out with a whistling sound.
The bullet blasted off the entire back of his head. The greyish-white sticky brain matter mixed with dark red blood spurted out from the terrifying hole and splashed on the dignified and righteous judgment platform behind him. It was a mess.
Xu Le burst out from the ground and pulled the trigger while aiming at Colonel Lake's jaw. It was actually just a moment, not more than one second!
Lake only had time to say one word.
There was a pair of deep eye sockets on his thin cheeks. His narrowed eyes were calm. Xu Le silently thought in his heart, I won't forgive a single one of you, and I won't give you a chance to repent.
In the process of thinking this, he didn't look at Lake's body that was slowly falling down. The Langer pistol in his hand fired two consecutive shots to the side, hitting the right shoulder of two Iron Seventh Division soldiers, shattering their shoulder bones into pieces.
In an instant, a powerful force flowed into his tired legs. Between the spray of smoke and the flying pieces of the red carpet, Xu Le jumped onto the judgment platform and broke through the wide floor-to-ceiling glass behind him.
Concentrated gunshots rang out.
Colonel Lake was charged with many crimes and was asked to be sentenced to seven death sentences and executed by shooting. The Federation's military court ruled that he was not guilty.
Xu Le killed someone in court and was executed by shooting.
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