577: Section 577

For the entire afternoon, batch after batch of people were sent to The Army, where they were collectively detained by The Army's personnel.

It wasn't until the sky grew dark and twilight deepened that the arrest operation finally concluded...

"A total of two hundred and thirty-seven people have all been taken into custody!"

Wei Shang reported the number of those arrested, and Lin Yi nodded.

"Two hundred and thirty-seven people!" A cold glint flashed in Lin Yi's eyes.

"Has there been any movement from the Public Security Bureau or the officials?"

Wei Shang nodded: "They have already filed complaints in the New District, and the Huawu General Alliance has also questioned Elder He, but it's not a major issue!"

"Even the Huawu General Alliance will not shield these people!"

"Besides, Elder He is the one bearing the pressure..."

After Wei Shang finished speaking, Lin Yi nodded.

"Interrogate them throughout the night and make them all confess!"

"Once we have their confessions, Elder He will no longer be under any pressure!"

"Leave the others to you all; leave Captain Tang Zhan to me!"

"Understood!" Wei Shang nodded again and hurried out.

That same night, they conducted overnight interrogations of those people separately. After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yi also left the office.

...

In the temporary interrogation room. A room without even a window.

Lin Yi sat on a chair, holding a teacup and drinking water. Before long, the door to the interrogation room opened. Captain Tang Zhan was brought in.

The moment their eyes met, Lin Yi hurriedly put down the teacup. He stood up with a smile and said: "Brother Tang, come, sit down!"

Captain Tang Zhan looked at him deeply but did not speak. He walked to the chair opposite and sat down, remaining silent.

Lin Yi waved his hand at the others, who all nodded and retreated. In an instant, only he and Captain Tang Zhan were left in the interrogation room.

After a long while, Lin Yi said: "Brother Tang, the time we've known each other isn't exactly short, is it?"

Captain Tang Zhan looked up at him: "A year and a half!"

"Hmm, time really flies; a year and a half has passed in the blink of an eye!"

"I still remember when I first saw you!"

"My biggest impression of you was... this person from the Public Security Bureau doesn't look like a good guy!"

As soon as these words were out, Captain Tang Zhan hurriedly looked up at Lin Yi. There was some surprise in his eyes. However, he soon smiled with relief and said nothing.

Lin Yi continued: "That was indeed the feeling you gave me at the time!"

"After all, the reputation of the Public Security Bureau has never been very good!"

"Inaction and cowardice are almost the only labels for the Martial Arts Police Station!"

"However, later on, regarding the clearing of the Blood Drop Cultists, I had a significant change in perspective regarding you and the Martial Arts Police Station; you are not as everyone thinks!"

"You also have a heart of justice and a side that dares to take responsibility!"

"When facing life and death, when truly facing life and death, you won't shrink back, nor will you be cowardly..."

After Lin Yi finished saying this, Captain Tang Zhan looked at him with some surprise. After a long while, he whispered: "Thank you..."

"No need to thank me; what I said is just my personal impression of you and the Martial Arts Police Station!"

"What I can't understand is... why are there so many people willing to risk their lives for the Blood Handprint?"

"The people from Blood Handprint commit all kinds of evil and treat human life like dirt!"

"They even capture people as food to raise those cruel and ferocious Yao Beasts, specifically using them to feed the Yao Beasts!"

"But what I can't understand is... why are there still so many people willing to help those outsiders to harm our own people?"

"Brother Tang, can you help me understand?"

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he looked at Captain Tang Zhan with burning eyes. Captain Tang Zhan lowered his head, contemplating for a moment. He then sighed softly and said: "Chief Commander, do you think that in the depths of human nature, there is any need to distinguish between justice and evil?"

"Or, for those living at the bottom, is there still a need to use morality to kidnap and restrain oneself?"

"You also came from the Old District; you can have today's achievements, which of course cannot be separated from your hard work!"

"But... many more people have also worked hard, yet in the end, aren't they still drifting in the Old District, becoming the most pathetic people at the bottom?"

"I don't understand why they would be willing to become tools for the Blood Handprint and willing to work for them!"

"Perhaps this is human nature!"

After Captain Tang Zhan finished speaking, Lin Yi didn't say anything more, just nodded gently. The words Captain Tang Zhan said contained great resentment, a resistance against fate.

After a long time, Lin Yi shook his head: "Brother Tang, you seem to have confused one thing!"

"Fate may be unfair, and hard work may not necessarily be rewarded!"

"However, this is absolutely not a reason for them to abandon their bottom line and willingly degenerate into executioners!"

"Perhaps from the moment they made this decision to let themselves completely become someone else's tool, they had already abandoned their humanity!"

"Therefore, such people are no longer worthy of sympathy!"

"The reason I am still willing to sit here and talk to you is just because I hope you are not one of them!"

"You are still you, that somewhat lazy Captain Tang Zhan who hasn't yet abandoned his bottom line, the one who hasn't trampled it underfoot and crushed it!"

"You can complain about the unfairness of fate, and you can also complain about the coldness of the system!"

"But you shouldn't just watch them willingly degenerate into the butcher's knife in the hands of executioners!"

"You must know that the moment this butcher's knife falls, it slaughters people just like you!"

"They are helping those outsiders slaughter our own people!"

"As a captain of the Public Security Bureau, you can be lazy in governance, you can be inactive, but you just watched them hunt those students... do you think you can still stay out of it?"

After Lin Yi finished saying this, a look that was not easily noticed flashed in Captain Tang Zhan's eyes. Subsequently, Lin Yi took out a stack of photos and handed them to Captain Tang Zhan.

"Take a look at these photos first!"

"They were all taken when we destroyed those food supply farms in the New District!"

"Perhaps when you finish looking at them, you will understand what I just said!"

Chapter 375: Feeding Farm

After a long while, Captain Tang Zhan finished looking at those photos. His eyes were faintly bloodshot. He looked up at Lin Yi, his voice somewhat hoarse as he said: "What do you want me to do?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi smiled.

"Clear out the Blood Handprint..."

Captain Tang Zhan's gaze met Lin Yi's. The two of them did not speak for a long time. However, it was as if they had reached an understanding through their eyes.

...

Xinghai City. A furniture factory on the outskirts of the city.