119: Section 119

In the future, Dust Citizens would have more to look forward to, which was exactly what was needed most in the apocalypse... Leaving the Outer Ring's platform, Jing Yuan brought Mark to the Law Enforcement Office.

Inside the empty hall of the Law Enforcement Office, Jing Yuan looked at Mark and said, "Have you decided how to handle Charles?"

Chapter 122: You Can't Kill Him! (Fourth Update)

A few days ago, when they returned from Nirvana and were ambushed by Charles at the lift platform, Jing Yuan had the chance to kill Charles.

But Jing Yuan didn't make a move.

Before this, when he made an alliance with Jing Nan, he promised her to spare the lives of Morgan and Charles.

Morgan had to be protected because he likely held many secrets about this world.

But as for Charles, Jing Yuan didn't want to spare him.

However, to win over Jing Nan, he had agreed.

Jing Yuan knew in his heart that as long as Charles was around, the Lighthouse would never know peace.

So Jing Yuan took advantage of this Law Enforcer riot to make Mark realize that Charles had to be eliminated.

Mark looked at Jing Yuan and said, "That's why I've come to talk to him this time."

"Talk?" Jing Yuan looked helpless; what was there to talk about?

Jing Yuan said, "Mark, you know Charles's character. You also know what those remnants of the Light and Shadow Society will do. As long as Charles is alive, it gives them hope. This is already beyond Charles's control. Today is just the beginning. If we forcefully push for the abolition of the three great laws in the future, these original privileged classes will still lean toward Charles. By then, even if Charles is in prison, he will be their spiritual Leader..."

Mark reached out to stop Jing Yuan from continuing.

Helpless, Jing Yuan could only follow Mark into the cell.

This was also the first time Mark had come to see Charles since he was imprisoned.

Inside the cell of the Law Enforcement Office, Charles sat very calmly. Though his face looked haggard, that arrogant air still hung about him.

"Yo! Our great City Lord Mark, how do you have time to visit this place? Shouldn't you be outside receiving the cheers of the people right now?"

Although Charles was in a cell, he could still hear the commotion outside.

He knew that Mark had officially succeeded as the City Lord, and he knew that the people he had arranged had all failed.

"Charles," Mark said. "I didn't want things to turn out like this. If you hadn't staged a coup back then, we could have sat down and talked."

"Talk about what?" Charles stared at Mark. "Let me willingly acknowledge you as the City Lord? That old geezer Morgan wanted to pass the position to you until the day he died! I really don't understand, how am I inferior to you? You're just a brute who only knows how to kill! Just with you! Can you manage the Lighthouse well?!"

Mark was stunned; he didn't understand Morgan's thoughts either, and he indeed lacked the confidence to manage the Lighthouse well.

Jing Yuan smiled; when it came to verbal sparring, Mark was far inferior to Charles.

"You really want to know how you're inferior to Mark?" Jing Yuan looked at Charles. "Let me tell you! You're not as tall as him, not as strong as him. If you could beat him in a duel, I'd even support you becoming the City Lord!"

Charles had a look of utter bewilderment.

He looked at Jing Yuan; he knew that if it weren't for Jing Yuan, he wouldn't have lost this round against Mark.

"So you only look at martial prowess?" Charles walked toward Jing Yuan and pointed at Mark. "Can this brute arrange the Hall of Dawn for you? Whether you wanted to sleep with Penny or Jing Nan, wasn't it me who arranged it every time!"

Jing Yuan was stunned for a moment; Mark didn't know about these things yet.

Hearing Charles say this, Mark also stared at Jing Yuan with wide eyes.

Jing Yuan looked back at Mark. "Otherwise, how would I know he was using the Hall of Dawn for power-for-sex trades?"

Mark didn't know what to say for a moment.

After all, he had been prepared to take Ran Bing to The Surface back then. It was thanks to Jing Yuan that they could escape unscathed.

Jing Yuan quickly said to Charles, "If you had won this time, would Mark still be alive? When you arranged for Mark's assassination, you didn't intend for him to live at all! Now that Mark has won, you're still alive! That is the difference between you and Mark!"

Charles smiled coldly. "Nothing but womanly compassion."

Charles's expression and attitude showed he wasn't worried about being killed at all.

Jing Yuan pointed at Charles, looked at Mark, and said, "See! I told you we should kill him!"

Mark's gaze was solemn. He stared at Charles and asked, "Charles, according to your plan, after I came out of the Hall of Dawn, would you have let me go on a Far-Away Journey to The Surface?"

"No! I would have let you die!"

Mark was disappointed, but he still said, "Then you go on a Far-Away Journey!"

Jing Yuan was stunned; he had almost forgotten there was such an option.

Sending Charles down to The Surface, whether he lived or died, would no longer affect the Lighthouse.

Mark was kind, but he wasn't stupid.

The events of today had made Mark realize that Charles could not stay.

But Mark couldn't bring himself to deal the killing blow.

Charles stared at Mark and said with a smile, "Then I must thank the City Lord for his mercy!"

Mark turned around. He wanted to say something else, but after thinking about it, nothing would help, so he just left.

Mark and Jing Yuan came outside the cell. Mark glanced at Jing Yuan and asked, "So, you and Jing Nan performed a Breeding Mission?"

Jing Yuan gave a helpless smile. "This was all done by Charles to win me over."

"Charles uses the Hall of Dawn for deals, but the partners are chosen by yourselves. It's one thing to choose Penny; after all, we all know about you and Penny. But why Jing Nan as well?"

"Uh..."

"Even if we abolish the three great laws and restore the family relations of the old world, it would still be monogamy..."

Jing Yuan could only explain, "At the time, I thought Jing Nan was Charles's sister, and he certainly wouldn't agree to let his sister go to the Hall of Dawn with me... Actually, Jing Nan is also a victim in this. Charles wanted to push Jing Nan out of the power circle, so he arranged for her to perform a Breeding Mission. Even if it wasn't me, it would have been someone else!"

Mark sighed deeply. "If we restore family relations in the future, how will those people who performed missions in the Hall of Dawn get along?"

"We can only destroy the records of the Hall of Dawn's Breeding Mission and let them vanish into history."

"That's the only way."

Jing Yuan looked at Mark and suddenly asked, "Given your age, you must have performed quite a few Breeding Mission yourself, right?"

"Uh..." Mark was speechless.

Seeing Mark's expression, Jing Yuan asked in surprise, "Could it be you've never performed a Breeding Mission?"

"No. As a Wasteland Hunters, there isn't that much time."

"Bullshit! Then as a fellow Wasteland Hunters, how was Snow Peak a breeding model back then?"

"I wouldn't know about that." Mark quickly added, "Let's not talk about this. I'll head back first; there are still things to handle."

Jing Yuan didn't press further and instead said, "One more thing. I plan to get some information about the gene potion from the Light Bearer."

"Weren't the bodies of Loriv and Sharif already given to Dr. Carrie for research?"

"Dr. Carrie can only do reverse engineering. If I can get the potion from them, the research will be much easier."

"Alright!"

After parting with Mark, Jing Yuan went to another cell.

Charles, Vandy, and Fan Lü were all held separately; they hadn't been allowed to see each other since the incident.

Jing Yuan came outside Fan Lü's cell and looked at her.

"Sharif has already failed. What other trump cards do you have?"

Fan Lü's pupils constricted; they didn't have any other trump cards.

"Originally, Mark didn't intend to kill Charles, but after you guys made such a scene, Mark finally agreed to kill him."

Hearing Jing Yuan's words, Fan Lü rushed toward him, grabbing the iron bars with both hands. "You can't kill the Leader! He is the one personally chosen by the lord of light and shadow!"

Chapter 123: Checking the Records (Fifth Update)

"lord of light and shadow?" Jing Yuan sneered. "Then tell him to come out!"

Jing Yuan's words were purely a low blow; how could Fan Lü have the ability to make the lord of light and shadow appear?

Jing Yuan continued, "I can give you a chance. If you tell me what you plan to do next and provide information about the gene potion, I can help you persuade City Lord Mark to spare Charles's life."

"Is what you say true?"

"It's true. Tell me, and I can help Charles secure a chance for a Far-Away Journey."

Fan Lü's gaze suddenly changed. She quickly said, "We have no more trump cards. Our biggest trump card was the two gene potion we injected into the Sharif brothers. Since Sharif failed, we have been completely defeated."

"Where did the gene potion come from? How can it increase a person's strength so much?"

"It was collected from The Surface."

"Do you have any more on you?"

"There were only two left. Loriv was injected with one, and Sharif was injected with the other."

Jing Yuan recalled that when they were being captured, he had fought Loriv, but Loriv's strength was far inferior to Sharif's.