When Luo Binhan heard Wu Aona say this, his heart beat harder than usual. Something very unusual ran through his head. But it faded away as subtly and quickly as the bubbles in a carbonated drink. He couldn't tell what it felt like. And when he was about to interrupt and mention the high-heeled boy he saw on Uona's boat, Upsilon tapped his palm loudly as if he was deliberately trying to interrupt Uona.
"Well, it's better not to reveal too many details about the case to the outside world. One thing I have to explain to you, Ms. Benlup, is that although Freeze is a wanted person of the alliance, according to the principle of territorial law, we cannot interfere with his actions. Of course, there is no corresponding regional jurisdiction in the Wild Zone to organize local hunting teams for activities outside the territory. I am now accepting the target information you provided as a member of the special patrol team, but it is different from the formal case filing process. . If you want to stand before the tribunal as a plaintiff, you must go back to the dream world where you and the victim belong, and submit a case to the alliance through the management civilization there. Of course, if you want to entrust me to file the case on your behalf, you can, but To be honest, I don’t know when I will return to the alliance. Coupled with the supporting documents that need to be provided, you will definitely need to come forward in the end. From an efficiency perspective, I think it is more appropriate for you to report the case in person to the dream world. "
"I don't see the need for this. If I don't report him, will you give up on him?"
"That is absolutely impossible. Unless there are more urgent tasks that I need to perform, or there is a more suitable candidate to replace me, I will never leave such a dangerous person alone."
"There is no one more suitable than you so far"
"Since the previous dispatch officer specifically appointed me and the higher-ups approved her opinion, I think it can indeed be said."
"Then they won't find anyone more useful in a short period of time. And if I report the crime, it will make him suffer more punishment after being arrested."
"Theoretically, it should be like this. But from a practical point of view, the crimes he committed in the past are extremely serious in any star realm in the alliance, and should be sentenced with the maximum penalty. How can he be convicted in the Wuyuan Realm where he was born? Putting aside, if he were placed in Central City, he would probably be sentenced to death."
Upsilon smiled bitterly and said: "The value of life cannot be measured in quantity, Ms. Benlep. This means that both individual life and collective life should be respected equally. However, if we say it the other way around, , even a villain like him who has taken countless lives, in the final analysis can only be deprived of his life once."
"Then there is no need for me to report the crime." Wuona said, "The reason why I told you this matter through the Star Network, Mr. Police Officer, is because I think your ability may help me catch the murderer, and then I will See him pay the price. If reporting the crime doesn't lead to that outcome, I have no interest in this formality."
"No, that's different, ma'am. Whatever difficulties there may be in the practical application of the law, it is an unshakable fact that he took the life of another human being, even if he had done the same thing thousands of times , the wrong thing is still the same level of wrong, and it will never become an insignificant element. I think that for the deceased, the real comfort is not how much compensation can be obtained from the perpetrator, but how much compensation can be obtained from the perpetrator. The fact that the murderer openly declares that what you did was wrong is its own meaning."
Uona stopped talking. Her blood-like hair trembled slightly in the wind, reminiscent of blood-stained spider silk. After a full minute passed, she said with a mixture of respect and contempt: "You are a conscientious person, Mr. Commissioner."
"This is a basic professional requirement. There is nothing worth emphasizing, Ms. Benlep. You know, in my hometown, even children hundreds of years old know this."
Uona gently flicked her hair, and raised both sides of her red lips: "And in my hometown, sir, even an eight-year-old child knows that people with conscience often live a difficult life and die absurdly. .”
"Haha, this is not a bad thing. No one is immortal anyway. Ridiculous is another word, isn't it personality? I tell you, there once was a great hero in the world of divine light. According to legend, he defeated countless people in the local area. Monsters and devils, but he died of sugar poisoning in his later years. Before his death, he specifically asked his family to film his story as a public service announcement to encourage people to stay healthy and put it in Central City. That guy is really weird."
Upsilon laughed without restraint. He wanted to continue talking, but Uona should take the initiative to stand up.
"I want to go for a walk, gentlemen," she announced. "If you plan to leave here, please be sure to call me. As a friendly friend, I will pay long-term attention to Mr. Zhou Yu's safety. "
Luo Binhan was quite skeptical about her last sentence. He felt that Wuona's face did not seem to care about his life or death at all, but that she had some kind of dissatisfaction with Upsilon that was difficult for outsiders to understand. She walked away as quietly as a cat hiding from a lightbulb. Captain Black Cat, the representative of Dadatuba, glanced at her with interest and made sure that she had no intention of touching him, so he continued to lie on the shore and fiddle with the syrup.
"Uh." Luo Binhan said. Upsilon's expression looked so natural that he wasn't sure whether he should express embarrassment. Before he could make up his mind, Upsilon took the initiative and asked: "Mr. Zhou Yu, what do you think of this matter?"
"What's the matter"
"Things about justice."
"I know what justice is." Luo Binhan said, "First take off my handcuffs and then let me speak."
"That thing doesn't prevent you from expressing your opinion."
"It hinders my mood to express my views." Luo Binhan said bitterly and resentfully.
Upsilon began to drag his chin with his palm again, looking at him lazily. After a while he said: "Mr. Zhou Yu, do you know the story of Hongcrack?"
Luo Binhan shook his head.
"That's a pity. At least half of the so-called tourism is to experience the artistic conception. If you don't know this story, the fun of visiting Sugar Land will be compromised. Have you seen this lake? It's OK. It is one of the least entertaining attractions in the entire Sugar Land, but every Sugar City has a lake like this, whose purpose is to cultivate the red algae at the bottom of the lake. Don’t look at that thing that looks monotonous, but it is the earliest lake built by the Durand people in primitive times. The source of sugar. At that time, their social classes were still very strict: those with gray and black skin were the highest-status soldiers, those with light yellow and light blue were usually engaged in religious or educational occupations, and those with red skin were singers and entertainers. In short, those with more colors The Durand people are considered to be of lower origin in terms of blood, and their survival rate in the sea is also low. Most of them are unable to engage in stable and good occupations, so they eventually become merchants who follow the sea currents, which in turn increases the status of the merchant profession. became very low. Until they entered the space age, this kind of discrimination based on skin color and occupation still remained. Among them, a businessman took a great risk and bought an abandoned military space station in order to develop a Sugar-making technology using red algae as raw material. Although he succeeded in the end, he was also on the verge of bankruptcy during the process, and his personal life was threatened several times. In the final stage of development, he was almost immersed in high-concentration red algae extract. And death. Although he saved his life in the end, the scales and skin on his body had been severely eroded and turned into a blood-red color with cracks and wrinkles everywhere. Therefore, the Durand people did not call him by his real name at all, but always called him He was red and cracked. This guy is quite strange, isn't he? He was obviously not short of money, but just to make some sugar, he almost ruined himself. That thing can bring comfort to all lives. He declared like this Yes, so I did it. Of course, based on current experience, his conclusion may not be correct, but being able to pursue such a goal simply and persistently seemed to be really charming to me when I was a child. So every time I have a chance to go to Sugar Land, I will definitely visit this lake."
Upsilon turned his head and looked at the lake with a smile on his face. After a while, he continued: "The entire Sugar City we saw today was created by such a weirdo who was obsessed with sweet seaweed. Thinking about this always makes me happy, because it seems to say that anyone can become a great person. As long as you have something that you truly love and care about, and are willing to run for it at all costs, then you His body will definitely shine with noble brilliance."
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the distant and deep night sky. As if echoing his words, a gorgeous meteor shower happened to flash across the sky.
"Look, Mr. Zhou Yu. Even if it cannot shine as long as a star, I think the light of a meteor is incomparably beautiful. Rather, it is precisely because it is destined to be short-lived that we always remember how beautiful it is. Beautiful. But of course, nothing lasts forever. Even stars will burn out. If there is something that can shine forever and be immortal."
The meteor shower faded away as he spoke. Only one was getting brighter and redder. It did not fall into the ground, but instead rose from the ground and rushed into the air with a slender flame tail.
Upsilon continued: “I think that’s the belief in never giving up and wanting to make the world a better place.”
Luo Binhan had already stood up from the ground. He looked at Upsilon with great excitement, pointed at him with trembling hands and said: "You, you, you, you"
The bolide suddenly bent, drawing an arc like a cannonball fired by a trebuchet. It flew straight across the sky and rushed towards the shore of Sugar Land, making the sky dimly light up like the early dawn. Before Luo Binhan could finish speaking neatly, it had already fallen heavily into the maple syrup lake, and the huge waves hit everyone on the shore, making them covered in thick syrup.
Luo Binhan began to wipe his face with Upsilon. When he could barely recognize things clearly, he happened to see the boy in red climbing up from the syrup lake. This person's hair was weighed down by the syrup and was a mess, his left arm was twisted back in a weird way, his face was also covered with a thick layer of syrup, and his eyes were so hollow and deep that Luo Binhan knew after just one glance. He's not awake yet.
Jing Huang climbed onto the lake shore expressionlessly, wiped the maple syrup from his face with his right hand, and then waved his sleeve coldly.
"Hand the man over," he snapped at Upsilon.
