The courtroom was solemn and solemn. A total of six people, five men and one woman, were escorted to the dock. There were three judges above and several documents. There were no lawyers on either side and no defendants.
The jury seat was full of people, some in suits and some in casual clothes, men and women, and countless pairs of eyes looked at the six defendants.
There is also a live broadcast, the picture is transmitted to every port, and I don’t know how many people are watching.
The judge solemnly announced: "The court is now open."
Since there were no plaintiffs, the presentation of the case was made by a judge.
Zhou Jinru heard the general idea, which meant the casualties and property losses indirectly caused by them in certain actions. Then the conversation changed and the tone of the female judge who read the manuscript became extremely serious.
"Those who possess extremely destructive power, deliberately undermine peace, and endanger human security should not enjoy privileges and are prohibited from using power. The Skynet system should be managed by the Human Alliance rather than belonging to a certain organization."
Zhou Jinru recited these sentences silently, and gradually understood something. He looked at the three judges and the eyes outside the network port, but he could not feel the slightest anger.
"Announced that the Defender organization will be disbanded, the Defender identity will be abolished, and the Skynet system will be handed over. All Defenders must report to the same location and are not allowed to leave the surveillance area, otherwise they will be regarded as rebelling against humanity."
A man on the far left in the dock asked calmly: "Are you eager to try the defenders because you want the peace promised by the alien demon?"
There was silence in the courtroom.
"Because the Skynet system can detect micro-wormholes opened by strange demons at any time, so you want to take it into your hands?"
"Do you know that the Skynet system was achieved through countless sacrifices, rivers of blood, and mountains of corpses?"
"The alien demons said they would build a home on Mars, share peace, and help humans enter the interstellar age. Do you believe it?"
The chief judge in the middle of the courtroom banged his hammer and shouted: "Quiet!"
"Shen Yixing, please be careful with your words! Don't place yourself above humans. You are also a human being, not a superior god!"
"The Skynet system is shared by mankind, and not one organization can have privileges. As for the peace you mentioned, that is what mankind itself should strive for, rather than being rewarded by a certain organization."
He stood up, pointed condescendingly at the man named Shen Yixing, and said in a cold tone: "Your plan is no longer a secret. You claim that as long as the aliens dare to invade the solar system, you will launch the Lieyang Plan and die together. You are really devils. , Self-righteous devils, those homeless strangers just want to find a temporary place to live, and you want to drag the whole world to perish together!"
Shen Yixing was stunned for two seconds and said in disbelief: "Compatriots, would you rather believe those outsiders than us?"
What he received in response were countless scoldings and accusations, as well as cold looks.
His handcuffs broke, pushing the two police officers behind him to stagger. The armed men hidden in the jury raised their automatic rifles and pointed them at his back. Soldiers armed with red dot rifles came in from the doors on both sides of the judge's bench. , the guns were all pointed at Shen Yixing.
"You don't need to do anything."
Shen Yixing stood up straight with a calm expression. He smoothed out his wrinkled clothes and glanced at the people around him. A burst of flames burst out from his facial features. In an instant, his whole body turned into a ball of fire. In the blink of an eye, not even ashes were left. , completely disappeared from this world.
"No. 11! No. 11!"
The captured woman struggled desperately. The strength of the defender was beyond the ability of ordinary people to resist. She rushed towards the place where Shen Yixing turned into a fireball like crazy, but she didn't even catch a piece of clothes.
Two lines of bloody tears fell from the corners of her eyes, and she complained: "From the alien disaster to the alien invasion, we have sacrificed so many of our companions, and now it is just for an illusory peace, you! You!"
"You don't deserve a defender!!!"
She also turned into a ball of fire and chose to disappear into ashes like Shen Yixing.
A juror sitting behind Zhou Jinru said softly: "I have a question that I haven't figured out yet. Can you answer my doubts?"
He stood up and walked forward step by step, constantly asking questions: "It's obviously us who saved the world, it's obviously us who sacrificed the most, it's obviously us who have been maintaining the stability of mankind into the night, it's obviously... it's us who burn ourselves and shine. The fire of life that lights up the darkness, why, why did it end like this?"
When he walked to the trial stand, his back was turned to Zhou Jinru, the boots on his feet were dripping with water, and one of his hands turned into a tentacle.
"No. 004, you are the person closest to No. 001. Can you answer my confusion?"
He turned around, revealing his face that had been corroded to the point where only bones were left, but Zhou Jinru silently spit out his serial number.
"No. 014."
No. 014 nodded: "This is my serial number. I even forgot my own name, because the names of our defenders are meaningless. Thank you for reminding me. No. 004, please answer. All this is really worth it." ?"
"Human beings have survived several disasters safely and are still thriving on this land. This is my answer."
"What about us?"
"What about us?!!!"
The voice of No. 014 amplified, he opened his mouth and sprayed out water. His anger filled the surrounding area with water vapor!
He roared: "You are great! You are all great! Amazing! No. 001 burned up! No. 002 sacrificed his life in the nest! No. 003 died and his soul was extinguished! Before taking his last breath, No. 005 was still asking if humanity had won! 004 No! Answer me! Is our sacrifice meaningful?!!!!!!”
"answer me!!!!!!!!!"
A bolt of thunder fell from the sky, smashing the Inquisition into pieces and shattering the world into glass shards!
His anger and resentment were infinitely magnified at this moment. The whole world collapsed and heavy rain poured down!
Everything in Zhou Jinru's eyes disappeared. He stood in the same place, in a desert, with dark clouds in the sky and rain washing the thirsty ground.
No. 014's eyes were blood red. After his death, he still couldn't let go of his inner resentment. Now that he was resurrected, he wanted to ask for answers. He was asking Zhou Jinru, the passing time, and himself.
He held a stabbing sword in his right hand and pointed at Zhou Jinru from a distance: "No. 004, there are two girls trapped in my illusion. They refused to leave just now, and they can't leave now. I feel that you are not as powerful as before. If you can't defeat me, I will kill them, they will be killed in my dream tapir fantasy, and they will die in reality."
Zhou Jinru closed his eyes in pain and murmured: "No. 014, we don't have to do this, really."
The phantom of humanoid No. 003 emerged behind him.
