The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

Chapter 538 Dealing with this stubborn guy

While he was speaking, a half-length photo of Wen Guangyu was projected onto the giant light screen behind Feng Jingyi.

Ai Wanxin stared at the much younger Wen Guangyu in the photo, pondering the meaning of Xue Muqing's words just now.

Overturn the fairness of the Supreme Court ruling, why?

You should know that by the time Feng Jingyi was rescued from the Security Bureau's detention room, the Supreme Court had not yet had time to rule on his charges.

If it is not for early patching, there must be other considerations.

Feng Jingyi said loudly in the meeting hall: "Wen Guangyu, since 2006, he has served as a judge of Fengcheng Court. In 2026, he will serve as a judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals. In 2032, he will be nominated by the then Speaker and, after a vote by the Parliament, he will serve as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court."

"After the end of the world, he and He Shifeng, the then commander-in-chief of the Yanbei War Zone, jointly planned an assassination attempt on me and the late military chief Yang Chongzhang."

"Crack--" Ai Wanxin heard a sound of broken wood behind her. She turned around and saw Xue Muqing's mechanical hand resting on the armchair beside her. His five fingers were closed together, and in his palm was a piece of wooden backrest that had been cracked into pieces.

Although his face showed no expression, anyone could see that Xue Muqing was on the verge of a rage.

Sensing Ai Wanxin's inquiring gaze, Xue Muqing closed his only remaining eye, and said in a low voice from his chest, "I will wait until the end."

The changing light and shadow on the screen cast a hazy reflection on the left half of Xue Muqing's titanium silver face. Ai Wanxin turned around and saw that Wen Guangyu's half-body photo had shrunk to the corner, and was replaced by a high-definition video.

The hidden miniature camera might be hidden in a vent or behind a decoration, so the video screen was cut into strips by the light gray grille, but it did not affect everyone's ability to clearly see the two men on the screen.

The old man on the left is wearing a red judge's robe. He is thin, and the solemn and comfortable judge's robe looks a little empty on him - it is Wen Guangyu, who looks much older than in the photo.

On the right stood a man in white military uniform, with a tall and straight figure like a pine tree and broad shoulders. His white hair was neatly combed behind his head, and his epaulettes were adorned with five golden five-pointed star rank badges.

Ai Wanxin had seen this person in Xue Muqing's memories. He was Yang Chongzhang.

Xue Muqing strode to the side of Ai Wanxin and stared closely at the image of Yang Chongzhang on the screen.

"It's a video from after the apocalypse." Xue Muqing whispered, "When we talked on the phone before the apocalypse, his hair wasn't this white yet."

In the video, Yang Chongzhang seemed to be suppressing his anger. Other people might not have any idea about this, but Xue Muqing, who was very familiar with him, knew that Yang Chongzhang was always calm and elegant, and rarely showed his anger. He must have been extremely angry at that time.

"Justice Wen," Yang Chongzhang said emphatically, "Earlier today, I was informed that the Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction on the new National Defense Authorization Act, requiring Congress to suspend deliberations on the bill until its constitutional review is completed."

"However, before the Enabling Bill was submitted to Parliament, the military had already sought the opinion of the Supreme Court and amended the bill based on the opinion. Why did they suddenly issue a ban? I need a reasonable explanation."

bill?

Ai Wanxin remembered that He Shifeng had mentioned to her that after the end of the world, Yang Chongzhang wanted to implement a new bill aimed at expanding the army's law enforcement power in the country. If this bill was passed, the power boundaries between the army and the city guard sequence's marines and guards would become blurred.

The most important one is to push the army to take over the security of various bases, especially the Glorious City.

This would directly create a conflict of interest with the council that governs the city's guard sequence troops, and they speculated that Yang Chongzhang was most likely assassinated for this reason.

Wen Guangyu on the screen said hoarsely: "Commander Yang, the Supreme Court did give preliminary opinions based on the draft of the Authorization Act, but that was not formal feedback."

“You should know that the review of formal bills is quite rigorous. Even though it is the end of the world and a state of emergency, strict review procedures must be followed to ensure that the interests of citizens are not infringed.”

"Excuse me, Commander Yang, but it is inappropriate for you to come and question me about the Supreme Court's injunction."

“Judicial independence is the cornerstone of the country and no person or institution may directly interfere with the Supreme Court’s decisions.”

"If the military has objections to the temporary ban, they can appeal through formal legal channels instead of directly questioning me."

Yang Chongzhang's face was not looking good. He lowered his voice and said, "Justice Wen, I, Yang Chongzhang, have never done anything to hinder judicial justice in my life. It's just that this bill is of vital importance and is related to the safety of survivors across the country. I hope you can reconsider it."

Wen Guangyu shook his head slowly: "Commander Yang, I believe that the Supreme Court will make a fair ruling after a detailed investigation."

"My duty is to uphold the Constitution and the law, not to provide convenience for any person or department. Please go back."

Yang Chongzhang's jaw tightened and he remained silent for a moment before he just walked away.

"So hypocritical." Xue Muqing sneered coldly.

In fact, at this point in the video, Wen Guangyu looks more like a positive character who firmly upholds judicial justice and refuses to compromise with power.

On the contrary, Yang Chongzhang was suspected of trying to interfere with the judicial process and influence the fairness of the judgment through sweet talk.

If Wen Guangyu hadn't answered the subsequent call...

"Well, he's here, and he wants an explanation." Wen Guangyu still spoke slowly.

Wen Guangyu replied nonchalantly, "What can he do? Can he still resist the judicial process?"

"Sent away."

"However, I think he seems to know something, so he is so anxious. It seems that it is time to deal with this stubborn guy."

The video ends here. From beginning to end, Wen Guangyu never called the person on the other side by his name. I don't know if it was cut out or he deliberately didn't say it. However, due to Feng Jingyi's previous accusation, people who don't know the truth can easily have preconceived ideas and think that the person on the other side is He Shifeng.

As expected, Feng Jingyi raised his chin and said sadly, "Commander Yang Chongzhang noticed the evil ambitions of He Shifeng as the only surviving military district commander, so he tried to consolidate military power by promoting a new "Authorization Act." But he didn't expect that He Shifeng had already colluded with Wen Guangyu. They colluded to obstruct the review of the bill and jointly planned an assassination against Commander Yang Chongzhang and me."

"The person on the other end of the line is the second thief I want to expose - the current highest commander of the military, four-star general He Shifeng."