Chapter 2117 Justice and Reason

The martial artist disagreed.

"Nonsense! Lu Chengwen has no grudge against us. Besides, he killed the wicked Jiang Xiaogou, caused chaos in Tianwu, and helped the Jiang family defeat the Rat Head with just three cups of wine. He is a great hero! A great figure full of righteousness and positive energy!"

"Is it righteous for us to kill, capture, torture, and humiliate such a person? Wouldn't that go against the very principles of our Justice League?!"

Lu Chengwen nodded: "That makes sense."

The skinny guy pouted: "Tch! He just likes to talk big, he clearly just wants to sleep with a fairy."

Lu Chengwen glanced at the skinny guy, then looked at the martial artist, and suddenly felt that he was no longer interesting.

Intellectuals angrily retorted: "You're just out of touch with reality!"

He began his speech again: "Lu Chengwen is a cunning businessman! Everyone in Xuecheng knows this, and everyone wants to eat his flesh, gnaw on his bones, drink his blood, and chew on his tendons!"

"He killed Jiang Xiaogou because of a dispute over the spoils; he caused a ruckus because he coveted the beauty of the Heavenly Martial Saintess; and he helped the Jiang family defeat the Rat Head in order to climb the social ladder, become the Jiang family's son-in-law, and thus secure a powerful backer to protect his business schemes!"

"This kind of person! Even if he were to be torn to pieces, he wouldn't deserve to die! Killing him is to uphold justice, imprisoning him is to maintain world peace! Torturing him is to obtain information on upholding justice! Humiliating him is to punish his many evil deeds!"

He jumped off the platform, and the crowd immediately scattered to make room for him.

Lu Chengwen, along with the skinny man and the burly man, held hands and retreated.

"Hey, hey, hey, be careful, be careful, slow down, slow down..."

The intellectuals looked into each person's eyes and listened to each person say a sentence, from left to right.

He addressed one of his followers: "Tell me! What's wrong with eliminating a scourge for the people?"

Next: "May I ask! Isn't cutting off the clutches of evil the way to uphold justice?!"

Another one: "Although we have no grudge against Lu Chengwen, don't those who were killed, lost their jobs, or became homeless because of him need someone to speak up for them, clear their names, uphold justice, and give them a fair chance?!"

They came forward one by one: "Lu Chengwen is rich but heartless; his personal wealth is in the hundreds of billions!"

"He also bought villas, drove luxury cars, owned mansions, evaded taxes, and abducted women..."

Finally, he walked up to Lu Chengwen, grabbed Lu Chengwen's shoulders with both hands, and said, "Brother! Tell me! Should this kind of person be killed?!"

Lu Chengwen looked at the intellectual and thought to himself, "If I were Zhao Ritian, I'd spit a wad of phlegm in your face."

Suddenly, the burly man behind them shouted again: "Kill Lu Chengwen!"

The intellectuals roared, "Good!"

He pushed Lu Chengwen aside, turned around, and jumped onto the high platform.

"Therefore! Lu Chengwen must be captured alive and controlled by us! Once we know his specific usage and dosage, we can use him to control the Skynet and intimidate the Elder Council. Even the four major families will not dare to exterminate us!"

The skinny guy wiped the drool off his face and nudged Lu Chengwen with his shoulder: "You guys are all just good at talking, all trying to steal the fairy from me. Oh, by the way, how did you and the fairy meet?"

Lu Chengwen looked at him: "We are..."

At this moment, someone shouted, "How can Lu Chengwen's public works projects make him a profiteer? Besides, shouldn't we investigate whether he is right or wrong? You're making decisions about his life or death based on hearsay, isn't that too arbitrary? That's unjust!"

Lu Chengwen turned his head to look over, almost moved to tears.

There are normal people too!

The scholar retorted angrily, "Nonsense! Does it matter whether he's a cunning merchant or not? Is that the core issue? Now Skynet needs him, and the Elder Council wants to use him too. Don't you understand the principle that 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime'? Since he's on this chessboard, he has to accept his fate!"

"If we don't strike first, he'll fall into someone else's hands sooner or later! And who can guarantee what the consequences will be? You? You? Or you!?"

Feng Xianzi coldly watched Lu Chengwen and the skinny boy whispering to each other.

She gave a cold laugh: "Hey you over there, tell me, what should we do with Lu Chengwen?"

Lu Chengwen pretended not to hear and continued talking with the skinny man: "I heard that the stock market has been fluctuating a lot lately, and it's related to a group of European conglomerates..."

The skinny guy tugged at Lu Chengwen: "Hey, hey, the fairy is calling you."

Lu Chengwen had no choice but to look at Feng Xianzi and think to himself, "If I had poop in my pocket, I'd stuff it into my mouth!"

No, two lumps!

The burly man roared again, "Kill Lu Chengwen!"

Lu Chengwen couldn't take it anymore and raised his hands, wanting to jump onto the platform.

Without proper foresight, they were lifted directly to the edge of the platform and ended up lying on the high platform.

I got up and dusted off my hands.

"I think the righteous people are right!"

An uproar erupted from the audience, and the scene instantly became intense as the two groups began arguing.

The intellectual retorted angrily, "Are you saying that if we don't intervene, we can let them capture Lu Chengwen alive and continue to wreak havoc on the martial arts world?!"

Lu Chengwen shouted, "But the rationalists also have a point!"

The audience erupted in another uproar.

"Hey! How come you're saying both sides have a point?"

"Yeah, you're such a troublemaker!"

"Whose side are you on anyway!?"

Lu Chengwen roared, "I stand on the side of justice!"

The whole place fell silent.

"I'm on the side of justice, aren't you all on the side of justice? Huh?"

Lu Chengwen asked the intellectuals, "Are you on the side of evil?"

"NO, I have not……"

He then asked the martial artist, "Are you on the bully's side?"

"impossible."

He then asked the person next to him, "Is everyone here on the side of justice?! Tell me loudly, isn't that right?!"

Everyone shouted in unison, "Yes!"

"OK, good! Very good!"

Lu Chengwen said, "To be honest, today is my first day joining, and I... I'm very moved."

Lu Chengwen began to stir his emotions, his eyes reddening.

He had no tears, but he forced them back.

"Here, I see one after another... passionate men! One after another heroes who are willing to sacrifice their lives to uphold justice! One after another noble souls who are ready to fight for the common people and forge ahead without hesitation!"

Everyone was excited and clapped enthusiastically.

Feng Xianzi rolled her eyes.

Lu Chengwen wiped away non-existent tears.

"What the two seniors said earlier was actually a debate about approaches and methods. But here, I hope we all remember that our goal is the same: justice!"

Many people nodded in agreement.

"We may have different opinions, but we can discuss them! We can't divide ourselves; that will only hurt our loved ones and please our enemies! That's exactly what our enemies want us to be!"

"Remember, those around you are your brothers and sisters! They are true like-minded friends!"

"No matter how heated the argument gets today, or how unpleasant the parting ends, on the battlefield, they are all brothers who can fight alongside you and share life and death!"

The burly man, his face streaked with tears, clapped his hands. Two clear tears glistened on his dark face.

"Well said! Kill Lu Chengwen!"