Chapter 174 White Sign

Yu Cheng's voice resounded throughout the hall.

When he said these words, it meant that Li Tianran's fate was sealed.

Many people had wondered how this case, which had attracted so much attention in Southern City, would ultimately end. But no one expected it to end so quickly and decisively!

There was no fierce debate.

There was no angry rebuttal.

In a clear and sonorous voice, Li Tianran's actions in the evil cult case were defined as a crime!

A hero had become a criminal.

In just a few breaths!

Li Tianran took a deep breath, a cold smile on his lips.

In his mind, the four light spots had already begun to move. He could even feel the friction between the gears of the combat mechs and the sound of gun barrels extending from cold, mechanical hands…

But just then, a slightly timid voice rang out.

"Representative Yu… are you mistaken? The one you’re holding is a white sign. A white sign represents… innocence!"

A young juror raised his hand tremblingly, reminding him in a low voice.

Hearing this, everyone focused their attention on the voting sign in Yu Cheng's right hand. Everyone saw it… the color of the sign in Yu Cheng's hand was snow-white!

White… innocent.

But Yu Cheng said that Li Tianran was guilty. Could it be that Yu Cheng was too excited and picked up the wrong sign?

"Representative Yu, please change the voting sign in your hand!" the chief judge said in a deep voice. "The result of this trial will be determined by the number of voting signs!"

Hearing this, Yu Cheng glanced at the chief judge indifferently, then raised the white sign in his hand and walked down from the trial stage step by step.

"I say Li Tianran is guilty… his crime is that he shouldn't have so simply, crudely, and directly torn open the darkness, exposing the evil cult case to the light of day!" A cold smile appeared on the corner of Yu Cheng's mouth. "Because he is just an ordinary citizen. By doing this, he will undoubtedly slap some people in the face…"

"This behavior of his will make the leaders of Southern City's leaders think that the leaders of Southern City are a bunch of good-for-nothings…"

"This behavior of his will cause the common people and the upper echelons to be strongly dissatisfied with the public security and management work in Southern City…"

"This behavior of his will hinder the promotion paths of some councilors, committee members, and even speakers like me…"

"This behavior of his is like a ray of light shining into a dilapidated ancient tower full of filth, allowing the filth in the ancient tower to be seen by the outside world. For the builders of the ancient tower, this ray of light is undoubtedly a crime!"

Yu Cheng's voice was like a thunderclap, echoing throughout the hall.

Everyone fell silent upon hearing this.

Yu Cheng's words were like the sharpest knife, tearing apart the fig leaf of everyone present!

Including the chief judge and the five official members of the jury, their faces were almost livid.

"If it weren't for Li Tianran, then the various malicious rumors and influences targeting the Southern City Council and the military and police departments would not exist at this time…"

"The council would still be glorious and righteous, absolutely free of harboring evil!"

"The military and police departments would still be thorough and able to protect the safety of all citizens!"

"A senior once told me that if you want to survive and be promoted in the council, you must remember: One general succeeds at the cost of ten thousand bones!"

"I never understood the meaning of this sentence, but now I understand!"

"It means, compared to official careers, what do the lives of those girls victimized in the evil cult case matter? What do their families matter?"

"If Li Tianran hadn't exposed the evil cult case… the powerful figures in the council, including me, would continue to be promoted and make a fortune!"

"But now that Li Tianran has appeared, the entire status quo has been broken… the council has been cursed as a pile of dog shit, and the promotion paths of many people have been cut off with a single stroke! Tell me, from the perspective of the council, is Li Tianran guilty? Does he deserve to die?"

Yu Cheng was emotional, his face flushed red. Standing in the center of the trial hall, his forty-year-old body looked like an eighteen or nineteen-year-old passionate youth!

There was already an aged wrinkle between his eyebrows, but the energy erupting from him at this moment made many young people ashamed of their inferiority!

"Yu Cheng! Enough!" The chief judge finally couldn't bear it anymore. He picked up the gavel and banged it on the table, trying to interrupt Yu Cheng's speech. "Are you crazy?"

Everyone could see that Yu Cheng was not trying to sentence Li Tianran to death at all, but rather to protect him!

"Enough? I don't think it's enough!" Yu Cheng looked at the chief judge with dignity and said in a deep voice, "I know that what I just said is the true thoughts in the hearts of many people present, but you have all hidden these evil thoughts in your hearts, and I am just speaking them out for you!"

The impact of the evil cult case was far greater than Li Tianran had imagined.

If military-political integration is promoted in the future, I am afraid that few people in the entire Southern City Council will be able to remain in core positions!

Now the entire Yanhuang territory is pursuing "stability"!

Southern City has exposed such a major case, and the case was not solved by the military and political departments. What will be the reaction of the upper echelons when this news spreads?

It goes without saying!

"Nonsense! Nonsense!" The chief judge stood up from the presiding table in anger and walked to the backstage, flicking his sleeves.

"I know that there are many people in the council who hate you… as a council member, I also hate you." Yu Cheng turned to look at Li Tianran and said extremely seriously, "Because once the evil cult case happened, almost everyone in the Southern City Council, from the speaker down, would have their future cut off. I studied hard when I was young and honed my skills in the system for many years before I achieved my current position, and I wanted to establish a great career… but you messed it up so much. Of course I am unwilling, and I wish I could kill you!"

"But as a person, a man whose values and personality have not yet been distorted, I don't think you did anything wrong."

"If it were me, I might have made the same choice as you. I might even think that the knife wasn't fast enough and didn't kill enough!"

"I am first and foremost a person, and secondly a Southern City council member…"

"So, I choose… a white sign."

After Yu Cheng finished speaking, he strode to the voting box, threw the white sign into the box, and turned to leave!

His back was extremely unrestrained.

Yu Cheng.

Male.

Forty-three years old.

Graduated from Kyoto University of Political Science and Law, with a fiery temper, stubborn and eccentric, and extremely concerned about right and wrong!

In the past, his teacher once advised him that his personality was not smooth enough and not suitable for officialdom, but for the ideals in his heart, he resolutely devoted himself to the council.

In the council, he had many conflicts and disputes with his superiors and colleagues, which led to many people isolating him and no one being in the same faction as him.

Therefore, his promotion was slow. Even Wang Dongchuan, who was much younger than him, had been promoted to deputy speaker, but he was still just a committee member!

Today, Wang Dongchuan encountered an accident, and Yu Cheng was ordered to take over in a crisis.

The task the council gave him was a black sign!

But he could not suppress the indignation in his heart, and he spoke these words with passion and righteousness, resolutely changed the black sign to a white sign, and strode away!

From today onwards, Yu Cheng's life will be very difficult.

Once this matter spreads, no council or unit will be willing to accept him, unless he leaves the system in the future, otherwise it will be extremely difficult!

Li Tianran looked at Yu Cheng's departing figure and felt goosebumps all over his skin, his heart churning like a sea wave.

In this dark world, there are still some people who refuse to go with the flow and strive to shine!

Li Tianran didn't know what Yu Cheng's future fate would be, but at least today, Yu Cheng saved many people!

If Wang Dongchuan had come today, then at this moment, corpses would have already been lying all over the law mansion!

"I… am innocent!" Li Tianran slowly stood up and uttered these words seriously and calmly: "I demand that the trial result be announced immediately."