As soon as he heard that the Marshal of the Law had brought the national religion into the matter, Saint Dolton immediately refuted it, and his voice became extremely loud.
"What a treason! All worlds and hives are bathed in the glory of the Emperor, without the web of sin you mentioned! The priests make the people docile and the nobles noble. Your groundless speculation is slandering the throne.
The holiness! If you do not repent and continue to slander the Holy See, I can only declare you an excommunicated traitor!"
"Your Excellency, Patriarch, if I put all the evidence in front of you, will you still insist on your current statement?"
"you--"
When the evidence was mentioned, Saint-Dalton paused. It was obvious that he was not ignorant, but then he became even more angry.
"Your brain has been filled with heresies! Repent to me! Three times! Three times!"
Earl Vaughn clasped his arm, put down the hand twirling his beard, and said slowly:
"Now the Commander-in-Chief hopes that the situation can be maintained stable. This is the first priority. Only stability can ensure the success of the expedition. Law enforcement is important, but Marshal, you also have to understand the priorities. After all, the original intention of the establishment of Imperial Law is to maintain order. I think this
You should know better than me. There are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, but they just don’t want to announce it to others. But if you don’t say it, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. You enforce the law fairly and strictly. Everyone can see it, and the civilians also praise it. Isn’t this just
Is it enough? But it’s important to think about the bigger picture and it’s not something that will damage your reputation.”
"Reputation? Hahaha——"
Rory Figueiredo suddenly laughed, then suddenly lifted up his gorgeous marshal's robe, and then untied Li Shan, revealing a body full of scars and metal patches.
"I became an official arbitrator at the age of 19. It has been forty-five years now. I have suffered one fatal gunshot wound to my head, three to my neck, and nine to my internal organs. My left elbow was completely blown off, and the sole of my right foot was completely melted by strong acid.
My legs and knees were broken more than five times, and there were hundreds of non-fatal injuries. I don’t even care about my life, but do I care about my reputation? I have dedicated my life to the law. My wife was killed by a bomb.
One of the two children was poisoned, and the other had his limbs cut off, but I have never regretted it. I dare not say that I have never made a mistake in law enforcement in my life, but I always remember my father, a veteran policeman who was shot dead with drug addicts.
In the words of a member of the Communist Party of China, we are the only ones in the dark hive who can bring some light and comfort to the civilians. Maybe some people see us as oppression, and some people see us as tools, but as the commander-in-chief said,
The fall of a world first begins with the fall of people's hearts. If even the last bit of people's hearts, the Imperial Law, is gone, even if the red pirates are defeated, there will still be black pirates and green pirates!"
"What you said is too serious."
"Earl Vaughn, is the luxury travel spaceship filled with prohibited equipment sent to you by the Hoyland family still in your private orbital dock?"
"You - you are slanderous! You -"
"Too presumptuous!"
Junot Rigo pointed at the other party with a trembling hand.
"You are spreading panic! Creating rumors that are not conducive to the expedition! Your legal department will be staring at the Imperial Code, wishing you could see through it! You can't see anything else! Imperial Code, Imperial Code, what is it?
Imperial law? A law that allows civilians to listen to the empire honestly! It is not a law for you to play detective games! Don’t forget, you are eating the salary of the empire, and you are monitoring the people for the empire and the throne. You
Your duty is only to prevent trouble in the hive!"
"Hey, there are indeed some things I really can't see."
"Ah? What?"
Rory Figueiredo didn't even look at the other person, still staring at Soshiyan, who had slowly turned around.
"The human heart."
But Soshyan still had no reaction.
"The Ministry of Justice has been pursuing a series of criminal evidence against the Hoyland family for a full 150 years. Who knows how many outstanding agents have died during this period? Hundreds of intelligence agents have risked their lives to infiltrate the country.
Most of those criminal organizations are trying to get even a little bit of clues, but most of them can't even find their bodies! I have seen with my own eyes the bodies of several intelligence agents hanging on the building opposite the Ministry of Justice fortress.
I also saw with my own eyes that the investigators were dismembered and put into boxes and delivered to their families! Yes, the Hoyland family is finished, so it can be ended hastily! Just forget it, and the Ministry of Justice can continue to suppress civilians.
Yes! Just lock the law in a box that will never be opened! Every day, countless people say these words to me... But I can't forget those who died because of this, those who died for what is insignificant in your eyes.
Some agents who died for justice!”
As Rory Figueiredo spoke, he slapped his chest which was covered with scars and had a fixed alloy plate embedded in it. He lay down in tears with his only remaining eye.
Earl Vaughn pursed his dry lips, and then whispered:
"Marshal Figueiredo, why are you so rigid? The situation now is special and there will be plenty of time to deal with it in the future. The commander-in-chief means to take it easy..."
"I have served the empire and the law for forty-five years. I am an innocent man and enforce the law with dignity. All I want is for crimes to be punished and justice to be made clear. Unlike you, I grew up in Xiachao, where the people endured hunger.
They have endured the fatigue and the war, how can we not even give them a little comfort now!!"
With his back to everyone, Soshiyang's shoulders swayed slightly. He didn't speak because he was speechless. Just like the man-eating shark before, he found that his defense was so incomprehensible in front of these extremely pure people.
of pale and feeble.
He suddenly felt a strong sense of disgust. He no longer wanted to care about these things. He just wanted to go back to being an ordinary chapter leader and only need to consider the battles and wars that he could control.
At this moment, he had an unprecedented impulse to end this expedition immediately, but it was no longer because of resentment towards the enemy or the responsibility and mission to the empire, but because he wanted to get rid of all these responsibilities. He suddenly understood why some primarchs
The reason why he still refuses to show his face even though he is still there.
After a long silence, Soshyan's lips moved, but in the end he said nothing, only an imperceptible sigh.
Maybe what can be said is cliché, but what I want to say in my heart cannot be said. Maybe this is the secret of the human heart, which even a fearless warrior in the hail of bullets cannot decipher.
In an instant, Rory Figueiredo felt like a deflated balloon, his shoulders suddenly slumped. He closed his clothes silently, picked up the data pad, turned and walked toward the exit.
"Marshal Rory Figueiredo!"
Suddenly, Soshyan spoke, and Rory Figueiredo slowly turned around.
"Okay, I can temporarily assign some armed forces to the Ministry of Justice, but I will give you a number limit for this raid, 10 million. You can only arrest 10 million at most. As for how to choose, you decide for yourself."
Rory Figueiredo nodded vigorously.
"I understand! Thank you very much, Commander-in-Chief, for your support!"
After the legal marshal left, Soshyan briefly discussed some matters with the remaining people, and then the meeting was over.
But Soshyan, who was exhausted physically and mentally, did not take a break and immediately moved to another more secret meeting place, where nearly half of the inquisitors in the maelstrom area were waiting.
The conference room was not big. In the middle was a monitor surrounded by meditators. The Sky Eagle emblem was hung on the wall. There were no chairs. Everyone was standing. When Soshyan opened the door and walked in, all eyes were focused on