Twin Dimension Yin-Yang Mirror: Attaining immortality through the martial path
Chapter 183 - 159: A Glimmer of Cold Light Arrives First, Then the Spear Emerges Like a Dragon (Subscribe, Monthly Pass Needed)

Chapter 183: Chapter 159: A Glimmer of Cold Light Arrives First, Then the Spear Emerges Like a Dragon (Subscribe, Monthly Pass Needed)

"I have always advocated that the public should have the right to choose, that they should be able to control their own destiny, not be treated like dirt and poor for a lifetime..."

"Why should those who are high above have access to genetic enhancements, healthy bodies, and long lives that reach over a hundred years, while we are born to be slaughtered?"

"Even, there will come a day when the challenge of genetic longevity is overcome, some people might even live to be two hundred, five hundred, or even a thousand years old, while we live only a few transient decades in disease and poverty, generation after generation, having to act according to others’ faces. Tell me, do you want this situation?"

Councillor Chen waved her arms, the veins on her forehead prominent, her roar resonating nonstop in the square, completely mismatched with her physical stature.

Clearly, her words inflamed the people below, and as her voice fell, thousands simultaneously shouted, "Unwilling!"

"Unwilling!"

Councillor Chen took a deep breath, slightly lowered her hands, and as the dark crowd below slightly quieted down, she continued, "Outside the city, ferocious beasts are rampant, and inside the city, crimes are frequent. Are we just supposed to watch helplessly and wait for disaster to strike us before regretting not making the right choice earlier?"

"I hope that one day, we can pick up weapons ourselves, possess great strength, face injustice, face danger, and take control of our own destiny, chop down that rugged life..."

"The Three Strict Laws contradict fairness and justice, leaving us no chance at all. If this continues, the people will always be weak, the country will always be weak."

"If this goes on, there will come a day when foreign powers will invade our homes, when ferocious beasts will storm Dongjiang, and all of us will have no place to die. Do you want to see that day come?"

"Unwilling..."

"Unwilling!"

The thousands of people became even more frenzied, like fire fueled by oil.

Passersby attracted by the noise found themselves involuntarily persuaded, feeling that Councillor Chen’s speech made a lot of sense.

"If you still want to maintain this rare peace and happiness, then support me, support gene modification, support the opening of weapons, support the free trade of beast materials, abolish the ’Three Strict Laws.’"

"Abolish the Three Strict Laws."

"Abolish the Three Strict Laws!"

The cries rang out across Minghu Square.

...

Councilor Sun Minghui sat in a car by the lake, watching the rally through a half-open window, his eyes filled with desolation.

"The tide has turned! I hadn’t expected that last night’s mishap with the gene modifiers didn’t evoke disgust, but instead propelled people towards Councillor Chen."

"Mr. Sun, should we leave East River City early?

It looks like the next Chair of the East River City Council will be Chen Yanni, and none of the others stand any chance against her."

A neatly dressed, sturdy middle-aged man softly advised next to him.

"Councillor Chen is not of a kind-hearted nature; I suspect that the attack on Miss at Minglan High School was under her orders...

Otherwise, why would a Black List assassin come all this way to East River City to target you for no reason?"

"It seems this is beyond remedy. Withdrawal might be the wise choice."

Sun Minghui smiled helplessly.

What is the real tide?

The tide actually isn’t with the people, nor with Councillor Chen, but with those eligible to cast votes.

Having witnessed the benefits of genetic modification, how could they possibly refrain from supporting it?

The failure during modification, with bodies piled like mountains, isn’t their families or loved ones; they just sit and wait to reap the results.

And those deluded folks, dreaming only of their own strength, wishing to control their destiny, will never foresee just how bloody and terrifying reality will become after the Three Strict Laws are repealed.

When all that is forbidden comes under the daylight and can be freely pursued...

Then, everyone on the streets will either willingly or coercively enter the biological modification labs, becoming sacrificial lambs under the knife.

Those who truly succeed will eventually become weapons in the hands of the powerful.

And those who unlawarlly modify and fail will become felons wreaking havoc.

As for lifting the control on firearms...

When everyone is armed, the first victims might not be the beasts outside the city, but the citizens inside, their own neighbors.

I wonder if any of them are truly prepared to bear all this?

"Dad, Zhou Ping’an has been sent outside the city; should we find a way to transfer him to Linhai too?"

Though Sun Lishu was still young and didn’t quite understand the distinction these politicians represented...

She knew that her dad seemed bound to lose in this ’public opinion’ election.

The consequences of failure were somewhat clear to her.

Her dad could seek refuge with his uncle, request a transfer to Linhai, but Zhou Ping’an had nowhere else to go...

It was so dangerous outside the city.

And since he had antagonized Councillor Chen and Wang Yulin and their group, how could he possibly go on living?

Thinking of this, Sun Lishu’s eyes misted over.

She would never forget.

That time on Binjiang Road, she had already lost all hope.

Those people were so ferocious...

She had even thought about how she might die.

But at the very last moment.

Zhou Ping’an appeared like a bolt from the blue, killing in his path, his white clothes immaculate, moving like lightning, as if clad in a rainbow halo.

’I will remember you.’

At that time, a tearful Sun Lishu thought to herself.

Now, seeing the fervor at the scene.

Her first thought was that Zhou Ping’an might be in trouble.

"This..."

Sun Minghui was somewhat astonished, his gaze flickering slightly as he laughed, "I’ll try to transfer him as well..."

What he kept to himself was,

’This matter is likely to be obstructed by Wang Yulin.’

After all, Zhou Ping’an’s connections were in Dongjiang Public Security...

If those people refused to let go, things would become quite difficult.’

"I just knew it, Dad is the best."

Sun Lishu’s emotions came and went quickly.

She soon became cheerful again.

In Dongjiang, she actually had nothing to miss, it was too dangerous and too oppressive.

If it weren’t for wanting to see Zhou Ping’an a few more times, she would have already found a way to go to Linhai, even though she might be ridiculed there...

...

Tang Tang felt a wave of disgust in her heart.

She was just below the stage, leading her team to maintain order.

On the stage in front, Wang Yulin stood firmly behind Councilor Chen, guarding her.

His facial features were stern, commanding respect without anger, instilling a sense of trust in people.

But Tang Tang knew that this man was petty and often resorted to unscrupulous methods.

The Third Group had suffered heavy casualties, and yet the matter was still suppressed; Tang Tang would never believe he hadn’t played a part in that.

Unfortunately, with the situation as it was almost a foregone conclusion, even her junior disciple brother wouldn’t fare well.

’Could it be, that we really have to obey the orders, go outside the city and fight the Ferocious Beast?’

Hearing the cries and shouts of thousands around her, she felt a wave of helplessness,

Just as Tang Tang was feeling down and under immense pressure, she suddenly noticed that something was off with Wang Yulin’s expression on the stage.

Wang Yulin, who just a moment ago had been displaying his authority, puffing out his chest and scanning the area with eagle-like eyes, now began to twitch in the face.

Strangely, his face started to flush slightly.

His gaze also gradually shifted downwards.

No longer looking at the people below or the dignitaries beside him,

he was instead staring intently at Madam Chen’s business suit and skirt, swallowing hard several times.

"Ah, that works?"

Tang Tang gasped in surprise, blinking hard a few times as if she was seeing an illusion.

Soon, she realized it wasn’t an illusion...

The subsequent events truly challenged her norms.

Suddenly, Wang Yulin took a quick step forward, captured his superior who was giving the speech, with quick and efficient movements, as if unhooking a dragon’s armor or charging forward on horseback...

The gleam of the bayonet arrived first, followed by a swift thrust like a dragon emerging...

In his youth, Wang Yulin had been a talented fighter with extraordinary skills, and although he had lived comfortably for a long time and his body had gotten slightly out of shape, his old skills were still there.

When he made his move suddenly, he succeeded quickly.

The bayonet drew blood, causing utter chaos as the stage shook, catching everyone off guard.

"No..."

Councilor Chen was in the midst of an impassioned speech, feeling at the pinnacle of her life.

Soon, Dongjiang was under her control.

To her, whether the stringent bill could be implemented wasn’t overly important.

Supporting or opposing it was merely an ideology, what mattered most was gaining others’ approval.

Years of planning were about to come to fruition.

Her allies would surely not be disappointed and would likely support her even more in the future.

Dongjiang was just the beginning, the prospects were as vast as stars in the sky.

Just as she reached the peak of her excitement.

She was suddenly stabbed in the back...

This shock was no trivial matter.

By the time she thought to do something, it was too late.

What was meant to happen, happened.

All under the watchful eyes of thousands.

"Ah!"

A piercing scream echoed across the square.

Councilor Chen nearly fainted.

Thousands screamed in shock, this time not out of fervor, but emitting surprise, disbelief, and various indistinct noises.

The scene was in complete chaos.

"Gosh..."

"Oh!"

"How is this possible?"

"You mean we can see this without a VIP pass?"

For a moment, countless people were furiously rubbing their eyes, with curses, roars, and strange laughter filling the air.

Tang Tang was momentarily dumbstruck.

Blushing, she covered her eyes but peeked through her fingers, muttering a disdainful ’ptui,’ yet without any real action.

She didn’t know how to handle the current situation.

There was nothing about this in the textbooks.

Deep down, somewhat inappropriately, there was a tinge of satisfaction.

Further away, inside a lakeside RV, Councilman Sun stood up abruptly, banging his head hard on the roof of the vehicle, sat back down while holding his head, too shocked to even cry out in pain, just gaping at the scene on the stage...