Ling Cage: I come from Hisakawa

Chapter 54 No one may trample on the dignity of the law!
This is a good opportunity to bring Mark down. Even if we can't bring Mark down, we should at least make him embarrass himself in front of our father.

My father is getting old and won't be able to serve for much longer. I must be the next city lord!
As for that commoner.

Heh, just a nobody, not worth paying attention to.

Charles kept organizing his thoughts, imagining how he would attack Mark and embarrass him after meeting Morgan.

Mark, everyone thinks you're more useful than me, even our father.

I'm going to make you suffer a huge setback!

Without realizing it, Charles's lips curled up into an exaggerated smile.

"Master Huishou!"

When the upper-class people on the roadside saw Charles, they bowed to him with great respect.

Charles snapped out of his daze.

He suppressed his smile, adopted the air of a leader, and nodded calmly.

"Ah."

He then led the priests past this person.

"Wow! It's the head of the association!"

"Greetings, Chief!"

Praise be to the Lord of Light and Shadow!

The people along the way bowed to Charles.

On the lighthouse, half of the inhabitants are believers of the Church of Light and Shadow.

To them, Charles is the spokesperson of the Lord of Light and Shadow, the embodiment of a god walking among men.

Charles did not respond to each of them individually.

He verified their permissions and led the priests into the central elevator shaft of the lighthouse.

Inside the elevator shaft was an extremely spacious circular vertical cylinder, with azure light shimmering from top to bottom along the inner wall.

The priests stood by the fence, looking up, down, left, and right, craning their necks as if they wanted to gouge their eyes out to see clearly.

"Is this the launch track for the central electromagnetic railgun?"

"I heard it can kill a King-level Devouring Beast!"

"This is my first time in this place!"

"It's incredible! How did people in the old world build something so exquisite?"

Shh, keep your voices down!

The priests whispered among themselves.

Their voices echoed in the environment, and despite their efforts to control the volume, they still sounded like a swarm of noisy flies.

"Shut up!" Charles snapped. "Don't embarrass the Lord of Light and Shadow!"

The priests immediately fell silent, but they still couldn't help glancing around.

The launch rails of the central electromagnetic railgun are accessible only to a small number of civilians responsible for maintenance, and only to the heads of various departments.

If it weren't for Charles leading the way, they wouldn't even be qualified to be here.

After they leave, it will be a great topic of conversation.

Charles walked to the elevator door.

He froze for a moment.

He noticed that the elevator was currently stopped in the council hall, indicating that someone had gone to find the city lord before him.

Is it Mark?

Charles frowned as he pressed the button.

The elevator descended and soon arrived at his location.

Ding!
Charles led the priest into the elevator, then reached out to verify his fingerprints.

Verification successful

There was a jolt underfoot, and the elevator quickly ascended.

Through the spotless glass, you can see the scene below rapidly shrinking.

Although this is the launch track of the central electromagnetic railgun, the railgun is only activated once in a long while, and it is mainly used as an internal connection channel for various core departments.

After a while, the elevator slowed down.

Ding!
The elevator doors were open.

Charles led his men out in single file, up the circular staircase, and out the door.

As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Mark standing at the door, and behind Mark were Bai Yuetian, Elon, and Gordon.

“Oh, everyone’s here.” Charles smirked.

"Why is Captain Mark standing outside instead of going in? Is he afraid to go in because he's worried about the city lord's wrath?"

While in the elevator, he guessed that Mark might have come to plead for that dusty person.

It's good that you're here to plead for me!
This just proves that Mark is related to Dustman 1012.

Even better, Mark hasn't seen his father yet, which means his father also feels that Mark is partly to blame.

Mark turned his head to the side and didn't say anything. Bai Yuetian silently observed Charles.

This is the leader of the Church of Light and Shadow. Just as Mark described, he has a handsome appearance but a terrible character.

Charles noticed Bai Yuetian's gaze.

He sneered, "Dustman 1012, don't think that just because you've latched onto Captain Mark, you can do whatever you want in the Lighthouse."

"This is not the corrupt and decadent old world; no one is above the law!"

Bai Yuetian remained silent.

He only cares about one thing now: his relationship with the first city lord, and the person on the lighthouse who knows this best is right here in the hall.

Two city guards stood outside the council hall.

When they saw Charles arrive, one of them turned and went into the hall to report.

A few seconds later, he stepped out of the door.

"Captain Mark."

"Master Huishou."

He said respectfully, "The city lord has asked you to go in; the rest of you should wait outside."

Charles gave a soft hum and went in first.

Mark gave Bai Yuetian a reassuring look and followed Charles inside.

Boom!
The door was closed tightly.

Inside the door, Charles walked unhurriedly down the steps and bowed to Morgan, who was seated higher up: "Lord of the City!"

"Lord of the City!" Mark also bowed.

Morgan rested his chin on his hand, looking down at Charles and Mark, a barely perceptible hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Standing next to him was a middle-aged man with scars on his face.

This man's name is Victor.

He was the commander-in-chief of the city's defense forces and also Morgan's close confidant and friend.

"Lord City Lord, Dustman 1012 has defied the laws of the Lighthouse and injured the priest of the Church of Light and Shadow and the Lightbringer Vatican. The Lightbringer Vatican has now gone to the medical department."

Charles spoke first.

“Even before this, Captain Mark had protected Dustman 1012. At that time, Captain Mark used the argument that ignorance is no excuse to prevent the Lightbringer Vatican from executing 1012.”

“The Lightbringer Vatican thought Captain Mark’s words made sense, so he did not punish 1012 and instead entrusted Captain Mark with the responsibility of teaching 1012.”

Charles declared passionately, "In just a few days, Dustman 1012 has committed such a heinous act. Captain Mark is to blame!"

"With Captain Mark's intelligence, surely he can teach 1012 to abide by the Lighthouse Laws?"

"I believe that Captain Mark's leniency was the cause of 1012's attack."

"Severe punishment is necessary to appease public anger!"

He gritted his teeth and said, "For committing such an unforgivable mistake, Dustman 1012 should be severely punished first, and Captain Mark should be removed from his position as commander of the Wilderness Hunters as a warning to others!"

The true colors are revealed; Charles bares his fangs.

Morgan frowned slightly.

At this moment, Mark spoke up: "Please reconsider, Your Majesty!"

"While 1012 certainly made a mistake, he didn't punish the priests and the Lightbearers too severely, which is understandable!"

With Charles here, it's impossible for him to plead Bai Yuetian innocent.

Mark took a deep breath: "I didn't have time to teach 1012 all the laws of the Lighthouse. I am willing to share some of the responsibility for 1012. Please punish 1012 at your discretion, Lord City Lord."

Compared to Charles's lengthy discourse, Mark's words were much more concise.

Morgan looked down at Charles and Mark.

In his view, Charles's methods of attacking Mark were as naive as a child's.

The first thing they want to do is remove Mark from his position as commander of the Wilderness Hunters. A fierce attack is fine, but if Mark is dismissed, who will take over as commander?

Mark is too naive.

This matter was originally just the personal behavior of Dustman 1012, but Mark pleaded with him for 1012's sake, and voluntarily stepped into a quagmire that was originally unrelated to him.

He had to teach Mark a lesson.

Morgan spoke slowly: "The Three Laws sustain the Lighthouse's survival, and the Laws are just as important as the Three Laws."

He declared emphatically, "No one is above the law, and no one can trample on the authority of the law!"

"I can't, Victor can't, Mark, you can't either, and that dustman definitely can't!"

His words were firm and resounding, and a look of joy appeared on Charles's face, while Mark's heart skipped a beat.

“Bring the Dust People 1012!” Morgan said in a deep voice.

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