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Claude raised his hand from the judge's bench.

The heavy gates around the hearing room slammed shut, sealing off all the exits.

Thousands of spectators sat in a circular seating area.

Nobles, high-ranking military officials, and representatives of financial magnates all stared at the handcart in the center of the hall.

Claude opened the document in front of him.

"Hermann, you brought unidentified personnel into the hearing room without authorization and damaged military facilities."

"This is the first crime you committed today."

Herman strode quickly to the defendant's dock.

"Claude, don't try to pin this on me!"

"Lin Feng is an Imperial-level genius I discovered from a remote planet, and he's already on the Seventh Fleet's top recommendation list!"

"He is qualified to enter the hearing room!"

Claude presses the console.

The loudspeaker in front of Herman was immediately turned off, and even his personal communication terminal was forcibly cut off.

His words did not reach the defendant's seat.

Claude then looked up.

"The defendant has no right to speak freely before the hearing begins."

Herman slammed his hand on the table a few times.

Useless.

Discussions had already begun to rise from all around.

"Is that young man Raymond Lam?"

"I heard he led his men to loot three conglomerate fleets."

"They dare to crash into even the capital's premier starport? Do they really think nobody here will stop them?"

Claude raised his hand to silence the noise in the room.

"Now, let's present the first set of evidence."

The home screen lights up.

In the image, Herman's mothership is hovering above Gray Crystal Star.

Lin Feng tore apart a conglomerate's frigate with his bare hands, then charged into the fleet.

Barron, carrying dismantling equipment, scavenged weapons from various warships.

The entire video contains no record of Raine's order to blockade Gray Crystal Star, nor of three thousand warships firing their main guns simultaneously.

The image quickly froze on the moment Lin Feng pulled out the Raine power furnace.

Claude pulled up several electronic files.

"According to records provided by the Gray Crystal Star Governor's Office, the Bloodthorn Consortium's Third, Fourth, and Fifth Fleets were carrying out routine garrison duties at the time."

"Herman led Lin Feng to launch a proactive attack, resulting in the destruction of 2,764 warships and the loss of strategic materials exceeding 400 billion star coins."

"This is the list of fleet losses."

Another interstellar travel record has been released.

The above shows that Herman's mothership had encrypted communications with multiple interstellar pirate fleets before arriving at Gray Crystal Star.

Claude's finger landed on Lin Feng's photo.

"According to the Imperial intelligence department, Lin Feng has neither Silverfrost Empire household registration nor a legal interstellar identity."

"This person comes from an unregistered planet and has a long history of attacking warships and plundering military supplies."

"Meets the criteria for being identified as a space pirate."

Herman was so angry that he smashed the table with his fist.

"fart!"

His voice still couldn't get through.

The communication records on the screen were all fake.

But no one at the scene gave him a chance to explain.

Claude looked toward the audience.

"The representative of the Bloodthorn Conglomerate may state the losses."

A middle-aged man wearing a dark red robe stood up.

His name is Morse, and he is the highest-ranking official in the Bloodthorn Conglomerate's office in the capital.

Morse first bowed to the judge's bench, then took out a bloodstained badge.

"This insignia belongs to Commander Rein."

"Raine guarded Gray Crystal Star for the Empire for 337 years, quelled 16 Star Beast Tides, and assisted the Empire in suppressing three border rebellions."

"But just yesterday, he was subjected to the most brutal attack."

Morse pressed the insignia to his chest, his voice beginning to tremble.

"In front of three thousand warships, Lin Feng cut open Commander Rein's chest and ripped out his main power unit."

"Raine has lost his ability to fight, and he also dug up the spare power reactor and forced Raine to sign a property transfer agreement."

"That contract was signed under death threats!"

Someone in the audience immediately stood up.

"This contract must be nullified!"

"Space pirates attacking a legitimate imperial conglomerate—what's there to prosecute?"

"Execute him immediately!"

"Hang him outside the Imperial City Star Ring, so all the border natives can see what happens!"

More and more voices echoed the sentiment.

Lin Feng stood beside the handcart and scanned the area.

These people were shouting very enthusiastically.

Several of them wore the Bloodthorn Conglomerate's cooperation badge on their chests, while others had the Fernand family's emblem on their tables.

Herman even slammed his fist on the table behind the defendant's seat.

He simply pulled out the insignia of the inspector and forcibly activated the emergency loudspeaker module inside.

"Article Seventy-Two of the Imperial Military Law!"

"A private fleet has launched an attack on the patrol mothership; the patrol envoy has the right to retaliate!"

A barrier was raised around the defendant's dock.

Hermann's emblem also fell silent.

"Disrupting the order of a hearing, another charge added."

Claude closed the file.

"Physical evidence, video footage, and navigation records have formed a complete chain of evidence."

"Hermann colluded with space pirates to attack the Empire's legitimate military presence and seize the wealth of the financial elites."

"Lin Feng, as the main executor, is clearly guilty."

Lin Feng finally spoke.

"Are you done talking?"

Claude leaned against the judge's bench.

"What else do you have to prove?"

"Self-proof?"

Lin Feng patted the handcart.

"I came here not to prove my innocence."

Another burst of laughter erupted in the hall.

Morse raised his hand and pointed at Lin Feng.

"Your Honor, he has already admitted to the crime!"

"There's no need to keep these thugs around!"

Claude looked at Lin Feng.

"Kneel down now and confess your crimes."

"Take the initiative to disclose all your and Herman's plans, and then return all the assets of the Bloodthorn Conglomerate."

"The council chamber might allow you to keep the body intact."

Lin Feng chuckled softly.

"You're holding a hearing? It turns out you don't need a hearing at all."

Claude tapped the table.

"The Empire gave you a chance to explain."

"It's because you can't produce evidence."

"Who says I have no evidence?"

Lin Feng grabbed the white cloth at the top.

The energy gold thread breaks apart inch by inch with a casual tug.

Whoosh!

The white cloth was completely blown away.

Ten bodies rolled off the trolley and landed one after another in the center of the hearing room.

Barron put his cloaking armor back on last night.

The ten sets of dark red armor were all engraved with bloodthorn totems. The leader's head had been crushed, and the others had fatal wounds to their necks and chests.

A box of unused nerve agent slid off the ground.

The metal box was smashed open, and twelve gray-green toxic agents rolled on the ground.

The discussion in the meeting room stopped immediately.

Several high-ranking military officials in the front row stood up at the same time.

"Bloodthorn's direct assassination squad?"

"This stealth suit is only fit for the headquarters' execution team!"

"The box contains a Level 7 nerve agent!"

The color drained from Morse's face quickly.

"Fake!"

"These suits of armor have already entered the black market; this doesn't prove they belong to the Bloodthorn conglomerate!"

Lin Feng took out a quantum computer from the leader's armor.

"What's the rush?"

He tossed it with his hand.

The optical computer landed on the reading platform in the center of the hearing room.

Barron removed all encryption modules last night, and the main screen lit up on its own.

A kill order bearing the mark of the Bloodthorn Clan's highest authority appeared on the entire empire's live broadcast screen.

[Target: Lin Feng.]

[Location of execution: Top floor suite of the Starry Garden.]

[Time of Action: The night before the hearing.]

[The use of Level 7 nerve agents is permitted.]

The target body must be brought back.

All those who knew about the incident have been eliminated.

Below is the complete assassination list.

Raymond Lam is ranked first.

Hermann ranked second.

Several military witnesses who were scheduled to attend the hearing were also on the list.

Herman saw the contents through the barrier, then kicked the defendant's table away.

"Claude!"

"This is what you call a legitimate chaebol?"

"Ten assassins at the Cosmic Realm level poisoned the capital, and you're fucking interrogating me?"

The live stream chat was completely out of control.

The nobles in the hearing room all lowered their heads to check their terminals, and those who had just been clamoring for Lin Feng's execution all fell silent.

A military investigator walked to the body and lifted the wrist of the armor.

Beneath the corpse's skin, red thorny branding marks were clearly visible.

"The identity mark is real."

"They belong to the assassination squad directly under the headquarters of the Bloodthorn Conglomerate."

Another person picked up the poison to test it.

The terminal quickly issued a notification.

[Level 7 nerve agent, batch number XB-773]

[Production Unit: Bloodthorn Biological Laboratory]

Morse took a half step back, knocking over a seat in the audience.

Lin Feng walked to his seat.

"You cried quite convincingly just now."

"Do you want to keep crying?"

Morse opened his mouth several times, then suddenly raised his hand and slammed the emergency call button on the table.

"Fake!"

"The corpse, the kill order, the poison—all were forged by Lin Feng!"

"He brought a corpse into the Imperial Hearing Room, intending to attack the presiding judge!"

Morse ripped open his collar and shouted into the off-field communication channel.

"Bloodthorn Guardian!"

"Everyone in! Take down Lin Feng immediately!"