My profession panel inspires loyalty.

After you sat down in the defendant's seat, the presiding judge glanced around and nodded slightly to the prominent families and high-ranking military officials not far away.

[Afterwards, he and the clerk began to read out the various court rules step by step.]

[When everything was ready, the plaintiffs, led by the Hua family, began to present various evidences impatiently. With so many noble families present today, they must determine your guilt!]

[Your hands are stained with the blood of the aristocratic family! ]

[They want nothing more than to make you pay for your blood debt with blood!]

[Soon after the chief judge struck the gavel, the Hua family began listing your crimes.]

[After handing it to the presiding judge, the Hua family looked around and began to question.]

[Mr. Lin Xia, during your studies at Yuncheng University, you engaged in fraudulent activities against the Du, Liu, and Yu families.]

[While you were serving as the leader of the Red Heart Regiment and defending Ningcheng, you took advantage of the unrest in the Federation to openly massacre the Shangdu aristocratic families, plundered federal property, and infringed on the aristocratic families' patented skills.]

[Some time ago, you went so crazy that you killed federal officials, poisoned underage children, and assassinated federal officials and famous federal businessmen!]

[Furthermore, the Federal Security Bureau's investigation revealed that you had close ties with the White Eagle Empire and the Winter Empire.]

【Now! 】

You have been charged with treason and declared an enemy of the Union!

The Hua family representative grew increasingly agitated as he spoke, the veins on his forehead throbbing, a sign of his inner turmoil.

[The Hua family has prepared sufficient arguments and explanations for each piece of evidence.]

[It can be said that they have made absolutely sufficient preparations for today's trial.]

[As your enemies, they naturally know your eloquence and your ability to deceive people.]

【So the various preparations they have made are far beyond your imagination! 】

【this time!】

They will make you confess!

You look at the other person calmly, as if you were looking at a barking wild dog.

[After a moment of silence, you slowly spoke.]

If a robber steals your wealth, and you now take it back, then... wouldn't you be considered a robber?

[After these words were spoken, the Hua family representative was slightly stunned.]

[Because your answer was somewhat beyond his expectations.]

[Under normal circumstances, you should argue, you should deny.]

[In that case, he can produce solid evidence and slap you in the face.]

【Then you asked, what's going on? 】

[At the same time, the senior members of the regiment and military personnel in the audience began to consciously applaud and cheer for you.]

[The presiding judge wore a dull smile and struck the hammer in his hand.]

【quiet! 】

【And you took this opportunity to stand up from the dock. 】

Then, you walked to the table in the center of the courtroom, leaned against the presiding judge, and began your speech to the high-ranking members of the chapter, military, and noble families in the audience.

[Six years ago, that is, the 131st year of the Transcendental Calendar.]

We were betrayed by the criminals of October, who claimed to be our leaders, but when faced with the iron heel of the White Eagle Empire, their first instinct was not to resist, but to surrender!

When the war front suffered a temporary defeat, they even brought out the long-prepared "Northern Treaty" and threatened to hand over the heroes who protected the Federation and the territory to the White Eagle Empire for trial as criminals!

【They want to end the war! 】

They want to remain at the center of power in the Federation, wield immense authority, and wield their power over the military and the regiments!

[And to end the war, they didn't hesitate to sell out heroes, they didn't hesitate to smear the honor of martyrs, they even wanted to sever the northern border to the White Eagle Empire!]

【this!】

【This is the true crime of treason! 】

【They are the real traitors! 】

[As soon as these words were spoken, all the senior members of the chapter sitting in the audience rose to their feet and began to applaud wildly.]

If you say that initially the leaders of the Ninth, Twelfth, and Seventeenth Regiments were simply trying to repay your past life-saving grace and intimidate the neighboring noble families with their own powerful fighting power, then now they are genuinely applauding with recognition!

[They will never forget that they fought bloody battles on the front lines, paying a tragic price to annihilate a comparable regiment of the White Eagle Empire, yet were labeled war criminals.]

[Damn Federal General Office! ]

[If the enemy crosses the border, shouldn't the soldiers guarding the border resist?]

When did defending one's country become a war crime?

When will a hero be accused of war crimes by his own people?

[Not just these three numbered regiments, but all the regiments that came to watch the battle at this moment are cheering for what you just said.]

[They were holding their breath in their hearts! ]

[Now, you've torn off this fig leaf in front of the top brass of the Federation and the military, so naturally they'll want to vent their emotions.]

[For a moment, applause, cheers, cheers, and praises rang out in the courtroom.]

The originally solemn and dignified trial ceremony now felt like a joyful bonfire dinner.

The Hua family representative noticed something was amiss in the atmosphere and immediately raised an objection to the presiding judge.

【Now is the judgment! 】

【Not a speech! 】

[Presiding Judge, I demand that this behavior, which is inconsistent with the basic nature of a military court, be immediately stopped!]

The presiding judge exchanged glances with the military chief, then raised his right hand to silence the Hua family representative's objection.

[He served as deputy commander in a regiment and also served in the army.]

[Now, he is the chief judge of the military court.]

[At this moment, his interest in what you said far outweighs the significance of this trial.]

Seeing that no one was stopping you from continuing your speech, you clasped your hands together, stood in the center of the courtroom, and began your passionate performance.

【I just want to make the Federation stronger! 】

【I just want to make the Federation great again! 】

[I just want the land beneath my feet to no longer be trampled by the iron hooves of foreign races!]

[I simply... want to reclaim what the Federation lost six years ago, to take it back rightfully, to wrest our lost homeland and our lost dignity back from the enemy!]

【As a warband! 】

【As an army! 】

I think we have the power to resist the incompetence and cowardice of the Federal General Manager!

[In the process of resistance, in the process of making the Federation great, some damage is inevitable.]

[Perhaps this may seem bloody, brutal, and incomprehensible to some people.]

[But in my opinion, as long as we can make the Federation great again, as long as we can regain our lost territory and dignity, then everything is worth it! ]

[During this process, I did not resort to pure force, nor did I vent my anger.]

[I have the support of all the soldiers of the Red Heart Regiment, and even more so, the cheers of all the members of the Red Heart Society.]

With their help, we made the revival of the Federation our first mission and began to build Ningcheng and the Commercial Capital.

[This year, Ningcheng has become a famous large city in Nanhe Province under our construction. The magnificent Ningcheng defense line has even single-handedly blocked the roaring demon tide.]

【Under our construction, the commercial capital has burst into unprecedented vitality.】

[Last year, Shangdu's total economic benefits surpassed Jiangcheng's!]

This is the first exam paper that we, the Red Heart Society, submit to the military, the federal government, and the land we love!

If loving the land beneath one's feet, loving one's country, and wanting to dedicate everything to one's country is considered treason, then... I admit to this crime!

The Red Heart Society I founded and the Red Heart's slogan I established, "Victory of All Hearts," are also meant to inspire all members to dedicate their all to the greatness of the Federation.

[Because I believe that the Federation will become great again with the rise of the Red Heart Society!]

[As soon as you finished speaking, you faced the crowd and raised your hands in a salute.]

【federal--】

【10,000! Wins!!】

[As soon as these words were spoken, the entire courtroom erupted in excitement.]

[Whether it was the regiment commander, the military brass, or other high-ranking military officers who came to listen, their eyes sparkled with an utmost brilliance.]

[No one wants the Federation to be great again more than the military!]

No one felt the intense shame of ceding territory and paying indemnities more than the military!

No one can feel the devastation of being transformed from a hero and martyr to a war criminal more directly than the Warband!

【And they all found the faith they longed for from your speech! 】

【So, they stood up and cheered almost at the same time.】

【federal!】

【Ten thousand——victorious!!!】

Chapter 78: Backstab by the Military (5k)

In stark contrast to the excited cheers of the military and the battle groups, the aristocratic families and the federal high-ranking officials sitting on the other side.

The head of the Qin family in the imperial capital, who was then the Federation's deputy minister, remained expressionless, but the tone of his comments betrayed his current mood.

[This is a substitution of concepts! ]

【To deceive people! 】

[Several high-ranking members of the noble families nearby turned and left after seeing the atmosphere in the courtroom.]

[Because they know that the trial outcome they want to see will never happen again.]

[In a sense, you have already won the support of some high-ranking officials in the regiment and the military.]

【So staying here any longer would be a waste of time. 】

After the presiding judge knocked on the table, the cheering gradually subsided.

[Mr. Lin Xia, what is your appeal regarding this court hearing?]

【Your eyes scan the surroundings, still maintaining your passionate state. 】

【I demand acquittal! 】

【Because I am innocent! 】

How can an innocent person be thrown into prison because of someone else's accusation?

Everyone!

[The Federation possesses territory that surpasses the White Eagle Empire, and the various extraordinary resources on the Federation's land are enough to crush the Winter Empire.]

[But why does the Federation frequently find itself at a disadvantage when faced with foreign invasions?]

[When everything seems normal, but the results are not ideal, it means that parasites and vampires have appeared within the Federation!]

[They are sucking the blood of the Federation, suppressing the Federation's future, eroding the Federation's size, and controlling the Federation's direction!]

[Through transformation, the White Eagle Empire built the world's largest extraordinary industrial system.]

[The Winter Empire has transformed and built the world's most powerful professional army! ]

[If the Federation wants to become stronger, how can it not reform? ]

We need change!