Chapter 318: You Parasites

The high-level meeting room of the Ninth Defense Zone.

In the corridor, Yingzhou encountered Lu Wang and a brown-haired man standing in front of him; the brown-haired man revealed a trace of a smile at the corners of his mouth upon seeing Yingzhou.

"Yo, Yingzhou. It seems there was a reason the previous generation of Councilors designed this place to be so spacious when they built the Council meeting hall; otherwise, I wouldn't even dare to imagine how you would have gotten in. By the way, this is our first time meeting in reality. Although we already know each other's names, let's introduce ourselves anyway. My name is Pu Lie, and I am responsible for clearing out the Alien Race and security in the Inner City."

As he spoke, Pu Lie extended his right hand with a smile.

"Yingzhou, is it just the two of us today?"

"There were originally three. Pake became a traitor, and Lu Yang likely met a tragic end at Pake's hands. The others are at their respective work posts; they have dedicated projection devices for the meeting, so they don't need to come here. Come to think of it, you are the first Military District Chief to come to the meeting room."

Yingzhou felt somewhat uncomfortable with Pu Lie at this moment; after all, when he first met Pu Lie, the impression he gave was not very good. How did he suddenly have a change of heart?

However, considering that he did not understand Pu Lie, Yingzhou stopped overthinking it.

Disguises always have a day when they are exposed; it would be best if he remained in this state and did not endanger the safety of Humans.

After entering the meeting room, Yingzhou saw that Selina was already standing in her familiar position, waiting for the meeting to start.

"Your seat is behind your projection; you should know that, right?"

Yingzhou nodded, and after walking past Pu Lie, he replied.

"I know, thank you."

As soon as Yingzhou turned his back to Pu Lie, the smile on Pu Lie's face vanished instantly, and he looked at Yingzhou with a vicious gaze.

This Yingzhou, what kind of attitude is that! He had been so friendly, yet how could his reaction be so indifferent!

Soon, one projection after another appeared in the meeting room. Seeing that everyone had arrived, Selina parted her red lips slightly and said in a flat tone.

"This meeting was proposed by Councilor Yingzhou, and the purpose complies with the regulations. Now, please let Councilor Yingzhou begin his speech."

The other Councilors cast their gazes toward Yingzhou. However, at this moment, one of the Councilors suddenly spoke up. His voice was neither loud nor soft, yet it was clear enough for everyone present to hear:

"Wait! Before that, I hope Chief Yingzhou can give us all a reasonable explanation. Regarding the matter of you cruelly murdering a resident in the Inner City yesterday, please provide your reason for doing so."

Selina did not pay attention to that Councilor; she looked toward Yingzhou and spoke slowly.

"Councilor Yingzhou, you have the right to choose whether or not to respond to this question, as it is not on today's meeting agenda."

Yingzhou simply shook his head slightly and spoke unhurriedly: "There is no need to avoid this question. In fact, it is not much different from what I wanted to say today. Since that is the case, we might as well clarify it all here."

Hearing this, the gazes of the crowd focused back on Yingzhou, waiting for his speech.

"First of all, I feel that there are too many people in the Council of Nine. I suggest downsizing and cutting all the redundant people, including some unimportant positions in the Ninth Defense Zone."

This statement from Yingzhou was like a large rock thrown into a pool of stagnant water, splashing up a spray. Several Councilors expressed their opposition one after another.

"Impossible! The Council of Nine was specially set up by the Human Alliance to prevent the emergence of dictators. Are you questioning that everything the Human Alliance did in the past was wrong?"

"Exactly, you have only been a Councilor for how long, and you dare to say such things! Young people should be steady in their actions; you are too impetuous."

Yingzhou looked at the two Councilors who had interrupted him and were full of complaints, and said in an icy tone.

"I do not like others interrupting me when I speak. Just as I said just now, what important contributions have these two Councilors made in the Council?"

Silence. Even the two Councilors who opposed Yingzhou could not say anything for a moment. They had climbed to these positions by relying on loopholes in the rules and had found areas with little responsibility and few tasks to manage. To speak of contributions, they felt ashamed just thinking about it.

"So, what reason do you parasites have to enjoy the affluent life brought by power? The lives of residents outside are already very difficult. Although the living conditions of the Inner City residents are better than those in the Outer City, they are still regarded by you as cattle, as beasts! By what right do you enjoy that high and mighty power?

And you say I am questioning the past decisions of the Human Alliance? If those predecessors saw the rules they established being toyed with by parasites like you, they would probably execute you on the spot!

Have you ever been to the Outer City? Have you been to the factories? Do you know what kind of life the workers there lead?

You! All of you! Not only do you suck the blood of the working people, but you also treat their lives as if they were blades of grass!

They do not need to live in darkness forever! The contributions they have made to Human Civilization are greater than those of you parasites! At the very least, they produce supplies for the soldiers on the front lines!

Now, it is time for the Ninth Defense Zone to make a change! You have already affected the development of Human Civilization; it is time to exterminate the pests."

After hearing Yingzhou's words, Pu Lie couldn't help but feel a shiver run through his body, and a trace of fear rose in his heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Good! Well said!"

Jack took the lead in applauding. His face was full of excitement; Yingzhou had said the words he had never dared to say. He himself had once wanted to change things, but in the end, his edges had been smoothed away.

When he wanted to change things back then but encountered resistance, no one helped him, which ultimately led him to compromise with fate.

However, seeing that Yingzhou also had the idea of changing the status quo, the long-lost hot blood in Jack's heart boiled again.

Since he could not become the source of changing everything, then let him give this young man a push. It was also a way of making peace with his former self and standing together once again.

Seeing Jack applaud, Pu Lie thought of the words Lu Wang had said to him and thought of Yingzhou's ability. If he said he would change things, he would really do it; he had that kind of strength! He must not go against this guy; he had to hide himself. This way, he could also take advantage of the chaos to prepare for the opening of the Hell Gate.

Thinking of this, Pu Lie also followed Jack in applauding, cheering for Yingzhou's words just now.

"Good! Well said! This should have been done a long time ago. Dealing with things so sluggishly, and there are so many idlers! If you ask me, just execute them and be done with it!"

The two Councilors who had just opposed Yingzhou now broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing the cheers from Pu Lie and Jack. They had not expected that Yingzhou had actually won over Pu Lie and Jack?

However, there were quite a few people whose interests would be touched by what Yingzhou was about to do. One Councilor cast his gaze toward Councilor Daixi and Councilor Duan Ji, who had not yet spoken, wanting to see what their attitudes were.