Chapter 187

Don't forget, this is His trial; the judgment will eventually come!

The trial time is about to end.

Cheng Shi spent two wonderful and relaxing days in Gasimela.

He earned enough money by treating people's illnesses, and then he gave that money back to Gasimela's commercial development.

Over these two days, every hotel, restaurant, and casino in the entire Commercial East District knew that a "wealthy" doctor had come to town.

He threw money around like dirt, he was generous, and even just exchanging a few words with him could earn one a "precious" gift.

Therefore, Cheng Shi once became the target of pursuit for many "gold diggers" in this land.

And he himself enjoyed this adoration very much.

This is what life is—no, this is what "hustle" life is!

Even if his generosity wasn't purely for the sake of the hustle, everything he did over these two days was truly worthy of the word "hustle."

If every trial could be as relaxing as these two days, he would probably be willing for 【Faith Game】 to come sooner.

To come before the old man died, and then bring the old man along to experience the joys of the rich.

At the moment nearing the end of the trial, Cheng Shi donated his remaining "legacy" to an orphanage in the East District.

The director of the orphanage and the children were very grateful to him and gifted him a painting drawn collectively by all the children as a keepsake.

Cheng Shi accepted it gladly, and amidst the exclamations of all the children, his figure gradually faded away.

The trial... has not yet ended!

According to the rules of other trials, the moment the countdown ends, the trial should be over.

But 【Order】 is different; although the trial grounds He bestows are "simple," at the end of every trial, one must accept the judgment of "Order."

The judge of this trial is not 【Order】 Himself, but the will condensed from all the "Order" within this trial.

Obeying order has never been empty talk; as long as one breaks order, one will be punished!

Cheng Shi's vision shifted, and he discovered he had already arrived in 【Order】's trial courtroom.

He sat in the defendant's seat, looking up at the high and empty judge's chair before him, smiling as usual.

If you do no evil, you fear no ghost knocking at your door.

I haven't broken any laws, so what am I afraid of?

Not long after, a sound like a booming bell came from that chair.

"【Order】 is above, the judgment has arrived!

Do you admit that throughout the entire trial, you have desecrated 【Order】 more than once?"

"?"

Cheng Shi was stunned, and his brows furrowed.

This opening line seems a bit off.

In His past judgments, as long as one hadn't broken order, He would directly announce the judgment result and then skip to the trial clearance.

Why this time...

I didn't do anything wrong!

But a response must be given, and a protest must be made.

Once judged guilty by the judge, what would be deducted in this trial wouldn't just be his score, but also his "health bar."

No one is willing to take a beating for nothing, especially when one is truly innocent.

So, Cheng Shi protested.

Although his voice wasn't loud, it was full of conviction...

"I deny it."

"Suspect pleads, judgment continues.

Do you admit that without local legal permission, you arbitrarily tore open the void in the city's restricted area and destroyed a large amount of citizen property?"

Cheng Shi blinked innocently:

"I deny it. The one who tore open the void was my teammate Hu Wei, and the one who destroyed citizen property was my teammate Bai Fei. I was forced into it, and I have witnesses."

"Defense allowed, please present witnesses."

"My teammates Li Ziran, Zhang Ruyu, Yan... their eyes all saw it, they can testify."

"Defense valid, judgment continues.

Do you admit that without 【His】 permission, you arbitrarily opened the deep void and committed acts of desecration against His creations?"

"?"

Hearing this accusation, Cheng Shi was shocked. He widened his eyes and asked incredulously:

"May I ask, Judge, do you mean that the void is now under the jurisdiction of 【Order】, is that right?"

"..."

The courtroom fell silent. After a long while, that high-and-mighty chair swayed imperceptibly.

"Defense... valid, judgment continues.

Do you admit that without the permission of the experimental institution, you arbitrarily planted the seeds of disaster in the institution's important asset showroom, leading to huge private property losses and irreversible damage to a large number of academic achievements?"

"I deny it. I would like to ask, Judge, at the moment the trial ended, did the experimental institution in the accusation suffer any losses?"

"..."

It was very strange; clearly, that judge's chair was suspended in the air, yet Cheng Shi heard the harsh sound of chair legs scraping against the floor.

"Defense valid, judgment continues."

The majestic and grand voice in the courtroom seemed to grow even deeper.

"Do you admit that without local legal permission, you arbitrarily murdered others in the city?"

"!!??"

What the hell!?

I killed Yan Chun, not a Gasimela citizen. Since when is killing players considered illegal?

Could it be that the rules of 【Faith Game】 aren't as significant as the laws of Gasimela?

Simply ridiculous!

Hearing this, Cheng Shi understood.

This is not a fair judgment!

This invisible judge on the chair is nitpicking!

【Order】 must have been angered by the players' "skipping class" playstyle. He now desperately wants to punish these "criminals" who don't take order seriously and are busy desecrating Him!

How ironic.

【Order】 personally broke order.

Yet such an ironic thing is precisely correct, because He is all order, and He also possesses the right to interpret all order!

Upon discovering he had fallen into a desperate situation, Cheng Shi just frowned, but he wasn't panicked in the slightest.

Because he had already anticipated the changes in the courtroom; although he hadn't expected it to be this outrageous, he had at least prepared a backup plan early on.

So he sat up straight and retorted forcefully:

"I deny it!

Because I am a kind person, I never kill!

And I have witnesses... and physical evidence."

"Defense allowed, please present evidence."

"Babosi, the owner of the Night Thorn Hotel in Gasimela's Commercial East District; Xie'er, the owner of the Morning Glow Terrace Restaurant in the Commercial East District; Commercial East District..."

Cheng Shi reeled off nearly a hundred names, even reciting the names of all the children in the orphanage.

Finally, he produced the painting collectively completed by all the children in the orphanage.

"Judge, all of the above can prove that I am a good person, and a generous good person at that."

As everyone knows, no matter how strict 【Order】 is, He still likes good people.

And he, as it happens, is a tremendously good person.

Good people shouldn't be wronged, just as bad people must accept punishment.

So Cheng Shi smiled brilliantly, looking as if victory was within his grasp.

But unexpectedly, the judge's chair remained silent for a long time before speaking in a low voice again.

"The evidence provided by the suspect is unrelated to whether he committed murder. Defense invalid, the charge..."