Chapter 457: Dispute of Ideals (1/10, Must Read)

You Sisi nodded.

"Yes, so I've already brought back all those whose Possession was halted, and locked them up in Qingsi Detention. I heard you've got one such Possession victim too, but since you're there, I didn't send anyone to bring him back."

"…"

Well then, thank you very much.

"So what are you suggesting…"

"…"

You Sisi said nothing, and slowly made a slashing motion across her throat.

His thinking was remarkably aligned with Lord Han's.

After all, someone who deals with Possession daily knows how terrifying it is.

Those who've been Possessed rarely have any chance of survival.

When Fang Yue learned Xiao Xuedou had once been Possessed, he too considered killing him.

Only after hearing they said Xiao Xuedou had regained his sanity, suppressed—and possibly even eradicated—the Possession, did he hesitate, unsure whether to kill him or not.

After all, he had no experience in this area; he needed professionals to provide data and opinions.

But Lord Han had kicked the ball back to him.

And now, Fang Yue seemed to be facing the same problem again.

The only difference was that You Sisi had already provided partial evidence and speculation: that the sudden end of Possession meant the Possession was lying dormant, not gone.

The threat still existed. The danger still lingered. Therefore, those who had once been Possessed were hazardous elements!

Total elimination, though cruel, was still a safe method.

But…

Fang Yue looked at Tian Erjun's gloomy face.

"What's your opinion, Lord Tian?"

"Everything you've said is just speculation. To sentence living people to death based solely on a hypothesis is far too hasty! Night Captain, you must share You Sisi's view too, right?"

He gazed at Tian Erjun with a look of righteous brilliance, like the light of the True Path.

Fang Yue awkwardly averted his eyes: "Prevention is always better than waiting for tragedy to unfold before your eyes."

"Exactly! Are we just going to ignore those who've been Possessed? If the Possession awakens again, the consequences will be even worse!" You Sisi met his gaze without the slightest shame.

"True! You both make valid points. But have you ever considered that among those infected might be your own family, your siblings, your parents? Could you still stand there, righteous and unyielding, and kill them all?"

Fang Yue said nothing.

Everyone has selfishness. Never mind family—even if Lord Han were among them, Fang Yue would go in and pull him out.

Even if Lord Han were Possessed, Fang Yue would only kill him himself, when all hope was truly lost—not let someone else kill him beforehand.

But You Sisi merely frowned, speaking with righteous conviction: "Of course we kill them! Before great right and wrong, even kin must be sacrificed. Since ancient times, this has always been the way! Sacrifice them to protect the safety of the rest of Qingsi County—that is the duty of Qingsi's Green Robes, isn't it?"

"The Green Robes protect everyone, not just most people! Are those sacrificed not Qingsi's citizens?"

"Protect them, and others will die!"

"There's only danger—not yet to the point of death!"

Both seemed to have lost their tempers, glaring fiercely. One was middle-aged, the other a girl, yet they argued fiercely, the atmosphere instantly tense.

Fang Yue even suspected they might start fighting.

But these two were truly strange.

Both were acting for Qingsi County's good, neither driven by selfishness—yet they clashed so fiercely over differing principles.

"Gentlemen, gentlemen! Calm down. We haven't even decided on the other matter yet, and now we're fighting among ourselves?"

"... Hmph!" You Sisi glared at Fang Yue, crossed her arms, turned her back to them, and faced the wall, clearly sulking.

"..." Tian Erjun glanced at Fang Yue; his anger remained, but slowly subsided.

And then, nothing more happened.

These two had suddenly acted like children, refusing to speak another word.

The three of them remained frozen in the room.

Fang Yue was utterly embarrassed.

So your Qingsi's two big shots have serious disagreements too?

"Uh… I think maybe we could find a middle ground?"

"... Speak." Tian Erjun muttered.

"Keep them detained and under observation. Qingsi has a dedicated department studying Possession—have them research whether Possession can be cured. As long as we station a reliable combatant at the detention site, even if an outbreak occurs, we can immediately eliminate all reawakened Possessions, right?"

Tian Erjun glanced at You Sisi's back and said: "That's exactly what I meant. It's just that someone insisted on arguing."

Indeed, even if Tian Erjun were as righteous as ever, he could never release those who'd been Possessed.

"Reliable combatant? What if one of the reawakened Possessions is too powerful to contain, and others escape?"

You Sisi turned sharply, coldly, facing them again: "Then chaos will erupt, countless will die—and it'll all be your responsibility, Tian Erjun!"

"My responsibility is my responsibility—I accept it. If I fail, the position of Chief Green Robe of Qingsi is yours!"

"Fine! Then I'll guard the infected."

Saying this, You Sisi turned to leave, but Tian Erjun called out to stop her.

"Wait! You're a prodigy, still growing, only at First-rate Realm. This matter is too critical—I'll guard them myself."

"... Fine by me."

The matter was settled.

But they disagreed again on whether to arrest and detain everyone who had been present at Qingluan Lou that night.

Because in reality, there were people like Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu and Jing Yan—who had been at Qingluan Lou but were never Possessed.

And there were quite a few of them at that.

For safety's sake, they ought to have been arrested, but Lord Jun believed that since nothing had happened the first time, they couldn't have been possessed — that was his seasoned opinion.

But now that even remote-controlled means of reviving the Possession had appeared, that seasoned opinion really couldn't hold up.

So this time, Fang Yue stood on You Sisi's side. Only the place of confinement wasn't to be with that batch of people who had been possessed, but rather in a separate, safer cell.

Which meant Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu and Jing Yan were about to eat prison food.

"Then let's pass down instructions along these lines for now."

After much painstaking effort, the details were finally hammered out, leaving only the final execution.

Just then, a sudden commotion broke out outside.

When Fang Yue and the others, puzzled, were about to step out and see what was happening—

A faintly familiar voice suddenly rang out from ahead.

"Captain Ye?"

"Wu… Captain?"

(End of chapter)