"Changxing," a voice came from the darkness, with his own name, "Hell...... Why is it so dark here...... You are abusing my client. ”

The lights came on, the fresh air system, the humidity system, and the temperature system all began to operate, and the warm air continued to surround Changxing from the small holes around the room, and Changxing squinted his eyes and glanced in the direction where the bright light appeared, and he could feel that there was a figure staring at him.

"Is it a long star?" The other party asked, "How are you doing now?" Did they torture you? ”

Changxing closed his eyes: "I don't need a lawyer. ”

"...... in accordance with federal law"

"I don't need a lawyer," Changxing repeated, "you can go." ”

The other party had already entered the room at this time, came to him, and sat down in the seat opposite him: "If you refuse any form of defense, they may even sentence you to death." The first death penalty in the entire federation in 280 years! ”

Changxing's body trembled slightly, but he didn't speak.

The lawyer took out the communicator in his hand and played the information he had collected in the room, and the image of Changxing shooting back at the police with Shen Changwen and Xu Yan soon appeared in the air, as well as video footage of taking them on the aircraft afterwards.

"The government has ample evidence, crimes against civilization, it's wartime, and once convicted, the probability of the death penalty is more than 60 percent," said the lawyer, who brought up the comments with the most replies at the bottom of the video, "In addition, public opinion is not too favorable to you...... But there is still room for you to fight if you try your best, but the government insists on prosecuting you according to the specifications of military courts, and even this variable is gone. ”

The lawyer paused after speaking: "But we are not completely without opportunities. ”

Changxing turned around, made eye contact with the lawyer, and immediately understood the hint in his eyes: "I won't admit guilt." ”

"It's not a question of whether you admit guilt or not," the lawyer patiently explained to Changxing, "The important thing is that the entire federation believes that you are guilty." From the level of legal facts, whether you admit it or not, you are already guilty. ”

"But I'm not going to admit it."

"So what's the point?" The lawyer put forward the plan he had come up with, "In fact, if you choose to cooperate with the government and are willing to cooperate, I can guarantee that you will end up staying in the game for more than ten years at most, and you can choose between the second, third, fourth, and three virtual communities." ”

Changxing opened his eyes again, this time he stared at the other party stunned, the lawyer for a long time, and then suddenly laughed: "Did they fail to arrest him?" Haha, you didn't find them. ”

"Yes," the lawyer admitted, "that's why I'm here, so you have a chance." ”

"They ......" Changxing's expression began to become vivid, he jumped up from the bed, paced back and forth in the room excitedly, and said as he walked, "Do they want you to convince me to contact Changbai so that you can catch them?" ”

The lawyer shook his head: "It's not that simple. ”

He paused before he added, "Do you know the People's Army? Second-Earth's? ”

"I know," Changxing said in surprise, "how do you have anything to do with these people?" ”

"They had an accident during their escape," the lawyer showed Changxing a video recorded by the police in front of them, "and the KPA helped them escape, and now they may be in danger." ”

"Dangerous?"

"Haven't you heard of the People's Army?" "They are a group of outright rioters," the lawyer explained. ”

"That's just in the game," Changxing disagreed, "The second earth is just a game, since it's a game, what's so strange about the existence of good and bad sides." ”

"But they've been trying to bring the behavior in the virtual world to reality," the lawyer reminded, "and the super-bombing case four years ago...... Haven't you heard of it? ”

"I've heard that it's just a naïve idea, why, do you think they can make it happen?"

The case mentioned by the lawyer was a highly influential crime case in the federal area at that time, and a part of the People's Army collected a full twenty kilograms of antimatter through various channels over a period of more than 50 years, and prepared to use them as * to detonate on the earth. Their ultimate goal is not to cause any destruction - but only to blow up part of the "earth" in this way, form a de facto "new planet", and complete independence.

It is said that for this operation, they also accurately calculated the mass of the entire earth, and made sure that the part that was blown up in the end was exactly the proportion of the entire People's Army to the total number of people in the Federation - that is, they wanted to take their own "property" in the part of the Federation, achieve a real "separation", and then become an independent country or civilization.

In the end, this farce was known to everyone because their insiders took the initiative to leak information.

It wasn't until the police found the antimatter storage tanks that they realized the whole thing wasn't a joke on the internet.

However, when many experts analyzed this case afterwards, they also mentioned that the power of 20KG of antimatter is not enough to blow up the part they want to be independent, and the explosion will only form a huge earthquake at most, and then gravity will automatically fill these cracks - this process will produce a huge disaster on the spot, but the effect of "separation" independence ...... Obviously unattainable.

It is precisely because of this incident that the People's Army, a small group in the game of the Second Federation, became known to the people of the entire Federation.

Since then, the People's Army has been defined as an illegal organization on the First Earth, but in doing so, their reputation on the Second Earth has only grown. But that's the virtual community, and the independence of the virtual community has been officially established by law, and there is nothing the government can do with them.

It's just that no one could have imagined that such an organization would once again intersect with reality in such a time.

"I don't think they're going to be aliens...... What is the harm to Changbai," the lawyer's explanation did not convince Changxing, "on the contrary, I feel that their safety is now being fully guaranteed." The federal government must be exhausted by now...... It would be thought of asking me, a traitor to the whole civilization, to get them back...... There are thousands of virtual communities affiliated with Second Earth...... Mobilize the entire federation, and I'm afraid it will be impossible to find these people. ”

"That's why you have a chance to get away with it......"

The lawyer was only halfway through his words when he was interrupted by Changxing: "A chance to get away with it?" It's a chance to betray a friend. ”

"It's they who betrayed the entire Alliance," the lawyer reminded Changxing, "Do you really believe that these aliens saved you to save the entire Federation?" ”

"No, of course I don't believe it," Changxing smiled contemptuously, "I don't believe that the federal government sent you to me just to care about my life or death." ”

"We're all mature people, Changxing," the lawyer said in a different tone, "You can keep your dissatisfaction with the federal government for yourself, and at this moment, we are only talking about a deal......

"Hey, the more important thing is ......" the lawyer approached a little: "Hey, you should understand that those aliens who really saved you, they are unscathed at the moment!" Maybe they don't even know what happened until now! The few you saved were just a procedure...... And now you're going to die for these procedures, you think about it, how ridiculous it is. ”

"Ridiculous?" Changxing said, "But I don't think so. ”

The lawyer looked at him in surprise: "You also support the digitization of consciousness?" ”

"No," Changxing replied, and after a sigh of relief from the lawyer, he said, "I am against this technology precisely because I know the most terrible thing about this technology - in my opinion, being able to mass-produce human beings like mass manufacturing programs is the most serious violation of our human dignity." ”

"I don't understand......," the lawyer said, "why would you save those data when we all think the same thing." ”

"Is it the same?" Changxing glanced at the lawyer, "It's completely different. In the eyes of the federal government, data is just data, and even in your eyes, people are just data — you know when we called for help? Why won't the Third Fleet come to our rescue? ”

"It's simple, because it's not worth it. It would take 2,000 or more to save the two of us, and in war, human life is just a number. ”

"But in our eyes, whether it's a program or a person, as long as they have the ability to think, they are worthy of respect - I object to the fact that the ability to create such individuals should not be easily given to any organization or person, because our current civilization cannot control this force - the rebellion of AI is the best sign. It's the same with aliens, and it's the same with aliens' data bodies! Once they show up, I don't just treat them like numbers! ”

While Changxing was talking, the lawyer kept staring at his eyes and movements, and after he finished speaking, the lawyer knew that he would definitely not be able to complete his task this time.

- The person in front of him is like a cannonball ready to explode at any moment, full of strong emotions of self-sacrifice for some purpose.

Death penalty...... It may not be called a threat to such a person, and for such an idealist, living in such a world where they can be abandoned is a nightmare in itself.

Death is nothing but a relief for him.

"If you stick to what you do." The lawyer stood up, bowed to Changxing, and walked out of the small cell.

"The trial will begin in two days," the lawyer finally reminded as the door closed, "if you change your mind, feel free to contact me...... After the verdict was announced, there was no turning back. ”

"How long will it take?" Changxing asked, "How long after the trial, the death penalty is executed?" ”

"It will be soon," said the lawyer, "Your Excellency the Consul...... Personally followed your case. ”

"Then I'll be relieved." Changxing watched the figure of the lawyer leave the room, and then the lights in the room dimmed, in this darkness, Changxing looked at the wall for a long time, and for some reason, he suddenly laughed, then closed his eyes again, and returned to the appearance he had been in the room at the beginning.