Chu Qingjuan was busy checking Xia Chujian's arms and legs.
Sang Yadi was feeling her pulse, worried that her heart couldn't withstand the massive impact of Chief Instructor Pei's attack.
Xia Chujian opened her eyes and said weakly, "...Two Rank A Gene Evolvers, dealing with an ordinary person with no Mental Strength. Heh, what an eye-opener. This is your Military Court? This is your fair trial? Bah!"
Mao Yonggui's lips twitched.
This girl really wouldn't take a loss. Even after being knocked over by the Chief Instructor, she didn't forget to criticize them.
Chief Instructor Pei, with a grim face, was facing away from Xia Chujian, checking Lü Luyu's injuries.
Lü Luyu was indeed wearing a one-piece bulletproof suit, but it didn't protect her wrists and hands.
The angles of two of Xia Chujian's bullets were incredibly tricky.
You have to know, even pointing a gun directly at the wrist, it's not easy to hit accurately...
And although Lü Luyu was also hit by multiple bullets, they were all blocked by the bulletproof suit.
However, the physical damage was still severe. The bulletproof suit could stop the bullets from entering Lü Luyu's body, but it couldn't stop the kinetic energy of the bullets.
Now her entire chest and back were covered in bruises, and her internal organs had suffered severe impact, causing her to start vomiting blood.
Her hands were drooping at strange angles. With this level of injury, even if Lü Luyu's hands were repaired, they probably wouldn't be as flexible as the original wrists.
And a serious wrist injury basically ended Lü Luyu's military career.
If she were already a general-level officer, her hand injuries could be salvaged, because general-level officers no longer need to go to the battlefield directly, but need to coordinate and lead battles from the rear.
But she was only a Second Lieutenant, and still needed to go to the battlefield to earn military merits.
Looking at Lü Luyu's hands, Ji Nabi turned her head and glared at Xia Chujian, her eyes almost spitting fire.
She said coldly, "Xia Chujian, you actually fired?! Firing at your fellow soldiers in Military Court, are you crazy?!"
Xia Chujian shrugged: "Noble Lady Ji, you're really double-standard. Your friend Noble Lady Lü killed her fellow soldiers on the battlefield, and it was an Ability outburst, uncontrollable. Now I also had an Ability outburst, uncontrollable, but you say I'm crazy."
"Besides, this was a live-fire test with Lü Luyu with the permission of the Military Court judge, so why couldn't I fire? Lü Luyu also fired at me!"
Ji Nabi said angrily, "Can this be the same? She didn't hit you!"
"Heh, is it my fault that she didn't hit me? Saying you're double-standard is being polite. Actually, you're just shameless!" Xia Chujian had been mixing in the South District of Mulan City on Guiyuan Star since she was a child. How could there be so much face-saving politeness in arguments between people from the bottom? If she wanted to argue with you, she could make you wish you were dead.
Ji Nabi was furious: "You're the shameless one! What Ability do you have?! An ordinary person whose Gene can't even evolve is bragging about Abilities, you're really audacious! Chief Instructor Pei only blocked you once, and you were sent flying. What are you gloating about?!"
Xia Chujian, supported by Mao Yonggui, stood up and said calmly, "My Ability is also Slaughter, but I've killed more than Lü Luyu, and I don't indiscriminately attack friend and foe. Don't believe me? Then let's compete again."
Ji Nabi's pupils shrank sharply.
She wasn't a psychopath like Lü Luyu. Why would she compete in Gunmanship with Xia Chujian?
This kind of lower-class person, when they fight, they're like lunatics...
She snorted and ignored Xia Chujian.
Lü Luyu's lawyer hurriedly said to the judge in the 3D Holographic Projection, "Your Honor, my client is a Rank A Gene Evolver, and also of Noble birth. Whether it's military law or criminal law, she has a certain degree of immunity. Please handle it with discretion."
Xia Chujian said indignantly, "What kind of garbage Ability is that? It's just an excuse to get away with indiscriminate killing!"
She looked at the judge in the 3D Holographic Projection and said seriously, "Your Honor, I have never seen such a weak... Ability. Even an ordinary person without Mental Strength can easily take her down. Can this even be considered an Ability?"
The judge had been watching with great interest, and at this time, he also said with regret, "Judging from the attributes of the Ability, it is indeed a relatively weak Ability, not considered a special talent."
Xia Chujian nodded quickly: "Your Honor is wise! Please Your Honor enforce the law impartially, and don't let this kind of person who goes crazy at any time go to the battlefield again."
In fact, with Lü Luyu's wrists pierced by bullets, it would be difficult for her to go to the battlefield again in the future.
But Xia Chujian was more cautious. Since she couldn't kill Lü Luyu, she had to cut off her military career from another aspect.
Xia Chujian's persistence was not entirely for the sake of the dead comrade, but also for the safety of her and her roommates.
She knew that because they came out as witnesses, they had already become enemies with Lü Luyu.
If she didn't take this opportunity to kill the enemy's prospects in the Military, was she supposed to wait for the other party to change a pair of mechanical hands and come back for revenge?
Lü Luyu's lawyer certainly didn't want that, and he quickly said, "Your Honor, my client is an excellent Second Lieutenant pilot. She loves flying and is proud to be an excellent Empire officer. You can't deprive her of her right to go to the battlefield because of such a small matter!"
"Although her hands are injured, we can use the most advanced Medical Cabin to regenerate the bones in her wrists! If bone regeneration doesn't work, there are still mechanical hands..."
Xia Chujian thought, See, this is what I was worried about.
Xia Chujian looked at the lawyer and said seriously, "Esteemed lawyer, can you guarantee with your license that after Lü Luyu's wrists are healed, she won't go crazy on the battlefield again, using her Ability to kill her comrades?"
The lawyer said glibly, "My client uses her Ability to kill enemies, and if comrades are accidentally injured, that is a price we must pay. —For the Empire's victory, Second Lieutenant Xia, surely you can accept this, can't you?"
Xia Chujian watched him without changing her expression, and said, "So, losing your license is also a price you must pay for making this suggestion. Esteemed lawyer, to prevent the Empire's battlefield from losing a Second Lieutenant pilot who can't distinguish friend from foe and launches Ability attacks, surely you can accept this small price, can't you? How can you put your license above the Empire's safety?"
She used the lawyer's logic to retort, leaving him speechless, only able to repeat, "This isn't the same! This isn't the same!"
"It is different, because you're taking advantage," Xia Chujian said earnestly. "The price you're asking us to pay is our lives. And we're only asking you to pay the price of your license, so it is indeed different. How about this, if Lü Luyu kills another comrade, you pay for her life, okay?"
The lawyer jumped up. "Nonsense! Do you know that lawyers have immunity in court! How can you threaten a lawyer?!"
Xia Chujian frowned and said matter-of-factly, "I'm just making an analogy, do you not understand rhetoric?"
Lawyer: "!!!"
At this moment, he really wanted to swear! But the judge stopped him.
"Lü Luyu is guilty of manslaughter for accidentally killing a comrade due to Ability malfunction. However, Lü Luyu is a Noble, and the person killed was a commoner, so Lü Luyu has criminal immunity. This court sentences Lü Luyu to issue a solemn apology to the family of the deceased trainee, Zhao Ganghe, and to compensate them with one million Beichen Coins. Additionally, Lü Luyu's hands are severely disabled, meeting the requirements for retirement, so she may retire. Court adjourned."
This type of trial is considered very minor in the Military Court, similar to a civil case in an ordinary court, so the judge has the final say and does not need a jury.
After the judge's 3D Holographic Projection disappeared, Xia Chujian looked at Chief Instructor Pei with dissatisfaction.
Pei Zijing sighed and said, "You've done your best. A compensation of one million Beichen Coins is already a record-breaking amount. Zhao Ganghe's family will definitely agree to a settlement."
Xia Chujian had also been poor, and she knew what a astronomical figure one million Beichen Coins was to an ordinary family in the Beichen Empire...
But for loved ones, can money really make up for everything?
If the person who harmed Aunt back then had jumped out and offered her one million, asking her not to pursue the matter...
She would have shot the person's head off without hesitation.
Of course, she wasn't Zhao Ganghe's family, so she couldn't speak for them.
She wouldn't impose her thoughts on others.
Xia Chujian said to Chief Instructor Pei, "Chief Instructor Pei, if that trainee's family is willing to accept the compensation, then it's fine. But if they... are not willing to accept it?"
Pei Zijing said with a wry smile, "You're thinking too much, they will definitely accept it. Don't worry, the base will act as a guarantor in this matter, and Lü Luyu will only be released after the Lü family has paid the compensation."
The lawyer quickly said, "Chief Instructor Pei, I have already contacted my client's parents, and they will immediately find the trainee's parents to sign a letter of understanding, and the one million compensation will be transferred to their Digital Bank account."
Pei Zijing said, "Please provide us with a copy of the receipt for our records."
"Certainly," the lawyer said, hurriedly leaving the conference room to discuss the letter of understanding and compensation with Lü Luyu's parents.
Xia Chujian and her three roommates also got up to leave.
They came outside the conference room and found Lü Luyu's group of Noble friends standing at the door.
Seeing them come out, Chu Qingchen immediately walked over and asked Xia Chujian in confusion, "Xia Chujian, are you a friend of Zhao Ganghe?"
"No, I don't know him," Xia Chujian said indifferently. "What's wrong? Does not knowing him mean I can't testify?"
"Of course not, I just don't understand why you would stand up for him when you don't even know him..." Chu Qingchen couldn't comprehend Xia Chujian's actions.
Xia Chujian said, "This isn't standing up for anyone, it's for our own sake, so that there isn't a madman on the battlefield who attacks their own people at any time. Who would want to go to the battlefield with someone like that?"
She sized up Chu Qingchen and said calmly, "Besides, is her Ability really indiscriminate? If it is, then why doesn't she kill you people who are with her every day? Instead, she picks on the weak on the battlefield?"
This is the first update. The second, larger update will be at 1 PM.
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