243: Chapter 243 Using pregnant women as advertising, Adam really has no shame.

Liu Qing did not ask.

Hang them all up.

In the second-floor lounge, Jiang Xiaowan supported her belly and set her cup of warm water heavily on the table.

"Using a pregnant woman as an advertisement for the greater good of humanity."

She sneered.

"How does he have the nerve?"

Wang Xue leaned against a medical chair, her shoulder wrapped in frost-covered bandages.

"He has always known how to package things."

Jiang Yun stood beside her, saying nothing.

The arrogance of the Capital princess was gone from her face.

Only silence remained.

Su Xiaonuan hurried in, clutching her tablet.

"Mr. Lin, discussions have broken out simultaneously in the Outer Circle plaza, the labor dormitories, and the Middle Circle cafeteria."

She projected the keywords onto the screen.

[Human sinner.]

[Surrender Wang Xue.]

[Surrender Jiang Xiaowan.]

[Tiangong No. 1 should submit to all of humanity.]

Su Xiaonuan's throat tightened.

"Someone is manipulating public opinion."

Lin Yuan sat in the main seat, not rising.

"Let them finish speaking."

Outer Circle plaza.

The snow had not stopped.

In front of the Contribution Value bulletin board, dozens of people gathered in a circle.

A tall, thin man held a megaphone made of rolled-up cardboard, his voice hoarse from shouting.

"Lin Yuan is detaining the key to salvation for his own selfish desires!"

"The twelfth Red Moon is coming, and it's us who will die!"

"Why does Jiang Xiaowan, a pregnant woman, get to live in the Inner Circle?"

"Why is Wang Xue protected as soon as she arrives?"

Someone in the crowd echoed.

"Right!"

"Tiangong No. 1 should also listen to all of humanity!"

"Make Lin Yuan come out and explain!"

At the cafeteria window, Zhao Ya turned pale when she heard the commotion.

She had just served Fat Dragon a bowl of mashed potatoes and was preparing to take it to him for a late-night snack.

"It's over, it's over."

Zhao Ya immediately pressed the logistics channel.

"Housekeeper Su, someone in the Outer Circle is courting death—no, I mean someone is petitioning—ah, ptooey, it's a sign of rebellion!"

Su Xiaonuan's voice came through.

"Do your own job."

Zhao Ya was stunned.

"Huh?"

"Oh, oh."

In the plaza.

A middle-aged man stepped forward.

"Mr. Lin saved Jiangcheng."

"Without Tiangong No. 1, we would have died long ago."

The tall, thin man turned and punched him in the face.

"You've been brainwashed by Lin Yuan!"

The middle-aged man fell into the snow.

Two people nearby rushed up and kicked him a few times.

"Running dog!"

"Speaking for the tyrant!"

In the monitoring room.

Su Xiaonuan's fingers paused on the tablet.

Feng Qingwu watched the screen and whispered, "Adam's move isn't targeting our military strength."

She looked up.

"It's targeting our legitimacy."

Lin Yuan didn't speak.

In the plaza, seeing no one stop them, the tall, thin man became even bolder.

"See that? They're feeling guilty!"

"Storm the Middle Circle gate!"

"Public trial for Lin Yuan!"

Several former administrative personnel immediately followed.

"Su Xiaonuan's distribution system is also problematic!"

"She's exploiting lives for Lin Yuan!"

"Why do they get to decide all the Contribution Values?"

The crowd in the Outer Circle was pushed forward.

Some newly recruited survivors also joined the shouting.

The slogans became a chaotic mess.

In front of the Middle Circle gate, the warning lights turned on.

Captain Han Xue put on her black combat uniform and arrived with her team.

She did not fire.

Liu Qing projected the images onto the bulletin board.

The first face was that very same tall, thin man.

[Zhao Qing.] [Sold rations three times.] [Refused service twice.] [Spread the rumor that "Eve is in the Inner Circle" once.]

The second one.

[Sun Liang.] [Falsified contribution records.] [Secretly colluded during the Jiang Yun incident.]

The third one.

[Feng Wu.] [Attempted to contact quarantined personnel in the Capital.]

The plaza went quiet for a moment.

The tall, thin man's expression changed, and he immediately shouted, "It's fake!"

He pointed at Captain Han Xue.

"You're just Lin Yuan's running dog!"

Captain Han Xue's gaze paused for a second.

Bang!

A bullet shattered the floor tiles by his feet.

Debris splattered onto his pant leg.

The tall, thin man froze.

Captain Han Xue raised her gun, her voice carrying across the plaza.

"The old world had no laws protecting your rebellion."

She paused for half a second.

"Tiangong No. 1 only has rules."

On the other side, footsteps sounded.

Zhou Heng arrived with his team to surround them.

The soldiers split into three rows, blocking the plaza's exits.

Zhou Heng did not shout slogans.

"Those who participated in storming the gate, to the left."

"Those who watched but didn't act, to the right."

"The ringleaders, kneel before the bulletin board."

"If you don't move in three seconds, you'll be executed!"

Seeing the situation turning against him, the tall, thin man immediately changed his tune.

"Captain Zhou, I'm worried about the future of humanity!"

He pointed to the surroundings.

"When the twelfth Red Moon comes, the children will die too!"

Zhou Heng walked up to him.

He grabbed the back of his neck and slammed him down in front of the bulletin board.

Thud!

The tall, thin man's forehead hit the board and bled.

Zhou Heng looked down at him.

"People who use children as shields."

"I eliminate one for every one I see."

The crowd backed away.

At this moment, the main screen lit up.

Lin Yuan sat on the screen, his voice low.

"Adam hands you a knife."

"And you actually dare to take it."

He looked at the plaza.

"Then I will give you a scale."

"Today's event is not called a petition."

"It's called a loyalty stress test."

Captain Han Xue unfolded a document.

"The reckoning begins."

"Active instigators: execute."

Gunshots rang out.

The tall, thin man fell beneath the bulletin board.

The remaining ringleaders were dragged to the outer wall.

The bodies were soon hung up.

"Those who participated in storming the gate: demoted to the lowest-tier laborers, Contribution Value cleared to zero."

"Those who watched but did not participate: 100 Contribution Value deducted, mandatory attendance at seven days of discipline classes."

Captain Han Xue closed the document.

She looked up at the plaza.

"Article 1 of the Tiangong No. 1 Citizen Code."

She said every word clearly.

"Lin Yuan's will is above all else."

The broadcast carried these words throughout the Inner and Outer Circles.

Middle Circle cafeteria.

Those who had been whispering a moment ago immediately buried their heads in their food.

Zhao Ya carried the mashed potatoes, her voice light.

"I told you, you lose contribution points for watching the spectacle."

Jiangcheng University.

Chu Feng stood at the cafeteria entrance, watching the synchronized announcement.

Master Jiu had a cigarette in his mouth.

"Ruthless enough."

Chu Feng was silent for a moment.

"Steady enough."

Shanghai Hongqiao Command Center defense line.

Zhao Dingshan finished reading the announcement and closed his military cap.

"He dares to purge internally even under global pressure."

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zheng stood beside him.

"This is the real Lin Yuan."

Zhe City node.

Feng Sanhai's people watched the screen, saying nothing.

They all knew.

From this moment on, there would be no more gray areas in Jiang-Zhe-Hu Region.

B3 Observation Area.

Wang Xue looked at Lin Yuan.

"You weren't forced into defense by Adam."

"You used him as a sieve."

Lin Yuan said, "The knife he handed over cannot be wasted."

Wang Xue stared at him for a few seconds.

"Want to go see my place?"

Lin Yuan nodded.

Su Xiaonuan, Su Muxue, Wang Ya, and Jiang Yun were all present.

A grayish-white light lit up in Wang Xue's palm.

In the center of the sealed cabin, the space was torn open into a slit.

Behind the door was not darkness.

It was sunlight.

Wang Xue warned coldly.

"Don't touch the boundaries recklessly."

"If you fall out, I might not be able to fish you back."

Lin Yuan stepped in.

Su Xiaonuan followed behind; as soon as she stepped in, her footsteps stopped.

A hillside.

A stream.

Planting boxes were arranged neatly.

A warehouse stood in the distance.

The air was breathable.

The sound of water was real.

The soil was also moist.

Liu Qing's voice came through the monitoring channel.

"Air circulation is stable."

"Water source is independent."

Su Muxue crouched down to take samples.

"The soil has cultivation value."

Wang Xue stood by the door.

"This was originally just my safe house."

"I moved everything in bit by bit."

She looked into the distance.

"I just wanted to hide here alone until the end of the world's destruction."

Jiang Yun stood behind her, saying nothing.

Wang Xue continued, "Adam wanted to turn this into an Ark for humanity."

"To stuff human elites in here."

"And turn me into the key."

Lin Yuan crouched down and pinched a handful of soil.

The soil fell from between his fingers.

He only asked, "How much can one acre of land produce in a year?"

Wang Xue was stunned.

"Huh?"

Su Xiaonuan immediately opened her tablet.

"If we introduce hydroponics and temperature control modules, we can initially supply the core layer, and subsequent expansions could cover the Middle Circle."

Lin Yuan stood up.

"Adam wants to use it to save all of humanity."

He swept his gaze over the planting boxes, the warehouse, and the stream.

"I only want to use it to feed my people."