Chapter 171: Evil Cannot Defeat the Righteous
Chapter 171: Chapter 171: Evil Cannot Defeat the Righteous
Lin Jingjing, the very person people were after, was sleeping soundly in her bed.
She hadn’t had a good night’s sleep in two days, so she fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.
The rampant speculation outside had nothing to do with her. She was simply following orders.
’If they want to blame someone, they can blame Yun Yiyou.’
’And that "Master" who’s behind all this evil.’
After a good night’s sleep, Lin Jingjing felt completely refreshed.
When she went to the cafeteria for a meal, she was glad they no longer had to subsist on free Nutrient Liquid.
Over two hundred people had been assigned to the cafeteria to handle farming, cooking, and raising livestock.
Getting to eat proper meals every day left her and her team very satisfied.
The food didn’t taste great, but it was good enough.
As soon as Lin Jingjing walked in, a soldier rushed up to her and shouted, "Reporting, Director Lin!"
"I have something to report!"
Looking at the female soldier before her, Lin nodded. "Go ahead."
"We got some information from one of the girls last night." The soldier opened her terminal and transferred the interrogation files to Lin Jingjing.
"Director Lin, please take a look. What’s in here might help you find the organization behind all this."
Lin Jingjing nodded, then patted the soldier’s shoulder with a smile. "Thank you for your hard work. Make sure you get some rest and don’t overdo it."
The praised soldier blushed and lowered her head. "I will."
After ordering her food, Lin Jingjing headed to a private room. She and her team had a habit.
They liked to discuss work while they ate, and it was a habit they couldn’t break.
That’s why they always ate in a private room now. Moreover, whenever they discussed important matters, Lin Jingjing would use her spiritual power to create a soundproof barrier, eliminating any possibility of being overheard.
She opened the video file and began to watch as she ate.
The girl in the video was wearing filthy clothes, and her hair was a tangled mess.
But the hair clip on her forehead was strikingly conspicuous. It was a pink bunny clip—the very one Lin Jingjing had given her back in the underground lab at Hong Fei Park, telling her to use it to pick the lock and escape.
Lin Jingjing remembered that pink bunny clip perfectly. It had been a freebie that came with some groceries she’d bought at the supermarket.
’So this is the same girl from the underground lab at Hong Fei Park?’
Lin Jingjing’s eyes widened in shock. The girl had escaped one hellhole only to fall into another.
She was so young, yet what she had endured over the past six months was beyond what most people could imagine.
"Do you know about the human experimentation lab?"
Upon hearing the question, a flicker of movement crossed the girl’s lifeless eyes.
But they quickly returned to their vacant state. "I don’t know."
"Where did you come from before arriving on the Capital Star?"
"B6 Star."
The interrogation was a series of questions and answers, but it was clear the girl was holding much back.
After finishing the short, three-minute video, Lin Jingjing read through the transcript again. Everything seemed to be in order.
The girl had only revealed one piece of information regarding the labs.
"The labs are all over the Empire. We’re all going to die at the hands of the ’Master’."
"He wants to destroy the Empire."
’Destroy the Empire?’
Lin Jingjing quickly finished her meal, left the private room, and rushed to the interrogation cells.
With so many victims, the dormitories were full, so some had been housed in empty cells.
Upon arriving, Lin Jingjing immediately had the girl brought to her.
The girl was soon brought before her. She had been changed into clean clothes, and her hair, which had been too matted and dirty to wash, had been cut short.
But the hair clip was still pinned to her bangs. The pink bunny, with its two large teeth, looked particularly cute.
The girl sat dazedly in her chair, a far cry from the person who had been so desperate to escape before.
But when she saw Lin Jingjing, her eyes lit up. "It’s you, isn’t it?" she asked excitedly.
As she spoke, she touched the clip in her hair, her body trembling with excitement.
"It’s me." Lin Jingjing placed a comforting hand on the girl’s shoulder. "Don’t be afraid. You’re safe now."
Lin Jingjing’s voice seemed to have a magical, calming quality. "Can you tell me, in detail, what’s happened to you since then?"
At these words, the girl suddenly looked around warily. Noticing the other people in the room, she immediately shook her head.
"Too many people. I can’t talk."
Seeing this, Lin Jingjing gestured for everyone else to leave.
In an instant, they were the only two left in the interrogation room. Seeing this, the girl’s tense composure shattered, and she broke down in tears.
"After you left," the girl sobbed, "it wasn’t long before another group of people came. They said they were rescuing us, but then... then they secretly killed everyone."
"The man in charge wore a mask, so I don’t know what he looked like. I only survived because I’d gone to the bathroom."
"Afterward, I followed them to the Capital Star, hoping to find my parents. I only meant to hitch a ride, but once I got here, I was trapped."
The girl told her story, recounting everything she had learned along the way.
Her captors had discussed these matters openly in front of her, likely assuming she wouldn’t live long enough to tell anyone.
However, even they didn’t know the identity of the "Master." Their orders came from someone else.
Only the upper echelons knew who the "Master" really was.
The girl provided Lin Jingjing with a major lead. The names she mentioned made Lin Jingjing’s eyes light up.
’Names. That makes things easier.’
"That’s all I know," the girl said through her tears, clutching the hair clip so tightly it seemed she was trying to draw courage from it.
"They want to destroy the entire Empire, and their labs are on countless planets... Can... can we really beat them?" the girl asked, her eyes red-rimmed as she looked at Lin Jingjing.
Having witnessed such darkness, having seen living people turned into monsters, the girl’s mental state was fragile.
She was only eighteen, an age when she should have been enjoying life.
Instead, she had seen far too much of its darkness.
Lin Jingjing reached out and pulled the girl into a hug, patting her back comfortingly.
"We will," Lin Jingjing said softly. "Good always triumphs over evil. We will win."
Hearing this, the girl’s trembling slowly subsided.
’That’s right. Good triumphs over evil.’
"Are you going to bring those bad people to justice?" the girl asked earnestly.
This woman had saved her twice now, and the girl trusted her completely.
"Yes. The King of the Empire has tasked me with arresting all of them."
"Anyone who endangers the people of the Empire is guilty," Lin Jingjing said with conviction.
"The lives of the people are paramount."