Chapter 189 - 178: The Reincarnator’s Kindness Paradox

Chapter 189: Chapter 178: The Reincarnator’s Kindness Paradox

Yu Dong took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

The fiery heat in his head subsided a little, and he carefully considered everything Lin Mo had said.

"Dr. Lin, you’re right... but I can’t accept the possibility that a moment of hesitation on my part could lead to a disaster. You don’t know Lin Xiaojun. He’s far more evil than you think!"

"But he hasn’t done anything evil yet. In everyone else’s eyes, he’s just an honest guy."

"Not necessarily... I think it’s very likely he’s already done something evil; we just haven’t found out about it yet." He glanced at his watch.

"Wen Jie will bring us the answer..."

Yu Dong knew Lin Xiaojun. If he was in Yang Yi’s room, there were only two possibilities...

Assaulting her alone, or as a group.

A guy like him could never control his urges.

Yang Yi was probably too scared to say anything during the day, afraid of retaliation. But after separating them and giving her a safe environment with someone she could trust, she would most likely tell the truth.

And that would be the key to putting Lin Xiaojun and his gang on trial.

He was eager to see just how far each member of Lin Xiaojun’s gang had gone this time.

Yu Dong knew Lin Xiaojun, Jiang Xupeng, and Zhao Yun relatively well.

But the other two men... Yu Dong had never interacted with them. In his first life, Lin Xiaojun had gotten them killed. In this life, they became Lin Xiaojun’s lackeys.

Yu Dong wasn’t sure about their moral compass. Did they willingly participate in Lin Xiaojun’s games, or... were they forced to be his enforcers?

Lin Mo looked at Yu Dong and nodded slightly.

"So you were prepared for this all along..."

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Zhao Wenjie walked in.

A faint smile played on Yu Dong’s lips.

"Wen Jie, what did she say?"

"She said they helped her out of a tough spot, and that they killed zombies and fought to survive together. She said they didn’t do anything else."

"What!? Are you sure?" Yu Dong looked at Zhao Wenjie in disbelief.

"Yeah, that’s what she told me..."

"She has to be lying! How could she... unless..."

Yu Dong gave Zhao Wenjie a strange look, ultimately swallowing the crude phrase "pleasured into submission."

"Alright, Wen Jie. I get it. You can go watch a movie."

Lin Mo looked at Yu Dong. "What now? Can you still get any evidence that he’s a bad person? What if he hasn’t started committing crimes in this life yet?"

BANG!

Yu Dong slammed his fist on the table in anger.

"Dammit! I know he’s a complete bastard, but I still can’t pass judgment on him? Lin Mo, I’m calling for a vote now to execute Lin Xiaojun. If you trust me, vote with me."

With that, he looked over at Wang, who was still lost in thought.

"Since Wang doesn’t want to talk, fine. Let’s just start the vote."

Yu Dong raised his hand, signaling his vote to execute Lin Xiaojun immediately—to get it over with tonight.

Lin Mo’s gentle expression vanished. He looked seriously into Yu Dong’s eyes.

"Yu Dong, this time... I’m afraid I can’t support you. You’re playing with fire. We should be thinking of other ways. Can we find a flaw in his story? Or force him to make a mistake? That way we can put him on trial publicly, instead of just taking the quick and easy way out by putting a bullet in his head."

"By the time he makes a mistake, it’ll be too late. If you trust me, then vote. I’ll have Wen Jie do it for me. That solves the problem, right?"

In the end, Yu Dong still took Lin Mo’s suggestion to avoid implicating himself.

As for Zhao Wenjie... as long as Yu Dong was around, he could protect him. Besides, Yu Dong didn’t think anyone could pinpoint the culprit amidst all the chaos today.

Lin Mo saw Yu Dong’s stubborn insistence. He was acting more and more like... a dictator.

"I abstain."

Yu Dong never expected that Lin Mo, who had always supported him, would ultimately choose to abstain. He could only turn his gaze to the old detective, Wang Dingbei.

"Wang! Now you have to speak up. How does an old detective view this kind of villain?"

Wang Dingbei looked at Yu Dong as if waking from a dream, then let out a long sigh.

"I understand now..."

"Understand what?"

"The thing that’s been bothering me this whole time... I’ve finally figured it out."

"Huh? What’s been bothering you?"

"Let’s talk about the Lin Xiaojun matter first. I heard everything you two said. My opinion is that we can’t kill him. A person who hasn’t committed a crime—no matter how suspicious they are or what their prior record is—as long as they haven’t broken the law, we police have no right to arrest them, let alone pass judgment." ℯℯ𝑙.

"That Jiang Xupeng is also a dangerous individual. Soliciting prostitutes, fighting, even bullying old ladies... he’s a repeat offender, a regular at our station. But... his crimes don’t warrant the death penalty, and they certainly don’t warrant a trial like this. I’ll keep an eye on him, but I won’t arrest him now to ’prevent’ some so-called future evil deed."

"Yu Dong, I suggest you take Lin Mo’s advice. Find a way to catch him in a lie or force him to make a mistake. After all, you’ve already locked him up; there’s not much trouble he can cause. If he really tries anything dangerous, we’ll restrain him immediately. At that point, whether it’s a trial or something else... I’ll support you."

"But right now, you’re asking me to support you in privately executing someone who hasn’t committed a crime yet. Impossible. I object."

Seeing Wang’s unequivocal opposition, Yu Dong felt a sense of powerlessness, like he was being trapped by bureaucracy. In the later stages of his past life, whatever he said went, no vote required.

"Now it’s a one-to-one tie, Yu Dong. Let’s convene an expanded meeting and vote on what to do with Lin Xiaojun."

"Fine."

An "expanded meeting" meant including the founding members who knew Yu Dong was a Reincarnator and understood the situation, as well as the current administrators of their order. To be eligible to attend, a person’s character had to be certified by all three of them by unanimous agreement.