Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1125 436: The Natural Flow of Time

Ma Xiaoling was astonished, "A million people? Isn't that a bit too much?"

Ren Zhong grinned and asked back, "Suppose, and I mean suppose, anyone with blood on their hands is a criminal, do you think a million is too many?"

"Of course, it's far from enough!" Ma Xiaoling shook her head upon hearing this, "But not to mention, just between you and me, we've got plenty of blood on our hands. If we strictly followed your logic, we'd have to arrest ourselves first."

"No, no, no," Ren Zhong replied again, "I can responsibly say that everyone who died by my hand deserved it. Same goes for you. Right?"

Ma Xiaoling nodded without hesitation, "Yes, with a clear conscience."

Ren Zhong: "Let me give an example, among Scavengers, murders often erupt over mere quarrels or small gains. In the past, in Starfire Town, such things could be forgiven because the perpetrator had a reason to draw a knife, and the conflicts occurred outside the town. But now, with our Moral Judgement Committee established, these disputes should fall under our jurisdiction. The value of human life must be respected."

"Regardless of right or wrong, it's up to the Moral Committee to decide, not to draw knives for life and death, asserting justification through survival, dismissing death as deserved. That's the law of the jungle, it's animalistic, not human's rule. Ultimately, the aim is to transform society from a purely 'might makes right' world into one that values reason. The priority should be given to reason over disparities in individual power."

Ma Xiaoling thought for a long time and then said with some trouble, "Your example is too detailed; right now, without a 'Net' to gather information, it's very difficult to obtain evidence for murders occurring in the wild, much more so than capturing those who habitually commit evil acts. It's too hard to achieve."

Ren Zhong laughed, "I know it's challenging, but difficulty doesn't mean we can't do it. You've spent half a year training a relatively mature team. Now you can naturally expand this team appropriately and extend the experiences, techniques, and management methods you've already summarized. When the Moral Committee has only a thousand members, it's hard, but once there are ten thousand, a hundred thousand, or even a million members, it will become simple."

"Ma Xiaoling, remember this. In First Continent, in our jurisdiction, moral standards are the law; we are the embodiment and spokesperson of the law. Only we can decide life and death. Any behavior bypassing us to determine the fate of others will not be allowed and must pay a price. By this standard, over the next year and a half, you can definitely uncover at least two million criminals in the First Continent."

"But this is only the beginning. Two years later, your successor will continue to spread the mature rules we've developed in the First Continent. The situation in other continents will only be more severe, with more evildoers awaiting judgment. Based on the investigation results I've previously acquired, I believe that in the other six continents, excluding the sparsely populated Seventh Continent, the other five can provide at least five million murderers annually on average. Furthermore, the jurisdiction of the Moral Committee will also include Yuanjin Star, Source Mars, Source Earth Satellite, and other space colonies. My goal is to identify one hundred million criminals over five years."

Only at this point did Ma Xiaoling fully understand Ren Zhong's fundamental intention to establish the Moral Committee.

On the surface, Ren Zhong aimed to achieve the computational power of one-tenth of the 'Net', as he had discussed with the frozen Elders, but secretly, Ren Zhong regarded the entire Source Star civilization as a person, the criminals within as toxic and harmful substances in the blood, and the Moral Committee as a blood filter for toxic substances, through which he intended to thoroughly change the social atmosphere of Source Star civilization.

"Alright, I understand. I'll be off now."

Ma Xiaoling replied as she stood up, gesturing to head out.

Ren Zhong added a sentence behind her, "You also need to prepare yourself mentally. As long as there's power, shadows will continue to grow, so within the Moral Committee, there will certainly be those who stray onto the wrong path. I'm telling you in advance to spare you from shock later. Of course, remember one thing, our law enforcement against internal traitors will be even stricter."