I'm here to save the world, what are you doing?

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"I've never come into contact with anything evil!"

"I'm just an honest businessman! I even go to church and pray regularly!"

The onlookers were also stunned.

Uncle Hans is a well-known good man in the community. He often gives free bread to children who cannot afford food, and also helps the poor during festivals.

Because he was always willing to help others, his grocery store was even called the "Love Shack".

How could such a person be a member of the Chaos Cult?

"There must be something wrong with the test!"

A sturdy middle-aged man rushed forward angrily. He was Uncle Hans's son:

"My father is the kindest man. He would never have anything to do with those cultists!"

The crowd immediately erupted in agreement:

"That's right! Uncle Hans is such an innocent person, how could there be any problem with him?"

“This kind of test is totally unreliable!”

"Will you mistake good people for bad people?"

"What the hell is going on with the authorities?"

The originally neatly arranged team suddenly became agitated, people whispered to each other, questioning voices arose one after another, and a sense of unease spread in the air.

The previously positive attitude of cooperation began to waver, and some people quietly retreated and tried to leave the testing site.

The sheriff in charge of the testing was also very confused.

Based on previous experience, the accuracy of the potion should be beyond doubt, but the old businessman in front of him did not look like a member of the Chaos Cult.

But out of his own responsibility, he could only choose to temporarily detain Uncle Hans.

The old man did not resist at all, but just looked at the familiar neighbors around him with confused and sad eyes.

After finishing everything, Nikolay Kovac, hiding in the shadows, turned around and left with satisfaction.

In the following period, similar "accidents" began to occur frequently in every corner of Splenda.

In the east of the city, Ms. Emma, a respected retired teacher, had a mild abnormal reaction during testing.

She is a recognized model of teacher ethics, and her students are willing to testify for her, saying that she is the most upright and kind teacher and could never have any connection with the Chaos Cult.

John, a young pastor from the west side of the city...

Winston, a veteran from the north of the city...

The "miscarriage of justice" case spread rapidly, causing a strong reaction among the people.

"I heard there's something wrong with the test kit! It'll mistake good people for bad guys!"

"Even Uncle Hans and Teacher Emma were arrested. How could they be Fallen?"

"This medicine is totally unreliable!"

Rumors spread like wildfire, and people began to doubt the screening process.

To make matters worse, rumors began to circulate about the drug's side effects:

"I heard that some people experienced headaches and nausea after drinking that potion."

"Some people also say that the potion contains toxins, and long-term exposure will affect that ability..."

"Those noble gentlemen refused to be tested. They must know the truth!"

Although most of these rumors are false, many people still believe them due to panic.

People's attitudes have become hesitant, and some people even choose to refuse testing.

"I don't want to drink that stuff!"

A woman shouted excitedly, her face pale with fear:

"What if there are side effects? My child is only five years old!"

"That's right! Why are you forcing us to drink unknown drugs?"

“We have the right to refuse!”

......

Faced with such a situation, the sheriffs in charge of the scene felt unprecedented pressure.

The situation report from the scene was quickly delivered to Lucius in the command center.

After reading the report, Lucius's expression gradually became serious.

The expected situation finally occurred.

"It looks like the enemy is starting to fight back."

Lucius looked at Iveliya beside him, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table:

"These abnormal cases are too concentrated, and they all involve citizens with good reputations. It is obvious that someone is manipulating them behind the scenes."

“Are those who are ‘wrongly convicted’ truly innocent?”

Ivylia was a little confused, her brows furrowed.

"Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem with the accuracy of the potion..."

"Of course there's no problem with the potion, Xiao Ai."

Lucius held her hand, his eyes gleaming with wisdom:

"It's very simple to make an innocent person react. Leaving even a trace of the power of Chaos is enough. The Chaos Cult is fully capable of doing this."

"And they were very smart in choosing their targets; they were all people with a good reputation in the local area."

"This way, people are more likely to believe that there is a problem with the test kit rather than these people."

At this moment, another new report came in——

"Sir! A serious situation has occurred in the south of the city!"

"About a hundred people gathered at the testing site, demanding that the testing activities be stopped. The situation on the scene was extremely chaotic!"

Hearing this, Lucius laughed, with a deep chill in his eyes:

"It seems these guys have overestimated my bottom line..."

No, what makes you have the illusion that Brother Lu cares a lot about reputation and public opinion?

Lucius stood up and began giving orders to the intelligence officer:

"Immediately notify the nearest infantry squad to enforce order at the scene. Anyone who dares to resist will be immediately treated as a member of the Chaos Cult and arrested on the spot."

"Not only the testing point in the south of the city, the whole city must comply with this order!"

The 1st Guards Division, move out!

After the intelligence officer took his orders and left, Lucius turned to Iveliya and said:

"Come on, Xiao Ai, let's go out and deal with this problem."

"Uh-huh!"

Iveliya nodded repeatedly and put away her work notes.

Half an hour later, Lucius and Iveliya arrived at the testing point in the south of the city where the riot occurred.

The situation at the scene was indeed very bad.

More than a hundred people were squatting in the square with their heads in their hands, all of them looking listless. Standing in front of them were the infantry of the Guards who were armed with live ammunition.

"grown ups."

Seeing Lucius coming, the infantry squad leader responsible for maintaining order saluted him.

Some of the stubborn people in the crowd saw this scene and naturally realized that Lucius's identity was not ordinary.

The excitement temporarily overcame the fear, urging them to stand up and loudly resist the authority:

"Reject the poisonous potion! Stop forcing...Ah!"

Unfortunately, the brave rebel was knocked to the ground by a rifle butt of a Guards infantryman as soon as he stood up.

"How dare you disrespect Lord Lucius!"

The soldier looked quite majestic with a frown on his face.

In fact, with his third-level strength, he could knock down ordinary people as soon as they tried to stand up.

But if I don't let him curse out loud, how can I let Lord Lucius see my performance?

Law enforcement is warm and the butt of the gun is powerful!

Loyal! Sincerity!

After seeing the miserable fate of the first person to stand out, the rest of the people no longer had the idea of causing trouble.

They just hugged their heads silently, each of them was as silent as a mouse.

Lucius nodded in satisfaction at this.

"Fellow citizens."

Thanks to the silence at the scene, Lucius's voice could be clearly heard throughout the square:

"I am the Imperial Commissioner Lucius Turaianus Clovis, the person in charge of this screening operation."

"I understand there are understandable concerns about the safety of the test."

"However, I want to tell you that most of these concerns are based on false rumors."

"and--"

His voice became cold and stern:

"The screening operation is a national policy. It benefits the country and you."

"At this particular moment, anyone who refuses to cooperate will be treated as a suspicious individual and will be dealt with specially."

"This is an order, not a request for your opinion."

"..."

Hearing Lucius's strong declaration, the people squatting on the ground looked at each other, and could read obvious fear in each other's eyes.

To put it bluntly, they were just instigated by some people with ulterior motives and were protesting because they were afraid of the side effects of the testing drugs.

In this situation, the side effects may not exist, but the purple eggs of the Guards are real.

In comparison, it is better to be honest.

Garlic bird, garlic bird, we can't beat him.

However, just as the situation was easing and Lucius was about to give a sweet treat, a burst of messy footsteps came from not far away.

A group of nobles with anger and dissatisfaction written all over their faces were walking towards this side, led by Raymond.

"Lord Lucius!"

Raymond shouted loudly, his voice full of doubt:

"What are you doing?"

"Using force to suppress innocent people!?"

The other nobles behind him also echoed:

"unacceptable!"

“This is an abuse of power!”