Then let the witch offer her loyalty

This time, Chen Wenzhe decided to change his approach. He said earnestly, "Son, I really support you in developing your career, but have you ever thought that you simply can't survive in the Administration Bureau?"

"The Administration Bureau has great power, good benefits, and high pay. Everyone wants to get in. It's like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge. You have no chance at all."

Chen Moxin picked up a piece of abalone and put it in her mouth: "I work at the Administration Bureau now."

Chen Wenzhe sneered: "So what if you work there? You're just an extra-staff member, not even considered part of the system. Do you know how difficult it is for an extra-staff member to become a permanent employee?"

“I’m not trying to discourage you, but even if there’s a chance to become a permanent employee in a contract position, there are a lot of intricacies involved. Although our family is wealthy, we’re not part of that circle, and we don’t have the necessary connections and resources.”

"Even if you work in the Administration Bureau for five or ten years, you might still end up as an unofficial servant, doing those jobs that everyone hates. Do you think that's meaningful?"

Chen Moxin frowned: "That's really boring."

Chen Wenzhe's face immediately lit up with joy: "Right! Quit your job right away, Dad will introduce you to girls. What's more fun than picking up girls?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "Old Chen, why don't you help me bribe the leaders in the bureau and get me promoted to a permanent position?"

Chen Wenzhe was stunned after hearing this.

Holy crap, when did my son become so cunning?

Back when the college entrance exam was over, I donated a building to the Royal Academy in the capital, intending to get you admitted through a special recommendation.

But you insist that the admission spot was obtained unfairly and that you should attend a local university in the Twin Cities based on your actual college entrance exam scores.

Now they can shamelessly utter the word "bribery".

There is progress!

Of course, while I'm happy, I still need to offer some advice.

Chen Wenzhe patiently said, "Son, you need to understand one thing: this society values ​​inheritance."

"If you want to be rich, no problem, because your dad is rich."

"But if you want to get into the Bureau, that's impossible, because the people in the Bureau also have their own children. Do you understand?"

Chen Moxin smiled after hearing this.

To maximize the effectiveness of the Witch Lord system, establishing a foothold within the Bureau is essential.

As for the matter of becoming a permanent employee...

With a system already in place, why worry about this?

Chen Moxin finished the last bite of her meal, stood up, and said, "I'm going out now. You can eat slowly."

Chen Wenzhe's eyes lit up: "Hey, where are you going so late at night? A bar? A nightclub? A disco? Wow, my son's finally figured it out!"

Chen Moxin: "I'm going back to the bureau to work overtime."

Chen Wenzhe: "......"

Chapter 4: The Courtroom is Like This

【Twin Cities Witches Management Bureau, Ward 1】

The cell was dimly lit and oppressive, with mold spots and cracks visible everywhere on the walls. A surveillance camera in the corner provided unobstructed views of everything in the room, and a damp atmosphere permeated the air.

Liu Lan sat on the edge of the prison bed, head bowed, her mind a jumble of thoughts.

"I was about to go abroad and start a new life, why now of all times..."

"I wonder how Zhang Hao is doing... We split up and ran away, he should be alright now..."

"Yes, he'll be alright, he'll definitely come back to save me..."

"Tap, tap, tap..." Just as Liu Lan was comforting herself, footsteps came from the corridor outside the prison area, getting closer and closer, and finally stopping outside the cell door.

Liu Lan's heart couldn't help but stir.

"Beep, swish—"

As the electronic lock opened, the mechanical prison door slid to both sides. The sudden brightening of the light made Liu Lan's vision blur, and it took her several seconds to adjust her eyes before she could see who it was.

There were two women on the other side, dressed in black uniforms with red armbands bearing white roses and intersecting blades.

There were two judges.

Of the two, the white-haired girl was clearly of higher status. After she entered, the other female judge consciously stepped aside.

Liu Lan had seen this white-haired girl before; she was present when Liu Lan was interrogated during the day.

Luo Lingyou casually tossed his long white hair that was draped over his shoulders, walked up to Liu Lan, bent down, and looked at her with a smile.

To be fair, Luo Lingyou is really beautiful. She has a delicate oval face that would make other women jealous, her skin is as smooth as translucent porcelain, her lips are clearly defined, and her long white hair cascades down like a snow curtain, giving her an otherworldly beauty.

But Liu Lan always felt uncomfortable when she met her gaze, because the color of those eyes was too eerie, especially in this oppressive environment, the rose-red color always reminded people of dripping blood.

Liu Lan subconsciously looked away and asked coldly, "What do you want to do?"

Luo Lingyou smiled and asked in return, "What do you think?"

Liu Lan snorted coldly: "I won't say anything, don't waste your time on me."

Luo Lingyou shrugged: "Hmm, I know."

After she finished speaking, she waved to the judge who was accompanying her.

The judge walked up expressionlessly and took out a thick, black, hard object from his pocket.

"Zzzzz—" Before Liu Lan could react, the hard object flashed with blue electricity and stabbed into her stomach.

"Boom!"

The blow was heavy, and Liu Lan was forced to curl up on the bed. Her abdomen first went numb, and then intense pain spread, causing her to scream in agony.

Luo Lingyou reached out and touched Liu Lan's pale face, tidying her messy hair. He still had that gentle smile on his face, and his voice was as sweet as ever: "The useless people in the Administration Bureau can't do anything to you, so we judges have to step in ourselves."

Seeing the stun gun glow blue again, Liu Lan screamed in terror towards the cell door, "They're hitting someone! The judges are hitting someone! The judges..."

"The judge is hitting people!!! Is anyone going to do anything about this!!!" Before Liu Lan could finish her shout, Luo Lingyou also started screaming, and she screamed even louder than Liu Lan.

This left Liu Lan completely bewildered, standing there dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.

Luo Lingyou's screams echoed through the prison area, which was normally guarded 24 hours a day, but now there was no sound, only the gradually fading echoes.

Luo Lingyou reached out and pinched Liu Lan's cheeks. She smiled, her eyes looking at a puppy that she could rub at her: "Fool, do you really think that those little prison wardens dare to point fingers at us judges?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the judge stabbed Liu Lan in the waist with his stick again.

"Hiss..." Liu Lan was in so much pain that she was covered in cold sweat. She cried out in resentment, "This is torture and a violation of human rights! I'm going to sue you!"

Luo Lingyou increased the pressure on his hand, his five fingers digging into the flesh of Liu Lan's cheek: "Let's not even talk about where you're going to sue us. You're saying we violated human rights? How can you say such a thing?"

"As a witch, you secretly entered into a spiritual pact to share your spiritual energy with your fiancé Zhang Hao and refused to be controlled."

"Do you know that you are a ticking time bomb?"

"If Zhang Hao uses his spiritual energy frequently while he is on the run, the erosion in your body will continue to accumulate, and once it exceeds the critical level, it will cause a violent outburst."

"The personal safety of the citizens of the Twin Cities has been threatened by you, and you're talking to me about human rights? Don't you find that ridiculous?"

Liu Lan already had a strong sense of resistance, and the fact that these judges started hitting people without saying a word only intensified her hostility.

She endured the pain, gritting her teeth as she said, "I won't say anything, go ahead and kill me if you dare!"

Luo Miaoyou's gaze deepened, and a cold and dangerous glint appeared in his smile: "What, do you think that your only problem is not cooperating with the interrogation, which is not a big deal, and that we can't do anything to you?"

"Psionic control and combating madness are the highest national policies of the Rose Empire. The Administration and the Tribunal are not subject to the Basic Law in cases involving psionics."

"Our court has a separate set of regulations, and I can tell you one of them—when a witch is about to erupt into madness for various reasons and refuses to cooperate with control..."

She deliberately dragged out her voice, tilted her head slightly, and her crimson eyes reflected an eerie, cold light.

"The convict court has the authority to 'decontaminate' it."

Harmless treatment, a common environmental science term, takes on a chilling malice when applied to humans.

Luo Lingyou's words sent a chill down Liu Lan's spine, and her eyes widened in horror: "You...you even killed people? My God, how could you do this?!"

Luo Lingyou slowly said, "The Tribunal works like this. The Bureau's people only need to devote themselves to the mission, follow orders, and capture witches. But the Tribunal has many more things to consider."

After saying that, she took the stun gun from the judge and held it in her own hand.

"Buzz—" A blue light reflected in her eyes, illuminating that sharp and cold aura.

"Come on, keep going, I have plenty of time to waste with you."

Just as Luo Lingyou was about to make a move against Liu Lan, the sound of hurried running came from outside the corridor.

Soon, a figure rushed in.

Chen Moxin's hair was disheveled, clearly from running very fast, and she was out of breath.

He glanced at the disheveled Liu Lan in astonishment, then looked coldly at Luo Lingyou's back.

"What do you two want?!"

Chapter 5 The Most Poisonous White-Haired Heart

Hearing the noise behind him, Luo Lingyou stopped the stun gun he was about to use on Liu Lan and turned to look at Chen Moxin.

She tilted her head, as if she didn't recognize him, and asked her colleague, feigning confusion, "Who is he again?"

The female judge gave a short, cold laugh: "The one who wasn't officially on the payroll."

Luo Lingyou patted his forehead: "Oh~ right, right, the one Lao Luo called in to make up the numbers."

"Hey, what are you doing here, everyone's off work now?"

Chen Moxin frowned and said, "The team leader asked me to work overtime on the weekend to organize the materials. I just got back after dinner when I heard that an inmate had entered the prison area."

Luo Lingyou's lips twitched a few times, and she couldn't help but burst out laughing. She patted her colleague's shoulder and said with a smile, "If you ask him to work overtime, he'll work overtime. He's born with the body of a beast of burden."

The female judge also said sarcastically, "Didn't your team leader tell you not to meddle in other people's business when you're working overtime?"

Chen Moxin retorted, "Don't try to change the subject. Why did you hit people?!"

Luo Lingyou shrugged: "Since you guys in Group 9 can't get things done, I'll step in and help you out."

Upon hearing this, Chen Moxin clenched her fists: "If I remember correctly, in the daily case handling of the Bureau, the Trial Court only has the power of supervision, not the power to directly participate in it."

Luo Lingyou said calmly, "As an outsider, I'd also like to remind you that in cases where the Bureau of Justice is not handling the case well, or in certain special circumstances, the Trial Court has the right to directly intervene in the case."

Chen Moxin immediately raised her voice: "Then may I ask, have any of the special circumstances you mentioned occurred?"

Luo Lingyou and the female judge both fell silent.

Chen Moxin continued righteously, "The person was arrested during the day, and there was only one interrogation in the afternoon. The data hasn't been organized, the on-site investigation report hasn't been issued, and the procedures haven't been completed. What gives you the right to directly bring people to interfere?"

"They even resorted to vigilante justice! Yes, your court of criminal justice has great power, but what law stipulates that judges can beat people at will?"

"As law enforcement officers, don't you feel ashamed to lead the way in trampling on the law?"

Luo Lingyou's gaze turned cold: "Hey, if I remember correctly, you're a rich second-generation, and your family is quite wealthy."

"What, you've been reading too many cheap online articles, and now you're here to take over the workplace just because you're rich?"

"Don't give me any legal advice. The court has its own rules. If you don't like it, you can get lost."

Chen Moxin waved her hand and said, "Fine, you want me to get lost? Fine, I'll go to the director's office right now. If the director doesn't care, I'll go to the 'capital,' to the 'Upper Court Council.'"

Luo Lingyou frowned: "What do you want to do?"

Chen Moxin said heavily, "I'm going to ask the higher-ups, since your court is so powerful, do you no longer need the management bureau? You can handle everything."

Upon hearing Chen Moxin's threat to "file a complaint with the emperor" in the capital, the female judge's gaze immediately turned piercing.

Just as she was about to step forward, Luo Lingyou raised his hand, signaling her to stop.

Luo Lingyou was clearly furious, his face twitching from time to time, his gaze becoming as sharp as a knife: "As an outsider, don't you think you're meddling a bit too much with your position?"

Chen Moxin snorted coldly: "I am indeed just a lowly unofficial staff member, but I am now taking over the duties of a formal staff member. Before the staff member returns to their post, I have the right and the obligation to fulfill my mission."

The atmosphere became extremely oppressive at this moment, and the only sound in the room could be Liu Lan's trembling breaths due to pain.

Facing Luo Lingyou's oppressive gaze, Chen Moxin remained unmoved, turned directly towards the door, and said righteously, "You have overstepped your authority. Please leave immediately!"

Luo Lingyou's pupils continued to dilate and expand, almost covering the entire iris. A faint friction sound could be heard, which was the sound of his upper and lower teeth pressing together.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly turned off the stun gun and threw it aside.

The female judge hurriedly caught it.