Chapter 82 (2/2)

Steele forced a smile, but didn’t dare say anything.

She was also not stupid. She could even smell the dissatisfaction in her boss’s voice. If she said anything right now, she would definitely be asking for trouble.

“I consumed my God Power to leave behind some of it in order to protect you, but instead you used it to have an orgy!”

Steele’s head dropped lower.

“Fortunately for you, this time the Tree Fairy group won’t be prosecuting you. That is your blessing,” Sui Xiong said miserably. “As a god, I use my power to bully others. Do you find that very glorious?! That old man has wrinkles that could trap mosquitoes between them. As soon as he opened his mouth, he often said things like ‘I am already old and about to die’… Having to bully such an old man, do you think I should feel proud about that?!”

Steele tried very hard to retract her head into her neck like a turtle, not daring to say a single word.

“Gosh! The more I think about it, the more embarrassed I feel! But is there any method for this? Who told you that I don’t teach well?! Who told you that I am normally too merciful to others, thus giving you the opportunity to do such an awful thing!”

Steele opened her mouth as if she wanted to explain a little bit. But then, she thought it over and didn’t say anything, lowering her head to hear him lecture further.

Sui Xiong continued to admonish her with thoughts from “A thief knows a thief as a wolf knows a wolf” to “universal love not war”, from “the gift of human rights” to “a socialism of honor and disgrace”. He then emphasized the phrase “hard work is honorable, laziness is shameful, struggling arduously is glorious, and extravagance is shameful….”

After many harsh words, the sun had already creeped above the horizon in the east. He had been talking from the afternoon all the way through to the early morning.

No one knew when Ray had fallen sound asleep on the table, but Steele didn’t dare doze off. She was trying very hard to keep her eyes open, but she couldn’t stop herself from falling into a daze.

“Look at your attitude!!” Sui Xiong shouted angrily as he slammed his heavy tentacles down on the table, exclaiming, “You are in contempt of the court of law!”

Steele was startled. As she was about to open her mouth to explain, Ray, who had been suddenly awakened, spoke up groggily. “Against the court of law? Then just execute her.”

“What?! Execute me?!” This time, Steele was really scared. She forgot her attempts at sincerity and jumped up, saying “How can this suddenly turn into an execution?!”

Sui Xiong was also stunned and asked, “Is this so serious that I would have to execute her?”

At this moment, Ray was completely sober. He rubbed his nose, let out two dry coughs, took a little time to arrange the words in his head, then put on a serious face and made a show of being earnest.

“First of all, we need to be sure about one thing. Accusations and punishment need to be based on the law.”

Sui Xiong and Steele nodded together.

“And according to the law, there’s an important article that requires us to ‘maintain the sacred nature of the law and the authority of the court of law’, right?”

Steele nodded as Sui Xiong carefully thought a little bit and nodded as well.

“If so, if she is objecting to the court of law or not cooperating with the judge, isn’t that a crime that needs to be seriously punished?”

Steele’s face went pale, but she still nodded; Sui Xiong very attentively thought for a while, then hesitantly nodded.

“If so, show me the issue with execution.”

Steele’s face was mournful. She looked at Sui Xiong sadly. Sui Xiong thought for a long while, and at last said, “Isn’t this law system too simple and brutal?”

As soon as his words were spoken, he also had a realization. “In order to maintain the authority of the court of law, we don’t need to use such a serious punishment. Even if we want to punish the behavior of objecting to the court, we don’t need to hang the criminal. The law exists to keep order, and true order is leading people to be better, not yelling and killing!”

Ray silently nodded as he heard this. Inside, he deeply respected and praised this opinion of Sui Xiong’s, but on the outside, a smirk lingered on his face.

“A lord has the right to punish and grant a special reprieve. A God, of course has the right to do so as well. It is up to you to decide how to handle her.”

Sui Xiong couldn’t help but furrow his brow, silently deciding that until his Holy Land was built, he would set up his own system of laws rather than follow the laws of this world.

The law system of this world indeed had its problems! That’s right…Justice and law seemed to be under the control of the Gods.

As he thought about this, he silently remembered this idea as he looked at the trembling Steele, who was waiting for the verdict. Seeing her frightened appearance, his heart felt kind and warm like he had just eaten hot and spicy soup on a cold winter day.

“Steele, this time you should be scared!” He wanted to face the sky and let out three loud, imposing laughs. But with the body of a jellyfish, this posture was a little difficult to make, so he gave up on this dramatic flair.

As for how he would punish Steele, he had already thought of a solution. “Let’s have breakfast first,” he said coldly. “Even if you have to die, you don’t have to be a starving ghost, right?”

After hearing these words, Steele’s face was a little less tense. But when she heard “a starving ghost”, her face turned whiter than before, and her legs began shaking.

She was indeed scared this time!