Chapter 51: Standard_1

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Upon hearing Pan Han's words, Jiang Yu sneered coldly, "I'm an Adventist spy painstakingly placed by the side of the Commander, yet you expect me to be a fall guy for you!"

"Great causes always require sacrifices!" Pan Han said somewhat fanatically, "You think too highly of yourself. The leader has already approved my plan, and you have no reason to refuse!"

Within ETO, the Commander refers to Ye Wenjie, while the Leader refers to Evans.

Jiang Yu realized in an instant why he had never interacted much with Pan Han before, yet this guy had suddenly approached him—he could thank that old bastard Evans for scheming behind the scenes.

That made him even more determined not to let that old geezer, nor the paranoid nutjob before him, have their way.

Pan Han continued, "You kill Ye Wenjie, and I will plan a major crime to draw away the police attention.

"That way, our plan will have enough room to be implemented. When the plan becomes unstoppable, ETO can surface, and we will both be heroes in the organization!

"Our names will be well known by the Lord, we…"

Jiang Yu interrupted, "Sorry, but I won't help you!"

The fanaticism on Pan Han's face disappeared, replaced by a coldness, "If you refuse me, you will also die!"

Jiang Yu placed his umbrella on his back, clamped the handle between his shoulder and head to free his hands, and leisurely lit a cigarette, taking a draw, "If it were someone else, I might use 'I'll consider it' as a way to fob them off.

"But for you! I will reject you outright!"

Without a word, Pan Han pulled out a gun from his waist.

Facing the dark muzzle, Jiang Yu couldn't say he wasn't afraid; he tried his best to keep smiling, "I bet that before you pull the trigger, you'll be the one who's dead."

Only after being reminded by Jiang Yu did Pan Han notice that several security guards and two well-dressed muscular men were watching him closely.

He slowly put away his gun, "The Commander will not let any traitor go unpunished, and I surmise you'll die before me."

Jiang Yu smiled, "I'll be at your funeral."

Anyone can make threats!

Pan Han snorted and quickly left with his umbrella.

Two security guards quickly followed, obviously aiming to arrest Pan Han for illegal possession of a gun.

After finishing his cigarette, Jiang Yu walked another round by the lake.

Pan Han's sudden intrusion had disrupted Jiang Yu's earlier plans.

He realized that Pan Han was like a second Jiang Shuo—extremely dangerous!

And this danger was very close to Jiang Yu; he had to quickly get him under control or simply kill him.

However, Shi Qiang had said that the police didn't have enough evidence to prosecute Pan Han.

Although Pan Han seemed to have a temper, after interacting with him face-to-face, Jiang Yu keenly sensed that this guy was actually very cautious, making it difficult to control him through the police.

Then, there was no choice but to use the power of the Redemptionists to get him killed!

Having made up his mind, Jiang Yu attended classes as usual in the afternoon and arrived at Ye Wenjie's house as agreed upon in the evening.

He had previously said he was coming to discuss the arrangements for Yang Dong's birthday party. In reality, it was his way of preventing Yang Dong from attending the Three-Body Game gathering.

Taking advantage of Yang Dong being away playing the game, Jiang Yu reported to Ye Wenjie in a low voice, "Pan Han suddenly sought me out yesterday. I heard he is an important figure in the Adventists."

Ye Wenjie nodded without making any comments.

Jiang Yu continued, "We only met this noon, and Pan Han actually wanted to give me a gun to assassinate Teacher Ye!"

A glint of cold light flashed in Ye Wenjie's eyes, "How did you respond to him?"

"I rejected him outright!"

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"Refusing a madman is dangerous!"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "I can turn a blind eye to ordinary matters, but in the face of such things, such people, I definitely cannot back down."

Once you back down, there will be a second time, and eventually, you won't even be able to find your own principles.

Ye Wenjie nodded approvingly, thinking that Jiang Yu was expressing his loyalty to her.

Actually, Jiang Yu's insistence on not backing down pertained to the matter of killing.

After killing a person at the Adventist's research base, Jiang Yu had reflected for a long time.

He had previously mentioned to Shi Qiang that he had killed a member of the Adventist group, and Da Shi acted as if he hadn't heard it, obviously not intending to pursue the matter.

But Jiang Yu knew very well that he couldn't relax his own standards just because no one else was pursuing it.

It's not that he regretted killing; he would still pull the trigger if faced with the same situation again.

Jiang Yu estimated that when he finally confronted the ETO, he might have to kill again.

In situations of life and death, he naturally couldn't allow himself to lose his life over hesitation due to thoughts like "killing is against the laws of nature."

Such an action wouldn't make one a saint, just inflexible.

Jiang Yu's reflection was on the standards by which he judged the act of killing. Upon returning home, he set two standards for himself: 1. Only kill those who deserve it! 2. Only kill those who threaten his own life or the safety of his family!

Pan Han fell into the latter category, for he had threatened Jiang Yu's life.

If given the chance, Jiang Yu would also like to take care of Evans, because he is among those who deserve to die.

The first rule, although somewhat against his conscience and a bit vague, provided a standard. As long as it existed, Jiang Yu would consider who truly deserved to die, essentially a safeguard for himself.

Sometimes Jiang Yu felt fortunate that he had thoroughly studied the writings from the Axis Age of the East.

It made him calculated in his approach to any situation he faced.

As for the fact that Ye Wenjie had misunderstood him, Jiang Yu did not bother to correct her.

After a few seconds of silence in the living room, Ye Wenjie finally said, "I have been too indulgent with the Adventist group! They have become more and more lawless."

Her eyes were filled with determination, "It's time to clear out the discordant voices within our great cause and to chart a course for the future of humanity!"

Jiang Yu sighed with relief, "That Pan Han really did go too far."

Mentally, he understood that Ye Wenjie hadn't spelled it out, but she was already preparing to make an example of Pan Han, beginning the deployment to strike at the power of the Adventist group.

As he left Ye Wenjie's home, the rain was still falling.

Under the streetlights of the night, watching the continuous raindrops, Jiang Yu felt a touch of irritation.

The more he interacted with Ye Wenjie, the more he came to admire the old lady.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Wenjie was already utterly disillusioned with humanity, having no room left for a turnaround, Jiang Yu might consider trying to save the old lady.

But now it was too late, and Ye Wenjie had to accept the corresponding punishment for everything she had done.

After wandering in the rain for a long time, the sense of irritation in Jiang Yu's heart gradually faded, and he decided not to waste the opportunity just after visiting Ye Wenjie to report to Kong Xiang about his work.

Upon arriving at the director's office, Jiang Yu first saw a foreign man and woman sitting across from Kong Xiang.

As Jiang Yu entered, the foreign couple stood up to leave, giving Jiang Yu a few peculiar glances during their departure.

Kong Xiang politely escorted them to the door, and after closing it, he whispered to Jiang Yu, "Those are the people the Commander just sent to replace Pan Han and Jiang Shuo."

Jiang Yu was taken aback and thought, "No wonder they looked at me strangely. Evans must have instructed them before they left, asking them to keep an eye on my actions."