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Even though she had witnessed their fate in her previous life, the significance in this life is different, and Jiang Ning still wants to participate again.

For some time, the 18th floor hadn’t been out, but upon hearing about the public trial, everyone was eager to participate.

It was awkward though; they had to leave someone to watch over.

Grandma Zhong smiled and said, “You guys go, we’ll take care of the house.”

It just so happened that Father Zhong and his son were resting. They were usually very busy at work, and finally had two days off to rest at home.

Moreover, with the live public trial, the heinous criminals were executed on the spot, and the Zhong family were all gentle people who couldn’t bear to see those bloody scenes.

The 18th floor was tempted, and the Zhong family might be a bit weaker, but now there were three electric gates installed; not just anyone could barge in.

Furthermore, Fengshan City didn’t have stationed troops but the troops who help on clearing out the Dragon Slaying Society were borrowed from the neighboring Yue City.

During the investigation of the Dragon Slaying Society’s factual crimes, the borrowed troops were not idle; they struck hard and dismantled several criminal gangs, which improves the security outside.

The 18th floor had a notorious reputation in the Jinrong Community; even if they opened the door now, no one would dare to come in during this crackdown period.

As for the external dark forces, as long as they weren’t foolish, no one dared to commit crimes during the crackdown period, so the 18th floor was still very safe.

So, the decision was unanimous; they would go to see the grand event tomorrow.

The 18th floor is not the only one who is excited, but the other survivors were also the same. They all saw the government’s actions of striving to maintain order. Despite their despair, they couldn’t help but feel a bit hopeful about the bleak end times and they want to continue living and striving until the day the end of the world ends.

The public trial started at ten o’clock. The 18th floor got up at seven, washed, had breakfast, and planned to see off the Dragon Slaying Society on their final journey.

Coke noticed that Jiang Ning and the others were planning to go out, and it didn’t want to be left behind. It became like a happy puppy, following Jiang Ning everywhere, even when she went to the toilet.

There were many survivors watching the public trial, which made Jiang Ning quite worried. What if the dog accidentally got taken away?

But Zhang Chao was optimistic, “Coke is a member of the 18th floor, it can’t be given special treatment. Moreover, we’re tougher now and we have the capital to take Coke out for a walk.”

Seeing Huo Yishen walking with Doudou, how could they leave Coke alone on the 18th floor? So, Jiang Ning agreed, “Coke, bring the leash.”

Tie the leash again?

Coke felt aggrieved, but in order to go out and have fun, it endured and brought the leash from their room.

After tying the leash, it didn’t need Jiang Ning to lead, it took the leash in its mouth on its own.

It was the first time the entire 18th floor had gone out together.

Before leaving, Jiang Ning greeted the Zhong family and also give them the same high-quality imitation gun that she had given Zheng Weili to Zhong Ping. If anyone dared to touch them recklessly, this thing could definitely intimidate them.

Fengshan City had suffered from dark forces for a long time, especially in the surrounding communities. Now that they learned the Dragon Slaying Society and several dark forces were holding a public trial, the survivors emptied out, anyone who had proper clothing went to the People’s Square and they wanted to witness their deserved fate.

In addition, they urgently wanted to know if the looted goods could be returned. They had been going to the police station these past few days, but they were short-staffed there, no one was giving any definite answers. So, today’s public trial couldn’t be missed; they wanted to hear how the government would deal with the confiscated goods. Those are their life-saving grains!

There were also many survivors from the Jinrong Community who were going out. Who would have thought that they didn’t check their calendar before leaving; as soon as they stepped out of the house, they saw a ferocious dog clearing the way – the 18th floor was causing trouble again! 

Such a grand spectacle with angelic faces and devilish hearts, their group walks with indifferent strides. 

It took a lot of ruthlessness to raise a dog that snarled and glared with green eyes at people. 

Here it comes, walking with a majestic posture. Even from afar, one could feel the ferocious aura of this man-eating dog. 

“Grandma, dog, dog!” The child was scared, hiding behind his grandmother, “I-I’m scared!” 

Scared? Coke grinned crookedly, very good, they are finally scared at me, let’s see which bastard dares to eat its meat now. 

It viciously bared its teeth, and its body was ready to attack, giving them a feeling like it could pounce and tear them to shreds in the next second. 

The child cried in fear, and the grandmother grabbed her grandson and ran, not forgetting to cover his mouth, “Don’t cry, you might attract it.” 

Now, not to mention provoking people from the 18th floor, they didn’t even dare to provoke the 18th floor’s dog. 

The feeling of walking side by side was simply wonderful; Zhang Chao and Lu Yu laughed wildly. 

But Jiang Ning frowned, squatting down to pull the dog’s mouth, “Who let you grin like that? A dog should behave like a dog; don’t always imitate the crooked-mouthed war god.” 

She can’t help but blame herself, she’s always cuddling it and watching videos of the crooked-mouthed war god, she never thought it would pick up the bad habits. Now, it kept grinning crookedly for no reason; if someone didn’t know better, they’d think it had gone mad. 

Ah, it’s not easy to raise a highly intelligent dog. 

The poop scooper was angry, but Coke leaned its ear against her. 

Afraid it might cause trouble; Jiang Ning walked the dog with the leash. 

Having not been out for a few days, the air outside felt much fresher. The daytime robberies had decreased significantly, even though there were still some lurking in the shadows, they didn’t dare to act recklessly anymore. 

Coke was the most eye-catching pup in the area, and it firmly attracted everyone’s attention. 

Shocked, envious, greedy… 

But as soon as they saw who the dog’s owner was, they instantly didn’t dare to have any ideas. 

In just a few months, from heaven to hell, the survivors had experienced too much. It was clear to see that these people were not easy to mess with; those who underestimated them could only secretly swallow their saliva. 

With the same people but different fates, what they urgently wanted now was to retrieve their protective supplies. 

The People’s Square wasn’t far, but walking on the icy ground was difficult; it was almost ten o’clock when they finally arrived at the scene. 

The square was packed with people and everywhere was crowded, and under the bitterly cold weather of minus forty degrees Celsius, each survivor was bundled up like bears, with only a slit of their eyes exposed. 

There were military personnel with equipment maintaining stability on the area, and inside were armed police and special police. The scene was orderly; no one dared to cause any major disturbances. 

Even so, Jiang Ning didn’t forget to remind her companions, “Watch out for pickpockets, keep your pockets and bags tight.” 

Saying that, she hung her bag in front of her body. 

The dog’s eyes scanned around, vigilantly watching the crowd, its body pressed tightly against Jiang Ning, it wanted to protect the poop scooper. 

After circling the square halfway, they found a place far away but with a higher terrain and waited quietly for the public trial to begin. 

A dozen large trucks slowly and orderly drove into the square. The first five trucks had prisoners wearing orange-red vests, their hands bound with ropes, who were the first to get off the truck; followed by those in orange-yellow vests, also in large numbers. 

Jiang Ning glanced over; there were more people than in her previous life, indeed one should not underestimate the power of the mass reports. 

The ones in orange-red vests were going to “eat peanuts” today. 

The ones in orange-yellow vests were going to be sent to work as coal miners. 

As the countdown to the opening of the meeting began, besides the military and police leaders, even the big shots of the municipal government appeared, showing the importance attached to combating crime and eliminating evil. 

The leaders spoke, recounting the hardships the masses had suffered since the natural disasters, and their emotions choked several times. 

At any time, the country would never abandon or give up on any of its people. They would do their utmost to preserve human civilization and the fire of humanity. 

Following that, the head of the police department took the stage… 

Chief Ling? 

Its man who’s talking at the walkie-talkie that night and the one who decided to investigate the anonymous tip?