Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 708

Chapter 706 Energy is Infinite

“Jiang Li, it’s time to

get off work. Let’s go out for dinner. This is a great opportunity to toast the boss.” The person who invited Jiang Li was a college classmate named Xiang Liang. He had gone straight into the workforce after graduation and was thriving.

Jiang Li had a high degree of education, and after joining the workforce, he quickly surpassed Xiang Liang in both position and rank.

Jiang Li’s gaze shifted from the case file and he said, “No, I just received new evidence, and I need to review it carefully tonight. This concerns the interests of the parties involved, so I can’t be careless.”

“I haven’t finished reading this month’s law journal yet.”

“Toasting the boss could lead to a promotion and a raise,” Xiang Liang continued to persuade Jiang Li. If Jiang Li got promoted, the vacant position would belong to him.

Jiang Li was puzzled, “Are promotions and raises not based on performance, but on drinking ability?”

Seeing this, Xiang Liang had no choice but to join the party himself.

…

“Jiang Li, the higher-ups have said that the parties involved in this case have a special relationship. Please take care of them.” Xiang Liang winked at Jiang Li. Do this well, impress the higher-ups, and promotion is just around the corner.

“Sure, let’s ask them to change the law,” Jiang Li said with a smile. “I’ll do what the law says.”

Xiang Liang immediately shut up.

Jiang Li then said, “Xiang Liang, you’re not accepting any bribes, are you?”

Xiang Liang, worried about Jiang Li’s recorder, shook his head vigorously, “How could that be possible?”

“That’s good. Don’t forget that the law pursues fairness and justice, not promotions and raises,” Jiang Li kindly reminded him.

He had been working for a few years, and the more he was exposed to, the more he realized that theory was theory; practice didn’t seem to care what theory said.

Jiang Li looked at Xiang Liang and recalled the time when they attended classes together, studying law to the best of their ability. Back then, Xiang Liang was still a man who boasted about his ambition to be a legal practitioner upholding fairness and justice.

Ten years later, Xiang Liang had changed drastically. The Xiang Liang who had once freely discussed his ideals with him was gone.

Xiang Liang looked at Jiang Li with a similarly complicated expression. In his ten years of working life, he had seen many young people enter society with passion and ambition, only to be succumbed to reality and become like him.

Jiang Li, the only one who remained unchanged, remained as stubborn as a freshly minted student, unfazed by society’s harsh treatment. He

was truly enviable.

He couldn’t do that. He had a wife and children, a mortgage to pay, and he wanted to make his life better.

He couldn’t achieve what Jiang Li did.

…

A few years later, Jiang Li had touched many corners and offended many people.

He was framed and brought to court.

The evidence against him was irrefutable, enough to prove Jiang Li’s guilt,

even though he had never committed a crime.

Jiang Li’s doctoral advisor, acting as his attorney, arrived at the detention center and saw Jiang Li in prison uniform.

He hadn’t expected that after all these years, Jiang Li’s character hadn’t changed, nor had his moral composure dropped an inch.

“Jiang Li, you’re better than me. I was just like you back then, determined to enter society and uphold justice, but I soon found myself defeated by reality and retreated back to school to focus on theoretical research.”

Jiang Li said expressionlessly, “Professor Kong, I was right.”

Seeing the usually cheerful Jiang Li in this state, Professor Kong felt heartbroken.

How big of a blow should this incident have been to Jiang Li?

Well, today is a good time to make things clear and let Jiang Li face reality.

Professor Kong sighed: “I know you are right, but this society does not judge right from wrong. You are incompatible with this society.”

“Why do you think the law has always been pursuing fairness and justice?”

“Why?”

“Because it can’t be achieved. After so many years, I have figured it out. Fairness and justice are simply impossible to achieve. I wrote a paper on this, but I never dared to publish it, nor did I dare to tell anyone. Now I want to talk to you.”

Jiang Li listened quietly to Professor Kong.

“Humans are profit-seeking animals, but profits are limited, while human desires are unlimited.”

“You know, energy is conserved, and the same goes for profit; profit is also conserved.”

“Humanity is a bottomless pit; limited profit can never fill it.”

“As long as human hearts are dissatisfied, fairness and justice will never be achieved.”

Jiang Li pondered, “If energy and profit are unlimited, can fairness and justice be achieved?”

Professor Kong, noticing something amiss in Jiang Li’s expression, did not dwell on the topic. Instead, he said, “Don’t worry. Even though the other side has irrefutable evidence, I’m prepared. I’ll definitely rescue you.” Jiang Li fell into deep

thought, mumbling the words “energy,” “conservation,” and “non-conservation.”

…

In court, Professor Kong, contrary to everyone’s expectations, proved that Jiang Li suffered from mental illness, and that he was experiencing symptoms during the time of the crime.

The judge knew Professor Kong must have used his connections, but he had no evidence.

According to regulations, mental illness is not a crime.

The judge struck the gavel: “Jiang Li, not guilty, but must be treated in a mental hospital.”

…

Professor Kong arrived at the mental hospital, hoping to rescue Jiang Li, but the attending physician’s words shocked him greatly.

“This patient does have a mental illness.”

Professor Kong looked at Jiang Li, chatting and laughing with the nurse, his usual smile returning.

He angrily demanded, “How could he be ill?”

The attending physician helplessly explained, “He does look like a normal person, and he himself believes he is not ill, but the premise is that he won’t talk about energy issues.”

“Energy issues?”

“He believes energy is infinite.”

“So what? Who would discuss whether energy is conserved?” Professor Kong gradually realized something was amiss. This wasn’t what they had agreed on.

The attending physician, under orders from above, refused to release Jiang Li, and Professor Kong’s connections proved useless.

Professor Kong tried everything to get Jiang Li out, but to no avail. Finally, he gave up and began visiting Jiang Li regularly.

Jiang Li’s position became vacant, and Xiang Liang took over.

The old director brought the children to visit Jiang Li. Seeing Jiang Li in the mental hospital, the director deeply regretted having allowed him to study law.

Tears welled up in his eyes, “If only I hadn’t let you choose law.”

Jiang Li put down the immortal cultivation novel he was reading, smiled, and shook his head, “I’m so glad I chose law.”

Jiang Li enjoyed reading immortal cultivation novels in his spare time.

And now, he had a lot of free time.

The higher-ups felt that Jiang Li knew too much and was a potential threat, so they killed him.

Jiang Li’s expression was detached, and he gradually lost consciousness.

His lips trembled as he murmured, “What a pity! In the end, I never realized my dream.”

The will of the sentient beings of Jiuzhou sought out Jiang Li’s soul and brought him to Jiuzhou, inviting him to become the Human Emperor, to fight against the extraterritorial demons and save Jiuzhou.

Afterward, the High Envoy Du Ye provoked an arms race, triggering a world war.

Relentless artillery fire enveloped Blue Star.

(End of this chapter)