Let them offer their loyalty!

Speaking of this, Tang Wanfeng changed his tone and directly started to cut off the argument, "Besides, I think this matter has already crossed the line. No matter who you consult, you will agree."

After saying this, Tang Wanfeng took a sip of tea, then slowly said, "Surely no one would really oppose it, right?"

Upon hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, the other two leaders were stunned, then stopped talking.

Seeing that the two "allies" were defeated, the leader of the "Reformist Faction," Wang Guochuan, spoke up, slowly saying, "It's not about opposition or support. It's whether or not we are still trusted by you two."

"The five of us, plus Pang Haichen, are, after all, the leaders of the Sanctuary."

"All major matters of the Sanctuary should be decided by us together."

"This incident has started on a bad precedent."

At this point, Wang Guochuan added sternly, "Justice should not only be achieved but also achieved in a way that people can see."

Wang Guochuan's pinpointed the problem sharply.

To put it bluntly, Rao Shou and Tang Wanfeng got the result right, but the "procedure" was wrong.

In handling a case, it must be fair, and the procedural fairness must also be guaranteed.

Because only by adhering to procedural justice can we minimize corruption and even "rule by man over rule by law."

Upon hearing his words, Tang Wanfeng was taken aback. Because Wang Guochuan's topic had deviated from the incident itself and was gradually rising to the level of political system issues.

So he hesitated a little but still spoke, "The core purpose of the procedure is actually to ensure that the final result meets the requirements of justice."

"If you blindly adhere to the dogma of procedural justice and ignore the impact on the result, then it would be putting the cart before the horse."

"Just like Pang Haichen's matter. No one leaked or assisted him. He was already just one step away from escaping to the Disaster Zone."

"If the matter were leaked early, he would likely escape even faster."

At this point, Pang Wanfeng's expression also became serious, "So, absolute procedural justice is impossible to achieve."

"The method of handling this incident was the result of discussions between the Speaker and me."

"In the leadership council, the Speaker has 2 votes, and I have 1.5 votes. Even if all five of us vote, our votes are already more than half. So, it also actually follows the procedure."

Hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, Wang Guochuan said nothing, but the head of the "Local Armed Alliance," Third Elder Lei wanted to say more.

But at this time, Rao Shou, who had been sitting there calmly all along, finally spoke.

He said in a deep voice, "Alright. There will be plenty of time to discuss systems and philosophy later."

"Let's talk about the serious stuff first."

Rao Shou usually had an appearance of being carefree and harmless, but once he got serious, he was quite formidable.

So the Deputy Speakers quickly returned to the main topic.

Third Elder Lei said boldly, "Now that Pang Haichen is dead, we can't bring him back to life."

"Whether this matter is true or false, it must be regarded as true."

"So... let's cleanse the 'Academic Faction.'"

"By the way..." At this point, Third Elder Lei paused and then pondered, "I wonder if we should suppress Qiu Tu a bit?"

"If he keeps developing like this, it feels like no one can restrain him anymore."

Upon hearing Third Elder Lei's words, Wang Guochuan, who had previously promoted Qiu Tu, shook his head slightly and said, "Actually, we can't restrain him now."

"His power has now reached the Peak Fifth Rank, standing at the peak of the entire Northwestern Region."

"And behind him is Zhao Ji, the Sixth Order Great Evil God."

"Suppress him? How to suppress?"

"Aren't you worried that he might kill you from thousands of miles away?"

If others heard this kind of conversation, most of them would shrink back.

But those who can become leaders are all outstanding figures, heroes.

Upon hearing Wang Guochuan's words, before Hu Jie could speak, Third Elder Lei slammed the table in anger, glared, "He dares!"

"Does he really think being at the Peak Fifth Rank makes him unstoppable?"

"Can he single-handedly kill all of us millions?"

"Even if he could kill everyone, what's the point of being a lone wolf?"

"Just interested in our Eighth Sanctuary's land?"

"That makes no sense at all."

"Moreover, does he really think our 'nuclear bomb' is useless?"

Upon hearing Third Elder Lei's words, all the leaders present fell silent.

Third Elder Lei's words were crude but made sense.

Indeed, in recent years, Qiu Tu has been too strong. Despite lacking the qualifications and age, he has been rising rapidly, and his behavior becoming increasingly overbearing.

Now he even killed Pang Haichen, inevitably displeasing several of the leaders.

Furthermore, as Third Elder Lei pointed out.

No matter how strong Qiu Tu is, even if he can kill everyone, once he wants to rule the Four States or the Eighth Sanctuary, he must act according to the rules.

If he doesn't act according to rules, he won't gain popular support, and his ruling foundation will be like a castle in the air.

This is the same as with the evil gods.

Some powerful evil gods can indeed slaughter humans, but it is not beneficial, and slaughtering makes it harder to gain support and establish authority.

So they use methods like cultivating "Anti-government Armed Forces" and "Extreme Religion" to conduct soft infiltration.

At this time, after listening to Third Elder Lei, Tang Wanfeng slowly spoke, "Qiu Tu's behavior this time indeed shows off his strength."

"But... let's think from another angle."

"Pang Haichen had already fled to the Disaster Zone and was moving fast."