In the Eagle Eye Tribunal, Mo Qingyun was undergoing a trial.
Masked Man: "If you continue to oppose, you will lose the last chance given to you by the Eagle Eye Tribunal. We will consider you a threat to the plan and eliminate you."
Mo Qingyun: "Do you represent justice or evil? From what perspective do you judge those who do not conspire with you? Or is it that everyone except you deserves to be eliminated?"
Masked Man: "We monitor this country, and no one can escape our surveillance."
Mo Qingyun: "I stand by my decision and refuse to hand over Umbrella to the Eagle Eye Tribunal."
Masked Man: "You need to think carefully. You were the one who said you could cooperate with us and contribute the Umbrella virus. Now that you're going back on your word, you're a traitor."
Mo Qingyun: "Yes, I still prefer my brother's way of doing things."
Masked Man: "What do you mean?"
Mo Qingyun: "I'll explain it to you later."
Mo Qingyun stood up, took a step back, and then bowed to them like a princess. When she looked up again...
The doors of the Eagle Eye Tribunal were smashed one by one, and countless men in black, armed, appeared. They unleashed a barrage of gunfire at the masked figures...
Mo Qingyun raised her hand again, and the men in black stopped firing. The Eagle Eye Tribunal was strewn with corpses.
Mo Qingyun: "Please help them sit up straight, I still have something to say."
The men in black carried the slumped bodies back to their chairs and then lifted their heads to face Mo Qingyun.
Mo Qingyun: "Cough, cough, dear members of the Eagle Eye Tribunal, thank you very much for inviting me to join..."
"But you have invited wolves into your house. For centuries, your existence has thrown the entire world into chaos, and you even threatened my brother's life..."
Mo Qingyun: "I hate it the most when you act under the guise of justice and dictate other people's lives. Just like how you insist I hand over the Umbrella virus. That thing is inside me. Are you going to kill me?"
Mo Qingyun: "Oh, right. Ever since Old Tang was expelled from the Eagle Eye Tribunal by you, this group of people has disappeared without a trace..."
"So Michelle and I have been looking for an opportunity to get close to you. It was quite difficult to trick you. See, I've become a madwoman..."
Mo Qingyun: "I have finally avenged my brother! You are the ones who blew out his heart, forcing him to live with an artificial one!!!"
Mo Qingyun: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have lost my temper at you. After all, I've always been a good child..."
Mo Qingyun: "To prevent you from finding Ou Yunchen and continuing to research the Umbrella virus, I even killed the person I owe the most in this life..."
Mo Qingyun: "I can't repay this debt, but don't worry. I will lock the Umbrella in my body for eternity. No one will ever use it to harm the world."
Mo Qingyun: "Cough, cough."
The men in black immediately let go, and the masked corpses collapsed onto the conference table.
Mo Qingyun: "It seems the decision was unanimous."
But no one noticed that the eagle sculpture hanging high on the wall had witnessed everything. It twisted its neck and watched Mo Qingyun depart...
***
One year later.
Under Mo Qingyun's cold-blooded and iron-fisted rule, the Tang Empire had completely solidified its position as the dominant power.
However, as Michelle had feared, the rate at which the Umbrella in Mo Qingyun's body was declining exceeded expectations. Her health, coupled with psychological factors, continued to deteriorate.
Mo Qingyun: "Why didn't you bury my brother in the cemetery where all the Tangs are buried?"
Michelle: "If it were you, where would you choose to be buried?"
Mo Qingyun: "If I were an outstanding Tang, then I should be revered by future generations. I should be buried in Greenwood."
Michelle: "You and your brother are both outstanding successors to the Tang throne."
Michelle smiled and placed flowers before Axe's tombstone.
Mo Qingyun: "My brother was outstanding because he had a capable woman like you behind him. I am outstanding because of the blueprint you planned for me."
Michelle: "If you weren't capable enough, my support from behind the scenes would be useless."
Mo Qingyun: "Seriously, why don't you find a man? You're still so young."
Michelle looked at Mo Qingyun. After a moment of thought, she changed the subject.
Michelle: "And you? Why won't you let go of Ou Yunchen?"
Mo Qingyun: "It's the Umbrella that won't allow me to let go..."
Michelle: "There's very little Umbrella left in you..."
Mo Qingyun gave a wry smile. She would no longer fly into a rage fueled by hatred, which was a good thing. It also signaled that she would need a long time to come to terms with her guilt.