After Chu Feng's detailed explanation, the color finally returned to Lin Qiu's face, and his complexion even showed a hint of rosiness.

"If that's the case, I'll immediately have the staff at the office contact the government in San Francisco to issue a joint statement and clarify the situation," he said.

With that, Lin Qiu enthusiastically hurried out.

"Hey, Lin Qiu..."

CLICK.

Watching the firmly closed office door, Chu Feng smiled and shook his head helplessly.

Actually, I wanted to say that while statements have their use, they don't mean much to those operating in the shadows! After all, the ones who want to harm Lin Qiu know his innocence better than anyone else!

Chu Feng, who had already received some information through his own channels, picked up his phone with an enigmatic smile.

He opened the chat history on his phone and chuckled softly as he looked at a photo sent by a state legislator.

They want to cultivate their own star Exorcist, but is there really a need to suppress an outsider like me?

Smearing someone's name is indeed despicable, but Chu Feng had to admit, sometimes it was quite effective, especially when more than one group was targeting him.

A message on his phone read: "Mr. Chu Feng, due to this video, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has initiated an investigation into you at the behest of certain individuals!"

Chu Feng scoffed.

This isn't like the early days when I had no choice but to endure in silence!

"Find a way to identify them, then use your connections to see if you can bring them down. They are no longer suited for the high positions they occupy in this era!"

"If they can't be taken down through normal means... then let them meet with some accidents! An Exorcist's methods are not limited to exorcism alone."

After calmly replying to the message, Chu Feng called State Legislator Karl.

"Mr. Karl, after the Governor completes his initial soul viewing session, please tell him something for me."

"Please go ahead, Mr. Chu Feng."

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation's operations in New York State need to be supervised. Some people are trying to use them to get to us!"

"Understood, Mr. Chu Feng! I believe most state legislators, and the Governor himself, will definitely be on the same side!"

Karl's voice was steady, showing no fluctuation, yet it carried strong confidence.

After hanging up, Chu Feng looked at the information on his phone, a flash of iciness in his eyes.

A week later, in Albany, the capital of New York State, stood the New York State Capitol Building, a structure where various national architectural styles blended, resembling a castle.

Inside, Julia Marsh, the sixty-five-year-old state legislator, stood silently at the podium, presenting her proposed Superhuman Registration Act.

According to Julia Marsh, the Superhuman Registration Act was inspired by the viral video of the Exorcist Chu Feng committing murder.

She believed that superhumans like Chu Feng needed to be under strict government surveillance and control.

Therefore, in the Superhuman Registration Act, she proposed that all Awakeners must immediately register with local government bodies, reporting their true identities to the United States government.

Furthermore, under necessary circumstances, they must willingly undergo government training and management.

Superhumans who had awakened and were working as Exorcists had to carry recording devices to document the entire exorcism process.

Meanwhile, as humanity faced countless resurgent Bizarre disturbances, all awakened Exorcists had to be ready to heed the government's call for exorcism at any time.

Due to its special nature and urgency in the current situation, the bill bypassed the committee review and voting process. It was taken straight to the State Legislature for debate and vote.

Overall, the bill's contents were filled with malice towards awakened superhumans.

Yet, standing at the podium, State Legislator Julia's face radiated confidence.

This was simply because, under normal circumstances, the bill's content brimmed with benefits for the government. Awakened humans, after all, were a tiny minority, barely influencing the ballot.

Thus, the State Legislators had no reason to reject it.

But the atmosphere in the State Legislature that day was unusually bizarre. The hall, which should have been at least somewhat noisy, was silent except for the sound of breathing.

Even the ordinary staff members were so affected by this atmosphere that they dared not breathe too loudly.

Looking at the quiet hall, State Legislator Julia, witnessing such a scene for the first time, felt her confidence slowly ebbing away.

"Honorable Legislators, do you... have any questions?"

Still, no one spoke, not even the Speaker, who would normally preside over such situations.

Just as State Legislator Julia stood bewildered, feeling the air around her congeal, the hitherto silent Speaker finally spoke from behind her.

"Honorable Legislators, does anyone support the bill proposed by State Legislator Julia?"

Hearing the Speaker's words, which completely violated protocol, Julia abruptly turned her head. Wasn't it supposed to be time for debate on the bill?

Her gaze moved past the solid wood dais, and an elderly man she found almost unrecognizable appeared before her.

The Speaker, who typically wore reading glasses and appeared frail with age, now had hints of black hair at his temples. His voice also sounded much younger, leaving Julia scarcely able to believe her own ears and eyes.

After the Speaker finished, the numerous State Legislators present remained silent, merely pressing a button on the tables before them.

Soon, the Legislature's electronic voting system displayed the results.

In Favor: 0 votes

Against: 62 votes

Yes, all State Legislators in the Senate, except for State Legislator Julia at the podium, had voted against it.

Staring at this result, Julia's face was filled with disbelief.

How could not a single person have voted in favor?

"Mr. Speaker, could there perhaps be a problem with the voting system?"

Dismissing the unbelievable outcome, State Legislator Julia pinned all her hopes on a system malfunction.

"Julia, calm down!" the 'middle-aged man' standing behind the Speaker's seat said to Julia impassively. At the same time, he nodded to the Deputy Speaker beside him.

As if on signal, the Deputy Speaker stood up and escorted some non-essential personnel out of the Assembly Hall.

After a brief wait, once everyone else had departed in bewilderment, all those remaining in the Assembly Hall stood up, their gazes fixed intently on State Legislator Julia.

"What's... what's wrong with you all? Have you gone mad?"

At the sight of the bizarre scene before her, Julia's heart panicked. Her aged body trembled, and she barely managed to avoid falling by bracing herself on the table in front of her.