520 Cleaning Up (2/2)
*SWUA*
*SWUA*
The scheming officials collapsed on the ground without being able to scream or shout for help. Their eyes widened in shock and despair.
It was too late for them to move as their heart stopped beating.
The murderer of these three men, Ma Chao, slowly picked up their dead bodies and threw them into the blue portal. Five soldiers, each with a bucket of water and a mob, ran out of the gate.
The frantic team mobbed the bloody area. The five men ran back to the gate with their tools after they had erased all the blood on the floor.
Ma Chao, who was acting as the cleaning team's rearguard, returned to Li Feihong's dimension last. The process of the assassination and cleaning lasted only 2 minutes.
*VHOOM*
The gate closed.
The room became silent as no guard was present in the area. In fact, there were guards, but they also disappeared without a trace.
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Xu Shu, Ma Chao, and Li Feihong tossed the corpses to a plot of land, which had fences surrounding the square.
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\”Yes, please.\”
Upon Li Feihong answering, the system transformed the dead three men along with their bodyguards into a pile of brown dirt.
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\”Put all of it in the fertilizer slot in the auto-planting warehouse.>>
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Li Feihong nodded in satisfaction as he finished getting rid of Te Langpu's supporters and their bodyguards while adding resources to his dimension at the same time.
Just now, Li Feihong cooperated with Ma Chao, Xu Shu, and their soldiers in assassinating these untrustworthy politicians. Xu Shu managed the team of the janitors. Ma Chao was in charge of taking down the leaders, while Li Feihong controlled the portals.
Since the meeting, this was their 44th job. However, Te Langpu had not found out about the death of his subordinates yet.
The clock was ticking as Te Langpu's faction members were taken out one after another.
\”Who's our next target?\” Asked Xu Shu. After he had learned about Li Feihong's other identity as Liu Bei, he was always enthusiastic about his work. Moreover, he, too, swore allegiance to Li Feihong with his immortal oath.
\”We'll call it a day. Let's head back and secluded cultivate. I hope both of you can get your 7th or 8th wing before the southern campaign starts.\”
Ma Chao and Xu Shu bowed deeply to Li Feihong before they returned to their residents.
Ma Chao's behavior got more tamed as he was afraid of the greater power, such as Diaochan, Dong Bai, and Li Feihong. He no longer displayed his rough manner in front of Li Feihong or the other demonesses anymore.
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February, 201 AD.
A month later, Te Langpu realized that his people, who supported democracy, went missing.
At first, Te Langpu thought that they were too busy negotiating with other retainers from other factions. However, when he attended the monthly assembly meeting in February, he couldn't find his aide, who managed his intelligence agents.
At that point, Te Langpu was aware that they were either abducted or killed.
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= In the assembly meeting =
\”Your majesty. I would like to file a lawsuit against General Li Feihong for assassinating 75 of our court officials.\”
Te Langpu was decisive and frank as he collided with the royal faction head-on. He complained and accused Li Feihong that he was bullying his retainers. Although he didn't have a piece of solid evidence, he knew that Li Feihong was the only one who could complete such tasks.
Dong Bai didn't say anything. She glanced at Zhuge Liang, who was standing next to Li Feihong.
Zhuge Liang nodded, accepting the debate task, \”Where is your proof or witnesses, Prime Minister?\”
A simple question from Zhuge Liang was enough to silence Te Langpu as the latter didn't have proof to back up his claim.
Yet, Te Langpu didn't give up. He ignored Zhuge Liang and cupped his fist, continuing talking to Dong Bai.
\”Your majesty. All 75 court officials have one thing in common. They worked for me! Last month, they have gone missing one after another, but none of our agencies has managed to locate them! You see, your majesty… General Li Feihong has the ability to transport people to another dimension, and he is the prime suspect of the 75 men's sudden disappearance. I wish to put General Li to the trial, so we can investigate the matter!\”
Many of the royal faction officers snickered and sneered at Te Langpu. They didn't know who or how Te Langpu's subordinates went missing, but they enjoyed watching his demise.
Again, Dong Bai didn't speak. She left everything to Zhuge Liang.
\”This is a baseless accusation, senior Te. I cannot hold a trial without a piece of evidence or an eye-witness. Moreover, your subordinates WENT MISSING! We haven't found them or their dead bodies. How can you assume that General Li killed them?\”
\”Then, I hope to borrow the prime consort's power and your men to investigate in this matter as soon as possible. I also wish to mobilize policemen and detectives from academies to scan through their houses for clues.\”
\”We have more important tasks than chasing after deserters this year, senior Te. We have yet to decide the date of the upcoming election and mobilization of the southern campaign.\”
\”Urgent matter and public order take priority over other projects! This is a matter of life and death here!\”
\”We see no dead body, Prime Minister. No dead body, no crime. You're making a baseless assumption that hinders our work. Please stop drinking liquor before work. It ruins your character and your intelligence.\”
Zhuge Liang proceeded to provoke Te Langpu, trying to make him angry and discrediting him in the process.
The bicker went on, but Te Langpu failed to get his purpose across.
In the end, he went home, disappointed in Dong Bai's inaction and the oppressing government. He stopped coming to work after that day, spending all day drinking.