522 Dictatorships Cruelty (1/2)

March, 201 AD.

\”Long live your majesty! May you live a long and prosperous life!\”

Hundreds of officials in the throne room prostrated to Dong Bai as usual before the monthly assembly.

Li Feihong, Sun Quan, and Liu Xie stood by Dong Bai's sides, declaring to the world that they were backing her faction. As for the other participants, no Cao Cao's supporters, Sima House members, or Te Langpu's subordinates were present.

There was a reason for that.

\”Cut the formality. I'll get to the point, so we can finish this early. As you know, several of our ministers have been missing during the last few months, and it threatens our city's order. How is our investigation?\”

During the few months after Dong Bai wedded Zhang Min to Li Feihong, Cao Cao retreated all of his men back to Xu Province as it was too dangerous to hang around within Dong Bai's domain.

Without the surveillance of Dian Wei and other cultivators with 4 wings, Li Feihong didn't hold back anymore. The latter went on a killing spree, assassinating Anti-Tong faction members, including Te Langpu's subordinates, Sima Clan's members, and Cao Cao's spies.

All the deeds were done by Xu Shu, Ma Chao, and Li Feihong as they were the only ones who could abduct and kill anyone without leaving a trace.

However, the town order went down as the disappearance of these members aroused the suspicion toward Dong Bai and Li Feihong. Everyone was thinking that they were responsible for this unusual event.

Still, none of them had a piece of solid evidence or proof. No one also dared to accuse them as they were the major powerhouse in the court.

Should anyone speak up, their head would roll.

\”Aside from the servants' testimony, we can't find any trace, your majesty.\”

\”We've deduced they ran away at night because they are afraid of the political repercussion. We've interrogated all guards, merchants, and policemen, but all of them had no clue, your majesty.\”

The court officials understood what Dong Bai was trying to do. They feinted ignorance and pretended that they found nothing worthwhile.

Te Langpu, who was hiding among the crowd, also knew what was going on. His subordinates died one after another during the past few months, but none of the royalty faction members died at all.

It was so obvious that Dong Bai was crippling all opposition factions, breaking every other faction apart and forcing everyone to switch sides.

'Despicable! If only I have my secret service guys from my old world, these yellow monkeys won't last a day!'

Te Langpu had hired a thousand policemen to guard himself 24/7. But as time passed, he doubted if it was a good idea.

Cao Cao fled the city and Sima Yi returned to his You Province. Te Langpu was stranded in the middle of his enemies.

\”Since we can't find a clue of this mass disappearance, we will cancel the election event this year. Until we can find the missing court officials, we will refrain from holding any major event in this city. What do you guys think?\”

All court officials grinned and glanced at Te Langpu, mocking this fat minister. They cupped their fist and bowed toward the empress.

\”We shall obey your order!\”

\”A wise decision, your majesty!\”

\”Of course, your majesty! A good idea!\”

Liu Xie and Sun Quan glanced at each other with a wry smile.

\”I see no problem with it.\”

\”We don't need to choose a new emperor at this troubled time.\”

As dirty as underhanded as it might be, the long-term political suppression was efficient. By taking down all potential hostile officials in the city, no one could object Dong Bai's decision in the meeting.

Nothing special, only steamrolling!

The bills issued by Dong Bai and her supporters got easily approved by the court.

After the monthly assembly ended, nobody talked to Te Langpu anymore.

…

At night, Te Langpu drank alone in his courtyard as his servants quit their jobs after they had learned about Te Langpu's situation in the court. His resident became a quiet and eerie place.

For the first time, Te Langpu reevaluated his past actions.

'What did I do wrong? I did my best to improve this country! Dictatorship and Monarchy system is so bad. Why are they still protecting this ancient government system!?'

He didn't understand that his project conflicted with the royalty faction's interests. Te Langpu envisioned too far ahead that he missed the basics of people's needs.

Had he slowly transformed the country step-by-step, no one would have questioned his motives or objected it. Unfortunately, Te Langpu still had the same IQ as his previous life.

Stupidity was still his forte. He might use to be a successful businessman, but he was terrible at politics. The reason he got sentenced to hell was that his decisions that affected his country and the deaths of many people during a period of a certain virus outbreak.

While Te Langpu was drinking on his own, a blue portal opened behind him.

Li Feihong walked out of the gate. He took a chair and sat in the opposite direction of the table.

Li Feihong sat down and looked at Te Langpu in the eyes.

\”Mister President,\” Li Feihong greeted him.

\”Ah, greeting, your highness. What do you want from this lowly loser?\”

Te Langpu sneered at Li Feihong with his sarcasm attitude. Although he had lost everything, he still acted arrogantly in front of his political enemy.

\”I'm here to ask you a few questions. If you answer me honestly, we will retire you and leave you alone.\”

\”Pfff! Go ahead. The world is yours!\”

Te Langpu didn't even look back at Li Feihong. He indulged himself with the last whiskey bottle he had.

\”Has Lilim contacted you?\”

\”No comment!\”

In reality, Lilim had once contacted Te Langpu. However, the latter mistook her for a silly game, so he simply made the oath and forgot about it.

Again, stupidity was his best strength.

\”I'll assume that it's a yes. Then, next question. Do you know about others who might have contacted Lilim?\”

\”No comment!\”

\”…\”

Te Langpu was too prideful that he didn't cooperate with Li Feihong's interrogation.

Li Feihong sighed in regret. Since the talk was useless, it was time to move on. He placed a handgun on the table.

\”There is only one bullet in the chamber. You can keep your pride with this.\”

Te Langpu sneered as he glanced at the gun, \”You want me to shoot myself? Ha! What will you do if I shoot you?\”

\”It's impossible for fellow clan members to harm each other. The bullet will stop before it hit me.\”