Sethiyan Federation.
The next day.
People sward around the ruins of the White House, those dressed in dark uniforms were assessing the damage to the building, hoping to find clues to the attackers.
After that night, Leng Kai and Wang Mingxue beca the main eyewitnesses, subjected to relentless investigations by various departnts of the Federation.
If it weren’t for their statuses as agents of the United Council, they might have died or at least been severely wounded.
Leng Kai particularly despised these white-skinned interrogators; they would ask the sa question ten tis over to determine if he was lying.
Though their mories had already been extracted by the Superpower Special Departnt, other departnts still demanded they recount the events of the previous night in detail.
In the hallway of the investigation bureau.
"You’ll get used to it, the Federation isn’t a country, it’s an alliance made up of dozens of small regions, and many departnts don’t even share data, they also compete with each other," Wang Mingxue said during a break, handing Leng Kai a can of coffee.
"These superpowered folks already knew what was happening, they are investigating us like this because the assassin also had a yellow face like us," Leng Kai said.
"Let’s set this aside for a mont; last night, another major incident happened," Wang Mingxue took out her cellphone and tapped on it twice.
Leng Kai put on his glasses, and the news she shared appeared on the right side of his vision.
He stretched his hand and made a pinching motion with his index finger and thumb to enlarge the image; it was the headline on SN TV: "The Emperor of Yin turned into a monster, Wei Tianyang reappears after many years of silence!"
"Wait a minute! Wait a sec! Is this news real?!" Leng Kai couldn’t believe his eyes.
He tapped on the headline to read the details carefully, at the sa ti the White House was attacked by mysterious individuals, such an incident also occurred in Yin Country?
"The Emperor... The Emperor is dead?!" Leng Kai exclaid after reading the news.
"If that’s Wei Tianyang, believe , whoever it is, they’re definitely dead," Wang Mingxue said.
"Why would the Emperor turn into a monster..." Leng Kai rubbed his temples, unable to make sense of the sequence of events, but eventually, he squeezed out the words, "Wei Tianyang is a hero."
"Fengrao City seems to have been destroyed, and it will take at least thirty or forty years to rebuild. The exact casualty figures haven’t been released yet, our country has never been this slow to react before," Wang Mingxue said.
Leng Kai shook his head, "Zhao Ling died, and she had no heir, so who will be the next Emperor?"
"Who knows, probably soone from the three institutes will take over," Wang Mingxue said.
"The three institutes? After Venerable Xu was assassinated, there’s only Venerable Qin left. I think their internal situation is quite chaotic," Leng Kai said.
"Power abhors a vacuum, soone will fill it soon, hopefully soone better than Zhao Ling. Honestly, I’ve never liked that woman, and she’s been sitting in that position for decades. I seriously doubt she would have stepped down if nothing had happened," Wang Mingxue said.
"I’m not that interested in politics, and I don’t have much of an opinion on Zhao Ling, I’ve heard from my dad’s generation that the country wasn’t as strong when they were kids, Zhao Ling assassinated her father to ascend to the throne, and although her thods were ruthless, the country did develop substantially over the last forty or fifty years, the Foreign Affairs Bureau did well," Leng Kai said.
"The Foreign Affairs Bureau indeed produced quite a few good things, but Zhao Ling’s favoritism towards the Yin classes was excessive, and dostic corruption is severe. My grandfather said that she ca to power with the support of a foreign organization and was controlled by them for decades," Wang Mingxue said.
"Ah... I don’t really understand national affairs, I’m better at carrying out missions," Leng Kai said.
"Hmph, soldiers should know more than just to obey orders, that’s no different from being a rcenary," Wang Mingxue said.
"A soldier’s duty is to execute missions," Leng Kai said.
"What if the mission is wrong?" Wang Mingxue asked.
"The mission isn’t about right or wrong, the mission is just a mission, to achieve the objective," Leng Kai said.
"A blockhead. I didn’t join the military just to beco a gun for those old n and won," Wang Mingxue said.
"That’s contradictory... Soldiers serve the nation, we must follow commands, otherwise, the army would turn into bandits," Leng Kai remarked.
"Soldiers indeed must serve the nation, but those old n and won don’t represent the nation," Wang Mingxue argued.
Leng Kai sighed and said, "It’s the sa thing."
"It’s not the sa thing!" Wang Mingxue exclaid, frustrated.
"How is it not..." Leng Kai continued.
As they were arguing, another person ca down the corridor.
Looking up, it turned out to be Commander Lu.
He was dressed in the United Council’s military uniform and gestured to the two.
Wang Mingxue and Leng Kai followed Commander Lu out of the Bureau’s building. It was already past 2 PM, the weather in the afternoon was sowhat overcast; however, it wasn’t raining, even though it had been sunny that morning at the hospital.
In just a few hours, the two had been investigated by four departnts, and were already feeling drained. Commander Lu asked them to get into the car, and only then did he begin to speak.
"Wei Tianyang has appeared again," he stated.
"Isn’t that a good thing? If it weren’t for him last night, who knows how things would have ended in Yin Country," Leng Kai said.
"It’s not that simple, you don’t know the full story about Wei Tianyang, nor are you familiar with it. It’s normal to feel optimistic," Commander Lu replied.
"What’s wrong with Wei Tianyang?" Leng Kai asked, puzzled.
"He’s soone who wants to do good things but is overly cynical and eccentric," Commander Lu explained.
Leng Kai looked at Wang Mingxue.
"Every ti he goes on a mission, he indirectly causes the death of many innocents. He constantly shouts about justice, but in reality, he doesn’t respect the laws or follow orders and acts based solely on his moods—a dangerous man," Commander Lu declared.
"I heard from Plas that he indirectly killed millions," Leng Kai ntioned.
"Not indirectly, but directly. He doesn’t care about civilian safety when he acts, kills one bad person, but causes the death of tens of thousands of good people; do you think such a person can be called a hero?" Commander Lu questioned.
"He’s not a qualified soldier," Wang Mingxue added.
"Listening to this... it does seem a bit excessive. I searched him online, watched his speeches, they were pretty good, but how... in reality, he turns out like that..." Leng Kai mused.
"He says one thing and does another, demands from others but never from himself, just a typical example of double standards," Commander Lu shook his head.
"I... I thought he was a hero. He saved ," Leng Kai confessed.
"He does good deeds, but the cost is ruining missions and causing civilian casualties. He had been out of the public eye for several years, and the world had returned to its previous path. Not many people miss him," Commander Lu stated.
"His reappearance now might just be for Zhao Ling. I know he had a... relationship with the Emperor. I’m not sure if they were lovers or spouses..." Leng Kai said.
"Think simply. Wei Tianyang was barely over 20 then, and Zhao Ling is a millennium-old demoness. Partly it was for political gain, and partly, it was just because of sexual desire," Wang Mingxue said.
"Now that he has shown up, we must find a way to find him, to surveil him," Commander Lu declared.
"Commander Lu... you know, based on the intelligence ratings for Wei Tianyang... we... we lack effective ans..." Leng Kai cautiously stated.
"Surveillance only, if we don’t even keep tabs, by the ti we’re dying, we wouldn’t even know how," Commander Lu countered.
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