Chapter 171
Gu Jin really wanted to blow the head of the subordinate in front of him apart.
Look at how they do things. They actually tried civilians as rebels, but instead of killing them all, they left one alive!
It would be fine if they kept him alive, but there must have been some clues before he arrived at the capital planet. However, none of these careless people observed the matter, and even let the man go directly to the capital planet!
——He even did a live broadcast in front of the court to show the evidence!
There were all kinds of video materials that had been authenticated by the main brain, and in order to prevent questioning from the barrage, they were all authenticated on the spot. This made it impossible for Gu Jin to do anything after he got the news!
No sooner had the appraisal been completed than all the video data in the intelligent brain disappeared. Even a fool could tell that there was something wrong!
As for the orphan who came up to complain about his injustice, no one knew who was guiding him, but he directly told the number of the army he had sent to suppress the rebels and the officers at that time.
Including their real names, which family they belong to, their current positions and even their work addresses were all revealed!
As luck would have it, these people were all playboys from small families. They had followed him to gild their resumes. Gu Jin had specially given this good opportunity to these playboys, and told them to just take a stroll around. After all, he believed that his memories of his previous life were correct.
——But who would have thought that those playboys overslept during a party on the road and let the rebels escape!
These dandy young men from the aristocracy lived up to the stereotype of aristocrats held by the common people of the empire - they simply captured civilians and stuffed rebel uniforms into their bodies to make up the numbers.
Gu Jin watched the live broadcast, and when he thought about seeing them come back and report that they had wiped out the rebels, and then happily rewarding them, he felt his blood pressure rise.
He thought these playboys had cheated their father, but what he never expected was that they not only cheated his father, but also cheated him!
Now the orphan is still standing at the door of the court with a camera pointed at him 24 hours a day, as if he is afraid that someone will kill him.
Public opinion throughout the empire was in an uproar, and his live broadcast room suddenly became the most watched live broadcast room in the entire empire.
——He even applied to the mastermind for live broadcast security monitoring.
When Gu Jin saw the live broadcast, the anger in his heart was bubbling out layer by layer, and he was almost going crazy. He had finally sat in his current position, but ended up being betrayed by his stupid teammates!
And the anger in his heart was also mixed with the feeling of being angry and embarrassed.
——Because the orphan actually predicted his prediction.
If the orphan hadn't been live streaming 24 hours a day, Gu Jin would definitely have created some unexpected incidents to prevent the orphan from speaking.
Even if someone suspected something was wrong, what difference would it make? A dead person, without evidence, could civilians still sacrifice their lives for a dead person they had nothing to do with?
This approach is simply perfect - but now Gu Jin can no longer use this approach.
And it's all the fault of his dandy subordinates.
To be honest, if killing those playboys would not cause the small families that depended on him to turn against him, Gu Jin would have taken action the moment he knew the truth.
If you can't kill the source of the problem, you can kill the target of the source.
This is also the reason why Gu Jin is now full of anger, but can't find a place to vent.
——He couldn't even hit his subordinate, because this subordinate was not the culprit of the accident and there was absolutely no benefit in hitting him.
When Gu Jin thought about this, he really hated himself for being so rational at this point, and still trying to maintain his image. If it were Ou Che, he would have already made a scene and started hitting people.
"Relax, this is your training to seize power. This is also the reason why Ou Che will be replaced by you soon."
Gu Jin took a deep breath and thought to himself, then forced himself to calm down and asked the subordinate opposite him in a low voice.
"...Now, repeat to me exactly what happened!"
The subordinates didn't know what kind of psychological fluctuations Gu Jin had just experienced. Although he was trembling a little, he was not speechless because of fear.
He just trembled slightly a few times, and explained the whole thing in a tense voice.
"...Your Excellency, this matter stems from our investigation into the Black Star Rebellion nine years ago. We did find evidence that government officials at the time massacred those so-called rebels, who were actually members of the orphanage."
"This seems to be common practice for local government officials. This led to us obtaining evidence of other crimes during our interrogation of them. However, some of the participants in these incidents..."
The subordinate swallowed, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face when he said this.
"It doesn't matter. You said that you weren't blamed on Black Star at that time. No matter how strange this incident is, it can't be blamed on you. I will specifically hold those officials accountable when the time comes."
Gu Jin impatiently signaled his subordinate to continue.
The subordinate who had received the promise quickly expressed the part he had just hesitated about.
"Most of this evidence is about the Emperor, the Empress Dowager, and other members of the royal family using the rebels to frame others. This seems to be a common tactic used by the royal family and the nobility..."
"This also led to the Black Star officials being quite fearless during our interrogation. They also directly stated that they had originally planned to eliminate the rebels."
The subordinate's voice gradually became lower and lower as he spoke, because he noticed that Gu Jin in front of him had begun to clench his fists, and his expression became extremely ferocious.
"However, after they arrived at the scene, they discovered that the rebels had already withdrawn. They wanted to curry favor with you and seek credit, so they resorted to their usual tactics..."
The subordinates' voices were as thin as mosquitoes.
Gu Jin gritted his teeth and squeezed out a sentence and asked, "...Is this the reason why they are so bold as to deceive their superiors and subordinates? Aren't they afraid of death?"
The subordinate spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum.
"After all, too many people know about this, and most of them are government officials..."
As soon as Gu Jin heard this, he understood what those officials were thinking. His eyes changed instantly, and even his voice was filled with anger.
"——When you play with me, you don't blame the crowd, right?"
Gu Jin was so angry that he almost laughed. The officials knew too much and they also had the dirty work of the royal family in their hands. It was indeed possible that he could be protected. And the more officials there were, the more likely it was to achieve this effect.
If the leadership of an entire planet were suddenly replaced, even a fool would know that something was wrong.
but……
The premise is that those in power do not need to kill them all.
Now the necessity arises.
Whether it was because they knew so many dirty deeds of the royal family, or because their poor performance this time caused the rebels to escape, or because they killed civilians and pretended to be rebels, there was no reason for them to live.
Gu Jin thought with gritted teeth, then immediately contacted the investigation teams he had sent over and told them to immediately deal with those officials. As for the fact that Black Star had no officials to manage it? What a joke! No matter what time it was, the world would always be full of people who wanted to be officials.
The subordinates were relieved that Earl Gu would not attack him now that he had a place to vent his anger.
The subordinate thought so and breathed a sigh of relief.
But... the next day he had his bonus deducted for three months because he stepped into the office door with his left foot.
The innocent subordinate whose salary was deducted: Huh?
However, revenge notwithstanding, Gu Jin still diligently rushed to the front line, held a press conference to apologize to the victims, and went to the scene to comfort the victims.
This is also the basic operation of the royal family after something happens. After all, this is a process that has been tempered through thousands of times - first apologize, and then go to the scene to comfort the victim. When the victim is emotional, he can act pitiful to prove that he is taking the blame for his subordinates.
If the victim is not emotionally agitated or even calm, the media can be led to say that he is cold-blooded.
Generally speaking, after following this process, no matter how right the victim is, he or she will be dragged into the vortex of moral kidnapping.
But just as Gu Jin had felt before, there was definitely a master behind the victim this time.
"...You apologized and offered me compensation, but what about your so-called compensation plan? Are you asking me, the victim, to think about how much my family can spend on me? Huh? So many people can't come up with any compensation plans, so you're just trying to blackmail me, right?"
"I actually wanted to say that I don't want the money, I want them to come back. Have you given me this opportunity?"
The victim looked a little emotional, but spoke with a clear mind.
He didn't even dwell on the issue of compensation for too long. He knew that this was a moral dilemma for him, so he chose to directly point the finger at the officers at the time, led by Gu Jin.
"...And what about your so-called compensation? You're not just planning on giving me some money, are you? What about change? What about changes that will prevent orphans like me from appearing? What about your plan? What about the solution you've proposed? I've been standing here for three days, and all you're thinking about is getting rid of me, right?"
What the orphan said was simply ripping the skin off these officers and stomping them on the ground.
The only one who felt a little more at ease was Wen Shi - because he was also a victim of the empire's random slander of others as rebels.
He even looked like he was about to make a move. If it weren't for the assistants behind him who pulled him back and even whispered a few words about Her Majesty the Queen in his ear, he might have really stood on the side of the orphan.
But his expression of nodding affirmatively from time to time also became a hot search that day.
However, neither Gu Jin nor the royal family had time to question Wen Shi. After all, the orphan was still standing at the door of the court, saying that he would continue to stand at the door of the court until he proposed solutions to the two problems he mentioned. He brought a portable house anyway, ensuring that he could broadcast live in full view of the public.
What’s even more infuriating is that even though they wanted to take this person away for disturbing public order, they discovered that this person had already applied for a gathering permit a month ago, and the mastermind approved it!
And when they discovered this, this person had directly applied for a rally permit for 6 months, and when they didn't know, the mastermind approved his application.
Now, if they want to drive the orphan away, they must get the consent of the parliament to reject the mastermind's application, but the key problem is that it will take at least three months for the parliament to go through the process!
By then, the orphan’s goal will have been achieved!
It was only then that the royal family realized that when they designed a simple process for rejecting the mastermind's suggestions, why didn't they also make it easier for the mastermind to withdraw his application?
But it was too late to think about it now. The whole empire was in an uproar because of the orphan, and all the media were paying attention to this matter.
At this time, perhaps inspired by the orphan, the survivors across the empire who were harmed by the name of the rebels also began to speak out on the Internet and, like the orphan, applied for live broadcast safety monitoring.
The power of the imperial family and nobles was suddenly weakened to an extremely low level. Even if they wanted to suppress the rebellion by force, they could not harm civilians at will because of the obstacle of the mastermind.
——Because the Mastermind has the right to dismiss the royal family and nobles.
But the prerequisite is that they violate the rules and take action against their own people.
Temporary regulatory errors and court procedural errors are understandable, but if it is a premeditated and meaningless massacre, then the mastermind will imprison them according to the regulations for treating separatists of the empire, deprive them of their noble status, and even burn their family tree.
Thus, for a while, the royal family could only watch as the online public opinion grew stronger and stronger. If Gu Jin had not apologized sincerely before, the online public opinion would probably have been unstoppable.
People on the Internet also began to speak up for the orphans, helping them ask why the royal family had delayed for so long without coming up with a solution.
Even if some people online claim this is purely fake news to capitalize on the hype, the person at the courthouse entrance has actual proof authenticated by the mastermind. Why can't they first address that person's concerns and come up with a solution?
It’s been almost a month, there’s no way there isn’t even a first draft.
The empire's media also began to report based on the voices of civilians on the Internet. However, some of them were government employees after all, and they had to give their leaders some face, so their words began to tend to be neutral, and they began to call on everyone to calm down and negotiate terms properly.
Other media outlets began to question Empire, asking why they had not yet dealt with these issues. Was it because their efficiency was too low, or did they simply not want to solve the problem?
Some media also interviewed the orphans of the survivors and began to ask questions.
They asked what the situation was like at the time and encouraged the orphans and survivors to speak openly about their situations and make their demands.
The people of the empire who felt that it had nothing to do with them were extremely indignant because of the news they saw every day, and most media outlets began to take advantage of this wave of traffic.
And just when all the media were reporting one piece of news - the tabloids that insisted on reporting gossip became a landslide in the news media industry.
While everyone was unwaveringly following the orphan's gaze and exposing the darkness of the empire, they chose to report that their beloved Majesty was quite resistant to his trusted ministers during this period.
——They seriously suspected that their beloved Majesty had some emotional problems with these trusted ministers who were willing to go through fire and water for him at his command.
While everyone was screaming about the darkness of the empire, they chose to report that Gu Jin had not returned to the palace during this period. Was it because His Majesty was seduced by his trusted ministers and that was why he was so busy with government affairs?
They even lamented in the report that Gu Jin, the white moonlight in their hands, might become a grain of rice in their hearts.
"...Your Majesty has been so preoccupied with his trusted associates lately that he's had no time to care for our respected General Gu. General Gu, in a fit of rage, even left the palace and has been so busy with government affairs that he's never returned. Perhaps this is the way the unattainable always stirs, while the favored feel safe and secure."
"——But I still have to remind General Gu, just like how you stole from Her Majesty the Queen's house, you must also be careful not to be usurped by the Red Rose among the ministers."
"I hope you can have the same positive attitude as Her Majesty the Queen, and that a few adopted sons can distract you. After all, caring about the physical and mental health of your adopted sons, and worrying so much that you even help buy supplies for their subordinates, can really distract you."
"—At least our poor trophy queen is probably praying every day in the palace that after she returns the embezzled money, his adopted sons won't apply to enter the palace to have a 'good talk' with him."
This statement was full of sarcasm and received some likes from people who just liked the joke.
Of course, these tabloids have also been criticized by many righteous people, who say that they don't care about the real things they should care about, but are always obsessed with these bloody gossips. However, these newspapers did not follow their wishes and start reporting on the cruel world, but continued to publish the gossip they wrote.
They even wrote about it in the newspaper with confidence.
"—Don't we want to explore the dark side of the Empire? Don't we lack the resources? So, are there any rebels willing to be interviewed by us? I promise to write about your inner journey in a moving and brilliant way!"
This left those righteous people speechless and they could only watch helplessly as they continued to publish those tabloids.
This also caused Teacher Li to almost laugh out loud in the meeting when he saw the tabloid, but after seeing the death gaze of the leader above him, he quickly crossed out the holographic screen in front of him.
Then he pretended to be serious and watched the leader explain the current situation.
The current situation is within the leader's expectations. After all, some of the introductory news was released by him in order to lure out the survivors who were suffering in other parts of the empire.
These survivors will then be inspired to launch a huge public opinion offensive against the imperial royal family.
Although a little bit of public pressure would not have much consequence for the imperial royal family, at most Ou Che would be forced to apologize.
but……
What if we use military force to support such a public opinion offensive?
Neither the leader nor Teacher Li had ever been naive enough to think that overthrowing the imperial royal family could be done by just saying a few words online. That required real military support.
The mastermind is also one of the military supports.
Here they also fully learned from the experience of their predecessors in the rebellion. The authority of the mastermind is not easy to obtain. At least the three highest-level local commanders are required to influence the mastermind's decision-making and deployment on the local planet.
This is also one of the reasons why they were able to disguise the three brothers of the Wen family as illegitimate children of various nobles and send them to the palace.
——There are really a lot of people sitting in that position, or next to someone close to that position.
This is also why they were so brave to charge into the hands of the Empire before. It was a very risky attempt. Although it failed, fortunately they did not expose those who were hiding.
And now is their time to show up again.
The leader assigned the tasks seriously, emphasizing that logistics support was paramount. After all, war hinged not only on military strength but also on logistics. If logistics couldn't keep up, everything would be doomed.
The most dangerous mission involves the three Wen brothers who remain on the capital planet.
——This time, the situation was so dangerous that they could not come to the meeting in person. Instead, they were communicated with through a special channel in a facility that was protected from eavesdropping.
Their mission is to achieve the highest possible position while obtaining the authority of the empire's true mastermind - the most convenient being the queen's mastermind authority.
Only in this way can they make the main brain stop protecting the royal family, or even completely delete this rule.
The three brothers of the Wen family naturally agreed immediately.
"...Chief, rest assured, we will obtain the authorization within two months."
Wen Yi said in a steady voice.
This made the leader and Teacher Li feel a little strange - after all, it took a month and a half of approval just to obtain the authority and be able to control the main brain.
But something even stranger is yet to come.
"By the way, Chief, I'll have a batch of money and resources from the capital planet soon. I'll leave them in the usual place, so remember to pick them up."
Wen Jiuze continued speaking with a smile as usual.
He seemed to be in a pretty good mood.
"How come there are no supplies arriving at the capital planet during this period? The security is very strict during this period, right?"
The leader asked with a frown.
Then, under everyone's gaze, the gentle man on the holographic screen smiled and said.
"My adoptive father sent them. Given his status, these are supplies that have been exposed. You can take them away without worry."
The leader suddenly felt a pang of conscience: ...
"...Then after you succeed, remember to remind us to thank Mr. Ye. But Mr. Ye is your adoptive father after all, so don't go too far in some things."
The leader wanted to say no, but since it was a critical moment, she finally accepted it.
But he turned around and started to hint at Wen Jiu.
——Don’t always pick on Mr. Ye and bully him alone. Although he abandoned you in the past, it’s almost enough now!
Wen Jiu stood there with a smile on his face, but he didn't say anything, which made the leader quite helpless. Wen Yi, who was standing beside him, spoke in a calm voice.
"These supplies weren't what we wanted. We actually just wanted to enter the palace—but unfortunately, after seeing how busy we were, he chose to order supplies for us. In order to avoid noticing any abnormality, we had no choice but to take these supplies."
Wen Yi sighed a little with some regret when he said this.
When Wen Jiu heard what his eldest brother said, he nodded with some regret and said, "He now thinks the palace is a monster and won't let us in at all."
Upon hearing this, the leader sighed and said, "That's indeed a pity. The mastermind authority is still in the palace and we haven't obtained it yet."
But the next second, a careless voice came into the leader's ears.
"——The three of us have already obtained the qualifications for Mastermind authority. We are now going through the approval process. There is no problem with Mastermind authority."
The crew-haired young man who made the sound rubbed his head irritably and said with his hands behind his back. Then he lowered his voice and muttered softly.
"...We just wanted to see if he was doing well and if he was being bullied."
Recalling the leader of the tabloid he had just seen: "..."
——So you really just regret not being able to enter the palace to harass your adoptive father!
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