Realm of Power

801 Blood of Winter (10)

"Your Majesty, the rebellion has been put down. A total of 2,432 people have been arrested. Among them, 1,785 businessmen have been identified, 214 are from local gangs, and the others are some citizens who took advantage of the chaos!"

Lidastov put the report in his hand on the table next to the fat man's seat with a respectful expression. The wind and rain outside the window had stopped, and a faint glow of rainbow appeared in the distant sky.

The riot scene outside the window has been replaced by a strict and orderly military patrol. The flames in the distance have also been extinguished by soldiers. Groups of rioters with their heads hanging down and listless are being escorted away by the army group by group. The streets are in chaos. Calm has returned to the sky, except for the charred shops, like a toothless mouth, with countless accusations of the atrocities committed a few hours ago.

"Arrest 2,432 people? Are you sure these are the only people who participated in the rebellion?" Turning over the report in his hand, the fat man's eyes twitched unnaturally, and he snorted in displeasure, "2,432 people? Are you kidding me? Judging from the scale just now, The number of people is at least 3,500. Now that the riot has subsided, have the Fourth and Seventh Flag Regiments said how many people were killed in this suppression of the riot? "

"This..." Ridastov's forehead was sweating. In his eagerness to take credit, he forgot to ask this question. He also saw the situation just now. If the numbers in the report are correct, those were not The number of people who have reported is probably not less than the number of people reported now. If they are not reported, it basically means they are dead. It is self-evident how they died.

"Damn, these two guys are so cunning!" Lidastov secretly cursed the two captains of the Fourth and Seventh Flag Regiment in his heart. No wonder the two of them had weird expressions on their faces and winked at the same time when they reported. At that time, Lidastov thought the two had differences in counting people. Now it seems that it was not a disagreement, but a comparison of the data.

"About 1,300 people were killed in this riot! Among them, the largest number of people died on Southeast Street, with about 700 corpses." Lidastov could only answer this question based on his memory. Question, I was secretly glad that the Supervision Department also had spies, otherwise I wouldn’t even know how I died.

According to his idea, for a rebellion like this, of course, the more people the better, the better, in order to have a good deterrent effect, so he really doesn't care how many people died, but judging from the current attitude of His Majesty Falcon , His Majesty does not seem to have any intention of executing them all.

Sure enough, as he expected, the fat man frowned slightly and said nothing. To be honest, although he thought that people would definitely die, he did not expect that many people would die.

The fat man is not very satisfied with the results of the suppression of this riot. Are these unarmed civilians worthy of the army's killing spree? But when I think about it, I feel relieved. There is nothing we can do about it. The army is a weapon of the country. Once it is unsheathed, it is very difficult to control it carefully. At least these two flag regiments completed their tasks within the specified time. ,

Quickly quelling chaos is extremely important to the stability of the city.

"You go down first!" The fat man stood up from his seat with a cold expression, and said solemnly, "Remember, since someone is dead, you must get to the bottom of this matter and keep your target firmly in mind, otherwise, these... The blood will be shed in vain. Those businessmen whose identities have been verified will be released after paying a certain amount of compensation.

As for the other people, keep them in custody first, and after the meeting is over, a trial meeting will be formed by the businessmen who were beaten by them, and let them judge by themselves! This is good for restoring our national prestige.”

"Why is this? Your Majesty, isn't this treatment a bit too lenient? They are rioters and enemies of the country, and they should all be executed!" Lidastov raised his head in confusion, with an inexplicable flicker in his eyes. Shocking, the word national prestige is very new, but it is also concise and concise.

Riots are a devastating disaster for a city or region, but the most terrifying thing is the blow to the country's prestige. When it is discovered that the country has lost control of the riots, the possibility that the riots will eventually turn into rebellion will be greatly enhanced.

Therefore, in any country on the mainland, the punishment for riots is not much lighter than for rebellion. Even if they are not all killed, they must be escorted to the mines to dig for iron ore. This is to demonstrate the country’s control over this kind of rebellion. Deterrence is always better than Killing is more effective

"Are you really stupid or are you pretending to be stupid?" The fat man rolled his eyes in displeasure, "Can't you see that there are people behind this riot that are completely fueling the fire? Now the most fearful thing is that the army will make the whole thing bigger. In order to expand their influence, they coerced the army to side with them. They must be hiding somewhere now, so we can execute all these 2,000 people."

"Yes, my subordinate understands! Let's do it now

"Lidastov shuddered subconsciously and nodded quickly. Although he didn't quite understand the fat man's words, he could also hear the smell of a secret fight behind this incident, using the blood of thousands of people as the basis for his conspiracy. , His Majesty’s enemy, his ruthlessness shocked even a black-hearted wolf like him.

In the hotel room, three pairs of excited eyes were looking out the window at the troops standing on both sides of the street. The whole city was under martial law, and all the streets were filled with armored patrols. The sound of neat footsteps was like Vibrating like a drum hammer In the heart of the entire city, some bold citizens of Remiel cautiously poked their heads out of the second-floor windows, looking cautiously at the streets filled with mud and blood. The bodies had been removed, but the stains left among the stones on the street Blood stains are faintly visible

The heavy rain clouds have dissipated, revealing a blue-white sky above the head. The red sun reveals half of its bright face. The light shines through the dispersed black clouds on the spiers of the city below, turning the entire city into countless blocks of light and darkness. area,

The black smoke of the riots has dissipated, and calm has returned to the streets. Traces of the riots still remain on the rain-stained streets. Red blood, miscellaneous items, and messy shops spread from the center of the riots to 7 A street away, it occupies almost one-third of the entire Remire.

"Clang." The red wine glasses made a clear clanging sound. In the half-drunk state, the mature and steady Kangsuo put down the wine glass in his hand, "Okay, you two, the carnival is almost over. We should consider how to harvest our harvest." Victory is the right thing!”

"Yes, yes, this is a carnival!" Asld's mouth smelled of alcohol, and his eyes were full of excitement. He took another sip of red rum, as if he was drinking the blood of countless people gathered, and the army was like The expected strong intervention, without any intervention, the always iron-blooded Falcon Army will definitely make several streets become rivers of blood. No matter how many people die, even just one, it will become the best excuse to attack that woman ,

Excellent and diligent businessmen were massacred by the army because of the mistakes of the business deacons!

The three of them believed that once such news got out, even the three neutral deacons who were known as the woman's allies would not hesitate to raise their arms in opposition at the meeting.

Including the two deacons, and five deacons including Anconius, Sawyer, Listy, Anduinfe, and Yaya Kadu who went to investigate personally, there are 10 deacons out of the twelve deacons. This meeting can be said to be foolproof.

Unless the man would be there in person, but is that possible? Even if that man was as capable of unparalleled strategizing as rumored, it would have been absolutely impossible to predict the riot that broke out at noon today. It would take at least three days to get from Palavon to Remel, three days! The situation has come to an end, and even His Majesty, as a great majesty, cannot bring that ruined woman back to power.

"嘡" The bell ringing at five o'clock in the central square of the city sounded so sweet from the window, like a cheer of victory in advance,

At 5:13 in the afternoon, the head of the Supervision Department, Lidastov, knocked on the fat man's door again, bent down and whispered, "Your Majesty, Konso and Asder came out of the hotel in the same carriage!

Behind them, there was also a carriage with the emblem of the Bocandi family. Judging from the direction and route, it should also be going to the deacons meeting venue! But they were divided into two routes to go. Although the city is currently under martial law, because they have qualification certificates from the Business Alliance, the military barriers may not be able to stop them. "

"Why are you blocking?" The fat man tilted his head slightly and said with a smile, "Tell me, let them go all the way, not only don't block them, but also ensure their safety!"

The fat man paused and was silent for a moment, then continued, "Not just them, all the deacons must send troops to ensure safety. After the riot, I don't want any sequelae!"

"Yes, Your Majesty" Lidastov nodded in agreement and hurried away.

At 5:40 in the afternoon, the carriages of Alder and Konso arrived at the meeting place, a side hall of the Municipal Hall of Remmel City.

"Deacon Alder and Deacon Conso, it's a pleasure to meet you. I heard about their arrival a long time ago. I just wanted to see them today. I really miss them." Pollock, the rotating deacon in charge of daily affairs, said with a smile. come up to you,

"It's our honor to see Brother Pollock there!" Conso and Asder shook hands with Pollock and exchanged greetings.

Pollock's body is on the thin side, but his complexion is pretty good. He has an amiable face, a professional smile in his movements, and his movements are quite steady. People can tell at a glance that he is the kind of hypocritical person. To describe a businessman, you can’t go wrong with idioms such as “a sword hidden in a smile, a sword hidden in a sweet talk”, etc.

The side hall of the city hall is not big. After entering through the door of the side hall, the eyes of Consoul and Asder, who were confident of winning, soon noticed a beautiful figure near the window.

Under the golden sunset, the cold and arrogant figure of the Thirteenth Deacon Sokutus Stellan, with her black hair, made her even more prominent in a certain indescribable temperament. She was wrapped in a pure white outfit like snow. ,

"This woman is so beautiful." Anyone who sees this scene will sigh sincerely, but in the eyes of the business alliance deacon, this woman is like a blooming flower with a poisonous thorn, a combination of beauty and death. The indifferent expression on her face , as if they didn’t even know about the riot that happened a few hours ago,

Under the eyes of everyone with various emotions, Sokutus Stellan sat alone in a leisurely manner, with an inexplicable confusion in her beautiful eyes.

The thin and long phoenix eyes are even more changeable, they can be cold and mysterious, or they can be full of seductiveness.

"This woman's good days are not far away! She is probably reminiscing about her last moments now."

Kangso and Asder looked at the beautiful and attractive figure in the distance bathing in the sun, and looked at each other with great understanding.

A proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth,

How long can this beautiful enemy remain leisurely? Five minutes? Ten minutes?

※♦Victory is imminent. In a few minutes, all the deacons will arrive. At that time, the impeachment motion against the thirteen deacons will also be passed with the consent of the majority.

This woman's time is over! She has lost her most powerful support and has no means to continue to maintain her authority. After this meeting, this woman will become synonymous with history or an iconic figure of a certain historical event. , of course, that is a tragic figure, and the winner is himself

The other three deacons who came early also obviously felt something was wrong. They usually have a close relationship with the thirteenth deacon.

But at this moment, he unconsciously kept a distance from the powerful Thirteen Deacons in the past.

They all sat down on the bench a few meters away from Sokutus Stellan to express their position.

The riot in the afternoon shook the whole city. The riot lasted for nearly three hours and affected the streets of most of the city.

Everyone knows that the cause of the riot was because of the tax increase order issued by the Thirteen Deacons. The commotion was so big that almost half of the city of Remire was involved. If the army had not entered in time, the entire city of Remire would have been destroyed. Destroyed in this riot

The incident was so big that thousands of people were killed and injured, and hundreds of shops were burned down and looted. It was definitely a catastrophe for Rimel's business. The attack of the Falcon Army just proved that the business alliance was unable to control the situation. Once this matter is reported to the military, even with the background of the Thirteen Deacons, it will be considered a failure this time. Such a huge loss cannot be dealt with without an explanation.

"These guys are really realistic!"

Seeing that the deacons were avoiding her, Sokutus Stellan's face was calm, her red and sexy lips gently blew the hot steam from the water glass in her hand,

She is very tall, almost the tallest among the women Fatty knows, probably because her legs are a little longer, her waist is a little thinner, and her figure is a little slimmer. She is like a beautiful creature that gave birth to an ox when the world first opened.

Her lively figure and lines are as flawless as nature's. At this moment, like an elegant lily, bathed in the mist of winter, many deacons are lamenting the fall of this beautiful woman.

Several deacons were slightly stunned in front of such a beautiful scenery, and then sighed involuntarily. Unfortunately, such a beauty should not have interfered with this kind of power war between men. To be fair, this woman's talent is amazing. Extremely talented, in this male-dominated era , whose talent is by no means inferior to any other deacon, and has a strong military background, his future is limitless, but now, he can only sadly withdraw from this gorgeous stage. What needs to be considered now is who will fill this vacancy. , that woman has expired

"Miss Sokutus Stellan, what an honor it is to meet you!"

Just when everyone was stunned, an earnest and loud voice came from the door. He Ruile, who was in charge of shaking, hurriedly walked in from the door. Regardless of the stunned expressions of others, he bent down with an extremely respectful expression and said to Sokutus Dailan. Bow down respectfully, as if nothing happened

"That fool, he still can't distinguish the form, and he still regards that woman as his master. He is really a stubborn guy who doesn't understand the current affairs!" The bald Kangxu curled his lips in disdain,

Then, a series of footsteps sounded outside the door. Five deacons, including Anconlius, Sawyer, Listi, Anduinfei, and Yayakadu, wearing black clothes, came in from the door with a gloomy face. Terrifyingly, the five deacons seemed not to notice the greetings of Kangso and Asder. Instead, they followed the rules and saluted in front of Sokutus Stellan, and then sat down next to them.

"What is going on?" Consoul and Asder were stunned, and several other deacons were also stunned. "Now, let's start the meeting!" When everyone was present, the voice of the rotating deacon Pollock interrupted the two of them. thoughts

"Wait a minute, I still have something to say!" Kang Leso felt something was wrong. The situation where the five deacons were supposed to argue with Sokutus Stellan did not happen. There were changes in the original plan, just like once the meeting was held, there would be no change. There are fewer opportunities to make accusations.

He quickly waved his hand to stop him, stood up from his seat, and said with a sad look on his face, "Everyone, everyone should know the reason for convening this meeting in advance. Just a few hours ago, in this city, , the blood of countless good businessmen flowed worthlessly on the streets because of the unauthorized actions of a certain deacon. They were businessmen, but they were forced to become thugs. Whose fault is this?

Someone secretly embezzled food and manipulated food prices privately, which eventually led to countless businessmen bleeding on the streets. In the face of such a bad incident, as the protectors of businessmen, are we, the business alliance, prepared to turn a blind eye to such a bad incident? Have you forgotten even your most basic responsibilities? Or are you all afraid of the power behind someone? "

The exciting voice echoed on the ceiling of the hall, and there was a dead silence in the hall. The deacons looked at each other with concern, with a focused look.

Although they didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew that Consoul and Asder had been dissatisfied with the Thirteen Deacons for a long time, and naturally they would not tolerate it any longer in the face of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But such unscrupulous accusations seemed to be too biased. Seeing that the deacons were still hesitating, Kangso and Asder decided to throw out the most advantageous trump card.

!@#