The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

"Therefore, I would like to go with you to see His Excellency the Speaker first. At least we need to ascertain His Excellency's thoughts in person—if Anatoly is deliberately deceiving us, we must not let them succeed!"

"No problem, I can arrange it tonight, let's go together!"

Alexander was so engrossed in the excitement of uncovering the deception that he failed to notice the cold, scrutinizing gaze that mingled with Qiao Yelan's righteous words.

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P.S.: Family members, I'm really begging you. I understand the need to keep reading books, but could you please help me turn to the last page? Only then can I consider it as following the book.

You can only recommend this book if you read it repeatedly. The data for this book is pretty bad. In the review section of my last book, you all voted for a book with higher purity of content, so I wrote this, and then—

Where the hell are you guys?.jpg

Where are my readers?.jpg

The last book at least flopped after it was released, this one hasn't been released yet and hasn't flopped either, but it's about to die.

(Tears fall)

Chapter Forty-Three: The One Who Became a Dragon

“It is an honor to have the opportunity to dine with His Excellency the Speaker. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with me, Mr. Witt.”

"Grand Duke Cosice is an important supporter of the royal family. At this difficult time, I would always accept your invitation to meet with a comrade who is willing to stand by our side."

Witte waved his hand, and the servants bowed and withdrew, leaving only the three people sitting at the dining table. Alexander sat next to Witte, while Qiao Yelan sat opposite him.

"The reason I'm so eager to see you is because of the meeting Alexander and I attended today—the 'final solution' regarding the infected individuals. Have you heard about it before?"

Speaker Witt's expression remained unchanged; he simply nodded.

“Yes, Anatoly submitted a secret report to me and His Majesty regarding this matter.”

Alexander's expression changed instantly, and Qiao Yelan could clearly see the shock and fear on his face.

"So, since this meeting was still held, it means that you and His Majesty permitted—or at least tacitly approved—this action?"

Qiao Yelan's voice remained calm and composed, as if he genuinely only wanted verification.

"This is a joint decision between His Majesty and me—it is impossible to put this matter to a public vote in Parliament, which means that we have no political means to stop its implementation."

Witt sighed.

"The topic of infected people has actually been used by those nobles as a weapon to attack us. Many infected officials who were promoted by the late emperor have been sent to other posts or demoted. The military under Nikolai's control is even more so. Even General Helag, the once glorious eagle that once galloped across the battlefield, has been suppressed because of this."

“We have lost too many of the late emperor’s supporters, to the point that even if His Majesty and I join forces, we can only barely contend with Grand Duke Nicholas, who has the support of the nobility. Therefore, we can only be patient, patient until the other side makes a mistake—”

Qiao Yelan understood what the other party meant: this action against the infected was their opportunity to retaliate.

"His Majesty and I will tacitly allow this to happen, but similarly, we will certainly not endorse it in any public setting. Therefore, while the nobles and the military are slaughtering the infected, we can stand up and once again win the support of the infected and the civilians!"

Speaker Witt smiled.

"Moreover, we can use this to strike at Nicholas. After all, it was his son who did this. He wants to unite the nobles, so let's make him completely cut himself off from the people!"

Alexander's face showed a look of sudden realization, while Qiao Yelan remained as calm and composed as ever.

"It is indeed a rare opportunity—but if we openly oppose this, we might offend the military, which would be a losing proposition."

"Although there are many nobles in the army, and most of them support Grand Duke Nicholas, the army is ultimately composed mostly of commoner officers who were promoted during the reign of the previous emperor, and the soldiers are also mostly commoners."

“We are ready. General Hrag left us one person before he left, and we intend to make him a new role model—he is also an Infected, and more importantly, he is a Sarkaz, commanding one of the Empire’s top armies!”

Qiao Yelan nodded slightly. Indeed, nothing would better demonstrate the emperor's meritocratic image than promoting an infected Sarkaz, and the soldiers were clearly more interested in promotion.

The phrase "spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones" clearly indicates that, regardless of whether Witte or the emperor came up with this idea, they, like Qiao Yelan, realized that Vladimir's national policies should continue to be implemented, ensuring the smooth flow of upward mobility, reducing the number of serfs, and building up a force strong enough to rival the nobility.

This speaker is worth Qiao Yelan's investment, it's just a pity—

This PowerPoint presentation was created with lies and blood.

“That’s wonderful. I suppose you won’t need my help then. The Grand Duchess asked me to convey her message before she came: she still abides by the contract, and the Viceroy of Siberia will continue to stand by His Majesty’s side.”

Qiao Yelan put down her knife and fork with a smile, looking relieved.

"Aren't you going to enjoy this delicious food anymore? This is a very rare ingredient, a river pig transported all the way from the Great Yan Dynasty. It was once a tribute to the Emperor of the Great Yan Dynasty."

"I'm so sorry, I ate too much at Anatoli's place earlier, and I still seem to have some indigestion—please forgive me for not being able to enjoy it."

Qiao Yelan gave an apologetic bow.

"Then I'll head back now. I'll return to the viceroyalty to report to the Grand Duke once the final results are in—farewell."

"Alexander, please see His Excellency the Administrator out."

"Yes."

Alexander pushed Qiao Yelan all the way to the car.

"Secretary Alexander, you seem relieved?"

"Yes, this is indeed a rare opportunity. His Majesty and the Speaker can finally shake off the past slump and truly compete with Grand Duke Nicholas."

Qiao Yelan looked at his somewhat excited face and smiled silently.

"Yes—goodbye, Mr. Secretary General."

Goodbye, Mr. Qiao Yelan.

The car started, and Qiao Yelan sat in her wheelchair, closing her eyes to rest.

You don't seem very happy.

"Yes, before I came here I thought about how bad Ursus would be after losing Vladimir, but I didn't expect it to be this bad—if that guy saw his chosen successor and the people he supported playing this trick now, he'd probably jump up and smash their faces with coffin lids."

[What's wrong? What that guy named Witt said makes no problem. Politics is such a dirty thing. You haven't seen this kind of tactic before, have you?]

Qiao Yelan almost laughed at Kosichek.

You really know how to tell jokes—did I really think I was such a naive person in front of you?

It seems I can use new methods to scam her again.

"That guy's words are all lies—I haven't seen the new emperor yet, so I won't comment, but this guy named Witt is the biggest problem."

What's wrong with him?

"A commoner, now he treats his servants like nobles, and his extravagant lifestyle is astounding to me—it's the dead of winter, and he actually brought out fresh river pig meat to entertain me. Do you know how much it costs to transport a live river pig from the Great Yan to the Holy Eagle Fortress?"

"Secondly, the examples he used to persuade me were also false. To be honest, the disappearance of the Hrag was indeed very deceptive. It was a very suitable reason to deceive people into thinking that the Hrag was suppressed and sanctioned because they were infected, which led to their power being weakened."

A cold smile appeared on the man's face.

"—If Helag hadn't joined Babel."

Chapter Forty-Four: Top Salesperson

[What did you say? Helag joined the Tower of Babel? How come I had no idea about this?]

Kosiché's pitch was raised by two notches.

"Of course you don't know, you were still basking in the joy of taking down Lungmen back then."

"No, please be clear—I've seen that guy before. His abilities and combat prowess are top-notch. During the Blood Peak Campaign, he led a commando team that killed the Eastern Commander-in-Chief. With enough experience, he'll easily become a marshal."

"Yes, killing the commander-in-chief is a huge achievement. Unfortunately, the Eastern Kingdom quickly replaced him with another commander-in-chief, who then led the Eastern Kingdom's army to hold off the then-invincible Ursus army."

[I know about this, but didn't Ursus fight terribly? And in a war that ended in a draw, shouldn't they have exaggerated the achievements of certain individuals to maintain domestic stability?]

"Indeed, but unfortunately, Hrag was a close friend of the Eastern Commander-in-Chief, and the two were practically best buddies. The biggest problem was that when Hrag met the commander, the man was already critically injured and on the verge of death, and in the end, he even gave Hrag his own command sword."

[What...what exactly happened? Why would someone else assassinate that commander? Aside from Ursus, no one would want him dead, right?]

"Yeah, how about pyroxene?"

The second commander-in-chief of the East Korean Army, who was hastily appointed during the Battle of Blood Peak, calmly repeated the question.

"In short, in the end, Hrag did not continue to be promoted because of the successful beheading. Instead, he was sent to a military court. He was only saved by the late emperor, but his future path was cut off."

[But that still doesn't explain why he would join you. Even if he couldn't get promoted, he was still a general. There's no reason for him to go into hiding just to join the Tower of Babel.]

"Indeed, but at the time he adopted the daughter of that Eastern commander, and his daughter suffered from severe Oripathy. Therefore, in order to obtain a special treatment, he voluntarily became an Infected, and then abandoned all his identities to work as a hospital security guard."

[...It's truly incomprehensible.]

Kosichrie's doubts could not be resolved unless she saw what Hrag looked like back then.

Qiao Yelan didn't remember either, but when he was reviewing the relevant files, there was a recording that was sealed along with the files, which helped him understand the situation at the time.

What are you willing to lose to heal her?

[Everything except her.]

......

He couldn't tell whose voice was giving the answer, but there was no doubt that the person asking the question was himself.

It's likely that General Junying at that time had reached a point of desperation.

[Okay, so according to this logic, the so-called 'Sarkaz officer recommended by Hrag's group' was also a fake?]