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Chapter 553: Qiu Tu is showing off his muscles! ( words asking for monthly votes)
The pretty girl looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, and was both heroic and bright.

Her eyes were bright, her head was held high, her chest was puffed out, and she seemed to be always full of enthusiasm and had an endless youthful energy.

"Princess! That's roughly the situation!"

"Now several other faction leaders have gone to Speaker Rao's home to discuss this matter behind closed doors with Speaker Rao and Vice Speaker Tang."

"Although the entire Shelter 8 was in a state of panic, there was no large-scale riot because Speaker Rao and Vice Speaker Tang had already made preparations."

"Also, they may be worried that there will be trouble this time. All the "academic" officials have been ordered to rest at home. Soldiers have also been deployed to guard all the places outside."

After hearing the words of the girl in front of her, Princess Xi's beautiful face showed a hint of deep thought.

After a moment, she raised her head and asked, "Are you sure Pang Haichen is dead?"

Hearing this, the girl nodded, and then said crisply, "Yes, Princess!"

"Not only is he dead, but his death is said to be very strange."

"He had clearly escaped long ago, fleeing to the disaster zone thousands of miles away from East City, and used a substitute to perform his duties. In the end, he was still found by Guardian Qiu."

"When Commander Qiu first told them where he was, the people below were skeptical."

"When we checked at the place, we actually found Vice Speaker Pang."

"It's just that Vice Chairman Pang had been dead for more than ten hours at that time."

At this point, the girl paused and added, "It is rumored that the forensic doctor conducted multiple examinations and could not find the cause of death of Vice Speaker Pang."

"No poisoning, no external injuries, and not even the power of catastrophic change."

"It's just that if we calculate the time of death, it's exactly the time when Guardian Qiu reported the location of Vice Speaker Pang."

After listening to the girl's report, Princess Xi frowned slightly.

She pondered quietly for a while, and then she whispered in a voice that only she could hear, "Showing muscles, he is showing off his muscles to me."

The girl obviously didn't hear what Princess Qingxi said. Her bright eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, and then she tilted her head and asked crisply, "Princess, what did you say?"

Princess Xi came back to her senses after her thoughts were interrupted by the girl.

She smiled at the girl and shook her head, saying, "Nothing, I just thought of something else."

After that, she waved her hand and said, "Lolo, go down and get busy."

Hearing Princess Xi's words, the young girl Luo Luo quickly saluted and said in a dashing and heroic manner, "Yes, Princess!"

After saying that, she turned and walked out of the suite.

As a result, when she was halfway there, Princess Xi suddenly called her again, "Lolo, wait a moment."

Hearing what Princess Xi said, Luo Luo turned around and looked at Princess Xi with a lively expression.

Her full spirit even made Princess Xi, who had been suppressing her emotions for a long time, smile.

However, that smile was fleeting, and was taken back by Princess Xi the next second.

She looked at Luo Luo majestically, and then said, "Luo Luo, if I want to send you to carry out a difficult and arduous task, are you willing to accept it?"

Hearing Princess Xi's words, Luo Luo's expression suddenly became serious. She said firmly, "Yes! And I promise to complete the task!"

After hearing Luo Luo's words, Princess Xi finally smiled.

She thought for a moment, then said to Luo Luo, "Go find Ji Yuan and ask for a copy of the information about Guardian Qiu. Memorize all the information and wait for my arrangements."

Hearing Princess Xi's words, Luo Luo saluted, held his head high and said, "Yes, Princess!"

After paying his respects, Luo Luo left the suite and went to find Ji Yuan.

After she left, the expression on Princess Xi's face slowly disappeared.

She sat upright on the chair, as noble as a snow lotus.

"A thousand miles away, killing a peak 4th level warrior? Are you telling me that as long as I choose you, I can start the "easy" mode?"

I don't know if she thought of something, but Princess Xi's face became gloomy.
At the same time, Rao stayed in the reception room.

The five leaders gathered together and were discussing the death of Pang Haichen with serious faces.

The head of the "Liberal Democracy Faction", Hu Jie, had a serious look on his face and a clear attitude.

He tapped the coffee table and said seriously, "In order to keep pace with other shelters, our Shelter 8 has been promoting democracy and the rule of law."

"Lynching is strictly prohibited."

"Especially someone of Lao Pang's rank, he can kill anyone he wants. Does he still care about the shelter and us?"

Hearing his words, Lei Lao San, the leader of the "Local Armed Alliance", touched his bald head and said with a smile, "Hehe, if he dares to kill Pang Haichen today, he will dare to kill us tomorrow."

"If this matter is let go, the order of the entire shelter will be in chaos."

At this point, he paused, continued to touch his bald head, looked at Rao Shou and Tang Wanfeng, and said dissatisfiedly, "What's more, this time when we dealt with Pang Haichen, you two didn't even communicate with us."

"This has broken our original agreement."

Hearing the criticism from the two, Rao Shou sat calmly on the main seat without making any response.

Tang Wanfeng was forced to start "explanation mode".

He said, "The Pang Haichen incident is really too big. And the issues involved are too sensitive."

"The more people know, the more surprises there may be. So after discussing with the speaker, I decided to tell everyone after the matter is over."

At this point, Tang Wanfeng changed the subject and started to gag, "Besides, I think this matter has completely crossed the bottom line. No matter who I ask for confirmation, you will agree."

At this point, Tang Wanfeng took a sip of tea and then slowly said, "Is there really anyone who objects?"

After hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, the other two leaders froze in expression, and then they shut up.

Seeing that both of his "allies" had been defeated, Wang Guochuan, the leader of the "Reformists", spoke up and said slowly, "This is not a matter of opposition or support. It's a question of whether we still have your trust."

"The five of us, plus Pang Haichen, are the leaders of the shelter after all."

"All important matters in the shelter should be decided by us."

"This incident has set a bad precedent."

At this point, Wang Guochuan added majestically, "Justice should not only be achieved, but also achieved in a way that people can see."

The problems pointed out by Wang Guochuan are very insightful.

To put it bluntly, the result of Rao Shou and Tang Wanfeng's incident was right, but the "procedure" was wrong.

The handling of a case must be fair, and the adjudication process must also be equally fair.

This is because only by abiding by procedural justice can we prevent favoritism, fraud and even "rule of man over rule of law" to the greatest extent possible.

Hearing his words, Tang Wanfeng was stunned for a moment, because Wang Guochuan's topic had deviated from the incident itself and gradually escalated to the issue of the political system.

So after a slight hesitation, he said, "The core purpose of the procedure is to ensure that the outcome meets the requirements of justice."

"If we cling to the dogma of procedural justice and ignore the impact on the outcome of things, we are putting the cart before the horse."

"Like what happened to Pang Haichen. No one tipped him off or assisted him. He was only one step away from escaping to the disaster zone."

"If the news leaked in advance, he would probably run even faster."

At this point, Tang Wanfeng's expression also became serious, "So, absolute procedural justice is impossible to achieve."

"The way this incident was handled was the result of a discussion between the Speaker and me."

"At the summit, the speaker had 2 votes and I had 1.5 votes. Even if there were five of us voting, the two of us would have already won more than half of the votes, so it was actually a formality."

After hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, Wang Guochuan did not say anything. Lei Laosan, the leader of the "Local Armed Forces Alliance", opened his mouth and wanted to say a few more words.

But at this time, Rao Shou, who had been sitting there calmly, finally spoke.

He said in a deep voice, "Okay. We'll have plenty of time to discuss the system and philosophy later." "Let's talk business first."

Rao Shou usually looked like a sage and harmless, but when he got serious, he was extremely terrifying.

Therefore, several deputy speakers quickly returned to the main topic.

Lei Lao Da said bluntly, "Pang Haichen is dead now, there is no way we can revive him."

"Whether this thing is true or false, it must be true."

"So, clean up the 'academic school'."

"By the way." Lei Lao San paused for a moment, then said after careful consideration, "I think we can put some pressure on Qiu Tu?"

"If he continues to develop like this, it seems that no one can limit him anymore."

Hearing Lei Lao San's words, Wang Guochuan, who had previously promoted Qiu Tu, shook his head slightly and said, "We can't actually restrict him now."

"His current strength has reached the peak of the fifth level, standing at the top of the entire northwest region."

"And behind him is Zhao Ji, the 6th level great evil god."

"Pressure him? How?"

"Aren't you worried that he would kill you from thousands of miles away?"

If other people heard this kind of topic, they would probably shrink their heads.

However, those who can become leaders are all outstanding people and heroes of the time.

After hearing Wang Guochuan's words, before Hu Jie could say anything, Lei Lao San angrily slammed the table and glared at him, "How dare he!"

"Do you really think that you can do whatever you want just because you have reached the peak of the fifth level?"

"Can he kill tens of millions of us by himself?"

"Even if he can really kill them all, what's the point of him being a lone man?"

"You're interested in the land of our 8th Shelter?"

“That’s totally irrational.”

"Besides, do you really think our 'nuclear bombs' are just for show?"

After hearing what Lei Lao San said, all the leaders present fell silent.

Lei Laosan's words are rough but true.

Qiu Tu has indeed been too aggressive in the past two years. He has been promoted without meeting the qualifications and age requirements. And his style of doing things has become more and more overbearing.

Now that Pang Haichen has been killed, it is inevitable that several leaders will be unhappy.

Moreover, just as Lei Lao San said.

No matter how strong Qiu Tu is, he can kill everyone. But as long as he wants to rule the four states or the 8th Shelter, he must follow the rules.

If he does not follow the rules and fails to win the support of the people, then the foundation of his rule will be a castle in the air.

This is the same as the evil god.

Some powerful evil gods actually have ways to massacre humans, but firstly, there is no benefit, and secondly, it is more difficult to win the hearts of the people and rule after massacring them.

Therefore, they use the method of cultivating "anti-government armed forces" and "extreme religions" to carry out soft infiltration.

At this time, after listening to Lei Lao San's words, Tang Wanfeng slowly said, "Qiu Tu's behavior this time really showed how powerful he is."

“But let’s think about it from another angle.”

"Pang Haichen has already fled to the disaster zone, and is still moving quickly."

"He doesn't do anything, he just arranges people to catch him. How long will it take?"

"And the method he used to determine Pang Haichen's address is probably very secretive. Once it's leaked, it would be like someone has exposed his weak spot."

"So, the subjective and objective viewpoints led to his killing of Pang Haichen."

Hearing Tang Wanfeng's words, Lei Lao San looked at Tang Wanfeng deeply, and then said, "Don't talk about that, just vote."

At this point, he said, "Raise your hands if you agree to temporarily suppress Qiu Tu and let him hone his skills based on the Pang Haichen incident."

After saying that, he was the first to raise his hand.

As he raised his hand, Hu Jie, the head of the "Liberal Democracy Faction" beside him, also slowly raised his hand.

Tang Wanfeng looked at Wang Guochuan.

The old man who had once supported Qiu Tu and helped him later sat there with his eyes closed, not saying a word. He obviously didn't want to get involved in this matter.

Tang Wanfeng himself certainly wouldn't vote, so there were only two votes.

Thinking of this, Tang Wanfeng couldn't help but smile.

Although he also felt that Qiu Tu had gone a bit too far.

But perhaps because he loves Qiu Tu so much, Tang Wanfeng always finds excuses for Qiu Tu.

This actually makes him seem closer to the truth when facing recent events.

This also led to him heaving a sigh of relief when he saw that there were only two votes present.

As a result, at this moment, Rao Shou also slowly raised his hand.

Seeing this scene, Tang Wanfeng's pupils shrank slightly and his brows frowned slightly.

Obviously, he didn't understand why Rao Shou suddenly changed his mind.

But Rao Shou only had that elegant mask on his face, looking more like a romantic and talented scholar than the lord of the shelter.

Seeing that more than half of the votes were cast, he smiled and said, "It seems that everyone wants to suppress Qiu Tu, so let's suppress him first."

"Anyway, he has just been promoted to the garrison commander of two states. He will need to endure for a few more days to continue his promotion."

"Then there's no rush."

Seeing this, Tang Wanfeng's eyes slightly fluctuated, but he said nothing.
After raising their hands to approve the resolution to temporarily suppress Qiu Tu's position as the governor of four states, several people began to discuss the "academic" way of dealing with the matter.

Although Qiu Tu may not be there this time, everyone’s opinions are very consistent.

Since you are going to clean it, you have to do it thoroughly.

The "Officer Academy" directly took back the shelter, and each of the five factions sent some of their elites there to teach.

All of Pang Haichen’s students or direct “academic faction” were dismissed from their posts and relocated to other places.

In the army controlled by the "academic faction", all middle and high-level officers were dismissed, and ordinary soldiers were disbanded and mixed into the teams of several neighboring states.

As the new leader of the "Academic Faction", Huang Shangzong inherited the political legacy of the "Academic Faction", gathered the power of the Academic Faction and stabilized the situation. However, he was not given the seat of Vice Speaker of the Supreme Council.

In other words, he could not take over Pang Haichen's position and could only be the leader of a small faction as the head of the shelter.

After deciding on a plan to handle the entire incident, everyone began to perform their respective duties and tried their best to minimize the impact of the entire incident.

Soon, batches of middle and high-level "academic" officials were dismissed and dealt with. Military officers were transferred away, and soldiers were all dispersed. They could no longer form a united force.

During this period, Qiu Tu was not idle either.

Because he had already received promises from Rao Shou and Tang Wanfeng, he knew that he would soon be promoted to the governor of four states.

In addition, during this period, there were two garrison commanders in four states, and only Qiu Tu was left among the four speakers. The power of the four states fell into the hands of others.

Therefore, Qiu Tu certainly would not miss this opportunity and began to quickly annex four states, expanding his own strength and influence.
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