Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"You do not know?"

"I don't need to know - this person's previous situation was that he relied on his love for his wife and affection for his children to offset the guilt of betrayal. It's like the two ends of a scale. When the side that belongs to [self] sinks, the side that belongs to [betrayal] will rise high."

Qiao Yelan's voice was extremely calm.

"I added the fear of death to the end that was sticking up high, but judging from the other party's begging for mercy, it means that the self end still has weight - so I just need to help him remove the weight from that end."

Kashena was silent. The examples Qiao Yelan gave were easy to understand, but precisely because they were easy to understand, she became even more silent.

"People's hearts cannot stand suspicion. As long as I plant the seeds of suspicion, they will naturally take root and sprout. When Sergei himself starts to pretend, his suspicion of his wife will become deeper and deeper, until it becomes deeply rooted and can no longer be shaken."

"So whether what I said was a lie or not is unimportant."

"—Because Sergei will find the 'evidence' himself."

Chapter 63 The Truth

"The truth...isn't it important sometimes?"

"What is truth? Is it the way things really are, or is it something that cannot be doubted?"

Qiao Yelan asked back with a chuckle.

Kashena opened her lips slightly, but was unable to answer the question.

Originally, she thought that the two sentences said by Qiao Yelan were about the same thing, but after seeing the scene just now, she could not deny Qiao Yelan's question.

The original appearance of a thing cannot be doubted, but is something that cannot be doubted really the truth?

She pushed Qiao Yelan forward silently.

"Chernobog's pawns are already in place. The reason why Marquis Boris killed everyone except Sergei was to make me feel that Sergei could no longer be won over. Unfortunately, such a small character is not worth winning over. We just need to keep him under control."

Qiao Yelan signaled to Kashena to take him to the car.

Next, they would return to Leitania.

"I thought you wouldn't resort to such means."

"What kind of means?"

Kashena laid the wheelchair flat and placed a pillow under Qiao Yelan's head.

"You concealed his wife's identity and threatened him with his child... This seems to be different from your previous style in the Holy Eagle Castle. I thought you would only deal with Sergei and not involve innocent people."

"Innocent—an interesting definition."

The man sneered mockingly.

"If a person does not gain any benefit from something, then when he is liquidated for this matter, he can say that he is innocent - then can Sergei's wife and his children be called innocent in this matter?"

Qiao Yelan stretched out his hand and pointed at the Boris Hospital which was slowly getting smaller.

This most luxurious and best hospital in Chernobyl seemed deserted when they first entered. The number of nurses and doctors walking around far exceeded the number of patients.

This is not because there are no patients in Chernobyl - as a city that started out as a mining city, you can see infected people everywhere.

"They enjoy abundant resources, luxurious residences, extravagant food, high official salaries obtained in exchange for Sergei's betrayal, and a superior class in this city. If they can also be called 'innocent' -"

"The families of those who died in betrayal, the wives and children who endured the sorrow, the pressure of life, the hatred that could not be avenged - what should they be called?"

"A joke?"

Kashena still couldn't answer this question.

She suddenly realized that her understanding of Qiao Yelan was so one-sided that when she saw him keep his promise and fight for the infected, Black Snake had the illusion that Qiao Yelan was a good person.

The woman thought carefully about the other person's behavior and suddenly realized something.

As an Ursusian, she certainly felt that everything Qiao Yelan did was for the future of Ursus - but what if it was someone else's identity?

For example...the Leitanian nobles in the Heidenschweil region.

For example, there is a Casimir who has a blood feud with Ursus.

How will they view what Qiao Yelan did in Ursus?

——The answer is, they can’t see it at all.

All they could see was Qiao Yelan who was standing on their side.

Kashena gently covered Qiao Yelan with a blanket, turned off the lights in the car, and sat in the shadow.

Qiao Yelan said that Leitania was just a transit station, and their next destination was Casimir, the country that had been fighting with Ursus since its founding.

She was looking forward to seeing what kind of Qiao Yelan she would see there.

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When the convoy drove into the capital of Leithania, Qiao Yelan was keenly aware of the problems in the city.

This is a dead city.

There were almost no pedestrians on the street, and all the shops were closed. Apart from the obvious reduction in the number of ruins, there were only a few limited material distribution points left in each block.

The scars of war have obviously not healed yet.

The convoy drove all the way to the former tower of Herkunzolun - it is still in ruins, and the administrative center of the queens is still in a tent surrounded by the army.

Qiao Yelan was pushed by Kashena all the way to the center.

Ivignad, who looked a little haggard, came out to greet Qiao Yelan.

"Teacher, long time no see - who is she?"

"Hmm? Isn't she——"

"I'm Kasheina, one of the operators of Babel Tower. I'm currently a student of Dr. Qiao Yelan and I'm also responsible for his personal protection."

Black Snake announced his identity before Qiao Yelan spoke.

"Right, that is it."

The man realized that she probably didn't want the other party to discover his true identity, so he stopped talking and directly acknowledged the identity that the other party had made up for him.

Hmm...why does it feel like Ivignard's face looks several times worse than before?

Is she so stressed now?

"Teacher... Now that you are here, just let Helinmart and I be responsible for your safety. It is better to trust some outsiders less."

Forcibly taking the handle of Qiao Yelan's wheelchair from Kashena, Ivignad stood behind Qiao Yelan, leaned down, and her warm breath blew on his ears, making him tilt his head a little unnaturally.

"Also, just think of it as a kind reminder from a wayward student—"

"You'd better take fewer students in the future."

?

She stood up again, glanced at Kashena provocatively, and pushed Qiao Yelan into her tent.

The black snake blinked blankly.

I don’t know why, but I always feel like I should wear a hat?

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"What is Vidunia's situation like now?"

"It's not good. Although we have made sure to put all our energy into building and governing this city, there are too many problems we have to face now."

"One at a time—how many have you made?"

Qiao Yelan picked up a pen and asked Ivignad.

"Well... we just decided to change our name..."

"What are you going to call?"

"Trilliantelme."

The man nodded and wrote the title.

"Evaluation and Research Report on the New Leithanian Capital of Trilinterme"

"At least it's started - so tell me, what problems have you found now?"

"The most important thing is the shortage of basic necessities for the people, such as food, clothing, housing and transportation. Although Babel Tower has delivered a huge amount, these are consumables after all, and the inventory is still very tight."

"Okay - [Demand for commodities is booming, and there is a huge market for them]."

Ivignad blinked, Qiao Yelan raised his head curiously and looked at the white queen.

"Keep talking about the problem."

"Ah? Oh, and there is also the problem of too many unemployed people. Originally, we planned to start a series of construction projects to absorb these people with public welfare jobs, but we don't have enough funds to fully implement it."

His Majesty the Emperor hastened to explain.

"Most of the transactions with the nobles of Heidenschwill are in the form of barter, with only a small amount of cash. Even if almost all of the assets of the Elector Leopold family are taken into account, the current cash flow gap is still huge. In other words, even if we force the start, it will fail due to insufficient follow-up investment."

“I understand - [the government has released confidence in the future, and the investment market has broad prospects].”

Qiao Yelan continued to write words that Ivignard found incomprehensible and impressive.

“If there is enough investment in the future and the project starts, will the unemployment problem be solved?”

"...It can't be completely solved, because now a large number of people have lost their original jobs due to the war, including actors, company employees and other civilian workers. They are not qualified for heavy physical labor positions-"

"Well - [currently sending a large number of high-quality talents to all parts of society]."

"...but we are currently unable to provide enough civilian jobs to accommodate them."

"——[The entire job market is thriving]."

Ivignad:?

"Problems, let's talk about problems. If these problems are solved, what other problems will we face? Think more comprehensively. Don't just treat the symptoms without addressing the root cause. We should try our best to prepare some plans for the future."

"Uh - and the whole city can't even run basic operations. Production, transportation, sales, no link can be started. Now we are completely relying on external input to maintain the current situation."

“Isn’t this a good statement – ​​[there are no competitors in the basic livelihood industries such as clothing, catering, transportation and logistics, and it is a golden market waiting to be entered and developed].”

Qiao Yelan praised.

Ivignad smiled happily, then lowered her head and continued to look at the article written by Qiao Yelan in confusion.

He expressed great satisfaction with Ivignad's performance. Taking these into consideration showed that Ivignad had been working hard these days to learn how to govern a country.

Qiao Yelan thought for a while, and continued writing under the gaze of Ivignad.

[The government has approved and promoted a large number of new real estate and public resource construction projects, with the goal of making Trilin Terme the world's first art capital. ]

[At the same time, in order to demonstrate the inclusiveness of Trilinterme, Her Majesties generously allow people from all over the world to join the construction of this city in different forms in the future, and will give priority to settlement rights and royal honorary titles. ]

Add some more statistical art paintings that sound impressive.

What a perfect investment evaluation report! Trilintelme is undoubtedly an excellent asset worthy of investment. This is the consensus reached by everyone who sees this report.

"how do you feel?"

"It feels like... everything I said seemed to be true, but it also seemed like everything I said was a lie."

Qiao Yelan smiled and nodded.

"now it's right."

"What do you mean, that's right?"

“It’s both true and false — that’s politics.”

"You mean... I should learn to talk like this?"

The man nodded.

"What a hassle..."

Ivignard muttered to herself, but still picked up the document obediently and continued to study the art of language.

"Where's Helinmart?"

"She's out there maintaining law and order. Cuilintelme is now facing a shortage of supplies, rising prices, and rampant black market trade - mainly in food and heating. So she plans to catch a few typical cases and punish them in order to maintain the current law and order situation."

"She can still control the robbery and burning, but how can the black market be suppressed by a sword?"

Qiao Yelan shook his head.