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The Federation was making an example of them, letting the other officials understand that if they secretly obstructed the Federation, they would have to pay the price.

And it would not only be them personally—their families would suffer as well. This time, they would definitely be punished severely. Otherwise, it would not be enough to deter those who had yet to be exposed.

Under Chen An's forceful slaughter and the Federation's hard-line stance, many people began to back down. They no longer dared to keep causing trouble and planned to lie low for the time being. It would not be too late for them to act again once the situation at Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect improved.

In just ten days, the disturbances that had appeared throughout the Federation were brought under control, and the Federation's various institutions resumed normal operations.

At the same time, public marches and protests in many cities decreased considerably, though they did not disappear completely. People were still inciting and organizing civilians to protest and express their dissatisfaction with the Federation. Quite a few news outlets also kept publishing articles attacking the Federation, while explosions continued to occur from time to time.

However, compared to their previous brazenness, the explosions were now much more covert. An explosion would simply happen somewhere without anyone knowing why, and no one knew whether it had been done by members of the Tang Sect or Shrek Academy.

Neither the Federation nor the public were fools. A little thought was enough to tell who was responsible. Aside from Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect, who else would dare provoke the Federation now?

They had acted rather aggressively before, openly creating explosions and launching attacks just to let the Federation know they were retaliating. But now, under the forceful crackdown