Chapter 609: National Referendum
"...Han Bi, did you really think you could uncover so much on your own? I thought you had merely charged blindly to this day on luck... but now it seems that wasn't the case."
"How could you possibly find Qian Liu's evidence of guilt? Through Hei Cha's nephew? Hahaha, even Hei Cha himself didn't know about that place!"
"I once thought Qian Liu had deliberately leaked the information, wanting to muddy the waters for his own selfish reasons... Now I understand. Qian Liu wasn't the only one with selfish motives... It seems I truly am old. One after another, none of you are willing to behave..."
"Han Bi, Thirteen planned all of this. He had been secretly guiding and helping you all along, letting you gradually force your way before me!"
The Emperor spoke in boundless fury, venting the rage of being betrayed by someone he trusted.
Han Bi looked utterly bewildered, having no idea what he was talking about.
Seeing this, the Emperor sneered. "It seems you never noticed at all... You were used as a pawn without even knowing it. You are nothing more than a hot-blooded brute."
"I ordered Thirteen to arrange Qian Liu's death, but he deceived me... He even secretly used the authority I granted him against me! Otherwise, do you think Qian Liu could have spoken? Do you think so many truths could have been exposed online?"
"And this Empire Module—how could it possibly be such a coincidence? This was all the traitor's scheme!"
High-energy reactions surged from Han Bi's body as he roared, "So you're admitting your guilt?"
The Emperor closed his eyes. After clutching his chest and taking two breaths, he said, "Guilt? How can an Emperor be guilty?"
"What?" Han Bi gritted his teeth.
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