All Wrong
It was still that familiar room, and the familiar person was still sitting behind the desk.
The People's Aid Party Chairman realized that everything had suddenly begun to feel wrong.
First, the politicians who held real power within the party suddenly stopped obeying. They all had their own ideas. Only when he offered them benefits would they look at him as they had in the past—with an expression that was not particularly reverent, and even carried a hint of warning. Hey, don't try anything funny, or you'll regret it!
That was the look in their eyes.
But he didn't care. He had already made his decision. He was going to leave the Lehrmar Republic and go to the Federation.
After serious, in-depth consideration, he believed that supporting the Former President's neutrality from the very beginning had been the biggest mistake!
If they had pledged allegiance to the Federation or the Peng Joe People early on, things would never have developed to this point. They would still be the ruling party, and he would still be the Party Chairman!
He didn't hate the Federation people. None of the Lehrmar People did!
Compared with the Federation's equality and freedom, they disliked Peng Joe's rigid class-based social system.
Even he himself kept his money in the Federation rather than Peng Joe, which was proof enough.
But everything was too late now. There was no time left.
All he could do was go to the Federation and enjoy the rest of his life.
He sighed at his reflection in the mirror. He had devoted his entire life to this country. It was time for him to enjoy himself.
But at such a crucial moment, something had gone wrong.
That was why the people in the room had come.
Some of them looked