"At present, we don't know, but there's no need to investigate further. We just need to keep an eye on the Minister of Defense. He's the current leader of the Commoner Faction, so all the debts can be pinned on them."
That made perfect sense. If the big boss didn't take the blame, who would?
He Kai remembered the culprit behind it all. If he got the chance, he would definitely take revenge.
This time had been far too dangerous. He had nearly met his end.
But he quickly realized a problem. "Isn't the Minister of Defense one of our own?"
He remembered He Wei mentioning before that every member of the cabinet had agreed to cooperate with the Dark Empire. That surely included the Minister of Defense, or even trade with the Dark Empire's fortresses would have been a problem.
He Wei sneered. "They're just playing both sides. That's one of their usual tricks.
They still take a batch of potions from us every month and are raising their own knights, yet now they're smearing us with accusations of keeping knights. I'll find a way to teach them a lesson."
That was politics. How could there be absolute good and evil?
He Kai learned another lesson and came to understand what it meant to wear two faces.
Of course, playing both sides could bring backlash. Those who couldn't withstand it had better behave themselves.
He Wei was quite loyal and told him much about the Minister of Defense. That family had less history than the He Family, but it was no weaker.
The two sides had taken different paths. If the He Family had not rebelled and had instead turned around to become part of the capitalist conglomerates, they might have gained the Commoner Faction's support just like the