Which Lion King?

Governor Hal's pupils dilated in shock, his heart churning with turmoil that lingered for a long time. He was both astonished by Alvin's audacity and horrified by his viciousness and ruthlessness.

The fact that twenty-four noble families were wiped out overnight is simply outrageous!

"Madman! Madman! You're a complete madman!" She gasped for breath, her chest heaving, and the scar across her face, running from her brow bone to her lip, looked even more ferocious due to the contortion of her expression.

Isn't that insane?

The bottom line in political struggle lies in both sides adhering to the "rules" and not easily breaking them.

Because once the rules are broken, it means that both sides can completely disregard bottom lines and family ties, and using any means necessary is very effective, but the price is that the bottom line of the struggle is lowered step by step until an unacceptable result occurs.

The struggles among nobles and those in power are often based on the pursuit of interests; they seek benefits rather than completely breaking off relations.

That's why rules came into being.

The fundamental reason is to reduce the intensity of the struggle so as to avoid irreparable losses.

But now, that rule has been broken!

"Your Excellency, I'll say the same thing again."

Alvin raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "The Chaos Gang wiped out twenty-four noble families overnight. Without evidence, don't speak recklessly."

"Do you think that as long as you do things cleanly and leave no evidence, no one will suspect anything?!" Governor Hal shouted angrily, his eyes fierce.

If it weren't for the Space Marine beside Alvin and the mysterious forces that had infiltrated the Hive City at some unknown time, she would have already ordered someone to come in and shoot this audacious "Rogue Trader"!

She's really angry!

"Your Excellency, why are you so angry?"

Facing the exasperated governor, Alvin remained unfazed, sitting calmly with a half-smile playing on his lips, "In any case, at least your most pressing problem has a solution, doesn't it?"

"Are you kidding me?!" Governor Hal's anger was still unabated, his eyes seeming to want to kill. "Overnight, twenty-four noble families who opposed me were wiped out. What will the remaining people think? They won't believe such a lame excuse; they'll only think that I assassinated these nobles!"

The blame has been placed on her, the Planetary Governor, and the Kusman Family!

You say you didn't do it, but who can prove it?

Is it evidence? No – only the lower classes would pursue so-called evidence; for these nobles, their suspicions are evidence!

Including the top-ranking Jabba Family, a total of twenty-four noble families were wiped out overnight by the Chaos Gang after having conflicts with her, the Planetary Governor.

Even if it were the truth, no one would believe it.

The nobles' guiding principle is that whoever benefits most is the most suspicious. So, in this incident, who benefits the most?

Without a doubt, it was her, the Kusman Family, who were the Planetary Governor!

The other nobles would only think that this was a conspiracy orchestrated by the Planetary Governor to seize the assets of these nobles, and that it was a conspiracy that completely crossed the line of rules and had no scruples!

This is why Governor Hal was not happy at all after learning about this; on the contrary, he was very angry!

It was Alvin who did it!

But the blame fell on her Kusman Family and some unknown "Khorne," and this guy even dared to look down on her, looking like he was asking for credit, as he came to her office!

Exasperating!

That's absolutely outrageous!

That damned Rogue Trader —if she had known, she shouldn't have agreed to let him into the Hive City!

Looking at the furious Governor Hal, Alvin calmly tapped the table and smiled, "Your Excellency, I think this is an opportunity."

Enraged, Governor Hal glared at him fiercely. "Opportunity? What opportunity? Soon the other families will know that twenty-four noble families were wiped out last night. Whether I can still sit in this position as Planetary Governor will be uncertain then. Is this the result you wanted?!"

As mentioned before.

Those nobles who learned of the news would only believe that the Kusman Family was behind it all, and that Hal...

Kussman ordered the extermination of the entire family!

Since she, as the Planetary Governor, has already crossed the line of the rules of the political game, the remaining nobles will naturally not choose to sit idly by and wait for their doom.

What they will do is obvious.

With the example of those twenty-four noble families, they will only resort to even more unscrupulous means to deal with her, the Planetary Governor!

Assassination, poisoning, and even betrayal of the Imperium!

But then, the Chaos Fleet launched a massive invasion, presenting an opportunity for those nobles. Who knows if they might seize this chance to betray the Imperium?

No, based on her understanding of those parasites, when faced with the choice between survival and loyalty, they would absolutely choose the former without hesitation!

Just to correct you.

Alvin smiled, but behind that seemingly humble smile lurked a chilling glint in Governor Hal's eyes, "Not twenty-four families, but—? Seventy-eight noble families, all tragically wiped out last night."

"???""

Governor Hal nearly choked on his breath.

She felt dizzy, her blood rushing to her head, and she slumped into a chair, her mind blank. She muttered absently, "Seventy-two families—seventy-two—it's over, completely over!"

If the twenty-four noble families were wiped out, she might still have a sliver of hope to temporarily stabilize the other noble families and find a way out of the predicament.

The extermination of the seventy-two noble families had completely shattered her last hope and the only way to break the deadlock.

The remaining nobles will not sit idly by and wait to die!

They will only retaliate against her, the Planetary Governor, in far more ruthless ways!

"If it weren't for you, how could things have turned out like this?!" Governor Hal clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white and popping out, his eyes bloodshot, his mind a jumble of thoughts, but soon a sense of powerlessness swept over him.

She had completely fallen into Alvin's trap.

Even if she could kill Alvin here, she still wouldn't be able to prove her innocence to those nobles.

Once the seeds of doubt are sown, they can never be clearly explained.

"What exactly do you want—" It was hard to imagine that the usually decisive and ruthless Governor Hal would now reveal such an attitude. "You—do you want to watch Chaos conquer Avalon's Hive City?!"

"You misunderstand, of course I am loyal to the Emperor." Alvin still had that smug smile on his face, "As for the reason for doing this, it is naturally to help you, Your Excellency."

"Ha, is this how you help me?" Governor Hal sneered, a laugh that sounded both self-deprecating and utterly disheartened. "Do you know that the Chaos Fleet is right above us? Killing those nobles might temporarily alleviate the supply and ammunition shortages, but it won't be long before the Hive City falls into internal strife. What will we do then?"

She closed her eyes in anguish, as if she could already foresee the cowardly nobles of the Hive City instigating internal strife, leading to the Chaos's breach of the front lines and the fall of Avalon.

"I know."

Alvin said calmly, "Of course I know the consequences and costs of this action, but—what if I told you there's someone who can not only stabilize the chaotic situation you described, but also repel the Chaos Fleet?"

"Who?"

Governor Hal, who had been utterly despondent, suddenly had a glint in his eyes as he stared at Alvin with a mixture of belief and suspicion.

"Lion King, Ryan Aljonsen."

"I don't know him. Who is he?"

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