In Li Qinwu's office, he clicked his tongue as he looked at Duke Yote kneeling before him. One of the duke's flesh-and-blood hands had been replaced with a mechanical one, he had taken three Power Sword thrusts to the belly, eighty percent of his intestines had been replaced with feeding tubes, and his face was bruised and swollen, with a whole mouthful of teeth knocked out.
"You only had to kill a few people. How did you make it so difficult? How the hell did you nearly get yourself killed?"
Duke Yote had only just come off the operating table and was still extremely weak.
"M-my lord, although the process had its twists and turns, the outcome was clear.
"I have exterminated all the nobles carrying rebellious genes whom you ordered me to deal with. From now on, this entire Hive City is filled with loyal genes devoted to the God-Emperor!"
Li Qinwu waved a hand.
"No, no, no. I'm not interested in anything else right now. I just want to know how the fuck you ended up like this.
"Tell me exactly how you dealt with those carriers of rebellious genes."
With a miserable expression, Duke Yote could only recount what he had done.
"My lord, I summoned those two thousand carriers of rebellious genes to the banquet hall and had them eat first. I had poisoned the food and wine beforehand!
"But those nobles were crafty bastards. They were all pretending to eat, and even those who actually ate had taken antidotes beforehand. The poison did nothing to them."
Li Qinwu tipped his chin up, signaling for him to continue.
"Then, when they realized I was about to use Smash the Cup as a Signal to summon the Power Axemen, they struck first.
"They overturned the solid wooden