For everyone present, it was an unimaginable sight.
Here, at the Continental Congress, a delegate delivering an impassioned speech was actually being arrested on the spot!?
"All right, gentlemen."
Li Wei waved the arrest warrant in his hand.
"Come down on your own, like gentlemen. Oh, and one more thing..."
At that, Li Wei raised an eyebrow and looked at Adams.
"Mr. Adams, that was a fine speech, but I must correct something you said. This land..."
As he spoke, Li Wei pointed at the floor beneath his feet.
"Is not your country's soil. It is the Empire's territory. I hope you won't confuse the two."
"You-!"
At Li Wei's words, Adams clenched his fists and glared at him furiously. Hancock stepped forward and pressed a hand to Adams's shoulder, signaling him not to act rashly. Then Hancock looked at Li Wei and spoke.
"Mr. Li Wei, could you give us a little time? We would like to speak with you. You may not be aware of the current situation in Mericia..."
"I didn't come here to trade words with you, nor am I interested in doing so."
At that moment, Li Wei acted like a cold, unfeeling machine that did nothing but follow orders.
"The warrant is quite clear. Samuel Adams and John Hancock have committed treason. My task is to arrest you both. As for what you wish to say, it neither concerns nor interests me."
Faced with Li Wei's indifferent reply, Hancock was momentarily speechless. He had hoped the other man would give him some time, allowing him and Adams to explain Mericia's current situation. Whether Li Wei sympathized or opposed them, he at least represented the government's stance.
Perhaps they could use this opportunity to rally the undecided moderates.
What Hancock had not expected was that