in2ebook Chapter 308 How could this happen?
Chapter 308 How could this happen?
Four hours later.
"Beijing Comprehensive Television brings you live news—The Daqian Zhenguo Army has swiftly quelled the armed rebellion."
"The crisis at the palace has been resolved."
"The final investigation is underway."
"However, the authorities are still unable to confirm whether the rebel forces in the capital have been completely eliminated."
"Therefore, before the state of emergency is officially lifted, all citizens of the capital are requested to stay at home as instructed by the military, prepare their identification documents, and wait for verification by the personnel conducting the checks."
"We are currently on the outskirts of the palace—through the camera we can see that the Daqian Zhenguo Army is carrying out post-battle cleanup operations."
"Four hours ago, a large number of heavily armed militants suddenly launched an attack on the palace in an attempt to endanger His Majesty's personal safety."
"This is the first time since the founding of the Great Qian Dynasty that such a large-scale armed coup has occurred."
"Fortunately, the palace is guarded by the absolute elite of the Great Qian Zhenguo Army."
"Faced with the sudden large-scale armed coup, the Daqian Zhenguo Army guarding the palace cleared out the rebel forces besieging the palace in just four hours."
"We can see that the Daqian Zhenguo Army has taken full control of the capital's defenses, and various investigation and cleanup operations are underway in an orderly manner."
"The man standing next to me is Commander Chen Jingyi of the First Royal Guard Division, who is in charge of guarding the palace."
"Now, let's ask Commander Chen to give us a brief explanation of the situation regarding the attack on the palace."
"What is certain now is that the series of disturbances that occurred in the capital tonight were all premeditated and organized actions."
"To be able to stir up the entire capital, it's hard to believe there wasn't an inside traitor involved!"
"The secret intelligence agency is already taking action, and I believe the whole story and inside information will soon be revealed to the world."
"As everyone has seen, the nature of what happened tonight is unprecedentedly egregious!"
"Who could have imagined that such a large-scale armed coup would occur in a prosperous era of unification!"
Li Jingyi, commander of the Royal Guard Division 1, announced to the camera: "According to our preliminary investigation, there are at least 6000 armed personnel involved in the siege of the Royal Palace."
"This is just a preliminary estimate."
"Detailed data will only be available after the cleanup work is completed."
"From our firefight with these armed men, we can confirm that these militants who participated in the armed coup are definitely a professionally trained armed force."
"They are not only well-equipped and well-trained, but also fearless in the face of death!"
"Therefore, we have reason to suspect that this is a suicide squad!"
"You can imagine how terrifying the power behind the organization must be to be able to keep so many armed suicide soldiers in the capital!"
"What they did tonight is an open challenge to the entire Great Qian Dynasty! It is an outright armed rebellion!"
"His Majesty has issued a decree—these traitors and disgraceful officials who caused trouble tonight must be thoroughly eliminated..."
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The palace—the bunker.
"Weren't the militants who besieged the palace wiped out?"
"Why can't we go up yet?"
"Such a big incident has occurred in the palace. If I, the emperor of this empire, do not appear in the public eye immediately to refute the rumors, who knows what outrageous rumors will spread!"
"Your Majesty, for your safety, please stay in the bunker for another hour."
"We have already increased manpower, and we will definitely be able to complete the post-war cleanup of the palace within an hour."
Lu Jingcheng, the commander of the Daqian Zhenguo Army and the commander of the Imperial Capital Garrison, hurriedly explained to Shen Moshen: "Your Majesty, we discovered a very special bomb during the battle."
"According to the preliminary assessment by our weapons experts, this is a highly powerful concentrated bomb."
At this point, Lu Jingcheng couldn't help but feel a wave of lingering fear: "Your Majesty is unaware of the truth—fortunately, the bomb was not detonated."
"Otherwise, the entire palace would likely have been reduced to ruins!"
"It was incredibly close! Our sniper killed the militant who was about to detonate the bomb less than 100 meters from Qianji Gate..."
"You mean their bomb is powerful enough to destroy the entire palace?"
Shen Moshen was also taken aback upon hearing this: "How big is this bomb?"
"Your Majesty—the bomb was contained in a small briefcase."
"This isn't even that big, is it? How can such a small bomb have such great power?"
"Our weapons experts have determined that this is a new type of bomb that these rebels have secretly developed, and it is incredibly powerful."
"Therefore, before it is confirmed whether there are any second or third bombs in the area where the battle just took place in the palace, His Majesty should take refuge in the bunker for the time being."
"So there was such a side story..." Shen Moshen nodded: "It seems that these armed men tonight were clearly here to take my life!"
"In order to successfully kill me, they not only created such a huge 'scene,' but also used this new type of bomb!"
"It seems that our large-scale purge and internal rectification campaign have driven some people to make a desperate gamble."
"I never imagined they would even besiege the palace. I really underestimated them!"
"So—if I hadn't listened to the advice and taken refuge in the bunker, wouldn't I have been very likely to die on the spot if this bomb had been detonated?"
Shen Moshen couldn't help but sigh, "Damn it! We've weathered so many storms, but we almost capsized in this ditch!"
"Investigate thoroughly! All personnel and staff at these facilities, no matter who they are, must be apprehended!"
Shen Moshen said angrily, "The more they act like this, the more it proves that our large-scale purge and internal rectification campaign has achieved the expected results."
"These people must have been driven to desperation to resort to such a desperate measure!"
"Hmph! If only you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place!"
"Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. If you do something wrong, you have to pay the price for it!"
Shen Moshen glanced at everyone present and said in a deep voice, "It seems we need to intensify our efforts—we need to let the whole world know!"
"There is no room for luck in this internal purge by the imperial court; no one with problems will escape."
"Neither the large-scale purge nor the internal rectification campaign offers any amnesty, nor does it mean that the law does not apply to the masses!"
"All that remains is—strict investigation, severe punishment, and thorough handling!"
"Those who jeopardize our nation's destiny will be killed without mercy!!!"
"Tell Ge Daqiang to reiterate this issue on behalf of the court at the press conference later."
"No matter how much these scoundrels of the Great Qian Dynasty struggle, they will ultimately be brought to justice!"
"The imperial court will absolutely not show any mercy to these scoundrels."
"Furthermore, tell them—don't think that eliminating me, Shen Moshen, will change the national policy or stop this two-pronged approach!"
"Even if I die! The successor must carry out these two things, otherwise he is not worthy to be the emperor of the Great Qian!"
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At the same time, in the outskirts of the capital.
Hiding in a secret room in the suburbs, Yu Zetong stared intently at the television screen broadcasting the news, his face filled with resentment as he awaited the final outcome...
"how so...................."
"How could it not have exploded...?"
"impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"The assault teams carrying bombs are the elite of the elite, no less capable than the special forces of the Daqian Zhenguo Army..."
"They had no reason not to even have a chance to detonate it..."
Having heard no sound and seen no news reports about the "Super One" bomb, Yu Zetong muttered incredulously to himself...
But seeing the palace still standing there in the news footage, Yu Zetong had to face the reality that the "Super One" bomb, which he had placed so much hope in, was ultimately not detonated!
Turning to look at Feng Zhannian, who was already lying on the ground and had cooled down, Yu Zetong couldn't help but give a bitter smile: "Brother Feng, did you already know that our operation would not succeed at all?"
"You're quite quick on your way..."
"I've been waiting here for over four hours, and this is the result I get..."
"The Daqian Zhenguo Army should find this place very soon."
"Brother Feng..."
"The results are out!"
"The bomb was never detonated..."
"We're all finished..."
"After tonight, no one involved in this will escape!"
"But I just can't understand why 'Super One' wasn't detonated!"
"They will not disobey my orders—absolutely not!"
"I can be 100% sure of that!"
Yu Zetong, in a state of frenzy, muttered to himself, "I remember it very clearly..."
"My order to them was—even if they couldn't reach Qianji Gate, they had to detonate 'Super One'!"
"That's right! That's exactly what I told them!"
"This command is definitely correct..."
"Brother Feng! Where do you think the problem lies?"
Why wasn't the bomb detonated?
Despairingly, Yu Zetong turned his gaze back to the television screen, knowing he was destined to receive no response: "Could Shen Moshen really be that lucky?"
"Is there really no one in this world who can touch Shen Moshen?"
"The True Dragon Son of Heaven?"
"The Chosen One?"
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Yu Zetong's despair reached its peak in an instant....................
"Shen Moshen!!!" Yu Zetong, whose mind had completely collapsed, grabbed a teacup from the table and smashed it against the television that was broadcasting live news.
Immediately afterwards, almost everything that could be smashed in the secret room became Yu Zetong's target for venting his anger.
Even more remarkably, during this process, Yu Zetong, who had been tripped by the dead Feng Zhannian, grabbed a chair and began smashing it repeatedly...
Yu Zetong, having utterly lost control in despair after wreaking havoc in the secret room, collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, and stopped his endless vandalism.
After a while, looking at Feng Zhannian, who was covered in blood, and then at the blood splattered on himself, Yu Zetong regained a little of his senses.
"Brother Feng..."
"Sorry—I just mistook you for that bastard Shen Moshen!"
"I went a little too far, please don't take offense..."
"Brother Feng, I know you won't blame me, right?"
"wait for me!"
"I will personally apologize to Brother Feng when we get down there!"
Yu Zetong muttered to himself as he looked at Feng Zhannian's corpse, "At worst, when we meet, I'll let you beat me up too!"
"I'll go downstairs and find you right now!"
"medicine!"
"Where's my medicine!" Yu Zetong then realized that the two poison pills he had placed on the table had fallen somewhere during his outburst...
Upon discovering that the poison was missing, Yu Zetong once again went mad, frantically searching the secret room.
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"Brother Feng, have you seen my medicine?"
Have you seen my medicine?
"Did you hide it on purpose?"
"Against me? Did you deliberately hide my medicine?!" After searching for a while without finding the medicine, Yu Zetong once again took his anger out on Feng Zhannian.
Once again, Yu Zetong, who had gone mad, grabbed Feng Zhannian's shoulders with both hands and shook him wildly.
While swaying and rambling incoherently "questioning" Feng Zhannian, Yu Zetong's face became even more ferocious.
All signs indicate that Yu Zetong has completely gone mad at this point!
If Feng Zhannian could know this in the afterlife—he would definitely thank Yu Zetong for taking such good care of him........................