PNB Chapter 366 Three blows shatter the tough guy's body
Chapter 366 Three blows shatter the tough guy's body
Inside the interrogation room:
"Let me go, Bi Yunfeng! You bunch of lunatics! Do you know you've broken the law?! I'm a ministerial-level member of the Earth Alliance! How dare you arrest me without a warrant!"
Tao Wenbo was being held up by two people, but he was still struggling frantically. His eyes were fixed on Bi Yunfeng in front of him, as if he wanted to devour him.
Seeing the other party's behavior, the latter subconsciously felt a little guilty. After all, what the other party said was true. He only had the right to investigate, not the right to arrest. Acting first and reporting later was a serious violation of the procedure.
But if he were to actually ask Yu Weimin for a signature, the other party would most likely refuse, and it would also expose his true intentions.
Left with no other option, he had to resort to this worst-case scenario: get on the train first, then buy the ticket later.
However, this action really frightened the other sergeants who had chosen to follow him.
If this were exposed, even if they were working for the cause of all mankind, they would likely face imprisonment in the future, which would almost certainly confirm their betrayal.
But Bi Yunfeng dispelled their worries with just one sentence.
"Only failure constitutes betrayal; success is revolution!"
"The night is short, and after this brief darkness comes glory, which I, Bi Yunfeng, will not enjoy alone."
In fact, Bi Yunfeng's arrest of Tao Wenbo was not intended to extract any information from him; it was merely the first step in launching a coup to control the media.
Otherwise, the outcome will be as abstract as that of a president on a certain peninsula during the Crisis Era.
Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, Tao Wenbo is definitely not going to stay; we have to find a way to get rid of him.
"Just use some vigilante justice to shut this guy up forever."
Although Bi Yunfeng said that, none of his men actually dared to do it. Using torture to extract confessions would be a stain on their reputation for life if it got out. Besides, whether Bi Yunfeng was really worth all that effort was still debatable.
Seeing that his orders were completely impossible to carry out, Bi Yunfeng was speechless.
"A bunch of cowardly pigs who are afraid of everything. What kind of useless people has the Earth Federation been raising all these years?"
For some reason, he even thought for a moment that it would be good to let AiAA take over the Earth League and reshuffle it.
"Get out of the way, I'll do it myself."
Bi Yunfeng picked up a rubber stick from the ground next to him. This stick was made of a very special material. It would cause excruciating pain when it hit a person, but it would not actually injure them.
When Tao Wenbo saw Bi Yunfeng approaching with a stick, a mocking expression appeared on his face.
"Heh, Bi Yunfeng, what do you think you're doing? You think I'm afraid of you? Just you wait, if I utter a sound, I'm your son!"
Bi Yunfeng remained silent, only continuing to swing his stick.
When the third blow landed, Tao Wenbo immediately raised his hands in surrender.
"Brother, brother, stop hitting me! I'll tell you whatever you want to ask!"
In fact, Tao Wenbo wanted to speak when he was hit by the first blow, but Bi Yunfeng's swing speed was too fast, and he was hit by two more blows before he could even open his mouth.
"I do not want to hear."
Bi Yunfeng only wanted to kill the guy in front of him; he didn't care about anything else.
As he spoke, he raised the stick, ready to strike again.
"Wait, wait a minute... Bi Yunfeng, let's talk this over. You just want to control the news media, right? I can help you!"
Bi Yunfeng was taken aback.
"How to help?"
Twenty minutes later, Bi Yunfeng followed Tao Wenbo to the office. Looking at the documents in the file folder, his expression changed several times.
"Spreading rumors about food safety...inciting gender antagonism...stirring up regional conflicts..."
"Tsk tsk, I knew your propaganda committee was practically useless, yet you still get such high bonuses in the local league. So it turns out your work is all shady!"
Tao Wenbo gave an awkward smile.
"How can you say it's useless? The propaganda committee has always been a powerful tool for the Earth Alliance. Internally, we can shift the contradictions between different levels and turn them into internal struggles. Externally, we can dismantle the Star Ring Group's education layout. It can be said that we can attack or defend at the same time."
Bi Yunfeng shook his head, seemingly dissatisfied with Tao Wenbo's explanation.
"But that doesn't seem like a big deal. The things you write are brainwashing people with poor independent thinking abilities. They already have very little influence in the Earth Alliance. Even if you control public opinion, the ultimate impact will still be limited."
Ever since Cheng Xin almost became the Swordholder and destroyed the entire human civilization, the Earth Alliance has been intentionally or unintentionally avoiding this matter.
Countless historical examples have shown that decisions made by having the minority submit to the majority always lead to various problems. Therefore, the Earth Federation has always used a committee political system, which means that as long as your group is legitimate, someone will speak up for you.
This approach greatly avoids many problems, but it also creates many new ones.
"You don't really believe that these so-called committee members can speak for their respective groups, do you?"
Tao Wenbo smiled brightly, as if he had thought of something that made him very happy.
"Although these people initially came from different groups, their thinking began to become alienated after they became members of the Earth Alliance. They became sophisticated and selfish, full of artistic flair. They didn't care at all about what their own groups really needed, but instead began to speak out for their imagined disadvantaged groups and use this to move themselves."
"Our propaganda work has never been about deceiving the public, but about deceiving them."
Bi Yunfeng nodded.
"Now I understand. No wonder the reform measures of the local alliance have always been baffling. It turns out that the direction was wrong from the beginning."
Tao Wenbo shrugged.
"How can a headache be cured by taking antidiarrheal medication? So, I can help you, no matter what you're trying to do, but the final interpretation of public opinion rests with me."
Bi Yunfeng quickly waved his hand.
"What you did was too vicious, but..."
"I love so much."
After Tao Wenbo sided with Bi Yunfeng, the propaganda committee quickly began to exert its influence.
Bi Yunfeng's demands were simple: he just wanted Tao Wenbo to release some dirt on Radiazi to the public. This would increase the calls for Radiazi's removal from his post as commander-in-chief, thus putting pressure on the Uyghur government.
However, Tao Wenbo, a conservative, felt that this approach was too conservative. His suggestion was to directly replace Yu Weimin, the interim president, and let Bi Yunfeng directly become the president of the local coalition. Wouldn't that solve the problem at its root?
As a result, various scandals about Yu Weimin began to circulate among the public.
Some conspiracy theorists even suspect that Yu Weimin's succession to Luo Congmin as president is a form of usurpation.
The severity of this incident is self-evident. Some of Luo Congmin's supporters have come forward to refute the rumors. Others may not know what the power transfer was all about, but surely these close associates of Luo Congmin know?
But the sheer absurdity of the situation far exceeded everyone's expectations.
Representatives from other factions began to accuse these former confidants of Luo Congmin of supporting Yu Weimin's attempt to seize power.
And since everyone is most enthusiastic about conspiracy theories, what was originally white has been turned into black.
On the fourth day after the conclusion of the committee meeting, Bi Yunfeng visited Liu Lu.
At this time, the vast majority of officials in the local government had been bought off by Bi Yunfeng through either coercion or bribery.
However, this is not enough.
Everyone knows that within the Earth Alliance, the only people who truly have a voice or the power to decide on major events are the few who held the previous small meetings.
Bi Yunfeng himself is one, but he alone is not enough, so it is necessary to win over another person.
Liu Lu, the newly appointed Minister of Human Resources, naturally became Bi Yunfeng's target.
Since Luo Congmin went underground, the Human Resources Department not only had to be responsible for its own work, but also had to share some of the functions of the Ministry of Education.
There's no other reason than that this part of the work was originally supervised by Luo Congmin herself. After all, she was originally the Minister of Education and had personally overseen all matters, big and small, within the Ministry of Education over the years. Therefore, the Ministry of Education did not actually have a Minister position; it was always held concurrently by Luo Congmin.
Now that she's gone, the Ministry of Education's work can't be left unattended, so naturally Liu Lu has to help handle it. Therefore, she's been busy with various tasks during this period.
"Minister Liu is still busy, isn't he?"
Bi Yunfeng walked into Liu Lu's office and couldn't help but laugh when he saw the new minister buried under documents taller than a person.
Based on seniority, Liu Lu shouldn't be qualified to be promoted to minister so quickly. However, with Luo Congmin gone, the Earth Alliance really needs a nuclear-powered donkey to clean up the mess left by Luo Congmin.
Therefore, none of the factions actually intended to win over Liu Lu. She was the one doing the work, not the one in charge. What would be the point of winning her over? She had no decision-making power.
Liu Lu glanced up and saw that the person who came was Bi Yunfeng, then buried herself in her work.
"Senior, please just say what you need to say."
"It's nothing, I just came to visit. I heard you're very busy, so I came to see if I could help in any way."
Bi Yunfeng exchanged a few polite words and was about to continue speaking when Liu Lu handed him a stack of documents from the table.
"Thank you."
Bi Yunfeng was stunned when he saw the documents handed to him.
Not a buddy? You really want my help?
I was just being polite with you. You're such a good girl, why are you being so honest? Are you really planning to ask me for help?
"Ahem, Liu Lu, I've come to see you today because I have something else to discuss with you."
Upon hearing this, Liu Lu still didn't raise her head.
“Bi Yunfeng, I’ve heard a bit about what you’ve been up to behind the scenes lately. I’m giving you a piece of advice: turn back before it’s too late. Yu Weimin certainly isn’t a qualified president, but once he falls, the change of power in the Earth Alliance will come faster than you think.”
Upon hearing these words, Bi Yunfeng could no longer contain himself.
"Would you believe me if I said I never thought of succeeding him as president of the Earth Federation? It was all those people who forced this yellow robe onto me."
Liu Lu shook her head.
"It's up to you, but I have to remind you that the current Earth Federation is as fragile as a glass cup. It can't withstand any damage. Since the Ringworld project started construction, the unemployment rate has been increasing year by year. I don't care who becomes president, but if you go too far and arouse public anger, we'll all probably die together!"
"is it so serious?"
Bi Yunfeng was somewhat surprised by this. After all, in his opinion, although the Earth Alliance had all sorts of problems, they were only concentrated at the top level. He did not expect that the people at the bottom were also living in such dire straits.
"It's not a big problem. I just want to stop Radiaz. In my opinion, the safety of the Ringworld is more important than winning this war. Radiaz is going his own way. If it really comes to the worst, I will consider taking over the presidency of the Earth Federation. However, the transfer of power will only take one or two years."
"Short-term changes might be a temporary solution, such as expanding enrollment in higher education institutions, which would minimize the damage."
Liu Lu sighed and tapped her index finger on the table.
"I understand that college graduates have difficulty finding employment, but trying to alleviate employment pressure by expanding postgraduate enrollment is really stupid."
Bi Yunfeng asked helplessly, "Then what does Minister Liu mean?"
"Graduate students also can't find jobs. If you continue to expand enrollment like this, it will only cause the education system to collapse even more severely. In the end, our academic qualifications will be devalued, and even electronics factories will be filled with PhDs."
"In my opinion, we should first expand the enrollment of professional master's students to make them feel that it is easy to pass the exam, and then make the questions more difficult and use the national score line to filter out people, so that they have to take the exam for several more years."
"More than 20 million people, let alone taking the postgraduate entrance exam twice, could take it twice."
"But isn't it a bit too early to say all this now? Bi Yunfeng, do you really think you have victory in your grasp?"
Bi Yunfeng didn't say anything, he just smiled.
"Don't worry about that. Within a month, either Radiaz will be successfully dismissed, or I, Bi Yunfeng, will be sent to a military court."
As for Yu Weimin, neither of them mentioned him. After all, everyone knew that this dispute within the Earth Alliance was related to everyone, but it had nothing to do with Yu Weimin, the newly appointed interim president.
Even though he had realized what Bi Yunfeng wanted to do, it was too late.
Within the Earth Alliance's committee, there were old-fashioned members who supported Luo Congmin and new-fashioned members who supported Bi Yunfeng, but there was no one who supported him as the interim president.
After all, Yu Weimin was able to take over the position of interim president entirely with the assistance of Yu Tuan. It seemed only a matter of time before someone who got the position through connections with the former president's secretary was dealt with.
No one knows what Luo Congmin was thinking. It seems that she chose to leave directly and completely abandon the Earth Alliance when it was in its most critical moment.