Over the past seventeen years, it wasn't only the Da Lan Dynasty that practiced "learning from the barbarians to control the barbarians"; the Western Countries were similarly learning from the Da Lan Dynasty.
The Da Lan Dynasty studied the culture of the Western Countries, their education systems, and various technologies, while the Western Countries learned from the Da Lan Dynasty's Martial Arts and Magic!
Over the years, the Da Lan Dynasty either bought openly or smuggled in a large number of firearms and even cannons from the Western Countries, while the Western Countries similarly took away a great deal of Exotic Beasts from the Da Lan Dynasty, as well as the methods for creating Implants, Martial Arts Cultivation techniques, and Magic training methods, among others.
People like Hu'en Tuso were one of the results.
"Changwu, you can rest in peace now."
Lu Sheng turned his head to look at the sky outside the window and murmured.
The mastermind behind the original incident, Yu Hu, and Zhang Mingze were already dead; Zhao Yu, the Sect Hierarch of the Calming Sect, was also dead, and all the Mei Jia Country spies involved in that incident had been captured, so Lu Changwu's vengeance was satisfied.
"Old Lu, take care of yourself, we still have many days ahead."
Li Lei wasn't very good at comforting people and could only speak stiffly.
Lu Sheng didn't wallow in sorrow for too long and looked at Li Lei, "What do you plan to do with Wu Yihua?"
Previously, the two had joined forces to seize power, relying on Wu Yihua to directly kill Qian Hengjun and several Captains and Platoon Leaders, forcibly taking over command of the Second and Third Platoons.
People like Qian Hengjun were at most Second Rank Subordinate Officials; killing them was nothing, as it was a fact that they had colluded with the Tiger Saber Gang. Now that the Tiger Saber Gang had collapsed, those few officials weren't the only ones who were going to die.
The death of individuals like Qian Hengjun didn't matter much, but Wu Yihua was a different case; being an Imperial Official, no matter what the reason for his death, according to the rules, Datong Prefecture and the provincial city would send people to investigate!
Therefore, Li Lei and Lu Sheng had previously only controlled Wu Yihua and didn't kill him.
Now that the battle had ended, Lu Sheng was inquiring what Li Lei wanted to do with Wu Yihua.
"Wait for the higher-ups to send an investigation team down to handle it."
Li Lei expressed his idea.
Upon hearing this, Lu Sheng laughed, looked at Li Lei, and shook his head:
"Old Li, even though you are now the Deputy Supervisory Director and your promotion has far surpassed mine from the past, your perception of the way of the officialdom is still not thorough enough."
"Give me a cigarette."
Lu Sheng gestured with his hand towards Li Lei.
"Aren't you said to have quit smoking?"
"I quit smoking to remind myself to take revenge for Changwu, but now that the great vengeance has been avenged, I can start smoking again."
Li Lei laughed and handed Lu Sheng a cigarette, then helped him light it before lighting one for himself.
The two started to puff smoke in that room.
"Old Li, you've been on the battlefield before; remember, the officialdom is like a battlefield!"
Lu Sheng exhaled a puff of smoke and spoke with a vicious tone.
Li Lei narrowed his eyes but did not speak.
"Do you think Wu Yihua is doomed this time?"
Li Lei said without hesitation, "Yu Hu betrayed the country, Wu Yihua colluded with the Tiger Saber Gang; even if he isn't sentenced to death, he'll have to rot in prison!"
However, Lu Sheng shook his head and said, "No, Old Li, you're thinking too simply."
"Looking at this confession, the act of Yu Hu colluding with foreigners and betraying the country was only known to him and Zhang Mingze; Wu Yihua was unaware. It's very difficult to implicate him in treason. Besides treason, Wu Yihua did collude with the Tiger Saber Gang over the years and committed many illegal acts, but do you have evidence?"
"Wu Yihua has only had direct contact with Zhang Mingze and Yu Hu over the years. Now that both Yu Hu and Zhang Mingze are dead, who else can testify against him?"
Li Lei frowned, "But they couldn't possibly do everything themselves; there must have been confidants doing things for them, and these people can be witnesses."
Lu Sheng replied, "So many people died in the chaos of battle, and so many have fled; are you sure those witnesses are still around?"
"Maybe witnesses can still be found, but without the two key figures Yu Hu and Zhang Mingze, are you certain you can completely pin down Wu Yihua, the Inspector General, Imperial Official?"
"What if, just what if Wu Yihua doesn't fall in the end, have you considered what will become of us?"
"Taking a superior officer hostage, killing colleagues, forcefully seizing power! As long as Wu Yihua is still here, what we did today could potentially be viewed completely differently! What should have been leading a vindication and saving the people of Xing City could turn out to be having our merits offset by our crimes."
"Old Li, I've said before, the officialdom is like a battlefield, and on the battlefield, you must eradicate your enemies completely, never leaving troubles for yourself! Think about it."
Lu Sheng finally said this.
After saying that, he patted Li Lei's shoulder and walked out of the room.
Leaving Li Lei alone, immersed in thought.
Moments later, he suddenly startled, as if remembering something, he swiftly dashed out of the room and sprinted upstairs at top speed.
Li Lei had just reached the fourth floor when he heard two gunshots from the end of the corridor.
His face instantly turned pale, and he stumbled toward Wu Yihua's office.
Wu Yihua had been locked in his own office, guarded by Li Lei's trusted subordinates.
Now the door to the office was opened, and the guards outside had rushed in.
Li Lei also charged into the office, pushing past a few people to the front.
What he saw was Wu Yihua lying in a pool of blood, shot twice in the chest.
This Inspector General, Imperial Official of the Inspection Bureau, was just like that, dead!
"Everyone out, guard the outside well, and without my orders, no one is allowed in!"