Chapter 1503 - 1501: They Were All Wrong

Chapter 1503: Chapter 1501: They Were All Wrong

The same familiar room, with the same familiar person seated behind the desk.

The Chairman of the People’s Aid Party noticed that suddenly everything seemed off.

First, the politicians who held real power in the party suddenly became uncooperative. They all had their own ideas and would only look at you with a lack of reverence when given benefits, and sometimes, there was even a warning in their eyes!

Hey, don’t mess with me, or you’ll regret it!

That was the look.

But he didn’t care; he had made a decision to leave the Lemar Republic for the Federation.

After careful and profound thought, he realized that supporting the previous President’s neutrality from the start was the greatest mistake!

If they had aligned with either the Federation or Peng Jieao earlier, the situation wouldn’t have escalated to today. They would still be the ruling party, and he would still be the party chairman!

He didn’t dislike the people of the Federation, just like all Lemarans!

Compared to the Federation’s equality and freedom, they didn’t like Peng Jieao’s strict social hierarchy.

Even he himself deposited money in the Federation rather than in Peng Jieao, which illustrated this point.

But, it was all too late.

He could only go to the Federation to enjoy the rest of his life.

He sighed at the mirror, having dedicated his life to this country, and now it was time for him to enjoy it.

However, at such a critical moment, a problem arose.

The people in the room came because of this.

Some wore dismal expressions, while others looked terrified.

The one who committed suicide—

The police and the investigation team found a suicide note at the scene, but they didn’t believe it was a suicide; it was a murder.

They found many reasons and even concluded that the fool was killed first, and then the scene was staged as a suicide.

The reason being was that the investigation team was pursuing his suspicions.

He suddenly died, cutting off the investigation, which was clearly suspicious.

During further investigation into this scoundrel, the team discovered some peculiar circumstances.

This fool’s bank accounts showed frequent transactions, with a large sum deposited a week before the President’s assassination, only to be quickly transferred out again.

Even under ordinary circumstances, his accounts weren’t normal...

In fact, from the Chairman of the People’s Aid Party’s perspective, this wasn’t unusual at all!

Regular transactions occurred because this fool acted as a conduit for benefit transfers.

Lemar may be small, with only a few million people, but everything it should have, whether dirty or beneficial, is here!

Including benefit transfers!

The annual foreign trade orders are limited, and the criteria for choosing who gets them don’t depend on their technical and production capabilities, but on whether they are savvy or oblivious.

Savvy people know how to maintain this relationship, ensuring steady government contracts by, for example, extracting a portion of the profit and dividing it among the People’s Aid Party members evenly.

This money isn’t, as rumored outside, used to hire an assassin, but merely for internal benefit transfers.

When the Lemar National Bank was under their control, they never considered how to cover these matters, as no one thought the People’s Aid Party’s rule would end soon!

Quite a few party members and ordinary citizens believed that the People’s Aid Party’s rule would last many more years, as they were the ones who secured large orders!

If the People’s Aid Party were to step down, their orders would only favor limited regions, while others would lose these orders.

Such speculation isn’t wrong; after all, sharing personal gains was due to philanthropy, and with no need for philanthropy, there’s no need to share anymore.

In the past, almost every enterprise involved in foreign trade contributed benefits to the People’s Aid Party.

The benefits ranged from thousands to tens of thousands or more.

It might not seem like much, but all these small amounts add up to a significant figure.

People gathered here, wondering if they themselves were in danger, as the money wasn’t taken entirely by one person but was shared among many politicians with real power.

Including the former Grand President, who also gained many benefits from it.

Now, the investigation team’s following of this money trail has sparked panic within the People’s Aid Party.

If everything is exposed, their political careers could potentially end!

The way politics and capital intermix in these small countries is much more backward compared to the Federation, where, even if there are suspicions of officials receiving benefits, transparent investigations mean there are no severe consequences!

Because every penny for politicians in the Federation is earned justifiably!

Financial investments, company acquisitions, patent purchases...

The gentlemen here still lack experience, but that’s also because they don’t have the projects to manipulate.

After some time, when more financial products enter here and they accept ways of delivering benefits, they will be able to catch up with international trends.

But for now, these remain issues.

The Chairman of the People’s Aid Party was visibly weary in his eyes, wanting to say something but unsure where to start.

Speaking big truths, everyone can say them, everyone understands them, isn’t it just offending the Federation?

But saying them and understanding them, does it have any use?

Everyone’s eyes were focused on him, and he knew the purpose of these people coming here, he wanted to refuse, but didn’t know where to start refusing.

It’s easy to sacrifice others, but sacrificing oneself is very difficult...

The next day, the Chairman of the People’s Aid Party contacted the Chairman of the Independent Party, and the two sat on a bench in a garden at a street corner away from the city center.

Two elderly figures with the most control over Lemar, sat here unassumingly, unnoticed by passing pedestrians who didn’t recognize their identities.

"It’s been a long time since we sat down like this to chat," the Chairman of the People’s Aid Party remarked with some emotion.

The Chairman of the Independent Party nodded, "Yes, since we competed for the first and last time, we haven’t met alone."

As they spoke, both were somewhat sentimental.

They were once very good friends, and were college classmates as well.

Not at a local university in Lemar, but at an international university in Sedolas.

The admission standards of that university weren’t particularly high, as long as you had money, you could get in.

They were good friends when they were young, which was normal because Lemar was small back then, and decades ago when there were even fewer people, the upper society was a very small circle where almost everyone knew each other.

Two young, outstanding young men getting acquainted was normal, especially since they shared similar interests and pursuits.

They both attended the international university in Sedolas, graduated, then returned to their homeland, but had differing ideas on some principles.

The Chairman of the People’s Aid Party proposed more active intervention in society’s operation, using their high-level talent to find the correct direction for Lemar.

But the Chairman of the Independent Party had a different idea, believing that Lemar people’s thoughts didn’t need much interference because this wasn’t an ordinary country.

Every island has its own local culture and ideology, forcing these islands together would only lead to losing control over certain things.

Their ideologies were completely different, and after clashes and arguments, they no longer contacted and discussed as before, becoming like strangers.

Recollecting that past, it felt like just yesterday.

The Chairman of the People’s Aid Party sighed, he continued to stare at the road, without raising his head to look at his former friend.

He was quite relaxed for a while, even actively calling the other person, when the People’s Aid Party was at its peak.

He wanted to tell his youthful friend that the path he chose was the right one.

But now, all of this seemed so absurd, making it difficult for him to face it.

"Can we... just stop?"

The investigation team was pressuring hard, if they continued to investigate, the People’s Aid Party might disband.

A large amount of benefit delivery would topple many key figures, and the core of a party is these people, if they all fall, naturally the People’s Aid Party would cease to exist.

The Chairman of the Independent Party remained silent for a while, "It’s not that I don’t want to stop, but they are standing in the way of my progress."

"Without removing them, I can’t achieve real control over Lemar, this would affect my work."

The Chairman of the People’s Aid Party suddenly felt enraged, his voice changed, "Do you want to be a dictator?"

"Is the reason you want to remove them solely for power?"

The Chairman of the Independent Party shook his head calmly, "Actually, we were wrong from the beginning."

"Not just your party, I’ll get rid of the others too, not because I want to be a dictator, but because a small nation, one lacking industrial foundations, isn’t qualified to have freedom and..."

He pressed his lips together, recently, the more he interacted with the Federation people, the clearer this principle became.

These great nations like the Federation can talk about freedom, fairness, and people’s elections because however they manage, everything is under control!

But in small countries like Lemar, talking to the people about freedom?

They will only make everything a mess!

Is the nation more important, or the people more important? At different times, there are different choices.

For Lemar, evidently, now the nation is more important than the people, because without the nation, there are no people!

This isn’t an era of peace and prosperity, Lemar lacks any risk-resistance capabilities, it can easily be crushed by the Federation or Peng Jieao!

At that time, Lemar people would become slaves.

They wouldn’t call it slavery, but the treatment Lemar people would receive, would be the treatment of slaves!

They have already done that in Nagariel, so the Chairman of the Independent Party won’t allow this place to turn into Nagariel.

Dictatorship, perhaps foolish and unpleasant, but for Lemar right now, it is particularly correct!