Ninth class citizen

Chapter 356 Ruthless
"Why?" The catwoman didn't understand Nan Rong's thoughts. "The thought of promoting the evolution of the plane makes my mind very chaotic. I'm afraid I can't shoulder such a huge responsibility. Every bit of power is necessary, and I even feel that there weren't enough participants in the trial back then!"

The last sentence piqued Nan Rong's interest.

"How many trial participants are there in your plane?" she asked.

"No more than fifty people," the catwoman said resentfully. "I asked around, and the average number in other planes is around eighty to one hundred. Even the examiner admitted to slacking off, so what else can I say?"

After ending the call, Nan Rong thought about her comrades and suddenly realized some details she had never paid attention to before.

The Great Demon King must really care about whether this plane can successfully evolve.

Therefore, he carefully selected a full thousand trial participants, who were relatively evenly distributed among the four major interstellar powers, covering all levels from top to bottom, and were able to represent the interests of almost everyone.

If she so desired, they could indeed become an unimaginably powerful force.

But Nan Rong only hoped that her former comrades-in-arms could live well according to their own wishes, instead of becoming tools controlled by the brand, bowing down and obeying her every command.

The thought of such a scene sent chills down her spine and made her tremble all over.

After a long while, Nan Rong calmed down and decided to remain calm and wait for the right opportunity.

The Demon King never mentioned this to her; perhaps he had already forgotten about it.

Besides, he is now the president of the federal government, and the government and the military obey his orders. There is no need to use those people anymore.

The day before the special additional test, a bombshell announcement shocked the entire Federal Star Network.

Former federal third-class citizen, Fourth Army Commander, Major General Gilru Holmes, was sentenced to death by a military court on multiple charges, including treason and assassination of the federal president.

The military tribunal conducted the entire process, from investigation and trial to sentencing, in a closed environment. By the time the announcement was released, the death penalty had already been carried out.

No one in the Holmes family received prior notice, including Ms. Tian Zhengzi herself.

They didn't even have the time or energy to mourn him, because the FBI seized most of the family's military industry with lightning speed, taking away many core managers and family members.

Of course, the process was not without its challenges, with bloodshed of varying scales occurring throughout the federal government.

However, thanks to the FBI's thorough preparation and the full cooperation of the Secret Service and the military, the situation was brought under control in a very short time.

Meanwhile, the Holmes family's private reclamation and guard teams, which they had operated for many years, abruptly severed ties with the family. Also lost contact were the family's hundreds of private planets, most of which were resource-rich planets with abundant mineral deposits.

That afternoon, a mech regiment of the Central Army stormed the planet where the Holmes family's main residence was located, completely annihilating the last remaining force attempting to resist.

"Ben Holmes and Ms. Tian Zhengzi, you are suspected of thirteen serious crimes, including plotting to murder Federal President Tian Li and his fiancée Nan Rong, monopolizing and manipulating the arms market, smuggling military supplies, and interfering with federal justice."

The prosecutor, his face grim, presented the arrest warrant: "With authorization from the Federal Attorney's Office, I hereby formally arrest you."

The Holmes family head remained silent, but Ms. Tian Zhengzi was unwilling to surrender.

"I want to see Tianli!" Her face no longer held its former elegance; her curly hair, damp with sweat, fell loosely around her ears.

"That ungrateful wretch! He killed his own cousin without batting an eye, and he didn't even spare his aunt and uncle who raised him!" Seeing his wife's reckless words, Ben Holmes quickly pulled her back.

He truly hadn't expected Tian Li to be so reckless, adopting a stance as if he intended to completely eradicate the Holmes family.

This doesn't make sense. After all, even the Wu family, who openly opposed him, are still unharmed, while he himself has been on the side of this young new president from the very beginning.

Therefore, he preferred to believe that Giroud might not actually be dead, but was most likely just a smokescreen. There must be some other reason that forced Tianli to take such a drastic step.

And soon, everything will come to light.

The prerequisite is that both he and his wife can remain calm and maintain this familial relationship.

Even at this moment, he still didn't think that everything the Holmes family had gone through had anything to do with Tian Li's fiancée, who came from a humble background.

But Mr. Ben Holmes clearly overestimated his generous and dignified wife.

The death of Giroud was a huge shock to Ms. Tian Zhengzi, and the corpses of the entourage lying in pools of blood and the soldiers searching the mansion almost drove her to the brink of collapse.

Ignoring her husband's objections, she spoke with increasing recklessness:
"It's all because of that little bitch! Tianli, my good nephew, how could he willingly let himself be seduced and toyed with by a mere hussy—even after so many years of education in a top-tier family, his blood still flows with his mother's lowly and filthy blood! I regret it so much."

Ms. Tian Zhengzi didn't have a chance to continue speaking. She was knocked unconscious by a slap from a military policeman who rushed up like lightning and dragged out of the manor without any regard for her image.
This scene, with the encouragement of certain individuals, was leaked through StarNet, attracting widespread attention and heated discussion.

Equally viral and widely discussed was Tiffany, a noblewoman from the Holmes family.

She infiltrated the negotiation venue between the two countries, attempting to get close to Federal President Tian Li, but was arrested and detained in public.

The beautiful girl Tiffany in the picture had swollen eyes from crying, looking pitiful, but Tianli didn't even glance at her.

She was roughly handcuffed and taken away, where she was about to face a brutal interrogation and accusations of spying on the president with the intention of assassinating him.

There are different interpretations of this upheaval across the federal government, but most people believe an “insider message” that came from the presidential residence.

The insider information was simple and most welcome to the general public: Although His Majesty the President is exceptionally capable, he is still a 22-year-old young man with zero tolerance for the attack on his beloved, which is why the incident of him standing up for his lover occurred.

The Wu family, which harbored ulterior motives towards Tianli, could still continue, but the Holmes family, which had offended Nanrong, collapsed within a few days.

Comparing the two, it is not difficult to see that His Majesty Tianli values ​​Ms. Nanrong even more than himself.

If it's not because of a deep, heartfelt love, then what is?
His Majesty Tianli successfully established Nan Rong's authority within the Federation through extremely ruthless actions, and all the previously restless undercurrents have obediently subsided.

No one dared to risk their family's future and lives for a slim chance of wealth.

So on the day of the special additional test, Nan Rong noticed that the young masters and ladies from the capital star circle were becoming more and more respectful to her, and their smiles were becoming brighter and more sincere.

Although they maintained a good facade while staying at the same hotel for several consecutive days, the contempt and disdain in their eyes were unmistakable.

Nan Rong didn't need to make a fuss to easily hear what those people were thinking. They called her a lowly commoner who had gotten lucky, and they even mocked Tiffany behind her back for losing to such people.

But today is completely different.