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Chapter 708
“Not only that, it turns out that during the previous incident at Mt. Thunder Pass, the twenty–
nation alliance paid war reparations amounting to 9 trillion dollars. However, the National Treasury only received a mere trillion. The rest entered the Black Dragon’s pockets!
“The Internet is in an uproar.”
Hearing this, James‘ expression turned grim.
Henry swiftly pulled his phone out and searched the keywords ‘Black Dragon‘ in
a browser.
As expected, they were in the headlines of almost every newspaper.
There were many shocking revelations.
Many public figures on Twitter were retweeting the incident of James‘ accusation.
letter.
In the letter, every cent James misappropriated, every act he did, and every person he killed was clearly recorded. Seeing this, Henry’s face darkened. He said, “This is extreme
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James took a deep breath.
He knew that someone was targeting him.
The Emperor had been behind the scenes all this while–from the fierce battle. against the 28–nation martial art gurus to the current incident.
Even though James was now crippled, the Emperor had no plans of letting him
off the hook.
James cared little about money.
In his position, it was inevitable that many would offer him gifts. He could not refuse them all. As long as the higher–ups turned a blind eye to his actions,
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everything would be fine.
However, somewhere along the way, he crossed the line.
The higher–ups must have known about his hostile takeover of Transgenerational New City and his misappropriation of the war reparations.
Now that this was disclosed, the higher–ups would not sit idly by.
Wiping the sweat off his forehead, Levi asked, “What should we do now? The accusation letter is full of well–grounded arguments. Once the higher–
ups order an investigation into the matter, finding concrete evidence is just a matter of time. After misappropriating so many funds, we might even receive the death. penalty.”
“Sir?” Henry looked at James, who was in deep contemplation.
James waved his hand and said, “You’re dismissed for now. Leave me alone.”
“Understood.”
The two nodded and left.
James leaned against the sofa.
In his ten years in the military, he had climbed the ranks from a common foot. soldier to the Dragon King. Not once did he exploit the hard–
earned wealth of the common folk. Not once did he kill an innocent man. He only killed those who
escaped justice.
After all, he had the Blade of Justice. He had the right to do so.
However, the misappropriation of funds was an extremely controversial issue in
Sol.
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Anyone who was involved in this misdemeanor would be severely reprehended.
James pulled his phone out and briefly read the news.
Overnight, the hero of So! had become a pariah.
Many netizens called for the nation to punish James. Some even banded together and wrote a petition to the state demanding an investigation into the matter. If the allegations
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Seeing this, James rubbed his temples.
“How troublesome.”
Before he could deal with the Gus in his body, such a consequential matter had
occurred.
Now that the news had spread like wildfire, he would surely be made the scapegoat by the higher–
ups to appease public outrage. He would consider himself lucky if he was merely demoted. However, in most likelihood, he would be thrown into prison or possibly even shot.
That was because Sol would never go against the wishes of its people just for him. After all, the people’s voices were the foundation of Sol.
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