Chapter 505: Chapter 96: Traitor Star

The President’s Mansion began its restructuring, and the aristocratic powers behind it were being gradually eroded and removed, with Conrad’s direct descendants successively taking the stage.

If this had been in the past, none of this could have been achieved; the military and political affairs of the Federation were firmly controlled by the aristocratic families behind the scenes. However, war proved to be the best baptism.

Afterwards, news spread that President Conrad had been assassinated. Some people wanted to see the Federation destroyed, which left the public somewhat unclear about the current situation.

Who assassinated the President?

Currently, what is the President’s condition?

Now, official news was tightly controlled, only snippets of rumors slipped out, suggesting that the President was seriously injured in the assassination attempt, and that the assailant was someone from the President’s Mansion, an undercover agent from Lancelot Star, a traitor to the Federation.

Others claimed that the President might just be temporarily avoiding the limelight and was probably unharmed.

With various messages being confusing, the public couldn’t distinguish truth from fiction.

Inside the Divine Sword Bureau, the news had also spread.

The Divine Sword Bureau had already received contact from the Xiang Family. The traitor to the Federation was President Conrad.

Xu Mo was equally surprised upon hearing the news; his first encounter with President Conrad was at the awarding of the Purple Gold Medal, and afterwards, they both went to the Xiang Family together, where the President was modest and polite, showing no temper in front of the Xiang family members.

Yet, he was the puppet master behind the war.

The leader of the Federation had orchestrated the war himself, constantly inciting public discord against the Alien Race, stirring up the emotions of the population, prompting them to attack the leased territories, instigating bloody incidents, provoking the war.

While it seemed the war might have been inevitable eventually, it might not have unfolded this way, nor so swiftly. Conrad undoubtedly accelerated the pace of the war.

Besides, was there Alien involvement behind the scenes? Perhaps only Conrad and his ilk knew.

“Guffu was Conrad’s man, Han Hu, he died at the hands of the Federation President.” Ye Xi was extremely angry upon learning the news, for Conrad was the Federation President.

But what had he done?

He had been continuously stirring up unrest.

“This means that the assassination attempt on Xu Mo was also his doing, aiming to exacerbate the conflict between the Divine Sword Bureau and Lancelot Star, creating a chaotic situation,” Fu Yuan spoke, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

At the time, Xu Mo had killed Amanda in a duel and was being targeted by Lancelot Star. If Xu Mo was assassinated then, the prime suspect would undoubtedly be Lancelot Star.

No wonder there was such a high bounty, and Xu Mo had just arrived in Coastal City when the other party received the news, posted the bounty, and launched the assassination.

If it was the Federation President, then it all made sense.

“It goes beyond that, he planned for civilians to break into the leaseholds, resulting in the slaughter of Chuanxing City’s people, he single-handedly orchestrated this war, planned the Starburst Project, the Federation’s fleet was entirely annihilated, with countless Federation soldiers sacrificing their lives.”

Ge Hong spoke, “Now seeing all that he has done, it’s as if everybody died in vain, becoming stepping stones in his plot.”

This Federation President was ruthless!

His hands were stained with the blood of Byron Star’s people.

“For power?” Xu Mo asked. This war was inherently doomed to failure; continuing it would not bode well for the Federation, which would equally be destroyed and dominated by the Aliens.

But if everything had occurred naturally, there would be nothing to say. Yet, this was all orchestrated by someone.

He had seen the Federation President’s demeanor at the Xiang family’s residence; in front of the Xiang family, the President had no power at all.

So, was it for power?

“Those Alien Races wouldn’t just cooperate; they want to take control of the Federation. Conrad is already in the position of President; he doesn’t need to do it for power,” Ge Hong spoke. What difference is there between Aliens and aristocratic families like the Xiang Family?

Conrad must be well aware that after letting the wolves in, the power Aliens could offer him would not necessarily be greater than what he already possessed, and might even be more restraining.

The Xiang Family, at least, trusted Conrad enough to let him become President, but do Aliens trust him?

As the Federation President, Conrad couldn’t possibly be unaware of these facts, so, it wasn’t purely for power.

“Conrad’s actions have thoroughly betrayed the Federation, betraying the planet, each of his crimes carries the death sentence,” Fu Yuan added.

Conrad, what exactly is he aiming for?

These adherents of the Descendants faction, do they really only want the Alien Race to descend, to be enslaved by the Aliens?

They can’t comprehend; the biggest astonishment between people lies in their differing thoughts.

“Director, what do we do now?” Ye Xi asked. “Should we expose Conrad?”

“It’s not that easy; he has already made arrangements,” Ge Hong spoke. “The news of the assassination in the President’s Mansion naturally came from the President’s Mansion itself. To him, the Divine Sword Bureau is a massive threat. Based on what our people have found out, the security work of the President’s Mansion has now been taken over by those Alien Races, and moreover, they are all top experts from various powerful Alien Races.”

“Bastard…” Ye Xi cursed under his breath, the ultimate act of inviting the wolf into the house, entrusting his own life to the Aliens.

But this also made it impossible for them to assassinate Conrad directly.

At that moment, Shi Qiang received a piece of news, then turned to Ge Hong, “Director, Conrad is going to make a public appearance.”

As he spoke, he activated the electronic screen, and immediately everyone’s gaze shifted toward it.

On the screen, the President’s Mansion.

Many media were already in place, and Conrad’s figure appeared on the screen.