Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 252 - 073. The Invincible Third Rule has fallen again.

Chapter 252: 073. The Invincible Third Rule has fallen again.

The political system of Frost Plated dictated that the President controlled the core military power, appointment power, executive power, and the authority to issue orders, wielding immense power at his fingertips.

Of course, to prevent the President’s power from becoming too inflated—the Twin Queens, at the founding of the nation, established a "total accountability system" for the presidency.

Unlimited power must bear unlimited responsibility as once the President of Frost Plated stepped down, both the Congress and the Republic’s courts would begin an investigation into his performance, and all mistakes and liabilities that occurred during his term would be subject to inquiry and prosecution.

Although it sounded good at first, this generated another problem: oftentimes, even if the officials knew the President was messing around, it was not their turn to take the fall. Most of the time, they just turned a blind eye and let him fool around on his own.

To avoid being held accountable, most presidents simply chose to die while in office, constantly strengthening their own power during their rule and luring the citizens with numerous promises to keep voting for them.

However, this time, Madeleine went a bit too far.

She ordered the Fourth Rule, an enforcement special agency, to fight in a war while simultaneously investigating the Air Force—what did she mean by this?

The First Rule was already the President’s personal guard, and now was she planning to turn the Fourth Rule into his female army corps?

Such anti-intellectual and anti-scientific slogans baffled the officials and were met with great shock.

Although throughout human history, many heads of state have made outrageous decisions, it was only when the officials heard it firsthand that they realized: compared to reality, every novel and film had been conservative.

You see, the Air Force had already suffered heavy losses in this war. Some flying units were directly canceled, and it was precisely the time when they most needed to recruit and rest. Yet instead of providing financial aid, Madeleine perversely interfered by sending a bunch of intelligence agents, who usually bullied men and dominated women, to investigate the loyalty of the military?

Let’s not even talk about whether sending such rogues to probe would breed corruption—the fact that the senior officers in the Air Force didn’t simply fly their planes to bomb the Twin Palaces showed they were already too lenient.

However, Madeleine sneered,

"I knew it, all of you have betrayed the faith of the Twin Queens. Frost Plated is a woman’s realm; we do not need men’s pity in the office, serving us is their honor."

From Madeleine’s perspective, all this was nonsense.

She only knew that if she could not stabilize the situation now, and let the voters thoroughly disappointed, coupled with the adverse economic impact, her presidency was on shaky ground.

The military? They too must understand who the true boss of Frost Plated is!

"Now, inform Governor Lai Lier to ready ’Blizzard’ on standby. If the Air Force dares show any intention of betrayal, let them taste the same fate as Leo Aozi!"

Madeleine might have been mad, but she was shrewd, knowing well that as long as she remained seated on the presidential throne, no one could touch her.

The support of women was her primary condition for holding onto this position, even if all the men died, it didn’t matter; she could simply call for recruits from the Outer World and colonies, issue some green cards, and there would be plenty of people wanting to come.

Don’t be sour, many people wish they had a way into Frost Plated but don’t.

Seeing how resolute the president was, the officials at the Twin Palaces looked at each other, not defying the president’s orders.

But one female official angrily removed her hat, slammed it down on the table, and pointing at Madeleine, she exploded:

"His Excellency the President! You are nothing but a stupid pig! Even if you wear fine clothing, you are still a stupid pig, and our country will eventually be ruined under your rule, just you wait!"

"Minister Rosata, don’t get worked up," others quickly tried to calm her down. "His Excellency the President has his own difficulties..."

Madeleine glared at them, her eyes cold and piercing.

"Madeleine, if you want to mess up our country, that’s your problem. I will not move forward with the criminals of our motherland."

Minister Rosata stripped off her shoulder epaulettes and chest badge, slapped them on the table and said haughtily:

"Whoever likes it, likes it. I’m done serving!"

With that, she turned and stormed out the door.

"Minister Rosata, Rosata—"

"Let her go," Madeleine countered with a smile, her mouth corners twisted, her gaze thoughtful: "Loyalty that’s not absolute is absolutely disloyalty. It’s just another potential traitor spotted."

She turned her head and asked the warden of Elf Island, "Zero Point" Frost:

"How is David Lyn doing?"

"He reads the newspaper and books every day, focusing on studying your work." Frost, with his ice-white hair and eyes, and a neutral expression on his face, said indifferently, "He has performed very well, with no self-harm or decay, but constantly studying your thoughts."

"He knows the times." Madeleine nodded slightly, "Unfortunately, I don’t need such people—just let him stay there. His daughter is in the Fourth Rule Agency, entirely under our control. Now, she has also been thrown to the front lines, so there is no need to worry anymore."

"His weakness isn’t his child." Frost reminded, "Excellency, compared to David Lyn, I think Li Aozi might pose a more serious problem."

"You are right, but Li Aozi’s existence can no longer be stopped. Now, two members of the Gamma Phase have died at his hands; I don’t want to lose any more Gammas."

Madeleine crossed her legs discontentedly and pondered for a moment, then said:

"David Lyn is a patriot; we can use him, but not Li Aozi. Li Aozi must die, he has to. But our forces aren’t capable of killing him. Mingji Heavy Industries has also expressed interest in this young man—we have to be wary of Mingji Heavy Industries. ’Pioneer’ is no easy mark; she is neutral and never participates in our wars."

How to eliminate Li Aozi?

This is a very serious issue.

If one were to pull out all recent negative news about Frost Plated and look at a consolidation of like items—it would be immediately apparent that all conflicts point to one person.

"Li Aozi, oh Li Aozi, are you truly Heaven-sent to target us Frost Plated people?"

At this point, Madeleine was not so angry, but she felt more dread and fear towards Li Aozi.

Before this, he had come close to reaching the Twin Palaces, deliberately not taking action.

What does this imply?

It implies that Li Aozi knows that even if he kills her, Grante’s war will not stop, and the trend of discrimination against men will not change. Instead, it would incite national shock and panic—If even the President is not safe, foreign corporations would trust us even less and flee from Frost Plated en masse.

He could kill but chose not to, instead blatantly mocking her at her own doorstep.

What an incredible strategy for murder—Li Aozi, the young man, didn’t want her life but wanted to use her life to end the entirety of Frost Plated!

At this thought, Madeleine’s anger dissipated, yet she sank into deeper fear.

This man not only possessed formidable martial force, but his awareness and scope were also exceptionally strong.

Going forward, she wouldn’t just die; she could even be condemned by history as an evil criminal.

"How about this."

Frost thought of an idea:

"Recently, Li Aozi has been closely interacting with the people of Sky Ring, and on their side, there are a full three active Gamma Phases."

"Using someone else’s hand to kill?"

"That’s what I mean, Excellency."

Frost continued:

"The people of Sky Ring already look down on us, and since Li Aozi is also originally from Frost Plated, even if he dies at their hands, the international community won’t find it strange—The annual grand event of the people of Sky Ring, the Nine Dragons Gathering, is just around the corner, making it the perfect opportunity to frame and pass on blame... The people of Sky Ring, no matter which hierarchy, are all narrow-minded nationalists. If Li Aozi becomes the ’thief’ accused of stealing the treasures exhibited at the Nine Dragons Gathering, one can only imagine."

"I’ll have my invincible Third Rule find some pretext to put a few more charges on Li Aozi." Madeleine scoffed, "Li Aozi must become the most hated person by the people of Sky Ring."

Frost was momentarily speechless.

She wanted to remind the other party: Your so-called invincible Third Rule Agency, in fact, hasn’t completed a single mission successfully since Li Aozi began his career.