Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 334 The Most Heinous Case

Agreed sheathed the Supreme Sword and shouted at everyone present, "You've all disgraced me today! This is the first time in all these years that such a major case has occurred in the education department of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races. Don't worry, according to the law, none of you will escape. Do you need me to give you a legal education? Congratulations, everyone! You and your families will be the first officials on this planet to receive the punishment of having your entire family executed. And today, I guarantee that you will all be going to hell to enjoy the most luxurious single-person package." After saying that, Agreed walked out of the school gate without looking back.

Upon seeing this, the officials immediately scrambled towards Agreed, begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, we beg you, please grant us death! We don't want to go to hell, no!! No!!!"

Before the officials could catch up, the police standing by reacted quickly, pinning all the officials down. Those who resisted fiercely were broken in the legs. After all, the emperor was furious, and they couldn't let these fools take their anger out on them. In any case, the police and officials were under two different systems. The police belonged to the common people but enjoyed the same benefits as the officials and businessmen. Therefore, the police only served the laws of the Kingdom of Myriad Races and had no interaction with the officials. In fact, the two were even hostile to each other due to the instigation of the Kingdom of Myriad Races.

As a result, all the officials, including the teachers, were immediately taken into custody by the police. Xuan Yuan Muze could only shake his head helplessly at this scene. Then he ran out to look for Agreed, but Agreed had already disappeared. Just then, a portal appeared in mid-air, and Press arrived at the scene in his hoverchair.

Upon landing, Pres frowned and asked Xuan Yuan Muze, "I didn't expect to find you here, traveler? Where is His Majesty?"

Xuanyuan Muze then explained the whole story to Press. Upon hearing it, Press's eyes immediately lost their color. He then covered his head and ordered the police to take the offending officials into custody. The farce quickly came to an end, but the impact of this incident continued unavoidably.

After that, Xuan Yuan Muze left the school. After thinking for a while, he felt that he should tell Bisheni, who was the victim, about the good news. So, Xuan Yuan Muze walked towards Bisheni's house based on his memory.

To Xuan Yuan Muze's utter surprise, when he arrived there, he saw Agreed leading a group of police officers kneeling on one knee before the Bisheny family. The Bisheny family, flattered, quickly helped Agreed up. Xuan Yuan Muze then quickened his pace and entered the courtyard, asking, "What... is going on?"

Upon seeing Xuan Yuan Muze arrive, Agred felt utterly ashamed. He bowed again to the Bisheny family and apologized, saying, "I'm sorry, this is my fault. I don't ask for your forgiveness, but please believe that this will not happen to you again." After saying this, Agred stood up, opened a spatial rift, and left. Xuan Yuan Muze hurriedly chased after him but missed him.

After Agreed left, the current police chief, who had been kneeling to the side, stood up and explained to Xuan Yuan Muze, "Honorable guest, I'm sorry, His Majesty needs some private space right now. Please understand."

Afterwards, the police chief left Bisheny's house with his men. Xuan Yuan Muze, unwilling to give up, chased after him and blocked his way, asking, "What do you mean by needing private space? Why is he avoiding me?"

The police chief then told his men to return to their posts, while he took Agreed back to the police headquarters.

Upon arriving at headquarters, the police chief pointed to a large inscription on a stone tablet at the entrance and said, "His Majesty personally addressed every law enforcement officer with these words, but today he has broken his promise. He feels extremely frustrated, and more importantly, he has lost face in front of you, his guest. His Majesty is probably very remorseful. Please give him some time." After saying this, the chief patted Xuan Yuan Muze on the shoulder and then walked into the police station back to his post.

"Justice delayed has lost its essence. This is an unforgivable original sin for us. It will be a disgrace to the nation of all races and an indelible sin for us law enforcers." When Xuanyuan Muze saw this sentence, he was stunned and stood there for a long time, unable to let it go. After a while, he murmured for no reason, "Why do you feel guilty? You are the one who should apologize the least."

……

Twenty minutes later, at the planet's administrative center, Press summoned all officials, high and low, from the planet for a meeting because of this incident.

Pres roared at the officials, "Are your brains filled with shit?! This time, His Majesty the Emperor caught you red-handed, and with the Traveler no less!! The entire Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races has been utterly disgraced! Do you know how much money is involved? Fifty thousand gold coins! Fifty thousand!! What does that mean?! Of all the planets in the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races, this is arguably the biggest corruption case in nearly two thousand years. Abuse of power for personal gain, embezzlement, and even interference in the education system—which His Majesty the Emperor has repeatedly warned against touching—and you even dared to provoke the Emperor into embarrassing himself in front of foreign guests! You have utterly disgraced the people of this planet!!!"

How many people are involved in this incident? Step forward now, and the punishment will be lighter; you'll get a quick death. Since you dare to be parasites, don't pretend to be innocent, or don't blame me for being ruthless.

The officials below exchanged bewildered glances. At this moment, one of the young and impetuous clerks said indignantly, "It's only 50,000 gold coins, which is less than my annual allowance. Is it really worth making such a fuss about?"

Press grabbed his water glass, smashed it on the ground, and roared, "You guys even know that this amount is nothing compared to your salaries?! The privileges the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races gives you every year, and the exorbitant salaries that are completely disproportionate to your contributions, aren't they enough to feed you beasts?!"

Education has always been His Majesty's top priority, a matter repeatedly emphasized as absolutely untouchable. It's also the only crime in the criminal law of this land of myriad races where an official who violates it will have their entire family executed! You've got some nerve, daring to pick on a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of your family, huh? You can't even pretend to be dead and enjoy your high salaries, can you? No good political record is one thing, but you insist on using your power to act superior to the common people and going against His Majesty the Emperor, huh? Even if you don't want to live anymore, can't you think about your families? This is a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of your family!!

All the officials fell silent. Pres' words made perfect sense. The Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races had provided enough money, dignity, and treatment. Not only did they not help, but they also stabbed each other in the back. Not to mention His Majesty the Emperor, they all wanted to stab the Minister of Education in the back. But they had no choice but to act as peacemakers. After all, if this matter escalated, they dared not say whether they would be punished later or dealt with for incompetence and failure to report their colleagues.

At this moment, Presley's assistant, who was standing to the side, finally asked the question that they all cared about: "Captain, what should we do now to save our lives?"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately looked at Press with expectant eyes, but Press could only sigh and helplessly suggest, "What else can we do? Those involved should come forward and turn themselves in, otherwise they will be caught by the Soul Search or reported, which will only make their crimes worse. Anyone who knows anything should contact the disciplinary team as soon as possible. Whoever clears themselves of all involvement first can save their own life. That's all I have to say."

And let me give you a heads-up: we're not that important. Even if all the officials of the Kingdom of Ten Thousand Races were wiped out overnight, we'd still have plenty of successors. Do you understand?

After saying this, Press walked out of the conference room, and all the officials followed with solemn expressions. The first thing they did after leaving was to start accusing and denunciation against each other, revealing their ugly side in their desperate attempt to save their lives.

According to statistics, this largest corruption case since the founding of the nation of ten thousand races resulted in the execution of 48,641 officials, teachers, and their families. Forty-eight main culprits were sent to hell to be punished. Fortunately, the crime of implicating relatives did not kill children under the age of 24, otherwise the number would definitely have exceeded 60,000.

However, the children who lost their families due to the crime of guilt by association did not point the finger at the Kingdom of All Races. Instead, they all began to blame the children who were targeting the Ministry of Education officials. In order to prevent conflicts from occurring, the Kingdom of All Races sent the children who were condemned by everyone to other planets to start a new life. In the end, this farce came to an end in a way that was worthy of being recorded in history.

……

Fifteen days later, at Press's residence

Xuanyuan Muze looked at the newspapers and streaming media reports about the incident. The extremely detailed and precise figures were more than he, a witness, knew. Agreed looked at the data, which he would never have dared to imagine in his hometown, and couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Your media really dare to say things like that. Aren't you afraid of inciting public resentment or causing riots?"