When Rorschach returned to Vila Nova Dônia alone, it was already the afternoon of the third day.
He returned with a full harvest and humming a tune. However, what responded to him were familiar faces filled with guilt, fear, and worry.
While Rorschach was engrossed in his toys, time didn't stop. In fact, it was a good thing that he didn't do anything.
For example … the Great Purge.
While Rorschach was busy, Lori wasn't idle.
Investigating them one by one based on clues was actually just the beginning. The few people that Rorschach personally got rid of either had special identities or committed heinous crimes. It was more appropriate for Rorschach to deal with them personally.
However, the Game Church was still a rising power. The entire Vila Nova Dônia was still in its growing period. The people of Seymour were still simple, warm, and hospitable … At least on the surface, they could barely be considered as such.
When a country was about to fall, corruption was everywhere. Now that it was in a stable period of growth, the Game Church was still the best stock. Even if most people betrayed them, they wouldn't betray the other side whose environment wasn't as good as it was now. Most of them were people who only did things because they were paid.
Such people existed in all positions and levels of the Game Church. It had to be said that this was Lori and Rorschach's fault. They didn't have a strict and intimidating internal disciplinary system. Naturally, many people felt lucky.
Considering some of their past achievements, Rorschach and Lori cherished their old friendship, and the fact that they were lenient to some people who made mistakes, many people started to make plans.
"Since there's no punishment for betrayal, why should we be loyal?"
Of course, not everyone was like that. However, once such a mentality appeared in their hearts, they would naturally want to take action when they saw some of their colleagues living such a good life.
However, it had only been a few years since the Game Church was established. Most of them didn't go overboard. They were probably just trying to get some gray income. It was just that they were a little brazen.
Perhaps it was because they had lived such a good life in the past that they thought that Rorschach and Lori were right when they investigated.
"Clean them all up? That would be a great loss of vitality. "
[Let's take it slow over a few episodes. However, we can't start at this point. There's no need for us to compromise.]
Many people probably thought that the law couldn't punish the masses, but they didn't expect that the two siblings didn't follow the rules.
Yes, most of them weren't qualified to be listed in Rorschach's death booklet, and if too many of them were eliminated at once, the whole organization might be paralyzed.
Their understanding was not wrong, but the reality was different. All the work was done by people. Corrupt officials and bastards sometimes had better resumes than honest officials. Many people made up the operation of the entire organization. If too many people were punished at once, not only would the organization's functions be greatly reduced, it could also cause people to be in a state of panic.
"… But do we care?"
Rorschach really didn't care. There were all kinds of birds in the forest, and he hadn't seen most of them before, so he didn't care too much.
Many people felt that they had contributed greatly and had done many things. What was a little bit of greed and recklessness? Their thinking wasn't wrong. They had indeed done many things for their organizations and units … However, if someone else was in their position, they could have done the same thing. Perhaps they wouldn't have done as well as they did, but if they recruited a few more people and changed the plan, the final result wouldn't be much different.
For the organization as a whole, they weren't as important as they thought they were to a heartless organization.
In Rorschach and Lori's eyes, they were nothing more than the Seimo and Aishi People's employees. It wasn't easy to be a three-legged toad, and there were plenty of laborers and managers who were willing to work.
Those who committed the most serious crimes were directly eliminated by the internal police. Those who weren't so serious were thrown to the city's judicial department to deal with. Those who were more than 95% corrupt were basically suspended from their jobs and transferred elsewhere.
Thus, while Rorschach was still obsessed with solving cases, the great purge continued.
"Since there's no war now, it's fine even if it's a little messy."
There were people who scolded Rorschach and Lori for being heartless? Of course there were, and there were quite a lot of them. However, the two of them didn't care at all.
Those who weren't convinced? Alright, those who were responsible, they would be held accountable. Those who weren't, they would go to the finance department to settle their salary and get lost. The human resources department would just recruit someone with similar abilities to replace them.
Although they said that they would deal with them in stages, this thing was just like dominoes, one after another. If one was touched, a whole group would be implicated. Those who were implicated wouldn't be able to escape, but they had to be dealt with decisively.
If the higher-ups didn't call for a stop, the great purge would only expand and implicate relatively innocent people. There was no stopping of their own accord.
In just two or three days, the entire Game Church's internal affairs were completely paralyzed. Even if they didn't have anything to do with it, they probably wouldn't have much energy to work seriously. For a while, it was inevitable that everyone would feel insecure, especially since Lori had just executed a few so-called thirteen-year-old ministers.
In fact, Rorschach and Lori had already reached an agreement. Regardless of whether it was the "Rorschach Assassination Case" or "Rorschach Assassination Case", Rorschach and Lori had actually reached an agreement.
As a result, the entire Vila Nova Dônia's internal affairs were in chaos. After all, the Game Church was the leader. Once it was in chaos, it would naturally be in chaos.
In such a precarious situation, there was news that Rorschach had returned from "that place". Naturally, those who were related to him knew what was going on and were in a constant state of panic.
However, when Rorschach returned, he didn't fly into a rage or carry out a great purge as expected.
He calmly passed the city renovation plan that had been stuck for a long time and cleared the final obstacle for the "big factory" to transform into a "park city." This also allowed many onlookers to heave a sigh of relief and stop the various countermeasures that had been activated … For example, forcing the abdication, rebelling, instigating internal strife, organizing mass demonstrations, etc.
However, Rorschach's investigation of the internal affairs included those staff members who were related to the "garden city." Moreover, it was the highest standard of punishment and investigation mechanism.
However, since he was "rational" enough to stop, the other churches and organizations naturally wouldn't interfere with him cleaning up the internal affairs. On the contrary, they were very happy to see the chaos within the Game Church.
Probably, there weren't many people in the entire city with discerning eyes who could see the changes in the entire Game Church and its subordinate forces. It was completely transforming from an ordinary corporate organization and social organization into a dictatorial, militarized war machine.
Layoffs, crazy layoffs, and departments that had nothing to do with the war were directly delegated or sold off.
Recruitment, crazy recruitment. Under Rorschach's direct name in the office, new battle groups were formed one after another.
No one knew why Rorschach did this, and no one wanted to ask the reason. They were busy making money. Until a week later, Rorschach issued a warning to the entire city.
"Through a series of precise tests, we have confirmed that the full-scale Dimensional War will start two and a half years later. However, a few Evil Gods are preparing to be one step ahead of us. They will probably arrive two and a half years before the war. That's right … they have already arrived."
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