After having dinner with Donar, Jiang Fei bid farewell to Harris and Donar before heading home.
As he returned home early today, Lina had not started preparing dinner. So, Jiang Fei said to her, "I've eaten outside. You can make something for yourself."
"Okay! I got it. " Lina nodded, then took some of the ingredients back to the fridge. Since Jiang Fei did not want to eat, she just made some simple food and ate it.
After dinner, Jiang Fei did not immediately go upstairs. Instead, he sat in the living room and continued to teach Lina.
"Lina, don't you feel bored staying at home all day?" Jiang Fei asked casually.
"It's alright," Lina said. She had been thinking about what Jiang Fei said in the morning all day. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it made sense.
"Do you hate me very much?" Jiang Fei asked.
"Why do you say that?" Lina asked.
"Because if it wasn't for me, your coup might have succeeded," Jiang Fei said.
"If I said I don't hate you, would you believe me?" Lina asked.
"No!" Jiang Fei said.
"Hehe …" Lina chuckled, then did not say anything else. Obviously, she agreed with Jiang Fei.
Lina was a smart person. She would not tell Jiang Fei that she did not hate him at all. Instead, she thanked him for saving her. Because if she said that, Jiang Fei would not believe her first. Moreover, he would be more guarded against her because she was not being honest. So, Lina simply acquiesced.
"Then, do you know why I betrayed you at the last moment?" Jiang Fei asked.
"Is it because of that little girl?" Lina asked. She had been there when the Consul and Keno threatened Jiang Fei, so she knew the reason behind it.
"You're being a little naive. Since you know that I still have my past memories, do you think I'd make such a big change just for a little girl?" Jiang Fei retorted.
"Then why?" Lina really did not think about it in this direction.
"Because I'm sure that you and the consul won't succeed. That's why I abandoned you. I don't want to die with you!" Jiang Fei said with a smile.
"How do you know that we won't succeed?" Lina asked.
"There's something that you might not like to hear, but it's the truth. Your father doesn't have that ability. Even you are not that capable!" Jiang Fei said.
"What do you mean?" Lina asked.
"Maybe you don't want to admit it, but when you decided to assassinate the Archon, you were already desperate. You knew that your father would fail. You wanted to take a gamble, but you were too naive. You thought that once the Archon died, your father would win, but that wasn't the case," Jiang Fei said.
"If the consul is dead, the military and police will definitely be in chaos. My father will definitely be able to win!"
"Naive!" Jiang Fei sneered, then continued, "From the moment you left the city, you were destined to fail. Even if you succeeded in assassinating the consul, the final winner would still be Colonel Keno. At that time, the military and police were all under his control. He could choose to suppress the news of the consul's assassination and continue to annihilate your father's troops. He could also choose to announce the news and reprimand your father for his crimes. At that time, the military and police will be filled with anger, not only will they not lose their morale, but they will also have a stronger fighting spirit. You will still be dead, but the consul will be Keno!"
"Is that so?" Lina was a little shaken by Jiang Fei's words.
"It's because I know this that I don't want to continue with you. I have no friendship with Keno. If you assassinate the consul and Keno kills your father, I will definitely die with you. So, I chose to betray the consul. This way, I will become the consul's savior. If the consul is not dead, Keno will not have a chance to become the consul. This way, I will be able to gain more benefits." Jiang Fei said.
"You think so deeply!" Lina said, looking straight into Jiang Fei's eyes.
"If I didn't think deeply, I would have ended up like the consul!" Jiang Fei sneered.
"You said that after we left the city, we were destined to fail. Do you have a better choice?" Lina asked. Right now, she was sincerely learning from Jiang Fei. Because Lina originally wanted to start a coup again, she needed this knowledge.
"Of course, you actually had a chance to win back then." Jiang Fei said.
"What do we have to do to win?" Lina immediately asked.
"You should not have left the city. You should have gone south into the slums!" Jiang Fei said.
"What's the point of going there?" Lina asked.
"What do you know?" Jiang Fei said angrily. "As the saying goes, those who have permanent property have perseverance. You want to start a coup. The people in the rich area are all living well. Who would risk their lives to do something like this? What about the people in the slums? They live precarious lives. They don't even know where to find food tomorrow. So, as long as you incite them properly, you will have more soldiers than the clones! "
"Is that possible?" Lina asked.
"Of course not now. But it was possible before. Now, because of the policies I provided, the people in the slums have begun to live a stable life. They have hope in life, so naturally, they will not want to start a revolution. But it was different before. Before, these people could not see any hope. So, as long as you incite them, many of them will definitely sacrifice their lives for the sake of living a rich life!" Jiang Fei said confidently.
"In other words, as long as these people can't live anymore, they will follow suit and rebel?" Lina asked.
"Something like that!" Jiang Fei nodded. Lina's speed of enlightenment was faster than he thought.
"What happens after you incite these people?" Lina asked.
"Of course, you will bring people to raid the armory! Only by arming these people will they turn from mobs to rebels! "Jiang Fei said.
"Will this work?" Lina asked.
"Of course not. You still have to launch an offensive campaign to let everyone know that they can live a better life by following you. That way, even the military police under the Consul's command will collapse," Jiang Fei said.
"It seems that father and I really took the wrong step back then." Lina said.
"Yeah, if you did as I said, you would have ousted the archon a long time ago." Jiang Fei said with a smile.
"Sigh! Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in this world … "Lina shook her head helplessly, but her eyes were filled with a strange look.
Although the poor were now living a hopeful life, Jiang Fei had already revealed in the morning that he had a way to cause the economy to collapse again. So, as long as he could get this method out of her, Lina would have the chance to stage another coup!
(End of Chapter)
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