Chapter 1095: Only a Nod Away

"..."

Indeed, regarding the nobles' loyalty to the royal family... no, such a thing never existed from the start, so it hardly needs the word "degree" to describe it.

As long as one isn't foolish enough to declare the abolition of all nobles, their core interests untouched, they will undoubtedly pretend to be dead without hesitation; if the situation is clear enough, they might even turn around and pledge allegiance immediately...

After pondering according to Li Ang's words, the princess couldn't help but bite her lower lip; beneath her long skirt, her plump legs unconsciously pressed together, grinding against each other forcefully, inexplicably growing nervous.

"I admit, it's not impossible..."

After taking a deep breath, the princess, who was almost completely convinced by Li Ang, pressed her palm hard with her fingernails, then pursed her lips and said:

"But what you say is all about after success. Right now, there is only one army in the entire capital. I have no manpower to storm the palace. Besides, he is my father. I really don't want to..."

"Ideas can exist, and manpower can exist too."

Interrupting the princess, Li Ang closed his mouth, took the slightly trembling Heishanyang out of the mirror world, then grabbed the princess's hand and communicated directly through soul exchange:

'It's safer to put it this way next... Do you remember the rebels who raided the boarding tower before?'

???

Hearing Li Ang's words, the princess's hand unconsciously tightened slightly, then she said with some surprise:

'Do you mean... you have a connection with those rebels?'

'You could say I've had contact a few times...'

Considering the business he was preparing to do, which was highly taboo in the Cleanup Bureau, Li Ang didn't admit it directly. Instead, he vaguely skipped the topic and proposed bluntly:

'Among the rebels, there are several hundred members who have received basic military training and can use simple weapons, and even a few anomaly holders. So if you want, I can help you contact them.

But as an exchange, once everything is over, you must issue an amnesty order for those ordinary members, exempting some of them from their crimes, pardoning those without extreme behavior.

Also, once our Virgin Branch personnel arrive, catch those anomaly holders, you must also exempt them from the death penalty and agree to let them join the Cleanup Bureau.'

'...'

No... isn't your service a bit too thorough?

Looking at Li Ang, who not only provided "rebellion guidance," tried hard to help her build psychological defenses, but even directly supplied people, effort, and plans, arranging everything from start to finish clearly, the princess truly felt she couldn't hold it together.

'Why are you so skilled?!'

After squeezing Li Ang's palm hard, the princess, biting her lip, stared into his eyes and said with some annoyance:

'The things you just said absolutely couldn't be figured out in a day or two. You must have been pondering these things for a long time, right? You... for no reason at all, why would you think of such things?'

'How could I not think of them? I even feel that what we have now is far from enough!'

Holding the princess's hand to stop her from scratching him, Li Ang took a deep breath and said calmly:

'Didn't you check my file? If you read carefully, you would know that before joining the Cleanup Bureau, our family was truly at a dead end.

However, in the Juan Sect file you saw, it should only say Anna was hospitalized with Critical Illness, and I chose to join the Cleanup Bureau to save her. You absolutely won't know what that simple description truly means to me.'

Recalling the "future" of his deepest fear that the Nightmare King had revealed with its crown, Li Ang's eyes dimmed slightly. For the first time, he voluntarily began to tell that past. 'Over four months ago, a comfort officer from the Military Department came for a follow-up visit, judged me as an adult, and according to new regulations, stopped the military family pension early. After that, Anna felt the family could hardly hold on, so she quietly stopped her medicine...'

Back then... was there really such a thing?

As Li Ang told the story, listening to that struggling small family fighting hard in hardship for several years, yet still almost being forced to a dead end, the princess's hand unconsciously clenched tighter and tighter; her tender palm even unconsciously became sweaty.

She had seen Li Ang's sister. She was a gentle and beautiful girl who, when smiling, liked to poke her chin forward slightly.

However, Anna, who looked obedient and gentle with a light smile on her face, under the heavy pressure of life, could actually make such a cruel request, truly making her heart tighten along with it, even unconsciously lightening her breath.

Only after Li Ang finished telling his experience did she finally take a long breath, then clasped Li Ang's hand back and said with eyes full of apology:

'I'm sorry... If I could have done a little better, even just a little earlier, your family wouldn't have suffered such things. Fortunately, you joined the Cleanup Bureau, otherwise...'

'Yes, fortunately I joined the Cleanup Bureau. But how many "Li Angs" can join the Cleanup Bureau?'

Seeing the princess's face suddenly turn pale, Li Ang continued calmly:

'I relied on joining the Cleanup Bureau to temporarily free my family from an unfortunate future. But those "Li Angs" who had no Cleanup Bureau to join could only drag their sisters' corpses at night, secretly throwing them into the sewage river to exchange for the pension that shouldn't have been stopped in the first place. Even more "Li Angs" didn't even have the chance to do such a thing.'

'Li Ang... I... I'm sorry...'

Recalling the role she played in this, the princess's lips couldn't help but turn white. For the first time, she lowered her head, afraid to look into Li Ang's eyes.

'I'm sorry, truly sorry! If I hadn't investigated the Military Department, forcing them to rush to fill the deficit, your family wouldn't have...'

'No, you are not wrong.'

Li Ang shook his head and said:

'You have always been doing the right thing. The one who is wrong is not you, who wanted to investigate the Military Department, but those who caused the deficit and then set their sights on the pension.

Besides, since you are not wrong, then something else must be wrong... You asked me why I would think of those things. This is the reason! I want to change those wrong things!'

After squeezing the princess's damp palm hard and pulling her closer to himself, Li Ang stared into her slightly evasive eyes and said seriously:

'I know you haven't made up your mind to do this yet, and asking you to disregard father-daughter affection and use force to seize your father's throne is difficult for you. But I still sincerely hope you will carefully consider my proposal!

In this kingdom, stagnant as a dead pool, there are countless Annas still suffering from illness, and countless "Li Angs" with no Cleanup Bureau to join, all waiting for a change that can save their lives!'

'Li Ang... I...'

'I don't know how to be a king, nor do I have the ability to be this savior. But you do!'

Recalling the "future" the Nightmare King showed him, Li Ang, with fire burning in his heart, let go of the princess's hand, reached out to support her chin, turned her face toward himself, then stared into her anxious eyes and said word by word:

"Veronica, changing all of this only requires you to nod!"

(End of this chapter)