The Empire begins with the Fourth Scourge.

Chapter 2090 Hari Seldon is arrested

2091 Hari Seldon is captured

Ling Liang looked at the report he had written again and gave a bitter smile. A good report turned out to be a complaint because he had too many things on his mind.

She shook her head and said to the person beside her, "Erase the official document number and keep this as a log."

[Yes.] An electronic synthesized voice came from the terminal next to me. This is a secretary robot that helps process documents.

"Tell me about tomorrow's schedule." Ling Liang said again.

[Gross-Shelbia, the director of the Fourth Group, invites you to attend the trial ceremonies of the Cole II-class battlecruiser and the Aiken II-class battlecruiser. She has sent the early data of the battleships.] said the secretary robot.

Ling Liang clicked on the light screen a few times, checking the data of the two warships, and frowned, "She also shrunk the improved warship? Interesting."

After a pause, she continued, "Reply to Gross, I have other plans tomorrow. But I will attend the trial voyage ceremony on time."

【Yes. 】

Then she tapped on the light screen again and connected a call.

The holographic projection flashed, and a young man in black clothes, probably in his early thirties, appeared - Hari Seldon.

"Francis Underwood has just signed an executive order removing you from your position as Governor of the Haven Sector," Ling Liang said.

"This is not surprising. I must admit that as the governor of the Haven sector, I did not fulfill my duties." Hari Seldon's expression was very calm, "And Francis has the power, so I will calmly accept this result."

"You are using the power of the great mathematician Bachr-Banack to continuously deduce and improve Operation Zero!" Ling Liang's tone rose several degrees, "We all know it!"

"Operation Zero is not a topic that can be discussed publicly." Hari Seldon smiled slightly.

"So this is Francis Underwood's conspiracy! He used this to bring you down, but made it difficult for us to refute!" Ling Liang slammed the table.

"Francis Underwood is the Prime Minister of the Principality of Dawn and the second-in-command of the regime. Therefore, there are indeed many things he can do, and it is difficult for us to stop him. But at the same time, he cannot stop Operation Zero, and that is enough." Hari Seldon said, "Time will prove that we are right."

Ling Liang asked solemnly: "What did you foresee?"

"It is my duty to do this." Hari Seldon bowed with a smile, "I will protect the Fourth Civilization until the end."

After saying that, he closed the communication.

……

The next day, a sudden piece of news once again detonated the political arena of the Principality of Dawn.

Former Haven Governor Hari Seldon was charged with malfeasance and was accused of being responsible for at least 17 strikes and riots in the Haven Sector. Hari Seldon was arrested by the Dawn Principality Administrative Law Enforcement Court on the planet Woostri. When he was arrested, he was in the planet's holographic scanning data array, using the huge computing array here to calculate every step of Operation Zero.

Ling Liang looked at the news screen, where Hari Seldon was caught and handcuffed by a team of administrative police in light blue uniforms. His eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

In the live broadcast, Hari Seldon had a calm expression and cooperated with the police. He looked at the reporters from various media outlets who had gathered around him after hearing the news, as well as the densely packed news drones in the sky, smiled slightly, and raised his handcuffed hands so that the silver-white handcuffs could be seen by everyone.

Ling Liang rubbed his forehead and said through gritted teeth: "You want to break up with me, right? I can send a few ghost agents over right now to blow up Francis' entire family!"

"It's okay. Let the Grand Duke handle this matter." Helmut Zemo, who was standing next to her, had a very calm expression. "I talked to Hari Seldon, and this is what he said."

"There's no way to contact Tang Xiao now!" Ling Liang said hatefully.

"Then do what we should do. Withstand all pressure and advance Operation Zero." Zemo said, "Those who accomplish great things should have such awareness. All the sacrifices we make now are for the bright future of this grand cause."

"But with Francis obstructing us like this, can Operation Zero still proceed smoothly?" Ling Liang asked loudly.

"Francis is indeed a very difficult prime minister. And you have to believe that the people are always short-sighted. They will not see the long-term, but only see that their interests are being damaged now. But..." Zemo adjusted his glasses, and his smile became a little gloomy, "We don't have to underestimate our own power..."

……

[This is the Dawn Voice News Network. According to the news we just received, Hari Seldon, the governor of the Haven sector who was suddenly dismissed yesterday, was arrested on the planet Worcester on charges of dereliction of duty...]

[Political earthquake! The former governor of a star region became a prisoner in one day! Where will the political arena of the Principality of Dawn go next? Aiyatu News Network will continue to follow you...]

[Today, our Dawn Financial Channel has invited Professor Luo, a famous political and economic expert. Hello, Professor, what do you think about the arrest of Hari Seldon? ...]

[…It is said that Prime Minister Francis Underwood asked Hari Seldon to be responsible for the high-pressure policy in the past year. We know that many strikes and riots broke out in the Haven sector…]

Countless news reports were flying around the holographic network of the Principality of Dawn, and everyone was talking about this political earthquake. Hari Seldon would become the highest-ranking person arrested in the history of the Principality of Dawn. Although this history was not long, it was also because of this that this was regarded as a very serious incident.

But soon, people found that almost all media outlets were speaking in the same tone.

[Hari Seldon, malfeasance? The most ridiculous thing in the world! Please read the long editorial of the Dawn Voice News Network below - Hari Seldon, whose cake did he touch? ]

[… Professor Luo, I really didn't expect this to be your idea. In your opinion, the occurrence of those strikes and riots was inevitable?] On the screen, the beautiful host was interviewing an expert.

[The ethnic composition of the Principality of Dawn is very complex, and we lack historical background, that's for sure. Many people can't understand our approach because they have been ruled by the Galactic Republic for the past 25,000 years. But what about the rule of the Galactic Republic? They spent 25,000 years proving that they were wrong! ] The expert spoke eloquently in front of the screen.

(End of this chapter)