Tu Fei Bai, as the governor-general of several provinces in the Northeast, was essentially the high commander of these provinces. However, he was secretly in frequent contact with a foreign envoy.
Not only did he agree to allow certain troops to station in the province, but he also provided locations for them to build military factories, open mines, and construct transportation railways, plundering local resources and money. This way, he could obtain weapons and financial support to help his private army compete with other regional warlords.
Yu Yi copied these telegrams and letters exactly using her client and sent them to various newspapers.
Local newspapers, intimidated by Tu Fei Bai’s power, did not dare to publish, but a few days later, the first newspaper brave enough to challenge him printed the full text of Tu Fei Bai’s communications with the foreign envoy on its front page, making the information public. Although the newspaper was sealed by the military that same noon, the newspaper had prepared for this and had already evacuated, leaving no one behind.
Tu Fei Bai was furious but powerless.
Subsequently, surrounding provinces followed up with reports, and radical student organizations organized street protests. Public sentiment against Tu Fei Bai grew wave after wave. The military units that had previously united with him began to declare their withdrawal from his fake anti-war alliance. The other two warlord factions, who had long been eyeing his fertile territory, now had a reason to attack him.
Watching the situation develop, Yu Yi noticed the divine being had not sent her back, suggesting her mission was not yet complete.
In her rented small room, she asked the divine being: “Under these circumstances, would assassinating Tu Fei Bai complete the mission?” She did not want to kill unless absolutely necessary, but Tu Fei Bai had committed so many crimes and was arguably deserving of death.
The divine being responded: “Tu Fei Bai has a brother named Tu Fei Ying. If Tu Fei Bai dies, Tu Fei Ying would replace him as army commander and continue communicating with the foreign envoy. You must consider whether you can successfully assassinate repeatedly. Your mission is to completely disperse this Northeast faction, and under current circumstances, assassination is not the best method.”
Yu Yi fell into deep thought.
