I'm the boss because I have a harem of anime characters.

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"He's got some energy! Come on, give him a demonstration of deep-fried pork ribs!"

The end result was that the players kept cursing until they died, and the behavior of these "people" was also recorded in the system and then Qin Shan showed it to the old man.

"The cost of reform, tsk tsk tsk."

"We will handle this matter, we definitely will..."

"No need. The operation had already begun when this video was sent here. I gave them a chance, but these creatures didn't appreciate it, so don't blame me for treating them like enemies."

Qin Shan's approach was simple and brutal: the patrol team composed of players officially descended upon Ashen, bringing with them an army.

"District Chief Wang, is there anything else you'd like to say?"

Faced with the video and audio recordings, as well as clear accounts and various pieces of evidence, District Chief Wang immediately lost control of his bladder and bowels.

"Take him away. By the way, according to the latest anti-corruption policy, your family members who have benefited from your corruption will be sent to the Northwest to plant trees. This is the dignity you deserve."

"No! No! It's all my fault. Please, spare my wife and children!"

"Damn it, when you had this day, did you even think about other people's wives and children? Enough nonsense, take him away!"

The repeated outbreaks quickly swept through the eastern and western provinces, with certain areas receiving particular attention. After all, the fragmented terrain made it easy for local powers to entrenched themselves in a treacherous arena of power and profit. The control issues in these border provinces were not resolved until the large-scale infrastructure construction was basically completed. After all, poverty would bring many problems if the economic lifeline was blocked.

Here's a joke: Zunyi has a long history of mutton rice noodles. Tell me, before 2000, how many people in Zunyi could afford mutton rice noodles? The raw material for handmade rice noodles is hulled refined rice. And this so-called long history? It's probably less than fifty years old. Or is it a long history of the upper and middle classes in the feudal era? So many long history traditions in the Southwest and Northwest have been incorporated into the industrial era, bringing down the social classes what was once only available to the upper and middle classes.

Fun fact: Provinces with a wider variety of food recipes are those that were poorer during their agricultural era, where they had to eat whatever they could find.

After all, if there were enough food, who would bother to figure out how to eat ants and lizards? Is rice and flour not tasty enough?

The sudden purge of the entire A Shen region startled everyone else. They began to ask in trepidation if the winds had changed and if they were going to follow the example of the previous ten years. "We finally got to be officials! We've only been enjoying Moutai and steak for a few days! They can't be so cruel!"

Don't assume that those above are truly unaware of what's happening below. It's just that after one era ends, the bureaucrats of the new era are willing to pay any price for the sake of the economy, since they are unlikely to be the ones paying the price. People are very prone to being generous with other people's money.

“I’m not a morally fastidious person who has to demand this or that from officials. Everyone has selfish desires, which is understandable. But some people just take the money and do nothing, or they take the money and do bad things. That’s just outrageous. You know, many people in this era idolize Heshen. Bah! They don’t deserve that title. At least Heshen could get things done. What can these fat, bloated worms do?”

Player Purge Agreement 3136 is complaining to his teammates who are on a mission. As one of the families directly affected by the wave of layoffs back then, it is obviously impossible for him to have any calm, rational, or objective comments on this issue.

"It's not scarcity that's the problem, but inequality. If everyone suffers together and fulfills our promises in the future, then there's nothing to say. But why is it that some people not only perfectly separate themselves from the common people but also have their descendants jump up and down to mock us?"

Anna is one of the few female players in the player group. Of course, the player groups under Qin Shan's command all know that they are not playing a game, but rather changing and influencing a real world.

Therefore, they are even more motivated to mess with those who were powerless in history.

The newly reborn Sino-Soviet alliance was naturally happy to see this. After all, the local trash had been wiped out by the various cleanup plans of the Avengers and Qin Shan. Those left behind were those who did not deserve to die for planting trees in the Northwest, and those who desperately tried to make amends after realizing their mistakes. In any case, those who dared to donate money and run away were treated as traitors. Over the years, the number of people cleaned up inside and outside the organization has almost reached the 50 million mark. It is no exaggeration to say that it was a major purge of the entire bureaucratic system and bureaucratic interest network.

Ten years after Huang Chao's death, the land between China and the Soviet Union was cleaned up again. As for the problem of officials living in misery, that was just a historical pain. Hopefully, those who died with their families can understand. Anyway, those worms and pigs won't object (if they dare to object, they can be buried again).

Taixu Shanren then spoke up: "The target is about to appear. Prepare to make your move."

This time, they were there to intercept a high-ranking official who was about to be smuggled out of the country. He was indeed a high-ranking official, quite famous in Hainan, especially in the smuggling industry, with connections that extended all the way to the higher-ups. However, since the big tigers had already been targeted and dealt with by Qin Shan, the local flies and mosquitoes were left to the players to enjoy a fun match-3 game.

I'm sure they would be more than happy to strangle these animals to death.

Before the players could act, the first to arrive on the battlefield were the media workers—of course, the players' own news media. They dared to speak the truth and would follow up with reports. The combination of investigative reporters and the superhumans' strength made many things easier. They were confident and determined to make the insects die first, and then suffer a miserable death.

We're still in the print media era, but emerging technology companies are about to start their show.

The companies that the players have registered are all provided with the technology of the Divine Land Civilization. This powerful emerging force will completely break the old, closed era and expose the truth to the people without reservation.

July 1, 1993, a day destined to be recorded in history, marked the official opening of Emerging Technology Promotion Company.

"Dear viewers, this is Emerging Company's National News Flash. Today's news is titled 'Shocking! The mayor's home is found to contain millions of dollars in gold, and the bureaucratic network and blood relatives you don't know about.'"

This is quite a bombshell, but that's not enough. Relying solely on traditional print media and live streams that can be shut down certainly won't reach a wide enough audience, nor will it ensure that everyone knows. But what if there were high-dimensional spatial projection screens scientifically distributed according to population density over every city and village?

This is a live broadcast projected from another dimension into the physical universe. The screen is enormous and faces you directly from all directions. You can see it simply by looking up. The height is generally no more than 100 meters. If the surrounding environment is complex, the screen can project to multiple areas and adjust its size. In short, it ensures that every person in the country can see it.

Next comes the skinning.

Section 4: After stir-frying celery, it can still easily dissolve in water.

I don't know when it started, but the relationships between people have become like a spider web.

The vested interests at the top use a spiderweb to block the sky, leaving a gap called "class leap," and then wait for the chosen ones to walk into the trap, in a cycle of entertaining, beheading, and being taken in as dogs, while proclaiming themselves as the masters of the times.

That's normal; the Five Wangs and Seven Surnames thought the same way before they met Huang Chao.

But the hardest thing is often not doing the right thing, but whether you remember your original aspirations when you are in that position.

Many people shout that they want to change the world, but once they actually sit in that position, they kneel down faster than anyone else.

It's easy to make ordinary people suffer, but when it comes to those who have already benefited, it's a fight to the death. How can respectable people risk their lives to make money? If they do, it's not about making money anymore. The world isn't just about fighting and killing; it's about human relationships and social interactions.

"So is this an internal contradiction or a class contradiction?"

The old man remained expressionless in the face of Qin Shan's question. He knew that no matter what he said, the outcome would not change.

Qin Shan possesses a far more advanced level of productivity than the United States. In this game, he has the power to overturn the table at any time. But if anyone else dares to do so, he is truly capable of launching a nuclear-powered anti-corruption campaign to clean house.

Since you've rebelled, it's only fair that I kill your whole family, isn't it?

"You were the undisputed winner from the start, but how long can you keep it up?"

"Here we go again. I don't know how long I can hold out, but I know for sure that you will never see that day, nor will your descendants. With your bodies aging rapidly after sixty, you are considered fortunate to live to be a hundred. I have plenty of time and resources to wear you down until everything becomes a habit, an inertia, and a belief."

“I’m not an unreasonable person. I gave those people a chance before I hit them, but they themselves weren’t willing to be virtuous, so don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

"Fairness is a luxury, but what we're best at is making luxury items as cheap as cabbage."

As the news of the emerging company began to spread nationwide, the entire country was thrown into turmoil.

What does "skinning" mean?

The kinship and blood ties between all levels of society within the country are exposed, and after the exposure, what everyone has done is also laid out in the open with evidence, and then the people are allowed to judge for themselves.

Is there even a need for judgment? Those things are things the insects wouldn't dare to bring to the open. Just like Humphrey said: "We can't investigate everything, what if we actually find something wrong!"

Yes, now we're going to find out something, and present it to the people in detail, cleanly and thoroughly.

Then comes Judgment Day.

At this time, the domestic proletariat still had organization and courage; they only lacked effective information channels. Now, the blatant evidence was laid out before everyone: why some people became rich and then turned ruthless, why they were more likely to become ruthless, and what kind of world the rest of the world was really like. All of this was laid out before everyone.

Information barriers are being broken down, just like short video platforms such as TikTok.

However, short video platforms may still be banned, but this one cannot be banned.

There is a small problem: at this time, the civilian population is extremely militarily capable, and the rate of gun ownership is very high. When the darkness of the entire bureaucratic system is exposed to the public, it is easy for people to take the path of criticizing weapons, or even more radically, to split within the organization. This is not an exaggeration; it is something that can really happen.

There are always passionate people in the world who want to do something for their country and its people.

Their actions may be immature, their thoughts may be too radical, or even excellent, but there really are people who will become heroes.

"Oh, so this is how the governor arranges things for his relatives!"

"What did I tell you? The government office now faces south!"

"What does it mean to be birds of a feather? This is a perfect example!"

"And I trusted them so much! Those bastards ate all my retirement pension!"

"Let's go find those beasts!"

Of course, even in the darkest torrent, there are still a few glimmers of starlight.

"District Chief Li is truly a good cadre."

"Director Zhao has done so much for us, it's really too much trouble."

"I never expected there to be such good people here. Let's go, we can't let good people down!"

"I was wrong about what happened last time, and I need to apologize!"

In the eyes of some "people," the masses are just ignorant creatures easily incited, but there are still those who firmly walk the path of serving the people, willing to use their own lives and blood to nourish the land beneath their feet.

However, it must be acknowledged that such people are extremely rare, and in this era where money is the primary concern, they are even rarer. Some people who might make mistakes in the future are still honest public servants at this point in time. This may be because, due to the micro-changes in parallel worlds, some people's personalities have changed slightly, leading them down completely different paths in life.

Some are stuck between depravity and progress; they can't go the next step because of their conscience, and they don't have the ability to move up. In the end, they just get stuck. This is the norm for a considerable number of cadres. To put it jokingly, it's a huge number of isolated cases.

Soon, cases of officials being besieged appeared in various places, and any official who was besieged would certainly die a tragic death.

Who did it? Nobody knows. Anyway, there was no investigation from higher authorities. It had the air of "If you're dead, you're dead. If the common people beat you to death, you deserve it." This scared many officials so much that they felt their hands and feet go cold.

What does all this mean? Does it mean they think ten years isn't enough and they want a second decade?!

Wait a minute, what happened to the promise of prioritizing economic interests and conceding benefits? Besides, local governments are the biggest contributors to the fiscal situation right now. This isn't like suppressing a rebellion, so why go to such extremes?

Of course, some people instigated infighting among the masses, but no sooner had such an incident occurred than the commander was tragically killed at home.

It was truly horrific. Judging from the traces at the scene, this was likely a poorly executed form of slow slicing.

"Pah, these insects are really getting off easy."

Half-faced Jun spat out a mouthful of crunch. This was his 59th target this month. He had dealt with the previous 58 using similar methods, ensuring that all beneficiaries around them were eliminated, unless there were instructions from above that this player should not be killed and should be punished in a public manner.

For example, some figures who could be called "King XX" during that period were high-ranking officials who followed the emperor into the Central Plains. After collecting enough evidence, they would naturally eliminate any potential threats. If the other party was very clean, they would be arrested and placed under house arrest in the capital, ensuring that the person would never be able to touch power again.

For those who crave power, this is tantamount to taking their lives; it's truly killing them out of their spirit.

But they should be content. This is the treatment reserved for those who were cut off quickly enough and without clear evidence. Those with solid evidence, even those who came from the Long March, were first publicly tried and then put behind bars. Chairman Mao has already given a clear opinion on what happened to Liu and Zhang. What, do you think your merits are greater than those two back then?

To put it simply, those who made it through the Long March and persevered until the end of the Korean War, unless their communication skills were so poor that they were universally condemned, were generally at least regimental commanders. But if a hero falls from grace, he becomes an enemy. The fight against corruption is a never-ending journey, and human nature can always be tested and may decline. Therefore, being vigilant at all times is what those who carry out the work should do.

Arresting them is not enough; those who deserve to die must be killed. Only the knife can truly warn the world.

As for the empty slots, that's for the players to deal with. I can't say how powerful they are, but at least they won't be corrupted.

After all, players' biggest source of cultivation resources cannot be obtained directly through the game. They need to earn points through their excellent performance in the game and then exchange them at the exchange sites set up by Shenzhou Civilization. They can also exchange them online and have them delivered to their door.

The Divine Continent Civilization will deliver directly to your door via spatial teleportation, ensuring your privacy.

"Alright, let's see where the new target is, Inner Mongolia, right? Let's go."

Just as Banmianjun set off, the central government timely introduced tax reforms and began implementing new tax standards.

More importantly, documents and irrefutable evidence were delivered directly to the local top official and his family.

The attitude from above is very clear: cooperate with the work and then accept a public trial, and the child may survive; otherwise, eradicate evil completely.

Recent events are sufficient proof that the central government's control is far superior to theirs.

These people are racking their brains trying to understand why things have turned out this way. Before that old man came to power, he was very easy to talk to. Now, not only has he crossed the river and burned the bridge, but he's also going so far as to demolish other people's homes after crossing the river. Don't go too far. Do you really think we won't dare to resist?

Soon, a major case occurred in Yamao, and the investigation team was easily thwarted at night.

Section 5: Legal weapons can also be used separately.

"You cast your bait and the fish took the bait right away. Don't you have anything to say?"

Looking at the "ironclad evidence" that Qin Shan had thrown in front of him, the old man could only sigh with helplessness on his face.

"You know, not everyone is like the sun, willing to burn themselves to warm others."

"I admit that people are selfish, but some people are so selfish that they start to hinder others from living. If someone could truly reach the level of Yang Zhu, who wouldn't give up a single hair or take a single penny, then I wouldn't say anything."

But they—oh, I mean they—clearly can't do that.

"Didn't you already decide what to do?"

The old man looked at his hands and at himself in the mirror, who looked noticeably younger.

Yes, the person in front of me has made me young again, which means he has made me alive. Therefore, all the orders issued from here are my instructions and the will of the country's supreme leader.

Not long ago, the old man's child was killed by the person in front of him.

The good news is that he didn't die, and his paralyzed body was even cured.

The bad news is that I'll have to spend my whole life planting trees in Northwest China.

As for what will happen to the old man's own grandson, that's all up to the young man in front of him.

"Yes, but I still want to ask you a question, or rather, on behalf of many people, when the spring breeze blows towards us, do we really have no other choice?"

The old man remained silent for a long time before finally admitting, "If I were willing to burn myself like the sun and fight those people to the death, there would still be hope for a smooth landing. Even if it wasn't perfect, at least there would be far fewer conflicts and tragedies. But I can't do it. I'm sorry, I'm not someone with that kind of awareness. I'm a farmer's child, but I can't go back to that time."

"Thank you for your answer. At least you are very honest. In terms of the subsequent development, you should thank the people, because only with hardworking people and elders willing to set things right for you could the mess you left behind not become a complete disaster."

The old man looked at Qin Shan: "You don't seem disappointed."

"Because I believe in the principle that if you don't fight, you deserve it. If a person encounters injustice and chooses to back down, then everything he suffers in the future is deserved. If you can't live fairly, then die heroically, at least let those who come after you understand that some things must be fought for with your life. If legal weapons don't work, then put down the law and pick up weapons."

Finally, Qin Shan recited two lines of poetry: "Today we cheer for the Great Sage Sun, only because the demonic fog has returned once more."

The old man sat up straight, his expression somewhat dazed. It wasn't because of any physical problem—his body was perfectly healthy, and even his aging had been treated very well—but because he seemed to see those little sparks of light being rekindled.