192: Chapter 192 The Little Devil of the Capital!

Deputy Minister Zheng's expression turned ugly in an instant.

He had originally wanted to find dirt on Li Mo to seize the opportunity to claim credit with his superiors, but now he had only ended up losing more than he gained.

As a Deputy Minister of the Department of Military Supplies, he did not actually have the authority to arrest Li Mo. After all, even the Minister would need the Marshal's consent to apprehend Li Mo.

The reason Deputy Minister Zheng did this was simply to show off at this sensitive moment. If he could truly take down Li Mo, the high-level government officials would find a way to speak up for him.

But in the current situation, not only could he not capture Li Mo, but he was also very likely to be abandoned by the higher-ups.

After all, Li Mo was the greatest hero of this war. If Li Mo was innocent, no one would dare to offend him, including the six highest authorities of the government; doing so would be equivalent to offending a national hero.

Deputy Minister Zheng was a shrewd politician after all, and he immediately put on a fawning expression. "It's a misunderstanding! General Li, this is all a misunderstanding! It was my subordinate who reported false intelligence! Rest assured, I will immediately find someone to deal with him!"

Deputy Minister Zheng had dragged his subordinate out to take the fall, but how could such a trick deceive Li Mo?

Deputy Minister Zheng needed Li Mo to trade for a chance to advance his career, and Li Mo also needed someone to establish his authority!

Although the majority of the government opposed Li Mo stationing troops in the Misibi Mountain Region, Li Mo could not truly go against the entire government.

It was difficult to directly conflict with those six highest authorities, but Deputy Minister Zheng, a Deputy Minister, was different.

Thus, Li Mo's expression changed slightly, and he let out a cold snort. "Deputy Minister Zheng, Deputy Minister of the Department of Military Supplies, in terms of rank, you are on the same level as this General. Even if this General had truly committed a fault, I don't think you have the qualifications to arrest me, do you?"

Feeling the solemn Killing Intent that only someone returning from the battlefield could bring, Deputy Minister Zheng was immediately so scared that his legs went weak.

What politicians feared most were soldiers like this!

After all, they had never been to the battlefield.

"That's right! That's right! My brain was muddled! I apologize to you..."

Deputy Minister Zheng hurriedly took the opportunity to apologize.

However, Li Mo would not let him off so easily, and instead continued, "If everyone in the government were like you, would anyone still be willing to join The Military to serve the country?"

Saying this, Li Mo scanned his surroundings, his expression becoming extremely cold and stern.

Because the words that followed were not meant for Deputy Minister Zheng alone, but for everyone in the Congress Hall at this moment!

"Today you have all seen what this fellow has done to this General! This General will punish him on behalf of everyone, who objects?"

Li Mo's words were meant to see who would dare to protect Deputy Minister Zheng in front of a national hero.

The facts were as he expected; at this moment, none of the over one hundred high-level government officials in the massive Congress Hall dared to answer, including those six highest authorities.

"Zheng Jiahao, Xu Feng!"

Then Li Mo waved his hand, and soon Zheng Jiahao and Xu Feng walked up to Deputy Minister Zheng.

Although Deputy Minister Zheng was a Deputy Minister of the Department of Military Supplies, he was only a warrior at the Foundation Establishment Realm. In front of the two at the Blood Transformation Realm, he had no power to resist and was directly hoisted up by the two.

"What are you doing? Is this lynching? I warn you, I am a Deputy Minister of the Great Xia Department of Military Supplies, you have no right to lynch me, I..."

Before Deputy Minister Zheng could finish his sentence, Zheng Jiahao's large palm landed on Deputy Minister Zheng's face.

Slap!

This crisp sound echoed throughout the entrance of the Congress Hall.

Zheng Jiahao used quite a bit of force with this palm strike, and even with just one blow, Deputy Minister Zheng was left bruised and swollen, with a lump nearly the size of a fist swelling up on his face, while blood and snot flowed uncontrollably.

Deputy Minister Zheng was directly stunned by the blow, and even his speech became somewhat slurred.

"I... you..."

Before Deputy Minister Zheng could retort, Xu Feng's next slap landed on the other, still-intact side of Deputy Minister Zheng's face.

With this, there was not a single piece of intact flesh left on Deputy Minister Zheng's face; the sight was truly horrific.

"Forty slaps! Not one less!"

With Li Mo's command, it signaled the Hell that Deputy Minister Zheng was about to face.

In the entire New Calendar era, Li Mo was likely the only person who dared to slap a Deputy Minister of the Department of Military Supplies in front of the Congress Hall.

He was not hitting Deputy Minister Zheng's face, but the face of all the high-level government officials!

Even if the high-level government officials dared to be angry but dared not speak now, the grudge was unavoidable.

But Li Mo was not afraid in the slightest; his stationing of troops in the Misibi Mountain Region was already going to offend all the high-level government officials, so what was one more grudge like this!

The crisp sounds of slapping began to echo in front of the entire Congress Hall. Some high-ranking government officials inside the hall could not bear to listen anymore and wanted to go out to stop Li Mo.

"This Li Mo is too inhuman! Deputy Minister Zheng is, after all, a Deputy Minister of the Department of Military Supplies; does he want to beat him to death?"

"A devil! Simply a devil! In the history of The Military, no one has ever dared to be so arrogant! Letting such a devil become a Major General is a dereliction of duty by The Military!"

Before these people could rush out, they were stopped by someone.

"Elder Jiang, Elder Gu. Do you two also want to rush out and get beaten? Don't think that just because you two are old, Li Mo won't dare to lay a hand on you! Don't forget what Li Mo did in the capital before!"

There were still some smart people among the high-level government officials who stopped these two elderly officials.

These two officials, known as Elder Jiang and Elder Gu, thought of Li Mo's previous actions in the capital and were also scared into a cold sweat.

In fact, Li Mo's deeds at Starry Sky University had already spread throughout the entire circle of the capital.

At that time, Li Mo was just a non-commissioned officer, yet he dared to ruthlessly kill the high-level officials of Starry Sky University, and even ignored the threats from that Martial God of Starry Sky University!

At that time, Li Mo had left behind a famous nickname in the circles of the capital.

"The Little Devil King of the Capital"!

This "Little Devil King of the Capital" meant that although Li Mo was young, he disregarded the immensity of heaven and earth, acted without considering the consequences, and stirred up trouble like a Devil Head.

The fact that Li Mo could slap a Deputy Minister of the Department of Military Supplies in full view of everyone showed that he simply did not take the high-level government officials inside the Congress Hall seriously.

Until these forty slaps were finished, no one could save Deputy Minister Zheng.

"Arrogant and conceited! Abominable! Abominable!"

"A Devil Head! Truly a Devil Head! How could such a person appear in The Military! Completely unreasonable!"

At this moment, the people inside the government hall only dared to complain behind his back.

A moment later, Li Mo's forty slaps were finally finished, and Deputy Minister Zheng was left with only half his life.

Dragging his last breath, he finally pleaded for help from his backer, the high-level official who really wanted to deal with Li Mo.

"Mr. Jiang! Help! Help me!"

Following his plea, a voice finally came from inside the Congress Hall.

"Li Mo, I am Jiang Wanchao! That is enough! Today is a celebration of commendation, do not cause any loss of life!"

This Jiang Wanchao was one of the six highest authorities of Great Xia!

A true national-level figure!