Counterfeit Hero

This time, the Propaganda Department suddenly became arrogant, especially when facing the Military Department. They believed that since Russell had left, the Military Department should now be humble, and their working attitude immediately changed. Several Propaganda Ministers even refused to give face to the Generals of the Military Department; matters that originally required personal discussion were handled by secretaries. Those lower in the hierarchy followed suit, sitting comfortably and making the Military Department run around. This wasn’t just embarrassing the Military Department; it was specifically targeting Gordon, making him so angry that he stormed into the Propaganda Department with people, and furiously berated the ministers in public, treating them like grandsons. Under the long-standing authority of the Military Department, not a single person dared lift their head to argue. Later, the incident spread widely, becoming a joke within the Gazalin Nobles Circle.

The Gazalin Nobles Circle is very complex. Besides such conflicts, there are also clashes due to the different camps supporting heirs to the throne. However, on the surface, no one explicitly supports anyone, though various covert actions are ceaseless. Among the nobles, some have been long-term allies, bonding through marriages that have lasted hundreds of years; while some nobles are sworn enemies. Newer nobles depend on seasoned ones, and within the Military Department and each department, both chief and vice roles, another form of division occurs based on power factions, all intertwined. Only their minds have a ledger, which is unreliable and changes with shifts in interests or power positions.

The noble children mingling long in such circles are not all dumb; in a certain sense, they see and know far more than ordinary people. They know when to step forward and when to remain silent. According to their fathers’ factions, they also have their circles. Standing united, this is the basic condition for maintaining status within these small circles.

Carey, being one of the core members among these people, naturally stepped out to back Martin, the son of the Deputy Minister of the Propaganda Department, when he suffered. Besides, the conflict between the Military Department and the Propaganda Department was well known; Gordon had already been sidelined. This was now Stephen’s graduation celebration dance, secretly supported by Carey’s family. If they couldn’t stand tall now, they’d never lift their heads in this circle again.

Christina, enraged by the other party’s unreasonable behavior, had her pretty face flushed red, momentarily at a loss for words.

Such matters, Fatty was the best at handling. This guy smiled sincerely, "I didn’t hit him, he came at me, I just wanted to push him away, afraid he’d bite me."

Everyone around burst into laughter. Carey glared at Fatty and said, "I saw you hit him!"

Fatty shook his head earnestly, "No, I really didn’t hit him."

The person next to Carey said, "Cut the crap, how are we going to explain this! You dare to hit people here, you’ve got guts!"