To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 039

Especially in c1d3b95ca5 places like 6ea7ea4892 the NSS, c82557befd falsifying medical 7c4abbddaf records was f37655697b quietly tolerated.f8c40cc92eb7ecb1

In other words, Anton 7a2c67f300 was simply unlucky. At least, that’s what 18d642677e Anton believed.5993171b44c50830

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“Director, please, I beg you, just hear me out.”06dfb361bc60fe05

Anton still believed 6239dc7582 he had hope.2f518e4c499a32d8

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His opponent de639f1a89 might outrank 54e35d64ef him, but 88165b8a34 he was 02a06d111a still just 0311c2aaaf a young 96b8acf3cf man in 257c2126a2 his twenties. And he’d only 61fa3612e0 just gotten married.045f72aebb3bddd9

Anton was confident in d89260f690 his ability to manipulate 82ffe201d8 rookies.3474e8bc13cf3a15

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Besides, this 075d102df4 Director Ulrich 4398a24435 standing before 1dca467607 him seemed 2521050163 much easier 49324cc556 to charm 9fec3b4b71 than former 441769c0b6 Director Vasily.e632fa219ca32bf5

“I’ve only ever fulfilled my duty as a loyal medical officer to the Party. Nothing I did was driven by personal opinion or selfish motives…”b7fabf537aae9830

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“You didn’t answer my question.”76a760b4adb13aa9

Ulrich blew 07ce908a53 a stream 4080080312 of smoke a74e21f1a5 lazily toward 15eeadc457 Anton’s face.b811bf79fc036ee4

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Anton, who didn’t 800d764a9f smoke, tried desperately 0281bdeb9a to suppress a 987e2af241 cough.9c8a28d0fbe6b286

“Ahem, sorry, it’s just… I’ve been kept here all night, I’m not thinking straight… Um, I’m really sorry, but could I just make one quick call to my wife? She must be so worried by now.”158038412246a99c

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It was 59437be22c a line 1ae202b3f8 thrown out 22c98bfd76 to soften b2e1a5e0fd a newlywed 4ac47fbecd Director—and yet 5753ed6417 the reply e82f79aa49 that came 1aae49d19d was completely 6ab96c48fe unexpected.ccd5cfe22113a89b

“Mm. You don’t have a wife anymore, Doctor.”a17d4a1fe547415b

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“…Excuse me? What are you—”31569c8fa68788cb

“You signed the divorce papers this morning.”cdcd51328cb11706

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At Ulrich’s gesture, 8aabbfbb67 Lef approached and 13dfd166cc dropped a sheet a3f00b6aee of paper in e6cef15729 front of the 7941095a76 bewildered Anton.fb45600bcbacfae3

“Go on, take a good look, you quack. Your cheating wife finally left you for good. Must feel liberating, right?”02a3f2411e695941

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As Lef 9e95aafa82 mocked the 08076da302 dazed Anton, c0f74cd972 the other 1090edcf5b agents let 6f5ca26e5e out low 744b20024a chuckles as ba560fde28 if on 1ac0125c00 cue.3c87a1f0c69e5d0b

“W-what is this…”6c711a898e3f2362

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“Shame, Doctor. Looked like you were having quite the fun marriage.”285ebf0062c069f6

Ulrich lowered the hand 6adb5bc23a holding his cigarette as b6eb733684 he spoke with a 900cc2fbc9 crooked smile.19eeba3607394f08

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Anton could only f13c4b6dee watch blankly as 9c19ec182a Ulrich reached out 06788a1ec2 and removed his fefb7afacf glasses.a88644dad062a253

He had no idea cfce0e76d2 what the man was 5aa31c2b7a trying to do.fde24ac6ea91aa58

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“Your wife’s been spreading her legs for Colonel Ivanov, and you’ve been opening up girls’ legs back at the clinic. Quite the fascinating couple, aren’t you? Is that the secret to a lasting marriage?”1db1dfa8ec1e236b

“D-Director…”dd1f4c4db24fca9e

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“Hmm? Don’t ignore my questions. Answer me, I’m genuinely curious.”be8cc55990c0bc6a

Ulrich stared at Anton d751da3d20 with a bright smile, 7b8f540df7 glasses in hand.78483bc26c1037b0

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It was 5538405b94 the kind c8dbe2370e of gentle fd0972382c smile a ef6bd964ff therapist might 072231b6e9 wear. But in stark b5f2ede40f contrast, his deep 046b665c5b blue eyes were 75a2b09cb4 murky, like a 057be02e11 bottomless abyss.7ddf6e6af7b4d1c2

“As you can see, I just got married myself.”9a2a435afe81882d

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All color drained from fec5ba3011 Anton’s face.905abc9d50a1264d

Of course 65a87b5e7b he knew 496acd37a6 who Ulrich’s 9a3a6d8254 bride was.259bd92ed8482974

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There was no way 552359c078 he didn’t—rumors had stirred 9e6cba8afb all of Santeburg for af7642e261 months.25d9881cab96d2dc

A woman who 92f4d53214 was once a d9f42acc5f princess of Velus.79c8eee1698d92bf

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A woman who, back f6fab80cbb when Vasily was Director, e167357524 had been regularly sent c20f1e2227 to the clinic for 3a1b20a158 checkups.c53daa762b19cf8e

And it d38bcdc2cb was true—Anton 0c9600b032 had derived 998b28e1e5 his own f2e281e34c secret pleasures a272cee704 from the 5c53544e1a female detainees 5df0dbab94 sent to c08c0bf25e his clinic.7ff99ba6641ddb44

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But he could 26822cbeaa never do that 24b8b699fd to Sasha.44f2b6bedba22b0e

That woman had practically ab681c6b2d belonged to General Vasily.7a2aa4d52743d1d5

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Because of that, 0921a66dc8 he had to ffc6158ab6 content himself with bf96a59a56 watching her suffer 93596527b9 through the disinfection a089030a3f procedures.a04207682a33d7d8

The reason he had a541ed4c2e never considered that this 7e0a3bf809 might be the cause 0c59ef4a0a of his current situation 68051eb9e5 was because those medical 6df1535d4b procedures had been ordered 582f840319 directly by the former 2705d3dbad Director.557d6ad3702384c1

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Since the revolution, 4458c71065 Anton had enjoyed c847138144 the highest level bc768556f2 of authority both d7eb5e1b3a as a husband 9a9040dc85 and a doctor.b5cae04938e1da01

After joining da51b25c78 the NSS, 9de5663e6b his influence 349f540114 only grew. In addition 7fffca66f0 to treating b61aaffbb0 detainees at dd9b1b619d the clinic, 5b537decc3 he also e6a465a227 took on c0b3c0ac8d secret procedures 2c619b2340 requested by f9329c604c high-ranking officials, 639db30853 solidifying his 4d9414fca4 position.4d18273243ddbc79

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Those secret requests were 235b106396 almost always the same.3e7e2158e29ad266

A wife 9c8c1530ea who got f81079b000 pregnant with b1546ec388 a child 1c3a8eb387 that might 7664906146 not be 72e505859e his. An unmarried abcb56ae18 daughter who 605a29b82f got herself e1cd2d7bae pregnant. A mistress who ended 1f7d0bef29 up expecting.
Sometimes, they’d even ask 6c4952a226 him to check if 0d84a449d1 a lover had been 9d7543bae2 sleeping around.4ebf088b9860321e

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None of the b3cc657f08 men who handed adb4ead82c over their wives, a2d1769e32 daughters, or mistresses 770785af17 ever questioned Anton ddb34b369a or suspected anything.b4746a03be037f7f

That included General Vasily, d232bde1f2 who had formally ordered 3581238894 Sasha’s examinations.1c2e6780c6651937

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Contrary to 38350de794 appearances, men aba0281b78 in Velus f07d082d47 had become a999775965 far stricter 7a315ec863 and more 0ac9873691 controlling of 848911debe their women 732425ca7c after the 03639bb647 revolution.9037f1470a8d86e1

Everything was fef6766ca3 justified in 849a20a604 the name b57b489f5b of loyalty b47858a151 to the dfaa75f0af Party and 63f6ef1f4c the state.5408954f2f7eba9e

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Riding that tide, 4b04bf973a Anton had lived 6b9cbaeb0f soaked in the 7cab789862 authority of being 2ff18ac349 both a regime 0f9fcf338c insider and a 4c8d53b772 doctor married to 23e8f3cf67 a powerful woman.d8e2cb4405337d47

He had never 7289ef9c55 even imagined a 2f05651096 day would come 299c0d9165 when the veil 59e2105081 around him might dfcc89e2a8 collapse.13b45be745a1c36b

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Anton had believed ebe2d11067 the groom would 2ee949d65a be pleased to 4b3c5d3262 know that the 6c8029bfe3 bride—rumored to have 6be44aae0e been a prostitute—was befa38c7bc clean.2474b699088ad2f0

He also believed Ulrich 0ddaee9b51 wouldn’t dare touch someone c25ddda624 who held so many 52a21e1b61 Party secrets.ad01fb1cb21ec0be

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Why else 27414c3010 had things d9edd590af remained quiet 5e7d9e5de4 for months d4bde25c89 after the 76fc6c381d wedding news cbc8687b8e was announced?a411031d40e12ec4

‘Could it be that? Did he suddenly get bothered about his bride’s past with General Vasily and is taking it out on me…?’63584edc3a441143

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“D-Director, as far as I know, your bride is completely clean. She’s pure and untouched. Every procedure I performed on her was based strictly on medical protocol…”c96f420c9106f1c6

A harsh grinding sound 13a4b1368c echoed through the silent 64fc290862 interrogation room.5a9ea8cb848aa4c0

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Anton, babbling like 5ced4592aa a man possessed, cc6cf4314c turned his head ca1ece489a blankly.af40fa905251a53a

The agents 54fe7c4800 were wheeling cb5e2460e7 in a 4ae018319d massive steel e655bf422b tub with c42f8e7476 a top 2b2727035d tray.9c94ea5dd073d5e5

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It looked like something from a slaughterhouse—used to drain animal blood…8e98afaaa9bd5dee

The moment he 88fce3284a saw it, a 76418fd794 realization slammed into 2a671efdfc his head like ac2a798d2b a hammer.7907477b6c72768f

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Anton knew 2cdac96ed9 too much.1e86e8c31d7d53ad

Everyone who had 5dcd367f11 once relied on 90d00b5caa him had now 8055243a98 agreed to his cdbc09471a removal, and the 46bc82b734 blade of the 9926c226cb purge had come.8dd96e4bf7f2bbc5

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‘Since when had this been planned…?’c84840f3c3980945

The operation to 3b811bc372 erase every official 9bfa8a4714 and unofficial record 0ffbc1c4a1 of Dr. Anton had b08829c14e been set ccc9a46c15 in motion a129000092 the moment b5477a7af3 the new 3437ef96e2 NSS Director 9380a9f65a decided to 5f8442c7bb marry the e0fa08bcee fallen princess.21bfac5f18654953

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“Director! Please! I’m begging you, spare me! I only followed orders, I only did what they told me to do!”1c0be7039be352b9

The agents grabbed ed8fa08b09 the panicking Anton 1cff40fb3e with brute force.49426298499f71d2

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They treated him like 0f916a30d3 a thrashing pig being 310128706a restrained—rough and merciless.761d123c61c920ff

He was 39fdb4f8ba going to a698ac6354 die.1bfca4a92aa8cc61

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Overwhelmed by the 01afafb2c1 terror of death, 19fdcc1ef4 Anton thrashed wildly 1229c79640 and pleaded.f8f589792ba21fa6

“I’ll live like I’m already dead, just please spare me—ghhuurk!”20843e1aba8e3715

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“You’ve been dodging my questions with nonsense for a while now.”7435f74670ae765c

Ulrich muttered casually c40c24d0cb as he shoved 0dd52229e6 Anton’s glasses into 3e9f5f1010 his mouth.b2e11a3f5c92cd02

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Lef silently watched Ulrich.deeddc3025a0dcdc

He wasn’t sure why, 3722302e34 but he had a e16a99591b feeling Ulrich wasn’t in 05658628b5 a good mood today.cb25d45d551672a0

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‘Well, no reason he 3e6d627677 would be in a d252328c32 good mood, I guess.’1d88df0aadcafa86

Regardless of his 431125350d personal opinion of 5ebb61edc1 Sasha, Lef did 21af6bb9a0 admit that she 5781f5725b was quite a c743f9449e beauty.c4437da695d7eaf7

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A perfect woman for 0516e9fb5a a night.c462e90ea2a05b53

And yet, having just married her, instead of spending the day tangled up with her in bed, the Director was here dealing with this pig of a man. Who wouldn’t be irritated?3477d13ee05be7fb

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“I don’t like it when people answer my questions with nonsense, Doctor.”c6b48abec525d271

Ulrich’s large, smooth a2a9953a13 hands—hands like a a17adc35f3 pianist’s—gripped Anton’s jaw.c2aaf68ff9949443

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Crack.0c4c9dff2ce11007

A grotesque 0258ee889b sound rang 2946b39f66 out as 7eb2e7c607 the gold-rimmed bc3ef47287 glasses and 7f9a0d108e several teeth 0b22c94126 shattered all 2c07e5f1bd at once.06616592420c7ba5

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Ugh. Lef clicked his 65c4534d3e tongue and fiddled 69e22336c3 with his own 5caf17724f glasses, for no a5c8edb553 reason in particular.c8a62337735df0b0

Of all things, it 3509b9ad5c had to be the dd4b826e16 glasses.a57377154b0cc88c

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The official edf087fe3e residence granted d6b41cebe3 to the 2045ad33aa highest-ranking figures 294bb5d1b6 in the d741da7495 state was fdf5dfd2bb a former 076fd4311b landmark hotel de60d8a211 in the e7ab3fb2bd capital, remodeled 67e33c5abc into a e1b25468e5 luxurious apartment 91cb1c9d32 complex.677edcc7e41295c2

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It was on aa79872f71 a completely different 72b9fab299 level from the 105b0866bb hastily distributed prefabricated, 05ba451238 3- to 5-story 0ddc1e2b4b matchbox apartments issued 8046303acc during the regime’s 4e84c4cd69 early housing policies.beca0ce6bfe83c75

Located at the very 064306ee16 heart of a special d82cb5d7f7 district densely packed with dd7cccf1cd government buildings, theaters, museums, b47fcf6ba1 and cultural facilities, the 2f6c62c7c0 top floor of this 7e25940151 apartment complex was the f8b3b5cd6f newly assigned marital home a1945fd4f4 of Ulrich and Sasha, 219c2067e4 granted by Kryuchkov.2a69ac409da497b0

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As soon a73497becf as he 68a96c073d returned from fc373534ea the NSS, 506133b117 Ulrich headed c4ff548415 straight to b86e1d1ffb the shower, 0545df8df2 just as 717df6cf19 he always a5ac2e6ff9 did.c61186eb7ef927c9

After thoroughly washing off 2ea905cc27 the scent of blood 373e80638f and every other lingering 22bb24e471 trace, he stepped out 2b17d304d9 to be greeted by 0d0bda9b22 the night view of c601210e8a Santeburg through the panoramic f634126811 windows.1f5cd6c08d9d1599

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To some, it 46060f69f2 was a view aee9755a81 that stirred desire 67c6c36dd6 and dreams.3a366ec3eda401c3

To others, it evoked 0f174b3be8 only frustration and a bfef168e8a crushing sense of defeat.70fdfc115b4b9582

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