To My Gentle Dictator – Chapter 039

Especially in places 1ac85b3770 like the NSS, 5dca0292ab falsifying medical records af9b5ee29b was quietly tolerated.cc337d0489ad5569

In other words, Anton 2be18105e1 was simply unlucky. At least, 12d48a2979 that’s what 383afbcd82 Anton believed.87dfb271f5f95025

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“Director, please, I beg you, just hear me out.”8b1520cbbf018b5e

Anton still believed 932c4d9b4c he had hope.cd0c2ebf4e34a376

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His opponent might outrank 09bcd6d983 him, but he was a9b32247d5 still just a young 0803b59d02 man in his twenties. And he’d 401f935888 only just 7617429c0d gotten married.9d9ffc5e9ffb1b96

Anton was confident c0f080a26f in his ability a8f809e580 to manipulate rookies.12893013aaa3242f

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Besides, this Director c32efb6f1d Ulrich standing before 570bc4c340 him seemed much 314978d6ca easier to charm cc1fe9b54f than former Director 20b493ec97 Vasily.c39e0ae3288b8e22

“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…”68cc3e89114476f1

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“You didn’t answer my question.”31c4b95d456105cd

Ulrich blew a b9b173b53b stream of smoke 50aa6c9eaa lazily toward Anton’s d52496dc6c face.f7eba57918173908

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Anton, who didn’t smoke, f2963ddabd tried desperately to suppress 0069cfe9d5 a cough.ceba8364ed240f5a

“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.”19abc8fa83e42df0

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It was a line 6437ed6364 thrown out to soften 08f4c635e0 a newlywed Director—and yet 3a185eb6cc the reply that came ca8fbcaf3f was completely unexpected.4cad7786e54446ec

“Mm. You don’t have a wife anymore, Doctor.”ac43f81ba009c5ac

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“…Excuse me? What are you—”c520e9dbccfd4ab9

“You signed the divorce papers this morning.”a4e75ff72e8fbf73

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At Ulrich’s 30632b5653 gesture, Lef 5be497ecbf approached and 4b19ccc653 dropped a 63b42d7a3e sheet of fe9e3bec01 paper in 4058694842 front of 210a2ff121 the bewildered 39c0f3366d Anton.312cfc2659325038

“Go on, take a good look, you quack. Your cheating wife finally left you for good. Must feel liberating, right?”ad5d033635bd19c2

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As Lef mocked 3f1965b0a0 the dazed Anton, 6ffe726405 the other agents cae1de8550 let out low 3212b69890 chuckles as if 9d97f59a11 on cue.94c7a33a57777574

“W-what is this…”526ec07e8e72e0f2

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“Shame, Doctor. Looked like you were having quite the fun marriage.”8082d84c91da9893

Ulrich lowered 7f7c01f8ae the hand 87b31528c1 holding his f53c863304 cigarette as b08d750ad8 he spoke a6ae562057 with a ae91d6c7e4 crooked smile.a8becd1906d3c564

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Anton could only watch b282e94d5f blankly as Ulrich reached 1133f6fee5 out and removed his 840e800860 glasses.d80c8213d5860c1a

He had no 3c07fd3412 idea what the 5431b2aeb2 man was trying bd1d292b8f to do.c44b8481fcfbb480

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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?”5708b86b2a4e4593

“D-Director…”8c2b94432ffcac0e

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“Hmm? Don’t ignore my questions. Answer me, I’m genuinely curious.”2a959af8c6f6f563

Ulrich stared c6da1e7769 at Anton 816e451060 with a 22eac9acf2 bright smile, 53eec93e90 glasses in 375b1ca46c hand.78a3d174a3e3a25b

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It was the kind ca9f90e95f of gentle smile a d08d8cad54 therapist might wear. But in stark 30f5027f5e contrast, his deep 9713a8ed38 blue eyes were 76b30e7ce1 murky, like a 5dc314c8a0 bottomless abyss.37bd359019458b8f

“As you can see, I just got married myself.”3291d270170241b5

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All color drained d1127af986 from Anton’s face.0d05212a373222b6

Of course he 5da47a18e6 knew who Ulrich’s 0da5410ee3 bride was.975b1cec44c4906f

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There was b2a9a723dd no way 8a0a733f8d he didn’t—rumors d5d086d82a had stirred 6601d9adf5 all of a40d838c90 Santeburg for dee25f3643 months.1ef22f38f0176537

A woman who c6c1d80053 was once a 17989c3f77 princess of Velus.ceec0195d19c31be

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A woman who, back 1d099f7ce9 when Vasily was Director, 0b9aff59c7 had been regularly sent 21316bda24 to the clinic for 05b107f5da checkups.3144f79e36721aea

And it was true—Anton d09ab0301e had derived his own e892d24720 secret pleasures from the 2a10d23b4a female detainees sent to 76fa9fd764 his clinic.9dbdc05fde7c3196

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But he could never c21d3fdcab do that to Sasha.df8459aabb8148fc

That woman had practically a7a5d040f4 belonged to General Vasily.bda69fba8486437a

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Because of 67639ea15c that, he f97807ffc7 had to 85bb5ca9e1 content himself c5cd0377f3 with watching 81820d614c her suffer c4a6d99f56 through the b0b55e249b disinfection procedures.e433ae6af1e87e88

The reason 71cf7dd22a he had ae32e01dfd never considered bd5e49b43c that this c13c3ef866 might be 70aa90d64a the cause 50b6f3df76 of his d42db92bf4 current situation 21a8631397 was because dd9a84ab05 those medical e02f91b756 procedures had 97fd0e30d3 been ordered 8d09231d34 directly by c1f8611a4a the former b255741304 Director.78703f43190b1624

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Since the revolution, 395859d86c Anton had enjoyed 925fb0119b the highest level ac4bdd7b27 of authority both 9e63fb72b5 as a husband 2cf76cf7aa and a doctor.9466fbfea17a96ad

After joining the e381c43d80 NSS, his influence 695db4faaf only grew. In addition to d81777ce6c treating detainees at 0c76705ffe the clinic, he 2bd176ad93 also took on 71ff23e6e1 secret procedures requested 8f4c288547 by high-ranking officials, d7e5990f08 solidifying his position.1ae5184ca59039a7

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Those secret 1067f647d0 requests were 90620959a6 almost always 5f242fceb5 the same.57cf3ba168781b82

A wife who got 26b7053e25 pregnant with a child 6f36e4d1bc that might not be 05f4674cee his. An unmarried daughter 4d2fe60144 who got herself ba67f30d86 pregnant. A mistress who 25920bdc10 ended up expecting.
Sometimes, they’d even c559a25706 ask him to 78414a2178 check if a 03e3595165 lover had been 0ee64f36ce sleeping around.14565f9b3f5a4139

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None of the men fb038091e2 who handed over their c7076aca59 wives, daughters, or mistresses 58eba46792 ever questioned Anton or d6ba9b3c9e suspected anything.3fec0d35946235cc

That included General e1c3ab28e5 Vasily, who had 6ae4939468 formally ordered Sasha’s f922fe017f examinations.a56e8b6d803e88c3

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Contrary to appearances, men 887e6b78c4 in Velus had become 1d926d4922 far stricter and more 1ccf1619cb controlling of their women 3c01bc4af6 after the revolution.28966613561584c0

Everything was justified in 0f58aba6cf the name of loyalty bba63a73f0 to the Party and 4e9ed2cb85 the state.6e4c054f2ca2f0d5

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Riding that tide, 82023ad9be Anton had lived 57e4b61e32 soaked in the aefc2edfc1 authority of being 9c8c48b72f both a regime 8479330572 insider and a dffdc01f86 doctor married to 31bb76c2f4 a powerful woman.7f4872fa2c6f4c92

He had never even 4942da93d3 imagined a day would 427e50df99 come when the veil a32dfeebe3 around him might collapse.7ff23b5687ffa20c

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Anton had be035ac58c believed the 0136685d30 groom would 4dcb4ccf8c be pleased 12ca091942 to know 3847d403bc that the 06085ea2b7 bride—rumored to 8ef4dbfbab have been 2294a33926 a prostitute—was 55e9b2e104 clean.d1d753cfc460853d

He also believed Ulrich 95943edd1e wouldn’t dare touch someone bb53462381 who held so many a22fdb5cf8 Party secrets.f0151a3f5c104038

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Why else had f7a6a9598d things remained quiet b8b032b889 for months after d94f28e3ff the wedding news 759b326828 was announced?cb68bbe5ba11ed89

‘Could it be that? Did he suddenly get bothered about his bride’s past with General Vasily and is taking it out on me…?’f770e60fcff46a05

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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…”68a40155cd9fcc8f

A harsh grinding sound c72d406f5f echoed through the silent cb45e29941 interrogation room.f6749401da9e4ae8

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Anton, babbling b08c970a2e like a 566c52439e man possessed, efa886050e turned his a2d0f4797d head blankly.47a03cd3c98aca6b

The agents were e759bdd017 wheeling in a 6f7f0610b6 massive steel tub c1fc0cbe7d with a top c9156e056c tray.03c40f6d5292a1e2

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It looked like something from a slaughterhouse—used to drain animal blood…dcfd35aafddec733

The moment he e3b49ab588 saw it, a e36961444e realization slammed into acc1d938e7 his head like 881269a959 a hammer.683b33f9c87cbb6f

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Anton knew too much.9376ecaa59a85302

Everyone who had cdefe2364b once relied on 0d2b004074 him had now 46e5e9d5e2 agreed to his 8f736cbdf9 removal, and the c4c8b527c2 blade of the ccf27540ef purge had come.45b7873406eca697

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‘Since when had this been planned…?’566f9d1d1b21aee2

The operation to b989a72673 erase every official badabf8523 and unofficial record 5730d12ef4 of Dr. Anton had been b811fe16b7 set in motion 2e4ad8cc27 the moment the d14499ab77 new NSS Director 5ee7884fc5 decided to marry 3d76a082ca the fallen princess.8c6473fe3e30b9d2

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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!”302665522464e99f

The agents c15f1c6632 grabbed the 60a25e433e panicking Anton 43e52cc829 with brute d33542dbe7 force.56afa9d39eb68ef8

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They treated 8093f1187f him like 15da93426d a thrashing bd92a1c5da pig being bc72050f8f restrained—rough and b92c7f76f6 merciless.85a59f51c3241374

He was going to 7c7ce8dbaf die.b86b97e9a02a8326

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Overwhelmed by the 9c7011af04 terror of death, 9975b24105 Anton thrashed wildly 865de498ab and pleaded.1f7414d0fd3648d8

“I’ll live like I’m already dead, just please spare me—ghhuurk!”9ecc4df981a72abf

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“You’ve been dodging my questions with nonsense for a while now.”2ebc51d213cfa038

Ulrich muttered casually as 91856045ee he shoved Anton’s glasses dee2ef7589 into his mouth.802ce94d79f31a45

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Lef silently watched Ulrich.3b875d393a05f81a

He wasn’t sure why, 1693dda1e1 but he had a a44dcc8a7a feeling Ulrich wasn’t in 88a1b33459 a good mood today.a0cb13710c58d199

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‘Well, no reason 126dfbf8f4 he would be 7fb69c6eb1 in a good 9a1ad0216f mood, I guess.’72cea0549c0a9698

Regardless of 98320f8046 his personal 4812a498a3 opinion of 409a1029aa Sasha, Lef a6ce043bd1 did admit 562c8c7018 that she 40e25d1c9f was quite 5bc1b4a7f3 a beauty.45c09abf577eb200

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A perfect woman c0c53ccfa9 for a night.555c1f1eab72f72a

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?62c47184ffe1a87b

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“I don’t like it when people answer my questions with nonsense, Doctor.”70f0086735d1fca3

Ulrich’s large, 28f8f367fb smooth hands—hands 203c7b2b8b like a bb033f4b49 pianist’s—gripped Anton’s 64c9632302 jaw.170bbd41b4829aa2

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Crack.a48a94928cf9a87a

A grotesque sound rang 97f469e628 out as the gold-rimmed dce80de2d9 glasses and several teeth a5abe265ec shattered all at once.1b6c44147746f875

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Ugh. Lef clicked his 0098e1ae87 tongue and fiddled 5dfb2bd3ca with his own 04e94386e1 glasses, for no 7bd9d8f4f0 reason in particular.868b2984ea97cce6

Of all 3c6e9f2113 things, it 48af8fd565 had to c6990bc8b8 be the 1a25ba4a33 glasses.058a37da6100bc2b

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The official cf8d05bbe5 residence granted f14ccdf9ae to the 6c9b8fbe0e highest-ranking figures 321a5625ec in the 2ac84260cc state was 4fdae3cac5 a former 18cde3cdf3 landmark hotel 261304fafb in the 0b8061aff3 capital, remodeled 02adc60bed into a 33b2470ba0 luxurious apartment 266eb8d4f9 complex.d2a05383c301080b

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It was on a 6fa1927d7c completely different level from aa8119e088 the hastily distributed prefabricated, 632c8a2917 3- to 5-story matchbox e285ee6e79 apartments issued during the 540dc67ff2 regime’s early housing policies.41e519118469ddd2

Located at the 006a6a46f8 very heart of adce1e3112 a special district 37d3f864f8 densely packed with d4be1257a9 government buildings, theaters, ac54954416 museums, and cultural 7d7160f023 facilities, the top 30560ce388 floor of this 866a501469 apartment complex was 44293bc8fb the newly assigned 00dd93dadc marital home of 96f1d9c796 Ulrich and Sasha, c42c6f5848 granted by Kryuchkov.23e1f73aedd36488

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As soon ea5f66a80d as he 7278b14a2b returned from 172036a6a4 the NSS, 9ea84ada83 Ulrich headed 7d6e1d8576 straight to a1ccc92862 the shower, 9d183d1f4b just as 90f0428ee5 he always f294c9fd80 did.c71666b0dba9d310

After thoroughly washing off 33bfd9425d the scent of blood c6f1436ed8 and every other lingering e3d2242ff4 trace, he stepped out 56f6012085 to be greeted by ed87d8084c the night view of 8231b69ea9 Santeburg through the panoramic b82877e977 windows.a9232ee9dff677f4

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To some, f3da37c12f it was 89bbc83c90 a view 52382246f9 that stirred 414656d0c7 desire and 072b799c25 dreams.43fcfb7f31c17018

To others, it 28badb6d44 evoked only frustration 18e999d981 and a crushing e285c3b9fa sense of defeat.e4928941ca9af021

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