Chapter 28: Enemy of the State. 16th May 2021.

Jing Xi, Tzi Cheng, and a group of bodyguards were heading for Chancellor Chi Wang's office in the Chinese Presidential Palace. It was imperative to deal with Chi Wang at once. If the second most powerful person in the country had turned hostile, the whole nation was at risk.

As Jing entered the office, Chancellor Chi Wang and a group of bodyguards stood ready. They aimed their pistols at Jing's group who followed suit, and it all ended in a deadlock. Chi Wang screamed at Jing Xi.

- I saw the video. You murdered Lan Peng through infecting her with the Hei Bai Virus.

Jing:

- Don't lie. The death of my wife was a great tragedy that has shaken me to the core. Don't deflect the fact that the AI identified you as an enemy of the state.

Chi Wang:

- It has also identified you as an enemy of the people, so that means nothing. Don't let a stupid AI determine who is right and who is wrong.

Jing:

- Really? Show me where it says that I am an enemy of the people.

Chi Wang:

- It's all in the system.

After saying this, Chi Wang handed Jing a tablet, which was logged in to the core system of the AI supervising China.

Jing pretended to look at the tablet for a few seconds, and then he shouted "Now!". Hearing this, Tzi Cheng swiftly shot Chi Wang and Chi Wang's bodyguards. Jing picked up the tablet again, and he overrode the code that classified him as an enemy of the people. Jing turned to Tzi Cheng and spoke:

- Check if he is still alive.

Tzi Cheng kneeled beside Chi Wang, checked his pulse and nodded:

- Yes, Chairman Xi. The traitor Chi Wang is still alive.

Jing dissolved some selenium hydride in a water bottle and replied:

- Give him something to drink. It is better if Chi Wang dies as an unfortunate victim of the Hei Bai virus.

Tzi Cheng did as Jing instructed and infected every enemy that was still alive with the Hei Bai virus. As Jing watched Chi Wang die from the Hei Bai virus he called Dr Song Bao:

- Chancellor Chi Wang has fallen victim to the Hei Bai virus. I command you to come and verify the cause of his death. Don't bring anyone else.

Dr Song Bao:

- Did he really die from the Hei Bai virus?

Jing:

- He died with the Hei Bai virus in his body. Wasn't that how we agreed to count Coronavirus deaths that we dispersed last year?

Dr Song Bao:

- Understood, Chairman Xi.

Jing hung up the phone and turned to Tzi Cheng:

- Investigate why Chi Wang accused me of murdering my wife. I fear that someone is trying to sow dissent in the Columnist Party.

Tzi Cheng:

- Did you murder your wife, Jing?

Jing gave Tzi Cheng a cold dead stare and replied:

- Yes. She was fucking Chi Wang behind my back. But I want to know how he found out about it.

Tzi Cheng:

- Understood. We will investigate his phone and computer.

Jing:

- Good. Make sure to be discrete. This situation could lead to the fall of the Columnist Party. If the party falls, so will you, Tzi Cheng!

Tzi Cheng nodded and replied.

- You'll have our discretion.

Jing:

- Good. I am heading home. I am an old man and I need to drink some tea with honey to relax from all this stress.

After saying this, Jing left the murder scene and headed home. On the way home, worries filled Jing's mind. How did Chi Wang know about how Jing murdered his wife, and why had the AI tagged Jing as an enemy of the people?