Extra Four (04)

Gu Chen drank a bottle of glucose handed to him by the medical officer and said, "I can't let anyone know that I'm injured."

The medical officer quickly dealt with the blood-stained clothes that Gu Chen had taken off. With such a large amount of blood loss... and so many wounds... she didn't even dare to imagine in what state Commander-in-Chief Gu was when he sewed himself up.

The medical officer said anxiously, "Your current condition should at least allow me to clean your wounds again and let you rest in the treatment cabin for two days."

Gu Chen took a sip of cold water, swallowed the blood in his mouth, and said calmly: "It's too late. You should be on standby at any time, but don't show up in front of others."

The empire is currently in a delicate balance, but once the old emperor dies, it will likely fall apart immediately.

Whether it is the great nobles who are eyeing them covetously or the revolutionary army that is about to break out, who can these useless sons of the old emperor suppress?

"Let's go." While everyone was still tidying up their dusty clothes and trying to figure out the situation, Gu Chen appeared in front of everyone in a perfect manner.

The regular army armed with live ammunition surrounded the place where the banquet was held, but the third prince had already left a distance of several hundred meters with his subordinates. He looked back at Gu Chen, who was fine, with a look of horror.

Gu Chen ordered coldly: "Capture him. Your Majesty is not feeling well, and I will be in charge of all matters from now on."

The Third Prince was not so cruel as to want to kill everyone. Although the banquet hall collapsed in the explosion, it was the least affected place. As long as he still wanted to ascend to the throne one day, he could not afford to offend everyone.

Before Gu Chen's men could catch up with the Third Prince, they were intercepted by the military who rushed in from outside the palace. The Third Prince turned around and faced Gu Chen, already feeling confident.

Gu Chen looked at Wen Shijiang, smiled, and said, "I was wondering how the Third Prince could be so cruel and do such a thing. It turns out that Minister Wen is supporting him behind the scenes."

Wen Shijiang said: "Commander-in-Chief Gu, the truth of this explosion case has yet to be investigated. I cannot afford to bear the consequences of your making such a serious charge out of thin air."

The first thing the Third Prince asked was, "Commander-in-Chief Gu, how is Father?"

Gu Chen said: "It's okay, Third Prince, His Majesty wants to see you, please come with me."

When the Third Prince saw Gu Chen appearing in good health with his elite troops, his heart sank. Now Gu Chen's answer made him even more suspicious that the old immortal was really not dead.

After all, Gu Chen had already discovered his plan at the banquet just now and arranged people to move the old immortal away.

On the other hand, after Gu Chen arrived, he did not push Chu Ning to the throne, but directly issued orders on behalf of the emperor. He felt that with Gu Chen's character, he would not do such a thing. All signs indicate that the old man is still alive.

Wen Shijiang did not accept Gu Chen's suggestion, but said: "Commander-in-Chief Gu, at this moment, we should ask His Majesty to come forward to stabilize people's hearts."

The secretary found a chair for Gu Chen, who sat down, crossed his legs, and maintained his posture perfectly. Everyone was covered in dust, but he was the only one who was still in a neat military uniform, maintaining his demeanor.

He said slowly, "His Majesty is treating his injuries. Minister Wen is so generous that he wants His Majesty to come out to see you in person? Why don't you bring His Royal Highness the Third Prince to see His Majesty together?"

He turned to his officers and said, "Colonel Li, take the little prince over to accompany His Majesty first."

Now that the palace has been controlled by Gu Chen, Wen Shijiang certainly doesn't dare to go there, and the two sides can only confront each other from a distance.

No one could draw any conclusion from Gu Chen's words. After all, His Majesty's health was not good and he rarely appeared in public. If he was injured now, it would be normal for him not to show up.

Judging from Gu Chen's current behavior, they are still inclined to believe that His Majesty is not dead, and Gu Chen is just executing His Majesty's decisions.

Seeing that Gu Chen's elite troops were gradually approaching, Wen Shijiang decisively said, "Let's go!"

None of them wanted to open fire at this moment and cause a large-scale conflict to break out in the imperial capital.

Gu Chen did not forcefully pursue them, but instead said calmly: "Don't let them leave the capital planet."

Turning his head to look at the dignitaries gathered here, Gu Chen said again: "Everyone, I think the capital planet will not be peaceful recently, so I'll inconvenience you to stay here for a few days."

The people present were not fools, and they could guess that the crazy explosion was caused by the Third Prince, so they naturally could not stand on the Third Prince's side. However, now Gu Chen seemed to be planning to take advantage of the Emperor's injury to take over the power as regent.

Someone couldn't help but ask: "Is this what His Majesty meant? At least the Prime Minister should be allowed to meet His Majesty!"

Gu Chen responded to him coldly: "Hasn't the little prince gone to see him? I'll just sit here and wait with everyone."

Chu Ning did see the old emperor, but all he saw was his corpse.

"Your Highness, please accept my condolences." Colonel Li handed him a tissue, held his shoulder, and explained the interests involved to him.

"You were brought up by His Majesty, you should know what will happen if you succeed to the throne now, Gu Zhizhi..."

The little prince gradually wiped away his tears.

When he returned to the front, everyone's eyes turned to him, and they asked with concern: "Your Highness! How is His Majesty?!"

"Father, he can't get up yet..." Then he turned to look at Gu Chen, his eyes were a little "unhappy", but he still said, "Father said that I should listen to Second Brother Gu now."

Many people sat back down in disappointment after hearing this. Yes, if His Majesty passed away, how could the little prince, as the legitimate heir, not take the throne? Why would he still be enduring his dissatisfaction with Gu Chen's power?

Only Li Tingqin looked at Gu Chen with meaningful eyes.

At this moment, Gu Chen's eyes met his, and there was only coldness in his eyes.

If anyone stands in his way now, he doesn't mind letting anyone die.

The third prince's original plan was to take advantage of this banquet that gathered most of the empire's nobles and politicians to control them all and achieve his own goals.

But unexpectedly, Gu Chen responded so quickly, even one step faster than him, and held these important chips in his hands.

The military's power was outside the country, and nominally the garrisons of each star system were under the command of Wen Shijiang, but which local figure was not a high-ranking official? Since the emperor was still alive, how could they listen to Wen Shijiang's orders and easily rebel?

Wen Shijiang could dispatch his trusted aides to come to the rescue, but Gu Chen held all military dispatch authority near the capital star, and not even a fly could fly out. They didn't even have the chance to leave the capital star.

But with the third prince's conflicts in mind, Gu Chen quickly took control of the power of the empire.

Gu Chen attended seven banquets in two days, toasting red wine. When he returned to the headquarters office, his steps were a little unsteady.

The medical officer's expression was extremely grim. He said, "Sir! You can't go on like this! You must enter the treatment cabin immediately!"

She knew that alphas had very strong physical fitness, but she didn't expect that Commander Gu could still act like this after suffering such serious injuries. Drinking, strenuous exercise, and high-intensity late-night work, even an SSS-level alpha couldn't stand it, right?

Gu Chen pressed his solar plexus and said, "Wait two more days."

From the moment of the explosion, his time was measured in seconds.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Chen quickly launched a large-scale purge of the forces on the Capital Star under the pretext of investigating the explosion and the incident of the Third Prince.

It is normal for any new ruler to exclude dissidents, but Gu Chen's methods were horrific. He almost massacred most of the "disobedient" nobles on the capital star. For several days in a row, the capital star seemed to be filled with a strong smell of blood.

Gu Chen stood on the tallest building in the imperial capital, with a panoramic view of the empire's power center. This was where he conducted overall command and dispatch.

The secretary said, "Sir, the revolutionary army has been making frequent moves recently, and it seems that they are trying to rescue General Li."

Gu Chen said calmly: "Catch those who should be arrested, don't cause me trouble at this critical moment."

Every revolution is nothing more than a redistribution of wealth in the midst of increasingly polarized contradictions. The old aristocracy is beheaded, and the revolutionary army takes the stage to become the new aristocracy.

There is nothing new in the world.

Technology is becoming more and more advanced, but people are not becoming more equal. After all, 80% of the poor cannot afford personal terminals, while the nobles are born with countless high-tech means of production, and they are never on the same starting line. The difficulty in obtaining high-tech means of production means that the poor will only get poorer, the rich will get richer, and the nobles will even get legal and reasonable property.

If the system does not change, the future will remain the same.

In that case, let him do the work.

The clean military boots walked down the damp steps into the dark cell. The warden wanted to spread a carpet under Gu Chen's feet and kept saying, "The floor is dirty, please be careful with your steps."

Gu Chen stopped in front of Li Tingqin, and the secretary considerately closed the door for him and ordered everyone to leave.

Li Tingqin's limbs and neck were tightly locked with special chains. Gu Chen said, "General Li, I'm sorry to have wronged you, but I don't know what other methods there are."

The combat capability of an SSS-level alpha soldier is top-notch, and it is not impossible for him to break the chains with his hands. Gu Chen knows him too well, so he also knows how to restrict his actions.

Gu Chen said calmly: "I will help you realize whatever you want, but I will have to ask you to stay here."

Li Tingqin raised his eyes to look at him and said firmly: "Ah Chen, you are injured. Your body temperature, heartbeat, and breathing are all abnormal."

With Li Tingqin's powerful mental power, it was normal for him to sense these things, but Gu Chen suddenly pulled the chain on Li Tingqin's neck and said, "Should I add another mental power limiter for you?"

Li Tingqin was forced to look up and asked, "Ah Chen, what are you going to do?"

Gu Chen said: "I said, I will fulfill your demands, but the condition is that you stay here forever, how about it?"

Tightening the chain again, Gu Chen lowered his head and kissed Li Tingqin's lips, saying: "We can continue to try like before."

Twelve years later, Li Tingqin tasted Gu Chen's kiss again, but in the strong mint scent, he felt the madness in it. The chains bound his limbs, making it impossible for him to hug him.

Li Tingqin said: "My request...I hope to achieve it myself."

Gu Chen released the chain, stood up and said, "I know you are waiting, so keep waiting."

The door of the cell was closed again, and the room was filled with the pheromones of the two people. Gu Chen climbed the stairs, while Li Tingqin was still trapped in the darkness.

Those who kiss their husband and run away will be fired