Because of the explosion at Zhou Yi and Zhao Lingman's wedding, the entire Vermilion Bird Star was thrown into a panic. The once lively Vermilion Bird Star seemed to have been hit by a cold wave and cooled down overnight.
Meanwhile, the competition between the two students was halfway through, with both sides having won and lost, and the final result was still pending.
Inside the palace, the atmosphere was heavy. The explosion injured not only Princess Zhao Lingman, but also nearly a hundred members of the royal family. Eleven of them were blown to pieces and died on the spot.
In addition, a number of the empire's nobles and wealthy merchants also died or were injured.
"Someone is targeting the royal family, targeting the entire empire." The young emperor's tone was filled with murderous intent.
The officials looked at each other, their brows furrowed.
"The other side is in the dark, while we are in the light; it might not be easy to investigate."
"I asked the families of those who were involved in the explosion. Before that, those people showed no signs of anything unusual, and they didn't know why their family members suddenly became like this."
"Some people have never even left Vermilion Bird Star. Therefore, I suspect that the person behind this might also be on Vermilion Bird Star?"
"Then turn the entire Vermilion Bird Star upside down," the young emperor said coldly. "Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must dig out those people."
"yes!"
When He Xingjue learned that the army was going to search the Li family manor, he immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed to the outside of the manor.
He was accompanied by Ishikawa and his personal guards.
“Commander He!” The person in charge of the search breathed a sigh of relief when he saw He Xingjue. “It’s good that you’ve come. There’s no one in the manor, and we don’t have the authority to open the gate. If you hadn’t come, we might have had to break down the door.”
He Xingjue's face stiffened, and he suddenly remembered that he didn't have the authority either.
So, under everyone's watchful eyes, He Xingjue sent a communication request to Li Ze.
Li Ze was helping people relieve their mental tension when the communication request rang. He didn't answer it immediately until all fifty people in this batch had finished relieving their mental tension.
A light screen popped up, showing He Xingjue and a group of soldiers on the screen, while on Li Ze's side, it was Li Ze himself, along with a large group of sentries behind him.
"What's up?" Without exchanging pleasantries, Li Ze asked directly.
“They are on orders to search, and they currently have no restrictions on entering the manor,” He Xingjue said succinctly, pointing to the people behind him.
Li Ze frowned. "Search what?"
“Because of the explosion, His Majesty has ordered a full search of the entire Vermilion Bird Star,” He Xingjue said, reassuring him, “Don’t worry, I will accompany you the whole time and will not allow anyone to destroy anything in the manor.”
Li Ze didn't speak, but instead worked on the personal terminal for a while. "The door is open, and the robots inside have received our instructions and won't stop you. You can go in."
"Okay. Be careful these next few days and pay attention to safety," He Xingjue instructed.
Li Ze hummed in agreement and then ended the call first.
As the carpet search unfolded on Suzaku Star, Cheng Qiao also contacted Li Ze, asking if he wanted to pause the mental relaxation efforts for the Sentinels.
“We suspect that the explosion at Commander Zhou and the eldest princess’s wedding was also the work of Qi’s forces. And since you’ve ruined Qi’s plans three times, I’m worried they’ll target you,” Cheng Qiao said.
Now, thousands of people surround Li Ze every day. If such an explosion were to occur, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Li Ze checked the time; it was 8:30 in the morning. "I'm informing everyone today that things will be suspended tomorrow."
He himself had this concern, but since Cheng Qiao brought it up, he readily agreed.
“I will bring people to protect you the whole time,” Cheng Qiao said.
At nine o'clock sharp, Li Ze appeared in the square. Before he even started, he announced that starting tomorrow, he would temporarily stop his "relieving mental stress" service for everyone.
"Why?" everyone asked immediately.
"Because things haven't been peaceful lately," Li Ze replied.
Upon hearing this, everyone thought of the explosion on the StarNet and immediately fell silent. Although they felt regret, they had no choice but to accept it for their own safety.
On this day, Li Ze deliberately sped up the relief process. At the same time, he used his divine sense to cover an area within a five-mile radius, so that he could detect any abnormalities immediately.
The crowd tensed up when they saw the police officers and robots patrolling the crowd.
A whole morning passed, and nothing happened.
"Don't you need to rest for a bit?" Cheng Qiao asked curiously, looking at Li Ze, who was sucking on a nutrient solution straw while helping others relieve their mental tension.
Li Ze merely glanced at him indifferently, without replying.
"The boss rarely takes a break at noon either," the person next to him replied.
Cheng Qiao gave Li Ze a thumbs up, "You're awesome."
Li Ze blinked, but still didn't answer.
Cheng Qiao then stopped bothering him and continued her patrol.
At 2 p.m., the number of people around the square did not decrease; on the contrary, it seemed to be increasing.
"Those who have been relieved should not linger and should leave as soon as possible," Cheng Qiao and other police officers instructed.
Upon hearing this, some of the sentries who had originally planned to stay immediately cooperated and left.
However, the number of people continues to increase.
"It's probably because everyone received the news and is planning to try their luck to see if it will be their turn today," one officer said.
Cheng Qiao sighed, "If all else fails, we'll try to persuade the people who come later to leave."
As soon as Cheng Qiao finished speaking, Li Ze suddenly stood up. "There's movement."
The next second, Li Ze leaped up, stepping on tree branches and lampposts. In just a few jumps, he was already hundreds of meters away.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Qiao's expression froze. He picked up the megaphone and shouted, "Everyone stay where you are! Don't panic, don't move! This is an order!"
After saying that, Cheng Qiao handed the megaphone to the police officers, saying, "You are responsible for maintaining order. Remember, tell them not to run around."
In the blink of an eye, Li Ze arrived a thousand meters away. Everyone was stunned when they saw him suddenly appear. Just as they were about to greet him, he suddenly rushed towards two unremarkable men and knocked them unconscious on the spot without saying a word.
Without pausing for even a second, he grabbed the two men by the collar and threw them to the police officer in charge of maintaining order, saying, "Take them to a secluded place quickly, they are very likely to explode."
Upon hearing this, the police officer was immediately alarmed and hurriedly carried the two men away.
The square was rectangular and interconnected. Li Ze circled its perimeter and caught thirteen people in less than two minutes.
When the first explosion was heard in the distance, everyone's heart skipped a beat.
"Li Ze, is there any more?" Cheng Qiao shouted to Li Ze in the crowd.
Li Ze continued moving swiftly through the crowd, and the next second, he knocked out another person. However, before he could hand the person over to the police officer, his expression immediately changed—
He took out the rope from the spatial button, swung it, wrapped it around, and flung it high into the air. The whole action was smooth and completed in an instant.
With a loud bang, the person exploded in mid-air.
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