Chapter 172
However, after the leader came to his senses, he felt that they seemed to have been fooled by the three little bastards in front of them.
They don't look like they want to seek revenge on their adoptive father!
Although they could argue that they were trying to get closer to each other, so that they could gain the Queen's authority and overthrow the imperial family to strike at each other - but who would attack their enemies by specifically targeting the points that the other party doesn't care about?
Even though the leader didn't know much about Her Majesty the Queen, Teacher Li had told him that Mr. Ye's dream was a house and a few pets - as well as the real estate certificate of the planet where the house was located and 1 billion in deposits.
None of these three intends to take possession of this person's property!
Of course, these supplies might be their way of doing things, but the money spent on ordering these supplies is a drop in the bucket for Mr. Ye!
The leader thought in disbelief.
However, the meeting still had to go on. After confirming the action plan and material supplies, it had to be said that the success rate and safety level of their operation this time were much higher.
but……
The chief still felt a little guilty - he took so much money, but the child still grew up crooked. Even if it was the child's own problem, he still felt a little guilty.
Just when the leader felt that they seemed to have been fooled by these three little bastards, Gu Jin in the palace also got the news.
Gu Jin's mood was much more complicated than the leader who had already accepted his fate and planned to let them do what they wanted.
He really didn't expect that Ye Wangxing would actually pay so much for his adopted son. Compared with his gambling father, Gu Jin was silent for a moment.
...I don’t know if it’s too late to get along well with Ye Wangxing now?
Such an idea popped up in Gu Jin's mind, but he suppressed it immediately.
——Is this a joke?
He and Ye Wangxing are completely incompatible. Just like now, he is already busy and overwhelmed, and he doesn't even think about asking the Empress Dowager's forces to help. There is not much difference between Ye Wangxing's forces and the Empress Dowager's forces. God knows how many people are involved in this?
Gu Jin thought about this, took a deep breath, and then immersed himself in government affairs.
During this period, because of the orphan incident, public opinion in the entire empire was stirred up, and the public opinion offensive on other planets and galaxies became increasingly intense, and a large number of demonstrations broke out.
Even some people who should have died learned from the orphan's actions, applied for personal protection orders for themselves and started live streaming themselves 24 hours a day, which made the cost and price of killing them much higher.
This invisibly increased the workload of the entire empire.
However, for now, Gu Jin can still handle this situation. After all, he has successfully passed the matter on, and he is no longer the main target of criticism from the imperial people.
——He was just a fairly innocent imperial hero, and had no idea what his men had done. After all, he had already returned to the capital planet at that time.
What does what those playboys did have to do with him? Even if he had a problem with poor supervision, it wouldn't be enough to sentence him to death, right?
The real main forces are the Queen Mother and Ou Che, and they are the targets of criticism from the entire imperial media.
After all, how could Ou Che not know about this? He was the one who stuffed those playboys into his army, how could he not know? Moreover, many of these playboys were also under the influence of the Empress Dowager, so how could the Empress Dowager not know?
And even if they are really innocent in this matter, what about other things? What about those other people who were labeled as rebels?
So they must take responsibility for this matter and come up with a feasible solution.
But... the key problem lies here. There are solutions, but they must never be brought out, because every solution will ultimately end up sacrificing the interests of the royal family and the nobility.
Even if they had a perfect plan to sacrifice the interests of civilians, would they dare to release it now? Those civilians are not all idiots!
What happened next was obvious. Ou Che and the Queen Mother started a tug-of-war, each wanting the other to take more of the blame.
It has been almost several months now, and we still haven't come up with a plan.
However, what Gu Jin found a little funny was that even after the tug-of-war with the Empress Dowager had begun, Ou Che still felt that the ministers under him were eyeing him.
Of course, this did not affect his tug-of-war with the Empress Dowager, but it was really funny that he wanted the other party to fight for him on the one hand, and at the same time he had to be on guard against others coveting his butt on the other hand.
At least for Gu Jin.
But then Gu Jin didn't find it funny anymore, because Ou Che was just in a tug-of-war with the Queen Mother, and he was mainly trying to appease his ministers, but he made no secret of his vigilance when dealing with civilians and matters in other galaxies.
Gu Jin suspected that he had long wanted to use this opportunity to bring down the highest officials of those galaxies.
However, although Gu Jin sensed a sense of unease from this behavior, he did not expect the consequences of this incident to be so serious.
——The rebel forces in various galaxies have begun to rebel!
As soon as Gu Jin got the news, he rushed to find Ou Che. After seeing Ou Che with the same confused look on his face, Gu Jin knew that this matter was not within Ou Che's calculation at all.
Gu Jin's original thought that this might be one of Ou Che's plans, a lucky idea to lure the rebels to show up, also disappeared completely in Ou Che's clear and stupid eyes.
Gu Jin really wanted to scold Ou Che on the spot and ask him how stupid he was that he didn't even notice the rebels, but he finally held back. After all, Ou Che still had the power to throw him in jail and execute him.
...But it wasn't long before Gu Jin wished he could be executed.
"The Seren Galaxy has fallen, the Ori Galaxy has fallen, the Velo Galaxy has fallen, ..."
Looking at the screen full of fallen galaxies, Gu Jin was in disbelief during the meeting.
He sat down and silently counted the number of these galaxies, and found that these galaxies actually occupied half of the empire's galaxies.
And from the map, these galaxies do not have clear boundaries with other galaxies, but are interconnected, and it takes only two or three days to travel from one galaxy to another.
Even the rebels in these occupied areas would release propaganda videos on the Internet, all of which were propaganda videos announcing the crimes of local government officials and public executions in public trials.
But this incident represents more than just that.
——The key point is that the main brain is also controlled by them!
This means that half of the local officials participated in the rebellion! And the mastermind also approved of their charges!
This is the behavior that truly shook the foundation of the empire!
And the imperial army didn't know what was going on. With only one general missing, Wen Shi, even if other generals took the field, they were still beaten back and lost half of the empire's territory!
If Wen Shi wasn't in close contact with Ye Wangxing and didn't look very trustworthy, they would have wanted to send Wen Shi to fight.
Fortunately, Ou Che's brain was not rusty. Faced with such a tense situation, he finally came up with a way to lure out the rats on the capital star.
——Please, half of the empire’s territory has been lost. How is it possible that there are no rats from the enemy on the capital planet?
He is not the kind of arrogant fool who thinks that everything is the other party's conspiracy and that there is nothing wrong with him.
Ou Che also admitted that he was wrong and incompetent, and he did not realize the rebels' evil ambitions. However, when he saw that the Queen Mother had not expected it like him, he felt a little more balanced.
So he decided to avenge his previous defeat and prepared a bait that the rats had no way of resisting.
——Mastermind authority.
"Is this really okay?"
Ou Che listened to what Count Andre said beside him. He subconsciously took a step back, and then said seriously:
"Don't worry, my dear Andre, everything will be fine. Once those rats are caught, we will know the truth."
Ou Che said in a very low voice.
During this period of time, he pretended to be nothing and created a small security loophole in the research institute where the core of the main brain was located.
But it's just a little bit, the kind that can't be discovered except by those who are paying close attention.
——After all, who would have discovered that the pendant carried by the director of the institute’s pet cat would affect the quality of one of the surveillance cameras?
Unless someone has been thinking about how to invade the institute, they will never discover this.
After everyone left tonight, there was a greater interference in front of the surveillance camera. Ou Che knew that tonight was the time for them to act, so Ou Che came here at the risk of his life.
He wanted to expose the actions of those little thieves in front of everyone and announce to the entire galaxy that he had everything under control - this just proved his ability.
As Ou Che thought about it, his expression became serious. His spiritual body hid aside and closed his eyes, making it impossible for people to notice that there was a lion hiding in the dark.
After hearing Ou Che's voice, Andre immediately fell silent and waited for the arrival of people.
Not long after, they heard several extremely slight "click" sounds. If they had not pricked up their ears and listened carefully, and if the surveillance cameras in the corridor that seemed to be turned off were actually flashing on their brains, they would definitely not have recognized that these were the footsteps of the three people.
However, the three men lowered their heads and could not see what they looked like. They could only watch them approach the main brain little by little - until they arrived in front of the main brain's operating table.
——Then he used his authority to activate the main brain without hesitation.
Ou Che's eyes flashed with sternness, and he directly controlled the drone to shoot at the front of the main brain. The other soldiers wearing exoskeletons also followed and began to suppress the three people in front of the main brain's operating console with firepower.
but……
"Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang—"
After a series of crackling sounds, two of them were still standing there intact.
Instead, most of their fighting force fell to the ground.
Ou Che looked up in disbelief and found that the third person was standing in front of them wearing an exoskeleton mecha that looked somewhat familiar to everyone present.
It was he who had just used unmatched speed to neutralize all attacks through the weapons on his mecha—and knocked down all the more dangerous combatants.
Ou Che looked at the mecha with his mouth wide open, his expression full of disbelief.
——Because he recognized that the mecha was given to Wen Shi by his queen.
Next second.
A rather impatient face emerged from the mecha and shouted to the two people behind him:
"Can you two hurry up? The mecha my dad gave me isn't very well-protected, and I'm afraid the paint will peel off!"
Ou Che: ...
Andre: ...
Other people present: ...
"...You are actually the rebels?"
Ou Che shouted in disbelief.
He really couldn't believe it. After all, he thought he was very good to the three people in front of him, not to mention that Ye Wangxing was also very good to them. They were not only betraying the empire, they were even betraying Ye Wangxing!
While thinking about this, Ou Che pressed a button on his body very secretly. No matter what, the most important thing now was to control Ye Wangxing.
Regardless of whether it is useful or not, it is at least a handle.
Count Andre looked at Wen Shi in front of him, and the two people behind him who could basically be confirmed to be Viscount Cecil and Wen Jiu, with his eyes full of shock.
I really can't figure out what these three are trying to do. They have a bright future now. As long as they help His Majesty suppress the rebels this time, they will be absolute heroes in the empire.
Why would they give up such a bright future and choose to become a traitor?
Count Andre was thinking this when His Majesty asked directly:
"I believe I've treated you very well, even like my own sons. The Queen has devoted all her energy to you. Why did you join the rebels? Are you doing this to the Queen?"
But His Majesty's words had no effect on the three of them. Instead, they sped up their work.
Count Andre watched His Majesty speak a lot of threats and inducements, and when he found that they had no reaction at all, he narrowed his eyes immediately. Count Andre knew that this was the method His Majesty was going to use.
Sure enough, three minutes later three holographic screens appeared in front of them, and on the other side of these screens were their families.
"——As the Emperor of the Empire, I now order you to stop immediately. Otherwise, your families will be implicated and punished as treasonous collaborators!"
Andrei spoke in a very serious voice, using the voice of His Majesty in advance, while the people from the three families on the other side of the holographic screen were desperately calling out to the three people, especially Earl Cecil, who was shouting with all his might.
This time the three of them did move, but... only once.
"Oh, then you handle it."
The three of them said this without even looking up, and didn't even look at the three families. Even when Ou Che said that he would really do it, it didn't shake their determination, as if they really didn't care.
Even Wen Shi said with some sarcasm:
"—Do you really believe that three people who are completely unrelated can look so similar and have been adopted by the same person before?"
Wen Shi raised his chin and eyebrows while sitting in the helmet of the exoskeleton mecha.
His buzz cut made him look even more sarcastic.
After Wen Shi said this, Ou Che and Andre looked at each other and realized something.
…They were fooled.
From the very beginning, the nobles of their entire capital planet were completely fooled. These three people were actually spies sent in by the rebels!
This explains everything that happened before! Why did they try so hard to get close to the Queen? They used pursuit as a cover at first. They probably wanted to control the main brain through the Queen's authority.
Later it was revealed that the Queen was their adoptive father, which was probably a pleasant surprise for them. They did not expect that their adoptive father could sit in this position.
But so what? Isn't this more convenient? A cowardly adoptive father who feels deeply guilty about them and has the power of the Mastermind.
This is simply an opportunity sent by God.
Count Andrei understood everything and looked at the three people in front of him with a trembling expression.
"Well, Emperor and nobles, say goodbye to your empire."
The man in the exoskeleton armor said in a relaxed tone.
Just when Count Andrei's heart was in his throat, a voice came from the side:
"Oh, really?"
Count Andre recognized that it was Gu Jin's voice, but Gu Jin was not involved in this operation?
Count Andre was wondering, but when he turned around he happened to see a holographic screen.
On the holographic screen, Gu Jin was holding a person hostage with one hand and pointing a laser gun at the person with the other hand.
"Our dear adopted sons of Her Majesty the Queen, would you like to turn around and see who I am holding?"
Count Andre looked at Her Majesty the Queen, who was wearing an elaborate court shirt and looked confused and a little frightened, and then looked at the three people who suddenly stopped moving and looked a little nervous.
My heart was immediately relieved.
"...Why don't we talk it out? You stop what you're doing, continue to sit in your original position, and then make amends for your crimes. I'll sign an agreement in front of the Mastermind, and you'll sit at the highest position in the entire empire."
Count Andre listened to His Majesty's words and looked at the three people opposite him who were standing there stiffly, not moving, and he felt relieved.
——However, he did not notice that a staff member from the research institute next to him was seriously injured and wanted to tell him something, but unfortunately, the words were drowned out by the noise at the scene before he could even finish his words.
Count Andre felt that it was fortunate that His Majesty had accidentally grasped their weakness, otherwise it would be hard to say what would happen to the empire now.
However, it was obvious that their negotiations were not going smoothly. One of them held the authority of the main brain, while the other held the lives of the adoptive fathers of the three opponents in his hands.
However, in the case of Viscount Cecil—oh no, he should be called Wen Yi now.
Through the exchanges between Wen Yi and Wen Jiu, the situation shifted from back-and-forth probing to negotiation. After His Majesty gave his terms, Wen Jiu smiled politely, as if this wasn't a standoff with the rebels, but rather a banquet. He said:
"...The conditions are very tempting, but the incident with Duke Lista eight years ago has made us lose trust in the Empire."
Count Andre also thought of Duke Lista, and his eyes became complicated when he looked at his majesty.
This is also the sin of their Majesty himself.
That was Ye Wangxing's noble father when he first entered the capital star, and he was also the guy who sold him to the Queen Mother.
And he contributed a lot to Ye Wangxing's life when he just entered the capital star.
After all, Ye Wangxing is an illegitimate child. Mrs. Lista dislikes him at home, and Count Lista doesn't care about him. From time to time, he wants to replace Ye Wangxing to seek benefits for the family.
Ye Wangxing was almost not allowed to go to college.
Although this is the treatment of illegitimate children, when Ye Wangxing became the queen, there were still many people who felt that their Queen seemed to be living a miserable life.
But I don’t know whether the Lista family has been punished by God.
Less than two years after they treated Ye Wangxing like this, their ancestral home collapsed, and Duke Lista was beaten in the toilet at home. Even the surveillance footage didn't reveal anything.
——Which good person would install surveillance cameras in the toilet!
After that, Duke Lista's son and wife also had a series of bad luck, until two years later, when Ye Wangxing joined the royal family, and things stopped.
It’s not that Ye Wangxing did all these things. After all, Ye Wangxing is too small to do those things.
Instead, it was discovered that Duke Lista had reached into the wallets of Ou Che and the Queen Mother.
Even on the second day after their wedding, they were thrown into jail and executed on the third day.
The reason is that it is said that Duke Lista knows a lot about the relationship between the Queen Mother and His Majesty, and uses this to threaten His Majesty. But at this point, if he just dies obediently, his body will be intact. Instead, he uses these secrets to threaten the emperor. Wouldn't that be a more miserable death?
As expected, this also led to the disappearance of the entire Lista family on the capital star. The original married women changed their surnames, so naturally no one mentioned them.
but……
This also made Count Andre feel a little curious. How did Wen Jiu, who was only eleven or twelve years old at that time, know about what happened eight years ago?
Just when he was wondering, a classic AI voiceover suddenly appeared on the scene and spoke for him:
"...How do you know Duke Lista?"
Count Andre subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice, only to find that the person speaking was none other than himself.
——But it was Her Majesty the Queen who was being pointed a laser gun at her head by Gu Jin.
He still looked quite helpless and pitiful, and his pitiful appearance was like a fragile doll.
But... when did he pull out the holographic screen and even use AI voice?
When Count Andre and Gu Jin who was standing beside him were both a little confused.
In their eyes, Her Majesty the Queen was pitiful and cowardly, and she looked straight at Wen Jiu who had just spoken with her watery eyes.
Wen Jiu's gentle face rarely showed a panic and guilty expression, and even Wen Yi's face was a little flustered.
Only Wen Shi seemed to have no idea what was going on, and looked around in confusion.
At this time, Her Majesty the Queen's body was trembling slightly, and her expression was full of disbelief, looking quite pitiful.
His AI voice questioned without any mechanism, "No one mentioned this matter eight years ago, and even the files were deleted... How did you know about this?"
The two people standing next to the main brain were operating the main brain in front of them in silence. Although they looked very busy, anyone who saw them could feel that there was some guilt on their expressions.
At this time, Wen Shi seemed to have finally reacted. He was shocked at first, and then he bluntly exposed his two brothers' past:
"—You knew that little daddy was the queen eight years ago?!"
Wen Shi's words seemed to touch upon some key words, causing Wen Yi, who was in front of the main brain, to suddenly shush and look a little nervous.
Ou Che was still watching the show with a confused look on his face when suddenly the voice of the mastermind rang out:
"-- Update policy completed, will be fully applied in three seconds. Repeat, Update policy completed, will be fully applied in three seconds."
The inorganic voice of the main brain immediately made Ou Che's original expression of watching the show disappear. He looked at the three people in front of him with a fierce look and immediately raised his gun to shoot at them.
Ou Che then understood that the three men had already completed the update program of the main brain, and were just delaying the loading process!
Ou Che only regretted that he had not listened carefully in the main brain class, otherwise he would have discovered it earlier and would have tolerated their behavior.
Unfortunately, the main brain was used very quickly, and his laser gun controlled by the main brain became useless before it was fired, but fortunately he still had an ace.
Ou Che thought about it and turned to look at Gu Jin on the holographic screen.
——When Gu Jin heard the alarm, he pulled the trigger at Ye Wangxing without hesitation.
but……
His laser did shoot out, but he was also sent flying.
"Bang--"
With this loud noise, Gu Jin was hit directly in the chest by a huge force, and he felt dizzy.
By the time he came to his senses with severe pain in his chest and back, he found that he was already far away from Ye Wangxing, and there was a wall behind him.
As for the source of that immense force just now...
Gu Jin looked at the queen in front of him in disbelief.
It turned out that the dagger in Gu Jin's hand was faster than that of the weak, pitiful, helpless vase queen under his command...
fist.
What was even more conspicuous than his fists was his arms, which had always been hidden by the complicated dress.
The sleeves of the wide court shirt fell down at this time, revealing part of the arm.
Even with a thin layer of muscle covering that radiant white arm, it would only seem suitable for being gripped and pulled up. But now, the tensed arm also carried a sense of strength.
It doesn't make people feel bulky, but instead has beautiful lines like a cat.
...But his strength is not like a cat, but more like a Siberian tiger in cat's skin.
At least now, Gu Jin felt like he was hit by a car after being punched and couldn't get up at all.
Just when everyone was stunned, a somewhat cowardly voice came from the holographic screen opposite:
"...Um, little dad, if I hit my brother, they can't hit me, okay?"
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