Chapter 371 Next, it's your turn.
The broken sword, imbued with powerful spiritual energy, stabbed mercilessly toward Lan Xingrui's heart.
Even in a riotous state, Lan Xingrui knew to use a mental barrier to resist.
pity……
Click!
An SSS-level mental barrier shatters completely when it encounters an even stronger mental force.
puff!
The broken sword pierced his flesh, penetrating his back, leaving only the hilt in front of his chest.
"ah!"
In his unfocused eyes, there was still lingering fear.
Qu Tong waved her hand, and the vines scattered. Lan Xingrui's body lost its support and fell to the ground with gravity.
Xu An looked at the spotless, indifferent girl in the middle, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
"Let's leave here first."
Qu Tong walked out from among the many corpses and spoke indifferently.
There probably isn't enough time to clean up the scene.
Wen You swallowed hard, and just as she was about to speak, she heard a whooshing sound.
"Boss?"
Wen You had seen Si Yuting's mecha before, and Qu Tong recognized it as well.
The mecha stopped not far from Qu Tong, and Si Yuting jumped out of the mecha's cockpit.
Qu Tong stood still.
"Are you injured?" Si Yuting asked as he walked over.
Qu Tong smiled with relief and shook her head.
However, in the short time that was wasted, the sound of sirens and the sound of hurried footsteps drew closer.
Not only were there police officers, but also people who came after hearing the news, including Lan Weiying.
Si Yuting reached out and pulled Qu Tong closer to him.
Lan Weiying was surprised to see Qu Tong and Si Yuting, and then her eyes quickly searched for something!
His pupils contracted when he saw the figure lying on the ground.
Forgetting all about appearances, he staggered into the pile of corpses and, with trembling hands, peeled off a layer of skin from Lan Xingrui's face.
When the mask was removed and a familiar face was seen.
My heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
"No! Big brother!"
Lan Weiying knelt beside Lan Xingrui, then suddenly turned to Si Yuting, asking in anguish, "Your Highness, why did you do this? Why did you kill my elder brother?"
In Lan Weiying's heart, the only one who could kill her elder brother was Si Yuting.
The police and others thought so too, and all sorts of eyes were focused on Si Yuting.
"Weren't we killing space pirates?" Qu Tong opened her almond-shaped eyes innocently, as if she was just realizing what had happened.
Lan Weiying choked, her gaze, filled with resentment, turning to Qu Tong.
Qu Tong only gave her a fleeting glance, then reached out and hooked her arm around Si Yuting's neck, whispering in his ear.
Si Yuting's expression changed for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal and nodded slightly.
Qu Tong could feel the gazes directed at her becoming even more intense.
If Lan Weiying's gaze towards her used to be haughty and tinged with jealousy, now it was clearly filled with hatred, a barely concealed hatred that wished her a terrible death.
Si Yuting frowned and slightly turned his body to block Lan Weiying's view.
The voice was icy: "The law stipulates that anyone at the SSS level or above who enters a berserk riot and does not show any intention to kill in the control room shall be executed on the spot."
Lan Weiying's expression froze. She knew that her elder brother's constitution couldn't be hidden, but she was also certain that there was no evidence. Her resentment made her even more righteous.
"What murderous intent does my elder brother have?" Lan Weiying pointed at Qu Tong. "Her? Just because she is Your Highness's wife, you're so biased towards her, showing no mercy at all, and you killed my elder brother?"
His eyes were filled with unbearable grief, as if he truly knew nothing about it.
Whether it exists or not is not up to you to decide.
Leaving behind a cold and ruthless remark, Si Yuting, holding Qu Tong's hand, walked steadily toward the police.
Lan Weiying bit her lip hard, tears welling in her eyes, and shouted at Si Yuting's retreating figure, "Your Highness, I hate you!"
Qu Tong couldn't help but turn around and sneer, "What you're saying is ridiculous. Don't make it sound like there's something going on between you two."
A nonchalant smile played on her lips as she silently spoke: "Next, it's your turn."
Lan Weiying's face turned deathly pale in an instant, her nails dug into her flesh, causing a sharp pain.
Her curled eyelashes drooped down, concealing her unspoken emotions.
Qu Tong cooperated with the police investigation. The three of them recounted the whole story without prior discussion, and there were no major discrepancies.
They all tacitly concealed Qu Tong's identity.
The police, of course, didn't ask about that.
Given Si Yuting's previous words, the blame for killing Lan Xingrui naturally fell on Si Yuting's head.
Qu Tong opened her mouth as if to say something, but Si Yuting gave her a reassuring look.
Qu Tong had no choice but to shut up.
When her husband offered to take the blame for her, she readily accepted.
Later, people from the Lan family arrived, which alerted the palace guards, who took the person and the body back to the police station.
The next day, Fei Wenxing and the others also arrived at the capital planet.
I found it unbelievable when I learned of this.
"We were only a little late coming back, how could such a big thing have happened!"
However, the situation is special now, and unrelated personnel cannot stay with the police superintendent for too long; they are called out after only a few minutes of meeting.
Lan Xingrui's medical report came out, confirming that he was indeed in a state of mental turmoil when he died, and that his constitution was SSS-.
Qu Tong originally planned to deal with them directly. Even if they were discovered, he could say it was an accidental killing, since they were dressed as space pirates.
But now there is another reasonable and legal reason.
It just so happens that Lan Xingrui was hiding his strength, and it just so happens that she forced him into a mental breakdown.
That would be much simpler.
The matter was of great importance, and the final trial was held in the palace.
Qu Tong's gaze fell on the man in the dark gold robe sitting next to Si Chen.
You can see that he looks somewhat like Si Chen and Si Yuting. Even in his old age, you can still see some of his youthful handsomeness. His thick eyebrows converge in the middle, giving him a very unapproachable appearance.
Qu Tong immediately guessed his identity.
The previous emperor, Si Xian, is now married to a member of the Lan family, Lan Jianghong's cousin.
Si Xian looked over, his gaze clearly unfriendly.
Qu Tong looked away, not paying any attention.
The result was clear: Si Yuting was not responsible, but the Lan family was held accountable for impersonating space pirates.
The matter wasn't over yet. Si Yuting released the evidence he had previously collected, ranging from abusing his power in his star region to persecute ordinary merchants and violating contracts by selling exorbitantly priced medicines to other countries, to lax border guarding and feigning injuries to avoid participating in military exercises.
The contract between the Lan family and the military stipulates that the Lan family can sell medicines to ordinary people in the Canaan Empire. If there are any surplus medicines, the military has the right of first refusal to purchase them, but cannot sell them to the other two countries first.
Lan Jianghong naturally distanced himself from the matter, stating with a grim expression that he was unaware of it.
Even though the Apothecary Guild is not as influential as before, it still deserves some respect.
However, the more than ten pieces of evidence listed by Si Yuting were conclusive. Even if Lan Xingrui died, he would be stripped of his major general title, his property would be confiscated, and he would not be paid death benefits.
The Lan family lost their biggest military trump card, and their expressions were not good. After the verdict was announced, Lan Jianghong couldn't help but smash the microphone on the table to pieces in front of everyone. Anyone could see that he was very angry.
The crowd exchanged bewildered glances, their varied gazes fixed on the victim of the incident.
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