Chapter 76 The Slum Boy's Desperate Comeback (Part 21)
Si Yisi and the others had just been "rescued" from the desolate planet—
"What? Say it again... Who did the captured Zerg say he was?!" For the first time, a look of surprise appeared on the usually calm face of Emperor Klins of the Kaz Empire.
This emotion was quickly overshadowed by his usual dignified, silent, and solemn expression.
He thought that the Zerg must have stolen Tru's genes; in the interstellar era, it would be incredibly easy to create a fake.
The spy responsible for reporting confidential matters repeated what he had discovered: "The insectoid said he was the Third Prince Tru, and that he had become like this because an insectoid spy framed him."
"...Hmm? Take me to see him."
“Your Majesty, your status is noble…” A minister trusted by Collins spoke up to stop him, his palms and forehead sweating.
"No need to say more, just take me there."
In the special prison, Tru was lying there half-dead, his eyes and limbs bound.
No one took the law into their own hands against him, even though the humans in interstellar space harbored a strong hatred for the Zerg.
He was simply bound by a mental energy weakening device as usual—but the feeling of mental energy decline drove Tru, who had already believed most of Anlina's words, almost insane!
His voice was hoarse, like rough stones scratching on glass: "Let me go! I am the Third Prince of the Empire!!"
"You all deserve the death penalty for resorting to vigilante justice!"
"Shut up." Collins, unable to bear it any longer, walked up to Tru with a dark expression. "How did you become like this? Tell me!"
The moment he saw Tru, he knew that this "Zerg" with insect eyes and mutated Zerg features was his good-for-nothing son!
Tru, as if he had found a savior, immediately broke down crying out, "Father! Father! The Zerg have done something to me, turning me into this—"
Trudeau paused for a moment, but still didn't mention that Siss was a spy sent by the Zerg! Facing Collins, he knew he couldn't lie, or he'd be exposed right then and there…
He needs to seize this perfect opportunity to escape, and then make a triumphant return!
He never believed what Anlina, the insectoid, said. In Tru's eyes, they were a group of reptiles that should be completely destroyed—especially Anlina, that damned queen insectoid, she deserved to die!
Collins looked at Tru with scrutiny. He realized that Tru wasn't lying, but he was definitely hiding something!
Despite Tru's disappointing behavior, Collins always felt a sense of guilt towards him...
Twenty-one years ago, Tru, who was still an infant, could have avoided being taken away by the Zerg. However, at the same time, the Zerg launched an attack on his soldiers, and Collins chose the soldiers for the greater good.
From a broader perspective, sacrificing a minor individual is not inherently wrong. However, as a father, Collins inevitably felt the urge to make amends.
"Enough!" Collins turned his head to the side. "If it's as you say, the medical staff will do everything they can to help you regain your human form!"
But Collins knew in his heart that even if Tru had really done something wrong, he would do everything he could to protect Tru. Even imprisonment would be enough; saving his life would be enough!
Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. He was a decisive and efficient emperor, but not a cold-blooded father.
Tru was quickly transferred to a medical laboratory, where doctors used the most sophisticated new diagnostic instruments to carefully find out the cause of Tru's insectoid transformation!
Despite the confidentiality and veto agreements, the doctors were seeing such a unique case for the first time, and while they were filled with fear, their eyes lit up at the same time!
Forced to face these examinations with a clear mind, Tru's eyes were filled with a gloomy expression as he watched the blade cut open his body!
Endure... As long as he endures for a while, he can repay what he suffered hundreds or thousands of times after regaining his human body!
He turned into a Zerg, so that damned Si'an deserves the same treatment! So what if he doesn't have the assimilation agent? There's still a living Zerg here! Drain all the Zerg genes from her body to make a potion, then inject it into Si'an's body—
From now on, he will be a Zergling that everyone wants to kill!
Die!
Tru was destined to have nothing but an unrealistic daydream. As he lay on the medical bed, trying to turn back into a human with the help of the royal family's medical resources, Si Yisi directly used Lin Xi'an's hands to plant a reporter while simultaneously filing an appeal with the Supreme Court!
Si Yisi knew all too well the nature of those in power. His former host had happily collected evidence and filed an appeal, but the case had been dragged on for a full two years without a verdict!
Only after the mission failed did we learn... that from the very beginning, this matter had been suppressed by our superiors!
It would be better to guide public opinion from the beginning—this is not the most correct method, but sometimes we have to take more extreme measures when dealing with these evil people!
The best way to fight poison with poison is to use poison to fight poison.
That reporter was very capable, and he harbored a deep hatred for the Zerg or those who colluded with them! He became a reporter to build an intelligence network in order to avenge his wife and children who were brutally murdered by the Zerg!
After repeatedly verifying the video's authenticity, he gritted his teeth and spent all his savings to put the video on a screen that any interstellar human could see as soon as they looked up.
Playing on a loop!
To avoid being found by the Kaz Empire, the reporter secretly traveled to the Shuling Empire!
He also placed a small marker at the end of the video, pointing to his StarNet account, where he also posted that long and chilling video, inviting professionals to judge its authenticity!
This video, while being shown on screen, also spread rapidly through StarNet's pinning feature! It stirred up a huge storm, sweeping across two great empires!
The video recorded by Hawking was not just about Tru harming those few aristocratic students. When the Zerg were fighting with Sis, he left behind a communicator and recorded everything exactly as it was!
This is tantamount to sentencing Tru to death!
"Did you see this? The Imperial Prince has turned into an insectoid?!"
"Is the video real or fake...? A chill ran down my spine. What kind of treacherous villain is this?"
"The video is real! Really! I'm a professional in this field, and there's not a single trace of forgery or editing in the video!"
"Just saying, aren't you worried about the safety of the person who posted this video? This is some royal secret being exposed!"
"I am a student at Anderson Military Academy, and I can testify that a large number of Zerg were indeed discovered on the desolate planet where we conducted our midterm exams! I survived by the skin of my teeth and was barely saved by a student from a noble department!"
Collins had just finished an important meeting when he heard this terrible news.
"Your Majesty, that's not all. Recently, several students have filed an appeal directly with the Supreme Court. They have evidence accusing the Third Prince of maliciously luring and killing noble students, and of being solely responsible for the Desolate Star Insect Swarm incident!"
What followed was—
"Your Majesty! The diplomatic envoy of the Shuling Empire has sent their country's opinion on this matter. They believe that even the Third Prince of the royal family, if he becomes involved with such a scourge as the Zerg, should be..."
"Make an example of someone!"
Collins' face darkened: "What do they mean? When did it become their place to meddle in our country's affairs? Are they provoking our country?!"
"But Your Majesty... in the few days you've been busy with affairs, the people are already in turmoil, we can't wait any longer—"
"Your Highness Tru, if Your Highness Tru truly did not do such a thing, then naturally the reasonable people will demand the revocation of the proclamation on his behalf! We implore Your Majesty to issue an order to thoroughly investigate this matter!!"
The Shuling Empire's stance and the people's voices brought the matter to a climax. Even though Si Yisi didn't launch a full-scale appeal, there were still those who were interested in uncovering everything and presenting it to the public!
Early morning of a winter day in the year 250 of the interstellar era.
The Supreme Court is holding a hearing on this matter!
Just hours before the trial was to begin, Tru grotesquely broke free of the straps binding him, and the soldiers under his command infiltrated and rescued him just in time for the trial to start!
From that subtle look of disgust in his eyes, Tru had already realized that things were not going in the direction he had expected!
"Damn it, damn it, damn it—"
Tru crawled on the ground, crouching like a true insectoid as he quickly moved away! His twisted body resembled an ugly reptile, and Tru had unknowingly become even more like an insectoid creature!
His decision to escape using the help of a private army was partly due to his firm belief that the Kaz Empire's medical standards were utterly terrible, and partly...
He was also thinking—bring in some more Zerg, these damned, ignorant people deserve to die a few more!
Little did Trudeau know that Sis was standing not far from him, having silently infiltrated the medical laboratory at some unknown time!
Si Yisi whispered to A Tu, "Let's wait and see how he brings about his own destruction."
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