Chapter 174 Twins So, Hoover Walker is not a royal family member...
"Is he sick? That's why he didn't summon the ministers?" The twins, who had never had any contact with the Insect King, asked.
Bai shook his head, denying the speculation.
Hoover Walker grew up in a world of conspiracy and intrigue.
It can be said that he had witnessed the tragic scenes of various schemes and even participated in them when he was still young and ignorant.
The memories of childhood are deeply rooted in his heart, and the "sense of accomplishment" of controlling and playing with the fate of other insects is deeply engraved in his mind. Without receiving good care and correction, he has become more and more convinced of the creed of "doing whatever it takes" as an adult.
Therefore, if one day Hoover Walker does not plot a conspiracy, he will be truly sick.
Their recent actions hadn't been secretive. Whether the Insect Emperor genuinely wanted to know their progress so he could take precautions, or was feigning concern for the impact on the nation, he would summon Lieutenant General Garcia.
Moreover, Lieutenant General Garcia, who had been staying in a sanatorium waiting to die, suddenly started moving around frequently and seemed to have recovered. Given the good image that Hoover Walker had always created, he would definitely summon Lieutenant General Garcia to comfort him and take the opportunity to find out why Lieutenant General Garcia recovered.
But the Insect King did not move at all, which was very abnormal.
So, there must be something particularly important that made Hoover Walker not even want to act.
They had been away from the central star for too long, even though Peggy and the others would send back some updates from the central star every day.
However, because they were afraid that the information would be intercepted by the Insect King, and the teacher probably didn't want them to worry too much about the things on the central planet, the information transmitted back was still very limited.
The return of Lieutenant General Garcia brought back the true situation of the central star.
Fortunately, everyone had almost finished eating, otherwise, once the news came out, I'm afraid no one would be able to eat.
Putting down his chopsticks, Mellon sighed, "Can't we just find a way to kill him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lunk knocked Mellon's head. "You can't even kill the entire royal family? None of his children are good at dealing with people. Do you believe that if the Insect Emperor dies in one second, the empire will be in chaos in the next second?"
"Oh, I know." Melon rubbed his head which was hurt by Lunk's blow and said with a grin, "I can't just talk nonsense."
Lunk shook his head, picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks and threw it into the Mellon medicine: "Eat yours, your IQ is negative when you are hungry."
Mellon rolled his eyes and didn't say anything else. He just ate the piece of meat that Lunk picked for him.
Lunk stopped Mellon from speaking, but sighed. "Although the Insect Emperor is rotten from the inside out, he possesses remarkable strategic abilities. With the few spies we've planted in the palace, we have no way of figuring out what he's up to."
With a wry smile, Lunk continued, "The Third Archon has been approaching us these days, and we can't even tell if he's sincere or not. The Insect Emperor's most trusted First Archon, Pedi Williams, is also returning to the Central Star. With him, the Insect Emperor is even more powerful."
"And the seventh...His appearance seemed to make everything clear, yet everything seemed shrouded in fog, so near yet so far away."
These words touched the hearts of all the insects present. Even Sli and Slang, who didn't know much about the inside story, felt heavy-hearted after hearing them.
For a moment, the table was silent, and even the sound of breathing seemed inaudible.
After a while, Lieutenant General Garcia suddenly chuckled. When the insects looked at him, his smile became more meaningful. "I think you can trust the Third Consul. He should really have defected to us."
"Why?" Mellon's eyes widened, and he swallowed his food, his thirst for knowledge extremely strong. "How do you know he can be trusted?"
Lieutenant General Garcia looked at Mellon kindly: "Do you remember the Third Consul's name? How old is he?"
"I remember," Mellon said, his expression as if he hadn't lost his memory. "Milne Smith. He's 160 years old this year. He was the most trusted governor of the previous Insect Emperor. He rose to a high position at a young age. At the time, there were reports that he was one of the most outstanding people in the empire in the past hundred years."
"Yes." Lieutenant General Garcia laughed and continued, "Do you remember my name? How old am I?"
"Of course, your name is Milne Garcia, and your age..." Mellon's voice suddenly dropped off, and as if he understood something, his eyes widened. "You, you..."
Lieutenant General Garcia smiled slightly. "Did you find out? We have the same name and the same age. Isn't it a coincidence?"
"But, but, there are so many people with the same name and similar age in the empire. This, this doesn't mean anything." Mellon tried to deny it.
Lieutenant General Garcia shook his head and was about to speak when a deep and pleasant voice came: "You are twins like Sri Lanka."
Garcia looked over and saw a hint of a smile on Nan Qi's lips. "Reproduction is difficult for the Zerg, and twins are rare. You and Mr. Smith are even rarer twins, a boy and a girl. No wonder your bones are so similar, but no Zerg suspect your relationship."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the insects fell silent.
Bai was startled, and his eyes fell on Lieutenant General Garcia's face, looking at him in a rather presumptuous manner.
After a moment, Bai broke the silence: "I didn't realize before that you and the Third Archon do have many similarities."
"Correct." Lieutenant General Garcia looked at Nan Qi with admiration. "You are so meticulous in your observations and you are not bound by common sense. You are really good."
After praising Nan Qi, General Garcia suppressed his smile and slowly recounted his relationship with the Third Consul Milne Smith.
"Smith and I are indeed, as Nan Qi guessed, twins, a boy and a girl. However, this statement seems to be a common saying among humans, so it is quite appropriate."
Nan Qi felt a little guilty, thinking that Lieutenant General Garcia was worthy of having lived for so many years, his sensitivity was a bit scary.
Nan Qi's distraction was not noticed by the insects whose attention was all focused on Lieutenant General Garcia, and Lieutenant General Garcia seemed to have just mentioned it in passing.
"Our real last name is Milne. We weren't born into a noble family, but we were wealthy and loving. My father-in-law and father-in-law were very loving, and Smith and I had a very happy childhood. Unfortunately, this happiness was destroyed when we were twenty years old."
Thinking back to that day, the hatred in Lieutenant General Garcia's eyes was like substance, stinging the eyes of everyone present.
Bai opened his mouth, as if wanting to say something to comfort her, but he didn't know how to do it, so he subconsciously looked at Nan Qi. Nan Qi held Bai's slightly cold hand and shook his head gently.
Some hatred cannot be relieved by comfort. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth is the only way to vent that hatred.
Lieutenant General Garcia seemed to be immersed in his own hatred, his eyes becoming fierce. "My family runs a business. Once, while out purchasing goods, my father accidentally learned a secret about the royal family. This news has plunged our family into purgatory."
"What secret?" Mellon was completely immersed in the past events told by Lieutenant General Garcia.
Lieutenant General Garcia gritted his teeth, his facial muscles tense. After a long while, he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "The previous Insect Emperor was not a son of the royal family at all. He was adopted from the common people by the previous Insect Queen."
"The previous Insect Emperor knew his origins from a young age. To prevent them from being revealed, he erased all traces of his past, including our entire family. Smith and I were sent away by our female father at the risk of his life."
"What?! So Hoover Walker isn't a descendant of the royal family either?!" Mellon frowned. "Do you think Hoover Walker knew about this?"
"Oh, he definitely doesn't know. Otherwise, how could he be alive today?" Lieutenant General Garcia sneered. "It's not like he hasn't done this before. Back then, the one with the greatest hope of ascending the throne was Prince Keppel's biological brother, Prince Raya. But the always healthy Prince Raya suddenly died..."
"Besides Prince Raya, three unpopular princes died in succession during that period."
Nan Qi looked at Bai in surprise, and Bai nodded slowly: "It is true."
"Ahhhh, I get goosebumps. He even didn't let his own son go. How cruel." Mellon looked reluctant, but suddenly saw Sli and Slang's pale faces. He swallowed back what he wanted to say.
He remembered that the two little bitter gourds, Sli and Slang, had a pair of fathers who didn't even let their "own children" go.
Melon sighed, his mind racing. He changed the subject and whispered, "Does the death of the previous Insect Emperor have anything to do with you? We weren't even born then, but we've read historical records. It seems the previous Insect Emperor's health wasn't bad enough to die then."
The insects immediately turned their eyes to Lieutenant General Garcia. If Melon hadn't mentioned it, they really wouldn't have thought of this.
Under the gazes of the insects, Lieutenant General Garcia nodded slowly. "After our fathers' accident, Smith and I endured humiliation and hardship. I joined the military, and Smith, through some strange combination of circumstances, entered the palace, gradually becoming that old beast's governor."
"After Smith gained trust, he gave the old beast a slow poison."
"Hiss..." Melon was shocked. He just wanted to change the subject, but he didn't expect that the death of the old Insect King was really related to Lieutenant General Garcia.
"Are you scared?" Lieutenant General Garcia regained his amiable demeanor and looked at Mellon kindly. "Back then, we were too young and only wanted revenge. Fortunately, even though that old beast died, the empire didn't fall into chaos for too long."
"You can't be blamed for this." Mellon defended his shortcomings and immediately spoke to comfort Lieutenant General Garcia, "If it were me, I would do the same."
"You're a good kid." Lieutenant General Garcia patted Mellon's hand. "Your generation is more promising than ours. This is what happened. Smith has actually been our insider in the palace all along."
After listening to this, Bai felt as if he had suddenly realized something. No wonder the perfect conspiracy against him and his teacher ten years ago was resolved by Prince Keppel. This was most likely the work of the Third Consul.
Bai asked Lieutenant General Garcia tentatively, and Garcia nodded confidently. "My brother wasn't highly regarded by Hoover Walker, so he didn't learn of the plan in advance. He had no choice but to seek help from Prince Keppel, who has a bad reputation but a truly noble character."
Bai stood up, saluted, and thanked him solemnly: "Thank you, General, and Governor Smith for your help. I will thank Governor Smith in person when I have the chance."
Lieutenant General Garcia quickly supported Bai. "No need. We have the same goal. We both want to end this disgusting world. Besides, the Marshal has done Smith and me a favor."
"Smith and Mei..." Lieutenant General Garcia glanced at Bai before continuing, "He and Mei Congjun were in love, but were sent to the palace because of the Insect Emperor's selfish desires. He has now gained some of the Insect Emperor's trust. With Smith, we may be able to find out what the Insect Emperor is up to."
On this side, Milne Smith did as Lieutenant General Garcia said and began to think of various ways to investigate the movements of the Insect King.
After the pregnancy stabilized, May Leslie also went against her usual practice and sent her insect servant to invite the Insect King.
Once, twice, the Insect King remained indifferent. Three, four times, the Insect King began to doubt May Leslie's intentions. When he was waiting for the fifth and sixth times, May Leslie suddenly stopped inviting him, and he began to wonder if he was overthinking it.
Melesley is now more than four months pregnant, and it is the time when she needs to channel her mental energy. He hasn't visited his Mei Congjun for nearly a month. It is estimated that his Mei Congjun has reached the limit of his patience.
Bai had been giving him a lot of trouble these days, and he just had no outlet. May Leslie was Bai's stand-in, and now that the pregnancy was stable, he might as well go sit with May Leslie and relax.
Thinking of this, Hoover Walker ordered the insect servant to go and report the news, while he took a good bath with the insect servant's help.
May Leslie was soon informed. With a cold face, he asked the insect servant to prepare dinner for the night. He turned and went into the bedroom, called his personal insect servant, and asked him to go out and deliver the message.
After the bodyguard left, May Leslie took out a small bottle from the secret box under the bed and held it tightly in her hand, her dark eyes containing a cold light.
Now that he has regained hope of living, he will no longer tolerate the Insect King's abuse. This medicine was given to him by Smith, and it will come in handy tonight.
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