Chapter 204: An Unexpected Path
What is going on?
Yang Ming woke up and was a little confused when he saw all kinds of information popping up on his glasses.
[The Saka Family Murder Case: A tortuous and bizarre case, a rising detective star.]
[Exclusive revelation: A young man suspected to be the illegitimate son of Viscount Godoy easily solved a difficult murder case. ]
[Saka Daily Character: A boy named Hui. ]
No, it’s just a trivial matter, how could it become big news on Sakaar overnight?
But fortunately, the news was only spreading on Sakaar. After leaving the planet, the traffic of this matter was very small.
A text message popped up:
'Boss! Is this the route you calculated?'
'Now that you have gained basic influence, you can continue to consolidate the image of a famous detective and thus establish your own political image.'
'You can definitely enter the judicial or local security system later on, which is indeed a faster path to promotion.'
Yang Ming couldn't tell whether Lu was being sarcastic or genuinely encouraging him.
What the hell is a famous detective?
He just relied on the law to collect information and cheat to solve the case, and he almost let the cat out of the bag several times.
Compared to such literary matters, he preferred to board ships and draw swords.
If he had originally wanted to take this path, why did he name himself Hui? Wouldn't it be more interesting to just give himself a more symbolic name like Ke Bei or Qiong Er Moss?
Yang Ming opened the projected keyboard and typed two lines of text.
'Keep the spread of this thing down.'
"No matter how desperate I am, your boss, I will never become a so-called detective. There is no place for detectives these days. Are high-tech just for show?"
Lu: "Okay, boss. I have actually suppressed the news within a certain range. There are too many people in the Empire Entertainment, and they all like this kind of story."
The corners of Yang Ming's mouth twitched slightly.
There were deliberately slowed footsteps outside the door. Yang Ming cut off contact with Lu and waited quietly for a while.
Viscount Godoy Saka first put his ear to the door and listened carefully, making sure that Yang Ming was moving before he knocked on the door .
"Time for breakfast, Hui."
"Here comes uncle."
Yang Ming yawned, calculated the time of the last injection of gene stabilizing fluid, and sent a command to 026 to "prepare for the next injection."
…
During breakfast, Yang Ming clearly felt that Godoy became excited, his eyes were bright and his expression was very happy. Even Mrs. Deli beside him was affected, and she exuded a gentle feminine charm.
"Is there any good news?" Yang Ming asked.
"Oh, it's nothing, nothing serious," Godoy said with a smile, "This is the first time I've experienced what it feels like to be noticed by others. The story of you solving the case last night has spread among the nobles on this planet. Everyone highly praises you. Many of my relatives contacted me for the first time this year just to ask what happened. Hahaha."
Yang Ming frowned and asked, "Is this worth being happy about?"
"It's a bit sad, but," Godoy shrugged, "it's pretty cool. Come on!"
The two men clinked their bowls of porridge together, then took a big gulp.
Mrs. Dali, who was standing by, couldn't help but raise her hand to her forehead, feeling a little... embarrassed to watch.
After this little episode, the transaction between Yang Ming and Viscount Godoy for the title began to accelerate.
The first difficulty in becoming the illegitimate son of Viscount Godoy was the paternity test, which was successfully completed under Godoy's careful planning and Lu's escort.
Godoy found his own child's hair and secretly replaced it with Yang Ming's hair sample.
Lu Ze kept an eye on the institution doing the genetic comparison throughout the process to prevent any unexpected situations, such as the test samples sent in were not blood-related.
Fortunately, Godoy's children are all his biological children.
This directly raised Yang Ming's evaluation of Madam Dai Li to a higher level, and even to a certain extent, reversed Yang Ming's stereotypes about imperial female nobles and noble ladies.
After obtaining the notarized paternity test, Godoy asked Yang Ming to wait for another half a month before taking Yang Ming into a solemn and dignified old building.
Face the Imperial Noble Council.
They have done a lot of preparation for today.
In order to cope with possible tricky questioning, Yang Ming and Godoy have been reciting the information of an ordinary lady during this period.
——That was the mother fabricated by Yang Ming and the lover fabricated by Godoy, and their identity information had been verified in the Empire Citizen Network and was indeed real.
In order to make their behavior more reasonable, Godoy took great pains to have a small quarrel with his wife, and then "made up his mind" to bring his illegitimate son to notarize, so that the illegitimate son could obtain the title and become independent from his existing family.
——This is a reasonable explanation for their behavior of notarizing.
In order to deal with possible requests for "temporary paternity testing", Godoy prepared money to bribe the staff and two sample boxes.
Of course, if it really comes to the point of bribing the staff, it means that they will be under greater pressure and the plan is on the verge of being exposed at any time.
Yang Ming also actively adjusted his state and prepared to engage in a psychological and ideological game with the auditor.
But what Yang Ming and Godoy didn't expect was...
The entire review process was very relaxing.
There were two people in charge of this review meeting, one was Godoy's relative, and the other was an inconspicuous old lady who had appeared at the last cocktail party.
The two chatted with Yang Ming in a gentle voice for a while, and then stamped the document representing the imperial title.
"What a nice guy."
"Our family will be proud of you."
Yang Ming could only smile back with a hint of embarrassment.
That’s not all.
Yang Ming's original expectation was to become a knight with a title. If he could have a path for promotion, that would be even better. If it was just a symbol of honor, that would be acceptable.
But when his identity document was updated, Yang Ming saw the six big words that appeared in the identity column, and his expression was a little bit incredible.
Imperial Reserve Baron!
He kept thanking the two presiding judges and flattering them in various gentle and polite ways, which made the two elderly men's olfactory systems very comfortable.
On the way back, Godoy slumped in the back seat of the rented hovercraft, looking like he had lost half his life.
The uncle laughed from time to time.
Yang Ming wondered, "Is there a preparatory system for noble titles?"
"Preparatory Baron is a special title. It has the title of Baron, but does not have the benefits of a Baron," Godoy explained. "You need to make great achievements or get a letter of recommendation from a count or a noble of a higher title to be promoted to a real Baron."
Yang Ming wondered, "Are achieving results and getting a recommendation letter parallel conditions, or are they two necessary conditions?"
"Only one of them will do," Godoy extended his hand to Yang Ming, "Congratulations, my illegitimate son."
Yang Ming nodded calmly.
Godoy warned: "But our play must go on."
"I'll follow your instructions."
"You go back and stay for a few days, then I'll find a way to get Deli to kick you out... This kind of thing is very common, and everyone thinks it's normal."
Godoy had obviously planned this long ago, and continued:
"After that, you need to work here for a month or two before moving away. You need to give people the impression that you can't make it here, rather than that you are eager to leave, as that would arouse others' suspicion.
"We have a few more things to do together to show our father-son relationship, as well as the pain and helplessness I feel when I have to give up something for the sake of my existing family."
Yang Ming nodded seriously.
It's quite interesting.
Ding ding!
Godoy took out his communication device and looked down, his expression slightly frozen.
"Oh, my dear bastard, it seems that our plan needs to be more detailed.
"They heard about it. My family members heard about it. You were certified and got the title of provisional baron. So they took the initiative to invite us to the next party in two days.
"Are you going? We'd better go."
Yang Ming nodded: "It's okay to go for a walk . I didn't have a good meal last time because of the murder case."
"Haha," Godoy sighed softly, "I still remember their expressions after you taught them a lesson. It was so funny. Don't worry, Hui. Although this planet is desolate, it is still in good order. The chance of you encountering a murder case at the noble party is already very small, and it is unlikely to encounter it repeatedly."
So, at the banquet two days later.
Yang Ming was fiddling with a piece of steak.
Godoy raised his glass and talked about the recent economic situation with two middle-aged men with whom he had no contact on a daily basis.
A scream suddenly came from the direction of the stage.
Godoy's hold on the wine glass was unsteady, and Yang Ming's fork shook, causing the steak to fall back onto the plate.
Damn.
Another person died.
…
[The rise of the famous detective! Hui Saka wins two battles in a row! ]
[Another murder occurred, and the Saka family was cursed. 】
[Shocked, the illegitimate son of the Saka family actually solved two bizarre cases in a row! ]
[Pay attention, this man is called Xiaohui, and he had a miserable childhood...]
Yang Ming looked at the news headlines that were almost flooding the screen of the network terminal. While sighing that the imperial press had a group of hounds with a keen sense of smell, he began to wonder what was going on.
Is he possessed by Conan?
Or was it Lu who arranged all this?
With this question in mind, Yang Ming talked to Xiao Lu when it was late at night.
"It wasn't me who arranged it, boss," the lawyer said in words, "but there is an internal continuity between the second case and the first case. It's probably that the murderer of the second case witnessed the death of the body in the first case, and then he kept imagining what the second case's victim looked like when he was killed, and then he began to plan carefully. This is a psychological effect."
Yang Ming was a little powerless to complain for a moment.
Lu sent two smiley face symbols.
'This kind of publicity has a very good effect. Boss, your popularity on Saka Star has been fully established.
'The detective profession is relatively rare at this stage, but literary works about detectives have always been a best-selling genre in the empire.
"With me helping the boss collect information, the boss can definitely become a famous detective!"
Yang Ming: 'Thank you, but I still prefer to be an insecticide.'
Lu: "If you want to quickly get involved in the politics of the empire, establish your own influence, and gain the appreciation and support of the nobles, it is also very important."
Yang Ming thought for a moment: "You mean, I can use the identity of a famous detective to get into the political situation of the empire?"
Lu: "Yes, I calculated it carefully several times, and this is more effective than our previous plan. It is an unexpected gain."
Yang Ming thought carefully for a while.
He burst out laughing and sent the conclusion of the matter to Lu.
"Don't force it. Let's proceed according to our previous plan. Get the title on Saka Star, gain a foothold, and then look for opportunities to enter the Imperial Star Circle."
'clear!'
'Report the news from all sides.'
"Okay, boss. Everything is stable in Luofeng Empire..."
In thinking space.
Lu sent a tool clone to type and convey the recent situation of his own forces to Yang Ming.
He sat in front of the projection screen, lost in thought at the Viscount Manor where Yang Ming was.
What does it take to make your boss a famous detective?
Since the boss said there was no need to force it, it meant that the boss accepted this identity and allowed her to do something around it.
It is obvious that the boss now needs a partner, one who can increase the boss's credibility and dispel other people's doubts.
As Lu's mind flashed, the figure of Deputy Sheriff Merge appeared on the projection screen.
This is the perfect candidate.
How can we make this deputy sheriff think of his boss first when he encounters some difficult problems? Psychological suggestion? Or mental impression control?
Lu pinched his chin and hummed a few times, then quickly worked out a complete plan.
There is no such thing as an invincible detective.
Just a plan prepared in advance.
…
Two months later.
Councillor Allison was on the verge of cursing.
He received another threatening letter a few days ago, and the person who threatened him still claimed to be the pioneer he killed.
The other party is still haunting him, most likely deliberately trying to mess with his mentality!
"Still no news from the Guel Alliance?"
"No, sir."
"It's just an email, and you can't find out where it was sent from?"
"No, sir."
"Have you had lunch yet?"
"Eat it, sir."
A bunch of trash!
Allison cursed under his breath, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and said calmly, "Go get busy."
He held the communication device in his hand and rubbed it vigorously for a few weeks, finally calming down a lot. He continued to browse the weekly summary of the Empire News that he had just read.
The headline of Empire News this week is still about the white ghost.
White Ghost no longer kills insects. In the past month, he has been constantly "reporting" corrupt officials in the empire.
Allison had no idea what this white ghost was trying to do.
This kind of large-scale public denunciation is actually a direct declaration of war against the empire's bureaucracy. It is an act that simply makes enemies and has no benefits.
The following news items were relatively ordinary, consisting of nothing more than the romances of the princes and princesses, and the diet and daily life of the emperor of the empire. Allison clicked on the last item on the empire news list and took a few glances.
[A magical young man, a famous detective who left the Saka family.]
"With science and technology so advanced nowadays, there is no room for detectives to play their roles."
Allison shook his head, flicked the news aside, crossed his arms and continued thinking.
Where on earth is this damn white ghost hiding?
at the same time.
The third star in the Imperial Star Circle, in a somewhat remote and quiet manor.
A pair of slender, beautiful hands with smooth skin placed a paper newspaper on the table. On the front of the newspaper, half of the page photos of two men, one tall and one thin.
Aristocratic detective?
Quite interesting.
"Someone come."
