Chapter 295 Killing the Prince
The token of surrender was to kill a powerful prince.
Isn't this a bit crazy?
The next morning, Catherine and Yang Ming moved into a large mansion allocated by the Council of Elders.
Catherine, who showed her virtuous attributes to the fullest in front of outsiders, was busy packing their luggage. Yang Ming was sitting at the bar in shorts, looking at the information on the projection screen in front of him.
This was the first target that the old emperor asked them to assassinate.
What made Yang Ming feel a little ridiculous was that the old emperor actually listed hundreds of evidences of the prince's crimes, as if to reduce their psychological resistance.
Yang Ming could only shake his head.
Even with such concerns, there is no way to come up with new ideas for the empire.
"What are you busy with?"
Catherine hugged Yang Ming's neck from behind and snuggled on his back. Yang Ming did not avoid her, but raised his chin towards the projection screen.
"The Emperor's second brother, Prince Venos, and his relevant information."
Catherine whispered, "Why are you studying him?"
Yang Ming asked: "Have you heard his story?"
"Well, the largest manor on the surface belongs to him. I heard from other super reformers that this prince is the most cruel guy. He likes to collect male and female body parts. He is a psychopath."
The corners of Catherine's mouth twitched slightly:
“I heard that this prince has been applying for a fiefdom, wanting a rich administrative planet as a place to live in his old age.
"If his application is successful, that administrative planet will probably become the site of tragedy."
"The emperor asked me to kill him," Yang Ming muttered, stroking his chin.
Catherine frowned slightly: "Are we going to arrest them directly? Are there any evidences for the crimes here?"
"No, it was an assassination," Yang Ming said softly, "The emperor wanted me and a few other young people to kill the prince as a team-building activity. Then this criminal record will become the emperor's direct evidence of our crime. Murdering the prince will definitely be punished by death."
"Hanton, you don't actually have to..."
"Katherine, this is the path I must take."
Yang Ming stroked the back of Catherine's hand and said softly:
“What I want, only the emperor can give me now.
"I confessed this to you because I wanted you to know that I did not fall for power. I walked into this dark abyss on my own.
"I may become the emperor's butcher knife in the future, but I will exercise restraint and will not really kill innocent people.
"But I can't guarantee the rest. The emperor now wants to build a force in the shadows to serve as his confidants."
Catherine was silent for a few seconds: "Then I will accompany you. If we join forces, no individual will be our opponent."
"You are so beautiful, Catherine," Yang Ming smiled and pinched her cheek, "The royal family and the nobles are all a bunch of perverts, so you should just hide behind me. I don't want them to look at you a few more times because of you and I will feel like I am at a big disadvantage."
Catherine was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Is this a compliment? I will protect myself, Hanton."
"I may be a bit chauvinistic, but you have to listen to me on this matter," Yang Ming said seriously, "You just patrol here honestly. After the second mental imprint, you should have a chance to be transferred. I will put pressure on Director Riva to make you leave Emperor Star."
Catherine bit her lip gently.
Yang Ming said: "If the emperor wants to make trouble, the empire will soon be in turmoil. The disturbance of the star core will cause a catastrophic impact on the surface of the planet, and the same goes for the imperial power."
Catherine sighed softly, took the initiative to move closer to Yang Ming, and held his head in her arms.
"Anyway, no matter what happens in the future, I will always believe in you... Oh, stop it, hahahaha, so annoying..."
…
At the first meeting of the Emperor's Right Hand Dark Group, Yang Ming was more than a galactic hour late.
The meeting place was in a hotel in an ordinary residential area on the surface.
It is called a hotel, but in fact it is more like a guesthouse. You only need to book a room in advance and you don’t need to pay any fees.
When Yang Ming arrived, the six people present remained silent.
Having already received their mission objectives in advance, they all seemed to be feeling tremendous pressure at this moment.
Even Revil, who always got excited when he saw Yang Ming, was like a wilted eggplant at this moment. He sat there with his head hung down, and when he looked up at Yang Ming, he could only force a smile.
"This is, what happened?"
Yang Ming walked naturally to the vacant main seat, crossed his legs, and placed his hands in front of his knees.
"Lieutenant Colonel Atro, you are the oldest and most mature here. Tell me what we need to pay attention to in this operation."
"this……"
Lieutenant Colonel Atlo looked up at Yang Ming and gave him an ugly smile.
"I have no objection. With you here, the operation will definitely succeed."
The others nodded quickly.
Revil lowered his head and sighed: "I shouldn't have come here. I should have learned from those uncles and pretended to be sick."
Yang Ming said calmly, "Now that you've come this far and have been named by His Majesty, don't complain. I know you all have pressures. Once you cross this threshold, there's no turning back. You'll all work directly for His Majesty the Emperor from now on."
"We are willing to sacrifice everything for His Majesty," the young man from the military whispered, "but His Majesty asked us to assassinate the prince. Once this is exposed, it may be a serious crime that will implicate our entire family."
Several others also spoke up:
"We were asked to return to our original positions after completing this operation. His Majesty will quickly promote us, which will inevitably arouse suspicion from others."
"I have no ill will towards Your Majesty. This opportunity is rare, and I will definitely do my best. But... even if the prince doesn't have many guards on the Imperial Star, how can we do it without anyone noticing?"
"Mr. Ghost, why don't you do this? We will all admit that we are your accomplices."
"Everyone."
Yang Ming tapped the corner of the table with his fingers, and the people on both sides of the conference table suddenly became as quiet as chickens.
"I often hear a saying - wealth and honor are sought in danger. You did not refuse His Majesty at the beginning, but now you have no chance to retreat.
"Do I need to remind you what our Emperor wants to do?
"You guys can radiate to various power systems in the empire. Each of you has a strong background. Your Majesty, are you trying to win over yourself? It's the forces behind you.
"Answer me first, who hasn't told this to their father or closest elder? Let me remind you all that I have the ability to discern lies."
Several people looked at each other, and finally just lowered their heads.
Revil weakly raised his right hand: "I, I have the final say in my family. I didn't notify the uncles who have a good relationship with me."
"You did a good job. At least this is your personal behavior," Yang Ming said calmly, "Sit up straight. It's not appropriate to sit so slack."
The six of them immediately straightened their heads and chests.
Yang Ming easily gained command of this temporary team.
"Very good," Yang Ming said calmly, "Now I will make a plan, and you guys will be responsible for purchasing. I need two of the sharpest metal knives, and everyone needs to get a set of Imperial Star ordinary guard clothes, the same as those in the Prince's Manor. Do you understand?"
"Yes! Mr. Ghost !"
"Revel?"
"I'm here," Revell's Adam's apple trembled, but his eyes had returned to calm.
Yang Ming said: "You seem to have a pretty good IQ. You boasted to me last time and said a lot. Then you will be responsible for formulating the overall plan, that is, how to enter the Prince's manor and how to retreat."
Revill nodded and responded: "Well, I'll try."
"Lieutenant Colonel Atro."
"Yes!" Atlo responded immediately, his eyes sharp and full of energy. This guy was obviously determined to follow Yang Ming to do something big.
The opportunity is right in front of them. If they can seize it, they will be promoted to a high position. If they can't, they will surely be secretly eliminated by His Majesty the Emperor.
Yang Ming said: "You are an intelligence officer. You are responsible for investigating the interpersonal relationships of this prince and determining the time of action."
"yes!"
"Let me think about what I'm missing."
Yang Ming rubbed his brows, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and whispered:
"His Majesty the Emperor wants us to make it more shocking, that is, to attract people's attention and make it a hot topic... What do you guys think? Um, is there anyone who is male?"
Yang Ming looked at Revell, and the young earl shook his head like a rattle.
Revill said hurriedly: "I like girls. The only perverted fetish I have is that I like girls wearing latex clothes, but I will never force my mistress! My fetish has always been private."
Yang Ming: …
Lieutenant Colonel Atro cleared his throat and said, "We have gone to relax together a few times, Viscount Hanton. You know my hobbies. I like mature people of the opposite sex, the kind with charm."
"Don't look at me, Mr. Ghost. Although I like to be passive, it is the opposite sex who takes the initiative and I am passive."
“Um, that…”
A young man in the corner raised his right hand tremblingly, almost crying:
"I like men, but, but, I'm not the one who attacks."
The meeting fell silent in an instant, and the man next to this guy and the man opposite him simultaneously lifted up their chairs and moved to the side.
"Well, at least you're honest."
Yang Ming gave a thumbs up: "Then let me think about this problem. We should try to make things bigger without getting ourselves involved."
Several people nodded in agreement at the same time, and then began to act separately.
They must complete the task as soon as possible. If they delay too long, His Majesty the Emperor may feel that they are incompetent and inefficient, and they may be in danger of being replaced.
If they are replaced, the consequences will be disastrous, which is a truth they all understand.
Soon, Atlo sorted out the target prince's complete route of action for the next three days.
Yang Ming discussed with Atlo and decided to set the location of the action at the prince's manor. The time of the action would be tonight, just three hours before the party hosted by the prince.
Revell quickly developed an action plan, but there were many uncertainties in many details.
And these uncertainties are what Yang Ming is responsible for.
…
In the evening of the Emperor Star, the surface is bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Because it is the time for civil servants to get off work, the cities on the surface of the Imperial Star have become very lively.
One after another, the hovercrafts left the prosperous area of the city and moved towards the villa and manor areas on the outskirts. These were some non-important officials who were invited to attend the parties hosted by the great nobles.
These gatherings occur very frequently, with dozens of them taking place a day, and as a result, some special interest chains have been formed.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with Yang Ming and the other seven.
In a corner of Prince Vinos's manor, seven people squatted quietly behind the wall.
The micro-supercomputer in Revell's hands was making a slight humming sound at this moment. As his fingers tapped the button that was given the start command, the lights in the prince's manor suddenly dimmed, and the emergency lights were lit one by one.
Yang Ming whispered, "Give me five minutes."
Atro offered, "Let me accompany you. I can fight, too."
"Okay," Yang Ming nodded.
Artero, who had calculated that Yang Ming would definitely refuse, had a frozen expression on his face.
Yang Ming smiled and patted Atero on the shoulder: "Just kidding, I don't need you to do anything, just watch me."
After saying that, Yang Ming pressed his neck twice, and a thin film similar to a space suit appeared all over his body, and he turned into a translucent image, like a ghost.
As the six people watched, Yang Ming turned over and jumped into the manor. He landed silently and took advantage of the cover of various places in the manor to move forward.
Revil asked quietly, "We are just going to wait there foolishly?"
"Count, you have your own fleet and have participated in the war to exterminate the Zerg, right?" Atlo asked softly.
"Yes, what's the matter?"
Atlo smiled and said, "Do you think that he, who can directly chop down a fourth-level queen, can't deal with these ordinary guards?"
"That's not it. I mean... everyone has their own area of expertise. Mr. Ghost probably isn't very good at assassination..."
The back door of the manor was opened, and Yang Ming looked inside and said, "It's done, come in quickly."
The six imperial elites could only look at each other.
So fast?
Could it be a trap?
However, when the six people followed Yang Ming into the manor with a nervous mood, they were immediately stunned by the scenes they saw along the way.
The prince's estate is guarded by more than 120 guards, all of whom are well-trained and are elite soldiers selected from the army.
But at this moment, all these guards were sleeping at their respective posts without exception, and in some spacious corridors, echoes could be heard one after another.
The seven people arrived at the underground of the manor unimpeded and finally saw some battle scenes.
However, these so-called battle scenes were nothing more than mechanical guard parts all over the ground and two strong alloy doors that were directly deformed.
The old prince was now sitting on the sofa and sleeping.
He was wearing a long skirt with women's underwear underneath. His wrinkled face was painted with makeup commonly used by women. A handsome young .
Yang Ming said: "I didn't do this. He was seducing his male lover when I broke in."
Revill couldn't help but swear.
The most delicate-looking guy in the team of seven couldn't help but shake his head: "What a pity, this male favorite is quite handsome."
The six men almost kicked the man at the same time.
"Put on gloves," Yang Ming reminded, and the six people quickly put on anti-fingerprint devices.
Yang Ming pulled out two daggers from his belt and handed them to the two people behind him: "Each of you stab the old prince's heart."
Atro said, "I'll go first."
Revil also said, "I'll come."
The two men grasped their daggers tightly and moved forward at the same time.
Yang Ming turned his head and looked at the other four people. They had different expressions, but they all took a step forward almost at the same time.
Atro's right hand, which was holding the dagger, was shaking constantly.
He was the weakest and least powerful of the seven. He was just a mid-level officer and was chosen by His Majesty because of the influence of his third uncle.
He understands this.
So now he must be the most active one and must be the leader.
Just killing one person... Just killing one person...
Atro grabbed the prince by the collar and was about to stab him with the dagger, but his arms trembled even more.
This is a prince, a prince of the empire, the emperor's brother. If this crime is exposed... no one can save him, the emperor will abandon him...
Squeak.
The sound of the sharp dagger rubbing against clothes before piercing his heart made Atro stunned.
He turned his head to look to the side. Count Reville pursed his lips tightly, but his actions were decisive. After stabbing the dagger into the heart, he pulled it out with even greater force.
Atro's lips trembled slightly, and he slammed the dagger down, then pulled it out immediately.
Blood spurted out.
Four young men stepped forward one by one, took the dagger, and stabbed it into the prince's heart...
Yang Ming watched quietly from behind, thinking carefully. When the six people stood behind him again, he could feel that these six guys had undergone extremely obvious changes.
The old emperor’s method is quite powerful.
Yang Ming walked forward calmly, and in front of the six of them, he undressed the male favorite, opened his hands behind him, and the long metal knife used for decoration on the wall flew into his palm.
Yang Ming stabbed his male favorite twice in the shoulder and abdomen, but the wounds were not too deep.
Then she calmly walked to the corner, found a few bottles of medicine, and threw them next to her male lover.
"Should we just kill him?" Atro asked.
"No need," Yang Ming said calmly, "The living are more convincing. They are the best subjects for gossip media interviews. Let's go."
Yang Ming took out a small spray from his pocket and sprayed the surroundings carefully.
Revell wondered, "What is this?"
"It can conceal our biological information. When we walk, it is inevitable that dandruff and other things will be left outside... I'm talking about you guys. My protective suit will not leave any biological information. The current detection equipment can already detect similar biological information."
Several people's expressions froze.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will investigate this case, go back."
