Chapter 361 Wait and See
It feels really good to be a prince. So far, everyone is bowing and nodding to you, as if you are the only great star in the universe. If there is no pile of official information in the office, the life of this prince is so happy.
Xiaozhen, at this moment, Prince Alsiel is sitting in a land-based airship in the shape of a ground beetle. Completely different from when he came here, his current seat is not only soft and comfortable, but also has an excellent view. Outside the airship is the city of Xiyiqi shrouded in the afterglow of the setting sun. Most of the buildings in this city present an intertwined hexagonal structure, with evenly distributed windows pulled out from these standard structures, and golden lights slowly lit up from the inside. The originally gray facades of the buildings emerged with a dreamlike rainbow-colored brilliance under the light of the huge setting sun. The land-based airship is flying at high speed, and the dots of lights have turned into golden threads floating in the air. In the distance of the city are long mountains immersed in gray fog, and the mountains seem to be flashing with tiny mysterious lights. At this time, the prince suddenly understood why the several Xiyiqi people he met would frequently add descriptions of the changes in starlight in their conversations. This scene really makes people feel a poetic and romantic feeling in their hearts.
The prince silently changed his Xiyiqi language reception settings and blocked metaphors such as starlight.
This is of course just for the sake of brevity, the unromantic Heart Eater thought to himself.
At this time, the environment in the car was extremely comfortable. He narrowed his eyes slightly and thought about the situation again. He was Prince Alsiel now. The assassin hiding in the dark would definitely be confused by his current lively state. Haha, he just wanted to create the impression that the prince was alive and well. The living "Prince Alsiel" was the best bait. Whether the other party determined that the assassination failed or discovered that he was a fake, they would attack him again.
And this is the best time to pull the other party out of the darkness.
Bounty hunters, the fight for succession, the sudden disappearance of Liu Xingquan and Captain Ban, the princes who were assassinated at the same time, himself and Yin Ran who were almost framed, and the black box hidden in the fog that Mr. Cat mentioned vaguely... Xiao Zhen has a hunch that as long as he can find a breakthrough, this series of events will be solved.
Feel free to come and assassinate me!
Just as this thought flashed through the prince's mind, there was a sudden loud whine of the engine, and accompanied by a slight vibration, the airship stopped.
This was not an ordinary temporary stop, but an unexpected forced stop.
His escort almost immediately surrounded the prince's car. He heard shouting and quarreling from the street ahead. "What happened?" the prince asked. Are you here to kill me again so soon? This is good, very good.
"Your Highness, this is a temporary line blockage ." The driver sitting in front of him said respectfully, "It will be clear soon."
"Oh." The prince sat back in his seat disappointedly and looked out the window.
His green-clad guards were standing in front of him, shouting and cursing something. The prince could sense their eagerness to protect him, and then he soon sensed a faint hint of despair in this fanatical loyalty.
(Your Highness! Your Highness Alsiel!! Please save us!)
The prince opened the car door, and the guards immediately surrounded him in panic. Looking at you, I almost thought I was a glass man who would burp even if I walked. "Your Highness, it's not safe outside. Please go back to the airship and wait for a while. We will take care of it soon." Conte said with a worried look on his face.
"What's the matter?" asked the prince.
“A reckless person sabotaged the route and tried to stop the prince from going forward,” Conte said, adding quickly, “Please rest assured, we will take her away immediately.”
The prince had noticed earlier that there were silver circuits on the ground where the streets passed, which should be the necessary signal lines for airship navigation. It sounded like someone had damaged the lines to prevent him from traveling.
(Your Highness! Your Highness!! Please save us!)
"Bring her here."
"Your Highness?"
"Bring her here. I want to ask her something."
"Yes, sir!"
After a while, the bold and unruly citizen was brought over by the guards.
She was a thin Xiichi, probably in middle age, with a pair of overly large eyes on her concave cheeks. When she saw the prince, she immediately emitted a pungent smell, which was a manifestation of her excitement.
"Oh, Your Highness, Your Highness..."
The guards around the prince simultaneously struck the ground with their halberds, "Disrespectful man! Disrespectful man!!"
The prince raised his hand to stop the guards' threats, "Why are you blocking my carriage?"
“Your Highness, please save us!” she shouted, and the smell became more and more acrid. “Our shelter will be closed down, and those children will die!!”
"Who are you?"
"I'm Lucy, the director of the 72nd Rescue Center."
I understand. This is a kind of alien petition. During the conversation, the prince quickly learned the truth. Due to the adjustment of medical policy, the 72nd resettlement center is scheduled to be closed tomorrow. In order to revoke the order to close the center, the director has been running around to seek help from many parties, and now he has found the prince.
"You should go through the normal appeals process instead of disrupting traffic routes."
"Your Highness!" Director Lucy exuded a bitter smell, "[Block adjectives related to stars] You are my last hope. I was fortunate enough to get permission to petition you in person today, but I was suddenly notified that the meeting was cancelled and only said to be postponed to a later date. Your Highness! If I wait until tomorrow, everything will be too late! ”
It turns out that once the institute is closed, all the patients will be transferred to the resettlement station. In the resettlement station, they will not receive any treatment and will be waiting to die. Director Lucy shouted excitedly: "We still have more than 200 children in our institute! Once the institute is closed, they will all be sent away! Your Highness [shields the description of the starlight] please! Come to our institute and take a look! Please!"
The director was going to petition me today but was informed that the meeting was cancelled. This is related to the lives of hundreds of children. Who is the heartless person who canceled such a life-threatening meeting? Oh, it turned out to be me.
The prince silently checked his schedule, and sure enough, he saw a meeting with Director Lucy of the 72nd Rescue Center on today's schedule. However, after he replaced the prince, he postponed most of the subsequent meeting arrangements.
On one side is the graduation ceremony of his daughter, who is his only political capital, and on the other side are the lives of hundreds of children. The prince thought that these are the unshirkable responsibilities on his shoulders. I have to think about how to deal with it.
The prince said, "The abolition will be tomorrow, right?"
"Yes! Please save our No. 72 Institute at all costs!!" Lucy took a step forward excitedly.
The guards immediately crossed their halberds in front of the director, "How dare you!"
The prince raised his hand to signal them to lay down their weapons, "I will inspect the 72nd Rescue Station tonight."
"Your Highness!!" Lucy's eyes widened, and her scent became happy and excited .
Conte whispered to the side, "But there will be a dinner after the princess' graduation ceremony tonight..."
What dinner is this?
Since the lives of hundreds of children were at stake, I had to go and see for myself. Since she had already gone to the graduation ceremony, my good little daughter probably wouldn't mind missing the dinner.
"Director Lucy."
"exist."
"I will go to your shelter to inspect it, but this does not mean that your shelter can be closed down. I will only go to check the situation."
"I see."
"You destroyed the traffic facilities in order to stop the car, which is a blatant violation of the law. Those who trample on the law should be punished."
"Yes." Director Lucy lowered her head with a gloomy look.
The prince said: "However, the meaning of the law is to protect Her Majesty the Queen and Her Majesty's people. You broke the law to save those children. From this point of view, I must consider the spirit and meaning of the law." He raised his head slightly and could feel that many passers-by on the street had stopped, curiously watching this impromptu petition.
"So," the prince said, "before the closure of the 72nd Rescue Center is resolved, you are still allowed to stay in your original position and protect those poor children. Please remember that this is not forgiveness, it is just to allow you to better serve the Queen's people."
"Your Highness!" Commander Lucy's scent became increasingly sour, which was almost equivalent to the weeping of a Homo sapiens creature.
"But after that, you must face the relevant laws and regulations and receive the punishment you deserve."
"Okay!!" she choked.
After saying these words, the prince turned and walked towards his airship. He had always been able to sense the admiration of the guards around him, and now the smell of their emotions seemed to become even stronger.
After returning to their seats, the accompanying guards also took their positions and got ready to go.
At this moment, a passerby on the street suddenly shouted: "Prince Alsiel!!" More passersby followed suit and shouted: "Long live the prince!!" "Prince Alsiel!!!" "For the prince!!"
The prince waved to them from the window, and the emotions of the passers-by became more and more excited, spewing out the breath of respect and admiration. They surged around the motorcade and tried to touch the prince's airship.
The guards solemnly kept the crowd at a safe distance.
The airship moved forward again.
Next, he was going to meet his adopted daughter.
He looked down at the Xiyiqi subjects who were still excitedly shouting his name on the street. It seemed that this prince was really popular among the people. Could the murderer be hiding among this group of people? Or did he cunningly use special mental shielding to hide among his loyal guards?
How will the eldest princess view herself?
There are many crises, and he is waiting to see what happens.
