Chapter 69: The Great Yu Empire (1/2)

The guards of the Perseverance had arrived by this point, including Sigmund, Shalosh, and Torry. Raas shouted in indignation the moment they arrived, “General Sigmund, he wants to kill me!”

Sigmund looked helplessly at Lu Yin, “Why did you try to kill him?”

Lu Yin glared coldly at Raas, “I didn’t.”

“You want to deny it with so many people looking?!” Raas hollered.

“Oh? Do you have any evidence?” Lu Yin scorned. It was only then that everyone turned to look at the monitoring camera, only to find that it had been destroyed long ago. Raas himself took out his gadget, having started recording the moment he learned Lu Yin was coming, but his face paled as he realized that it had been smashed as well. Lu Yin was no fool, and knew not to go overboard even when just probing someone. He still needed a reason to ward off public ire; one needed great power to break the rules.

“Trash,” Shalosh muttered gloomily under his breath, but Raas continued to point at Lu Yin angrily, “You just injured me. Munoor saw it as well, right?”

“I saw everything,” Munoor stepped forward, “If I hadn’t intervened, Lord Raas would have been killed.”

Lu Yin sneered, “Only an idiot would believe two people that were decimated.”

“You!” Munoor was furious.

Secretly relieved, Sigmund leveled a cold glare at Raas, “Do you have any other evidence?”

Raas’s expression warped, but then he retorted, “This is my room! He attacked me in my room! That’s the evidence.”

Everyone turned back to Lu Yin, who took out a gadget from his pocket. The screen lit up, revealing Veron’s confession, “This man bribed Veron to deal with me; I was simply looking for him to return the favor. That isn’t too much, is it?”

Everyone fell silent, and even Raas couldn’t refute. He’d ended up taking a beating for free, and those on the Capital Star would only praise Lu Yin for expertly handling the situation. Lu Yin’s arguments were sound, while his were the exact opposite.

“We have the facts of this matter, I’ll deal with this. Now, disperse,” Sigmund waved everyone off.

“Wait!” Lu Yin interrupted.

“Do you have any other requests, Your Majesty?”

Lu Yin’s gaze swept across everyone, finally settling on Shalosh, “I just wanted to say that I might come from a primitive planet, but I’m no pushover. Some dogs better pull back their paws, or I’ll chop them off one day.”

Shalosh stared at Lu Yin with cold eyes, and he returned the glare. He was only an idle prince who couldn’t handle an Explorer yet; even with higher status, it would be difficult to affect someone from the Thirteen Imperial Squadrons. However, a warning was still necessary, and this would allow him to probe the Empire’s reaction. The type and extent of reprisal would determine how he could act in the future.

Everyone was shocked by this news, and Lu Yin’s silhouette appeared in their minds. The Zishan King wasn’t simple at all. Even Lu Yin himself was shocked; his value in the Empire far exceeded his own imagination. The Vice Treasurer’s son had been demoted publicly, which was a huge victory. It seemed like he had to adjust his own conduct in the future.

That scoundrel! A downcast Shalosh clenched his fist tightly; he was the one driving Raas all this while, and the blame for this would certainly fall back on him.

This incident suddenly left the Perseverance much quieter than before, with no one daring to create any more disturbances. One day later, Lu Yin was interrupted from his star chart reading by a middle-aged man in military garb.

“The Deputy General pays his respects, Your Majesty,” the man saluted solemnly. There wasn’t any custom of kowtowing in the Great Yu Empire, and military personnel saluted while courtiers only bowed to pay their respects.

Lu Yin smiled, “Good day, how should I address you?”