Capturing the Third Prince Proposal

"Bang!"

A muffled sound drew everyone's attention. Dai Wei, the leader of the Western Federal District, had a terrifyingly gloomy expression. "Damn it, if I find out who's stirring up trouble behind the scenes, I'll make sure they regret it!"

Seeing him staring at him, the old man Huo Er sneered, "Leader Dai Wei is certainly washing his hands clean."

"If I didn't do it, why would I deny it? But you, old man Huo Er... heh heh..."

Huo Er's eyebrows shot up. "Does Leader Dai Wei mean to suspect that I'm the mole?"

Dai Wei laughed loudly, then his expression turned ferocious in an instant. "What if I do? When the five of us decided to conduct Super Gene research, only you, old thing, opposed it. And you're already halfway in the grave, yet you still cling to the position of leader of the Southern Federal District, constantly competing with us in the dark and tripping us up. If it's not you, then who else could it be!"

Since the words had been spoken to this point, Huo Er was also enraged, slamming the table. "Wasn't it you and Ke Li, you two little bastards, who started a trade war with my district, and then used the name of the federal government to disarm my district? And you say I'm tripping you up? You have the nerve to say that!"

"So you're admitting it in disguise?" Dai Wei shouted, pointing at Huo Er's nose and cursing, "The previous ruler of Fellinton, a dog of the Angel Civilization for decades, haven't you had enough of being a dog?"

"What did you say?!" Huo Er narrowed his eyes. "Little brat, in the entire Fellinton, no one has ever dared to speak to me like that!"

"Do you really think you're still the ruler of Fellinton? Let me tell you, old thing, regardless of whether you're the mole or not, after this matter is over, your Southern Federation can expect my economic sanctions..."

"Enough, you two..." Ya Erman suddenly spoke, stopping them, and said expressionlessly, "With a great enemy before us, you two still have the mood to fight amongst yourselves!"

"Ya Erman is right," Bang Ni glanced at the two who were still competing with each other. "Right now, the top priority is to discuss how to deal with that Third Prince." Despite her youth, her aura when speaking was not at all inferior to the men present.

"We don't even know who the mole is among the six of us. We come up with a plan, and he turns around and tells Hua Zhen. What's the point of playing?"

Dai Wei no longer had the obsequious appearance he had when facing Hua Zhen earlier. His expression was terrifyingly ferocious. After his words, the faces of the people in the conference room all turned ugly. They looked at each other, searching for clues in everyone but themselves.

A Spacefaring Civilization conducting research on Super Genes and making progress in a short period of time was something that would attract attention no matter where it was.

After seeing the research results, even Huo Er, who had initially opposed it, changed his mind and provided his district's already scarce resources to the research base. At that time, the five Great Leaders of the federation were of one mind, united as one.

The reason why this situation has occurred now is nothing more than the leakage of information. Fellinton is about to face the wrath of the old Angel King Hua Que. After all, compared to the Angel Civilization, which is in the Gene Era, their Spacefaring Civilization is as weak as an ant.

Fellinton spent a lot of resources to create one Ao Ge, but the Angel Civilization, not counting its powerful strategic weapons, has millions of first-generation angels alone. When the time comes for a real confrontation, Fellinton will only be crushed and destroyed. No, it won't even be considered crushing.

As leaders, they had long lost the joy they felt when the Super Gene experiment made progress. What remained in their hearts was only endless fear.

Ke Li, who had been watching coldly, finally broke his silence. He clasped his hands together, supporting his chin, and said in a deep voice, "Alright, stop arguing. The reason I called everyone here is to solve this problem!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to him, waiting for his next words. No one present would suspect that Ke Li was the mole, because he was the one who proposed the Super Gene research in the first place.

"As a subordinate of the Angel Civilization, we painstakingly search for scarce mineral resources for them, and even help them fight high-level wars at the cost of countless soldiers' lives. But what have we gotten in return?" Ke Li said, looking at everyone.

Hearing this, Huo Er closed his eyes helplessly. "Leader Dai Wei said that I am a dog of the Angel Civilization, heh~ I don't refute that, I admit it. But you have to know that being a dog of the Angel Civilization is not always so easy."

"Hmph!" Dai Wei snorted, but the hostility in his eyes slowly faded. Huo Er understood him, and how could he not understand Huo Er? Fellinton Civilization's success today is inseparable from this old man's mediation. Before, he was just venting his anger because he couldn't find the mole, and said those harsh words.

Ke Li smiled bitterly and took over Huo Er's words, "There are countless subordinate civilizations. When one civilization is destroyed, another will come to submit. This ebbs and flows, so Angel King Hua Que will not specifically pay attention to the life and death of any civilization.

When wars break out between advanced civilizations, they will not fight in their own star systems. They all choose civilizations under their control as their arena. Kunt in the Western Territory is the best example. How tragic?"

"If one day this arena is replaced by us, I can't even imagine what Fellinton will become," Ke Li paused. "That's why, after discovering that ancient civilization's ruins, I didn't choose to report it, but instead called you all together to discuss whether to be humble and submissive, or to take the risk of civilization's destruction and soar into the sky.

I am very satisfied with the final result. Four to one, except for the old ghost Huo Er, everyone else agreed with my idea, letting me know that I am not alone. But now..."

Ke Li shook his head, saying with disappointment, "Among you people, there is a mole secretly disregarding the lives of the entire Fellinton people. To be honest, this makes my heart ache unbelievably, I feel heartache for Fellinton Civilization!"

The conference hall fell into a dead silence.

Ao Ge looked at the silver threads at his father's temples, his fists clenching involuntarily. 'Am I really capable of shouldering the burden of the Fellinton Civilization?'

"Then how do you intend to solve this?" Ya Erman looked at him, voicing the question in everyone's mind.

Ke Li narrowed his eyes slightly. "Because we can't determine who the mole is, I've come up with a solution that isn't really a solution. I'll transfer four Mecha Guardians from the base to monitor the four of you respectively, to prevent the mole from contacting Third Prince Hua Zhen of Tiangong.

Also, for the next period, no matter what, the four of you must not leave my surveillance. This matter is of great importance, and I hope everyone can understand!"

Ya Erman was the first to state his position, saying coldly, "I have no objections!"

"That sounds good~" Dai Wei chuckled and turned his head. "Hey, old man Huo Er, you're not going to object this time, are you?"

"What do you think, you little brat!"

Bang Ni smiled lightly at Ao Ge across from her. "I also have no objections~"

Ke Li nodded in satisfaction, took a deep breath, and dropped a bombshell: "Third Prince Hua Zhen of Tiangong cannot leave Fellinton before we find evidence. Instead of waiting for our doom, I plan to seize this opportunity and take the initiative!"

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Apart from Ao Ge beside him, whose expression remained unchanged, the Four Great Leaders were all shocked by his words. Dai Wei reacted the most strongly, standing up with a whoosh, his eyes wide as he shrieked, "Wha...what? Are you crazy, Ke Li?"

"I'm not crazy!" Ke Li said slowly. "The Angel King only sent Third Prince Hua Zhen and two personal guards, clearly trying to mislead us. If I'm not mistaken, the real army must be stationed on the other side of the Wormhole, waiting for the Third Prince's signal to attack. By then, we'll truly be powerless to recover!"

"So...so you want to capture the Third Prince in advance and use him as a bargaining chip to trade with the Angel King?" Huo Er, as the previous ruler, quickly understood Ke Li's intention.

"That's right! We don't have the strength to fight the Angel Civilization, so we can only use his son as a threat to protect ourselves. Including the Third Prince, there are currently only twenty-eight angels stationed here. We have absolute confidence in capturing him before the angel army can react, especially with Ao Ge's help!"

"Hiss~"

In the conference room, apart from Ke Li and his son, the other four were shocked by his words. Kidnapping the Tiangong Prince to force the Angel King to submit...this is simply too crazy.

"So...what are your decisions?" Ke Li pressed.

Just like the proposal three years ago about whether to research Super Gene, this is a very difficult choice. It's easy to talk about burning the boats, but how many people can really do it? For a moment, everyone fell silent.