The group chat exploded.
"Holy crap?! This Shejun's Nurarihyon!"
"Hey, hey, hey, you can't joke like that! Is our Shejun, who's been with us for almost nine years, some kind of shameless Nurarihyon?"
" Zi Rat, you're ruthless! You've hidden yourself better than anyone else. I never imagined you were actually the Nurarihyon of the Hundred Demons Sect!"
"I admit to being an undercover agent," said Shejun anxiously. "But I'm definitely not an undercover agent sent by the Hundred Demons, nor am I Hundred Demons Nurarihyon. Listen to my excuses... no, listen to my explanation..."
The meeting moderator Wangsun, forcibly muted Shejun's microphone, then asked in a menacing tone, " Jueying, what exactly is going on?"
Jueying hesitated for a moment before saying, "Some time ago, Hanlu told me that he obtained reliable intelligence through a special channel that Hundred Demons Nurarihyon infiltrated our Imperial Crown nine years ago, and it's highly likely that he was Shejun."
"Afterwards, I secretly investigated Shejun and found that he was indeed very suspicious. For example, when our Imperial Crown issued announcements in the past, he would order the operations team to leave some strange symbols at the end of the announcements."
"This sounds like they're trying to contact the Hundred Demons Team and pass on information."
Hanlu immediately echoed, "I, Hanlu, guarantee with my integrity that Jueying said is true. Please believe me, everyone in the Imperial Crown, Shejun is indeed the evil Nurarihyon!"
The group chat was filled with righteous indignation.
"Damn it, Shejun, no wonder you were acting so suspiciously all those years ago, like you were doing something shady. Turns out you're Nurarihyon, you were secretly passing information to the Hundred Demons Team."
Led by Hai Pig · Ganglie, the core members of the Imperial Crown began to verbally attack Shejun, unleashing a torrent of profanities and insults.
"Everyone, please be quiet!"
Wangsun shouted to maintain order at the meeting, then cut to the chase, asking, " Hanlu, from which source did you obtain this reliable intelligence?"
"I am from..." Hanlu suddenly fell silent.
Jueying seemed to remember something, and said as if waking from a dream, "That's right, Hanlu, you're insisting that Shejun is Nurarihyon, but you need to provide evidence, at least explain your source to us all."
"I can't say," Hanlu stammered.
Wangsun seemed to see through everything, and said coldly, "Even if you don't say it, I can guess a thing or two. Is your source of information from the Hundred Demons Team?"
The group chat members were taken aback.
"Silence represents admission."
Wangsun's tone grew increasingly cold and ruthless, "Contacting the Hundred Demons Team in private is, according to team rules, punishable by exile from the Imperial Crown Team. I'm giving you one last chance to clarify and explain."
Hanlu hesitated, then bit his lip and said defiantly, "That's right, my intelligence source is the Hundred Demons Team, specifically the former Hundred Demons vice-captain [ Snow Woman ]."
Wangsun chuckled coldly twice, "Just as I guessed."
Everyone present was utterly shocked.
The target of the attack instantly changed from Shejun to Hanlu.
"Has Hanlu ever come into contact with the Hundred Demons Snow Woman?"
"You beast, Xu Dog! Captain Imperial Emperor treated you well in the past, how dare you contact the Hundred Demons and betray Captain Imperial Emperor?"
"Haha, first there was Shejun suspected of being Nurarihyon, the chief vice-captain of Hundred Demons, and now Hanlu has been secretly contacting Hundred Demons Snow Woman. It seems our Imperial Crown's upper echelons have been thoroughly infiltrated by Hundred Demons."
Hanlu forced a smile and explained, "The matter of contacting the Hundred Demons Snow Woman is very complicated and cannot be explained in a few words, but I am absolutely loyal to the Imperial Emperor, so please believe me."
The crowd present mocked them angrily.
"Trust you? How can I trust a traitor like you who has been in contact with the Hundred Demons!"
"I have reason to suspect that you, Hanlu, are a member of the Hundred Demons' higher-ups. It's just that there's been internal conflict within your Hundred Demons' higher-ups, which is why you're fighting like dogs with Shejun, trying to kill him!"
" Jueying Huranlang Yujingzi, and Wangsun, stop plotting! I propose the maximum punishment for Shejun and Hanlu: strip them of all their positions within the Imperial Crown and expel them from the Imperial Crown under the pretext of purging traitors!"
Hanlu's face was extremely ugly. In fact, he had already prepared for a fight to the death. As long as he could self-destruct and take away Nurarihyon disguised as the Shejun, he would accept any consequences!
Jueying said in a deep voice, "Exiling two core members at once is a serious matter. We need to report to Captain Imperial Emperor for a final decision."
The crowd was filled with indignation.
"The captain is elusive; who knows when he'll be online?"
"We have all witnessed the betrayal of Shejun Hanlu, which is entirely within the bounds of the Imperial Crown Rules and Regulations and is sufficient grounds for punishment as treason!"
"Damn it, what are you three vice-captains still hesitating about? Those two are practically confirmed to be high-ranking members of the Hundred Demons faction. If you don't exile them now, are you going to keep them around to continue betraying the Imperial Emperor?"
At this moment, the two vice-captains, Huranlang and Yujingzi, hesitated.
It's important to know that after the Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord rebelled and left the team, the captain Imperial Emperor, delegated all authority to the core members.
They are --
The leader, Wangsun, who holds the reins of finances, is also the Imperial Crown Finance Department and the Chairman of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
Huranlang, the deputy captain in charge of united front work, is the Minister of the Imperial Crown United Front Department and the Vice Chairman of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
Yujingzi, the vice-captain in charge of education, is the Minister of the Imperial Crown Education Department and the Vice Chairman of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
Jueying, the deputy captain in charge of personnel matters, is also the Minister of the Imperial Crown Personnel Department and the Vice Chairman of Imperial Crown Core Committee.
The Yuejing, who holds the power of propaganda, is the Minister of the Imperial Crown Propaganda Department and a member of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
The Shejun in charge of legal affairs is the Minister of the Imperial Crown Legal Department and a member of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
Hanlu, who holds the power of trial, is the Minister of the Imperial Crown Judgment Department and a member of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
Ganglie, who is in charge of logistics, is the Minister of the Imperial Crown Logistics Department and a member of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
Baili, who holds the power over archives, is the Minister of the Imperial Crown Archives Department and a member of the Imperial Crown Core Committee.
The Huranlang's microphone flashed, and he said in a deep voice, "If we strip Shejun and Hanlu of all their positions, then which core member should exercise the power of their original positions?"
His words silenced everyone.
The Shejun oversees legal affairs and can amend the existing rules and regulations of the Imperial Crown, but this requires review by the Imperial Crown Core Committee or the approval of the Minister of the Court.
Hanlu is in charge of trials and can try all members of the Imperial Crown, including the Captain Imperial Emperor, but the trial requires review by the Imperial Crown Core Committee or the approval of the Minister of Justice.
If the powers of both are combined in one core member, it will inevitably produce terrifying results, turning him into a dictator who stands above the Imperial Crown Core Committee!
Even if the power of Shejun Hanlu is combined with that of the two core members, it will lead to an excessive expansion of authority. If the two core members who succeed Shejun Hanlu collude with each other.
The Imperial Crown Core Committee will exist in name only!
Yujingzi's microphone flashed as she spoke, "Everyone, don't forget why, after quelling the Silver Dragon's power grab, Captain Imperial Emperor voluntarily relinquished all power and established the current Imperial Crown Core Committee."
The hearts of everyone present trembled.
Back then, there was no so-called Imperial Crown Imperial Crown Core Committee; the nine powers of the team were exercised by Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord.
Silver Dragon is in charge of legal affairs, finances, and logistics.
Phoenix held the power over personnel, publicity, and team history records (now called the power over archives).
The Mountain Lord holds the power of judgment, the power of united front work, and the power of education.
The three of them report directly to the captain, the Imperial Emperor.
In short, the power in the hands of these three men originated from the Imperial Emperor.
The Imperial Emperor holds all nine powers of the Imperial Crown; he is a dictatorial monarch who reigns above all others in the Imperial Crown!