After forming a covenant with the interstellar bosses

Coming out of the underground prison cell, the cool night breeze brushing against his cheeks finally made Song Yu breathe a sigh of relief. Roland was such a stubborn person, willing to die rather than surrender. What kind of torture could have made her endure it for over twenty years?

She didn't want to sleep alone, so she asked Tang Zhishu to accompany her. She rested her head on his arm and didn't sleep much all night.

The scene of Roland's explosion kept replaying in her mind. Sometimes she blamed herself, sometimes she felt guilty, but sometimes she would quietly and secretly feel a little bit of excitement, as if there was another little person enjoying this bloody feast deep in her soul.

"Everyone has two villains in their hearts, a positive and a negative one. Most of the time, the positive villain can defeat the negative villain, and that's enough." Tang Zhishu comforted her, "We can't kill our negative selves, we can only scare them away."

Before dawn the next day, they rushed to Planet 004. When they arrived, Her Majesty the Queen had just finished breakfast and had already learned about what happened last night.

Countless people from the Royal Guard, the Police Headquarters, and the First Military Region stayed up all night analyzing Song Yu. In fact, it was the evidence given to them by Roland. Even the administrators from the Desert Star sealed off all of Prince Linyuan's warehouses. There was not much shadow iron left in them, but the warehouses were indeed very, very large, and it seemed that they were once full.

After learning this, Song Yu understood why Prince Linyuan suddenly attacked him. In the previous two years, Resource Star No. 00253 was still mining large quantities of shadow iron according to the original model and selling it at a low price. All of these shadow irons were acquired by Prince Linyuan.

But after Jiang Honglian's incident, Song Yu stopped mining on the resource planet. Prince Linyuan could not receive a large amount of shadow iron and could not make a profit from the mermaids. He was a pleasure-seeking and poor businessman, and without a huge income, he could not support his daily expenses.

Looking at the entire interstellar empire, there are not many resource stars that can produce shadow iron. Song Yu's is probably the easiest one to get, so he set his sights on the resource star that has already been assigned to Song Yu's name.

As long as Song Yu did something out of line, it would be easy for him to persuade His Majesty to take back the resource star that the royal family did not value as punishment. Song Yu would not particularly object because it had no value. At that time, he could figure out whether to continue mining it or transfer it to his own name. There were ways to do that.

He probably didn't expect that just by exploring, he hit Song Yu's weak spot. He discovered the mermaids raised by Song Yu.

But Prince Linyuan did not only sell shadow iron to mermaids, he also trafficked in human beings. Over the past ten years, he sold at least one hundred children under the age of 15 to mermaids, and each of them could bring him a large sum of income.

However, these children were all boys, and he did not dare to touch the girls. According to the laws of the Interstellar Empire, the disappearance of a girl would often cause an uproar. After all, there were more boys, and raising boys was free. Most of their parents did not have deep feelings for them, so it would not cause much commotion.

Many people have already come to Fangsheng Hall, the largest hall in Bichen Palace. Not only those who came last night, but also many royal family members have hurried over.

Song Yu met Tang Zhishu's other two brothers and four uncles, as well as their spouses.

Princess Luo Er sat upright in her seat with Yang Yunjing and Jiang Yin, but she kept winking at Song Yu. It was obvious that she was disappointed that she could not witness such a big event with her own eyes.

In fact, there was nothing more that Song Yu needed to do. She just handed over the past mining and transportation records of Desert Planet 00253 to Her Majesty the Queen, and explained the reason for her suspicion.

The rest will naturally be done by professionals.

His Majesty's trial lasted until the afternoon. Prince Linyuan's lawyer was sweating profusely. In fact, there was not much to refute. The two charges of long-term abuse, threatening the safety of women and murdering women were enough to doom him.

He had no way to completely hide his actions from Roland, so he could only control her and her family in every way. He even tried to kill her, but found that as long as he did it, he would be implicated anyway, so he gave up temporarily.

Add to that the charges of human trafficking and collusion with alien beasts, and everyone knew he was finished. Only Prince Linyuan himself was still begging his lawyer to say something.

By sunset, all the nobles present were tired, and even the royal guards and police were a little exhausted. At this time, Her Majesty the Queen was about to make her own judgment.

Prince Linyuan knelt in front of the Queen, his whole body trembling.

"Prince Linyuan, as the empress ordained by heaven to inherit the Interstellar Empire, I have passed judgment on you. You will be stripped of all noble titles and all property, and sent to the Fourth Military District to serve as a lowly soldier."

Low-ranking soldiers, not privates, were a serious punishment, as the death penalty was rare in the Star Empire. They would be sent to the front lines of the battle against alien beasts, serving as cannon fodder or performing harsh tasks that even machines couldn't handle.

Most low-ranking soldiers will die within three months to a year. Those who survive and kill enough alien beasts can be promoted to privates, but those with small numbers can be ignored.

It is somewhat similar to the ancient practice of exile.

"You can't, you can't do that!" Prince Linyuan had never thought that he would be betrayed and reduced to a low-ranking soldier. At most, he would be stripped of his princely title and most of his property, and the remaining property would be enough for him to live a carefree life as a civilian. "Tang Gengyu, you can't do that!"

"Tang Gengyao, this is a trial."

Her Majesty the Queen only said this and ignored Tang Gengyao's hysteria. Everyone who was accused of a serious crime would feel this way, but in the end they all had to accept reality.

There is no opportunity for appeal in the Queen's trial.

The Royal Guards have come to take Tang Gengyao away. The Queen's verdict has been finalized. It doesn't matter whether the person being sentenced accepts it or not.

"You can't!" Tang Gengyao was like a trapped animal, struggling to shake off the Royal Guards. He darted around the hall, grasping for a lifeline, but he sensed despair in the averted gazes. Suddenly, he seemed to find his target: Tang Zhishu, who sat behind Song Yu. "That's him! Tang Zhishu. If my dealings with the alien beasts were wrong, then shouldn't he, a half-alien beast, also die?"

Everyone looked at Tang Zhishu.

The Royal Guards slowed down their pace in dragging Tang Gengyao away.

The books of the Tang Dynasty also do not explain why.

Tang Gengyao smiled creepily. He stared at Tang Zhishu intently, "Do you remember what happened when you were twelve?"

Tang Zhishu's face suddenly turned pale.

"That's enough, Tang Gengyao." Her Majesty the Queen's expression suddenly became extremely ugly.

"When you were twelve, you killed your father!" Tang Gengyao roared. "When you were twelve, you suddenly mutated, and your true form, Qiongqi, appeared. Your already violent personality could no longer be controlled, and you killed your father who tried to stop you from killing innocent people."

Tang Zhishu suddenly clenched his fists.

Song Yu's hand was clenched into his fist, although she was also surprised.

"Tang Gengyao, this does not mitigate your crime." Song Yu reminded him.

But this reminder was obviously a little late, and everyone was looking at Tang Zhishu.