Deposed Crown Prince: After three years of service on the frontier, the entire court knelt and begge

Okamoto spat as he spoke.

This is pretty much what Xiao Ce guessed; it seems that useless people will just be kicked aside.

Moreover, this should be an internal purge within the Illuminati.

Okamoto Juzo came out and said to Xiao Ce, "Yice, let's get out of this unlucky place! I always said there's nothing interesting about watching someone kill someone."

Xiao Ce said to Okamoto Juzo, "Lord, we probably can't leave now."

Okamoto Juzo, however, said nonchalantly, "Oh? Who dares to stop me?"

As she spoke, she looked at Tojo Senichi and asked, "What, you don't want to let me go?"

Tojo Senichi immediately adopted a look of trepidation, even though that was his expression.

However, Xiao Ce could tell at a glance that his expression of fear was feigned.

"No... Uncle Thirteen, you are free to come and go as you please. Do you think we can stop you?"

Tojo Senichi still sided with Okamoto Juzo and Okamoto Juroku, and the Okamoto family left without a second thought.

This will definitely cause a lot of trouble.

However, he knew very well that Xiao Ce was there.

Sure enough, Xiao Ce said to Okamoto Juzo, "Such a big thing has happened. Regardless of whether it has anything to do with us or not, we should still be here. Even if it's just to show our faces."

Xiao Ce didn't say it directly, but after he finished speaking, he gave Okamoto Juzo a meaningful look.

Okamoto Juzo naturally understood Xiao Ce's implied meaning and nodded.

"Okay, I'm just killing time anyway..."

At this moment, Tojo Takeyama arrived with his army.

It is clear that the members of Tokugawa Heiyasu's family have already been dealt with.

In fact, the Tokugawa Heiyasu family did not resist at all.

"Young master, the patriarch sent us here to deal with the dead inside."

Tojo Sen nodded: "Go and get all their bodies, then put them back together... Be careful to be respectful."

Tojo Takeyama nodded.

As Tojo Senichi spoke, he looked at Okamoto Juzo and asked, "Uncle Juzo, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Okamoto Juzo had an expression that said he wanted to avoid it at all costs.

"No...no...no...please don't ask me anything, I don't know anything! I don't want to get involved. This is your territory..."

As he spoke, Okamoto Juzo left, saying he was going to find Tojo Seisuke.

Tojo Senichi did not stop them.

He glanced at Xiao Ce subconsciously.

However, Xiao Ce did not speak at this moment.

Okamoto Juzo looked around and, seeing that Night Owl hadn't come out yet, said to Da Lei, "Da Lei, hurry up and call Night Owl out. What's so interesting about a pile of corpses..."

Da Lei nodded and was about to go inside.

Xiao Ce said, "Lord, let's go find the head of the Tojo family first. As for Sayo, he likes to watch, so let him stay inside. Maybe he can help them in some way."

Okamoto was taken aback at first, then said to Xiao Ce, "Okay, you're right. That little guy is as slippery as an eel... Okay..."

Xiao Ce knew very well that Ye Mao was looking for Yin Pan'er among them.

After all, they came here for Yin Pan'er.

If Yin Pan'er were killed, Xiao Ce would probably go mad.

After Okamoto Juzo and the others left, they noticed that Tojo Senichi hadn't followed.

Okamoto Juzo kept turning back to say, "That kid Tojo Senichi, he didn't keep up, did he?"

After Okamoto Juro's affirmative reply, Okamoto Juro muttered under his breath, "That kid's cunning, so cunning... His father was already difficult to deal with, I think this kid will be just as difficult..."

Then, she turned to Xiao Ce, who had followed her, and asked, "Yi Ce, you're not letting me leave, it can't be just to cooperate with them, right?"

Xiao Ce said to Okamoto Juzo, "Lord, as expected of you. You're so clever..."

Okamoto Juzo interrupted Xiao Ce's boasting, then said to him, "Alright, let's get straight to the point. We've all met before..."

Xiao Ce said, "My lord, I still don't understand. But one thing I do see is that the Illuminati wants to reshuffle the deck, not just against us, but possibly even against themselves..."

“If we don’t participate, we might be in trouble, but I don’t know what kind of trouble we’ll be in right now… My gut tells me we need to stay here.”

"Of course, my lord, if you wish to leave... I will naturally not stop you..."

Okamoto Juzo said, "No way!"

Xiao Ce was stunned when he heard Okamoto Juzo say this.

Okamoto Juzo then looked at Xiao Ce with a very certain expression and said, "If I make a wrong decision, you have to stop me... Don't be afraid, although I can be stubborn at times... I can tell right from wrong!"

"And after all that's happened! I absolutely trust you, Yi Ce."

Xiao Ce nodded.

Okamoto Juroku said, "That's right, that's one strategy. My elder brother has no other merits, but this is it! He trusts people, and once he trusts someone, he sticks with them!"

"It's not just him who's set his sights on you; actually, I've decided on you too..."

After hearing Okamoto Juroku's words, Xiao Ce naturally showed an extremely moved expression.

"Thank you, Lord! I will certainly live up to your trust..."

Okamoto Juzo waved his hand, stopping Xiao Ce from continuing, and interrupted, "Alright, Yi Ce, you're actually a good person in every way, except you love to flatter..."

Xiao Ce chuckled awkwardly and said, "Is it because I'm not very good at it?"

Okamoto Juzo nodded: "That's right, this is something you're not very good at."

"Alright, didn't you just say something? What did you ask me to go find Tojo Seisuke for?"

Xiao Ce nodded, then said to Okamoto Juzo, "That's right, Lord. The reason I asked you to find Tojo Seisuke was so that you could go and find Tokugawa Heiyasu and see what he's up to. If possible, try to get some information out of him."

Okamoto Juzo said, "Since they dared to do this, they certainly won't say a word..."

Xiao Ce said to Okamoto Juzo, "We should give it a try. That Tokugawa Heiyasu must know something, right?"

"You don't actually need to take the lead; Tojo Seisuke will handle it. You can just follow him..."

Okamoto Juzo said to Xiao Ce, "Why don't you come along?"

Xiao Ce certainly wanted to do that too, but it was clear that he couldn't.

"If I go, they'll be even less likely to say anything..."

Okamoto Juzo nodded: "Okay... I'll give it a try..."

As they spoke, they arrived at the place where Tojo Seisuke was.

This Tojo Seisuke is in a prison cell near their home; this was formerly a prison cell in the Sulu Kingdom.

So it's rather rudimentary, and there are quite a few military personnel here.

Tojo Seisuke watched Okamoto Juzo approach, but before Okamoto Juzo could speak...

He then suggested that Okamoto Juzo go along, and that they go and talk to Tokugawa Heiyasu.

This was exactly what Okamoto Juzo wanted – he had walked right into the line of fire.

The two of them headed towards the place where Tokugawa Heiji was being held.

On the way, Okamoto Juzo asked, "Tojo, do you think he'll tell us the truth if we go to him?"

Tojo Seisuke gave a wry smile: "Nine times out of ten, it's unlikely!"

When Okamoto Juzo heard Tojo Seisuke say this, he asked with a puzzled look, "If you know you can't do it, why did you still go?"

Tojo Seisuke said, "Even if he says it, we can still understand the underlying meaning."

Okamoto Juzo gave an awkward smile, then said to Tojo Seisuke, "Well, you'll have to listen to that. I'm afraid I won't understand it very well!"

Tojo Seisuke nodded with a smile.

As they spoke, they soon arrived at one of the deepest cells in the cell.

There were many people standing at the entrance of the cell. When they saw Tojo Seisuke, they bowed respectfully.

Tojo Seisuke asked, "Lord Tokugawa, you don't have any requests, do you? Remember, don't treat him like a prisoner. He has requests; fulfill them all as much as possible, understand?"

When Tojo Seisuke spoke to the guard at the door, he spoke very loudly.

It was clearly said on purpose for him to hear.

After the guards respectfully agreed, Tojo Seisuke and Okamoto Juzo walked over.

When Tokugawa Heiji saw the two men approaching, he gave an awkward smile: "Gentlemen, have I caused you any trouble?"

Okamoto Juzo waved his hand and said, "I don't care, this isn't my territory anyway..."

Tojo Seisuke quickly chimed in, "It was that Illuminati member who spoke so rudely; it really went too far."

Tokugawa Heiji nodded: "Hey, I acted on impulse... I really regret it now."

Tokugawa Heiyasu spoke hypocritically.

The two men listened to Tokugawa Heiyasu's words with utter contempt.

However, a faint smile remained on her face.

Tojo Seisuke said, "Tokugawa Heiyasu, you don't usually seem like such an impulsive person!"

Tokugawa Heijiyasu continued to feign ignorance: "Yes, I don't know where this inexplicable anger came from today... Maybe it's because of the harm that Xiao Ce caused us, and even made us homeless."

Tojo Seisuke smiled and nodded: "Is that so? It seems that you came prepared this time. All of you have brought the best weapons, and you are the elite of your elites."

Tokugawa Heiji remained completely unmoved by Tojo Seisuke's questioning.

He still wore a calm and composed smile: "Tojo Seisuke, you really don't know the hunger of a starving man! This isn't something we came prepared for; this is the most powerful trump card that our Tokugawa family can offer."

"For me, this is the last bit of dignity I can save. I have my pride too, right?"

Then, Tokugawa Heiyasu looked at Tojo Seisuke and asked, "Tojo Seisuke, what do you mean by that? Do you think I did it on purpose?"

Tojo Seisuke waved his hand and said, "I don't mean to think, I mean I hope, that you did this on purpose..."

Tokugawa Heiyasu continued to feign ignorance, asking Tojo Seisuke, "What do you mean?"

"I hope you're being instructed by someone, preferably the Illuminati! That way, you'll still have a chance to live. Otherwise, you're really doomed..." Tojo Seisuke continued to coax.

Tokugawa Heiji gave a bitter laugh: "I wish I could, but how could we, these good-for-nothings, possibly do it... It doesn't matter, we've killed so many members of the Illuminati, even if we die, it's worth it! Besides, Xiao Ce is dead too..."

Looking at Tokugawa Heiyasu's expression, Tojo Seisuke knew perfectly well that he was faking it!

However, he had no other options.

After all, Tokugawa Taira no Yasushi was unwilling to say that he truly had no tricks up his sleeve.

After some more subtle questioning, Tokugawa Heiyasu remained tight-lipped, only saying that it was a spur-of-the-moment decision, not premeditated, and certainly not under someone's instruction...

They didn't ask any further questions; after all, they were all seasoned foxes, and no one should pretend.

Actually, everyone knows the answer in their hearts.

However, there was nothing that could be done.

"Alright, it seems we've become too distant, Tokugawa. Since you're unwilling to tell the truth, we won't force you! Remember, we are all people of Fusang."

Tojo Seisuke spoke to Tokugawa Heiyasu.

Tokugawa Heiyasu smiled slightly and then nodded: "I know! Good! I'll remember your words."

Tojo Seisuke asked Tokugawa Heiyasu, "The Emperor is dead!"

Tokugawa Heiyasu was not surprised and nodded calmly.

Tojo Seisuke said to Tokugawa Heiyasu, "You seem to know?"

Tokugawa Heiji remained remarkably calm as he said, "That's right, because I did it!"

Tojo Seisuke stared wide-eyed at Tokugawa Heiyasu.

Tokugawa Heiji smiled faintly, then said, "What? Are you surprised? Don't you think that our current predicament is all his fault? He's the one who brought those Illuminati here... He's the one who caused all this trouble. He made us homeless, made us his dogs, and then made us his dogs too!"

"He needs someone to take responsibility. Actually, the person who destroyed Fusang wasn't Xiao Ce! It was this Emperor! Do you know that? When we were being told to escape, that damned Emperor didn't run away himself. He made us draw fire, causing us to lose many people for nothing..."

"He used us as bait... Is he even human? He's not..."

Tokugawa Heiji, who had been calm and composed throughout, began to speak, but his emotions eventually ran high.

Seeing that the time was right, Tojo Seisuke quickly asked, "So, did you do this on purpose...? Did you plan this to do this?"

Tokugawa Heiyasu, who was originally in agitated, was stunned for a moment when Tojo Seisuke asked him this question.

Then he laughed out loud: "No... I just got carried away killing, and besides, while I was killing those Illuminati members, he was still criticizing me, telling me to be a dog..."

"He likes being a dog, but I don't!"

Seeing that Tokugawa Heiyasu hadn't taken the bait, Tojo Seisuke nodded: "Alright! Then you shouldn't hate me, right?"

Tokugawa Heiji gave a meaningful smile: "What do you think?"

Tojo Seisuke smiled bitterly: "You must hate me, even more than you hate His Majesty the Emperor... After all, you hate the Emperor so much, so your hatred for me must be no less."