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

After Xiaoyue left, she went straight outside the castle.

Targaryen Issa waited quietly outside the castle.

After seeing Xiaoyue arrive, Targaryen Isa hurriedly came over.

"My lord, how is it?"

After Targaryen Isa led the person aside, she repeated what Yin Pan'er had said.

Targaryen Isa's expression clearly wasn't very happy.

"Lady Xiaoyue, actually, we want to get to the bottom of this, not just for our own sake..."

Seeing that Targaryen Issa was trying to use moral blackmail, Xiaoyue quickly interrupted her, saying, "You're just doing this for yourselves. Don't try to say you're helping us. First of all, our lord has no conflict with John Jonard and the others."

“We helped William Armington and his group because we saw that you were indeed being framed, and we offered some suggestions in a neutral situation.”

"The fact that we can offer you advice is already the greatest kindness we adults can show. Don't try to involve us; the solution has already been given to you..."

Xiaoyue's words were very forceful.

Targaryen Isa, who was standing to the side, had already detected a hint of displeasure in Xiaoyue's words.

He didn't continue speaking: "My lord, I understand. Please convey my gratitude to the agent on my behalf. Thank you for her suggestion."

Xiaoyue nodded, her face still expressionless.

Targaryen Isa saw that apart from Xiaoyue's displeasure, she wasn't making a fool of herself.

They left immediately.

After Targaryen Isa left, her eyes practically popped out of her head.

After all, in her heart, she felt that Yin Pan'er's suggestion just now completely absolved them of any responsibility.

How could she not comply with the police investigation?

...

At this moment, Xiao Ce and Boudica had just returned to the Gas Hotel.

This time, it was Ryan waiting at the door, not Kim Hulk.

Ryan came over to greet them after seeing Xiao Ce and his entourage's carriage approaching.

Xiao Ce looked at Ryan with some surprise and asked, "How did you know I was here?"

Ryan smiled and said, "Mr. Ce, I have been sending people to wait at Wolong Manor. They will notify me as soon as they see your carriage coming out."

Seeing Ryan say this, Xiao Ce asked, "Is everything going smoothly?"

Ryan smiled and nodded, without saying anything directly.

Xiao Ce knew that Ryan was inconvenient, and after entering the Gas Hotel, Jin Hulk came to greet him.

The presidential suite here has become his long-term rental.

After returning, Ryan said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, the fish has taken the bait."

After hearing Ryan's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Oh? It went so smoothly?"

Ryan nodded: "Even we didn't expect that they would decide to implement it now."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ce's smile widened.

Boudica was completely dumbfounded while the two were talking.

"Ce, what are you talking about? I don't understand a word you're saying."

Boudica was indeed somewhat bewildered.

Because, in fact, after arriving in Lingas City, Boudica was almost inseparable from Xiao Ce.

When they met Ryan, they were together.

Boudica had no idea when they had discussed the plan.

Xiao Ce smiled and glanced at Da Lei.

Da Lei understood immediately and walked out.

Da Lei knew about this plan.

So it doesn't matter whether he listens or not.

After Da Lei left, Xiao Ce said to Boudica, "I had Ryan find one of his older brother Lyca's brothers, named Fros. He's a police chief in the police department. We recruited that police chief, but we haven't used him yet."

"Our original plan was to have one side pinned down. However, given how things are developing, it's clear that things aren't going in that direction."

"Their situation has reached a stalemate, with neither side able to gain the upper hand. This is something I didn't want to see. So, I had Ryan contact Sheriff Frost and directly draw the conflict to us."

Boudica's eyes lit up slightly after Xiao Ce finished speaking.

"So, you've already laid the groundwork for one of Mr. Kim's plans—to have him take over our businesses?"

After listening to Boudica's words, Xiao Ce smiled and nodded: "That's right. The reason I didn't tell Mr. Jin before was because I didn't know if they would cooperate."

As Xiao Ce spoke, he looked at Ryan.

Ryan, understanding the situation perfectly, said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Ce, they are cooperating very well now because the management wants to quell this matter as soon as possible. In fact, John Jonard and his group are not entirely confident either. They are afraid that if this drags on, their respective family heads will use them as pawns... Therefore, they also want to resolve this matter as quickly as possible and prevent it from escalating!"

"According to the latest information I have, the four co-chairmen of the management committee have first invited John Jonard and representatives of his four families. It seems they want to discuss this matter."

Boudica asked Xiao Ce, "Ce, do you think they'll agree?"

Xiao Ce chuckled and said, "Those people are all sophisticated egoists; of course they'll agree. We're completely unimportant to them. This time, once they've reached an agreement, the next step is to betray us..."

Boudica said to Xiao Ce, "So what do we do next? Should we leave first...?"

Xiao Ce shook his head: "Brother Kimberly, the value of this Gas Hotel is still increasing. They wouldn't dare to act recklessly."

"Furthermore, I will have a squad of Shadow Guards, fully armed, come later."

As he spoke, a murderous glint flashed in Xiao Ce's eyes: "Only if I want to stay can you keep me. Otherwise, no one can keep us. Once things have calmed down enough, we'll go to the British Empire."

Boudica looked at Xiao Ce with some confusion: "If we go to the British Empire, wouldn't we be walking into a trap? That's their territory!"

Xiao Ce revealed a proud look on his face: "This territory isn't something you can just talk about! It's something you can fight for. The elite force of over two hundred men that your uncle gave us, although not as good as the Shadow Guards, once we equip them, we'll crush them."

"Moreover, this elite force of two hundred men was trained by my shadow guards throughout the journey..."

"So, their fighting strength isn't what it used to be. By then, we'll be equipped with the best and most powerful weapons. As long as we're wanted here, I'll take you to wipe out the Targaryen family. We won't play any games of hiding... We need to take our revenge openly and honestly."

"After I found out about the armory underground at Wolong Manor, I decided I wasn't going to stay put. That's not like me. But even if I'm powerful, I can't afford to provoke public anger here! Otherwise, no matter how powerful I am, I'll easily be besieged. But it's different in the British Empire."

“You are a Targaryen, you belong to the Civil War. The Illuminati cannot intervene… Once we gain a foothold, we can directly rebuild the arms factories there… Then, with our latest standard weapons, we can sweep them away…”

Boudica nodded with a smile after hearing Xiao Ce's words, her eyes filled with fervor.

Boudica said to Xiao Ce, "Ce, I'm getting impatient. They've started notifying us; I hope we'll be wanted by them sooner..."

Seeing Boudica say this, Xiao Ce laughed and said, "Haha, me too!"

As Xiao Ce spoke, he looked at Boudica, who seemed hesitant to speak.

"Boudica? What are you trying to say?"

Boudica laughed and said, "I was going to ask you if you were willing to give the Darklight brand to them... Of course, I thought it was unnecessary to ask."

Before Xiao Ce could speak, Boudica added, saying to him, "Ce, I'm not referring to money, but to the products you mentioned. I noticed a light in your eyes when you were designing those products and doing all that work."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "I do want to create a brand from scratch, which is different from one that is made by someone else."

"However, it doesn't matter! Actually, the previous plan and the current plan are completely different. Now that we're being watched, it's better to hand over the Dark Light brand to Kimberly than to us. We came here to make money anyway, so there's no regret about it."

Boudica nodded: "I don't know how their talks are going."

Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Don't worry, these people in positions of power are all sophisticatedly self-interested. Simply put, they are all birds of a feather, so they can get along well."

...

The facts were pretty much as Xiao Ce had said.

At this moment, in Sunburg, there were four presidents of the Lingas City Management Council.

He gathered with John Jonard and his four representatives.

John Jonard and his team had just finalized their story and returned to their lodgings when they received an invitation from the chairmen of the management committee.

The chairpersons of these management committees are quite adept at handling interpersonal relationships.

They didn't meet separately, but together, and they arranged to meet at their home venue.

After the four presidents were seated, John Jonard stood up and said, "Welcome, all four presidents. We are truly honored to have you here..."

John Jonard's ability to become president was undoubtedly due to his skill in flattery.

In fact, flattery and bootlicking are the same in both the East and the West.

The only difference is the method or approach.

Overall, it's the same old trick with a different name.

However, John Jonard's flattering words were a good start.

The head of the management committee, Gaddafi, said with a smile, "I've long heard that Agent Jonard is very eloquent, and now I see that's true. Don't be so polite, actually, we're here on official business."

"Because of our special status, we have our own rules. The gentlemen present have all extended invitations to us, but we declined due to our status. Please don't mind."

Gaddafi was very polite in his words.

Several people quickly waved their hands.

John Jonard then chimed in, "President Gaddafi, you're too kind. We understand that your positions require you to guarantee absolute impartiality. We understand..."

After a pause, John Jonard continued, "So, for the nine presidents, shall we get to the point first, have a meal first, or talk while we eat?"

The chairman, led by Gaddafi, said with a smile, "It's not a very serious matter, so let's not make it too tense. How about we eat and chat?"

Those present naturally agreed very enthusiastically.

John Jonard then ordered the food to be served.

Gaddafi was clearly the main speaker, and he didn't mince words.

"As you all know, we've come because of the incident that happened outside Luminova Castle."

Gaddafi was quite skilled at speaking; he transformed a massacre into a collective event in his words.

Although they knew the purpose of Gaddafi's visit, he did not explicitly state it.

However, they all pretended not to know.

So none of them responded; they simply pretended to be listening very attentively.

Even at this moment, Gaddafi did not stop.

"First of all, I want to thank you for your restraint in not escalating the matter and giving us enough time to investigate the truth."

John Jonard, seeing this, could also speak up: "President Gaddafi, you are too kind. Actually, this is something we should do. If the William royal family hadn't gone too far, we wouldn't have done this. Our intention was to make them back down. Moreover, we never expected things to turn out that way."

"What I never expected was that it would lead to such a heinous incident. We know how important Lingas City is to the Illuminati, and we are all members of the Illuminati. Naturally, we would not do anything that would harm the interests of the Illuminati."

"As you all should know, we acquired Luminova Castle at a huge auction. We shouldn't be the ones to foot the bill for the conflict between the William family and the gladiatorial arena."

John Jonard's statement, while seemingly absolving them of all responsibility, still displeased Bob, one of the four presidents.

After all, Bob has quite a connection with the William royal family.

“My lord, as far as I know, the matter between the William family and the gladiatorial arena also seems to have originated from you.”

John Jonard was already displeased when Bob said that, but he didn't show it.

"President Bob, you've got it backwards. It wasn't because of us, but because of the rivalry between Prince William and Princess William of the William royal family. We've been badly hurt by them too!"