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

"Frank, you're absolutely right. Let's do it your way..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce stretched and then said to Frank, "Brother Frank, can we discuss something?"

Frank looked at Xiao Ce and said, "You go and rest first. I'll take care of things here... as long as you trust me..."

Xiao Ce said to Frank, "Of course I believe you..."

Frank smiled and said to Xiao Ce, "No problem, I'll take care of it."

"Okay, I'll relieve you tomorrow during the day. This is going to be a long battle!"

Frank waved his hand: "I'm bursting with energy right now! If we capture those twelve families... could you hand them over to me to deal with...?"

When Frank got to this point...

Xiao Ce could see the cruel look on his face.

Seeing his expression, Xiao Ce said to Frank, "No problem... This is certainly possible... Do as you please... I've set many rules for those prisoners, do you think they'll have any objections?"

Frank said to Xiao Ce, "Of course not. Besides, most of these prisoners understand that the residents of Lingas City can also be a valuable asset to us in the future..."

Xiao Ce asked Frank, "What about the relationship with Morgana..."

Frank said, “Respecting Morgana is also a good choice. After all, having Morgana's support is equivalent to having the support of half of the women in the West... That would be a terrifying thing... And those people like women, we can use some social methods, you're right, let them use their charm... Actually, it's not just men who have desires, women do too, right?”

After listening to Frank's words, Xiao Ce nodded.

He really had a newfound respect for Frank, the pirate captain.

Xiao Ce then went back to the Gas Hotel to sleep.

Upon learning the news, the people at the Gas Hotel immediately evacuated the area.

So, by the time they arrived, the place was completely deserted.

Xiao Ce fell asleep immediately.

I don't know how long I slept, but then I heard Da Lei calling me.

Xiao Ce woke up groggily, and the feeling of exhaustion told her that...

She hadn't actually slept for very long.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "It's Frank who came to see you. He seemed to have something urgent to say..."

Xiao Ce was much more sober by now, and then said to Da Lei, "Oh? Where is he?"

Da Lei said, "Just wait outside."

After Xiao Ce got up and dressed, he went outside.

After walking outside, he saw Frank, whose face was grim, saying, "Brother Ce, I didn't want to bother you... but after thinking about it, this matter seems strange. I'm still thinking of having you come along..."

Upon hearing Frank's words, Xiao Ce's eyes flashed with confusion and doubt.

"Oh? What do you say?"

Frank said to Xiao Ce, "Brother Ce, didn't I tell you before you went to sleep? Didn't I tell you to send people to check out the port and occupy it, as well as the key roads?"

Xiao Ce nodded: "Not bad, did you catch some people?"

Frank nodded: "That's right, the four Grand Secretaries, the acting Grand Secretaries of the Illuminati in the West, and seven of the twelve families, totaling over three hundred people, are all at the port..."

Xiao Ce looked at Frank with some confusion: "You're not joking with me? They're deliberately waiting over there?"

After listening to Xiao Ce's words, Frank shook his head and then said, "No, to be precise, they're all dead! All of them were killed, and all the ships in the harbor were burned to the ground..."

Xiao Ce looked at Frank.

Frank quickly said to Xiao Ce, "I didn't do it!"

After hearing Frank's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Of course I know, you didn't do it..."

"After they got there, everyone there was already dead... and their deaths were extremely gruesome; they were skinned alive!"

Upon hearing Frank's words, Xiao Ce's eyes widened, and he said with disbelief, "Skinned to death? Was he shot first, then skinned, or...?"

Frank said, "I haven't seen it yet, I just heard from the person who came to report that there were no signs of being shot... Because everything seems so strange, I thought I'd go and see for myself. I was wondering if you wanted to come with me."

Xiao Ce nodded: "Of course."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "Da Lei, go and prepare a carriage."

Then he said to Frank, "Go and rest in the carriage for a while."

Although Frank was in a very excited state, he wasn't in good physical condition at the moment...

He appeared extremely exhausted at that moment, only managing to stay afloat thanks to the hatred in his heart.

After going downstairs, Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "By the way, where's Boudica? I haven't heard from him all night."

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "My lord, Boudica came to see you and asked me to come with you to tell you that she is now with Morgana. Frank has made it very clear that to avoid unnecessary trouble, they should continue to govern in separate districts."

"They divided Lingas into two districts, east and west, and then placed the women in the east district and the men in the west district. This avoided unnecessary trouble."

"Of course, they also told everyone here that they would host a dance for them, and if they hit it off, they could be together..."

"However, since they've all come from a closed area for now, no one can guarantee what some people might do in a moment of anger..."

"As for Boudica, she's thinking of doing some things with Morgana... so she asked me to tell you that she won't be coming over for the time being."

Xiao Ce nodded in agreement: "That's right, this method is indeed good, it can greatly avoid and resolve some unnecessary troubles."

As they were talking, Frank was fast asleep and didn't listen to them at all.

He was really tired.

Frank had absolute trust in them, including complete peace of mind...

After they left Lingas, all they saw along the way were their people.

Xiao Ce said to Da Lei, "By the way, have you tallied up all the money stolen from the United Savings Bank?"

Da Lei nodded to Xiao Ce: "They're currently compiling the data, and then they'll register our people. This is a huge undertaking, so it'll take at least a few days to complete... But don't worry, sir. They're overjoyed to know that we're registering their names so we can pay them..."

After hearing Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce smiled and said, "Okay..."

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "By the way, sir, I didn't mention it earlier... but Frank did reveal a detail..."

Xiao Ce looked at Da Lei with some curiosity and asked, "Oh? What details?"

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "Those people weren't just skinned alive; they were also nailed to crosses..."

As he spoke, Da Lei looked at Xiao Ce with a meaningful expression.

After hearing Da Lei's words, Xiao Ce suddenly remembered a similar situation that had occurred in the East Asian seas.

Seeing Xiao Ce's expression, Da Lei quickly said to him, "My lord, it seems you still remember the incident in the East Asian waters where the crew members of several ships were all nailed to crosses... Do you think it was the work of the same person?"

Xiao Ce shook his head: "I haven't seen it yet... I'm not sure... but with this method, there's almost no doubt... that's it. You mean we might know the person who killed these people?"

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "My lord, that's right... I didn't have any clue before... but after this incident, do you think it's possible that the princess, Yin Pan'er, did it...?"

Xiao Ce, seeing Da Lei's words, asked, "Oh? Why do you say that?"

Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "It's simple, they have one thing in common. In a sense, the people they killed using this method were all our opponents. And when they did this, Yin Pan'er was always in the same area as us..."

Hearing Da Lei say this, Xiao Ce asked curiously, "That's it? Isn't that a bit far-fetched?"