Part 4
Ning Yunyi frowned, his expression not looking good. He believed Ichi. He had indeed spoken with Marshal Zong. Although Marshal Zong only showed his head throughout, the conversation wasn’t fake.
Moreover, Ichi subsequently did use Marshal Zong’s pass card to take him into the base.
It had to be said that Zong’s father, the Mu family head, and the Third Prince came fully prepared this time, aiming to reclaim the Zong family.
They even genuinely believed that something had happened to Marshal Zong.
The Crown Prince looked at Ichi: “Do you have anything else to say? If you can explain clearly, I am still willing to believe you.”
Ichi pursed his lips and remained silent.
The Mu family head and Zong’s father exchanged a glance, more convinced that the other party was speechless: “Your Royal Highness, we brought an instrument in. As long as we test if Ichi has two identity ID magnetic cards on him, won’t we know?”
This was also to verify if Ichi carried Marshal Zong’s ID. If he did, they couldn’t be blamed for taking it.
Ichi looked at them with a strange expression: “Are you sure you want to verify?”
Zong’s father and the others naturally didn’t want to give up. having come this far, could they let him escape?
Seeing them nod, the Crown Prince sighed and waved his hand: “Let them bring it in.”
Shortly after, people brought by the Third Prince carried in an instrument. Once activated, the entire banquet hall displayed countless small red dots.
One red dot corresponded to one person.
And each person was covered by a small green dot.
If there were two, it meant the person had two IDs.
It was Ning Yunyi’s first time seeing such high-tech stuff. He wasn’t worried; he was wearing Bai Yanyu’s ID right now.
The rest were in his space.
This detection instrument wouldn’t find the existence of his space even if it were godly.
After all the green dots appeared, the Mu family head and Zong’s father immediately searched for Ichi’s, regrettably seeing only one on him.
This guy didn’t carry such an important identity ID on him? Then where did he hide Marshal Zong’s wristband?
It seemed that after Ichi was arrested, they would have to search his residence thoroughly. It must be somewhere on the Capital Star.
Zong’s father dared to follow the Mu family head in causing trouble because he felt Old Five was truly gone. Even if Ichi didn’t harm him, he wouldn’t be coming back.
Otherwise, if a person were alive, how could they give their wristband, the only proof of identity, to someone else?
Perhaps Old Five entrusted it to Ichi at the end, but Ichi developed greed and wanted to occupy the Zong family.
Just then, someone made a sound of surprise, “Huh?” which seemed exceptionally loud in the deadly silent banquet hall.
Everyone looked at him and found he was very close to the instrument. Pushing his glasses, he stared at the red and green dots on the instrument, discovering an extra person behind a pillar in the banquet hall. The green dot on him was blinking, indicating the person had a wristband but hadn’t turned it on.
Everyone looked towards that spot. The only one who didn’t look was Ichi.
Ning Yunyi’s initially furrowed brows relaxed as he saw Ichi’s relaxed expression, suddenly realizing something.
He looked at the blinking green dot, a bold idea forming in his mind.
No wonder Ichi had responded with silence from start to finish. He was… deliberately letting the Mu family head, Zong’s father, and the Third Prince continue talking.
The evidence listed by these three indeed looked plausible, but the premise was that Marshal Zong had indeed been harmed.
But what if Marshal Zong not only hadn’t died but appeared in this very banquet hall?
Then naturally, all evidence and suspicions would be nothing but a joke.
These three had even implicated themselves in overstepping authority to pry into a high-ranking general’s movements, plus investigating Marshal Zong’s whereabouts and identity ID without permission.
Everyone looked suspiciously towards the direction of the blinking green dot. That pillar was directly behind the Crown Prince’s wheelchair. Following everyone’s gaze, a tall and slender figure slowly walked out from behind the pillar.
Wearing a mask and fitted armor that accentuated his superior proportions, he stood on the steps, eyes lowered, quietly looking down at the crowd below.
At the same time, a terrifying spiritual pressure swept over the next moment, making everyone present instantly feel the deterrence of complete suppression.
Although Ning Yunyi guessed Marshal Zong might be in the banquet hall, feeling this powerful spiritual force now, his first thought was that he didn’t know the other’s level—it was above his own?
This thought made Ning Yunyi lower his eyes, not daring to release any spiritual power for fear of being precisely captured.
Fortunately, Marshal Zong’s targets were the Third Prince, the Mu family head, and Zong’s father.
The three couldn’t resist this terrifying unilateral suppression at all; their legs went soft, and they knelt on the ground.
The Third Prince turned from anger to embarrassment, then fear upon realizing something. That person isn’t dead?
Not only is he not dead, but he returned to the Capital Star long ago?
In the entire Interstellar, only his spiritual power could be so tyrannically powerful. Suppressing the strong of the entire banquet hall alone—only Marshal Zong could do it.
Zong Hao then retracted his spiritual pressure, walked up to the stunned Crown Prince, and cupped his hands: “Greetings, Your Highness.”
Surprise gradually burst forth in the Crown Prince’s eyes: “Good, good, good! You’re finally back!”
His eyes reddened with emotion. Hearing Old Three say Ichi harmed Marshal Zong just now, he was truly afraid something had happened to him.
Zong Hao: “I should have come to see Your Highness earlier, but what was said at the Zong family that day was indeed true. The spiritual rampage hasn’t been fully controlled yet. Fearing I might hurt others, I’ve been hiding in one place continuing treatment. Who knew… some people were impatiently expecting my death.”
Zong’s father and the Mu family head knelt there, faces pale. Zong Hao’s targeted spiritual pressure just now had caused them internal injuries; they couldn’t stand up at all.
Ichi returned to Zong Hao’s side, still silent, but no one would doubt his loyalty at this moment.
Zong’s father wanted to open his mouth to explain, face pale, but dared not lift his head, regretting believing the Mu family head’s words that Ichi had lied.
If he had known Old Five was on the Capital Star all along, he wouldn’t have dared to covet the family head position even with a hundred times the courage.
After all, Old Five wasn’t married and had no children. As long as he was willing to wait, the family head position would be theirs sooner or later.
Why didn’t he have the patience to wait a bit longer?
Zong Hao watched this scene calmly: “Does this prove Ichi didn’t harm me? Second Brother, you speak.”
Zong’s father pressed his forehead to the floor: “Proven, proven. I was confused for a moment and listened to outsiders. Old Five, I am your second brother; I really have no disloyalty.”
Zong Hao’s voice was as cold as ever: “In that case, do you, the Mu family head, and the Third Prince plead guilty to overstepping authority and knowingly breaking the law?”
The Third Prince was the first to object. He looked up at the Crown Prince: “Big Brother, I just wanted to help. You know me; I don’t have bad intentions.”
The Crown Prince frowned, shaking off his hand: “Third Brother, doing this with such fanfare at my engagement banquet, how can I think you have no bad intentions? I said earlier I would investigate after the engagement banquet, but did you give me the chance? This is the result of your pressing step by step. A prince who breaks the law is guilty of the same crime as a commoner. I will report this to His Majesty for a decision according to the law.”
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thank you for the update!