The death of the Fourth Prince came as a surprise to some, but it was also within the expectations of others.
The battle for the throne had always been stained with blood, and there was no affection to speak of.
In the eyes of the neutral camp's officer, the dead Fourth Prince had become a troublesome mess.
That's right, it was a mess.
If the Fourth Prince had died after the voyage, it would not be within the scope of his responsibility, but it had happened before the voyage.
He stood at the murder scene for a long time, staring at the body of the Fourth Prince, who had died with his eyes wide open, and listening to the reports from his subordinates.
The reports all turned into scattered pieces of information, and then they were pieced together in his mind.
Among the many pieces of information, the most important one was that the precious collection brought by the Fourth Prince had all disappeared.
This meant that the murderer's goal might have been to steal the collection, and killing the Fourth Prince was just a matter of convenience.
Of course, this could also be a deliberate attempt by the murderer to confuse the public.
"Which side should the result lean towards?"
At this critical juncture, the officer had a headache.
If Kurapika had not taken away all the collection except for the Fiery Eye, the officer might not have had such a headache.
After all, it was Kurapika who had done this.
Whether it was the timing of the murder or the aftermath, it was enough to give any person in charge a headache.
If it had not been for the timing before the voyage ceremony, this matter would not have been so troublesome.
The officer frowned deeply. This was a sensitive period, and he had to be cautious before making a decision.
"Sir Zuo Sha, His Majesty's men are here."
At this time, a man in a military uniform with a scar on his face came to the officer's side.
"Oh?"
Zuo Sha was slightly surprised. He did not expect them to come so quickly.
"Let him in."
"Yes."
The man with the scar left, and a moment later, he brought back a middle-aged man who was only about one meter tall.
The man had a parted hair in the middle, and there seemed to be tomatoes on both sides of his face.
Although his height was not ideal, he did not look funny in a suit, because this man had an aura that ordinary people did not have.
This was a telekinesis user, and there was another telekinesis user at the murder scene, and that was the officer in charge, Zuo Sha.
"Sir Hong Shao Meat."
Zuo Sha knew the identity of the person who had come and immediately bowed as a subordinate.
"Lord Zuo Sha is too polite."
Hong Shao Rou also bowed towards Zuo Sha. Soon after, he went straight to the point and said, "His Majesty is already aware of this matter and has ordered me to take over."
"I'll have to trouble you, sir."
Zuo Sha's eyes lit up slightly. How could he say any more nonsense or claim any credit? He was more than happy to be able to get rid of this thorny problem.
Hong Shao Rou didn't say anything else. He walked a meter away from the corpse and looked at it quietly with his head lowered.
"I thought you were one of the strongest contenders, but I didn't expect you to be the first to be eliminated."
Red Shao Meat looked at the corpse and couldn't help but think of the scene a few days ago when he personally brought the Egg in a Pot to the Fourth Prince.
She watched with her own eyes as the 4th Prince dripped his blood into the pot.
She watched as the genie in the pot stuffed the "Gu worm" into Prince Roland's mouth.
He watched the entire process of casting the Gu poison with his own eyes.
The ritual had been completed, but the mental beast bestowed by the egg in the pot had died in the womb.
He was thinking that with the Fourth Prince's personality, the mental beast he gave birth to would definitely not be easy to deal with.
"What a pity."
Then, Hong Shao Meat left the scene with the Fourth Prince's corpse.
Zuo Sha sent Hong Shao Meat's team all the way to the car. He only breathed a sigh of relief when the car disappeared from his sight.
A few minutes ago, he was still worrying about how to solve this problem. Now, he was relieved.
The car wasn't heading to the capital, but to the port.
When they arrived at the port, Hong Shao Meat moved the Fourth Prince's corpse into the helicopter and flew straight to the B.W. that was docked at sea.
At the top of the B.W., there was a simulated sea area. A luxurious cruise ship of normal size was docked at the center.
The B.W. had five floors, and this was the first floor. It was also the main area where the royal family and important financial figures would be active after the voyage.
The helicopter landed slowly on the deck of the luxurious cruise ship. The propellers that couldn't be stopped stirred up strong winds.
Hong Shao Meat was the first to get off the helicopter. Then, he watched as the coffin containing the Fourth Prince's corpse was carried out of the helicopter by two of his subordinates.
"Walk faster."
Hong Shao Rou instructed and walked in front.
The group passed through many corridors and finally came to a strange and huge room.
The floor was pitch-black. Long white lines were distributed on the floor, forming a maze-like pattern. From top to bottom, it looked like the lines on a chip.
Fourteen things that looked like freezers were placed in a circle. The bottom of the freezers facing the center was connected to a circular pattern three meters away by a cable-like thing.
In the center of the pattern that looked like a chip was a special instrument that stood upright. Its appearance was very sci-fi.
The Fourth Prince's corpse was placed in one of the freezers filled with cold air. Through the translucent glass cover, one could vaguely see the Fourth Prince's face.
The Twice-cooked Pork King and Hong Shao Meat stood on one side of the freezer. They silently stared at the Fourth Prince's vaguely visible face.
A moment later, a soft click came from the circular pattern three meters away from the bottom of the freezer. An oval glass cover slowly rose.
"Puff."
A weak psychokinesis flame twisted in the glass cover, like a rootless fire.
Looking at the psychokinesis flame, Twice Cooked Pork thought to himself calmly, "It's better than nothing … But no matter how big or small it is, it's still dazzling."
"I'm sincerely sorry," Hong Shao Meat said in a low voice.
After a moment of silence, Twice Cooked Pork said calmly, "There's no need to be sad. He has become one of the cornerstones of the Kajin Tree. Now, he's still living in another way."
There were fourteen princes who were about to participate in the succession battle. The number of freezers that had the meaning of coffins in the room was also fourteen.
What did this mean?
According to common sense, the number of freezers should be thirteen, because the succession battle would determine a winner.
Moreover, who would be the final resting place of the instrument in the middle of the room?
The telekinesis flame that was extracted after death was transmitted by the [Circuit] to the vertical instrument in the center. What did this mean?
Perhaps only Twice-cooked Pork would know the real purpose of the succession battle that was about to take place on No. B.W.
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In the middle of the night, Law stood on a reef cliff by the sea.
After about four hours and 167 coincidences, he finally cleared the misfortune index that was attributed to him.
Speaking of the price, it was not a big price to pay, but it was also not a small price to pay.
In short, Law deeply realized the price of the flute solo.
Even if he wanted to use it in the future, he would take it easy.
"It's time to go back. I still have to send Jin to the ship tomorrow."
Listening to the sound of the waves hitting the reef, Law stretched and immediately headed in the direction of the hotel.
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