Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 25 The Licking King Xu Jiawei

The imperial princess stood behind the emperor for a long time, her small hands resting on her brother's shoulders, gently massaging him to ease his tension: "Brother, please calm down. The most important thing right now is to figure out what happened."

Xu Jiujiu, the half-sister of Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire, is not very old, but she cares deeply about the empire and has excellent cultivation talent. Therefore, she often discusses things with her brother, but of course, the emperor makes the final decision.

"Report the complete results of the investigation!" Emperor Xu Jiawei forced back his anger at the thought of killing the minister and gave the order in a deep voice.

"Yes...yes..." The minister said tremblingly, glancing gratefully at the princess, "This morning, we discovered that the deliveryman had been murdered because we received a report from the innkeeper."

The emperor nodded, suppressing his anger. This was within his expectations. To make the act more convincing, they did not directly monitor the two people. If some unorthodox experts discovered that other powerful individuals were following them, it would inevitably arouse their curiosity.

"Then, according to the investigation, both men were killed by a single blow, and we announced that it was due to an argument. But in reality, if it were the result of a physical fight, there would be no way such a sophisticated technique could have been used; their cause of death is undoubtedly homicide." The minister swallowed hard. "Furthermore, if they had argued, the package would still be intact in the room. Also, according to the manager, there were a lot of guests and diners coming and going that day, so no one noticed anyone leaving."

"Tell me the results!" Xu Jiawei said impatiently. "I don't care whether those two deliverymen live or die; I just want to know who stabbed me in the back! How dare they steal from my Star Luo Empire!"

Upon hearing this, the minister hesitated.

Xu Jiawei narrowed his eyes: "What's wrong? Is this related to you?"

"No! No!" The minister hurriedly kowtowed three times and nine times, feeling as distressed as if his parents had been sentenced to death.

"Your Majesty, please calm down and let him tell us everything he knows." Xu Jiujiu comforted Xu Jiawei, then gave the ministers a sharp look.

"Yes, yes... Your Majesty, Your Highness, according to our on-site investigation, we found this..." He put on a pair of clean white gloves, then took out a dagger from his storage soul tool. "This is the murder weapon found at the scene. After comparing the wounds, the person whose throat was slit was killed by this dagger. Based on the detective's reconstruction, it can be confirmed that this was a murder. Someone used this dagger to kill the deliveryman and then put the dagger into the hand of another victim whose neck had been twisted."

"Is there anything special about this dagger?" Xu Jiawei's expression was still not good.

"Please...please Your Majesty, be wise." He crawled on his knees to the emperor, holding the blood-stained dagger in both hands and presenting it to him.

The emperor certainly wouldn't personally handle a weapon that had been used to kill, even though he had killed quite a few people himself. Xu Jiujiu walked over, picked up the dagger, and examined it carefully, his eyes shifting between light and shadow.

"How many people know about this dagger?!" Xu Jiujiu asked sternly.

"Your Highness, currently only His Majesty, Your Highness, the detective agency, and this old minister know," the minister said tremblingly. "No one at that inn knows either. The innkeeper said he only discovered the scene and immediately reported it to the police, and he didn't enter the crime scene."

Their shock stemmed from a simple fact: the dagger bore the mark of a small monster.

Combined with what was revealed in the previous investigation, the murder was extremely ruthless in its technique and method, a single, silent strike that killed without a trace... Xu Jiawei's eyes flickered with uncertainty.

He beckoned to the minister, who cautiously approached him. Xu Jiawei whispered a few words to the minister, who grew increasingly shocked as he listened.

"Yes...yes! This old minister will take care of it immediately!" After receiving the order, the minister hurriedly ran out. "Your Majesty, what do you plan to do?" Xu Jiujiu asked in a low voice.

"..." Xu Jiawei gave a bitter smile. "I don't want to believe that Shrek Academy would do this either. They are the defenders of the continent's order. If they really wanted to do this, then I can only believe they have their reasons. I've already ordered Elder Wang to gather all the relevant personnel from the detective agency who were involved in this matter, as well as the personnel from that inn..."

At this point, a ruthless glint flashed in Xu Jiawei's eyes.

He had no idea that if he had called the innkeeper over and questioned him properly, he might have discovered that a room on the fourth floor was currently empty, and the guest hadn't checked out. But since he had decided to kill everyone involved… it would probably be very difficult to find out then.

"Your Majesty, you..." Xu Jiujiu sighed helplessly. He didn't know why, but his elder brother turned into a child when facing Shrek Academy. Despite being the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he always felt that Shrek Academy was his most precious possession. Over the years, he had opened countless back doors for Shrek Academy members. Any student from Shrek Academy, even those from the outer academies, would be given a very good position, at the very least a minor city lord. As for the higher-ups at Shrek, he probably practically offered them money.

After inheriting the throne, the Xu family had been considering taking drastic measures against the Dai family, and this continued until this generation.

However, Xu Jiawei's thoughts differed from those of the previous emperors. This was not only because of the Dai family's influence and military capabilities in the Star Luo Empire, but also because of the Xuanji Douluo who secretly protected the Dai family. Such people could be replaced by someone else for an emperor. It was also because the first generation White Tiger Douluo of the Dai family was the ancestor of Shrek Academy. He often felt that this ancestor was still watching over the Star Luo Empire from heaven, and if possible, he would even think about returning the throne to the emperor.

"I still suggest we invite the innkeeper and staff over and let them think it through again," Xu Jiujiu said. "What if someone used us to do their dirty work?"

"Who dares to borrow Shrek's knife?" Xu Jiawei waved his hand. "Let's just consider this a case of swallowing a loss... Anyway, we were planning to sell that thing back to the Sun Moon Empire to give it a headache. Now that it's in Shrek Academy's hands, it might be able to be used even more effectively."

"..." She took a deep breath after a long while, deciding not to continue. Unlike her somewhat insane brother, she devoted herself wholeheartedly to the Star Luo Empire. In her eyes, the interests and development of her country came first. Shrek Academy was indeed powerful and influential, but Shrek hadn't given her anything; everything she had came from this empire and this royal family.

"Yes, Your Majesty," she said softly. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy," Xu Jiawei nodded and said.

After a long while, she left and returned to her palace, where she immediately began preparations: "Grandma Manyi!"

A few seconds later, a figure appeared beside her: "Girl, I'm here."

Xu Jiujiu explained her plan to Grandma Manyi. Manyi was a Title Douluo of the Star Luo Empire, her martial soul being the Nebula Fan, and her title the Nebula. While her strength hadn't reached level ninety-five, she had always been by Xu Jiujiu's side, acting as the princess's secret bodyguard. She rarely appeared in public, but her relationship with the princess was very close; rather than master and servant, it was more like grandmother and granddaughter.

"Girl, I suggest you don't get involved in this matter," Manyi said after a moment's thought. "This matter is of great importance. Whether it involves Shrek Academy or His Majesty's orders, it's not something a princess like you can contend with."

"I am a princess of the Star Luo Empire, and I must consider the empire's interests," Xu Jiujiu said softly. "You are a native titled Douluo of the empire, and I was even somewhat fortunate when I asked you to protect me."

Xu Jiawei, the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, reveres Shrek Academy as his guiding principle, and even at his advanced age, he still longs for his lover in the inner courtyard…

Xu Tianran, the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire, a powerful and ambitious figure on the continent, had a final wish: to sit in Shrek Academy's best classroom and listen to lectures. However, his desire was likely more of an expectation of conquest. The two emperors had different thoughts.

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