D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

Inside the sealed room, two masked insects, one standing and one kneeling, were present.

"Master, Cohen's operation has failed," said the kneeling masked insect.

Cohen was sent out by the kneeling masked bug specifically to deal with Lu Yuan.

Previously, having received instructions to find something for Lu Yuan to do so that he would stop causing trouble for them, the kneeling masked insect sent out its subordinates of various types, including plump and slender female insects, to seduce Lu Yuan.

The idea was to have these female insects entangle Lu Yuan, so that Lu Yuan wouldn't have the mind to care about the foundation's affairs, especially the donations to orphanages.

Of course, it would be even better if one of these female insects was skilled enough to bewitch Lu Yuan and eventually marry him, thus planting a seed between Lu Yuan and Rhine Hatton.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan turned out to be completely oblivious to romance and wouldn't take the bait no matter what. In the end, it was Cohen who was clever and staged a scene to save the insect, which finally brought him into contact with Lu Yuan.

Later, Cohen finally managed to infiltrate the Foundation and get close to Lu Yuan. He thought that with the life-saving grace he had received before, it would only be a matter of time before he could take down Lu Yuan.

But unexpectedly, Lu Yuan, like an old-fashioned person, kept his distance from Cohen.

Moreover, after learning that Cohen wanted to pursue him, he not only didn't feel any excitement or develop a different opinion of Cohen, but also threatened to transfer Cohen to another planet.

Cohen still has a mission on the capital planet, so he can't be transferred away for no reason. Therefore, the kneeling masked bug made Cohen quiet down for the time being.

Later, the kneeling masked bug discovered that the orphanage he had painstakingly negotiated on the remote planet had been snatched away by the foundation from a distant place. In a fit of rage, after consulting with his superiors, the kneeling masked bug ordered Cohen to wipe out the entire foundation.

That's how Cohen ended up putting a bomb in his office.

"Why did you fail this time? Could it be related to Lu Yuan again?" the masked insect asked calmly.

"...Yes, when Cohen was planting the bomb, Lu Yuan somehow discovered it. Cohen wanted to kill Lu Yuan immediately to silence him, but unexpectedly Lu Yuan was wearing a protective shield. Then Rhine Hatton also appeared, so Cohen had no choice but to abandon the mission and run away."

"That guy Rhine Hatton kept chasing Cohen, and to avoid being exposed, Cohen had no choice but to commit suicide," said the kneeling masked bug.

"Hmph, I didn't expect Rhine Hatton to have such good fortune in choosing this powerful ruler. Has everything been cleaned up?" the masked insect asked, standing there.

"Everything's been cleaned up. We also have some of our bugs at the Xiongbao Association. The case has now been closed based on the conclusion that Cohen was driven by love turned to hate and was deliberately retaliating against Lu Yuan," said the kneeling masked bug.

"Alright, let's put Lu Yuan and the foundation's affairs aside for now. For the next period of time, I need to focus my attention on the Crown Prince and won't have time to deal with things there."

"You should also focus on finding orphanages on remote planets that you can cooperate with. I will give you another sum of star coins. You can use it to bribe those directors. So what if there are donations from the foundation? I don't believe that every director is a good bug who will not be tempted by money offered to them," said the standing masked bug.

"Yes, ma'am."

......

After resting at home for a week, Lu Yuan returned to work, full of energy and enthusiasm.

The fact that the foundation was almost bombed was not exposed, but Lu Yuan couldn't pretend nothing had happened. As a funder, he gave the foundation another sum of money.

The foundation should upgrade its headquarters and branch security systems to prevent a recurrence of a near-total wipeout by insects.

Meanwhile, Rhine continued his investigation following some clues left by Cohen, while trying to slack off at work to avoid getting involved in the political vortex.

Since the last scandal involving the Crown Prince was exposed and linked to the Duke of Norton, the Crown Prince's faction has been secretly investigating the Duke of Norton.

It was only after investigating that I was shocked to discover that the Duke of Norton had secretly cultivated relationships with many powerful figures and was even trying to gain influence within the military.

The Crown Prince's faction could not tolerate such a thing, so they immediately launched an attack on Duke Norton's power.

Of course, the Duke of Norton was not to be trifled with either, and he also retaliated against the Crown Prince's faction.

On the surface, the Crown Prince and the Duke of Norton appear to be a loving family, but in reality, they secretly wish they could beat the other side's brains out.

Logically, the Crown Prince, as the rightful heir, shouldn't be struggling so much with the Duke of Norton.

However, many powerful and influential people chose to side with the Duke of Norton because of a very fatal rumor surrounding the Crown Prince.

......

After the scandal broke, the Crown Prince's reputation within the empire declined considerably.

Fortunately, after the marriage announcement, the Eighth Prince often did live broadcasts with Song Mo. As a member of the Crown Prince's faction, the Eighth Prince often took the opportunity to speak well of the Crown Prince and defend him during the live broadcasts.

The Eighth Prince always chose the right time to speak, and his kind words came naturally without making the insect feel offended.

Over time, the Crown Prince's reputation gradually improved, which made his faction increasingly grateful to and value the Eighth Prince.

Just as the situation was gradually improving, a rumor suddenly spread that the Crown Prince had fertility problems and was unable to have children.

Unfortunately, the Crown Prince had no children, neither male nor female.

The Duke of Norton, who started having female offspring around the same time as the Crown Prince, already has five children, both male and female.

The royal family couldn't explain this either, and they couldn't talk about the crown prince being kidnapped to a desolate planet for three years. Therefore, the royal family's attitude led many powerful and influential people to believe the rumor.

Insects that cannot have offspring cannot inherit the throne, and according to the current order of succession, Duke Norton is the second in line to inherit the throne.

As a result, many powerful and wealthy people invested in the Duke of Norton.

The Crown Prince's faction had no good solution to this, so they could only push the Crown Prince to regenerate while launching a heavy attack on Duke Norton's forces.

Meanwhile, the Insect King, who should have stood on the side of the Crown Prince, for some reason simply watched the two factions fight quietly without doing anything, which made the nobles even more unsettled.

The court is in complete chaos right now. Everyone is being extremely careful with their words and actions, as a slight misstep could lead to them falling into a trap and becoming cannon fodder.

Rhine was too lazy to get involved in this situation. Anyway, he was now just a love-struck fool who wouldn't live much longer, and the Crown Prince didn't really expect anything from him.

But then, the Hatton family gave him a "surprise".