With a warehouse full of supplies, I stood alone as king in this chaotic world, gun in hand.

"The Crown Prince has arrived. How has the situation been at court these past two days?" Emperor Nanqi asked.

"Your Majesty, everything is arranged. The flood in Binzhou has been brought under control, and the victims have been properly taken care of. You need not worry." Bei Chenyan briefly told him about the affairs of the court.

As for Bei Chenzhan, not a word was mentioned.

"That's good." Emperor Nanqi nodded, having great faith in the Crown Prince's abilities.

After giving Emperor Nanqi his routine medical check-up, Nangong Wu prescribed him a day's worth of medicine.

"You're all busy, go ahead!" Emperor Nanqi wanted his son to spend more time with Nangong Wu.

"Then I shall take my leave."

Nangong Wu simply nodded. "I'll come back at noon."

After the two left Yikun Palace, Nangong Wu asked, "Didn't Prince Jing come to the palace to cause trouble?"

"He's here! He was carried into the palace. They say he was assassinated last night, and his left calf was broken by the assassin."

"But I won't let Father Emperor know about this awful thing." Bei Chenyan's expression was indifferent. "He ordered the city to be sealed off and searched this morning, and he even wanted to mobilize the palace guards, but I refused."

He accused me of deliberately making things difficult for him, and said that what happened last night was very likely related to me. "Bei Chenyan said this with a sneer, "He was right about everything, but he had no evidence."

"Would Prince Jing be willing to accept this?" Nangong Wu felt that Bei Chenzhan would not be willing to accept this.

"So what if he's unwilling? The things hidden in that underground chamber are all ill-gotten gains, things that can't be brought to light. He doesn't dare to bring them out into the open; he's destined to suffer this injustice in silence." Bei Chenyan sneered.

"Over the past few years, he has become accustomed to ruling the capital with absolute power and has amassed so much ill-gotten wealth. It's time for him to suffer a bit."

"We've seized all his private funds; he must be furious! Keep a close eye on him. Although he won't make any major moves, he might start manufacturing gunpowder again or contact the people at Changyang Temple," Nangong Wu said.

"I've already cast the fishing net."

The two walked and talked, and before they knew it, they had returned to the East Palace.

They went to Bei Chenyan's main hall.

Nangong Wu took out the small mahogany box, opened the lid, and found it full of secret letters.

She poured everything out onto the table.

Bei Chenyan picked up a letter and opened it. His face immediately turned cold. "This Bei Chenzhan is indeed secretly colluding with Ling Yangzi."

"What is this?" Nangong Wu found a map in the secret letter.

She opened it and saw that it was only half a picture.

Why did Bei Chenzhan hide this half of the map?

Bei Chenzhan was very nervous about this small box; the things hidden inside must be very important to him.

Bei Chenyan looked at the map and fell into deep thought.

"This map seems to only show one place."

"Could this be the place where Bei Chenzhan manufactures fire caltrops? Or is he raising a private army somewhere?" Nangong Wu felt that this was the most likely possibility.

If Bei Chenzhan wants to seize the throne, he will definitely raise a private army.

"Keep it for now." Bei Chenyan put the map aside and opened the secret letters to read them.

Upon seeing the contents of the letter, his already cold face grew even colder. "This Bei Chenzhan has colluded with the new Eastern Jin Emperor again."

"This letter is from Nangong Chengkun." Nangong Wu placed the letter in front of him. "Prince Jing was also involved in the theft of the jade Buddha and even received 100,000 taels of gold from Nangong Chengkun."

Nangong Chengkun wouldn't spend 100,000 taels of gold to buy a stolen jade Buddha; the gold he gave must have some other purpose.

"No matter what their schemes are, I will make sure they get nothing in the end." Bei Chenyan then opened the letter.

With each secret letter they opened, their expressions grew increasingly grim.

These are all secrets about Bei Chenzhan's interactions with others, and he is plotting one shady thing after another.

"Jucai Gambling House? So the Snake Spirit Society's hideout is this Jucai Gambling House!" Nangong Wu looked at the man opposite her. "Should we go and wipe out the snake den right now?"

Bei Chenyan took the secret letter, read it through, and said, "It's morning now, so the gambling den might be empty. Let's go tonight! We'll take them all down then."

"Okay." Nangong Wu picked up another secret letter to read.

Upon seeing the contents of the letter, Nangong Wu was pleasantly surprised, "This map is actually a treasure map!"

"Really?" Bei Chenyan was also surprised.

"It's true." Nangong Wu showed him the secret letter.

Bei Chenyan took the secret letter and read it through. "So this map was divided into three parts? The other two parts are in the hands of two other people, and they've agreed to dig for the treasure together three months from now?"

However, the letter was unsigned.

"What a pleasant surprise." Nangong Wu's eyes sparkled. "When the time comes, we'll take this map to meet with the other two groups, and then we'll know who those two people are."

"Hmm." Bei Chenyan carefully put away the secret letter and half of the map together.

The two continued reading the secret letters and discovered that Bei Chenzhan had connections with members of royal families in various countries.

"It's a pity we didn't find the hideout of Changyang Temple." Nangong Wu said with some regret.

"Don't worry, as long as they are still in contact, we will catch them," Bei Chenyan said.

"These secret letters are for you." Nangong Wu stood up. "You go about your business; I need to go back and continue with the matching process."

"No need to go back, just stay here! You're in the spatial dimension anyway." Bei Chenyan said while tidying up the secret letters, "I've already had someone send the folded paper here, so I don't need to run back and forth, and I can also check on the children."

"Then so be it!" Nangong Wu telepathically teleported into the space.

With Eileen and Aiqi's help, she finished matching those twenty-one people in the afternoon, and found three people with the best compatibility with the Southern Qi Emperor's organization.

Good biocompatibility is essential to reduce the risk of rejection and ensure surgical success.

The other eighteen people either had poor compatibility or illnesses.

"We have three kidneys available!" Bei Chenyan was overjoyed to hear this. "Then can we arrange for Father Emperor to have the surgery?"

"Not so fast. Go and bring these three people back. I need to give them another check to make sure they're safe," Nangong Wu said.

Upon hearing this, Bei Chenyan picked up a pen and wrote down the names of the three people. After finishing, he went outside and instructed Zhang Qing, "Take a few men to the Ministry of Justice prison and make sure to bring these three people back."

"Yes!" Zhang Qing took the paper and left in a hurry.

After Zhang Qing brought the three people back, Nangong Wu drew several vials of blood from each of them.

That evening, government officials suddenly surrounded the Jubao gambling den and arrested everyone inside.

Neither Bei Chenyan nor Nangong Wu showed up during this operation.

It was Bei Chenyan who ordered the Ministry of Justice and the Prefect of Jingzhao to arrest the man and interrogate him overnight.

It was only during this trial that it was discovered that Jubao Gambling House was actually the largest den of the Snake Spirit Society. A total of more than 130 members of the Snake Spirit Society and more than a dozen members of Changyang Temple were arrested.

Bei Chenyan acted decisively, ordering these people to be sentenced to death and executed immediately.

He has zero tolerance for this kind of evil rehabilitation program and will never condone it.

The following morning, more than one hundred members of the Snake Spirit Society and a dozen or so members of the Changyang Temple were taken to Caishikou to be executed, and the news was announced to the world.

Three more days passed, and Nangong Wu was matched with the best kidney. She decided to perform the surgery to replace the kidney for Emperor Nanqi.