Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1244 The Hidden Crown Prince? (5000 words)
Yang Bo spent some time planting spiritual seeds in all sixteen people, including the security captain.

These sixteen people were distributed across various levels of the March Star organization.

These people just love to spend money at the federal government!

Then he lost money gambling and borrowed a large sum of money at exorbitant interest rates.

As for whether there's any foul play involved in the gambling, that's hard to say.

Then someone got these people to gather intelligence.

This method of intelligence gathering does not involve assigning tasks by superiors, but rather providing intelligence, which is then evaluated for value by King Chujiang.

In other words, you don't need to do anything proactively; you just need to provide the information you know at work or in other situations.

During the period when he was providing intelligence to King Chujiang, the usurious loans he owed would not be subject to interest calculation or debt collection.

Therefore, these intelligence agents have always served King Chujiang.

This time, it was King Chujiang who gave the order, and only then did the security captain realize that he had been overthinking things.

Everything was an illusion, precisely because the superiors didn't assign any tasks.

If tasks assigned by superiors are not completed, they will bring up previously submitted tasks as a pretext.

In other words, it indirectly forces you to complete the task.
The security captain was also terrified, because the target of this terrorist attack was actually the imperial princess.

So now I'm considered an insider of the terrorist attack.

Because a new law was added in March Star that allows those involved in terrorist attacks to be sentenced to death.

Many pirates from March Star have already been executed.

Of course, the security captain also received a generous reward this time. As long as he went on vacation to the Federation, he could easily win a large sum of money from the casino.

This money can be transferred back to the league without any problems!

Because these are considered legitimate income in the federal government.

Yang Bo then disappeared back to his villa, and then transformed into John Li and boarded John Li's warship.

"This King Chujiang appears to be the emperor's most loyal helper on the surface."

"I never imagined that this guy actually had ulterior motives."

"By exposing the identity of the King of Chujiang, we can keep that old man, the Emperor, extremely busy!"

"How can I get any benefits from King Chujiang?" Yang Bo was now thinking about how to gain some advantage.

King Chujiang has already sent people to Karaya to discuss the matter of genetically modified twins!
Yang Bo felt he could take this opportunity to ask for something in return!
After King Chujiang gave him the benefits, he used another identity to expose King Chujiang's true colors.

In this way, the benefits given by King Chujiang ended up in his own pocket.

Yang Bo hasn't decided what benefits he wants yet. He wants to wait until the people sent by King Chujiang arrive before he can use the mental seed on them and see what King Chujiang's bottom line is!
This way, you're pushing the other party's bottom line when you're asking for a price!
Get as many benefits as possible!
"I also need to figure out how King Chujiang is targeting the Emperor!"

"Perhaps King Chujiang knows some weakness of the emperor."

"Everyone has weaknesses, they're just hidden!"

"Moreover, I don't know if the Emperor knows that the King of Chujiang has ulterior motives. Logically speaking, the Emperor is the kind of person who wouldn't trust anyone!"

Yang Bo had a rough plan in mind.

King Chujiang's men will arrive soon.

The situation in the Federation is also quite delicate right now.

The conflict between Madhya Pradesh and the pirate alliance is intensifying.

Logically speaking, Madhya Pradesh should have a stronger military.

However, the problem lies in the fact that the officers in the fleets of Madhya Pradesh are all useless; these officers are all from various powerful families!
Therefore, Madhya Pradesh's advantage in military equipment was negated by these incompetent officers!

The pirate alliance's military equipment is much inferior, but the pirate crews are rich in combat experience!
Moreover, the pirate groups had absolutely no trust in each other, so if anything went wrong during a joint operation, they would scatter and flee.

This fighting style left the Madhya Pradesh fleet completely unable to cope!

Pirates' specialty is running away!
These pirates could unite and command dozens or even hundreds of warships.

However, if they are dispersed, they will all be dispersed into individual warships.

The fleet in Madhya Pradesh dared not disperse too much!
Because the fleet from Madhya Pradesh had been tricked into splitting up to chase the pirates, which resulted in the pirates gathering together again!
The wealth of the major conglomerates in Madhya Pradesh has shrunk significantly.

The mineral planets of several major conglomerates are constantly harassed by pirates.

Armed transport ships carrying supplies and ore were constantly attacked by pirate groups!
Madhya Pradesh called on other states in the federation to join forces in combating piracy.

However, other gangs outwardly complied but inwardly defied them, even seizing assets of the Madhya Pradesh consortium from the Karaya gang!

Yang Bo then sent a message to the Hound Pirates, instructing them to set off in half a month and meet at a designated location.

Because Yang Bo received information from the intelligence department of Madhya Pradesh that Madhya Pradesh was about to carry out a major operation!
The Madhya Pradesh needs to send transport ships to deliver goods of sufficient value to the Empire.

Used to purchase warships for the Empire!
Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh plans to use this transport as bait.

There are pirates in Madhya Pradesh too!
Yang Bo's plan was simple: let the other pirate crews in the pirate alliance take the bait!
He then led several pirate crews to attack the base of the main fleet of the Madhya Pradesh.

The other pirate crews were overjoyed when they received John Lee's message.

John Lee has clearly obtained other intelligence!
So these pirate groups stepped up their preparations!

Yang Bo did not appear in Karaya, but instead went to the Second World, to take a stroll around Prince Holden's territory.

The Northern Hemisphere of the Second World is now a frozen world.

In fact, in space, either end of a planet can be called the North!
Yang Bo called the hemisphere where Prince Holden's territory was located the North!

Then Yang Bo went to Zhang Sen's residence in Devon.

"asshole!"

"Liar!" Catherine was furious when she saw Zhang Sen.

"Likewise, you're no better than anyone else!" Yang Bo chuckled.

"You nobles are so shameless!"

"You take advantage of others and then feel smug about it!" Catherine scolded again.

Yang Bo chuckled: "You Red Earl's people aren't any better."

"You're just trying to extract information from me."

"I am a person who clearly distinguishes between gratitude and resentment. Anyone who harbors ill intentions towards me should pay the price they deserve."

Upon hearing this, Catherine rushed forward, ready to fight Zhang Sen.

They were directly suppressed by Yang Bo!

"Let me go!"

"You bastard, you left me alone in this cramped safe house while you went off to have a good time somewhere else."

"You're just using me as bait!"

"Let our Red Earl's men come to their deaths one after another!"

"You perverted nobleman!" Catherine cursed as Yang Bo pinned her down.

"So what if we nobles are perverted!"

"You should be glad you still have some use!"

"If you lose your usefulness, what do you think will happen to you?" Yang Bo bluntly stated.

People like Catherine need to be constantly challenged.

If Catherine were truly unafraid of death, she wouldn't have faked her escape!
This proves that the Red Earl's people were not very successful in brainwashing Catherine.

Yang Bo knew many people within the Red Earl's organization, and some even voluntarily underwent purification.

These people have been severely brainwashed.

For those who haven't been severely brainwashed, we must keep cracking down on them.

"Let me go, you bastard!" Catherine was furious at Yang Bo's insults.

"hey-hey!"

You seduced me!

"You seduced me on the capital planet!"

"It's just that the subsequent outcome was completely outside your plan!"

"You were the one who seduced me on the spaceship!"

"You offered yourself up to show off!"

"Who's the pervert here!" Yang Bo chuckled.

"Shameless! I'll kill you!" Catherine was even more furious when she heard Zhang Sen say that!
Because what the other party said was true, I just wanted to get information from Wen, who knew that the result would turn out like that.

"Hehe, come on, baby!" Yang Bo chuckled.

"You... Waaah!" Catherine tried to resist and struggle, but she was no match for Yang Bo.

After a crushing battle, Catherine collapsed onto the sofa, completely exhausted.

"Behave well from now on!"

"You have no one else to rely on right now but me."

"Of course, if you want to purify yourself, I won't stop you!" "But then, wouldn't all your efforts be in vain?" Yang Bo kept attacking him.

You're so young!

"Once this is over, I'll change your identity!"

"Don't say anything unpleasant to me next time you see me. We nobles don't have much patience!" Yang Bo chuckled again.
Catherine wanted to cry!
Why did I ever go and get involved with that bastard?

How much humiliation I suffered at his hands!
If Catherine were given another chance, he would never go after Rune!

That bastard just humiliated me again.

Catherine never even considered dying!
Catherine didn't have the courage to die; she wanted to enjoy this wonderful world!
"You'll stay here for now!"

"If you don't scare the Red Earl's men, even if you go out now, he'll still bite you like a mad dog. I'm doing this for your own good!"

As Yang Bo spoke, he used his emotional comforting abilities on Catherine.

Yang Bo clearly sensed the change in Catherine's mental state.

Catherine also sensed the change in her mental state and looked at Zhang Sen in astonishment!

"you……!"

"Why do you know such methods?" Catherine asked Zhang Sen weakly.

When Catherine was inside the Red Earl's residence, she only enjoyed this feeling a few times!
"hey-hey!"

"Doesn't this feel familiar?" Yang Bo asked with a chuckle.

"It's just a form of mental power, a simple application!"

"Is he being touted as a god within your Red Earl family?!"

"That's because you people know too little about this world!"

"You've all been brainwashed by the Red Earl's men since you were little!"

"Did they tell you that the use of mental power just now was extremely precious?"

"If you think it's precious, then every time you perform well, I'll let you use it!" Yang Bo further undermined the Red Earl's position in Catherine's heart.

"No...!" Catherine was in a state of utter confusion.

Because I had this feeling only a few times within the Red Earl's territory!
That was a mysterious technique personally performed by the Earl.

Those were times when Catherine was at a bottleneck in her superpowers. After the Earl personally used his mysterious methods, the bottleneck disappeared!
To obtain such a mysterious method requires a great deal of effort!

And now Zhang Sen has actually acquired such skills so easily!
Catherine could sense that her mental state was even better than the mysterious methods the Earl had used on her!

"Think about it yourself!"

"You've done so much for the Red Earl, but what have you gotten in return!"

"The Red Earl only knows how to make you pay the price!"

"What you have gained, which you consider precious, is actually nothing at all!"

"Of course, you Red Earls are different from us nobles."

"That's utterly rubbish!" Yang Bo chuckled.

Then Yang Bo left the safe house and returned to his other side!
Yang Bo provided Catherine with emotional support, primarily for various experiments!

Then Yang Bo returned to Bart's private laboratory.

Yang Bo plans to use Bart's identity to bring Su Ruoyun back.

Yang Bo, disguised as Bart, sneaked into the Roundabout Hotel.

"Why are you here!" Su Ruoxin was surprised that Bart had come secretly at this time!
“I think you should bring Su Ruoyun back. Our lab has manufactured a batch of protective equipment that can safely allow Su Ruoyun to travel through space on a transport spaceship!” Yang Bo said.

"Why?" Su Ruoxin couldn't understand.

"His Majesty the Emperor is in a state of great turmoil and has suffered a severe blow!"

"And Su Ruoyun is his most beloved little princess."

"Besides, Su Ruoyun suffered such serious injuries, aren't you curious about the healing effects of Black Rock Honey?"

"If the treatment is effective, we should make plans as soon as possible!"

Upon hearing Bart's words, Su Ruoxin smiled slightly and asked, "I think you want to know about the therapeutic effects of Black Rock Honey, right? Actually, I'd like to know too!"

"But we have no connections with Yang Bo!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Bo said, "Nothing is impossible. Everyone has weaknesses. Do you think Yang Bo can refuse the mecha's teleportation spell?"

Su Ruoxin nodded: "My father must also want to know the effects of Black Rock Honey!"

"Then I'll take the initiative to suggest it to my father!"

Yang Bo nodded: "Then I'll pack up a set of protective gear and send it to your father!"

"Let's also test the effectiveness of this protective gear."

"Tsk tsk, I never realized you were so shrewd, Bart!" Su Ruoxin looked at Bart with a smile.

"I'm doing this for your own good. You should make a good impression on His Majesty and increase his favor towards you," Yang Bo replied irritably.

Su Ruoxin nodded: "Okay!"

"Who do you think was responsible for this terrorist attack on Su Ruoyun?"

"Logically, they shouldn't be from our royal family, because that place is too remote!"

Yang Bo shook his head: "That's hard to say, there are too many people inside your royal family!"

"We'll have to wait for Marchstar's investigation report."

"March Star will definitely provide an investigation result, because things are too chaotic there. If this matter doesn't have a result, it will seriously affect the reputation of their planet!"

"They just said the investigation would take time!"

"Our empire is so much better. If something like this happens, we can just arrest everyone involved."

Su Ruoxin nodded: "Even I don't dare to go out easily now!"

"There are some lunatics within our royal family; their methods are absolutely insane!"

"However, I feel like my father seems to be letting this kind of thing happen!"

"But I've thought about it over and over again, and I still can't figure out why Father did this. Was it just to choose a new crown prince?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Bo asked speculatively, "Do you think His Majesty might be secretly grooming another successor?"

Su Ruoxin shook her head: "That should be impossible. The order of succession in our royal family needs to be reported to the Council of Nobles and our royal family. Even if other heirs are secretly groomed, they have no right to inherit if they are not reported to the Council of Nobles."

Yang Bo had a different opinion: "I think this is very likely!"

"His Majesty will now let you fight amongst yourselves!"

"He'll announce the successor after you've finished your internal strife!"

Su Ruoxin frowned slightly upon hearing this: "That's probably impossible!"

"Anyway, anything is possible. I don't think your old man wouldn't have a backup plan!"

“Even I always have a backup plan when I do things, let alone your old man!”

"So don't reveal any intentions until the very end!"

Su Ruoxin nodded when she heard Bart's words: "I know that!"

"Then I'll leave first!"

"You'd better give your old man some advice!" Yang Bo said before quietly leaving.

After Bart left, Su Ruoxin also felt extremely irritated!

Because of what Bart said, Su Ruoxin felt that the possibility was very high.

Su Ruoxin carefully considered in her mind which outstanding young talents in the empire might be related to the royal family.

Because the crown prince not only needs to be of royal blood, but more importantly, he also needs to be recognized by the noble council and the people.

In other words, it's impossible to secretly raise someone and then suddenly announce that they've become the crown prince!

After returning to Bart's private laboratory, Yang Bo began searching online for the most outstanding young talents in the Empire.

Yang Bo examined each of these outstanding individuals individually.

Yang Bo's method of checking things was different from others.

Yang Bo mainly observed the other party's etiquette and demeanor.

And what people say about these people.

Yang Bo discovered suspicious individuals one by one, and then eliminated them one by one.

Ultimately, Yang Bo discovered a rather suspicious person.

This young man is a pharmacist from the Imperial Pharmacists Guild. He is a senior pharmacist at the age of forty-five and will become a grandmaster pharmacist before the age of fifty.

This young man is also a hereditary nobleman!
After Yang Bo saw more information about this young pharmacist, he felt that he was very likely the crown prince secretly being groomed by the emperor.

This pharmacist's research focuses on an energy drug that slows down aging!

Yang Bo was certain that once this energy potion was successfully developed, it would bring him immense honor!
In particular, there was an interview with this guy where his etiquette and mannerisms made Yang Bo feel that he was deliberately faking it!
When Yang Bo discovered that this guy was also a mecha master, and also had multiple skills such as horseback riding, tea ceremony, and wine tasting, he felt that the other party was more likely to be a hidden prince!
"Should I try this out sometime?" Yang Bo wondered to himself.

(End of this chapter)