Interstellar: Start as a cleaner.

Chapter 1253 Not giving face
"Bart, this is not our fault. When we formulated this plan, we did not know that John Lee had such abilities!" The Emperor of the Blue Ocean Empire explained when he heard Bart's accusation.

Yang Bo said this because the Elders Council does not participate in the management of the Empire's affairs.

The affairs of the empire were still managed by the emperor and a group of ministers.

Therefore, when faced with accusations, the emperor of the Blue Ocean Empire had no choice but to step forward and explain.

Because this was originally his responsibility.

"If it's not your fault, whose fault is it?" Yang Bo said irritably.

"Why don't we have any more information about this John Lee?" Yang Bo then pressed on.

"This put us in a passive position in all our subsequent interactions with him!"

"The Empire's intelligence spending is so high every year."

"You can't even do this simple thing right!"

"If this continues, I will suggest that our intelligence department be investigated!" Yang Bo showed no respect for the emperor whatsoever!
"And in the end, this whole thing was done by your royal family."

"I've discovered that some people in our country use every possible means against their own people!"

"They're always monitoring this and that!"

"They seem completely blind to these external threats!"

"If anyone puts this on my shoulders again, don't blame me for suggesting cuts to certain people's expenses." Yang Bo's words were directed at the royal family!
Because the royal family has a special fund, which comes from the imperial tax revenue.

The emperor of the Blue Ocean Empire looked displeased upon hearing this, but could only assure him, "We will gather information on Li John as soon as possible, and we will also recall these two thousand men!"

"I think what Lord Bart said makes a lot of sense."

"Your royal family shouldn't always be targeting us nobles."

“Ignoring external threats at the national level.”

"That's right, your Royal Guard Knights are quite capable of monitoring us nobles!"

"And resolve the internal strife within your royal family as soon as possible."

"Now the troubles in your royal family have spread to our entire nobility!"

Some of the elders in the council also showed no respect for the royal family.

Of course, there are also those who want to protect the royal family, but they are powerless to do anything about what Bart said.

Because what Barth said was true.

“John Lee wants the families of these engineers; I suggest we send them over!”

“These engineers already had family members who were intelligence agents.”

“There must be other forces behind this John Lee. It cannot be ruled out that some of our empire’s great nobles are involved.”

“We are completely clueless about this John Lee right now. I suggest we don’t take too much action, as that might put us in a passive position!”

"Alternatively, we can trace back the technology used to shield biochips."

"This John Lee mentioned bio-mech technology!"

“That’s one direction too!” Yang Bo said again.

Yang Bo said that just to buy time!

It led the empire in the wrong direction.

After a period of delay, John Lee's side grew stronger.

Therefore, the later the empire faced John Lee, the more helpless it became, unless it directly sent troops!
The Empire is now investigating who's behind John Lee!
But John Lee has no one backing him!

Just like Yang Bo suggested, the bio-mecha field is a top-tier research area in all three countries, with a very high level of secrecy. It would be difficult to investigate these companies.

On the one hand, the cost is relatively high, and on the other hand, it takes a relatively long time!
By the time these companies are cleared of suspicion, it will be too late.

"Alternatively, you can talk to these engineers through their family members to see what the specific process for shielding biochips is like!"

“Energy potions, that’s another direction!” Yang Bo said again.

"Don't send thousands of people out so easily!"

"Fortunately, John Lee exposed these engineers in advance."

“If we wait any longer, and those two thousand people have already passed by, it would be as if our empire is funding John Lee. I suspect that someone is doing this on purpose.” Yang Bo glanced at the emperor as he said this.

The other elders also sensed something was amiss in Bart's words, but they had no evidence to support it.

However, these elders were quite wary!

If King Chujiang's actions were planned from the start!

That would be terrible.

Moreover, the royal family has sufficient reason to do this, namely to increase external military strength.

Therefore, some elders began to suspect that Lee John was supported by the royal family!

"Ahem, Butler, if I may ask, where are the warships you captured from Pandora?" a duke asked.
"It was destroyed in an accident!"

"Moreover, these warships have never entered the Imperial Starfield and have not violated any Imperial laws!" Yang Bo said.

"Hehe!" The elders chuckled upon hearing this.

"What are you laughing at? Don't think I don't know you have some armed forces outside too!"

"Don't bring things that everyone knows to the surface!"

"Don't think I don't know about the people you've been supporting in the Federation!"

"If you keep focusing on me, don't blame me for personally taking action and destroying the people you've been supporting!" Yang Bo retorted directly upon hearing the elders' laughter.

The other elders remained silent upon hearing this.

He was cursing Bart in his heart!

Since Bart is about to carry out the decapitation operation, the forces supported by these elders will face annihilation.

These nobles of the Empire, ostensibly operating companies in the Federation, are actually supporting armed forces, because these companies have their own armed transport ships!

These companies also wield significant influence in the local area.

Because federal companies inherently possess their own armed forces and their own territory!

Some companies even control parts of the federal state.

"I know you are somewhat unhappy about me becoming the Grand Duke!"

"Actually, I don't want to be the Grand Duke, so that when I bully others in the future, people will say that I'm bullying the weak!"

"It's just that what you've been doing lately has gone too far."

"Several terrorist attacks have occurred on Devon Star in succession."

"Don't think I don't know that certain people are pulling the strings behind the scenes!"

"They want to use the Red Earl to achieve some ulterior motives!"

"I'll say it again: I don't care about other places, but if anyone comes to Devon Star to cause trouble!" "My patience is limited too; that's just my scoundrel nature!"

"Don't try to pull any tricks on me. I don't like to rely on evidence. If I think one of you did it, then don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"From now on, no matter who tries to scheme against our Devon Star, I will make them pay the price."

"I will no longer attend your meetings; from now on, I will entrust my voting rights to His Majesty!"

"I'd rather do more experiments than waste time arguing with you old foxes!" Yang Bo said and then logged off.

The council of elders is involved in many matters and makes many decisions.

Yang Bo doesn't care about other people's business at all.

Because these elders are all cunning old foxes.

Besides, Yang Bo doesn't have time to hold meetings with these people frequently.

"I wonder what measures the Imperial intelligence department will take against John Lee," Yang Bo thought to himself.

However, Yang Bo only muttered it to himself, because he was not afraid of being targeted by others.

Because Yang Bo can control the entire fleet all by himself.

This is also his biggest trump card.

Moreover, Yang Bo achieved his goal this time, which was to have the engineers' families sent to Karaya State.

As for whether the Empire might plant intelligence agents in the families of these engineers.

Yang Bo didn't care. If the Empire wanted to do that, he would have their intelligence agents transmit some wrong information!
Because John Lee's identity is fundamentally tied to the fleet.

No matter where you are, force is the most important thing.

Anyway, John Lee's identity will grow stronger as soon as possible.

Before the Empire could figure out Lee John's background, Lee John's identity had already fully taken shape.

Yang Bo is now commanding Lee John's four Class C warships, and has gone off to fight the pirates' Central Fleet.

Yang Bo is also planning to take action this time, forming some pirate groups to further strengthen John Lee's fleet.

Yang Bo withdrew from the council of elders' meeting and then left the private laboratory.

Then I saw the message from Allen. Allen is the chairman of the Imperial Space Technology Committee, responsible for overseeing the authorization and application of Imperial space technology.

Currently, Bart is the only person in the Empire who possesses space technology and has developed it into an applied technology.

Allen posted the specific information about the people who participated in this forum!
This forum is actually a technology licensing event.

Yang Bo is going to start promoting the mech recall technique!

There were quite a few people attending the forum, including those from the Empire, the Federation, and the Alliance.

Now, it's entirely up to Yang Bo to decide who gets licensed this technology.

Of course, the Empire must give an explanation.

This space management committee is actually an organization that balances interests.

Anyone wishing to obtain a technology license from Barth must first be approved by the Space Management Committee.

Only then will the list be reported to Bart!
Yang Bo is not afraid of the related technology being leaked, because the return point for the mech's return spell will be set on Devon Star.

In other words, these people who obtained the technology license are, to be precise, just compradors.

These people will go back to develop the market, then modify the space mechs, and also add some protective equipment for individuals!
So even if you obtain a technology license, you can't see any trace of the technology at all.

The so-called forum is nothing more than a place to find agents.

There are so many wealthy people in these three countries, and the social situation is becoming somewhat chaotic, so this business should be very good.

Of course, some people say they don't believe Barth!

In fact, most wealthy people are not afraid of what Bart might do, because Bart is just doing things for money. If he takes money and doesn't do anything or even tries to cause trouble, then he will become a public enemy!

Yang Bo sent a message to Allen to indicate that he understood.

Not all the participants for the forum have arrived yet.

Because some of the Red Earl's men had infiltrated the forum last time, the Empire re-verified the qualifications of all participants.

When Allen saw the message Bart sent him, he quickly called: "Bart, I heard some news. It seems that the royal family is going to appoint a crown prince temporarily!"

"Who did you choose?" Yang Bo asked as soon as he answered the phone.

“It’s unclear who it is, but the Emperor wants to end the internal strife within the royal family as soon as possible,” Allen replied.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy. If we just randomly choose someone, the internal chaos within the royal family will be even greater!" Yang Bo said on the phone.

"It's not a big problem. The main issue is that the Empire is facing a new threat. Have you seen what happened with John Lee?"

"We nobles now strongly suspect that this John Lee is a force that the Emperor has supported outside the empire!"

"Now, we old nobles must first take some action against this John Lee!"

“We must curb the development of the royal family’s own private army,” Allen said.

“I just attended the Elders’ Council meeting. This John Lee is very difficult to deal with. He has the technology to block biochips, so some of the methods the Empire has taken are simply useless!” Yang Bo said without fear.

"impossible!"

"Can biochips be blocked?" Although Allen watched John Lee's live stream, John Lee did not mention in the stream how these engineers' biochips were handled!

"Now we have no choice but to send these engineers' families over there!"

“If we don’t send them over, John Lee will sell these engineers to the Alliance!”

"I really don't know what kind of useless people the Empire has been raising. They don't even know anything about John Lee!"

"Furthermore, I think your suspicions are valid, but I won't get involved in this matter. I'm already envied and resented by others for becoming a Grand Duke, and if I were to get involved in other matters now, those people would probably curse me even more behind my back!"

"I've already warned those old guys in the Elders' Council that if they come to Devon Star to cause trouble again, whether they do it themselves or send others to do it, I won't let them get away with it!"

"I'll just stay here and tend to my little plot of land!" Yang Bo replied with a smile.

"Sigh." Allen didn't know what to say, because it involved the other Grand Dukes' remarks, and even Allen didn't dare to talk nonsense.

"That's settled then. Send me a message when everyone's here!" Yang Bo said and then closed the call.

Yang Bo needed to check the recent data from Devonstar Customs to see if there were any suspicious individuals.

Because Earl Red was preparing for indiscriminate retaliation, Yang Bo feared it would affect the people in his territory.

Yang Bo used a disguise potion to impersonate Wood, right in front of the butler and Wood himself.

Wood knew that he went to work at customs so that his young master could easily access customs data!
Every time Wood returned from work, he would write down everything that had happened to him and report it to the manager.

This will make it easier for the young master to impersonate him and operate within customs in the future.

Yang Bo drove Wood's flying car to the customs.

The customs data for Devonstar is a massive dataset, containing various goods and personnel, including those already in Devonstar and those applying for entry and awaiting entry.

(End of this chapter)