Their commission was suspicious.

“Alright, now that this little brat has experienced what it means to be brutally beaten by the people of the capital, let him experience what the true evil of the capital is like.” Mine stood up and said.

"So, are we going to slums or something like that next?" Tatsumi asked curiously.

“Doing it this way is too stimulating for him; it’s better to take it step by step. Come on, just follow me,” Mine said.

This shows that Mine did show a little care for the young emperor, but not much.

There's no need to feel any dislike towards a cute little boy who listens to you, doesn't make a fuss, and doesn't run around.

The reason why some people find children annoying is because they are naughty children.

“Alright, we’re here. You’ll stay here for 10 minutes, kid. We’ll come to rescue you in 10 minutes,” Mine said, pointing to an empty alley.

"Sigh, is there some kind of dangerous creature here? Why would we need to rescue him? And will letting him stay here for 10 minutes really allow him to experience the cruelty of the capital?" Tower Mystery asked, puzzled.

"If I remember correctly, this seems to be gang territory. It's deserted now, and who knows what will happen in a moment. Let's go." Watching the young emperor obey her orders and walk into the alley, Mine called the others away.

Just as oil can breed mold in a place, a cute, weak, and helpless little boy in an alley can breed perversion.

Although Mine said she would come to rescue the little emperor in 10 minutes, it was just talk. If they really waited 10 minutes, it was uncertain whether the little emperor would still be in the alley.

Even if they exist, they're barely alive.

So Mine led everyone to hide in the shadows and observe the alley.

Unexpectedly, less than a minute later, a little girl with blue hair and tattered clothes walked up to the young emperor. After saying something to him and realizing that he couldn't speak, she grabbed his hand and ran out of the alley.

And then? Before he could even run out, he was blocked by a group of people.

"Wow, it's a cute little boy! We've hit the jackpot this time!"

"But boss, could this little boy be some kind of nobleman? Look at how fair and delicate his skin is."

"What nonsense are you thinking? Those young noblemen are always surrounded by at least ten bodyguards, how could they possibly come out alone? This guy is probably the son of a nouveau riche from the countryside. In any case, he should fetch a good price."

"And what about this little girl?"

"Why do you care about her? Just beat her up and kick her aside."

Seeing the group of people about to lay a hand on him, and instinctively sensing the danger, the young emperor began to feel fear.

The young emperor could hardly imagine why the capital, which should have been peaceful and prosperous under his rule, had become so chaotic.

Human trafficking was being carried out in the street, and no one came to stop it.

The young emperor glanced at the ragged little girl beside him, a sense of bewilderment returning. Why were there such impoverished people in his well-governed capital? They were starving and poorly clothed…

The young emperor's worldview was greatly impacted.

Just moments ago, the young emperor was following behind Mine and the others, enjoying the prosperity of the empire, but as soon as he entered a small alley, the world seemed to have undergone a complete transformation.

Seeing that things were progressing smoothly, even to the point that the young emperor was about to lose his innocence, Mine ultimately had Tatsumi intervene ahead of time. After all, for a young mind, this level of blow was already enough.

"Little brat, now you know what the real capital is like, right? And let me tell you, this isn't even the real darkness of the capital. The real darkness in the capital is 100 times more terrifying than you can imagine, and more than ten times more terrifying than what you're experiencing now." Mine reprimanded the young emperor in the tone of someone who had been through it all.

“Indeed, this capital city deserves to be destroyed. It’s filthy, corrupt, and rife with rampant corruption…” Tatsumi nodded in deep agreement.

"..." Hearing the two men's treasonous words, the young emperor fell into deep thought for the umpteenth time.

Chapter 898 Chen Luo: I have something to say, please listen carefully.

"Alright, that's enough for today. What happened today should give the little prince... this brat a taste of the darkest part of the capital. We'll let him experience the rest tomorrow."

As Chen Luo spoke, he stripped most of the clothes off the three people who had been knocked unconscious by Tatsumi, and then hung them on a street lamp.

"Not bad, consider this your reward." Chen Luo tossed all the money he had taken from the three petty thieves to Mine and the others.

"Don't give it to me, just give it to this kid. This is money he earned through his own efforts, at least it served as bait, didn't it?" Mine waved her hand and then threw the currency to the little emperor.

"You mean entrapment? Speaking of which, we also encountered entrapment a while ago, and the Imperial Guard was involved. This capital is becoming increasingly unbearable to live in," Chen Luo sighed.

"This capital city was never intended for the poor and powerless to survive; the prosperous capital is merely a paradise for the powerful and wealthy," Mine said with a cold snort.

The young emperor stood there stunned, recovering from his shock. Looking at the coins that Mine had thrown at him, he hesitated for a moment before handing them to the girl beside him... the little girl who had tried to pull him away when she saw him standing alone in the alley.

Money is useless to the young emperor. Even now, the young emperor has nowhere to spend money. Although he can't enjoy any high-end services, Chen Luo still pays for his meals.

Watching the little girl nervously accept the gold coins from the young emperor, Chen Luo took out a crowbar and a cane, and tapped each of the three people hanging from the streetlights on the leg.

Their legs won't be permanently disabled, but they should be able to recover from fractures within 100 days.

For no particular reason, I just find those three annoying.

It's hard to imagine that if the young emperor hadn't passed by, the three of them might have just kidnapped this ragged little girl.

In short, he was very angry, and when he was angry, he had to give them a piece of his mind. Chen Luo never wronged himself.

"Here's what we'll do, Mine, take him back to Night Raid base. Remember to blindfold him, and then bring him back tomorrow morning to experience what it's like to be beaten up by society. Let him see what the real capital city is like. After this is done, I'll donate a special weapon to Night Raid, similar to Sayo's Elf Bow, that anyone can use. How does that sound?" Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

Unfortunately, the only group of people Chen Luo knew in this world were the Night Raid group; the only others he knew were Arya's family.

As a result, Arya's daughter suffered some kind of turmoil in Gensokyo, and the souls of her parents and guardians were all thrown into the Soul Lamp, where they suffered eternal torment.

"Such a good thing? Lolo, what's your relationship with this kid? You're so good to him, you're even willing to give up a special weapon. Even for you, a special weapon must be very valuable, right?" Mine was a little surprised.

The elven bow in Sayo's hand was also tried by others.

That Elf Bow is indeed quite powerful, and it doesn't discriminate against its owner; anyone can use it. In some respects, it surpasses the Imperial Arms, since Imperial Arms can only be used when they encounter a suitable user.

"I've only met this kid once, maybe by chance. I hadn't seen him at all until two hours ago. But his identity is indeed somewhat special, so I want to show him what the real capital city is like. What do you say? Are you in?" Chen Luo asked.

“I definitely want to accept it, but I need to consult the boss first. Also, regarding the Imperial Arm you want, the Revolutionary Army headquarters has already sent word, but I don't really care about these things, so I didn't listen carefully. Don't you want to check it out?” Mine said.

"Okay, fine then." Chen Luo nodded reluctantly.

Chen Luo's original plan was to entrust the young emperor to Najenda and let her discipline him as needed, but since there was news about the Imperial Arms, Chen Luo decided to go and take a look.

Chen Luo also planned to try to persuade Najendan.

However, it is still uncertain whether the persuasion will be physical or verbal.

"Boss Lolo is here, and he brought a little brat with him. They're waiting outside." Mine announced as she entered the boss's room.

"You're here just in time. We can talk about the Imperial Arms while we're at it. But what's the deal with that brat you mentioned?" Najenda asked as she walked outside.

"I don't know, but it seems to be the stupid son of a landlord. And you know what, that landlord's stupid son is quite obedient. He'll do whatever you ask him to do. He's just a little weak. When he was massaging my back, he seemed listless."

"You're bullying children now?"

“No, Chen Luo asked me to teach that brat a lesson and show him the darkness of the capital.” Mine quickly shook her head.

"But Lolo seems to care about that kid quite a bit. He said he's willing to give us an item similar to the Elf Bow so we can teach that kid a lesson."

"Oh? An item similar to the Elf Bow? Lolo's certainly willing to spend a lot of money. Who exactly is that kid?" Najenda asked curiously.

"Alright, go and call Lolo to the conference room first. I'll wait for him there," Najenda instructed.

"Ok."

……

"Snapped!"

Najendan's teacup fell to the ground.

Not out of anger, but out of horror.

Just kidding, what kind of big scenes haven't I, Najenda, seen in my life?

But I've never seen this scene before.

Mine held a lollipop and watched as the little emperor tried to touch it, then simply lifted it high into the air.

Mine was enjoying herself, while the young emperor's expression grew increasingly displeased.

Mine heard the commotion coming from Najendan's side and quickly looked over with concern.

"Boss, are you alright? How did you break the teacup? Are you sick?" Mine asked with concern.

"..." Who do you think surprised me so much that I broke the teacup?

"Quickly give that lollipop you're holding to that little... little... child," Najenda said after flicking Mine on the forehead.

Why are you teasing the little emperor when you have nothing better to do?

"Oh." Although Mine didn't know why the boss was reacting so strongly to this, she still obediently gave the lollipop to the little emperor and then flicked him on the forehead.

If I got a flick on the forehead from the boss because of this, then it's probably normal for me to flick the forehead at the little emperor after I gave him the lollipop, right?

This is called the transmission of emotions.

"..." Najenda was stunned.

No, why are you playing the Little Emperor when you have nothing better to do?

Do you even know who he is?

I feel... I probably don't know.

In fact, these days, people who don't live in the capital might not even know that it's the ministers who are secretly manipulating the young emperor to issue various decrees, just like Tatsumi and his group back then, let alone seeing what the young emperor looks like.

While coins and other currencies typically feature the emperor's portrait, the current currency still features the old emperor, as the new emperor is simply too young.

This isn't a change of dynasty, just a change of successor, so it's unlikely that the currency portrait would be changed before the young emperor has even grown up and become powerful. After all, that would be a rather large-scale undertaking.

Others may not know the young emperor, but Najenda does.

It's understandable if others don't recognize the young emperor, but for Najenda, a former general, to say she doesn't recognize him is a bit much.

"Lolo, can you explain what happened?" Najenda asked, pointing at the little emperor.

"I'm just showing this landlord's foolish son what the real capital city is like. Maybe he'll have a change of heart," Chen Luo said.

"He took the initiative?" Najendan asked uncertainly.

“No, I broke into his house and tied him up.” Chen Luo shook his head.

"???"

Good grief, you stormed into the palace and kidnapped the emperor? Are you that brave?

Are you really a healing... support type Teigu user?

Or is this Soul Lamp truly omnipotent, allowing you to overpower the entire palace, even the Imperial Guard Commander General Bude cannot stop you?

You're really amazing.

"What...what do you want with bringing him here to Night Raid? Do you want us to strike at the heart of the enemy?" Najendan couldn't help but ask.

After all, the revolutionary army's goal is to overthrow the empire, and now the empire's master is right at their doorstep. If they can just stab this little brat, they'll have already succeeded halfway in overthrowing the empire.

"I mainly want to see if this landlord's foolish son can inherit his father's intelligence and manage his family well," Chen Luo said after glancing at the young emperor.

"..." Najenda fell into deep thought.

"Hey, boss and Lolo, what are you two talking about? Boss, do you know this little brat too?" Mine asked.

“I know him, and we used to be quite close, but I don’t know if he still recognizes me now.” Najenda looked at the young emperor with a complicated expression.

Najenda has been a rebel against the empire for some years now. The young emperor is very young now, and he was even younger when I first met Najenda. Moreover, Najenda's appearance has changed quite a bit since then.

After hearing Najenda's words, the young emperor began to carefully examine her. Then, he was suddenly startled, as if he recognized her, and became excitedly gesturing wildly.

"What's going on? Why isn't he saying anything?" Najendan couldn't help but stand up and ask.

Although he has now betrayed the Imperial Army, the young emperor is still the young emperor. The young emperor himself has done nothing wrong; the fault lies with the ministers. Najenda is well aware of this, so the ministers should still be treated with the respect due to them.

"It's nothing. I just sealed his ability to speak. I was just afraid that if I brought him out, he'd talk nonsense and people would think he was crazy," Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo did not control the young emperor's mind, so if the young emperor saw the guards on the street and said to them, "I am the emperor, save me!", he would definitely be mistaken for a mentally ill person.

"I didn't expect this kid to be someone you know, boss. Should I be nicer to him?" Mine pondered.

"No, no need. Just treat him the way you treated him before. Don't be shy," Chen Luo quickly said.

Anyway, you don't have much time left to act recklessly.

Love Gate.

"Oh, kid, come and massage my shoulders. I'm so tired from shopping today," Mine said after stretching.

"..." Najenda fell into deep thought again.

To be honest, even the late emperor wouldn't have received this kind of treatment, right?