He'd lived a carefree life for so long that he'd never truly gotten angry. Even with the cabinet, it was just a cat-and-mouse game.
But Qin Chu was skilled enough to hit him right where it hurt with every word.
There's nothing wrong with being angry. Levy has countless ways to vent his anger.
But when facing Qin Chu, he wanted to fight, yet he was worried about the man getting hurt, and he felt a little reluctant. He couldn't bring himself to make any threats, for fear that if he did, the man would take it seriously.
Not to mention other torturous things, he couldn't do any of them at all, looking at Qin Chu's cold face.
In the end, he had no other option but to run out the door.
Levi never dreamed that one day he would be driven away by someone.
That's fucking outrageous.
Just as he was holding his breath, Levy's self-assembled signal receiver received a signal from Kamin.
He glanced at it, then got up and left the office.
Qin Chu never expected that Levi would be so angered by him that he would leave.
While this was the result he wanted, the effect seemed a bit too good, to the point that he began to doubt whether his eloquence was as bad as he had imagined.
"The sleep pods from various locations have been assembled and checked by designated personnel. There was no damage or omissions. However, some sleep pods were previously poorly managed and have insufficient energy..."
After an officer in the office finished reporting on the matters under his charge, he waited for Qin Chu's reply for a long time, and couldn't help but look up at the back of his desk.
When Qin Chu came to his senses, he saw that everyone in the room was looking at him with expressions that were hard to describe.
Qin Chu was very familiar with this expression; ever since they walked out of the courtroom together, the expressions on the faces of his subordinates had never changed.
Looking at him with a mixture of surprise and admiration, what Qin Chu couldn't understand the most was that there seemed to be a hint of relief mixed in his gaze, as if he was relieved that his child had grown up and was finally able to fall in love.
"...What are you looking at? Keep talking." Qin Chu tried his best to maintain his dignity.
“…I finished speaking, but you didn’t listen.” Burke gently pointed out.
Among subordinates, Burke's expression was more complex than that of the other officers.
Because Burke was Qin Chu's friend for many years, he was furious that his brother was with that dog of a prince and that they were secretly keeping it from him!
Dating is no problem!
The entire military was constantly hoping that Qin Chu could find a gentler partner to temper his icy demeanor.
But we're looking in the wrong direction!
They actually found someone like Levy, who's infuriatingly bad.
It's fine if you really want to find him, but why did you keep it from him?
When Burke thought about his analysis of the relationship between Qin Chu and Levy that night, he felt like a big fool.
An officer coughed lightly and changed the subject, saying, "The missions outside the capital are progressing smoothly, but the cabinet's control inside is too tight."
At this point, the atmosphere in the entire office became heavy.
Even Burke sighed, "There's nothing we can do. These people are too good at cheating and slying, and we can't just use force."
"Have you still not obtained the hardware equipment used by the mainframe, as well as the investigation data on the mainframe's personnel, that I asked the cabinet to request?" Qin Chu asked.
“No, the cabinet claimed that the relevant personnel were asleep and that they were unaware of the situation, making a handover impossible,” an officer replied.
"Don't you know the situation?" Qin Chu scoffed.
The officers were also worried: "We can't delay any longer, otherwise the number of people who are brain dead in the sleep pods will increase significantly."
"Damn it, I really want to take a particle cannon and blow up the entire cabinet," Burke cursed.
After cursing, he gave a bitter laugh: "If those bastards in the cabinet recorded what I said, they'd probably send me to a military court."
Qin Chu was frowning in thought when suddenly a huge tremor came from beneath everyone's feet. If they hadn't been well-trained, everyone in the room would have been knocked off balance.
"Holy crap, what's going on?"
"Geological monitoring didn't detect any earthquake!"
The tremor lasted for a long time before finally stopping, and everyone in the room looked at each other in bewilderment.
Qin Chu stood up, walked to the window, glanced out, and frowned, saying, "Is it a starship docked, or a large starship?"
Burke immediately cursed, "Which blind fool didn't dock their starship in port? They just parked it on a planet? Could it be that some pirate crew is trying to take advantage of the chaos to rebel?"
The giant starship is the size of a small planet, so according to regulations, it must be docked in a port when it is to be moored.
Although the capital planet is large enough that starships docking there would not cause any damage, it is only during times of rebellion that starships would often dock illegally.
"Send someone to check where the starship is docked." Qin Chu rubbed his forehead, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.
A moment later, someone came to report: "Sir, there's a giant starship parked in the open space behind the Royal Palace... and it's a pirate ship..."
Burke, who had also worked at Roy's Palace, was stunned: "Stopping behind Roy's Palace? Is this a rebellion by the people at Roy's Palace, or is someone trying to rebel against Roy's Palace?"
Inside the room, a group of officers all looked at Qin Chu, their faces practically screaming: "Something's happened to your girlfriend, are you going to help?"
Qin Chu had already anticipated this. He covered his face and sighed, then said to the person who came to report, "The Royal Palace belongs to the Cabinet. Let the Cabinet take a look."
Mullin jogged into the Royal Palace, and as soon as he stepped through the gates, everything went black.
This ancient, imposing, and solemn palace, which embodies human interstellar culture, is home to an entire palace of interstellar pirates.
A group of oddly shaped, burly space pirates are currently having a party in the huge drawing room of Roy Palace.
If it's just a simple party, that's a good thing.
There was a tall, thin man with a scarred face, who was now standing on a ladder, leaning against the wall of the corridor with a dazed look on his face, holding onto the portrait of the third emperor of the Western Regions.
He kept muttering to himself, "An antique! A million, no, it could sell for at least ten million!"
Over at the gem display case, there were at least five space pirates standing on the case, all eyeing a ruby the size of a pigeon egg.
Even the huge clock on the wall of the reception room had a person hanging on it, seemingly figuring out how to remove it from the wall.
Levy was still seated at the head of the table, holding a glass of wine, a smile on his lips.
The elderly butler stood beside him, seemingly accustomed to this scene of rats entering a rice jar, as if he had experienced something extraordinary.
"Levy, what are you doing!" Mullin was not only red-haired, but red-faced from head to toe, he was furious.
He pointed at Levi and cursed, "Now that you are the Crown Prince of the Empire, you must completely sever ties with your pirate crew!"
His voice was quite loud, and the noisy music in Roy Palace immediately stopped. The space pirates, whether hanging on the wall or feasting at the table, all fell silent and looked at Mullin.
This scene is a bit creepy.
Moreover, Mulin wasn't one of those military personnel who dealt with star beasts on a daily basis. Now, being stared at by a group of strangely-looking star pirates, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
Levi chuckled softly, then sighed, "Suddenly I feel like being a prince isn't very interesting. I want to go back to being a space pirate for fun."
Mulin's breath hitched, and he almost screamed in his heart, "If you want to be a space pirate, why don't you just get out and do it right!"
“But I’m used to being the crown prince. I’m a bit greedy. What if I want to be the crown prince and also be a space pirate?” Levi shook his head in distress, but a malicious smile appeared on his lips. “How about we turn the empire into an empire of space pirates?”
No sooner had Levy finished speaking than someone started whistling excitedly in the reception room.
Mullin stared at Levi's face, but he couldn't tell whether the man was joking or serious.
Or perhaps this person has already joined forces with the military, preparing to catch the cabinet off guard.
But Mullin had to take it seriously.
He knew Qin Chu well; he had no interest in power. Even if he were in power now, once the storm subsided, he would definitely lead the military back to the outer star system, and then the cabinet would have a chance to be reborn.
But what if Levy really rebels...?
Then the cabinet would have absolutely no chance of survival.
Taking a deep breath, Mulin suppressed his anger and said, "Qin Chu cares so much about the Empire, he won't let you cause trouble like this."
Unexpectedly, upon hearing Qin Chu's name, Levi immediately clutched his chest, his face filled with heartache: "He was whipped twice because of you, it breaks my heart to see him like that."
Mulin: "...Just two lashes." Damn, it's already healed this morning!
“Those were two lashes, dripping with blood!” Levy slapped the armrest and continued his act. “How could someone as pure as him endure such pain? The thought that he was injured because of me breaks my heart, and when I feel that heartache, I can’t control my starship. I can’t bear to touch the military headquarters; I just want to raze your Cabinet building to the ground.”
Mullin: "..."
The Minister of the Interior couldn't help but show a pained expression, and also a hint of lust.
Ughhhh, what are you guys trying to do?!
Can this gay sex ever end?!
A person as clear as crystal?
Do you think Qin Chu agrees with what you've said about him?
After a long silence, Mulin, barely suppressing the urge to vomit blood, gritted his teeth and asked, "What would it take for you to move the starship to port?"
Levi leaned back in his chair and sighed, "I don't have any major flaws, except I'm a hopeless romantic. If he's unhappy, I'm unhappy. The thought of someone using our relationship to their advantage breaks my heart, and when I feel that heartache, I can't control my starship..."
“Okay.” Mullin immediately interrupted him, “I understand.”
The Home Secretary left Roy Palace with a humiliated expression.
"Could something really have happened? This crown prince is no pushover."
Inside Qin Chu's office, Burke and a group of officers were still sitting together, discussing something.
"There are so many things to do at this time, I hope this crown prince won't cause trouble."
As they talked, everyone turned their attention to Qin Chu, almost asking him to discipline this unruly crown prince.
A short while later, there was a knock on the office door.
Burke nervously went to open the door, only to find that it was Mullin who walked in.
"Oh, what brings the Home Secretary here?" Burke was used to it, and he would always greet the cabinet members with sarcasm.
There's a lot of tension between the military and the cabinet right now, but surprisingly, Mullin didn't retaliate.
The Minister of the Interior silently entered Qin Chu's office and bowed without saying a word.
This action caused not only the surrounding officers to raise their eyebrows, but even Qin Chu himself.
Mullin is practically the designated next prime minister, and he's incredibly arrogant. Because the beast tide had been relatively small for a long time, this Minister of the Interior even went so far as to say things like the empire didn't need a military.
I never expected it to appear in this way now.