CH 67.1

Judge Bruce pressed the documents on the table heavily, his mood weighed down. With kind and wise eyes, he looked at Si Huaixi and said, “I will present this evidence. It must have taken a toll on you, rushing back from the Federation. These are cookies made by my chef at home, perfect for satisfying hunger after dealing with official matters. Would you like some?”

“No, thank you,” Si Huaixi replied coldly, intending to leave.

“Just wait a moment,” Judge Bruce called out to Si Huaixi, noticing the trace of a ring on his finger. In a gentle tone, he asked, “What relationship do you have with General Pei?”

Si Huaixi lowered his eyes, a deep meaning concealed within them.

“Lover.”

A hint of understanding flickered in Judge Bruce’s dark brown eyes, as he asked with a tinge of melancholy complexity, “What would you have done if I hadn’t agreed back then? No one in the entire empire would dare to handle this case except me. How would you have fought for the truth and justice for General Pei?”

Si Huaixi glanced at Judge Bruce with extremely dark pupils.

“In the absence of attainable justice, we use a blood case to make amends, don’t we? Just like Officer Luo Xu, your good friend.”

Judge Bruce’s deep brown eyes revealed a trace of astonishment. It had been so many years… he hadn’t heard that name in ages.

Luo Xu, his Beta police officer, a laughably righteous good friend, the person he secretly admired but dared not approach.

As the second son of a noble family, the only Alpha, everyone told him to find a noble Omega of high status to marry. Yet, he fell in love with this ordinary yet radiant Beta.

When he became an intern judge at the court and watched Luo Xu become a local police officer, tirelessly investigating cases that seemed impossible to overturn, staying up day and night, but being ordered by superiors to stop the investigation because it involved nobles.

He felt a twisted concern, ironically urging him to give up. As a commoner, he shouldn’t confront the nobles. But Luo Xu resolutely went ahead.

On the day Luo Xu died, his eyes shone brightly with hope, telling him they had found an eyewitness.

And the result?

Luo Xu died, and all the evidence he had gathered was burned in that fire.

In order to avenge Luo Xu, disregarding his family’s commands, he stubbornly confronted that noble, only to be expelled from the family and lose his noble status.

The truth was not as beautiful as the outside world believed. He didn’t refuse the noble title out of youthful arrogance, he was cast out by his family, who feared the higher-ranking and powerful nobles.

He had reached a dead end, all the evidence destroyed, and Luo Xu, his small police officer, buried in that fire, extinguishing both his future and brightness on that day.

How could he bear it?

This became the fuse in his heart.

Since the channels of justice couldn’t deliver justice, even if he had to resort to unscrupulous means, he would drag that noble offspring into the abyss.

And in the end, he succeeded.

He set up a scheme that caused that noble offspring, who had colluded in wrongdoing, to kill another noble heir.

Due to the higher rank of the deceased noble heir and being the only son of the family, even if he committed the most heinous deeds, his family would cover it up for him. The collusion between him and that noble offspring was also due to his flattery.

Because of the death of that noble heir, the two families ended up in court, and in the end, the ambitious noble offspring was sentenced to death.

When Judge Bruce heard of the noble offspring’s death, he thought he would find satisfaction, finally avenging Luo Xu. But he still cried in despair.

Because he went against the justice in Luo Xu’s eyes, failing to convict the noble offspring who caused the deaths of so many.

Luo Xu’s death would ultimately be in vain. No one knew the sacrifices he made to overturn the case. In the eyes of others, he died in a fire, not as a brave sacrifice during the pursuit of a criminal.

He was not a just and impartial judge, he was merely an unethical penitent1Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong..

Crack!

Prince Kyle, the second prince, received a powerful and resounding slap, causing his face to swell instantly. Blood dripped from his nose and the corner of his mouth, while his disheveled bangs covered his brooding, resentful sea-blue eyes.

With eyes full of suppressed anger, he looked calmly at his father, the King of the Odyssean Empire, Edmund Odysseus. This was the father who had never taken him seriously!

Edmund Odysseus, with his profound sea-blue eyes, radiated a cold indifference mixed with disgust as he reprimanded the lowered-head Kyle, “Just like your despicable mother, resorting to such disgusting tactics! Do you know that the evidence submitted to the court is enough to prove your collusion with the Claude family? Smuggling planet-level energy bombs prohibited by the empire, resulting in the deaths of numerous imperial citizens!”

Prince Kyle’s sea-blue eyes were filled with disbelief and a hint of gloom. How could someone gather evidence so quickly, exposing the conniving Eddie Claude, who was more prone to failure than success? It had only been a little over a week since their collusion had been revealed on live news. How was it possible to find evidence with such swiftness?

Moreover, conversations with the Federation were cautious to the point of extreme discretion, leaving no trace of electronic communication. Instead, they resorted to using ancient letters. The letters in his possession had long been burned, and the remaining ones were in the hands of the Federation. It was highly unlikely that the Federation would hand them over and admit their involvement in the assassination of a former imperial general and numerous imperial citizens.

This revelation would lead to significant diplomatic problems. Since the Federation’s failed attempt to annex imperial territories, which resulted in a counterattack by imperial soldiers, the war reparations paid to the empire had severely weakened the Federation’s vitality.

If it were revealed that the Federation was still plotting against the empire and caused turmoil, the imperial population, who already held a grudge against the Federation, would likely ignite another war. Considering the Federation’s current weakened state, they would not want to instigate a war. At most, they would manipulate the imperial situation behind the scenes.

Prince Kyle’s azure eyes darkened, and he pretended to be ignorant and astonished, saying, “How is that possible? Father, do you really believe in the evidence collected within just a week? Do you believe in the drunken ramblings of Eddie Claude during the live broadcast and yet not believe in your own flesh and blood?!”

Edmund Odysseus, the King, looked at Kyle with his deep, disdainful blue eyes and threw a stack of letters in Kyle’s face, speaking with a tone of disgust, “Kyle, I know you too well. Do you really think you can conceal this matter? Take a look at what these are…”

Prince Kyle’s gaze immediately turned panicked. Although he didn’t believe that someone could find evidence so quickly, his father never lied to him, nor did he need to. Picking up the letters his father had thrown at him, Kyle carefully examined them. His trembling hand clenched the letters tightly, and his complexion grew paler.

“How… How could this be…”

King Edmund Odysseus’ voice, authoritative and composed, exerted invisible pressure on the sensitive and fragile nerves of Prince Kyle.

“You used Princess Katie’s influence, thinking that you could deceive me and keep me in the dark about the manipulation of assassins from the laboratory by your maternal uncle, Grand Duke Basalom and the Claude family. Did you really think I knew nothing?”

“Since you, Father, know everything, why didn’t you stop me? In the end, you’ve always neglected and ignored me, never treating me as your son! You, Queen Vanessa, and Edward, are the true family, while what about me and Mother? In your eyes, aren’t we just slightly better than palace servants?”

Prince Kyle couldn’t contain his outburst and shouted angrily at King Edmund Odysseus.

King Edmund Odysseus, towering above, looked down with disdainful and arrogant eyes, instantly piercing through Kyle’s inflated yet insecure ego.

“Then you should ask your mother what vile means she used. After my marriage to Queen Vanessa, she took the opportunity of visiting her to enter the palace and drug me with aphrodisiacs in my tea. She seduced me with pheromones, threatened me, and forced me to marry her. Truly, you bear the same bloodline as Katie, indulging in such foolish and selfish disgusting acts!”

“These documents also include evidence of your intention to assassinate Edward on the planet Yael. I discovered it last time. If it weren’t for Edward, who has always valued you as a younger brother, coming to me and begging for your forgiveness, you, this despicable traitor who doesn’t spare even your own elder brother, would have faced severe consequences!”

“It’s the same this time. If it weren’t for Edward intercepting this evidence, do you think I would bother with your pathetic affairs?”

“You won’t get a second chance. After your acquittal in court, I will strip you of your royal status, remove the Odysseus name from your identity, and exile you beyond the Imperial Star. You will never set foot on this land again!”

Prince Kyle’s face turned pale in despair. He couldn’t believe his own mother could be so despicable. He had always comforted himself, thinking that his father was just aloof, not indifferent to him. But now it was evident that his father’s indifference surpassed anything he had imagined. His father despised and loathed him, his own son!

No wonder his father had never set foot in his mother’s residence, spending very little time together with him, treating him as if he didn’t exist…

And now he was going to be expelled from the royal family?

Just because he had caused the deaths of some commoners? How could his father treat him like this!

“Go away! You don’t want me to personally order someone to kick you out. Enjoy your last few days as a member of the royal family.”

King Edmund Odysseus ruthlessly dismissed Kyle.

Kyle, with a dazed mind, walked out of the king’s main hall and encountered Edward, the Crown Prince, who had been anxiously waiting for him.

Edward approached Kyle with complex emotions and hesitated before speaking heavily, “Kyle, no matter what Father said, I will do my best to persuade him.”

“Don’t you find it ridiculous?” Kyle sneered, looking up at Edward, “What is your purpose? Do you truly want a good little brother? You only seek to satisfy your own desires, compulsively and obsessively longing for a perfect family. This childish game should have bored you long ago! Why don’t you find an obedient dog to be your brother and continue playing this game?”

Edward, mocked by Kyle, remained unfazed, his gaze embracing, as if looking at a disobedient younger brother. He asked gently, “What did Father say to you?”

Kyle laughed mockingly, “What did he say? He just expelled me from the royal family.”

“You won’t be expelled from the royal family. I will persuade Father to let you stay,” Edward said with a heavy expression.

Kyle coldly glanced at Edward, sometimes unable to comprehend what was going on in Edward’s mind. He had to admit that there were very few normal people in the entire Odysseus royal family. No wonder…

In the concealed history of the Odysseus dynasty, spanning thousands of years, the Odysseus bloodline was the most insane and ruthless. If it weren’t for him accidentally coming across the secret biography of the royal family, he would have never known how shameless and successful the Odysseus royal family truly was. Each member of the Odysseus dynasty throughout history had some sort of mental issue, making one suspect they were cursed by that group of people.

“Suit yourself. As long as you can make Father revoke the order. But can you, beloved Edward, defy the King’s command?” The second prince, Kyle, looked gloomy as he uttered these words and then left, not witnessing the peculiar and insane obsession of Crown Prince Edward in the play of light and shadow.

Returning to his chamber, he was informed that Young Master Bai had come to visit. In an instant, a glimmer of light rose in Kyle’s eyes and then dimmed again. At this point, not only was he unable to protect the cherished White Sparrow, but he could barely protect himself.

“What’s wrong, Kyle? You don’t look too good today,” Bai Huaiyu expressed concern, his demeanor resembling the utmost elegance and tenderness of an Omega.

There he stood, a figure of grace, bathed in soft light. His fair and gentle face was accompanied by an arrangement of white camellias, sunflowers, and lavender, forming a floral display of exquisite beauty.

This scene resembled sunshine casting its rays into the most soothing oil painting within the depths of Kyle’s heart. Instantly, his weary and angry heart relaxed, and a hint of genuine fatigue and bitter smile appeared on his face.

“Huaiyu, if I were to leave the Imperial Star, would you come with me?” Kyle asked, deeply moved, as he embraced Bai Huaiyu.

Bai Huaiyu’s eyes dimmed slightly, his smile growing even more radiant and tender. “Of course, wherever you go, I will accompany you.”

Overwhelmed by emotion, Kyle kissed Bai Huaiyu, and with a blushing face, Bai Huaiyu reluctantly but willingly complied.

Afterward, Kyle temporarily left for some matters. Immediately, Bai Huaiyu’s expression turned gloomy. He disdainfully used a damp handkerchief to vigorously wipe his lips, which had been kissed by the second prince. He then called for someone else.

“What’s going on?”

“Why did that Kyle suddenly go crazy? Talking about leaving the Imperial Star and not wanting to be the Second Prince of the empire. Who else would care about him if not for his Royal status?”

Bai Huaiyu’s black eyes carried a hint of irony as his reddened lips curled up.

The person who arrived was a servant from the palace, but his eyes were filled with adoration and infatuation. Excitedly, he replied to Bai Huaiyu, “It seems like the King and the Second Prince had a quarrel. There are rumors floating around that the King intends to expel the Second Prince from the royal family.”

Bai Huaiyu’s expression abruptly changed. “How could this happen?”

He had finally managed to attach himself to the Second Prince, Kyle, like a parasite. He had thought that the Prince, who had doted on him for several months, saw him as a lover or someone worthy of the royal court. But this fool hadn’t even touched him.

If it weren’t for today’s incident, where Kyle’s emotions were off and he took the initiative to kiss him, Bai Huaiyu would have doubted if there was something wrong with the Second Prince.

If the Second Prince were to be expelled from the royal family, the position of the Second Prince’s Consort that he desired would be utterly useless.

Bai Huaiyu pondered gloomily.

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