Chapter 53: The Prince!?

readx; The first rays of sunlight in the morning seeped into the room through the curtains, and there was only the sound of breathing, and the simple layout seemed to be a large empty room, with a bed by the window, and the floor was littered with clothes and books, as if the owner had never cleaned up. A cool breeze blew in from the wide open window www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, and the purple wind chimes at the door sounded slightly.

It's not too early...... I still have something to do today, and I can't lie down anymore. Whispered to himself, sat up from the bed, looked at the messy room, forget it, wait until when you are free to clean up, really, every day by those strange dreams I can't sleep well, annoyed to death. Walk to the bathroom and look in the mirror at that familiar face, the dark circles that will never get rid of it, damn it! A punch hit the transparent glass plate, his head was lowered, his gray hair covered his eyes, why I can't remember anything, I must have those hateful dreams, why can't you let me go.

Even so, whining doesn't solve the problem. Looking up at the smooth mirror that already had the slightest crack, the jet-black pupil of the left eye was opposite the gray-white pupil of the right eye, which was pale and indistinguishable from the whites of the eye, and tried to bring his face closer to the mirror, trying to see a difference in the dark left eye, but he could only see his own reflection in the dark shadow, and nothing else.

I had to put down the bangs on my forehead to cover my very different left eye, so I had to do it in order to attract too much attention from others. Repeating what I have to do every morning, getting dressed, looking at myself wrapped in the strict guard uniform in the fitting mirror, obviously it is a hot summer day but I don't feel the slightest heat, I really don't know if I'm a normal person or not, it doesn't matter if I'm a normal person or not, I don't even know who I am and where I come from, so I slept in a daze for more than ten years, and suddenly woke up and felt that nothing was meaningless.

I happened to catch a glimpse of the crystal necklace hanging on my chest, and recalled the two killers I had met on the night of the decapitation of Zanke, especially the female killer of the Empire's most wanted criminal, Red Hitomi. Although I don't know what I have to do with her, I always have a familiar feeling, and I feel heartache when I see her sad appearance, and I can't help but doubt my identity.

All the explanations given by the minister are indeed very unconvincing, but they can still be used as a reason for their own survival, after all, as the eldest son of the emperor, he has been killed by traitors since he was a child and slept for more than ten years.

Downstairs, this is the office of the Imperial Guard, as the captain of the Imperial Guard, he doesn't want to live in the atmosphere of the palace and lives here temporarily, and he has met the current emperor a few times, his nominal brother. When they first met, they were a little unaccustomed, and neither of them knew what to say, just chatting about some boring things in the empire.

However, it was rare for him to participate in politics, saying that Estes, one of the great generals of the Empire, defeated the northern alien army in the north, and captured their general and prince, Numa Seka. I don't know why I heard this name for the first time and seemed to have a touch in my heart, but this time it was to decide his life and death, and the ministers, emperors, and ministers were in favor of immediately executing him to boost the army's prestige, but they had a different attitude, of course, it also contained selfishness......

Through reading historical materials and documents of local officials, I know the current situation of the empire, there is a big threat to the revolutionary army in the south and the most troublesome night attack by the assassination force, there are foreign threats in the north and the west, and there is no practical point in rashly killing Numa Seka, it is better to use him as a hostage to ask the northern country, and then use the red pupil in the assassination force or the man who has just joined as an exchange object, which can not only provoke the relationship between the northern country and the revolutionary army, but also weaken the strength of the night attack, killing two birds with one stone. What's more important is that they can get close to Red Hitomi and the man whose name he doesn't know, and maybe through them they can remember who they are.

His meticulous plan was supported by everyone, and the minister expressed his admiration for his plan, but when he heard about the object of the hostage exchange, a cold light flashed in his eyes without leaving a trace, but in the end, this matter was all under his control.

The specific requests have already been sent in writing to the alien peoples of the north, and there should be a reply soon. General Estes, who was escorting Numa Seka, was on his way back to Korea, and now he was just waiting for the reaction of the revolutionary army.

Let's put this matter aside for a moment, today the minister said that he was going to hold a celebration for his awakening, and I heard his tone that he did not inform the people in advance, but only said that the emperor would hold a parade this afternoon to prepare all the civilians. So now there are probably no lower class people who know their identity.

But that's fine...... Say hello to your subordinates who have already arrived at work, and several cheerful people can still make a few jokes with themselves, at least without being ostracized by others.

When I came to my office, I found a letter on the table, which was a transfer order, asking me to remove myself from the position of captain of the imperial capital guard, and report to a certain place in the imperial capital tomorrow morning, and participate in a special organization.

I went downstairs and went to inspect my own jurisdiction, a port area in the south of the imperial capital, as usual, and it was the last time anyway.

In order to ensure the supply of the imperial capital, the first emperor set out to open up a huge canal after the establishment of the capital, and transported the material resources from all over the world to the imperial capital for the imperial family to enjoy.

Naturally, the huge canal not only facilitated the movement of goods, but also made a great contribution to the economy and transportation.

Because this is a trade zone, petty theft, fights and brawls happen from time to time, and before they are transferred here, it can be said that they have become a mess, and some strong young and middle-aged people who want to get something for nothing have formed large and small gangs, grabbing territory and smashing paving. The petty traders sought protection by paying protection money to these gangs, and they could pay a lot of money to get some trouble for their business rivals, and the members of the Imperial Capital Guard did not dare to interfere with the activities of these gangs easily, because behind each gang stood a noble man with a prominent background, and the members of the guard who were born as commoners could not afford to provoke them.

These can only be regarded as small fights, and the real scary thing is...... The human trade, to put it mildly, is human trafficking, they have a fixed organization and discipline, they transport people from all over the empire to transport people here, through the underground black market to sell some able-bodied men as slaves, and some of the better women become the playthings of the aristocracy, the slaves who vent, if it is only like this, it is lucky, if it falls into the hands of some nobles with special habits, it is a hellish feeling.

Human trafficking is not a high profit, the real profiteering is the sale of "freedom", of course, "freedom" is the name of the industry insiders for their goods, the real "freedom" is boxes of black lumpy solid, to use a not-so-nice name - drugs. Everywhere you can see emaciated people with long smoking guns sitting in deep alleys, and even on the streets, both men and women, and most of the women outnumber men, they came to the imperial capital full of hope, wanting to find happiness here, but they lost themselves in a glass of transparent water, and when they woke up, they would find themselves lying naked in an unknown place, their eyes had long lost their desire for the future, and they only lived like the walking dead, taking drugs to numb their already numb hearts.

All in all, before I came here, it was a place of absolute chaos, with people dying in the streets every day for no apparent reason, and the smell of blood in the air forever. Just after taking up the post and reorganizing the interior of the guard, when assigning the task area, I found this place that had never been mentioned by the team members. I can't forget the frightened face when I asked others about the specific situation here, and I can't forget the dissuasion of the team members.

But I still came, just alone, after seeing the surprised, disdainful, and boring eyes of the people there, after seeing everything here, I decided to use violence to solve the problem. By the time all the team members were gathered to clean up the tragedy, the originally prosperous area had been changed beyond recognition, and the piles of corpses stenched in the sunlight, leaving only drug addicts clapping their hands and laughing insolently at this scene.

But it's also very strange that it's the first time to kill people but it's so decisive, without the slightest hesitation, the bloodstained uniform can't be washed. This is the end of sin, and the thought that this is all done by oneself makes a trace of pride rise in my heart.

Since then, the entire port area has become the safest place in the imperial capital, and perhaps the same is true in the entire empire. And there was no reaction from above, after all, he was the prince of the empire. The human trade and the drug trade were strictly banned, and no one dared to contradict themselves, this feeling of control over power...... Not bad.

I thought I would be admired and loved by the general public, but this is not the case, they looked at me with fear in their eyes, did I do something wrong?

However, there is always a price to pay for being in the limelight, and soon a few little nobles who don't know their identities found their own trouble, and without having to do it themselves, the people of the guard team beat them up, and since then no one dares to come to their own trouble, and those little nobles have completely disappeared from the imperial capital.

Walking slowly on the edge of the port, the cool breeze blowing, although it has just undergone a huge change, but the vendors quickly adapted to all this, and the citizens dare to come here to buy seafood or something, and unconsciously it is much more lively.

As I walked, I noticed that the faces of the people walking towards me seemed to have a hint of fear on their faces, and their steps were as if something had happened. I didn't expect that the last time I was on duty, I couldn't stop for a while.

Approaching, a huge figure revealed, it was a stout man, he was naked upper body, a series of scars on his chest that made people feel cold, his face was wearing a mask, in short, it didn't look like a good kind, there was a beautiful young woman beside him, and he was holding a little girl in his arms, the man was holding the young woman in his right hand, and I thought that the tall man was a hooligan, I almost went up to give the man a kick, just walked in front of him, and the little girl said "Dad" and immediately made me messy……

What is this? Beauty and the Beast? You don't have anything like that, do you? Countless words of complaint poured out from my heart, and when I saw the smile of the woman standing next to the tall man, in an instant, I understood what love was......

With deep respect for the tall man, I covered my face and fled from here amid the surprised gaze of the couple and the sighs of the onlookers.

Ah, why do you have to look like this when you're about to leave here? The image that was built up with great difficulty is so ruined! Hiding in the alley, I said with chagrin in my heart.

But it's really not a good look, and the man looks like he is wearing a person from the Empire's burning troops.

Incineration? Why, why does my head hurt so suddenly...... Suddenly there was a change of scene in my mind, and the scorching fire behind me seemed to devour itself, and I kept running, and I couldn't stop for a moment......

My head hurts......