AGMATSWHLMAR Chapter 105

Chapter 104

Ryan felt it necessary to further educate his clueless old man.

He looked at Prince Andrew, who remained silent, and said, “Father, Marshal Ruan Yang and I, and our family, are ultimately not people of the same world. Right now, I don’t want to be tied into a marriage arranged by the Emperor to Carlos’s nephew, and he doesn’t want to be used by his black-hearted ex. We hit it off and take what we need. Temporarily getting engaged for a transition is fine…”

“If you really entangle me with such an elite of the Empire, a pillar of the military, what if something happens in the future? Aren’t you afraid of implicating our family?” Although he was young, he was very shrewd.

From the beginning, he didn’t plan to get involved in the game. He only wanted to protect himself and never thought of taking his so-called engagement with Ruan Yang seriously.

“…Ryan, you…how could you think like this?” Prince Andrew didn’t expect his son to have such thoughts.

Ryan faced his most trusted father and didn’t hide anything, bluntly saying, “Old Andrew, although I’m young, I’m not stupid. I know exactly what kind of person my imperial uncle is. He doesn’t even dare to touch a bit of your power, and he’s wary and scheming even against idle playboys. Who in the world isn’t he wary of or scheming against?”

“When the birds are gone, the good bow is stored away…Marshal Xue and Marshal Calender fought for the Empire for decades. Their families shed countless blood for the Empire. The Two Stars of the Empire sounded so illustrious and admired by all, but what were their ultimate fates? The Xue family was charged with treason and exterminated…” Ryan was young, but his political acumen was exceptionally sharp. “The Calender family, Father, tell me the truth, was your idol and his wife’s accidental assassination really the work of Alliance spies, or was it bestowed by my imperial uncle?”

He was born in luxury, but he had already glimpsed a bloody scene.

Prince Andrew didn’t expect him to say such things. Hearing him ask about the cause of Marshal Calender’s death, his entire body stiffened.

Because Ryan was right, Marshal Calender and his wife’s death was indeed not an accident, nor was it the work of Alliance spies, but done by his good imperial brother…

When Prince Andrew heard the news, this mediocre and unambitious playboy, who had lived his life without purpose, immediately made a decision that surprised even himself: to save Marshal Calender and his wife.

He rushed to the scene as fast as he could, but he was still one step too late—

He could only watch as the spaceship carrying Marshal Calender and his wife was blown into fireworks in the starry sky.

He led the Royal Guard to rescue them, but only found the charred corpses of the Empire’s heroic couple, tightly embracing each other, no longer resembling one of the Two Stars of the Empire and the interstellar goddess…At the time, Mrs. Calender, the eldest daughter of the Xue family, was even pregnant.

Andrew had no ability to stand up for them, so he could only silently collect their bodies and have someone cut open Mrs. Calender’s stomach…Letting the royal family and countless people who wanted Marshal Calender dead bury the truth of their unjust deaths, cowardly shrinking into his safe corner of a playboy…

“Many people say that Ruan Yang was unlucky to become a vegetable in his prime and remain comatose for decades. But I think it’s because he was too lucky…After all, his relationship with Marshal Calender was extremely close. Everyone knew that Calender treated him like a son, and even his will had his name on it…” Ryan’s face was still childish, but his words were as calm as an icicle. “If he had been awake back then, he might not have lived to this day. Maybe he would have died with your idol…”

Andrew looked deeply at Ryan, not saying a word.

Ryan continued, “And now, the Empire needs him, and the military has no available generals. Naturally, he has a bright future and unparalleled fame. But in a few years, will he be another Calender or Xue Xin? Who can say for sure?”

“Ryan…” Andrew looked at his son, not knowing how he had grown up like this.

“Father, I can understand your admiration for Marshal Calender and your liking for this student who resembles him in character. I can get engaged to him, and our family can give him some help, lend him a hand when necessary…But I really can’t pretend, tying you, me, and our family to him on the same boat. That’s too dangerous.” Ryan’s logic was very clear. “Especially since his younger brother is Duke Auston’s partner. They are already tied to the same boat.”

“I don’t want to get involved in what they want to do, and our family shouldn’t get involved either.” Ryan held Prince Andrew’s hand and said, word by word, “I just want you, Mom, and me, our family of three, to live happily together. In the future, I’ll find an ALPHA who’s as useless as you, and we’ll play together until we’re old and crazy. Okay?”

For him, it didn’t matter who was in power. His family had never done anything bad. They just liked to enjoy life and secretly helped various people.

Ryan didn’t want to take risks. He only wanted to survive with his parents.

Although everyone on Imperial Star looked down on Prince Andrew’s unambitious lifestyle, in Ryan’s eyes, he was truly the best father and the most ideal ALPHA partner.

Prince Andrew looked at Ryan, his lips moving slightly. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn’t say anything.

…

At the same time, Duke Auston, the hero who had annihilated the Zerg, was suddenly falsely accused of treason. After the Emperor ordered a search of Duke Auston’s manor, they actually found something incriminating. The Emperor was immediately heartbroken. He was unwilling to believe that his son was plotting a rebellion, but in the face of solid evidence, he had no choice but to accuse Duke Auston, who was thousands of miles away.

He didn’t directly accuse Duke Auston but chose to issue the highest imperial summons to his eldest son, Auston Camichael, demanding that Auston immediately relinquish his military power at the Gemini Fortress and return to Imperial Star to face questioning.

“Is the Emperor crazy? Or has a dog eaten his brain?” When the entire Radiant Legion received this news, they were dumbfounded.

Landon wanted nothing more than to rush in and kill the Emperor. “Saying that our Duke is rebelling? Why doesn’t he fly to heaven?”

“…He’s doing this right after a major victory in the Zerg war? Does he want to replay the Xue family’s unjust case? I thought His Highness was royalty, the Emperor’s own son. I thought he would treat His Highness differently, but I didn’t expect him to be so…”

This sudden and illogical accusation and the messages constantly coming from Imperial Star left Ruan Tang confused. “Seth, what…what should we do now?”

This sudden and illogical accusation made Ruan Tang feel inexplicable. He felt that the Emperor, who was high above, was more like a madman than Auston.

“It’s normal. My good father puts on a big show like this every now and then to test people’s hearts…This time, I want to see what kind of drama he’s going to put on.” Auston chuckled, already feeling disheartened when he mentioned the Emperor.

The two looked at each other, their expressions heavy. Just then, Auston’s communicator suddenly lit up.

It was a communication request from the Emperor.

Auston answered the call, and a holographic projection of the Emperor’s face appeared immediately. After doing something that made one want to kill their way back to Imperial Star and rebel directly, the Emperor looked at Auston with a face full of love and called out his childhood name.

“Seth, you are my son. As your father, I absolutely will not believe anyone’s fabricated accusations against you. I know there must be some misunderstanding. Someone must be trying to frame you. Don’t worry, Father believes in you absolutely…” The Emperor said earnestly, like a good father who cared for his son but was helpless due to his status. “But with solid evidence in front of me, it’s really hard for me…After all, there’s an old saying from the ancient Earth era: ‘The prince breaks the law, and he is the same as the common people’…”

The Emperor looked at Auston with a loving face, using both soft and hard tactics, wanting to use the matter of treason to scare Auston and make this son, whom he felt threatened by, hand over the military power he was wary of.

If Auston obediently handed over the military power, it would show that Auston was a well-trained loyal dog. Even if his master slapped him in the face and wanted his life, he would still be loyal to him…He could still keep him around for a few more days for the sake of their father-son relationship.

But if Auston refused to hand over the military power, with the support of the Four Dukes and the other two legions, the Emperor would not hesitate to take action against him and even the Empress’s faction.

Auston looked at the noble and great Emperor of the Empire through the holographic projection and sneered. “Since Your Majesty believes in your son, why do you insist that your son relinquish military power and return to Imperial Star? In doing so, aren’t you treating me the same as a criminal?”

“Seth, Father is not treating you the same as a criminal, but in the face of solid evidence, it’s hard to silence the people. I am your father and also the Emperor of the Empire…Good child, be obedient, hand over your military power and come back to Imperial Star. Imperial Star has your parents, it’s your home. In Imperial Star, as long as you come back, no one can wrong you anymore…” The Emperor coaxed him with kind words.

Auston directly sneered. “What if I don’t go back and don’t hand over the military power?”

His father thought that he could make him disregard his own safety and happily relinquish his military power and return to Imperial Star with just a few words. He was simply naive.

“Auston Camichael, do you want to rebel?” The Emperor didn’t expect him to dare to speak to him in such a tone and immediately flew into a rage.

Auston said, word by word, “Even if I rebel, it’s Father who forced me to…”

“I am your father. Do you think that I am trying to harm you by advising you to return to Imperial Star?” The Emperor shouted from afar. He was not ready to truly start a war.

Auston coldly said, “You said the same thing to Marshal Xue Xin back then, but what was the fate of the Xue family? Nearly a hundred members of the family were left without remains, and even his married sister, Mrs. Calender, was assassinated with her husband and the child in her womb a dozen years later.”

The Emperor didn’t expect him to suddenly mention this matter and immediately turned pale. “You—”

Auston didn’t give him a chance to speak and directly cut off the communication.

He would never trust the Emperor.

Auston directly defied the order and refused to relinquish his military power and return to Imperial Star.

Without saying a word, the Emperor directly ordered the other garrison legions around the Gemini system to aim their cannons directly at the Gemini Fortress.

With the support of the Four Dukes and the other two legions, the Emperor was ready to go to war with his own son at any time.