Above the stars

early morning. Phoenix Palace.

Zhong Daolong sat at the large and luxurious oval desk to process documents. Chen Fenglei was beside him diligently serving tea and water, and passing pastries from time to time. Zhong Daolong has the habit of eating snacks while working, and the snacks he eats must be arranged in an order.

After taking a bite of something sweet, the next bite must be something light or bitter, such as matcha or chocolate.

Otherwise, he will feel bored.

He is a man who craves novelty in every bite.

After Zhong Daolong finished instructing all the documents on the desk, he took a big sip of the black tea handed over by Chen Fenglei, then sighed, and said, "You have been holding back all morning, so tell me, what urgent matter is there for you?" report?"

"I knew I couldn't hide it from the Lord." Chen Fenglei said with a smile: "Actually, it's not an urgent matter, but the Imperial Guard reported a message last night, saying that the murderer behind the attack on Her Royal Highness on the old soil was found. .”

Zhong Daolong slapped the teacup on the table with a "bang", and the expensive Ru Kiln cup shattered into slag in an instant, and the tea splashed and spread on the mirror-smooth moonstone tabletop.

Zhong Daolong stared at Chen Fenglei and shouted angrily: "Isn't this an urgent matter? Then what is an urgent matter?"

"Who did it? Has anyone been caught? I want to see who dared to kill my daughter, Zhong Daolong, because of his heart and courage."

"My lord, don't be angry." Chen Fenglei explained while wiping the tea on the table with a towel, "Listen to my explanation first. After the explanation, you can see what is going on. If the situation is urgent, I can Aren’t you going to report to the leader of the country as soon as possible?”

Zhong Daolong thought that it made sense. Chen Fenglei had always been mature and prudent, and he had always been steady and reliable in his work. It was impossible for him to make such a big mistake.

His anger gradually subsided and he asked aloud: "Then tell me what the situation is."

"Yes, Lord." Chen Fenglei signaled the servant to bring new tea, and he stood beside him and explained, "Actually, this incident has something to do with that old boy Tang bandit."

Chen Fenglei recounted the situation he knew exactly, then looked at Zhong Daolong and said: "Master, look, Her Royal Highness has already arrested him and avenged himself."

Zhong Daolong tilted his head, looked at Chen Fenglei, and asked aloud: "What? From what you're saying, you don't quite believe that the Yan family's father and daughter are the real culprits behind the old case?"

"I don't dare." Chen Fenglei bowed and said.

"You don't dare? Your attitude has been clearly shown, and you still say that you don't dare?" Zhong Daolong sneered and said, "Do you think the Yan family's father and daughter can't be stupid enough to attack Xiuxue at this time? "

"Yes." Chen Fenglei nodded and said: "Even if the Yan family father and daughter are really the masterminds of the Jiutu case, shouldn't they keep a low profile at this time? How can anyone jump out and say that they are behind the Jiutu case? Black-handed?"

Zhong Daolong pondered for a moment and asked aloud: "So, Xiuxue took over the Yan family's property and then gave the Yan family two corpses?"

Zhong Daolong didn't pay much attention to this industry, just this method of operation.

Quite sophisticated.

"It's not a corpse. I heard from Da Lid that the Yan family's father and daughter couldn't stand the punishment. When the brain computer extracted and examined the information on their brains, they had a violent rejection reaction."

"Isn't that just a vegetative state?" Zhong Daolong said angrily.

The people below always like to complicate simple things. They can clearly express it in three words, but they insist on using a bunch of professional terms to explain it.

"Hahaha, the king is wise."

"Is this matter all handled by Xiu Xue?"

"I heard that Her Royal Highness the Princess has given full responsibility to the Tang bandits."

"Well" Zhong Daolong pondered for a moment and said, "Do you suspect that he is leading this case?"

Chen Fenglei quickly denied it and said: "I don't dare. I think Her Royal Highness should still take the lead, and Tang Bandit will be on the side to help. He is a newbie here, and he is unfamiliar with the new place. How can he handle such complex interpersonal relationships?"

Zhong Daolong nodded and said, "This does give those people a chance."

"Isn't this also an opportunity for the king?" Chen Fenglei said with a smile.

Zhong Daolong nodded and said, "Let's implement the plan we agreed on before."

"Yes, Lord."

"And Xiu Xue. What is she busy with recently?"

"I'm busy looking for a school." Chen Fenglei said with a smile: "Shang Xiulin, the dean of the Empire's First Military Academy, has gone to the Phoenix Palace and cried several times, saying that Her Highness the Princess follows him every day, where does he go? , Her Royal Highness the Princess goes wherever she goes. She even goes to his house every day to have food, but she is torturing his wife."

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"Wow, there are so many?" Fenghuang looked at the long row of documents on the table and said, "The Yan family really spent a lot of money this time."

"I want people and money, how can such a good thing happen?" Tang Bandit said aloud. "We can't let the Yan family take advantage of them, right?"

The phoenix flicked its long hair, which seemed a bit charming.

She glared at Bandit Tang and said, "I heard that the Yan family's father and daughter were already unconscious when they were carried out."

"Really?" Tang Bandit said with a frightened look on his face: "The Royal Guards are so vicious? Then I have to be more careful, and I must not fall into their hands."

"You're getting an advantage and you're still acting nice." Fenghuang said angrily.

With the Royal Guards' fearless behavior, when you falsely accuse them of being the murderers who hunted the princess in the old land, how can they not use some means to deal with them?

Besides, when you reprimanded Dalyd for not doing things well, you should have expected this outcome, right?

"To be honest, they deserve it. I have no sympathy at all." Tang Bandit said aloud. "We people in the old land are actually very accepting of fate. Sometimes for a rabbit or a goat, or even a glance when we accidentally bump into each other, everyone will fight to the death. Either you die or I die."

"The predators have no survivors, so when we encounter them, we can only fight them with all our strength. If I kill them all, I can survive."

"In my eyes, the Yan family father and daughter are predators, but they look more civilized and decent. However, what they do is no different from those predators. If I hadn't agreed to that old man Huo Zhenwei, I wouldn't have I am willing to let them both come out alive. Pay debts to pay, kill to pay for life, there is nothing to say."

"There's no other way. As a human being, you have to keep your word. Since you said you want to keep my father and daughter alive, you have to keep your word, otherwise no one will be willing to do business with me in the future."

"Huo Zhenwei is a powerful person." Fenghuang said aloud: "I have dealt with him several times. He is a very well-established businessman. The Huo family is also quite powerful, and has close relationships with the nine major families. You are also very close to this person, so you must be careful. He is not someone to be easily provoked."

"Understood." Tang Bandit nodded and said with deep approval: "I have despised him and ridiculed him again and again, but he has always been indifferent. He is even able to call me a refugee from the old land. How dare I Looking down on?"

"Then didn't you offend him severely this time?" Fenghuang asked worriedly. "Everyone knows that he came to negotiate with you on behalf of the Yan family, but after giving away the entire Yan family's property, what he got was two vegetative bodies. Will he lose his face?"

"Perhaps, this is also the result he wanted?" Bandit Tang said aloud.

"Huh?" Fenghuang looked at Bandit Tang and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Think about it, why is Huo Zhenwei willing to stand up for the Yan family at this time? Why did the Yan family agree to hand over all their properties so easily? How could Yan Wangshu and Yan Xinyou, the Yan family and other people agree to hand over all their properties if they are dead? Have you handed over all these things?"

Fenghuang's eyes froze slightly, and he instantly understood the deep meaning of Bandit Tang's words, and said, "You mean that the Yan family has been threatened?"

"Yes. It's not just us who threaten the Yan family, there are others. In other words, the threats from others are more deadly, and are the reason why they have to go bankrupt to protect themselves."

"Old soil case?"

"Yes. The old case." Tang Bandit nodded and said: "Some people want to calm down this matter, and we just happened to jump out and identify the Yan family's father and daughter as the real culprits behind the scenes. This will make a lot of people happy." meaning?"

"So someone took advantage of the situation and buried the Yan family's father and daughter, and then all the blame was put on them. In fact, the father and daughter were the scapegoats thrown out by those people."

"Otherwise, how could things go so smoothly?" Tang Bandi pointed at the pile of documents on the table and said with a smile: "It contains my hatred, your majesty, the Yan family's compensation, and the behind-the-scenes Those people's gifts and contributions all point to one thing, and that is to close the old soil case."

Fenghuang sneered and said, "Is this something they can tie if they want?"

"At least, they made the royal family look a little better. The murderer personally identified by Her Royal Highness, can this be fake?"

"My feelings were also put in by them?"

"This is not a bad thing." Tang Bandit said with a smile: "The royal family is searching for the murderer with great fanfare, but it is difficult to achieve any results. It is better to turn light into darkness, maybe there will be different gains."

"That's true." Phoenix nodded and said, "Originally I also wanted to propose to my father to turn light into darkness. As time goes by, the fox will always show its tail. However, if there is no opportunity, it will seem too deliberate and easy. It was discovered by others. With the entry of the Yan family's father and daughter, things will become more natural."

"So, is it more in everyone's interest to have Yan Wangshu who can't open his mouth and speak? Including Huo Zhenwei, is he willing to see Yan Wangshu appear in front of him alive again? This time he put the Mandala Chamber of Commerce Bringing him into danger, Huo Zhenwei hates him to the bone, right?"

Fenghuang looked at Tang Bandit thoughtfully and said, "Tang Bandit, how did your brain grow? We grew up in this kind of intrigue and deceitful environment, and our perspective on thinking about problems is often not as sophisticated and comprehensive as yours. You It seems like they are born with this.”

"Born?" Tang bandit smiled wryly, and said, "Maybe I am more afraid of death than you, and I want to live a good life."

Fenghuang patted Bandit Tang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'll cover you when you get to Xinxing."

Bandit Tang bowed deeply, and said, "His Royal Highness, Xie Princess."

"General Tang, stand flat." Fenghuang raised his hand to signal.

Tang Bandit stood up and the two looked at each other and smiled.

It feels so good to work side by side and solve problems together.

Bandit Tang pointed to the documents on the table and said, "I didn't sign it, I leave it to you to sign."

Fenghuang was about to speak to persuade him, but when he saw the half-smile in Tang Bandit's eyes, he instantly understood what he meant, and said, "That's fine, I'll keep it for you first. I'll transfer it to you when it's suitable."

Fenghuang also knew that Tang bandits could not sign.

It would be really shocking if the Tang bandits took over the Yan family's huge industry. I've only been in Xinxing for a few days, and yet I'm suddenly rich and free?

What will those people in Phoenix think of him then? What would the emperor of the empire think of him?

With such a scheming person next to the princess, who can really feel at ease?

Phoenix will not have such troubles when she takes over. She was originally the princess of the empire, and she manipulated a game of chess to win some wealth for herself. Isn't this a matter of course?

Regardless of the scheming or the princess's identity, making this "deal" will not be a surprise.

The only drawback is that the princess's reputation will be affected to some extent, and she will end up with a reputation of being "cruel" and "revengeful".

"Why do we share with each other?" Bandit Tang waved his hand, and said with a free and easy face: "Without your tiger skin, who would take me seriously? You should have deserved it."

"It should be yours, it's yours. I won't argue with you about these things." Fenghuang said aloud, his heartbeat quickened several times by Tang Bandit's sentence "What should we share with each other?" I don’t know whether it was intentional or not.

How could anyone dare to talk to himself like this before?

On Xinxing, the other aristocratic children are desperately showing their elegance in front of him, but he is the only one who is desperately trying to show that he is rude and uneducated.

"Okay." Tang Bandit nodded and said, "Then keep it for the fat guy to get a wife."

"What about you?" Phoenix asked.

"As beautiful as I am, why do I need to spend money to get a wife? Whoever marries me will have to buy me a house, a car, and a ring."

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Fenghuang took out two transparent cards from his pocket, and said, "This is the identity information card for you and Xiaopang. The identity information has been entered in the empire's information database, and it can be found on the Internet."

Fenghuang stretched out his right hand to Tang Bandi and said, "Classmate Tang Bandi, congratulations. From today on, you are a new star."

Tang Bandit held Fenghuang's little hand and said, "No, I am from Fenghuang."

"nonsense."

"Am I not from the Phoenix Empire?" Tang Bandit was shocked and asked, "Where did you fill in my nationality?"

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It's fun to appreciate the little princess' embarrassment.

Fenghuang rolled his eyes at Tang Bandit and said, "You and Xiaopang take care of yourself, and I'll take you to school to take the assessment."

Seeing Tang Bandits and Xiaopang's suspicious eyes, Fenghuang explained embarrassedly: "The school agrees to grant you admission places, but the prerequisite is that you have to pass the assessment criteria set by the school for transfer students."

Fenghuang was also slandering in his heart, that old guy Shang Xiulin didn't want to get in, and he tried his best, but he couldn't get him to agree to Tang Bandit and Xiaopang's admission directly.

Wait until these things are over and see how you deal with him.

He has to go to his wife and say bad things about him every day.