Chapter 1418: 1335 No one cares about the faces of the dead

So, Emperor Leines I did not look at the exquisite pistol, nor did he look at the bottle of poison on the table that seemed very dangerous: “Take it away! Quickly take it away!”

He waved his hand, then saw from the corner of his eye that the two unfamiliar officers were taking away both the poison and the pistol.

Emperor Leines I let out a long breath; he finally concluded that the other party did not really intend to kill him. His life was spared, and after relaxing a little, he felt a bout of dizziness.

It was terrifying; he had just thought that he was about to be killed. For a moment, he really almost wet his pants.

There was no helping it; although he always thought of himself as a hero, at the most critical moment, he discovered that his nature was a bit more inclined towards clinging to life and fearing death… well, just a tiny bit more.

He was truly frightened; it wasn’t until he saw the two unfamiliar officers from the Tang Country walk out that he realized that his old acquaintance, Lu Qianshan, was still standing beside him.

“You, you really scared me… I thought, I thought…” Leines I was somewhat weak in the legs, and his hands were trembling uncontrollably. He forced out a smile that looked worse than crying, and said to Lu Qianshan.

Lu Qianshan chuckled, not embarrassed: “Sorry, we had to do this because we didn’t know what you would choose. After all, we respect your personal wishes, and if you wanted to die, you could have really died.”

“No! I don’t want to!” Emperor Leines I immediately corrected Lu Qianshan, afraid the other party might misunderstand: “Don’t ever joke like that again! I want to live, to live well! Even if I have to be a prisoner for life, it’s better than being dead.”

This world is becoming more and more wonderful, and he doesn’t want to miss such excitement. When he was a child, his father, the old King Leite, didn’t have so many odd and interesting things for him to entertain himself with.

He had never watched television nor played with a telephone, had no luxurious cars, nor warships made of steel…

At that time, the world was very dull, with nothing at all… But now it’s different, the world is evolving with each passing day, and new and amazing things are being born every day; he really can’t bear to leave such a world.

Even if it sounds like an excuse, sometimes these excuses converge into a compelling reason for a person to continue living.

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In the Laines Empire, the Great Tang Empire Embassy in Laines City remained peaceful and harmonious, with no one coming to cause trouble, because the last group of people who made a disturbance here had already been severely punished.

The matter appeared somewhat strange; according to the official account, a group of soldiers recklessly entered the city to cause trouble, but were intercepted by the police department, and the Great Tang Empire Embassy, which had been harassed, suffered no losses, so they generously forgave the incident.

And the police chief of Laines City has now been promoted to deputy head of the judicial department, essentially holding significant power.

Everyone was already aware that he was temporarily promoted by the Crown Prince and placed in the empire’s civil service group, clearly showing that this police chief was already a man of the Crown Prince.

Everyone tacitly awaited the Crown Prince’s performance. All were waiting, patiently waiting, for when the Crown Prince would take his rightful place and become the rightful master of the empire.

The Crown Prince was also very nervous at this moment; he had everything prepared, waiting only for one piece of news, news from the Great Tang Empire.

“Your Highness… the Ambassador of the Great Tang Empire requests an audience,” a servant approached the somewhat haggard Crown Prince, relaying the message in a low voice.

With a start, the Crown Prince blushed and immediately stood up from his seat: “Invite him! Quickly invite him! Someone, serve tea, the best tea!”

Servants and maids immediately busied themselves, while the Ambassador of the Great Tang Empire walked in with a breezy demeanor, sitting down as if in his own home.

He took the cup of tea, smiling as he looked at the somewhat uneasy Laines Crown Prince, deliberately pausing for a few seconds, and then only speaking slowly when the Crown Prince could no longer hold back: “I did not fail you.”

In an instant, the Laines Crown Prince collapsed into the chair; the news he had waited countless days and nights for had finally… finally reached his ears.

After almost a minute, he finally digested this explosive news, then took a deep breath and asked: “Is he… really dead?”

“He is no longer a barrier to Your Majesty’s ascension to the throne,” answered the Ambassador of the Great Tang Empire cautiously. He didn’t say that Emperor Leines I was dead, but used a relatively ambiguous expression.

In reality, this was a warning, a warning to Laines the Second that the Great Tang Empire still had leverage over him, and he’d better cooperate after becoming Laines the Second.

The Crown Prince, perceiving the insinuation, looked displeased and said with a gloomy voice: “You still have him! Are you intending to threaten me?”

“Your Majesty… You wouldn’t want us one day to hand you a bottle of poison at your son’s behest, would you?” the Tang Ambassador did not evade and instead asked while locking eyes.

The Laines Crown Prince panicked, avoiding the eye confrontation, hesitated for a long time before confirming: “Can you ensure he won’t appear in Laines again?”

“Of course, we still have that credibility,” the Tang Ambassador assured: “He absolutely will not become your hindrance anymore, His Majesty The Emperor of Laines Empire.”

His tone was extremely tempting by the end. That phrase ‘His Majesty The Emperor of Laines Empire’ instantly ignited the suppressed desire within the Crown Prince’s heart.

The Crown Prince could feel himself burning; he was extremely excited! His father had “passed away”! Now, he had no restrictions; he was about to become… the master of this empire!

“So… I can arrange my coronation ceremony?” the Crown Prince, practically now Laines the Second, asked with a smile.

The Tang Ambassador nodded: “Do you need my help? If you invite me, I can attend your coronation ceremony. After all, your father has just… passed away in our POW camp; would inviting me be inconvenient for you?”

“It’s nothing! I believe as an Emperor, one should have matching breadth of mind!” Laines the Second did not want any embassy from any nation to miss witnessing his coronation; that would make his heart feel at ease and ensure his succession was more legitimate.

As for the face of the late Emperor… who cares about the face of a dead person? Compared to the face of the deceased, one’s own face seems a bit more significant.