495: Chapter 368 495: Chapter 368 Yingzi found the organization; previously, a group had come to the city to stir up a terror incident, but unfortunately, that group died as well.
Without any alternatives, the second group could only look for opportunities on the edge of the island, seeking to seize the island and then settle on it.
The organization Yingzi found was the second batch that had come to this country, learning that the local colonel had died, they dispatched a second and a third colonel.
The second colonel, in that city, orchestrated a rat plague.
Unexpectedly, not only did they fail to poison everyone in the city to death, but they also saved those people and killed their own men in the process.
By then, the third colonel didn’t dare to act recklessly and managed to take over an island by killing many pirates and occupied it.
Yingzi met this colonel, and after staying on the island for no more than two days, she was dispatched again.
This time, her departure was mission-driven, with the first target being Imperial City.
To avoid drawing attention and revealing her affiliation, it was decided that she would separate from her organization’s people, stay in touch secretly, and arrive at the outskirts of Imperial City alone.
Discovering the strict security, she entered the Imperial City in disguise and found her way to the Prime Minister’s Residence.
Yingzi was brought into the Prime Minister’s Residence and, observing its lavish decorations, realized that Prime Minister Liu Xu’s residence was truly a place of high power, possibly due to excessive corruption; this luxurious dwelling was almost comparable to their country’s royal palaces.
Thinking this, Yingzi figured that the Imperial Palace must be many times more luxurious.
If she was lucky enough to enter the Imperial Palace and capture the King, it would be easy to take over the country.
Liu Xu’s collaboration with them was clear to everyone; he wanted to usurp power, aiming to become King.
Yingzi knew that even if they took over the country, they would not let Liu Xu become King.
They were merely using each other, waiting for the day when Liu Xu would help them achieve dominance before killing his entire family.
Yingzi’s mission to this place, although ostensibly to help Liu Xu’s son, Liu Tao, was not something they would easily let slip by.
Her mission was to administer even stronger poison to father and son in secret.
Liu Tao, under their control, meant that Prime Minister Liu Xu could not escape either.
Yingzi was led into an opulent hall, where a middle-aged man sat in the Taishi Chair at the place of honor.
From the features of this middle-aged man, who bore some resemblance to Liu Tao, she guessed that this man might be Liu Xu himself.
The appearance of the father and son was somewhat strange; not that they were unattractive, but their expressions betrayed cunning, certainly not of the benevolent kind.
Had they been good people, they would not have collaborated with them on treachery against their own country.
Yingzi’s beautiful eyes scanned Liu Xu, noting there were others in the hall and that Liu Tao was absent.
Liu Xu, observing the woman who had entered and was scrutinizing him, also assessed her, understanding what it was about this woman that had attracted his son.
If he had seen this woman before his son was poisoned, perhaps he, too, would have been immediately captivated by her beauty.
This woman may have practiced ‘power’ or perhaps it was the poison that had seduced his son.
Liu Xu, having seen his son become victim, was now on guard upon meeting this woman.
After all, his power was far superior to his son’s, and after one glance at this woman, he calmly said with great resolve:
“Are you the woman who harmed my son?”
I am now your daughter-in-law; how could I harm him?”
Yingzi smiled with a gentle demeanor, seemingly unafraid of Liu Xu, who sat in a high position.
Such a person with great ambitions was easier to control.
Seeing that his eyes, too, appreciated her beauty, but for the sake of the mission, she would not relent.
As long as both father and son were bewitched, the mission could be deemed complete.
The day Yingzi joined the organization, she knew that as a Death Servant, there were no choices to make, only the mission that mattered.
Liu Xu, facing this woman with such resolve and unfazed in his presence, had never seen such a woman by his side.
Being a person of high status, Liu Xu certainly had more than one woman; his legal wife and concubines were numerous.
Strangely enough, as much as he doted on all those beauties, none had borne him a son or a daughter.
It was only his legitimate wife who had given him a son, and he wished to raise more, but fatefully, he had but one son, which was his weakness.
Even though this woman had harmed his son, upon seeing her, he should have restrained her immediately and sought many kinds of revenge.
But he restrained his anger, knowing that she was sent by those people and her espionage identity.
Those people were rather extreme in their actions, and Liu Xu believed they also had some leverage over him; otherwise, they wouldn’t dare to harm his son with such impunity.
Damn it, Liu Xu concealed his rage beneath the surface, curious to see what trick this woman had up her sleeve next.
Liu Xu did not invite the woman to sit, but she made herself at home, found a chair, and sat down, then looked up at Liu Xu:
“Father, I should have come to pay my respects to you sooner, but it seems the servants of your house do not know their duties.
I’ve arrived and yet no one has offered tea.
If they do not pour tea, how can I respectfully offer you a cup?”
Liu Xu stared intently at Yingzi, noting that this woman had not hesitated upon arrival to criticize his servants, effectively challenging his authority as the master.