Silent Crown

Chapter 429 “One Hundred Ways to F*ck Yourself Up”

"Ye Qingxuan, he\'s the main planner."

The moment Wolf Flute finished, Ye Qingxuan\'s expression grew as troubled as his. "Are you…joking?" he asked instinctively.

Wolf Flute looked at him seriously, giving him a headache. He thought that maybe Wolf Flute was telling the truth. Charles was annoying, horrible, and unreliable but his skills… It made Ye Qingxuan angry but Charles was definitely a one-of-a-kind genius. Yeah, a bit more talented than Ye Qingxuan too. If Charles could become a musician, he would probably already be a world-famous grandmaster. Therefore, Ye Qingxuan did not find it strange that this matter had something to do with Charles.

Before joining the Royal Research Institute, he had messed around and created so many things in the basement. He had even used trash to create a suit of armor. Now that he had Newton as an accomplice, it was not strange that he could make even bigger messes. However, even so, Ye Qingxuan had truly underestimated Charles\' abilities if he had made such a world-changing thing within a few months.

Ye Qingxuan shook his head bitterly and sighed. "Okay, that\'s probably something he could do."

"Your senior is a genius." Wolf Flute patted his shoulder. "According to our investigation, he doesn\'t only have a deep understanding of mechanics and music theory. Newton solved the problem with the mechanical principle and he solved the obstacle to communicating with aether. We don\'t know where he found a bunch of music note experiment records and other data related to music theory. That is why we suspect there is someone else hidden—the true background controller!

"This person is obviously a grandmaster who could supply them with music records and data. Machines cannot sense aether, yet he found a stable structure within the changing music theory and simplified the bulky music notes, creating a new structure… He was able to use non-aether sensing machines to stimulate the aether using standard music and create the needed effect…

"According to our research, there are only a few grandmasters who can reach that level and none had gone to Anglo. I have flipped through all the archives and researched the people he had interacted with but other than dark circles under my eyes, I\'ve found nothing."

"Uh…really?" Ye Qingxuan\'s expression did not change, albeit becoming a bit stiffer. "Ah, wow, so weird. I don\'t get it." He managed to force out a confused expression but there were thousands of alpacas running across his mind, back and forth.

F*ck! F*cking Charles! You f*cked me up! Ye Qingxuan subtly wiped away the sweat on his forehead. If he had guessed correctly, the mysterious background guy that Wolf Flute was trying to find was him! Who else would spend so much time figuring out those techniques? Where else could Charles find all that data? No wonder Charles kept asking him questions on music theory after he left Anglo. Charles had dragged him to the basement for so many tests and experiments too.

At that time, he had thought Charles had rekindled his interest in music theory and gave him everything without even thinking. He even gave dozens of extra notebooks! As well as the classicism records from Hermes…

No matter how strong Ye Qingxuan was mentally, he could not take the weight of all the alpacas in his mind now. No wonder Charles had been so enthusiastic and warm during that period! He had even treated Ye Qingxuan to dinner many times. Ye Qingxuan had felt flattered but now he knew why. He was totally f*cked!

Wanting to cry, he looked away. A beer would be nice now. However, the most important thing was to get Charles out first. What if he couldn\'t stand the torture and dragged Ye Qingxuan in?

"If I remember correctly, Charles can get bail, right?" Ye Qingxuan asked. "If he got involved in forbidden technology without realizing it, and he signed the related vow, he can return to society under the countries\' surveillance… This is hard but I\'m willing to help him."

"If that\'s the case, it could work." Wolf Flute sighed. "But the problem is that that\'s not the only crime he committed!"

"Huh?!" Ye Qingxuan blanched. The alpacas started galloping again. There was something else?! What else did Charles do?!

"You know, Anglo forbade Newton to continue researching musician robots. He was unable to do related work at the Royal Research Institute and would receive no funding. However, research is something that needs an endless amount of money." Wolf Flute smoked. "So who gave him the money and supplies needed?"

"He betrayed the nation?" It dawned on Ye Qingxuan. "Did he sell this technology to another country?"

"Not just that." Wolf Flute\'s face darkened. "The ones who supplied him were the Revolutionaries that always wanted to overthrow the Sacred City and nations…"

Well, f*ck. It\'s over. Goodbye, Senior. I\'ll take care of the professor. I hope there aren\'t Revolutionaries in Heaven.

Hearing this, Ye Qingxuan rose and walked toward the door.

Wolf Flute was confused. "Where are you going?"

"I\'m going to write a declaration that I\'m breaking all ties with Charles," Ye Qingxuan turned around and said seriously. "Tell the Silent Authority to rest assured. This man has nothing to do with us in the future."

"No, wait." Wolf Flute blocked him reflexively. "It\'s not that bad yet. There\'s still some hope."

"Oh?" Ye Qingxuan stopped. His lips curled into a mischievous smile.

Wolf Flute realized that he had misspoken and his face grew awkward.

Ye Qingxuan sighed. "We\'re old friends. Can you get rid of the superfluous talk?" He sat back down on the sofa and looked at Wolf Flute. "What is going on?"

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The Revolutionaries were a mysterious organization that arose in the New World colony in the Dark World twenty years ago.

Okay, they were not that mysterious but were far removed from the average person.

Their leader was Gaius, the Angloian official from decades ago who once frequented the Sacred City and had been the hottest figure of all the nations, but was now the top traitor of humanity.

This Romulusian had united pirates, tribesmen, and homeless people. Commanding his loyal military, he took over the authority of the New World colony. After receiving technology and heavy industry from the Chainsaw Fraternity, they established a unique dominion in the barren land. This was the only organization in the entire human world who dared to go against the Sacred City and destroy all unfair authority. All these years, they did everything and sacrificed everything they could to damage the Sacred City\'s plans and missions.

Kidnapping, assassins, damage, poisoning… The records of the crimes they committed and disasters they caused could fill half a library!

The countries and the Sacred City always went by the tit-for-tat strategy. Anyone connected to the Revolutionaries would be executed after being captured. No exceptions. No matter their status or backstories.

This was a line that anyone who wanted a quiet life would never touch. Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan could not help but moan from his bed. "Senior, it seems like you\'re totally dead this time."

It was one in the morning now. He had already left Wolf Flute two hours ago. After returning to the embassy, he tossed and turned on his bed. It was his first day out of jail and he already had insomnia. Thinking back to Wolf Flute\'s words, he felt a chill.

"Newton and the Revolutionaries had some sort of agreement and received supplies in return. The one responsible for getting the supplies was Charles…"

"No way!" Ye Qingxuan had retorted. "Charles doesn\'t have common sense but he wouldn\'t be stupid enough to interact with the Revolutionaries."

"I know he\'s innocent." Wolf Flute had sighed. "Look at him. I\'ll believe you if you say he runs nude through the women\'s bathhouse. But to say that he\'s brave enough to deal with the Revolutionaries…"

"Then what\'s going on?"

"To be honest, he did not know he was dealing with the Revolutionaries from start to finish. He thought they were rich merchants from India and wanted to fund a new project. He treated them warmly and called them his brothers. When we followed evidence to arrest him in the Sacred City, he didn\'t even know what was going on. He thought we were arresting him for spitting on the ground! Spitting, oh my God…"

Wolf Flute had buried his face in his hands. "When he said that, the guy in charge almost turned green. How could he turn the Silent Authority into city guards?"

"That\'s how he is. Just beat him up if you don\'t like it." Ye Qingxuan sighed. "He\'s not insensitive though. If you tell him how severe this is, he\'ll cooperate with you. Would you like me to talk to him? If you can have some mercy and imprison him for life, we can definitely find a way to reduce his sentence!"

"I know he is innocent and he\'s been cooperative." Wolf Flute nodded and his features turned troubled. "That\'s why we gave him a chance to redeem his sins."

-

Thinking of this, Ye Qingxuan was heartbroken. He rose and pulled out the hardest liquor in Maxwell\'s cabinet and drank it all. After finishing, he fell onto the bed and tossed and turned. Finally, all his complicated feelings could only turn into a sigh.

"Senior, you really f*cked up this time."