This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

Royal Palace.

The King sat there without moving. After a long while, he licked his somewhat dry lips. His eyes, which had always been bright and vigorous, were now clouded, and his entire being exuded the despair of a man nearing the end of his life.

He had never expected that before he could uncover the truth, before he could find the mastermind behind the scenes, he would already be forced to take this step.

The King raised his head and looked at An Xu sitting in front of him. He opened his mouth, his voice hoarse. "I have nothing to do with the mastermind. I never wanted to stop the energy system, much less bring disaster upon the entire Federation."

After a pause, he said softly, "Once the public conference ends, I will undoubtedly die."

An Xu wasn't moved by those words. He looked coldly at the King. "Yes, you didn't intend to bring disaster upon the entire Federation. But you killed Li Zhan, trapped him inside <Top Talent Show> for 160 years, then cut off the livestream and sealed off information during the previous season, causing the deaths of the Federation's top one hundred experts."

Every single one of those charges was true. Not one wronged him in the slightest.

"I..." The King opened his mouth, but couldn't say a single word in denial.

Indeed, he had nothing to do with what was happening in this season of the competition. He had nothing to do with the mastermind behind the scenes. But he had still committed countless crimes, and everything he had done was more than enough to sentence him to death!

Now, it was time to reveal the truth.

An Xu glanced at the time and stood up. "It's almost time. This time, the Royal Palace and the five Main Districts will be linked together. Everyone who participated in killing the god back then must explain the truth."

Barring any unexpected developments, the King could no longer continue serving as "King."

The next King was practically already decided—

An Xu.

And what he needed to do now, as the King was about to step down, was win the support of more citizens while simultaneously taking over everything in the King's hands, including every secret.

The King braced himself against the table and stood up, slowly walking outside, his back somewhat unsteady.

Beside An Xu, someone whispered, "Are we really going to make everything public? The Federation will definitely descend into turmoil. The matter with He Yu and the others hasn't even settled yet, and now we're bringing up the killing of a god..."

Someone else suggested, "Why don't we continue controlling him and have him remain King for now? We should stabilize public sentiment first. After all, we still have the hidden mastermind to deal with."

The Federation in its current state could no longer withstand further turmoil.

An Xu shook his head, his expression grave. "Do you think I'm rushing to have the King reveal the truth because I want to take the throne? The Federation may soon descend into complete chaos. The throne right now is a scalding hot potato."

He had already known about Li Zhan before. He hadn't been in a hurry then, and there was even less reason for him to become impatient now just for the throne.

An Xu truly was acting urgently for the sake of the Federation.

"The mastermind has hidden themselves extremely deeply. Originally, I wanted to rely on He Yu to uncover the truth, but I never expected..."

He took a deep breath, his gaze heavy yet resolute. "Because He Yu and the others were wiped out, because of <Top Talent Show>, the Federation is in chaos and people's hearts are in turmoil. That makes it extremely easy for the mastermind to take advantage of the situation. I'm having the King reveal the truth so the people of the Federation can unite and uncover the truth together!"

Only by exposing everything could they obtain more information and more clues. Without He Yu's intelligence, if they wanted to uncover the truth, they would have to unravel it thread by thread and investigate every detail carefully.

—He wanted the citizens of the Federation to judge the "godslayers" from back then together and investigate the truth together. Only this way could they temporarily stabilize public sentiment.

Although Li Zhan had been "killed," Blue Eyes was still inside the competition system. That could also somewhat calm the citizens.

Thinking about the situation he would have to face next, An Xu rubbed between his brows with a headache.

Then he stepped forward, leading his people after the King.

-

Production Team.

Qiao, Larry, and the others were still guarding the equipment. In truth, it wasn't particularly difficult to protect. Even if some enraged people came wanting to destroy the place, once they explained the situation, those people would stop.

After all, they were all fans who loved He Yu and the others.

Even if He Yu and the others had already been wiped out, their fans still wanted to find the true culprit.

Larry sat on a piece of equipment, looking utterly dejected. His eyes were red and even faintly wet.

Qiao was equally silent. Holding his weapon, he stood quietly beside the equipment like a lone wolf, completely motionless.

Seeing this, their friend softly changed the subject. "Why hasn't the public conference started yet?"

Larry sneered. "What public conference? Isn't it just a confession conference? They'll confess to all the disgusting shit they did in the past."

Qiao added coldly, "Using the judgment of the King and the upper ranks of the five Main Districts to unite the people. Their objective isn't difficult to guess."

Their friend was speechless. After a long while, he finally said, "Things definitely can't remain this chaotic forever. Public sentiment has to be stabilized. The Federation can't fall into internal conflict. He Yu and the others are already dead. We have to face—"

His voice abruptly stopped.

Qiao and Larry glared viciously at him.

Their friend immediately shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

—He Yu was dead.

—His friends still couldn't accept that fact.

At that moment, footsteps sounded.

Several of them looked up. A disheveled Abier approached with a group of technical personnel. Among them was the completely bald Qiu Dao.

Yes, this guy was still alive.

Several times, fans had fought over who got to kill him, throwing the situation into chaos and allowing him to slip away.

Qiu Dao knew he was undoubtedly going to die, but he genuinely felt wronged too. He hadn't known anything! Even the matter involving Li Zhan back then was something he had only learned after he began overseeing <Top Talent Show>!

—At most, he was guilty of knowing the truth and failing to report it.

—Unfortunately, everyone had made him the focal point of their attacks and bombarded him relentlessly.

The moment they saw him, even Qiao and Larry's gazes turned hostile.

Qiu Dao had seen that kind of gaze so many times that he had actually become calm about it. The instant he spotted the equipment, his eyes lit up, and he lunged toward it. "Oh my god, thank goodness! The equipment is fine!!"

Qiao extended his weapon horizontally in front of Qiu Dao, his gaze icy.

Qiu Dao shrank his neck and slammed on the brakes.

Behind him, Abier hurriedly explained, "I know we're all guilty, and it's normal for you to take your anger out on us. But this equipment is extremely important. If we want to find the mastermind, we'll still need to use it to investigate the inside of the instances."

Qiu Dao hurriedly nodded.

—If he wanted to redeem himself through merit, he had to actually accomplish something.

Larry sneered. "Pah. You people are going to investigate the truth? You get interfered with every single time. You think you can find the instances the mastermind has hidden?"

They were immediately rendered speechless.

Qiu Dao said sheepishly, "Just let us try again..."

Qiao refused to yield even a step. "No. Mr. An Xu told us to safeguard the equipment. No one is allowed to touch it."

Abier looked at Qiu Dao.

Qiu Dao sighed. "Fine. We'll just stay here and guard it from the side. Once the public conference ends and Mr. An Xu has some time, he can come deal with it. I'll still be useful then."

He pitifully crouched down beside them, looking utterly miserable.

Qiao and Larry remained unmoved.

Just then, one of the screens in front of them changed.

—The public conference had begun.

Everyone looked over, including Qiu Dao, Abier, and the others.

The King appeared in the projection. He looked like an old man nearing the end of his life, his gaze clouded as he stared blankly ahead. An Xu sat beside him.

An Xu's face was stern, his voice grave. "This is a public conference, and also a trial. In—"

The King raised his hand to stop An Xu. Looking straight ahead, he coughed once before slowly speaking. "Let me say it myself. I should take responsibility for what I've done. I should bear the consequences."

An Xu fell silent and said nothing more.

After all, he had been King for more than a hundred years. He had his own dignity and bearing.

The King continued looking forward. He took a deep breath, his voice calm—

"Here, I need to confess the wrongs I committed in the past. Back then, I had only recently ascended to the throne. My position was unstable, and I was afraid someone would threaten it."

"An expert who rose from an ordinary planet suddenly appeared. He was capable of overturning the Federation's entire balance of power. A single word from him could force me to step down and lose my throne. He also placed enormous pressure on the five Main Districts."

"We gathered together to discuss how we would negotiate with him once he came out, and what kind of agreement we could reach with him... At the time, none of the gods could be contacted. We were extremely anxious. His appearance meant that he possessed the highest combat power in the Federation. It meant that he could crush everyone..."

At this point, the citizens throughout the Federation who were watching the public conference began to form a vague guess.

And at this moment, almost everyone in the Federation was watching.

Whether it was <Top Talent Show> or the "King's confession," both had an enormous impact. Everyone throughout the Federation knew about them. Everyone was paying attention. Everyone cared.

And because of that, countless people had now begun to suspect the answer.

In the projection, the King continued—

"We investigated his past. This person had an extremely miserable childhood and experienced countless disasters. We were afraid his personality might be twisted, and we were also afraid that he might be filled with hostility toward the people of the Federation."

"After all, the second god of Chaos Planet had already set a precedent."

"If he was hostile toward the Federation, if he devoted himself entirely to elevating his own planet, if he wanted to seize control of the universe... the Federation would descend into complete chaos."

"The five Main Districts each had their own considerations, but none of us wanted the existing balance to be broken. After all, he wasn't from the Main Planet."

He wasn't from the Main Planet.

None of the five great powers welcomed him. All of them feared him.

And the five Main Districts possessed overwhelming power. Ordinary planets had no right to speak.

"I don't know who suddenly suggested that we kill him and consume his power. Not only could we strengthen ourselves, perhaps we could also preserve the Federation's existing balance..."

"Later, we did it."

"And we succeeded—we killed him."

The entire universe erupted.

They had already roughly guessed the truth. They stared fixedly at the projection, glaring fiercely at the King's face.

They had guessed a certain answer.

But they didn't dare face it.

Now, they wanted to hear that answer directly from the King's mouth.

A definite answer!

The King opened his mouth, but for a long time, he couldn't say that name.

Qiao and Larry also stared fixedly at the projection, waiting for the King to speak that name...

"Beep, beep!"

"What's making that noise?" Abier frowned.

Qiu Dao looked up but didn't notice anything unusual. He quickly lowered his gaze again and continued watching the projection. This was the crucial moment. They were only waiting for that name!

"Beep, beep!"

The sound continued.

Qiu Dao frowned and raised his head.

Then his pupils abruptly contracted.

His entire body sprang upright. He grabbed Qiao's sleeve, trembling all over.

Qiao shook him off and snapped irritably, "What the hell are you doing?!"

Qiu Dao pointed at the equipment, stammering, "The equipment—the equipment is responding!"

Everyone froze.

"Bzzzt—"

They had kept two screens open the entire time. One showed the King's public conference, while the other displayed the Selection Area of <Top Talent Show>.

At this moment, on one side, the King opened his mouth but remained unable to utter that name.

On the other side was a screen filled with flickering static, completely blurred.

Qiu Dao's eyes widened.

Larry and Qiao were equally stunned.

No one looked at the King anymore. Everyone stared at the livestream in the Selection Area. At this moment, everyone throughout the universe who still had the Selection Area open could see the screen filled with static, accompanied by a constant "bzzzt" sound.

That was...

"Bzzzt—"

"Bzzzt, bzzzt—"

The screen continued flickering and jumping, as though it were trying to establish a signal. It stuttered frame by frame, vague and blurry shadows occasionally moving within it, but the projection was still filled with static and remained indistinct.

Qiu Dao could hear his own heart pounding violently. He instinctively held his breath and stared fixedly at the screen, an expectation he hardly dared believe gradually rising from the depths of his eyes.

The image continued trembling.

The static remained blurry.

But as it continued stuttering, the signal suddenly seemed to stabilize slightly, and the image gradually began to clear.

Before they could even see the image, everyone heard familiar voices—

Gedai: "Fuck, Qiong, hurry the fuck up! Holding this position is fucking awkward!"

Qiong: "Almost there, almost there. Shut up and stop bitching."

Gedai: "You fucking—"

Qiong: "Zhen Xing, shut his mouth for him!"

At the same time, the image cleared.

He Yu's familiar, fair face appeared in the livestream. He looked straight ahead, as though meeting the eyes of everyone outside the livestream. His rimless glasses rested on the bridge of his nose, and the corner of his lips gently curved upward—

"Hi. Long time no see. Friends, don't be in such a hurry to mourn us."

"Unfortunately for someone, we're still alive."

His familiar voice rang in their ears as the livestream became completely clear.

Inside the battered cruise ship, He Yu stood perfectly straight. His features were picturesque, his figure tall and elegant, noble and aloof, radiating brilliance.

At that moment, countless people rubbed their eyes.

Then tears burst from them.

—Yes.

Long time no see, He Yu.

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