Chapter 166 I’m Going to Lose My Job

Chapter 166: I'm About to Lose My Job

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Lin Erbao:** *Hiss*, could it be the Second Prince of the Succubus Race who did this? Was Lu Quan's identity exposed and then he was dealt with on the spot?

Seeing the words "Second Prince of the Succubus Race," Hua Diao's eyes flickered. She had a different take: wasn't that Second Prince the mastermind behind the assassination attempt on her, as uncovered by Anfoya?

Considering Lu Quan was with the Second Prince last night, perhaps he knew too much and was silenced?

But she kept this speculation to herself.

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Lin Dabao:** It involves the Second Prince of the Succubus Race again? I remember my employer, Pei Ji, is very familiar with him. He invested in the Second Prince's bid to become the ruler of the Succubus Race. I recall he even sent a letter to the Second Prince last night. Ah, if Lu Quan's identity was exposed, does that mean I might be exposed too? Should I pack up and run?

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Lin Xiaobao:** Don't move unless provoked. Stay put for now. There's no evidence yet that Lu Quan was killed because his identity was exposed. If anyone's in danger, it's Hao Fei.

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Hao Fei:** Ah, then what should I do? Am I going to be next?

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Lin Xiaobao:** Think again. Did anything else happen around the Second Prince, or was there any major commotion?

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Hao Fei:** A major commotion? There was one. Yesterday, a princess named Debra came crying to the Second Prince with a string of maids, seemingly claiming another princess had bullied her. The Second Prince was furious and promised to teach that princess a lesson. It happened in his garden, not far from the gate I was guarding. I heard it clearly—the other princess was Anfoya. As for anomalies, Princess Debra and the Second Prince didn't act like siblings. Their behavior was too intimate, without boundaries, more like a young couple. Does that count as an anomaly?

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Lin Xiaobao:** It does.

By this point, Hua Diao, who had been silently observing the chat, could already connect all the dots.

She surmised that yesterday, she had encountered Debra, who tried to pick a fight but was left speechless and retreating by two maids arranged by Anfoya. Frustrated, Debra went to the Second Prince to complain and seek his help. Coincidentally, the Second Prince also had ambitions and set his sights on her, the mermaid. He could both avenge Debra and frame Anfoya for killing a mermaid, thus instigating conflict between the two races.

But what he didn't expect was that the assassin he sent last night failed. She was still alive and well. Instead, he was exposed, and the boomerang came back to hit him. He became the culprit who offended the mermaid race.

So, as a person in power, what would he do? Find a scapegoat? Or kill all those who knew, leaving no witnesses and denying everything?

If it was the latter, Lu Quan might have been one of those who knew.

That would explain how he died.

Hua Diao typed furiously, sending her insights and speculations into the small forum.

She also briefly mentioned how she killed the assassin last night but didn't get a treasure chest.

Having read the novel, she knew this setting: in a wisdom dungeon, there were no treasure chests, only clearance rewards and items obtained within the dungeon.

But others didn't know this yet, so it was necessary to warn them in advance not to risk their lives killing succubi for treasure chests—it was pointless.

So, the group moved their discussion to the smaller forum, leaving the others on the main forum anxiously waiting. They had practically stripped down, and this was all they got?

It looked like they were about to analyze something, but then there was no follow-up?

They waited and waited, but instead of Lin Xiaobao's analysis, they got an update from Hao Fei.

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Hao Fei:** Holy shit, I'm about to lose my job!!!

The forum immediately erupted with questions.

**Storm Team, Shen Yuelian:** What happened?

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Lin Dabao:** Was your identity exposed?

**Roaring Tiger Team, Liu Hu:** How do you get the Succubus Race's wisdom fruit? I'll pay you.

**Storm Team:** *Tch*, piss off. We're talking serious business here.

**Roaring Tiger Team, Liu Hu:** Mine's serious too. If I infiltrate the succubi, I can share some intel with you.

**Storm Team, Shen Yuelian:** Who are you trying to fool? With your temper, you couldn't even stay calm when locked up without interrogation, dragging others into your mess. Someone like you is clearly not cut out for intel gathering. Get lost, just get lost.

**Peanut Squad, Hua Diao:** Yeah, yeah, get lost! Hao Fei, tell us, why are you losing your job? Did something big happen? Did your boss, the Second Prince, get screwed?

She was incredibly curious. Anfoya had only promised her a satisfactory resolution—to strip the Second Prince of his inheritance rights—but hadn't mentioned any other consequences for him. She couldn't just shamelessly go watch the spectacle, but with Hao Fei here, she could finally find out what happened to the Second Prince!

Hao Fei, as expected, did not disappoint, diligently providing a live, blow-by-blow account.

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Hao Fei:** Just now, a large squad of palace guards came over. My supervisor—no, our gatekeeping team leader—led us to intercept them, but we were told we're being disbanded. Because the Second Prince has been stripped of his inheritance rights, he's being kicked out of the palace. Naturally, there's no longer a need for us gatekeepers.

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Hao Fei:** Wow, this is thrilling! I overheard some gossip from the palace guards. Turns out, last night, this self-destructive Second Prince, in a fit of rage for a woman, tried to assassinate the mermaid VIP staying with Princess Anfoya. But the plot was exposed, and now he's paying the price—he's being stripped of everything and expelled from the palace. All his assets will be sent to the mermaid VIP as compensation.

*Tsk, tsk*, the way he was dragged out like a dead dog was truly pathetic. I wonder who that mermaid VIP is—they must have immense power for the Succubus Race to go this far. A top contender for the imperial throne, just like that, stripped of his inheritance rights, and then stripped of everything and expelled from the palace. If I could cozy up to them, maybe I could gather even more intel.

**Qingcheng Special Operations Bureau, Hao Fei:** *Sighs of awe*... This Second Prince is so rich! Gems, rare materials, all kinds of items—being carried out in crates. Ah, I'm salivating just looking at it.