I'm a villain, not a devil

"Didn't we agree to talk business?"

Bai Ye said breathlessly.

Sean turned over, got off the princess, picked up the nutrient solution she had placed on the bedside table and drank it casually.

Bai Ye's shoulders were slightly exposed. She grabbed some blankets to cover her empty body. Seeing that he looked used to it, she immediately rolled her eyes and said unhappily, "That's a special nutrient solution made for me! It's for women only!"

Sean burped and said nonchalantly, "It's just a special medicine for female hormone levels. It's okay. I'm at the middle level of Crimson anyway, so it won't affect me."

He stretched out his hand and held Bai Ye in his arms, and his big hand stretched in restlessly again. Bai Ye struggled for a few times, but finally shrank back silently.

Sean had a dissolute expression on his face: "I drank yours, you can drink mine."

Bai Ye was stunned at first, then he reacted.

The princess immediately scolded, "Sean, don't even think about me eating your thing! No, except for this one, don't even think about anything else."

Sean raised his eyebrows with a smile: "You didn't react when I hinted at you before, how come you knew about it this time? Did you go back to study?"

"Tutoring you big-headed ghost!" Bai Ye's face turned red, but the fierceness of the princess emerged again. She actually turned over and rode on Sean's body and threatened, "Don't even think about it! This is the bottom line now!"

Sean let her ride him. Although he was at the bottom, Bai Ye was still at a disadvantage.

He nodded with a grin: "Okay, no problem, I'm not the kind of bastard who likes to force others."

Bai Ye rolled over, grabbed the blanket and huddled in his arms. Hearing this, he sneered, "In terms of shamelessness, who can compare to you?"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"shameless……"

"Would you like to eat?"

"Don't eat!"

"When I came here, I bought ice cream, half sugar, and I asked the boss to add chestnuts."

"You actually remembered... But the boss was very stubborn and insisted that chestnuts should not be added to ice cream. Is he willing to help you add them?"

"He didn't want to, so I beat him up and threatened to sleep with his granddaughter if he didn't do it."

"rogue……"

"Then do you still want to eat?"

"Eat... otherwise the beating from the boss would be in vain."

……

The two chatted for a while, but neither of them was the type to say sweet words, so they soon turned to business.

Most of the blanket on Bai Ye had slipped off her body. She had become accustomed to Sean's big hands wandering around her body.

"Recently, my second brother has started contacting his former colleagues in the Security Bureau. It seems that he is preparing to take back some power."

Sean doesn't necessarily want to be a hooligan, he just likes to hold something soft whenever he wants.

He exerted a little force on his hands, which attracted Bai Ye's dissatisfied look. Xiao En thought for a moment and said, "It seems that your eldest brother and second brother have really joined forces. After all, the Security Bureau is in charge of all matters in the imperial capital. With the Security Bureau in hand, it will be much easier to do things."

Bai Ye changed his posture: "The Security Bureau is now in the hands of the two of us, but the eldest and second brothers don't know your existence. They all think that I am in control of it. Last time in the Black Pigeon Prison, I performed a great deed, and the military gave me a lot of rewards, and public opinion also leaned towards me."

"My eldest and second brothers didn't care much about me before, but it's different now."

Sean smiled and said, "It's only a matter of time. You can't just hide behind the scenes forever and let the people you bribe do the work in the open."

Bai Ye frowned, "Of course I know, but their reaction is greater than I thought. It may be because of the crazy beast. Big Brother's people are still searching the whole city in secret. Without the police, the search efforts have been reduced a lot. It seems that the crazy beast you captured is very important to them."

Sean stretched and said, "It's important, but not as important as you might think. It's just that your eldest brother thinks it's very important."

Bai Ye turned his head to look at him: "Big brother used the crazy beast for some ulterior motive, and the biggest obstacle was naturally father and uncle... If you say so... what do you know? Or does the uncle already know, but big brother doesn't know that the uncle already knows it?"

Sean laughed. "You're being so roundabout? But, Your Highness, you're really perceptive. I was thinking of using this information as a bargaining chip to trick you into bed again."

Bai Ye was furious, and put on his arrogant attitude and glared at Sean: "Shameless... But, you mean that Big Brother's plan has been known to others?"

Sean did not hide too much, but confirmed vaguely: "The specific situation is still unclear, but after my investigation, I am almost certain that your eldest brother's plan has been put on the radar of certain people. However, the person who knows is not your uncle, but your father."

"Father?" Bai Ye frowned. "Father has not been involved in matters for many years... No wonder, no wonder the policy of building the statue was passed so quickly, no matter how others persuaded him, it was useless... What does Father want to do with that statue?"

Sean gave a thumbs up: "You have a keen sense of smell, but I don't know what you are going to do specifically...By the way, has there been any change at the statue construction site during this period of time?"

Bai Ye pondered, "According to your instructions, I have had people secretly watching there. Judging from the surface, there is no change. However, the construction speed has been further increased, and some parts of the construction site are always covered up intentionally or unintentionally. My people can't see clearly. I suspect that Big Brother has invested a lot of his own resources in it. It seems that he is in a hurry."

Sean nodded: "Normal, your brother is worried about being discovered..."

As we were talking, suddenly, the bedside lamp flashed quickly a few times.

When Bai Ye saw this, he immediately stood up and put on his clothes.

Without waiting for Sean to ask questions, she threw Sean's clothes over as well, "Put them on. This is a signal Shadow gave me. I told him to rest today when I knew you were coming over. He won't disturb me unless it's something important. Go and listen."

Sean shrugged and followed Bai Ye.

A moment later, in the courtyard outside the house, the returning shadow told all the information he had discovered.

"A tree shadow suddenly appeared near the Raya volcano?" Bai Ye said with a frown.

The shadow nodded. "Yes, Princess. The general location is not far from where you were promoted to Crimson last time. The shadow of the tree is estimated to be more than 100 meters high, which is very large. When I received the news, I was ready to go check it out, but before I arrived, the shadow of the tree disappeared."

"Disappeared..." Bai Ye pondered.

Sean at the side had a strange look in his eyes, the shadow of the tree...

That was the shadow of the World Tree, but based on the description of the shadow, although a hundred meters sounded huge, it was too small compared to what he had seen.

It appeared for a moment and then disappeared, which was consistent with what Sean had seen before.

Shadow continued, "When the tree shadow appeared, many forces reacted. All the forces that were close should have gone to investigate. Needless to say, the tree people are very close to them, and the closest force to our empire is the Raya Volcano Guard Station."

When mentioning the Raya Volcano Guard Station, Sean and Bai Ye looked at each other.

The Major General Lens there was Bai Zhan's man. They had known about it for a long time. The last time Bai Ye was promoted to Crimson, he was obstructed by the opponent, and Panda was also rescued from the opponent.

Sean did not touch Lance for the time being. He modified his memory and released him. Unexpectedly, this time Major General Lance really encountered some problems.

Shadow continued to report, "Major General Lance of the Raya Volcano Garrison should be on his way back. We can't find out the specific information, but we can be sure that Major General Lance should have brought back some important information because he activated the Empire's emergency military order."

Bai Ye asked, "Where is Lance?"

Shadow said: "According to calculations, we should be only about 200 kilometers away from the imperial capital now."

Bai Ye thought about it for a while, and finally nodded: "I understand, Shadow, you keep watching, and dig out any information you can."

"Yes, I understand."

After the shadow left, Bai Ye looked at Sean and said, "Is that tree shadow the world tree you mentioned?"

Sean shrugged his shoulders: "Not necessarily, but at the moment, only the World Tree is the closest."

"What usually happens when a tree shadow suddenly appears?"

Sean pondered and said, "This is a situation that requires the World Tree to react instinctively... but the shadow of the tree that appeared this time was too small, and it's not on the same level as what I've seen before."

"Should we get involved in this matter?" Bai Ye asked.

Sean squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Why not? I have tampered with Major General Lance's memory, and I have left some good things in his mind. Hey, as long as we can meet him, he will tell me everything."

Bai Ye nodded first, then reminded, "Although Major General Lance is my brother's man, he is still the highest-ranking officer at the Raya Volcano Garrison. That is to say, after the emergency order is activated, he will first report to the emperor, and then decide whether to hand it over to the imperial army based on the importance and urgency of the matter. Before that, not only us, but even my brother can't see Lance."

Sean said thoughtfully: "This is not a big problem... Let's deal with it based on the situation."

……

However, the situation happened faster than Sean had imagined.

"Are you sure?" A hint of surprise flashed in Sean's eyes when he heard the news reported by Shadow.

Shadow nodded. "The noise was so loud that anyone in the palace could see it. It happened about ten minutes after Major General Lance entered the palace. The prison cart was difficult to conceal. It also happened in the temporary cell in the palace. That place is close to the office and is located on the cliff of the mountain. Many eunuchs heard it."

Sean frowned tightly.

Just now, Shadow reported the information he had discovered.

Ten minutes after Major General Lance entered the palace, many people saw that the prison car that entered the palace with Major General Lance was driven to the temporary prison in the palace.

Soon after, a huge noise was heard in the prison, as if a monster was dragging its chains forward. Even those who got close to it trembled and could hardly stand. One eunuch was even too frightened, simply because he approached the prison to make the monster inside quieter.

Bai Ye, who was listening nearby, frowned. "Is it the crazy beast captured near the tree? Because of its special nature, it has to be escorted back to the imperial capital?"

Shadow nodded. "That's what I guessed, and I noticed that the restaurant in the palace was open at night. In the past, due to his majesty's health, he rarely ate at night. Generally speaking, he would only do so when he was in good health and in the mood. But this time, the restaurant was open for more than an hour, which means that either his majesty was in a good mood and wanted to eat, or that the food brought by Major General Lance satisfied his majesty and he kept him for dinner."

Sean listened and smiled: "This observation is quite simple."

Shadow remained calm: "Thank you for the compliment."

Sean patted Shadow's shoulder and said, "Please go take another look."

After the shadow left, Bai Ye looked at Sean and said, "What do you think Major General Lance brought back?"

Sean smiled, walked to a chair and sat down, his eyes full of thought.

"Bring back a monster. However, although I am somewhat curious about the monster, there is one thing that I find strange."

Bai Ye asked: "What?"

Sean looked at the mountains in the distance, where the imperial palace was located.

"If this monster is a creature that can be of some help to His Majesty the Emperor, then it proves that it is a rare and good species. But don't forget that the shadow of the tree is so big and the tree man is nearby. Will the tree man let go of such a good thing?"

Bai Ye said thoughtfully: "You mean, the tree people deliberately gave it to Major General Lance? However, considering that Big Brother and the tree people are secretly in contact, it is not impossible, right?"

Sean smiled and said, "You still underestimate the greed of the humanoids. Your eldest brother is a collaborator of the tree people, not their father. So, either your eldest brother paid a high enough price for the tree people to pretend not to see it, or, that thing was deliberately made by your eldest brother..."

"Also, what do you think of the situation Shadow described?"

Bai Ye nodded: "I was just about to say that the sound of the chain dragging, and the sound near the Raya Volcano... sounds a lot like the monster released from the bottom of the shelter that Panda mentioned."

"That's right," Sean snapped his fingers, "We can even be sure that it was that thing... Then the question is, the shelter was destroyed because of it, how did a little Rens like you catch that thing?"

Bai Ye was a little confused: "You mean, that thing was not caught by Lance, but was deliberately made into a big commotion, and then sent directly to the imperial capital to please father?"

Sean grinned and said, "It's just a guess, but to verify the guess, at least I have to see with my own eyes what that thing is... If you were me, what would you do?"

Bai Ye thought and said, "Of course I will go and see it myself. After all, you have so many tricks."

"That's it." Sean stretched lazily. "This movement just matches all the information I have... Your brother knows that I'm not dead."