After confirming the identities of each of these people, Zhao Chen...
He knew this matter was definitely not small.
His expression also became serious.
As the Emperor of the Dragon King, he has never cared about threats from the outside world.
We can overcome this by working together.
His biggest concern was the problems originating from within the Wyvern Star Empire.
For a newly established interstellar civilization like the Dragon Star Empire...
Its foundation is still too thin and too shallow.
Some internal problems could cause it to go wrong.
"Tell me the specifics of the incident," Zhao Chen asked.
The flower bud orchid beside her also calmed down.
"This whole incident is now quite complicated."
Let me start from the very beginning.
In the beginning, it was actually Hanae Miho who wanted to squeeze some extra money out of the existing trade contracts.
For example, a shipping order.
The items being transported are certain parts or goods, and a certain amount of damage will occur during the transportation process.
Let's assume this loss rate is 1%.
However, in reality, it may only be less than 0.5%.
Hanaya Misou would always put all the surplus products into her waist bag.
Her order loss rate is always just barely passing.
Upon hearing this operation...
Huaya Lanlan only frowned slightly.
To be honest, many interstellar traders do this kind of thing.
Sometimes, if the damage goes too far, they'll even pay for it themselves.
"In fact, this kind of thing doesn't just happen with outsourced interstellar traders; it also exists within our own Xiaolong Interstellar Empire."
We turn a blind eye to those who only make a pittance.
After all, we all [N O V E L I G H T] know the saying that "if the water is too clear, there will be no fish."
But some people have no limit to their greed.
After several trade exchanges, she made contact with Chu Pinchuan, the regional president of the Imperial Ministry of Commerce.
In the beginning, Hanaya Misuke simply sent some gifts and made some arrangements with superiors and subordinates to facilitate her business.
But she soon discovered that Chu Pinchuan had a huge appetite and would accept anything offered.
Normal interstellar traders or partners would find this very objectionable.
However, Hanaya Miho seemed to have sensed a business opportunity.
She's not afraid of you not wanting her; she's afraid of you not wanting enough.
So she invested heavily several more times afterward.
He established close ties with Chu Pinchuan.
The two quickly began their first collaboration.
He used his position as the regional president of the commerce and trade division.
President Chu Pinchuan increased the price of some orders that were originally priced at around one billion star coins to three billion star coins, and then handed them over to Hua Ya Mei Xiu to complete.
Of this order, which normally costs one billion Star Coins, Hua Ya Mei Xiu could earn two to three hundred million Star Coins.
But they were not satisfied at all.
After offering 3 billion Star Coins, they made a profit of 2.3 billion Star Coins.
Chu Pinchuan took half of it, and the rest naturally fell to Hanaya Misaki.
Upon hearing this...
Hua Ya Lanlan's expression changed completely.
If those things that were done easily before were acceptable.
That has already crossed the line for the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Because this is exploiting the Dragon Star Empire.
There were as many as eight such business cases.
"We have made a total profit of over 20 billion Star Coins!" Minister Li Yaqi laid out all the evidence on the table.
Zhao Chen did not go to see it.
Two hundred billion star coins, although that's not much for the Dragon Star Empire right now.
However, this is already equivalent to the annual output of some small interstellar civilizations.
"There should still be some," Zhao Chen said, looking at Minister Li Yaqi.
If it were only 20 billion Star Coins, this matter wouldn't be enough to alarm Minister Li Yaqi.
Moreover, many characters in this story have not yet appeared.
"After these collaborations, "
Hanaya Misaki and Chu Pinchuan began to use their personal connections to build relationships with more people.
First is the central bank's Mami.
Mami, the regional branch manager, has the authority to control money.
When working with these people.
Mami mainly uses several methods.
First, give them some projects under various pretexts for long-term investment.
These investments are destined to fail to recoup their costs.
Secondly, it involves providing some projects with investments that exceed their value by twenty or even thirty times.
The extra money, of course, needs no further explanation.
There are also some that are relatively normal, but borderline.
It means approving some of their loan projects and funding applications that do not meet the regulations.
The total amount involved in Mami's case alone is at least 50 billion Star Coins!
Then came Rod, the chief engineer of the Third Industrial Zone.
Luo De and Chu Pinchuan knew each other before.
Although Chu Pinchuan has retired, he still enjoys collecting and buying interstellar warships.
He would often interact with Chief Engineer Rhodes and obtain some interstellar warships from him.
And after knocking on Rhodes' door.
Their reach extended into the realm of interstellar warships.
At this moment, Hua Ya Lanlan felt that the aura of Emperor Zhao Chen, the Dragon Emperor, had become extremely low.
"As you all know, we have an industry that reviews battle-damaged interstellar warships."
To determine whether it is worth repairing and can return to service in the legion's fleet, we need to decide.
It will be repaired and then sold to the public.
During this process, Chief Engineer Rod will conduct the review.
He would label some interstellar warships that clearly met the standards and could be returned to the battlefield after repairs as non-compliant.
Then, after the repairs are completed, they will be sold to the public.
And without exception, all of these interstellar warships will be bought by Hana Miho's people.
These interstellar warships are of higher quality, and their selling price will naturally be higher.
They profit from this!
Hua Ya Lanlan felt that the air was much heavier at this moment.
These people are incredibly audacious.
Not only did they dare to do these outrageous things, they even extended their reach into the military industry.
This is a very serious matter not only for the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire, but for any interstellar civilization.
"How much solid evidence do you have?" Zhao Chen asked in a low voice.
Minister Li Yaqi retrieved several video clips.
"Our people have investigated some transaction records, as well as the sales records and recipients of these interstellar warships."
Some of these interstellar warships are already under our control, and the original serial numbers can be found on the hulls of these warships, which serve as evidence.
Furthermore, it can be proven that when they were decommissioned, the damage was not at all sufficient to warrant their retirement from active service and sale to the public.
This involves over 400 T5-class interstellar warships, over 1,500 T4-class interstellar warships, and 30,000 T3-class interstellar warships.
In this area, the total amount involved, if calculated based on the selling price of these interstellar warships, is 1.6 trillion star coins for the T5-level interstellar warships alone.
This is partly due to the exorbitant profits generated by our Xiaolong series interstellar warships.
They can capture almost 90% of the profits.
One trillion six thousand Star Coins.
When Huaya Lanlan heard this number, she was greatly surprised.
She remained silent, knowing that these people's lives were completely beyond saving.
"We haven't even talked about what Prince Brauro of the Stone Kingdom is all about." Zhao Chen's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes already held a murderous intent.
Among these important figures involved, Prince Braulow is rather unique.
The Stone Kingdom is an interstellar civilization that joined the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire in recent years. It has maintained its relationship with the Wraith Dragon Interstellar Empire through the mining and supply of raw materials.
Therefore, it is different from the Fairy Flower Federation tribe, which is now completely dependent on the Dragon Star Empire.
"In this process, many third-party cosmic civilizations are more or less involved."
If the entire list were compiled, it would contain at least tens of thousands of people.
I'm just showing you a few of the columns with special identities.
Among them, Prince Brauro is the most special.
He met Chu Pinchuan through Hanaya Misaki's connections, and then got to know Chief Engineer Luo De.
Prince Brauro has always been very enthusiastic about technology, especially interstellar mining ships.
Furthermore, he is an extremely arrogant person, and he often says that he will lead the Stone Kingdom back to its former glory.
So he used the channels I just mentioned to try and collect some core technologies of interstellar mining ships.
Although Chief Engineer Rhodes cannot obtain all the technology, he will still receive some technology from Prince Brauro due to the benefits he receives.
For example, the core engine technology, drill technology, and resource extraction technology of a T4-class interstellar mining ship.
Hearing this, Zhao Chen fiddled with the water glass on the table, looking completely indifferent.
Minister Li Yaqi finished her story and silently looked at Zhao Chen.
"Is that all?" Zhao Chen asked.
"Well, that's all." Minister Li Yaqi nodded, then said, "However, there are some things that are somewhat related to this, but... not entirely."
When the initial signs were discovered, some competent officials reported them to higher authorities, only to be suppressed by these people, and even... silenced.
Within this network of relationships, more than three hundred people died because of them, and there were even cases of entire families being wiped out.
In addition, some of the investigators we initially sent out were also harmed.
This is the list.
Minister Li Yaqi unfolded a list.
Looking at the list of people, Zhao Chen scanned each name.
"These people were all arranged as martyrs of the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire."
"Their families must all be properly resettled," Zhao Chen said in a deep voice.
"yes.
So how should this matter be handled?
This case is the most extensive and largest case since the establishment of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
I... I've always been worried that it will implicate many people, so I've always secretly sent people to investigate.
I only dared to report to you after I had the results.
Zhao Chen understood the meaning behind Minister Li Yaqi's words. He looked at Minister Li Yaqi and said, "You mean you suspect that this may involve higher levels of our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire?"
Looking back now, Minister Li Yaqi did have opportunities to report to him when he was in the Xiaolong Interstellar Empire universe.
But she didn't do that.
Most importantly, she did all of this behind Lilith's back.
If Lilith knew about this, she would have reported it to me immediately when I returned to the Dragon Star Empire.
She didn't say that it must mean she hadn't received any notification from Minister Li Yaqi.
It now appears that Minister Li Yaqi was worried that reporting this matter to the Emperor of the Dragon Empire within the Dragon Empire's territory would cause some trouble.
That's why I chose to come here, taking advantage of this meeting of the Universal Trade Alliance.
It can be said that the timing and location were both well-managed.
Meeting the Dragon Emperor here, given his position as Minister of Commerce, is indeed without question.
"I have no evidence on this," Minister Li Yaqi shook her head, then said with a serious expression, "but in the past month, my guards have discovered that someone is investigating me."
Presumably, our investigation has aroused suspicion among these people.
Therefore, I feel that this matter cannot be delayed any longer.
I'd like to take this opportunity to report to you.
Zhao Chen closed his eyes.
Minister Li Yaqi and Hua Yalan, who were inside the room, dared not speak.
They awaited the next orders and instructions from Emperor Xiaolong.
"How long has the meeting outside been postponed?" Zhao Chen asked.
"It's already ten minutes late," Huaya Lanlan reported immediately.
"How long will this meeting last?" Zhao Chen asked.
"It's expected to take an hour," Hana-ya Lan-lan replied.
At this moment, Zhao Chen took out something and handed it to Li Yaqi.
"Li Yaqi, take this back with you."
Go see Lilith, she'll tell you what to do.
Li Yaqi was taken aback.
“I know you may doubt Lilith.”
But I can tell you that the people I trust most are Lilith and Charlotte.
If they all betray me, then I have no intention of continuing to be the Emperor of the Dragon.
When you see her, repeat everything you just told me.
Once she has completed all the verifications, she will tell you what to do next.
After Zhao Chen finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door: "We should go to the meeting."
"Hana-ya Lanlan, later you need to find any excuse for Minister Li Yaqi that she can't attend the meeting. You'll be responsible for the meeting content she's in charge of."
"Yes." Hua Ya Lanlan immediately accepted the task.
The two then headed towards the meeting venue.
Minister Li Yaqi watched the departing figure of Emperor Xiaolong, then looked at the token Emperor Xiaolong had given her earlier—a token representing Emperor Xiaolong.
She took a deep breath and immediately sent a message to her adjutant, instructing her to prepare a starship and return to the Dragon Star Empire.
I wish to meet with the High Secretary, Lady Lilith!
On the other side, Zhao Chen, who pushed open the door and entered the meeting room, had a normal smile on his face, and it was impossible to tell that he had just heard such a big thing.
Even Hua Ya Lanlan's eyes still held shock and worry.
