Chapter 473: Chapter 473

Andelle said, "You and your sister are both . Once you’ve set your mind on something, you’ll definitely persist in doing it. I really admire that determination; it’s one of the reasons I love you."

Yan Yao wrapped his arms around Andelle and kissed her forehead. "Once this matter is settled, I’ll spend some quality time with you."

"It’s alright; you don’t have to keep me company. After it’s dealt with, you should take a good rest."

Looking up at Yan Yao with a touch of guilt, Andelle said, "Thinking about it, ever since I took office, you haven’t had a proper break for all these years. If I were more capable and could do more, you wouldn’t have to work so hard."

Without Yan Yao, she couldn’t have smoothly succeeded to the throne as queen.

Along her journey in life, it was always Yan Yao who shouldered the burdens and cleared the path for her.

And she was still the same as before, unable to do anything right, or do anything at all.

Gently, Yan Yao said, "You don’t need to do anything. You just need to be happy each day."

Andelle nestled closer into Yan Yao’s embrace, wrapping her arms around his waist, and blissfully closed her eyes.

Yan Yao was her everything.

With him around, she wasn’t afraid no matter what happened.

Because he was like a superhero, always able to solve every problem.

Suddenly, Yan Yao thought of something and said, "Right, I’m tied up at the moment, but there really is something I need you to do."

Andelle looked up at him, "What is it?"

"I want you to find someone to simulate breaking into the Royal Palace from the outside without alerting the guards. See which part of the security protocol has a flaw. I want to know exactly how Qianyi managed to come in so quietly. If there are any oversights in the security, they must be addressed immediately."

"Okay, I can definitely do that well!"

On the other side, Yan Qianyi had already left the Royal Palace undetected by anyone.

She forwarded a copy of the information Yan Yao had given her to Xia Ziyu.

After receiving it, Xia Ziyu immediately called her with a voice message.

"Sorceress, you’re amazing! How did you get your hands on such confidential information?"

"My brother gave it to me."

"He was willing to give it to you!"

"Of course. He is my own brother, and like I said, he’s truly hopeful that the two countries will be able to sign a peace agreement."

"Right, right, I believe your brother. If you need me to vouch for your brother within the Federation Empire, just give me the word. As a prince of the Federation Empire, my word carries some weight."

"As long as the mastermind is exposed, and Ah Lie and the Commander return safely to their country, the Federation Empire will naturally let go of any suspicions against my brother."

"So these two are the main suspects?"

"With this information, it will be a lot easier for me to follow the trail."

"Focus your investigation on Dempsey; my brother said Dempsey is the most suspicious. See if you can monitor his personal system. I’m worried that since Ah Lie and the Commander have lost contact, they might already be under his control. Otherwise, all these days would not have passed without any contact."

"Got it, I’m on it right away. Take care of yourself."

After hanging up the voice call, Yan Qianyi continued to investigate near the site of the incident.

Only when she was weary did she find a hotel to rest.

The next evening, Andelle arranged for experts to practice sneaking into the Royal Palace.

After several attempts, even with different people, they were all detected by the palace guards and couldn’t approach Yan Yao’s study smoothly.

After Andelle reported the results of the exercise to Yan Yao, he appeared incredulous, "So, the Palace security is without a flaw?"

"None. We tried many times with the most skilled personnel."

Yan Yao laughed in disbelief. "It seems that Qianyi’s skills are really good! And she’s even pregnant."

"Exactly! So now you don’t have to worry so much about her, right? With her abilities, she’ll definitely be able to take care of herself."

Yan Yao nodded, now a bit more reassured about Yan Qianyi’s capabilities.

But his worries were inevitable.

Xia Ziyu, through network data, tracked Dempsey’s connections, locking on several people closely associated with Dempsey, including those who interacted in secret.

Yan Qianyi then surreptitiously watched and followed these individuals.

In the end, she found that the behavior of all these people was no different from before.

There was only one person whose behavior had changed.

That was the Morris Empire’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vanessa.

That evening, Yan Qianyi was tracking Vanessa when she arrived at the exterior of an abandoned laboratory.

Xia Ziyu happened to call her at that moment.

Yan Qianyi hid in a dark corner to answer, "Talk fast, I’m busy."

If it wasn’t for Xia Ziyu’s sudden contact, she would have already followed Vanessa inside.

"I’ve tapped into Dempsey’s personal system!" Xia Ziyu said excitedly, "It was really him who moved against the Commander!"

Yan Qianyi’s brow furrowed, "Can you tell what’s happening with Mu Yunlie and the Commander now?"

"From monitoring his calls, what I can confirm now is that he’s also looking for the Commander! During the exchange of fire, someone rescued the Commander from his grasp. He’s quite anxious now, fearing that if the Commander doesn’t die, his actions will be exposed. You don’t have to follow him anymore."

"I’m not following him anymore," Yan Qianyi said. "I have another target."

"Morris Empire’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vanessa. I’ve noticed anomalies in her behavior."

Previously, after Xia Ziyu identified all the people closely related to Dempsey, she had Xia Ziyu send her their past behavioral tracks.

After following up for a few days, she noticed that Dempsey’s movements were no different from usual and that continuing to track him would reveal nothing.

So she followed others and then discovered the anomaly with Vanessa.

Xia Ziyu checked and exclaimed in surprise, "Indeed, Vanessa has been frequently present in places she doesn’t usually go to."

"Yes, I’m already here and I’ll go in for a look shortly."

"Don’t go it alone. Inform Prince Yao first. Let him bring people to check it out."

"No, the other party is a foreign minister after all. Without confirmation, getting my brother to come with troops, if it turns out to be a misunderstanding, it could affect their relationship as ruler and subject later on."

"What are you considering all this for? It’s not safe for you to go in alone!"

"I don’t want to trouble my brother. Don’t worry, I can handle it myself."

"Fine. But as always, wear a camera, and I’ll keep an eye on things from here."

Yan Qianyi took out a camera and clipped it to her chest.

Xia Ziyu could scan the surroundings through the camera view.

"Yan Qianyi, listen to me carefully. You must make it back alive. If you die, I will never forgive you in this lifetime!"