After leaving the Xingluo Palace, Wu Tianrong returned to the Xingluo Hotel.
"Dad, you went to see the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire again?" Wu Siduo said with a displeased expression as she saw Wu Tianrong looking excited.
"Yes! Our ancestors have always wanted to return to the Star Luo Empire, and now there is finally hope. His Majesty even promised you the position of Crown Princess. I have met the Crown Prince—he is only eighteen years old and has already reached the fifty-sixth rank, the Soul King realm. Even in the entire Douluo Continent, he is one of the top geniuses." Wu Tianrong said with a smile.
"You are saying this just to fulfill your so-called wish of 'returning to your roots.' Doesn't it hurt your conscience to speak like this?" Wu Siduo rolled her eyes and said, "Even I wouldn't dare to claim that I'm one of the top geniuses in the Douluo Continent. An eighteen-year-old Soul King? If this were before, it might have been impressive, but in today's Douluo Continent, it's nothing."
"If your so-called Crown Prince is such a top-tier genius, let him defeat me first. I'll give him a two-year advantage." Wu Siduo flicked her long hair and added, "I'll even give him another handicap—I won't use my Netherworld Spirit Cat Martial Soul. I'll only use my White Tiger Martial Soul to fight him."
Wu Tianrong's face immediately fell. Asking Dai Yueyan to defeat Wu Siduo? That was a joke. He quickly said, "Daughter, you can't bully people like this. You are both Soul Kings, and although the Crown Prince has three levels more soul power than you, you are a Twin Martial Soul wielder. Your total soul power far exceeds his. Moreover, you are a top genius from Shrek Academy. This wouldn't be fair to the Crown Prince."
Wu Siduo pursed her lips and said indifferently, "Didn't you just say he was one of the top geniuses?"
"Anyway, my stance is clear—if he wants to marry me, he must defeat me first." After saying this, Wu Siduo clenched her fist and walked away.
The moment she turned around, her face darkened.
She didn't understand why Wu Tianrong was so insistent on forcing her to marry Dai Yueyan.
She hadn't even known Dai Yueyan before.
Even now, they hadn't exchanged a single word.
Yet, just because of one command from Dai Tianling, she was supposed to marry Dai Yueyan?
How was she supposed to accept that?
If she hadn't wanted to strain her relationship with her father, she would have outright refused every time. However, Wu Tianrong took her reluctance to completely sever ties as a sign that she wasn't entirely opposed to the idea.
He believed that she could still be persuaded.
Ding-ding…
At that moment, Wu Tianrong's Soul Communication Device rang.
"This is a long-distance Soul Communication call from the Wu Family in Douluo Continent." Wu Tianrong frowned as he saw the number.
Since he frequently communicated with the Star Luo Empire's main family, the Wu Family had their own long-distance Soul Communication system installed.
If this were an ordinary time, it would be fine, but now, with the Sun-Moon Federation in full war preparations and the previous leak of warship technology as a painful lesson, all long-distance Soul Communication calls to the Star Luo Empire were being monitored by the Federal Government.
Wu Tianrong hesitated for a moment but decided to answer the call.
"Ahem! What's the matter?" Wu Tianrong coughed twice, signaling the other side to be cautious with their words.
"Tianrong, Wu Tian and several others were arrested by the Federation's police in Mingdu." Wu Tianrong's wife, Wu Tianxin, spoke urgently from the other end.
"Wu Tian was arrested by the Federation?!" Wu Tianrong was shocked.
Wu Tian was the person he had arranged to monitor the troop movements of the Central Army Corps in Mingdu.
Apart from Mingdu, he had also planted people near the Poseidon Army Corps, the East Sea Army Corps, the North Sea Army Corps, and the Western Army Corps.
Although they couldn't gather exact deployment details, they would at least be able to detect when the armies mobilized.
But now, Wu Tian had been arrested in Mingdu!
"Who arrested him?" Wu Tianrong asked in a deep voice.
If it was under some other charge, there wouldn't be much to worry about.
"The Mingdu Police Department!" Wu Tianxin responded.
"The Mingdu Police Department?" Wu Tianrong breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't the Central Army Corps, things might still be salvageable.
If the Central Army Corps had arrested him, it would mean he was caught in a military zone, making the situation much worse. But since it was just the police, there was still room to argue.
"What crime are they being charged with?" Wu Tianrong asked.
"Espionage!"
A stern voice suddenly cut into the call: "White Tiger Wu Tianrong, Ghost Douluo Wu Tianxin, this is the Federal Military Commission and the Federal Police Headquarters. Wu Tian and his associates have been caught colluding with the enemy in treasonous acts. They have confessed to their crimes and provided information on all Wu Family members involved in espionage. We hereby inform you that the Southern Army Corps and the Xingluo City Police Department have now surrounded the Wu Family estate. All family members must surrender and cooperate with law enforcement. Any resistance will be met with consequences."
In Xingluo City on Douluo Continent, Wu Tianxin had barely processed the news when alarm bells suddenly blared throughout the Wu Family estate.
She stepped outside and saw that the sky above the estate was filled with more than a dozen helicopters and over twenty mechas, completely surrounding them.
Many Wu Family members had not yet realized what was happening before they were subdued by soldiers and police officers.
"Ghost Douluo, will you come with us voluntarily, or shall we assist you?" The Chief of the City Police Department approached Wu Tianxin, holding a Soul-Sealing Helmet and Soul-Sealing Handcuffs.
"I will go with you, but let my family members go." Wu Tianxin took a deep breath.
"Are you joking? Do you think we deployed all these forces just for a personal dispute?" The police chief sneered. "Although you were once Star Luo Empire's royal family, the Federation allowed you to live normal lives instead of hunting you down. And yet, you chose to betray the Federation. Because of traitors like you, the Poseidon Army Corps suffered in its last campaign. Every Wu Family member involved in this will be punished, and even those uninvolved will need to undergo investigation before being released."
Wu Tianxin remained silent and quietly put on the Soul-Sealing Helmet and Handcuffs.
The police and military had already planned this out in advance. Resisting now would be no different from committing suicide.
In Mingdu Suburbs, Central Army Corps
Poseidon Army Corps Commander Vast Sea Chen Xinjie, Central Army Corps Commander Divine Brush Douluo Yu Guanzhi, Federal Police Minister Heavenly Judgment Douluo Lang Tian, and several high-ranking officials were gathered in front of a large screen, watching the police and military's joint operation unfold.
Apart from the Wu Family estate in Xingluo City, all other Wu Family operatives across various locations were also successfully arrested at the same time.
The high-ranking officials nodded in satisfaction.
This operation was so well-executed that even the Federation's top brass couldn't find any faults with it.
"Shameful! Absolutely shameful! My Central Army Corps is supposed to be the Federation's top force, yet we were being monitored without realizing it! Minister Heavenly Judgment, we have the Federation Police to thank for this success. If not for you, we might have suffered another setback." Yu Guanzhi looked at Heavenly Judgment Douluo with gratitude and frustration.
"No, no, you focus on external threats, while we safeguard internal stability. It's our duty." Heavenly Judgment Douluo responded modestly.
…
"What about Wu Tianrong, who is in the Star Luo Empire?" A major general asked.
"He had better return to Douluo Continent and accept trial willingly. Otherwise, once we take over the Star Lou Empire, he will regret it." Yu Guanzhi said coldly.
"According to Wu Tian's confession, the Star Crown Xu family was also involved. Why aren't they being arrested as well?" A young major general beside Chen Xinjie suddenly asked.
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent.
The Star Crown Xu family corresponds to the Xu family of the Star Luo Empire, which is now also a hereditary duke family.
Like the Wu family, they were once royalty in the Star Luo Empire.
During this operation, several members of the Xu family had also been arrested.
However, a full-scale raid on the Xu family's residence had not been carried out.
"I've already negotiated with Shrek Academy to have them hand over all the members of the Xu family suspected of colluding with the Star Luo Empire," Chen Xinjie glanced at him and explained.
The Xu family could now be considered an affiliated family of Shrek Academy.
The Shrek Auction House was managed by Xu Yao Xing, the head of the Xu family, in cooperation with Shrek Academy.
The Xu family was located in Shrek City.
Going into Shrek City to arrest people would mean tearing apart the relationship with Shrek Academy.
This was something the top brass of the Sun and Moon Federation did not want to see.
Especially for Vast Sea Douluo Chen Xinjie and Heavenly Judgment Douluo Lang Tian.