After all, the old doctor’s words just now were very clear: the "Needle Grinding" toxin is specifically collected only by the Military Department in the Blue Star Empire, generally used to deal with foreign spies or domestic traitors, people of great and heinous crimes.
It’s not that Du Xixi speculates maliciously; her husband and best friend are both in the Military Department, and her father-in-law retired from there. In theory, the Military Department should be very trustworthy for her.
However, when suspicion arises in her heart, Du Xixi can no longer suppress her various speculations about the Military Department. Perhaps it started when that traitor who allied with the Insect Clan appeared, making Du Xixi less trustful of the Military Department.
As expected, Ke Xing did not want to suspect the Military Department, but when he saw Du Xixi’s gloomy face and recalled the painful expressions of his two grandsons earlier, he felt slightly shaken inside.
He didn’t say anything to doubt the Military Department but gritted his teeth and said to Du Xixi, "I will discuss this matter with His Majesty and Ah Lan. You and Miao Miao should spend more time with the children. We will thoroughly investigate what’s happening outside."
Du Xixi lowered her eyelids, aware that although she had real power in the Blue Star Empire, she never developed any network connections, and if she really wanted to investigate, she would likely encounter obstacles everywhere.
"Then I’ll leave it to you." Du Xixi spoke lightly. She was very aware that compared to herself, Chen Yin and the others were deeply rooted in the power fields, and their paths for investigation were far more numerous than hers.
Without delay, after Du Xixi went upstairs to see the children’s condition, Ke Xing turned on the Light Computer to report today’s major incident to Chen Yin and Ke Lian.
In just a quarter of an hour, all three men gathered in the council hall of the Imperial Palace. Because this matter somewhat involved the Military Department, the current Minister of the Military also rushed over.
The Minister of the Military was a somewhat elderly Great General with high merits, who had once fought side by side with several previous Imperial Marshals, having slain countless members of the Insect Clan, enough to cover half of the Blue Star Empire’s territory together.
Chen Yin and the other two still respected the Minister of the Military, but they couldn’t keep calm facing him after such a major incident.
Ke Xing and Ke Lian clenched their fists without questioning, yet Chen Yin sternly slapped the table, and coldly asked, "Minister, there was a rule when the Military Department collected the ’Needle Grinding’ toxin, that no more ’Needle Grinding’ toxin should appear within the Empire. How could such a big mistake happen now!"
The "Needle Grinding" toxin is naturally not something only the Blue Star Empire can collect, but frankly speaking, in the All-Star range, the empires daring enough to kill the Insect Clan and collect their poison like the Blue Star Empire can be counted on one hand.
While the possibility of other empires secretly acting cannot be ruled out, the appearance of the "Needle Grinding" toxin in the Blue Star Empire, which caused serious harm to the offspring of the Imperial Marshal and Empress, is enough to indict the Military Department with negligence in oversight! ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
Not to mention, the identities of Yiyi and Er Er are already not simple. If Chen Yin truly has no opportunity to bear offspring in the future, one of them will surely become the new emperor. The harm of "Needle Grinding" is endangering the Crown Prince!
The Minister of the Military’s heart trembled upon hearing this, but he quickly composed himself. He carefully recalled the "Needle Grinding" toxin application records of recent years, and then seriously replied, "Your Majesty, at least in the past five years, there have been no recorded uses, losses, or damages of the ’Needle Grinding’ toxin."
The Military Department has always strictly monitored potent Insect Clan toxins such as "Needle Grinding"; even the slightest use application must be submitted directly to the Minister of the Military for approval before use.
The consequences of loss or damage are also not trifling. If such situations really occurred, the Minister of the Military would certainly be informed. But even if the Military’s "Needle Grinding" toxin is well preserved, the poisoning of the two children with "Needle Grinding" is a real occurrence.
The Minister of the Military knows the mission the Military must undertake, and he would not shirk his responsibilities even after the incident. With a serious demeanor, he officially stated, "The Military’s oversight was inadequate, willing to accept penalties as per regulations. I also ask for Your Majesty’s trust; I am ready to take on the task of investigation myself and will find the culprit who harmed the Marshal’s son in the shortest possible time!"