"And do you want to keep her on house arrest inside your house Prince Cheng?" w.a.n.g Gong asked almost mockingly, then he shook his head .  

"My decision is final . We either put her into the palace prison or send her to the exiled land while her trial is still ongoing . You choose . " 

"General w.a.n.g, this…" Long Cheng stuttered but nodded helplessly to the general . "Let me at least talk to her for a moment…" He said almost begging .  

When w.a.n.g Gong nodded and turned around to give them s.p.a.ce, Long Cheng looked at Lu Meili helplessly, "I will help you get out of the prison as soon as possible, I promise…" He said before reaching for her head and patted it . Unable to resist, he circled his arms around her for a tight hug .  

"Can you take care of my things for now?" Lu Meili asked .    

Long Cheng released a deep breath and nodded . He then removed her sling bag from her body . It was challenging to do so since there were chains over the sling . For him to be able to completely remove it, Long Cheng needed to cut the cloth strap .  

"Do not lose anything inside of it . Please do not play with them as well…" She said seriously that Long Cheng had no choice but to agree on .  

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The small dark green sling bag looked heavier than its size . Long Cheng check what was inside . He saw some tiny orbs, bottled potions, and small pouches . There were small bottles as well that looked familiar to him as one of those was used toward him forcefully .  

"Remove all her other accessories that are still on her body . " w.a.n.g Gong said suddenly .  

Lu Meili nodded as she knew General w.a.n.g was being lenient . In normal cases, all the things of a foreign criminal were to be investigated .  

Though she already knew that her background would be searched and they would eventually come to know who she was, Lu Meili was more concerned with anyone stealing the advanced magic and science technology inside her bag at that moment .  

She waved her right hand towards Long Cheng to tell him to remove the Buddha bracelet on her wrist .  

He again agreed with no questions . Long Cheng was curious about where her robotic a.s.sistance was in the bag, but he was unable to see it at all .  

Lu Meili repeated her instructions to Long Cheng regarding her things . That was the case before the soldiers escorted Lu Meili toward the nearest Volate to take her to the palace prison .  

This time, Long Cheng's request to ride the same Volate was refused by General w.a.n.g . So in the end, he needed to get to the palace with Long Jun on a separate vehicle as soon as possible .  

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Shenxi Galactic Cruise Corp, Casino Area… 

Inside the gigantic, magnificent and the extravagant s.p.a.ce s.h.i.+p that was famous for its Cruise like features, a very large crowd was gathered around a specific poker table .  

It was like a poker tournament was being held but the players were famous, not because of their playing skills but because of their rich and powerful background in all the known quadrants in s.p.a.ce .  

Five were physically present players and another three were on the virtual remote screen . They all had serious expressions on their faces, as they waited for the dealer's cue to land their lucky cards .  

Everyone went silent as the first two cards for each player were given .  

Who was going to raise, call or check? 

Was someone going to be a coward and fold to give up the round? 

Who was going to bet the most, and also lose the most eventually? 

The onlookers were curious as they all found the game very interesting for anyone who knew the gist of it or how it had started . Both money and reputation were at stake, because of that, even the audience knew that disturbing the players was not a good idea at the moment .  

However, who would not be interested especially if the standard poker chips value was not the case in the current game? 

The value of each poker chips was multiplied by a million . So imagine the most sought after orange or yellow chips that originally worth a thousand dollar, or the value of a gram of D grade meteorite, was now multiplied so much that, not just anyone could join the table .  

Shenxi Galactic Cruise Corp was a luxurious s.h.i.+p that mostly catered to any rich being in most quadrants who could afford it, so gathering such players in one place was not an impossible feat .  

The crowd waited for the very beautiful female dealer who was currently in the black and white casino uniform to show the first three cards on the table .  

She had on fake bunny ears and tail that she intentionally shook sometimes . The bright smile plastered on her face was present all the time as she patiently waited for the players' decision with the card that they were holding at that time . The dealer's expression did not show any indication that she was nervous or scared .  

Then she laid the first three cards for everyone to see . She still had a smile on her face even when one of the players screamed 'fold' angrily .  

They could see the player's hands that were holding the cards shook before he slammed the cards on the table, looking at the female dealer with contempt .  

The angry player was royalty from Quadrant B who was famous for his bad temper . Many people called him, Prince Blue due to his skin color being blue .  

It did not take long for the current round to come to an end, making the man next to Prince Blue won the pot money . With envy, Prince Blue asked, "You! Are you cheating? Why are my cards always looking so bad?" 

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