Alexander said coldly, "Please step aside. You can't do anything."
Count Bobrinsky's pupils narrowed, and he shouted to the servants, "Stop them, including the Crown Prince! This is a coup!"
Alexander glanced at the seven or eight strong servants—these were the elite guards selected by Count Bobrinsky from the Gemini Trading Company, very capable fighters—and he couldn't help but frown. He knew his father could escape at any moment; time could no longer be delayed.
He suddenly drew out his pistol, cocked it, but then turned the muzzle towards his own heart, loudly proclaiming to Count Bobrinsky, "I was wrong. I will take responsibility for all this."
Then he pulled the trigger, and the loud bang left everyone stunned.
Things changed too quickly, and Count Bobrinsky's mind was instantly filled with the thought that "the Crown Prince is dead". He pushed aside the servant blocking him and rushed toward the fallen Alexander.
