readsfreenovel Chapter 424 Action
Chapter 424 Action
"Sajinta is dead."
The real-life Daydream Hotel.
Toppa sat in a corner of the tavern, speaking to the person opposite him with a gloomy expression.
"Yes, his transmitter has lost signal."
"It seems the family couldn't resist taking action after all."
A mature woman wearing a purple hat sat opposite Topa with her legs crossed, and Topa was clearly treating her with respect.
She is Jade, one of the ten core members of the Strategic Investment Department.
“What are we supposed to do?” Toppa asked, looking up.
Emerald remained silent for a moment, then said, "Wait."
"Wait for the company's fleet to arrive."
"The moment the life transmitter of the sand gold lost signal, headquarters received the information that the third and fifth star system-class fleets, which had been lurking outside the Asnard system, had entered at full speed."
"The fleet should arrive in less than a day," Emerald said.
“But…” Toppa opened his mouth, wanting to argue something.
But Emerald reached out and interrupted her.
"Little Yelena, I know that you have a good relationship with Sand Gold."
"But it was his own choice."
“Three chips, all or nothing, isn’t that his catchphrase?” Emerald said.
“But he never loses…” Topa lowered his head.
“Who says he lost? On the contrary, he won,” Emerald said.
"As long as the company's fleet can sail in, and there is a legitimate reason for it, that's enough."
"The company is the ultimate winner," Emerald said with absolute certainty.
Because she knew that the company's fleet alone had tens of thousands of large starships, and the main ship had attack weapons comparable to those of an Envoy, making it fully capable of destroying an entire star system in a short period of time.
Not to mention that two fleet groups were deployed at once this time.
Even if both commanders joined forces, they couldn't take down a fleet of that size.
The reason they didn't take action against Pinocchio before was because of the relationship between the company and the family.
But now there's a legitimate reason for action: a company executive died at Pinocchio, giving the company a pretext to take over Pinocchio.
Therefore, the gold dust did not lose.
"I know, but I still don't believe it."
“That guy will die…” Topa shook his head.
Although that guy, Sand Gold, is a bit foul-mouthed, a bit arrogant, and always spouts unconventional phrases, he's actually a pretty good person.
She messed up several missions herself, and it was Sand Gold who cleaned up her messes.
Furthermore, this guy has been gambling with his life all along, but he's never lost.
Therefore, she didn't believe that such a long-lived ghost would die like that.
"Our current task, besides waiting, is to figure out exactly what happened inside Pinocone."
“This is essential information for the arrival of the subsequent fleet,” Emerald continued.
“But we…” Topa hesitated, knowing that her family had sealed off the passage into and out of the dream world.
"Oh, and Director Eve too!"
Toppa suddenly remembered something and immediately took out his phone to try to contact Eve.
But after sending many messages, they all disappeared without a trace.
"It seems that Director Eve is also in trouble."
“To find out what really happened inside the dream, we’ll have to rely on ourselves.” Emerald stood up from her chair.
"Let's go."
"I remember that the train crew left some people at the hotel."
Jade has already made its plans.
"Yes." Toppa pressed a stack of credits under his glass and hurriedly followed Emerald's footsteps.
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On the other side of the Daydream Hotel in reality.
"La~ la la~~"
Fireworks leaned against the wall, fiddling with a small firework doll in its hand.
This little doll makes a sound when touched: "Flower, Fire, Little Firework".
Of course, this isn't a gift for the Pinocchio kids, but a bomb that could send Pinocchio flying.
Just then, footsteps came from outside the door.
With a creak, the door opened.
"Why did you choose this place?" the man asked after scanning the room. "It was hard to find, you know."
"What? Isn't this easier to find than when you were hiding in the trash can?" Hanabi put down the toy and looked up at him.
The newcomer had blue hair and was wearing a neat but ill-fitting suit.
He was Sambo.
"I was forced to do it." Sangbo walked in, sat down in a chair, picked up a piece of fruit from the table, and started eating.
"So now you're not forced into this situation?" Hanabi's lips curled up slightly.
“Freedom has always been my creed,” Sambo said, showing off the fruit platter.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, this fruit platter is what the previous guests left over," Hanabi reminded her.
"What?" Sambo's eyes widened immediately. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Then why should I save money?"
Sambo became even bolder and started eating.
Hanabi watched this scene and suddenly laughed, "As expected of you, old Sambo."
"How was your experience returning to the tavern this time? Also, did you get the mask back?" Hanabi sat down opposite Sambo.
"The tavern is still the same tavern, just like before. Although we are all fools, you can easily become a fool of a fool anywhere."
“Speak like a human.” Hanabi glanced at him.
"I wasn't paying attention, and someone messed with me again. It's become a joke," Sangbo said nonchalantly.
"Yes, that's the real you." Hanabi nodded with satisfaction.
“However, I still got the mask back.” As if by magic, a mask suddenly appeared in Sambo’s previously empty hands.
Hanabi stared at the mask in silence for a long time.
Suddenly, she spoke up, "Is it really worth it?"
"Worth it? Hahahaha, when did you become so timid?" Sangbo laughed loudly.
"In the past, weren't you always the first to rush forward when there was something fun to do?"
“But this time, it might not be fun.” Hanabi knew what had happened in the dream.
Pinocone has fallen; it has been completely infected by the dream virus for two separate periods.
"Whether it's fun or not is up to me," Sangbo said, wiping his mouth after finishing the fruit platter.
"So, timid little girls should step back; this is for the funny old man."
Sambo had just stood up when he suddenly sensed something was wrong.
A "beep beep beep" sound came from under the chair.
He suddenly realized something, and looked sharply at Hanabi, his face filled with terror.
"you......"
"Goodbye, darling~" Hanabi covered her ears with both hands and stuck out her little tongue.
The next second, there was a "bang".
Sambo was blown into the air by the bomb under the chair, flying from the 39th floor to the 46th and a half floor, where his head ended up hanging from the ceiling on the 45th floor.
"Why....."
"Consider this paying back for giving me false information~"
Hanabi, clutching her small doll, walked out of the room.
Just as they were about to close, Hanabi turned her head slightly and said, "Since we're going to do it, let's make it a little more fun."
"I'll be waiting for you on the first floor, but don't keep me waiting too long, okay, Old Sambo?"
After saying that, Hanabi closed the door completely.
Meanwhile, Sambo, still dangling precariously from the ceiling on the 45th floor, silently replied, "Okay."
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VIP lounge.
Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, Black Swan, Potio, and the newly arrived arbitrator sat beneath the enormous hole that stretched to the sky, engaging in a solemn and serious conversation.
It was already evening, and starlight from the universe streamed down through the 333rd floor, adding an extraordinary touch to the conversation.
"I see."
"This kind of thing actually happened at Pinocone."
"This does not conform to the rules of equilibrium."
"But what is Pinocchio?" Adekter asked, sitting at the table with a very serious expression.
Jingyuan: ......
Dan Heng:.......
Potio: ......
A moment of silence fell over the scene.
"Ahem, everyone, don't mind him, that's just how he is..." Black Swan coughed lightly, revealing an awkward smile.
“The one who remembers?” Adekert looked at the black swan.
Black Swan sighed, and a crystal of ice lit up at her fingertip, which, driven by the light, entered Adekt's mind.
Countless images of Pinocchio's history flashed through Adekter's mind.
The black swan no longer intended to explain with words, but instead directly sent the memories into Adekter's mind.
"I see, I understand now."
"A battleground between corporations and families."
A moment later, Adekter opened his eyes.
"However, I still haven't found the one I'm looking for."
"What are the characteristics of the person you are looking for?" Jing Yuan asked curiously.
Adekter shook his head. "The will of balance didn't tell me."
"He said that once you see it, you will feel it, and the balance will tilt."
“This is difficult…” Jing Yuan pondered.
So far, none of the people they've encountered on Pinocchio have been on the balanced side.
It's unclear who this arbitrator is looking for.
"Damn it, it's so troublesome to find someone." Potio was already getting impatient.
He felt that he really didn't get along with the Balance group.
"In short, the only way is to get into Pinocchio first," Dan Heng said.
“I’ll listen to you, little blue dragon,” Potio said.
“Little Azure Dragon…” A spiky symbol appeared above Dan Heng’s head, and the glass in his hand cracked.
"Hahaha, don't mind me, aren't I still a holy Wuwu Uncle?"
"Holy Lord Wuwu?" Danheng frowned slightly, not understanding what Potio meant.
Just then, footsteps came from the doorway.
"It seems you all have a very pleasant conversation. May we join you?"
Everyone looked towards the doorway and saw Emerald walk in with Toppa.
“Mr. Danheng!” Toppa greeted quietly from behind Emerald.
Dan Heng nodded slightly in response.
"Who are you?" Black Swan looked at Emerald, seemingly having little memory of this person.
“You’re Little Aimo, right? Aimo Rude from the Strategic Investment Department.” Jing Yuan recognized Emerald’s identity.
"Little Aimo!" Topa, standing to the side, looked shocked but dared not utter a sound.
"So it's General Jingyuan. I heard you recently boarded the Star Train." Emerald wasn't surprised, because she already knew that General Jingyuan of Luofu had boarded the train.
"Oh, don't mention generals anymore, I've already resigned." Jing Yuan waved his hand.
"What are you doing here? I remember when you first came to Luofu, you were just a P36 employee," Jing Yuan recalled.
"General Jingyuan is too kind." Emerald nodded slightly, maintaining her smile.
"You two know each other?" the Black Swan asked.
“I know him,” Jing Yuan said.
"Mm." Dan Heng nodded.
"You know Miss Aimo too?" Jing Yuan was somewhat surprised.
Danheng shook his head. "No, I know this Miss Topa."
"We met briefly when we were at No. 6 Yalilo, because of business with our company."
"I see, very good, very good." Jing Yuan nodded.
"His precious one is actually someone from the company!" Portio immediately became alert and drew his pistol at lightning speed.
"They're like a persistent ghost, grab your weapons."
Potio shouted at the crowd, and then fell silent.
The arbitrator watched everything silently, remaining neutral no matter what happened.
“Mr. Potio, please don’t be so agitated.” Emerald stepped forward with Toppa.
"Although your arrest warrant is still on the company's books, we are not here to arrest you."
Let me reintroduce myself.
"Hello, I am Emerald, one of the ten members of the Strategic Investment Department of the company."
"This is Toppa, one of the Ten of Stonehearts."
"The Stone Heart Ten? I didn't expect you to have reached this level, Little Aimo. Congratulations." Jing Yuan smiled, his eyes narrowed.
"Thank you for your kind words, General." Emerald's tone was respectful.
"The Stone Heart Ten? What brings you here?" Black Swan asked warily.
"As you all know, our company sent an executive to Pinocene, but according to the news we just received, this executive has died in Pinocene."
"Therefore, we need to go inside Pinocone to investigate the situation, but the Daydream Hotel has already blocked the channels to enter the dream, so we can only try our luck by coming to you guys."
Upon hearing Jade's words, everyone's faces showed disbelief.
"How is that possible? Someone really died in Pinocene?"
Black Swan is the first to disbelieve.
According to her speculation and analysis, the previous two murders were not actual deaths.
Miss Firefly did not die, but Miss Robin died outside of the dream.
Strictly speaking, Pinoconi could not have died.
"Executive? You mean that man named Sand Gold?" Jing Yuan recalled the person that Jade had mentioned.
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