nashuaworldcup Chapter 220 ‘Betrayal’
Chapter 220 ‘Betrayal’
"It seems that the puzzle I set is still too simple for you, the company's envoy." Sunday was not surprised when he saw the appearance of Gold Dust and Latio.
"Thank you for your compliment and for taking the trouble to welcome me, Mr. Sunday, but it's really not what someone would do if they were sincerely inviting someone."
"So this is not an invitation, but a subpoena. Before the conversation begins, I need to test your character." Sunday said, and then looked at Latio.
"But there is one thing I want to question you about. That is, you used your intelligence in the wrong place. It made you meet people you shouldn't have met, appear in places you shouldn't have been in... and witness a tragedy that shouldn't have happened."
"Let's not be secretive and talk about your sister. Your sister's talent is unmatched in the entertainment industry, but you also know that her voice has been a little 'harmonious' since she returned to Pinocchio."
"What's more terrifying is that she can no longer sing. Who died? People think the murderer is an outsider, but I know... you have another answer in your heart. Now, your noble status has become a shackle, preventing you from arresting the murderer and avenging your sister. You are isolated and helpless, so you feel anxious, but don't worry, I am on your side."
"It is my great honor that Mr. Shajin thinks so much of me. So, as a selfless and generous person like you, you should not ask for anything in return, right?" Sunday stared at him.
"Of course, you won't lose anything. I just want to take back what belongs to me: my personal freedom, my belongings kept by my family, the bag of gift money, and..."
Gold Dust paused for a moment, and then Sunday said, "The box that holds the Cornerstone."
"That's right." Sha Jin nodded.
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Counting system hours ago, Chaolu Mansion.
"Since you have come as scheduled, learned professor...does this mean that you are willing to stand on the side of the family in this farce?" Sunday looked at Latio who had arrived.
"What makes you think you can win me over?" Latio stared at him coldly.
"I have heard that your relationship with Mr. Gold Dust was not pleasant. I also know that you are a true scholar, and your pursuit of knowledge is greater than anything else."
"You should also understand that a qualified scholar can recognize his position and will not lose more important things for boring dignity. If you agree to assist the family, I will give you all our research results on star cores. You should be very clear that except for the family, no faction is willing to share such knowledge." Sunday said, throwing out a "tempting" condition.
After a moment of silence, Latio said, "Tell me, what do you need me to do?"
"I need Mr. Gold's comprehensive plan."
"Didn't you all deprive him of his 'foundation'? A peacock with all its feathers plucked out cannot fly." Latio wondered.
"But I also heard that the ten elites in the Strategic Investment Department are extremely united and work together for the company's interests."
"You could make your words clearer."
"Does the 'foundation stone' submitted by Mr. Shajin really belong to him?" Sunday asked curiously.
"Do you doubt that he will give you someone else's cornerstone? You think too much of the unity of the Ten Stonehearts...that thing is much more important than their lives." Latio shook his head.
"But you also know that he is a crazy gambler. The more aggressive he is, the more careful you have to be on guard against him," Sunday explained.
"I never thought that there would be someone who thinks the same way as him. Seriously, you'd better go see a psychiatrist. Here, the box containing the cornerstone is specially made. No one except the company's senior executives and related personnel can open it...but I happen to be one of them."
"Excuse me." Sunday said, and handed the box containing the cornerstone to Latio.
When Latio opened the box, he showed the contents to Sunday: "Unfortunately, you guessed right."
"Oh, the golden stone, its color is exactly the same as the glow of Clipper's Holy Body." Sunday exclaimed.
"This is exactly what he intends to use to deceive you. He won't tell you that the ten Stonehearts must chisel the cornerstone with their own will to make it shine with unique brilliance. And this golden stone belongs to Topaz. Its alias is "topaz" instead of "gold placer". What do you think? Do you want to confront him?"
"Not yet. What I want to know now is where the cornerstone that belongs to him is." Sunday looked at Latio, as if seeking an answer.
"The safest place, the place you would never expect, because he never intended to hide... From the very beginning, the cornerstone has been in your hands."
"I see. This bag...mixes the cornerstone, which is more precious than life, in a pile of cheap jewels, disguises it as a gift and waits for it to be confiscated. This is indeed in line with the gambler's style." Sunday saw Latio take out a cornerstone from the bag.
"Then he made up a random excuse to avoid the main point and ask you to return the gift money. This is a gamble, he is very familiar with it, and he is betting that you will lose everything if you make a mistake."
"Learned professor, thank you for your help. The family will reward the righteous, but as for the evildoer...may he turn aside and be humiliated."
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Now time.
"What is stored in this box that you decisively gave up?" Sunday placed the box containing the cornerstone on the table.
Then Sunday put his hands together, closed his eyes, and muttered something.. "O three-faced soul, please use a hot iron to burn his tongue and palms so that he can't tell lies or swear false oaths."
"What... did you do?" Sha Jin was surprised at the abnormality in his body.
"Under the light of 'Harmony', all sins are exposed. I implore Him to send down His light and ask you questions on His behalf. Next... you have 113 seconds to prove your innocence and gain my trust." Sunday opened his eyes and looked directly at the gold dust.
"What if I refuse to answer?" asked Gold Dust.
"Then give it a try and see if Tongxie will reject you." Sunday stretched out his hand, indicating, please.
““Ask yourself: Do you hold the cornerstone?””
"Yes."
"That's a very concise answer. You also understand that too much talk leads to mistakes."
"Did you hand over the cornerstone to your family when you entered the country?"
"Yes."
"Does the foundation stone you handed over to your family belong to you?"
"Yes."
"Is your foundation in this room right now?"
"Yes."
"Has your memory not been tampered with or deleted in any way, including but not limited to Liuguang Yiting's technology?"
"Yes."
"Are you from the Evikin clan of Tsygannia?"
"Yes..you even know this?"
"Do the Avirgin have any ability to read, alter, or manipulate their own or others' thoughts?"
"No, does it matter?" Sha Jin wondered.
“Do you love your family more than yourself?”
"Yes."
"All the Evikin were killed in a massacre, weren't they?"
"No."
"Are you the only survivor of your clan?"
"Maybe."
""Do you hate and want to destroy this world with your own hands?""
"I do not know."
"Interesting, last question..."
"Can you swear that at this moment, Aventurine is lying safely in this box?"
"of course."
"Looks like we have the answer. Open it, Mr. Gold Dust. This is your last chance to defend your reputation."
Then Sunday pushed the box in front of the gold dust..
Then Shajin found that when he opened the box, he saw Doctor Zhenli leaning his head aside beside the bookshelf in the distance...
"Please." Sunday extended his hand.
Then the gold dust opened the box that was supposed to contain the cornerstone.
But obviously, there was nothing in the box.
"Are these what you are looking for?" Sunday lifted the cloth covering the table, revealing two cornerstones, one yellow and one green.
"Thanks to your friend with a keen vision, I can add a complete failure to your career." Sunday said to the gold dust.
"Latio, you bastard..." Shajin pointed at Latio, but Latio did not turn back.
"Your true colors have been revealed. By the way, you only have seventeen system hours left to live. Cherish this time and savor the aftertaste of your failure." Sunday said coldly.
After hearing this, Shajin was a little confused: "You might as well make your words more clear."
"What I just performed on you was the baptism of harmony. You should have shown your loyalty under His light, but you insisted on your own way and told lies, turning baptism into a judgment. I really have no reason to untie it for you." Sunday shook his head.
“Is this what they call ‘harmony’? Built on confinement and coercion?” Sha Jin spread his hands.
"You misunderstood, Mr. Shajin. Punishment is for those who are disrespectful. But I see your tenacious heart, so I will give you the possibility of a new life. During these seventeen system hours, you cannot leave the dream, nor can you communicate with any of your companions. You only have two paths to choose from, which depends on whether you can complete my test within the agreed time limit."
"If you succeed, you will be able to integrate into Harmony and be with your thousands of family members. If you fail, you will bear the wrath of the incarnation of "Infinite Husband" and "Harmony" and fall into an abyss from which there is no return. That's why I specifically emphasized the word "temporary." "
"Damn it, it sounds like my fate will be the same no matter what." Sha Jin clenched his fists.
"I do need a servant to help me find the 'evil' lurking in the family from the outside, and I will cleanse it from the inside out and bring the real culprit to justice within seventeen system hours. When the time comes, verify your findings with mine. If our judgments are consistent, or if you can bring me more... then He can truly give you love and honesty." Sunday said.
"You shameless hypocrite, you confiscated everything I had and you still want me to tell you the truth? This is not fair. In this money-filled amusement park of yours, nothing can be done without money." Sha Jin glared at him.
"This should be your personal act of righteousness. You don't need the family's help. Your bag is over there. Please go ahead. I believe you can exchange this bag of cheap jewels for everything. This is what gamblers are best at, isn't it? Let's go, Mr. Gold Dust. You are 'free' now. I will wait here for you to announce the good news."
"So, this meeting was not an interrogation, but it was not a negotiation at all...it was a complete lynching, right?" Shajin looked at him.
"How could that be, Mr. Gold Dust? I really just want to know what a 'passerby' who 'accidentally' appeared at her murder scene could 'discover', that's all."
"By the way, before you leave, I have a more personal question." Sunday called out to Sha Jin.
"What's wrong again?" Sha Jin stopped.
"Do you...really want to destroy this world with your own hands?"
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"You look very bad, or is this also your acting?"
"I didn't expect you to have the nerve to come and see me." Shajin leaned against the wall and sneered at Latio's appearance.
"I thought this was what you wanted. After all, I have "faithfully performed my duties" as you said." Latio said with his hands spread out.
"If you can't hold it any longer, remember to let me know first."
"The 'genius' of the House of Commoners is planning to collect my body? Oh my god...it's an honor." Sha Jin raised his head and looked at the night sky.
"Everyone in the Strategic Investment Department must be very eager to receive the news of your death in time. Don't forget, you will never see them again. This task now falls on my head." said Latio.
"Okay, then please go and give us a message right now, saying, 'Shajin has made all the necessary preparations and will be available for entry in seventeen system hours.'"
"How shameless! How do you plan to complete the mission while being imprisoned by Harmony?" Latio asked.
"My conversation with Sunday convinced me that there is a traitor in the family, and that person holds the secret of Pinocchio... I took this opportunity to put all the cornerstones in their proper places, and now I have successfully taken back the gift money. Things have never been so smooth since I stepped into the door of the Daydream Hotel... Just watch, I am only one step away from victory."
"It sounds like you just recounted your miserable situation again, in an extremely harsh way."
"That's all I can say. Have you forgotten? You've already betrayed me, professor." Sha Jin bit the word professor very hard.
"Go where you should go. I can't wait to see the company's fleet surround Pinocchio. You also got what you wanted, didn't you?" Shajin narrowed his eyes and looked at Latio.
"Indeed, but what's the matter? Did you hide a beacon for calling for low-Earth orbit support in your bag of gift money?" Latio said, spreading his hands.
"Maybe? Maybe that's why I'm still thinking about giving out money when I'm about to die." Sha Jin shook his head.
"You're completely crazy, damn gambler."
"Maybe I've gone crazy a long time ago, who knows?"
"Forget it, I'll give you this. Take it. Open it when you are about to die. You will thank me."
"What is this...medical instructions?" Sha Jin looked down and asked in confusion.
When Gold Sand raised his head again, Latio was gone.
"Oh, you understand drama, Professor."
"You want me to solve a case, but you don't give me any clues... You are really something, you bastard with wings on your head."
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