Chapter 240
"... Fine." Seeing the other party's unyielding demeanor, Osmond broke out in a cold sweat and dared not argue further.
Seeing Osmond's fate, the others who were initially eager to join the rebellion temporarily gave up their plans, relieved that they hadn't had time to privately express their intention to surrender to those connected to Qin Su.
Who says Greyliff is too preoccupied with his own problems to bother with them? While his power has waned compared to before, a weakened giant is still formidable, and dealing with them remains relatively easy...
"Andrew, Ye Xiangyu... Henry." Greyliff called out several more names from the crowd, smiling slightly amidst their horrified gazes. "Since you share the same thoughts as Osmond, don't just sit idly by."
The faces of those who were called out turned just like Osmond's. They tried to explain, glancing at Greyliff, only to find that he had already looked away from them, and dared not utter another word.
They had only privately expressed, either casually or jokingly, whether choosing to side with Qin Su would have a better outcome, at least they wouldn't have lost their lives. Who were Greyliff's informants, and why were they involved?
The group shifted their gaze from Greyliff to the others present who had not been named by Greyliff but had participated in the private gathering together.
"Three days. We'll wait for your good news." Greyliff, sensing the tense atmosphere simmering among the crowd, left the video channel first after uttering these words.
From the moment Qin Su appeared, he had a strong premonition in his heart: he wouldn't survive.
Since that was the case, he didn't care about anything else. His physical condition was deteriorating, and he just wanted to take as many people down with him before he died.
"Qiu Pang, is that you?" As soon as Greyliff left, countless eyes fell on Qiu Pang.
"Huh?" Qiu Pang was glad he knew Osmond and his group very well; they never held their tongues and would often say things that could get them killed. He dared to listen to them in public, but he wouldn't dare listen in private. He quickly used their belittling and exclusion of him to defend himself, "Me?"
Qiu Pang pointed at himself in disbelief. "Everyone, who among you invited me? You all know about what happened last time, right? He Muzhi told me personally that before you asked me to ask He Muzhi, you each asked different people to ask him. He Muzhi said it himself, how could it be false? Many of us here have practically watched He Muzhi grow up, don't you know what kind of person he is? Based on your previous evaluations of him, would He Muzhi lie? Would he lie?"
"That incident with He Muzhi showed me that I'm nobody. Now they want to pin the blame on me? Is that appropriate?"
After hearing Qiu Pang 'Qiu Pang words, the few people who had initially suspected him carefully recalled that when the people who had been singled out gathered together to discuss Qin Su in private, Qiu Pang was indeed not there. They turned their suspicions back to the others present, and no one seemed inclined to apologize to Qiu Pang, who had been wrongly accused.
"Yang Cheng, was it you? Qiu Pang said that I saw He Muzhi talking to you before!"
"Belloc, stop spouting nonsense! I saw you chatting and laughing with He Muzhi! It was clearly you!"
"If anything happens to me, none of you will have an easy time. We'll all die together."
"Calm!"
"You're the one who'll suffer the consequences of your words, why are you making such sarcastic remarks?"
In less than a minute, Qiu Pang watched as Greyliff's orders caused the crowd, gathered together through the 3D projection, to erupt into a chaotic argument.
Knowing full well that he couldn't remain too calm while hiding in the shadows lest he arouse suspicion, Qiu Pang seized a topic and joined in emotionally. While arguing loudly, he secretly rejoiced that although the 3D projection could simulate physical contact, it was just a feeling. In the end, they wouldn't actually hit each other, and there would be no pain. No matter how fiercely they argued, they couldn't actually fight.
[... He can do it, and he's really good at it (doge)]
[What goes around comes around. Qiu Pang was fooled by He Muzhi, but now he's the one fooling this group of people and causing them all to make a ruckus.]
[You wouldn't believe it, would you? He Muzhi looks very fair now, but actually, if you cut him open, his insides have already started to mutate into a black heart because of Qin Su.]
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The six people responsible for the Assassination on Governor Bado on Erna Planet successfully boarded the Spaceship leaving Erna. To avoid being caught, they followed a pre-arranged route to Hyperspace Jump to other planets, and then from those planets, they headed to Saint Parknia Planet.
During the journey, Lin Yin, who was the temporary leader of this operation, confirmed that everyone was safe. After informing the five team members, she began to organize the photos and videos taken in Bado's secret room.
Although she knew that this matter could not be kept anonymous, once it came to light, many people would be able to guess that it was done by the people in Class 6. But guessing is one thing, and not being able to leave evidence is another. Before Lin Yin honestly used the account, Class 6 had already applied for a special account without any certification to publish the information.
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Five hours after Bado's Assassination, citizens who witnessed the incident have been evacuated.
Hepe looked up at Bado's corpse hanging diagonally above. From the neck down to his feet, it was all heads. Upon closer inspection, it was easy to see that the degree of decay of the heads increased from top to bottom. The topmost heads were the freshest, while the bottom ones were just bare bones. Bado looked heavy, dragged down by the heads, and liquid kept dripping down, filling a large puddle in the container on the ground below.
She deliberately arrived late, appearing at the height of chaos to take control of the situation and oversee the overall command.
Once the situation was under control and the scene was deemed safe, others rushed to the scene.
As one of the key figures in the power structure of Erna Planet, she was the first to arrive at the scene and bring the situation under control. Naturally, she suggested that before things became clear, to avoid moving Bado's body and causing another uncontrollable incident, Bado's body should not be placed down for the time being.
She was prepared for opposition, but to her surprise, no one present objected, leaving her with no way to exclude those 'unrelated to Qin Su's for the time being.
Of everyone present, some saw Hepe staring intently at Bado's corpse and followed suit, trying to figure something out; some frowned and looked away in disgust; some found the scene too gruesome and felt guilty, having only glanced at it briefly upon arrival and not looking a second time, anxiously flipping through various speculations about Bado's murder amidst the heavy security, trying to find the truth, and hoping that the truth wouldn't involve them, so they could feel at ease.
"Hiss! Look!" Those who were closely following news about Bado shouted in uncontrollable excitement when they saw the image of countless heads in Bado's secret chamber being released.
Hepe withdrew her gaze, glanced at the others around her, and opened her personal Optical Brain.
[The images are blurred and hard to see clearly, but from the outlines, they are clearly heads. Such a large, enclosed room is filled with heads from all sides. May the devil Bado descend upon the world! (vomits)]
[I knew Bado wouldn't die for no reason, and he certainly wouldn't be killed just for making people get up at six in the morning to listen to his rambling.]
[You're naive. People have tried to shoot him several times because of his nagging, but each time his weapons were discovered during the security check (shrug). Never underestimate the resentment of someone woken up at six in the morning.]
[My previous reaction upon seeing this: Bado just talked too much, he didn't deserve this much trouble.]
After reading this, I thought: Kill him! Kill him! Cut him into a thousand pieces! He deserves to die! I even want to personally sew a few more heads back on, and I even hope those heads were sewn on while he was still alive!
Upon seeing this, the students in Class 6) silently gave it a thumbs up.
According to the execution video sent back by Lin Yin and the other six people did indeed sew Bado's head back on one by one while Bado was still alive. Bado was in excruciating pain because he had been given a strong stimulant injection and could not pass out. He had to endure the pain and watch helplessly as Bado was forced to die.
[Even exchanging one more for another is still a loss. His life isn't enough to compensate for the lives of those who died unjustly. I never imagined that one day, I'd be beheaded by Bado just because my head was too perfect... Wait, how did Bado know whose head was perfect? Which hospital in Erna leaked patients' examination images and treatments? I suggest a thorough investigation Erna Planet]
[Blind student, you've hit the nail on the head. Now it's up to Erna to check. We ordinary people are so miserable. Going to the hospital for treatment or a checkup, we spend money and might even lose our lives because of the whims of some powerful people.]
[There was no other way; if we hadn't changed it, even more people would have died. This result is already very good. (Class 6 did a great job!]
[Um... what does Class 6 have to do with this? I don't think the killer has shown up, and this time the source video and photos weren't posted by any of the IDs from Class 6, but by an unfamiliar account. Class 6 didn't collectively forward them either.]
[It hasn't been revealed, but a few days ago, many people from the Fourth Military Academy said that six people from Class 6) disappeared. Such an obvious numerical implication is clearly telling us that Class 6) did this. Otherwise, why not some other number, but specifically the number 6? More importantly, are you blind? (Screenshot) Take a good look. Many familiar IDs from Class 6) didn't repost but liked this comment. Bado is really alive and has his head sewn shut. (Touched)]
[No problem, I agree with you, you're right.]
[Couldn't it simply be for the auspicious meaning of "six sixes bring good fortune"?]
[Foolish! How could God Su possibly lead such fancy schemes? Seeking such empty comfort is less helpful than seeking solace from himself.]
"..."
Having browsed this far, Qin Su switched to his alternate account and silently liked the comments speculating about 'auspiciousness'. To be honest, his family, from top to bottom, all loved doing these fancy things.
After browsing for another five minutes and roughly reading everyone's comments on the matter, Qin Su closed his Optical Brain, glanced at his slightly increased Life Points as a result of this incident, and opened the summary report document of this operation that Lin Yin had sent him.
There were no surveillance devices installed in Bado's secret room to allow anyone to see what was happening inside. The leaked photos of the interior were all taken by Bado himself as a way to show off. He was negotiating with Hepe at the time and did not see the scene. He does not know exactly what happened when Bado died. Right now, he can only see the scene through the photos taken by his classmates and infer their psychological state so that he can be mentally prepared and avoid being so frightened that he loses control of his facial expressions one day.