Departure

After learning from Lin Yu about Baron Coleman's desire to sacrifice himself, Pankto, even though his Memory hadn't returned and he couldn't recall the past, still made an almost subconscious objection.

"We don't need to do this; perhaps there's a better way..."

As he spoke, Baron Coleman chuckled softly.

"I'm glad your first reaction was to stop me, but there was no better way; I've thought of this many times."

"This is the only way we can escape—and as I said before, you have a daughter."

Baron Coleman was speaking, Pankto was about to object again, but Coleman spoke first once more.

"Moreover—there's another very important reason!"

He sighed, somewhat relieved, and said, "I didn't have much time left anyway, Pankto... I soaked in that poor jar partly to hide, and partly because I was dying."

Baron Coleman pointed to his head.

"My modification surgery is not the same as yours. After spending so long in this unmaintained hellhole and frequently using the 'overload' mode to extract emotions, my brain is not far from becoming a complete mess."

So... don't let me linger here and suffer.

"May I die with hope, in a way that is worthy of my mother's surname, in a glorious way?"

Baron Coleman spoke earnestly, Pankto opened his mouth, then finally nodded, managing to utter a single word with difficulty.

"Good."

He took out the ticket and tore it open.

"It seems it's time to leave."

Wang Yuyang nodded and also took out his ticket and tore it open.

With a tearing sound, the golden tickets turned into golden specks of light and vanished—a sight that reminded Lin Yu of the "Delicious Paper" of the God of Banquets.

But before Lin Yu could delve into the connection between the two, Fu Luo's voice rang out, indicating that the last person hadn't torn up their ticket.

"Hey, did you guys forget something?"

Wang Yuyang heard Fu Luo's voice. "Oh right, the Baron hasn't given Zhu Ming the promised reward yet."

This "Designer" had long considered Lin Yu as one of his own.

Although he only half understood what they were saying, he knew that Zhu Ming and Baron Coleman had made a deal: Zhu Ming would kill the President and take away his friend Pankto.

Baron Coleman was supposed to give Zhu Ming something that involved the secrets of the Truth Company.

Lin Yu glanced at Wang Yuyang, his face showing gratitude. "Thank you, Brother Wang —but I should have already received his payment."

After he finished speaking, Baron Coleman smiled.

"I thought you didn't realize it... I did leave it in the [Ancient Notebook] for you."

When the Memory was transferred just now, that part was actually included in the Memory.

Fu Luo nodded. "That's not what I meant."

The great Detective was also aware of this.

Li Nian looked at Fu Luo: "So, you mean you didn't finish your 'Rank Advancement Trial' mission? You only investigated two of the three wrongful convictions... It's a pity, but it seems there's no time to finish it for you."

Fu Luo shook his head helplessly. "No, I wasn't that concerned about 'Tier Advancement' to begin with... Besides, if my guess is correct, my 'Tier Advancement' should actually be complete."

"What I'm saying is—don't you have a 'sugar daddy'?"

Li Nian's expression Cataclysm: "Oh my god, right, we haven't notified that fat guy yet!"

"Could he be dead?"

Lin Yu was relatively calm; he hadn't forgotten Chen Zhuo.

And Chen Zhuo at this moment...

The carriage door was opened again.

"Holy crap, I'm finally back—that was terrifying!"

"A group of masked bandits just infiltrated the train carriage, and then all the robots in the carriage went on a rampage. Luckily, I had a life-saving Item!"

The Little fatty rushed in, carrying a large backpack.

Li Nian was surprised at first. "You're not dead?"

Chen Zhuo nodded, and asked with lingering fear, "Yes—why are you all here?"

As he asked the question, Li Nian's expression changed, and she immediately spoke solemnly.

"Of course it's because we gathered everyone to fight the culprit to the death to protect you... Do you really think you've been lucky all this time? It was all orchestrated by me!"

"Tear up the tickets quickly! The situation is urgent, we have to get out of here!"

Li Nian could spout lies without batting an eye.

But...

Chen Zhuo truly believed it!

He immediately showed gratitude, and together with Fu Luo tore up the tickets. "I see... Thank you so much!"

"I'll definitely offer you more compensation after I get out."

Li Nian was about to politely decline, but before he could speak, Chen Zhuo patted the Backpack behind him.

"Thanks to you, those robots suddenly shut down and self-destructed quite a few of them... and some of them even contained [Item] that can be taken out of the Instance!"

"This is a huge windfall—is this the free gift you promised me?"

Chen Zhuo spoke, Li Nian paused, then swallowed her words.

"Oh, it's nothing. I did agree to this. Just keep it safe."

"Just give me a share after you sell it."

After she finished speaking, a golden light suddenly flashed above everyone's heads.

On the roof of this open carriage, a shuttle-shaped aircraft slowly came to a stop.

"Special Car No. 008 is at your service -- please wait a moment while we arrange for you to board the car in an orderly manner!"

The announcement came on, and then...

The bottom of the shuttle-shaped aircraft opened, accompanied by a golden light...

Pankto had torn up the ticket first, suddenly flew up.

"Well!"

He called out, and Coleman laughed and shouted back, "Relax, friend, this is normal—it's not your first time riding this thing!"

Then, it was as if Pankto was sucked into the aircraft.

"I'm copying this! UFOs sucking up flying cows!"

Li Nian expressed her feelings and complaints.

Pan Yuqiang laughed and said, "I think it's more like a monster in Journey to the West using a magic weapon to subdue people."

"I know, the Great Golden Horn King's Purple Gold Gourd does indeed resemble it."

Wang Yuyang nodded.

Fu Luo and Chen Zhuo were initially a little nervous about the strange way they entered, but seeing that the "advanced Player" weren't afraid, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

They were also sucked into this "special vehicle" one by one.

After watching everyone leave and the golden aircraft gradually disappear into the distance, Baron Coleman let out a sigh of relief.

"Alright, now it's just the two of us."

He tapped his temples, releasing the pressure on the machinery that was in "Great Purge" mode.

Then, Baron Coleman looked at the Despair Furnace before him, his gaze meeting that of the hundreds of faces.

"Although I've developed some feelings for you too, I'm sorry, friend."

"For my more important friend..."

With that, Baron Coleman opened his arms.

"Let's perish together!"

The swarm of planes surged in like a tidal wave, engulfing him and the Despair Furnace!