Chapter 309

After dealing with the virtual pawns, Esmera appeared in a cluster of blue flame, and Star caught her steadily.

After being sent to the infirmary, Luosi Guumu said she was just frightened and is recovering. Besides her, the other missing persons were also found one after another; the conclusion is that everyone is safe.

However, in the whole incident, there is still a doubt that has not been resolved. And that is something I ought to handle.

……

At this moment, on the other side of the space station.

The Underworld Fire Grand Duke's small flame was running around everywhere; just after summoning the virtual pawns, it took advantage of the chaos to escape, but now it was fiercely grabbed by a huge suction force and quickly placed into a cubic container.

The owner of the container was none other than Laatio.

As he was satisfactorily examining this cluster of flame, a voice from Luosi Guumu came from beside him: "I've been waiting for you."

Laatio turned his head to look at him: "The aftermath of the incident hasn't subsided; you should still have a lot to deal with, right? Or are you saying the safety of the space station has nothing to do with you?"

"Answer: I came precisely for this. After all, the true protagonist of the incident—is here."

Laatio gave a faint smile and did not deny: "... When did you start suspecting me?"

"Those engaged in academic research always find it hard to believe something; on the contrary, doubting it is much easier." Luosi Guumu said unhurriedly, "From the very beginning, Mr. Laatio. I also have the same bad habit as you."

"I am deeply honored, Mr. Luosi Guumu. But since you have already seen through me, why remain silent?"

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Ne Zha: The Devil Boy Churns the Sea.

Ha! I, the young master, saw through you long ago! Nezha leapt up with a whoosh, pointing at Laatio in the sky curtain: "This guy looks exactly like a sly strategist; sure enough, he's the man behind the Annihilation Gang!"

Ao Bing sighed helplessly upon hearing this: "Nezha, don't rush, hold off on drawing conclusions."

"What do you mean 'slow'!" Nezha flipped a somersault to Ao Bing's face: "Look at him, always wearing a stern face, defying heaven, defying earth, defying the air—he definitely isn't holding back a good fart!"

The Annihilation Gang are subordinates of Destruction Nanuke, while Mr. Laatio and Mr. Luosi Guumu are both persons of Knowledge, and they are deeply trusted by the company. If Mr. Laatio were truly a bad person, why would he help Star and help Luosi Guumu? This doesn't make sense……

"How would I know?" Nezha waved his hand impatiently to interrupt, grabbed the nearby fairy fruit and took a bite: "You're just too trusting! In my opinion, people who look like they have ten thousand schemes—nine out of ten are not good people!"

Ao Bing chuckled lightly: "And what about the remaining one?"

Nezha was choked by the question, glaring and unable to speak. He fiercely bit into the fairy fruit and mumbled: "Anyway... anyway, this guy definitely has a problem!"

Ao Bing said gently: "Perhaps, but I think Mr. Laatio is a person who is hard-spoken but soft-hearted; although his words are a bit aggressive, his intentions are always for others' good—this I have never doubted from beginning to end."

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"Out of curiosity. Logic: I made the same decision as you: to accompany and observe." Luosi Guumu said.

"Oh… then when did you become certain?"

"In terms of results, aside from minor spiritual injury, no staff member suffered substantial harm in this attack. This does not match the modus operandi of the Annihilation Gang. Logic: a third party rescued them."

Laatio spread his hands: "If I hadn't accidentally obtained the spark of spirit fire and intervened in the Underworld Fire transmission, those people would already be drifting outside the window as space junk."

"You are more candid than my calculations."

"But in the end, isn't it in your calculations?" Laatio continued to ask: "Final question: Luosi Guumu, a genius like you, can you figure out my reason for doing this?"

Luosi Guumu could not be certain either; he could only make an inference: his actions possessed both a healer's benevolence and a scholar's sternness, and being behind the scenes, controlling the whole situation—this was a challenge sent to a genius.

"The monarch of Luosi Star truly understands human hearts, though, like a genius, he is still far removed from the masses—you are still mistaken in one aspect." Laatio looked at the experimental equipment beside the window: "True healing lies in standing by and observing: in this world there is a stubborn ailment called 【Ignorance】, harder to eradicate than any disease."

"The path of Knowledge has neither reason nor logic; geniuses walk among the stars, while the mediocre cannot even trace a single footprint. Ordinary people can only learn to walk independently, spending their busy lives in the process of falling and getting up."

"But a failed life is still a life; they have the right to savor it to the end, and only when they fall to the ground with no one to lift them up can the foolish comprehend how to stand." He turned his head to look at Luosi Guumu: "I have a cleanliness obsession; I cannot stand fools, idiots, imbeciles—seeing them makes me want to die—unfortunately, this space station, like the Academy of Erudition, has no geniuses, only mediocrities everywhere."

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Offering blessings to a beautiful world.

Kazuma sat with his legs crossed in a chair at the Adventurers' Guild; upon hearing this, he immediately jabbed his elbow at Aqua beside him, grinning: "Hey, Aqua, did you hear? Professor Laatio, whom you like, apparently wants to die upon seeing you—for his safety, sigh…" Kazuma exaggeratedly sighed.

"Huh?! What nonsense are you spouting?"

Aqua slammed her hands on the table and stood up; foam from her beer cup splashed onto her own face, but she didn't mind, instead proudly puffing out her chest, her blue‑blue hair swaying exaggeratedly with the motion: "I am a goddess! Even if he really wants to die, I can instantly resurrect him! No matter how many times he dies, I will surely save him! Moreover, I guarantee that the first thing he sees upon waking will be me!"

"What kind of torture is this…" Kazuma made a disgusted face: "Aqua, don't get carried away with yourself—could it be that, upon opening your eyes, seeing you is a punishment for Professor Laatio?"

"Nonsense!" Aqua puffed her cheeks angrily: "Why do you always assume I'm an idiot? Could it be because of you, Kazuma? I'm an idiot, you're an idiot too!"

Amid the clamor of the Adventurers' Guild, the two argued back and forth about idiots, their voices rising wave after wave, drawing the onlooking crowd to instinctively form a circle, all of them cheering them on.

"These two idiots……" Youyou rubbed his forehead, truly unwilling to admit he knew these two guys.