Chapter 258 What kind of mess is this?
Compared to previous gifts, this return gift is a bit too much.
Lutecal's consciousness was being torn apart by this enthusiastic response.
Even before he fell into a deep sleep, he could still hear the song Tan Chi sang to him as he soothed him, "Little bug, be good, open the door, open it quickly, I want..."
The deep voice, tinged with a hint of mockery and teasing, made it hard for the insect not to lose control...
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The next morning, the StarNet was buzzing with excitement once again.
The news of the Thomas family's tax evasion is spreading like wildfire across the entire StarNet, and it was even reported by an insider within the Thomas family.
Regardless of the final outcome, the mere fact that the report was made under a real name is enough to excite the bugs on the StarNet.
Those who dare to file a real-name report usually do so only when they are confident enough to succeed.
Tsk tsk, the Thomas family already had a bad reputation on StarNet, and now that they've heard they've also evaded taxes, StarNet's bugs are naturally digging into their past again.
This led to the complete collapse of the Thomas family's business.
Previously, the bugs on the StarNet were just shouting to boycott the Thomas family.
Most people simply avoid spending money on properties owned by the Thomas family.
However, the Thomas family actually collaborates with many other families, so even if their businesses are affected, the impact on the Thomas family is not too significant.
If we can just get through this, and there are no more troublemakers stirring things up, everyone will gradually forget everything the Thomas family has done.
But this time it's different. Some unknown person anonymously tagged all the companies related to Thomas.
This immediately caused an uproar among the bugs on the StarNet.
[I never imagined that despite all my efforts to oppose Thomas's policies, he would still squander my hard-earned money!]
[We strongly boycott any products related to the Thomas family!]
[Fellow supporters, I've investigated all these companies, and they really are all connected to the Thomas family! No wonder they remained unmoved despite our efforts to boycott them; they had a backup plan!]
[Charge! My dear insects! This time, we will leave the Thomas family with absolutely no way out!]
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Due to the online uproar and the Thomas family's tax evasion scandal, the Thomas family's situation is now extremely precarious.
The Thomas family was naturally in chaos as well.
Therefore, due to the StarNet's complete boycott, the Thomas family had no choice but to hold a family meeting.
Simon used to wield considerable influence within the Thomas family, and many of his retainers even sided with him.
But any family will inevitably have factions.
Moreover, the Thomas family has many members, and countless others aspire to rise to power.
The Thomas family has quite a few A-level female military officers, but there can only be one general.
Therefore, if Simon doesn't step down, they naturally won't have a chance to rise to power.
Now that the opportunity has come, they naturally no longer want to endure it.
Especially Aaron Thomas, who had always coveted Simon's position.
"Big brother, there's so much backlash against our Thomas family right now. It wouldn't be right for you not to take the blame, would it? After all, the reason why StarNet's internet addicts are so resistant to our family is because of their disappointment with the Second Legion."
Aaron's opening remarks were a direct attack on Simon's lungs.
Simon has recently been so unlucky that he seems to have offended the Insect God, suffering a crushing defeat even in a battle against a mechanical insect.
If he hadn't been so arrogant, he probably wouldn't have embarrassed himself so badly.
However, all of this is good for him. As long as Simon leaves the position of general, he will definitely take over.
Now, the only one in the Thomas family who can rival Simon is him.
If he weren't younger than Simon, it's hard to say whether this general would even be Simon.
Aaron's lips curled into a smirk as he looked at Simon provocatively. "Right now, all the Starflies online are attacking the Thomas family. If you continue to lead them, whether the Thomas family will even exist in the future is another matter entirely."
His words reached the ears of the surrounding retainers and naturally attracted their attention.
Although some of the Thomas family's businesses had been affected, they had not yet reached the point of financial distress.
But recently, because of the asteroid auction, everyone is a little short of money.
Other businesses owned by the Thomas family have also been affected, and if this continues, it could very well become the most serious crisis the Thomas family has ever faced.
They looked at Simon, and for a moment they were also a little conflicted.
If Simon is forced to step down, Aaron will definitely take over. Once Aaron takes over, his reputation should be better than Simon's.
However, he cannot immediately integrate Simon's resources. If the Thomas family suffers a severe blow, they may have little chance of survival.
As they hesitated, a servant insect rushed in, its face completely pale.
Seeing this, the insects frowned as well. "What's wrong? Has something happened?"
The bugs on the StarNet are very excited right now, and it's not impossible that a few of them might act impulsively and cause trouble offline.
Just as the insects were still wondering, the servant insect that had just run over stammered, "News has come from the asteroid. They say... the mineral resources on the asteroid have been stolen by space pirates..."
They had originally notified Simon immediately, but Simon was in a meeting with his family retainers and naturally didn't notice that a bug had sent him an urgent message.
Upon seeing this, Simon immediately turned on his personal computer and saw one personal computer call and message after another.
He stared at the messages, his face contorted in disbelief.
What kind of mess is this?
A group of space pirates actually stole the mineral resources on their asteroid?
These are the very first batches they just mined!
Simon was furious; this was a blatant challenge to the authority of their Second Legion!
Do they really think they're some kind of powerful space pirates?
Simon slammed his hand on the table, then glared at the insect servant and asked menacingly, "Which space pirates are they? Send the insect servants immediately and kill them all!"
The servant shrank its neck, clearly not wanting to return to Simon in front of so many insects.
He desperately tried to signal to Simon, but Simon was preoccupied with the fact that his asteroid mineral vein had been stolen by a group of arrogant space pirates!
As a member of the military, does he have to be subservient to them?!
Simon was getting a little angry. His face darkened as he glared at the hesitant servant and roared, "Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up! What are you doing standing there like a wooden stake?!"
His words completely stunned the servant insect.
He opened his mouth, but finally, meeting the gazes of the insects, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's...it's space pirates, the Space Pirate Alliance, composed of several space pirate groups..."
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