Chapter 230: I simply cannot accept this possibility!
He was so jealous he was practically insane, so he hired a bug to target Bass, intending to kidnap him and imprison him on some asteroid.
Unfortunately, Bass was unlucky and was swept away by the wormhole.
For so many years, he fought back and forth with the Insect King, and seeing the Insect King's power weaken, he also became less and less interested in royal affairs because of Bass's departure.
He won. He won ever since Bass died!
But why are there still people investigating what happened back then?
He was young and impetuous back then, and he wasn't sure if he had left any evidence against him.
The Thomas family is also in a precarious situation. Although they have a lot of military resources at their disposal, the First Legion is now surpassing the Second Legion in strength.
He is now trying to find other solutions, even going so far as to use most of the Thomas family's liquid assets to bid for asteroids full of mineral veins.
The purpose was to surpass the First Army Corps in military strength.
He absolutely would not allow anything detrimental to him to happen at this critical juncture.
Simon's men trembled as they listened to Thomas's words.
Recently, many things have gone wrong for the Second Army Corps, and the outside world already has very low satisfaction with their Second Army Corps.
Many Starbugs on the StarNet even began to openly boycott their Second Legion, which led to many of the Thomas family's businesses being boycotted.
When the Thomas family's business ran into trouble, the Second Army was the first to be hampered.
Now Simon has used such a large amount of working capital to bid on an undeveloped asteroid.
Their level of agitation was actually comparable to Simon's.
They are all parasites of the Thomas family, relying entirely on the Thomas family for food, drink, and daily necessities. If the family runs into trouble, they will naturally suffer as well.
The insect looked at Simon and said tremblingly, "I heard that when Lord Tan Chi and Letkar went to the planet Tadir, they brought back an insect. After they went to the palace, they began to investigate the incident from more than ten years ago."
Simon frowned immediately. "Brought back a bug from Planet Tadir? Was it male or female? And it went to the palace?"
He thought that Tan Chi had always said he was interested in one insect, Letekar, and had no intention of marrying any other insects. If he suddenly brought back a female insect from another asteroid, it would indeed be a slap in the face.
It's normal for them to sneak into the palace.
But if this insect is male, what reason would they have to take it back?
Simon couldn't think of a reason.
But considering that this matter might be related to something that happened more than ten years ago, unless... the insect they brought was Bass, he couldn't think of any reason to bring it back if the other party was a male insect.
Kobas is already dead.
The bugs he sent witnessed Bass being pulled into the wormhole; more precisely, the bugs he sent displayed this on the quantum computer he had been communicating with.
He even witnessed Bass disappear into the wormhole with his own eyes.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so certain!
"Listen, I heard it's a male insect, and he's very popular with the insect king in the palace, he..."
"Crack!"
The water glass Simon was holding suddenly cracked in his hand.
A male insect favored by the insect queen?
impossible!
It absolutely could not be Bass!
He took a deep breath, unable to accept this possibility no matter what!
Bass is dead!
He's dead!
How could the insect, which had been missing for over a decade, be found by Tan Chi and his group by such a coincidence?
Tan Chi was just a cub at the time, so how could he possibly know Ba Si?
Simon neither understood nor accepted it.
Augustus was already the Insect King, possessing such great power, so why did he have to possess such excellent insects?
Why should all the good things be enjoyed by Augustus, a mere worm?
He just couldn't stand his arrogant attitude!
Simon clenched his fist tightly, and almost all the shards of glass from before pierced his palm.
He looked at his subordinates as if he felt no pain and ordered, "Go and investigate! Find out exactly what kind of insect the male insect that entered the palace is! If you can't find out, don't bother coming back to see me!"
The insects looked at each other in bewilderment.
The palace was surrounded like an iron barrel; their insects couldn't get in at all.
Unless the palace is willing to reveal who the insect inside is, they will have no way of investigating.
Simon wasn't unaware of this; he was simply unwilling to accept it.
The insect subordinates glanced at Simon and had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
They feared that if they didn't agree now, they would die even faster.
If I agree now, I might not die for several days.
Besides, the palace might announce the insect's identity itself in a few days.
Whether it's the female insect chosen by the Second Prince or the male insect chosen for the Insect King, their identities must be made public, right?
They thought it that way, and that's what they did.
Seeing Simon's unfriendly expression, they didn't dare to say anything more and just wanted to leave.
But after thinking about what had happened before, the insect that had spoken earlier spoke again: "General, what should we do about that incident from more than ten years ago?"
Simon's eyes were almost completely red. He stared at the insects in front of him with a sinister gaze, and his voice was even colder, "All the insects who knew about this back then have been dealt with. I don't want this matter to be brought up again."
If the Insect King knew that he was behind this, he certainly wouldn't let it go.
However, without evidence, the Insect King can only remain unhappy no matter how displeased he is.
If no one can prove that he did it, he can remain at large forever!
Thinking this, Simon felt much better.
The insects that heard the instructions were clearly disheartened.
Some of the bugs who did this have been following Simon for many years. Even if they were discovered, they certainly wouldn't betray Simon.
He didn't actually need to go to such lengths to kill them all.
In fact, all we need to do is let them leave the empire under assumed names.
Letting them fake their deaths would actually be a better outcome.
But Simon probably won't listen to them at all right now.
They'd better be careful not to provoke him, otherwise, they'll be the ones getting dealt with, not other insects.
So the insects nodded and then slunk away from Simon's office.
If they stayed any longer, they feared for their lives.
It's best to leave as soon as possible for your safety...
Simon looked at the quiet office and the departing figures of the insects, his eyes growing even more sinister.
Regardless of whether the insect the Insect King found was Bass or not, he could not be Bass!
He will not let the Insect King be happy. If he is unhappy, the Insect King will naturally not be happy either!
Simon's eyes narrowed, and suddenly, as if realizing something, a venomous glint slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth...
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