Chapter 259 Hiss... This is an act for him.
"What?!"
Simon could hardly believe his ears.
What is the Star Pirate Alliance?
Several pirate crews? And they're supposedly allied?
Just to rob the mineral resources of the Simon family's asteroid?
Are they out of their minds?
They're specifically targeting the military's mineral resources?!
Simon's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared intently at the insect and asked, "What's going on with these space pirate groups? Could it be that one of the Thomas family's insects offended them?"
Even if we offend them, it should be the First Legion, right?
Their military's insectoid forces and the space pirate groups are sworn enemies, so there's no reason for them to keep targeting their Second Legion.
The insect looked at Simon with a lifeless expression, then said clearly and without expression, "Because some insects revealed that the Roronoa Space Pirates were hiding in the Second Legion, those space pirates who were previously targeted by the Roronoa Space Pirates have gone mad, believing that the Second Legion colluded with Roronoa to betray them, so..."
These space pirate groups felt they had no way out, so they might as well just rob a big one.
Shichong's words were like stirring up a hornet's nest, causing an uproar in the entire conference room.
Aaron, his face grim, glared at Simon and demanded, "You, when did you collude with the Roronoa Pirates? And hide them in the Second Legion?!"
The other retainers were also starting to lose their composure.
"General Simon, did you really harbor the Roronoa Pirates?"
"General Simon, if this gets out, our Thomas family will be completely finished!"
"There were rumors on the StarNet before that the Second Legion was colluding with space pirates. If this information leaks out..."
...
Simon's face darkened upon hearing this.
He never expected that even insects knew about this, let alone other space pirates.
What exactly happened?
He kept this matter a secret; apart from his few trusted subordinates, no one else knew about it.
Could it be that his trusted subordinate betrayed him?
Simon's face immediately turned even uglier.
Aaron, standing to the side, understood perfectly well; his eyes practically rolled to the sky!
He thought Simon was just stupid, but he didn't expect him to be this stupid. He really wanted to ruin the Thomas family!
Aaron suddenly stood up. "Simon, stop making excuses about this. Before the bugs on the StarNet know about this, you'd better step down as general now to quell public anger!"
Simon stared at Aaron with a sinister look in his eyes. "Make me step down? You're dreaming!"
Aaron scoffed, "Dream on? Do you expect me to be satisfied only after you bankrupt the Thomas family?!"
He slammed his fist on the table and shouted at his retainers, "Are you just going to stand by and watch the Thomas family go bankrupt like this?!"
"Of course not! But the situation is complicated right now, wouldn't it be bad to change the insects now?"
"Yes, yes, as long as we ignore the public opinion and wait, we still have a chance."
"Should we wait a little longer?"
...
Just as the retainer insects were chattering away, the attendant insect who had been standing at the door spoke up again, "General, there's one more thing..."
Simon grew even more irritated by his hesitant manner. "Just say everything you have to say! What's there to be so coy about?!"
He'd already said what he shouldn't have, and he didn't believe there was anything he couldn't say!
"Little one, the mineral resources on that asteroid have been exhausted..."
"Once you've finished mining, start mining the next batch. What's there to report?!" Simon couldn't help but roll his eyes.
Then the servant insect lowered its head even further, "So, all the mineral resources have been mined out, so, that's all."
Now, not only Simon, but even the other retainer insects were on edge.
"That's all?! Is this all the mineral resources there are?"
"These mineral resources have all been stolen by space pirates? Does that mean we're left with no money?!"
"Not only are they all gone! The Thomas family is going bankrupt!"
...
They thought that the Thomas family's business, though affected by Simon, could hold on for a while, since they still had that mineral-rich asteroid they bought at a high price. But... the mineral vein was gone!
Simon was a little stunned. He knew that the other party would not spread false information, so at this moment, he also lost his balance and fell back to his seat.
Aaron, standing to the side, exclaimed in bewilderment, "It's all over, everything's over!"
...
Eli didn't expect the Thomas family to fall so quickly, especially since they had proposed that Aaron replace Simon as general.
As a general, Eli certainly couldn't handle this matter, so he passed it on to the Insect King.
Because things happened so suddenly, the Insect King summoned Tan Chi and Letekar over as well.
The First Legion's affairs were mainly discussed with Letekar, and Tan Chi was just there to make up the numbers.
The Insect King didn't expect his son, who only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun, to accomplish anything.
So after going to the conference room, he left Tan Chi to Bass.
So when Tan Chi walked to the pavilion in the back garden, ready to have afternoon tea with his domineering father, he saw Cano sitting opposite Bass.
Tan Chi: "..."
Although he didn't know why, he had a vague sense of foreboding.
To prevent 001 from turning into a dragon-like monster in the palace, he has recently stopped updating it with new dessert recipes and natural food recipes.
But looking at Kano's obedient appearance, he suddenly felt a headache coming on.
These are one after another, truly impossible to guard against.
If Cano were to be influenced by Bass and end up working with 001 at his house, it wouldn't make much difference.
Tan Chi couldn't help but sigh, and then slowly walked into the pavilion.
“Father, Lord Cano.”
When Kano saw Tan Chi appear, his eyes lit up instantly. "Lord Tan Chi, you've arrived?"
Tan Chi nodded, and then he saw Bass swirling a wine glass and drinking juice.
Wow... he's really putting on a show.
You've only been in the palace a few days, and haven't even had juice for long, and you've already found the ultimate tool for showing off?
He could say that it does take some talent to be a domineering CEO and act cool.
Then Tan Chi saw Cano, who was also drinking juice from a stemmed glass.
Tan Chi: "..."
"Would you like a glass of juice?" Bass glanced at Tan Chi, his gaze softening considerably compared to when they first met.
Tan Chi shook his head. "No need, I'll just eat fruit."
As he spoke, he picked up a banana from the table, peeled it, took a bite, and then casually asked, "How have you been staying at the palace these past two days? You haven't had any unpleasant experiences with my father-in-law, have you?"
Bass paused abruptly, his hand swirling the wine glass, a slight smile playing on his lips. "The bug I choose is naturally the best!"
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