Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

"This time, this matter has been made public by everyone, so do you have anything else to say about it? The public resentment towards Zhidong is only one aspect; your real mistake was condoning the emergence of escapism, or even actively promoting it."

"Perhaps you did very well, but someone still saw through your plan and exposed your intention to flee to the future. How do you explain your escapist plan?"

Pantalone was initially quite satisfied after looking around and finding no one interrupting him, but this sudden voice abruptly cut him off from what he was about to say.

This made Pantalone quite angry, and she turned her attention to the figure who had spoken.

Although the anonymity and the fog obscured his appearance, Pantalone was still able to identify the figure from his build, posture, and aggressive tone.

That was Scaramucci, the "streak" who had started causing trouble for him for some reason after the last time.

It's clear that one of the reasons the other executives didn't speak up was that they wanted to let this troublemaker test the waters first, which added another mark against Scaramucci in Pantalone's mind.

However, he maintained a calm demeanor and spoke indifferently.

"As an executor loyal to Her Majesty the Ice Queen, I am well aware of the impact that escapism would have on Her Majesty's great cause. It is impossible for me to condone the growth of escapism or even actively promote it."

"The claim that I am fostering or even actively promoting escapism is a completely fabricated accusation. I am very clear about what I am doing, and this is not escapism."

However, this explanation clearly did not satisfy Scaramucci, who was a "scattered soldier," and he continued to aggressively criticize Pantalone.

"Oh? You didn't intend to promote the birth of the escapist plan? Then how do you explain these plans you've made? All of this reveals that you have escapist ideas and the ability to do so."

"If having the opportunity to do so would be tantamount to condoning the birth of escapism, then can I conclude that all plans that have the potential to breed escapism should be abolished?"

"No way? Are we really expecting the plan to succeed so easily, without taking any risks, and to accomplish anything we want so effortlessly, without considering any other aspects, and then blindly abandoning the plan? No way?"

Faced with the harsh conditions imposed by the "scattered soldiers," Pantalone also fought back without backing down.

The sarcastic tone in his words almost overflowed from his mouth.

"As the economy of Zhidong has been brought to its current state in just a few decades, I have a clear conscience regarding Zhidong and Her Majesty the Queen."

"After all, I am not like some people who have been mediocre for hundreds of years and accomplished nothing, and who can be described as a freeloader who has made no contribution to the construction of Zhidong."

Although Pantalone did not name names when he said this, the executives present basically knew who Pantalone was referring to and implying.

These harsh words made Skaramzi's handsome face, hidden beneath the cold mist, appear somewhat ferocious and distorted.

The tension between the two men instantly filled the entire conference room. If it weren't for the fact that the meeting was being held online, they would have almost come to blows.

Looking at the scene before him, Piero, who was playing the "clown," gently tapped the table, then looked at the two figures from the end of the long, solid icy table and said in a deep voice.

"Silence. This is not the place for your fighting."

The aura emanating from the Executor of the Fools instantly enveloped all directions, forcing Pantalone, who had originally intended to utter a few words, to abandon his plans.

Similarly, even Scaramucci, who was a "scattered soldier," knew what it meant to be discreet.

Although Pantalone had stirred up his anger, he suppressed his emotions, not because he was polite or anything like that.

It was simply out of respect for Piero, who was a strong player.

Then Piero turned his gaze to Pantalone and continued speaking to him.

“Continue to defend yourself, Pantalone.”

"I extend my respects to Your Excellency, Commander."

As he nodded slightly to Pantalone in respect, he began to reorganize his words.

He had anticipated this situation, so he calmly began to recount the excuses and reasons he had made up.

"From my brief description, we can see that the accusations and reasons against me are basically as described above. But I want to say that this is not so-called escapism. As for my real plan, I would like to ask everyone present to explain it to me."

"Since you're already a supporter of escapism, what else can we say? In that case, why not just go along with you?"

A mocking voice drifted from beside him, a familiar voice with a cold tone.

Pantalone recognized the voice almost instantly upon hearing it, which caused him to smile while an angry emoji appeared above his head.

"Arechino, if you can't speak, then don't speak."

"What Arecino? Sorry, I'm just a passerby, not Arecino."

The figure, whose face was shrouded in mist, shrugged and smiled as he answered.

Since she was determined to annoy Pantalone, she naturally wouldn't let go of any opportunity to disgust him. So, she skillfully picked up Pantalone's previous script and began to make up her own nonsense.

As for Pantalone himself, after seeing the other party skillfully pick up his performance again...

This caused Pantalonina's lips, shrouded in mist, to twitch slightly.

To be honest, he shouldn't have put on that show just now.

Now, I've been betrayed by the very cards I played, and the indescribable feeling is truly beyond words.

But he had no intention of arguing with Arecino. To him, everything was just a minor incident, and Arecino would only be happy for a short while.

His plan was approved by half of the executives and received the approval of Piero, the chief of staff.

Then it will be his turn to disgust Arecino.

Not only will he gain some verbal advantage now, but he will also use various methods to disgust her from head to toe. Thinking of this, Pantalone's originally unpleasant mood suddenly became extremely happy.

This made Arecino, who had initially thought she was in a safe position, vaguely realize that something was wrong when she saw Pantalone's initial displeasure followed by a cheerful smile.

But she couldn't think of any sophistry or excuse Pantalone could come up with at this point, which made her furrow her brow.