Knight Asylum

"So... time is going to be reset again?" Kitaoka Hideichi sighed, raised his hand and waved to Reid, "Then you can go."

Reid was surprised for a moment, not expecting that Kitaoka Shuichi would drive people away so straightforwardly, and then he complained, "Lawyer Kitaoka, I must remind you that although time will be reset, if you are dragged into the mirror world by the mirror beasts of the Zhinao Group and corrupted into a mirror beast, then you will not exist in the next time."

"I can't be that unlucky. You're just overthinking it," Kitaoka Hideichi yawned nonchalantly.

Red stared straight into Kitaoka Shuichi's eyes, but unfortunately Kitaoka Shuichi managed his expression very well, without any flaws. Red sighed helplessly, "I say, Lawyer Kitaoka."

"What's wrong? Why are you so hesitant?"

"Although you will be dealt with by the Intelligent Brain Group sooner or later, at least in the current situation, you are being hunted down by the Intelligent Brain Group because of me. I have the responsibility to protect you until the last moment of time."

Kitaoka Hideichi paused while drinking his coffee. After a brief silence, he put down the coffee cup and stared into Red's eyes. "Does it matter to people other than me? I have less than three months left, maybe only two months. I have done everything I can do. Even in the next timeline, my physical condition will not change at all."

"There are still many people who can live longer, or... because they are just ordinary people who can't help, do you think it's no big deal if they die?"

"Do you think it's possible?" Red grinned.

"Then why are you still here?"

"Just because you only have less than three months to live, I won't think that your death is no big deal. After all..."

Red let out a long breath.

"Does saving people need any other meaning?"

Kitaoka Hideichi was stunned for a moment, and it took him a long time before he picked up the coffee again and took a sip.

"So, it's time for you to take action."

"The people I know well have become phantoms in the mirror, and I can no longer remember them. I hope this sadness will stop. But, unfortunately, I don't have the strength to fight, so the only way I can think of is to make those who can fight stop wasting their time with me. Do you understand what I mean?"

Reid opened his mouth and smiled helplessly, "Lawyer Kitaoka, you are really different from before."

"Who are you looking down upon?"

"But I think I may have to stay here for a while," Reid glanced at the phone screen, "It looks like the president of Zhinao Group, Murakami Gorge, is really going to deal with you personally."

"Eh - I'm really flattered," Kitaoka Hideichi raised his eyebrows in surprise and smirked, "It seems that both the Intelligent Brain Group and Selvi Turia are under a lot of pressure."

"Lawyer Kitaoka is really a mean person," Reid sighed as he leaned back against the backrest and put his hands behind his head.

"Bad intentions?" Kitaoka Hideichi murmured and then chuckled, "Come to think of it, you seem to have a good relationship with Xiao Xing from the flower shop."

"what happened?"

"No, Ms. Saori told me that the reason she was in the flower shop was because Xiaoxing had been following her and said that she was being targeted by a dangerous person. Xiaoxing did that because of you, right? What happened in the previous timeline, right?" Kitaoka Hideichi crossed his arms over his chest.

Reid raised his eyebrows. Kitaoka Shuichi's expression gave him a bad feeling.

"In fact, the Gao Jianze couple bought a huge amount of insurance for each other. If one of them dies due to some accident, the other will immediately receive a very horrific compensation. If it is due to a monster, Selvi Turia will even have to pay an additional compensation."

Kitaoka Hideichi shrugged.

"Not to mention solving the current cash flow problem of Takamizawa Group, it's more than enough to give Takamizawa a new lease of life."

"How did you know...hiss——"

Reid gasped.

Why did Hideichi Kitaoka know?

Because Hideichi Kitaoka is the lawyer who prepared the huge insurance policy for the Takamizawa couple, and in the previous timeline, Takamizawa Saori had an appointment with Hideichi Kitaoka before she disappeared.

In this timeline, Saori Takamizawa is not dead, so the Takamizawa Group does not have enough research funds to study the mirror world.

In the previous timeline, Saori Takamizawa died, so the Takamizawa Group had sufficient research funds and directly cultivated the core of the mirror world to the point of runaway.

Chapter 276: More rational, more greedy

Red stood up suddenly, but did not leave. Instead, his brows were furrowed.

He didn't want to doubt Itshiro Takamizawa's feelings for Saori Takamizawa. He hoped that he was simply thinking too much, but Itshiro Takamizawa was the beneficiary of Saori Takamizawa's death. From a rational point of view, Itshiro Takamizawa was most likely the murderer.

"What's wrong? You don't want to accept it? That's fine too. You can also regard the huge death insurance as fate's compensation to this loving couple," Kitaoka Hideichi picked up the spoon and gently stirred the coffee. "The misfortune of one person can continue the life of the other, no, the lives of both of them."

"The Takamizawa Group is in a very bad situation right now. If this continues, the couple's dream and the Takamizawa Group will become history."

Red plopped back down.

"Oh, I didn't expect you could accept this," Kitaoka Hideichi raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"No, I'm telling Xiao Xing about this," Reid rolled his eyes and quickly told Xiao Xing about the huge insurance that the Takamizawa couple bought for each other.

With Xiaoxing's personality, she would never let such a thing happen.

"Well - let me say this first, they haven't renewed the insurance this year, and with the current situation of the Takamizawa Group, there is no way to renew it. If one of them encounters misfortune before the insurance expires, the misfortune of one person will become the misfortune of two people," Kitaoka Hideichi took a sip of coffee and shrugged nonchalantly.

"Do you think I am smart enough to understand what you are saying?"

Kitaoka Hideichi's mouth twitched.

After Red answered him like this, he really had nothing to say.

"Well - maybe there really are problems in this world that can only be solved by idiots," Kitaoka Hideichi smiled helplessly, "otherwise idiots would have been extinct long ago."

"The people from the Intelligent Brain Group are so slow. Didn't they say they would come and kill me personally? I've already had three cups of coffee."

"Ah—I know what to do!"

Kitaoka Hideichi raised his right fist and tapped it lightly on the palm of his left hand. Under Reid's blank gaze, he picked up his cell phone, took a selfie of himself, and then started fiddling with it.

That familiar action gave Red a bad feeling. Just when he was about to step forward to stop Kitaoka Shuichi, he had already finished and put down his phone and started drinking coffee leisurely again. Red picked up the phone and took a look at it, and his mouth twitched suddenly.

Hideichi Kitaoka didn't do anything exaggerated, he just updated his blog.

As if he was afraid that the group would not come to find him, Kitaoka Hideichi not only shared his location through selfies, he even said that he was going to the newspaper office to do some work today.

"Aren't you going to take action? It doesn't matter in reality, but you can't stop what's happening in the mirror world. If you are hindered by the Intelligent Brain Group, it will be very troublesome, right?"

Kitaoka Hideichi stood up gracefully, raised his hand and snapped his fingers, took out a few bills from his wallet and handed them to the waiter who came over, "The rest is a tip."

Under the waiter's admiring gaze, Hideichi Kitaoka waved his hand and left in a graceful manner.

"I am going to fight too. We will say goodbye now. Just focus on doing what you should do."

Looking at Kitaoka Hideichi's back, Reid raised his hand, but did not stop him. Instead, he let out a long breath and made up his mind.

He remembered what Hideyuki Kagawa had once said to him.

It's not about giving up ten people to save a hundred people, but about joining those ten people to save a hundred people.

After leaving the cafe, I rode the mobile Pegasus to the Hongshang Foundation Building, the tallest building in [S·L]. Two familiar-looking security guards were standing on the left and right in front of the gate of the Hongshang Foundation.

Seeing Red appear, the two security guards stepped aside and made way without asking Red's purpose.

Red, who had witnessed the mysterious side of Mitsuo Hongu, was not surprised. He nodded and walked through the door of the Hongu Foundation, took the elevator to the top floor, glanced at the door leading to Mitsuo Hongu's office, and did not stop, but climbed up the stairs to the rooftop.

Facing the cold wind and the setting sun, Reid stood up straight, with his hands open, feeling the coldness at the highest point of [S·L].

"Beep beep-"

The cell phone rang. Reid took out the phone and put it to his ear. Hideyuki Kagawa's voice came from it.

"Red, the battle is about to begin. Wait for my signal and defeat those mirror world cores in the shortest possible time. Can you do it?"

"I understand."

"Reid, please."

After saying that, Hideyuki Kagawa hung up the phone.

Reid placed the phone at his feet, crossed his hands in front of him, and the Aguru belt emerged. Golden arcs flashed, black mist surged up in a torrent, and the red eyes reflecting the sunset lit up.

Feeling the power coursing through his body, Red released his hands and his mind, thinking back to what Xiao Xing had taught him.

Expand your senses infinitely, accept all information, take that information for granted as a background, and look for the information you want.

Because he completely let go of his senses, the horrifying noise rushed into Red's brain like a tsunami. Even though he was prepared, Red still subconsciously took a few steps back and pressed his ears, trying to block out the noise. But when he thought of those people who were swallowed up by the mirror world and could not come back even if time was reset, Red put down his arms, stood up straight, and looked directly at the world constructed by the noise before him.

There is no need to deliberately block out these noises, because they exist in this world so realistically.

The intertwined noises gradually disintegrate, and the mirror hidden in them emerges.

What he needs to do is not only to quickly snipe the core of the mirror world from a long distance, but also to avoid hurting innocent people by mistake, so he has to wait for the critical moment.

The marks of power on the dark body began to split further, and the jumping arcs were no longer violent, but floated very gently, like ripples on the lake. With each float, the lake surface would become calmer and clearer.

Sensing Red's ultimate Kua ego aura, Metzger hurried to the rooftop. Her mind was full of what Kagawa Hideyuki said, but the moment she saw Red's focused back, Metzger was stunned for a moment and then smiled easily. Those messy thoughts disappeared, leaving only prayer.

Looking down at the incredibly beautiful city under the glow of the setting sun, Mitsuo Hongo shook his head with some regret.

"That's just not enough."

"You should be more rational and greedy, but..."

Hong Shangguang raised the corner of his mouth.

"still have a chance."

At Xiaoxing's flower shop, after packing up her things, Takamizawa Saori stretched lazily and waved at Xiaoxing embarrassedly.

"Xiao Xing, I'm a little sleepy. I'm going to rest first. Sorry."

"No, it's okay," Xiao Xing paused, smiled at Takamizawa Saori, watched Takamizawa Saori return to the room, took out her cell phone and glanced at the message sent by Reid, her fingers slightly tightened.

Chapter 277: Not Tomorrow, Not the Day After Tomorrow, Not in the Future

"Sent complete—"

Kitaoka Hideichi pressed the confirmation button, and a large amount of negative information related to the Zhinao Group was transmitted to the [S·L] newspaper through the Internet.

With the photo with Dorado and the warning from the Tooth Demon King, he was not worried that Servier Turia would intercept the information he sent to the newspaper. After all, with the capabilities of the Intelligent Brain Group, they had probably warned every newspaper he had visited. Anyone who dared to disclose the negative information he had sent would be dead.

Therefore, he not only sent it to those big newspapers, he also sent the negative information about Zhinao Group to every newspaper in [S·L].

Those who can become editors-in-chief naturally know the value of this information, and also know that once it is released, the Zhinao Group will be offended. Therefore, he did not think that the information could be leaked from the beginning. However, those editors-in-chief will never give up those materials, which will become seeds.

The moment Servier Turia abandons the AI ​​Group, the documents he sends out will completely defeat the AI ​​Group.

"Ha... But I probably won't be able to see that scene."

A sharp brake sound was heard and a sports car stopped not far away. Murakami Kyoer pushed the door open and looked coldly in the direction of Kitaoka Hideichi.

Kitaoka Hideichi opened his collar, waved his arms up and down, and ran towards a deserted place.

What he needs to do now is to delay the time as much as possible to give those newspapers time to read the black material and preserve the information by various means.

Murakami Kyoer narrowed his eyes slightly, a black mark of death appeared on his face, and he took a step towards the direction where Kitaoka Hideichi was escaping. A white halo appeared on his body, and the blue rose exploded violently the moment it flew out and landed on the ground. Amidst the sparks, Murakami Kyoer turned into a monster, and his pale body exuded a cold murderous intent.

"Kitaoka Shuichi, don't think I'll let you die easily!"

Because of Kitaoka Hideichi's operation, Servi Turia has stopped contacting them through the Mirror World channel these days. What does this mean? As the head of a company, Murakami Kyoer knows better than anyone else.

The future of Orphino, which he had found with great difficulty, was destroyed by Hideichi Kitaoka.

He would not kill Hideichi Kitaoka all at once. He would torture Hideichi Kitaoka little by little until he died, and then revive Hideichi Kitaoka through a resurrection operation, allowing Hideichi Kitaoka to experience despair again and again.

"It's really scary - but I have already sent all your information to those newspapers, you are finished!" Kitaoka Hideichi shouted while dodging the torturous attack from Murakami Kyoji.

"How ridiculous! Do you think those newspapers dare to publish those things?!" Murakami Gorge sneered.

He had already made arrangements. During this period, all the newspapers that Kitaoka Hideichi had visited were closed today. The editors-in-chief of those newspapers, and even one of the cleaners, were under the surveillance of the Mirror Knight of the Intelligent Brain Group. No matter who Kitaoka Hideichi sent the information to, it would be meaningless.

"Damn it - I'm Gurongi's legal advisor! Aren't you worried about retaliation from the Gurongi Group?!"

"How ridiculous! Do you think your crude tricks can fool me?" Murakami Kyoer roared angrily, raised his hand for a while, and a rose fell from Kitaoka Shuichi. The seemingly fragile petals left a huge wound on Kitaoka Shuichi's back like a blade.

The blood gradually soaked through Hideichi Kitaoka's suit.

Kitaoka Hideichi gritted his teeth and continued running forward, enduring the severe pain that felt like burning fire.

It's okay, just be patient, it will definitely work...

After seeing those materials, the fools who think that all the truth must be made public may stop temporarily due to temporary difficulties, but they will never forget that before that, they must keep running.

"Right... Goro-chan."

ORE Newspaper.

Okubo Daisuke suddenly stood up, grabbed the computer screen and quickly scanned the information that kept popping up.

"This is, these are..."

"What's wrong!"

Seeing that Daisuke Okubo looked excited, Momoi Reiko hurried forward. After seeing the content on the computer screen, her eyes widened.

The data records all the hidden evil deeds of the Zhinao Group. If this data is made public, there is no other word to describe the Zhinao Group except an evil monster organization.