Knight Asylum

"is that a lie!"

Red raised his head with difficulty, and the mobile Pegasus behind him kicked Yummy the Locust to the ground. He leaned over, clenched his right fist and punched down, directly piercing Yummy the Locust's chest. He grabbed out a handful of O coins with force, and extended a light blue sword arc with his left sword. The chests of the surrounding Yummy burst and they fell to the ground one after another. The Yummy who did not show any evolutionary characteristics exploded on the spot.

Mobile Pegasus raised its body and turned to another locust Yummy. It raised its right foot and stepped heavily on the head of the locust Yummy whose chest had been gouged by it. It quickly stepped forward and punched the locust Yummy's head with its heavy iron fists one after another. The locust Yummy didn't even have the ability to fight back and was hit by one punch after another, causing it to drop O coins madly.

Red stood up and looked at the Mobile Pegasus that was beating up the locust Yummy with a subtle expression. For some reason, he always felt that this scene was very similar to déjà vu.

Mobile Pegasus raised its hand, hooked the Yummy locust's neck and threw it backwards, then turned around, raised the sword in its hand and chopped it down hard, splitting the two Yummy locusts that collided with each other into two.

Chapter 29: No humble request, but profit

The Yummys who had not yet evolved seemed to have no rationality in judging strength. Even though their evolved forms were chopped to pieces like melons, they still charged towards the Mobile Pegasus. Of course, the ending was that they were all blown up by Mobile Pegasus' punches and swords.

The smoke and dust cleared, and after finishing its job, Mobile Pegasus turned its head to look in the direction of Red, leaned over and changed back into a car with a click, as if everything had nothing to do with it. It was just an ordinary motorcycle that had driven upstairs for some reason, and there were sparkling O coins scattered all around it.

Red just felt a slight pain in his head, not because of the beating by Yummy, but simply because the amount of information was too huge.

First, the Mobile Pegasus turned into a fighting machine and beat up all the Yummys, and then those Yummys actually exploded with O coins after their death.

However, if you think about it carefully, the fact that Yummy can explode O coins is not so difficult to accept. Mitsuo Hongo told him this at the beginning.

Desire is endless, O coins are inexhaustible, and Yummy is born from desire, so the order is that human desire gives birth to Yummy, and Yummy produces O coins. Mitsuo Hongo just summarized the answer directly without explaining the process in detail.

"What a pity, Reed Leonardo, it was just a little bit short—"

Mitsuo Hongo put his hands behind his back and shook his head with regret, and the black cake in front of him was taken away by Erika Satonaka.

It would have been fine if Mitsuo Hongo didn't say anything, but as soon as he started talking, Red got a little angry. It was obvious that Mitsuo Hongo wanted to force him to use the power of Black Kuuga.

"President Hongshang - I must remind you that this power is extremely dangerous!"

"But Red Leonardo, the only thing you can rely on is that power." Hong Shangguang did not get angry because of Red's explosive tone, and even persuaded him like a mentor, "If you had used that power just now, you could have easily defeated those Yummy. That's your possibility-"

Mitsuo Hongue raised his voice.

"Or! Are you going to give up the possibility of defeating those Yummy and preventing a disaster?"

Reid couldn't refute, it was not that he couldn't use the power of Black Kuuga, the first time he used it he was fighting with his own will. Just now, he also took the initiative to use it, but the most dangerous part of that power was this, it was like opening a valve himself, he didn't know when he would become a part of that power and lose himself.

"In any case, Red Leonardo, my opinion will remain until you make a decision, and...this matter is not over yet. The rest will be handled by you, Servius Turia, on your own."

After saying that, the can birds flew out in unison.

Red glanced at the scene, his shoulders slumped slightly, and he waved to the Mobile Pegasus, "Let's go - let the professionals handle the scene."

After saying that, Red turned around and walked away. After walking a few steps, Red stopped again and turned his head to look at the motionless Mobile Pegasus. "Really? I know you can move on your own. I was beaten up just now, and my waist is still sore."

"..."

"OK--"

Red sighed deeply, turned around and pushed the Mobile Pegasus down the stairs with difficulty. As soon as he walked out of the corridor, Red saw several people wearing uniforms with the Hongshang Foundation logo pushing the handcuffed workers into an armored vehicle.

Seeing Red appear, the young man who was leading the others nodded to Red and said, "Hello, I am Goto Shintaro, the captain of the unit under the Hongshang Foundation. All the people involved in the case will be sent to Selvi Turia."

"Hello, I'm Red, all the O coins are upstairs," Red nodded at Shintaro Goto.

"Thanks--"

Goto Shintaro glanced at Reid in surprise, then turned around and pointed at Sanada who was peeking out from a distance, "Is this your friend?"

"Well..." Reid tilted his head, a little confused about how to explain the situation.

Seeing that Red was in trouble, Goto Shintaro turned around and waved to the others without any intention of investigating further. "Anyway, leave the scene to us."

"Thanks for your hard work."

Reid nodded again, supporting Mobile Pegasus and walking towards Sanada.

Sanada, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, immediately lowered her head nervously when she saw Reid really walking towards her, raised her hand to scratch her hair, and looked in the direction of Goto Shintaro with some worry.

"We'll talk as we walk."

Red smiled at Sanada and pushed Mobile Pegasus towards the street. Sanada followed Red with his head down, without saying a word.

Looking at Reid and Sanada walking away, Goto Shintaro thought for a moment and then raised his hand and pressed on the headphones.

After leaving the construction site and entering the street, Red rode on the mobile Pegasus and asked Sanada, "Where are you going? Do you need me to take you there?"

Red's eyes were clear, and he could not see any other thoughts. Sanada opened his mouth and smiled bitterly, "I'll stop here, and - I'm sorry, I can't help you."

She really wanted to excitedly grab Red's hand and say that she would help Red expose what Asano had done, but she had no way to do that. She didn't even have a recording in her hand, and she had nothing but a passion that might hold Red back.

Reid tilted his head and gave Sanada a thumbs up, "I'll be leaving first, come on."

After saying that, Red put on his helmet, started the engine, and drove the Mobile Pegasus into the traffic. Subconsciously, Sanada took a few steps in the direction where Red left.

"Beep beep-"

A shrill ringtone rang out, and Sanada came back to his senses from his trance. He fumbled for his cell phone. The name Asano displayed on the screen made Sanada's breath pause. After a moment of hesitation, he answered the call.

"How's the situation?" Asano's leisurely voice came from the phone.

"Red has dealt with all the Yummys. None of the workers died. The people from Hongshang Fund arrested all the workers."

After a brief silence, Asano's roar was heard from the phone.

"What are you doing! Can't you even do that little thing?!"

Almost instinctively, Sanada shrank her neck and wanted to apologize, but the slightly dazzling sunlight that fell into her eyes interrupted her action.

"You don't have to come back! Remember! You did everything!"

The call was disconnected with a sharp noise.

Looking at the off screen of her phone, Sanada suddenly felt happy. Anyway, Asano would push all the responsibilities to her and kick her away. She didn't make any humble requests, but instead gained something.

"Ha... What should I do next..."

Sanada lowered her right hand holding the phone and looked up at the sky. The days of having no worries about food and clothing were gone like floating clouds in the sky. Looking at the vast sky, she suddenly felt very relaxed and comfortable.

"Um-are you Miss Sanada?"

Sanada was stunned and turned her head to see Goto Shintaro waving and walking towards her.

"Yes, I'm Sanada." Sanada raised his hand to lift the hair beside his ear and smiled at Goto Shintaro, "May I ask what can I do for you?"

The moment he saw the Hongshang Foundation team appear, Sanada didn't think he could leave here, so he told Reid that it was enough.

“Although I have no way of understanding it, but…”

Goto Shintaro raised his hand and patted his forehead.

"The president asked if you want to work at Hongshang Foundation."

"Eh?"

Chapter 30: The Skeleton Uncle

In the stretched Lincoln sedan, Asano kept taking deep breaths, and it took him a while to adjust himself. He held his forehead and said nothing. His younger female companion swallowed hard, her body extremely stiff, and her flattering smile looked a little weird because she was too nervous.

"damn it--"

Asano raised his fist and slammed it hard on the armrest, cursing unwillingly.

"Master, Director, it's okay. You are the director of the public relations department of Selvi Turia. It's all because of that Sanada who is such a loser! He can't even do such a small thing!" The young female companion immediately spoke to comfort him.

Asano glanced at his young female companion, exhaled heavily, crossed his fingers on his knees, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

After all, he is the director of the public relations department of Selvi Turia. One failure is enough to make him sober up. There is indeed a problem with Sanada in this matter, but the key is that Red has the ability to deal with the evolved Yummy. So it is not difficult to understand why Mitsuo Hongue is interested in Red.

If he had mentioned that he knew Red had this ability, he would not have done it, but he was the director of the public relations department of Servi Turia! Even if it was really his mistake, Red was not qualified to accept his apology!

"Humph - so what if I can deal with one or two Yummy? There are many people like Selvi Turiado who can do this!"

At the same time, on the top floor of Hongshang Fund Building.

Mitsuo Hongo looked at the dark birthday cake in front of him with regret.

"Asano is gone, but I don't think they will stop there," Erika Satonaka put down the tablet in her hand, "Do you want to get rid of them?"

"Ri-Naka--why doesn't Reid use that ultimate power!" Mitsuo Hongo raised his body and pushed the dark cake hard towards Ri-Naka's defense line.

"Who knows~"

Erika Satonaka rolled her eyes, picked up a cake knife and started to cut the cake. Under the black cake was snow-white cream.

"Maybe he feels that he can't control it, President. If the Ultimate Kuuga goes berserk in the street, even we can't stop him."

"He won't go berserk. He didn't go berserk the first time," Mitsuo Hongo put his hands behind his back and stepped out to stand in front of the French window. "He's not a coward."

"Ah... Could it be that because everyone in Servier Turria told him that the Ultimate Kuuga is a very dangerous and uncontrollable power, so he is very reluctant to use it," Erika Satonaka thought of a possibility.

"Hmm - that makes some sense. Then how do you think we can stop Red from listening to Servieri Tulia and using the power of Ultimate Kuuga?" Mitsuo Hongo raised his fingers and shook them left and right.

Erika Satonaka did not answer, but continued to eat the cake gracefully and skillfully, because she knew very well that when Mitsuo Hongue asked questions, he never wanted to get answers from anyone.

After returning to Selvi Tulia, Red immediately went to the junction of the first floor to explain the situation to the receptionist. If possible, he wanted to run directly to the command desk to find U, but not to mention his delicate situation. As a temporary worker, he could only move between the dormitory, cafeteria, and first-floor lobby without permission.

After recording what Red said, the receptionist immediately began to contact the command desk and received a response quickly.

"Sweden Leonardo, please return to the dormitory first. U will contact you soon."

"I understand."

Red nodded, pulled his backpack and walked quickly towards the central elevator. There was another person waiting at the elevator door. Red subconsciously glanced at the other person. It would have been fine if he hadn't looked at him, but he was shocked when he did.

The other person looked like a middle-aged man in his forties, wearing a white round-brimmed hat and with broad shoulders. However, the man's face was very dark and his eye sockets were sunken, as if his body had been hollowed out by something. He was shaky and seemed like he would fall down at any time. Red's first reaction was that he was a drug addict.

The man noticed Red's gaze and took off his hat and nodded at Red. Red immediately nodded nervously and glanced at the man's right hand holding the hat. A person's hand can show his heart. The man's hand was broad and big, but as shriveled as a skeleton.

Reid hesitated for a moment and then asked tentatively, "Um, are you okay? Do you want to go to the hospital?"

The man who didn't expect Red to say that was stunned for a moment, then raised his hand to put the hat on his head and pulled down the brim, "Young man, thank you for your concern."

Just then, the elevator door opened. Red held the elevator door with his hand and looked at the man. The man smiled and entered the elevator first. Red followed him in, pressed the fifth floor button and asked, "Uncle, which floor do you want to go to?"

"This central elevator can only go to one floor at a time, and the floor I want to go to is higher up," the man shook his head.

"Really?" Red didn't ask any more questions.

The fifth floor was not very high, and the elevator door opened again after a while. Red stepped out of the elevator door with his right foot, but did not walk out immediately. Instead, he turned around and said, "Uncle, I think you'd better go to the hospital and don't be too stubborn."

The man was stunned and smiled gently, "Well, I will go to the hospital for a check-up later."

"But uncle, you will be fine."

Red grinned, turned around and took a step forward. The elevator door slowly closed. The man let out a long breath, took out a recorder from his pocket and pressed the record button.

"Records, Z-01-Reed Leonard--"

"Although he's still a little immature, ahem - but I'm very optimistic about him."

When he returned to the dormitory, Qiao was not there. Red was a little surprised, but he didn't think too much about it. Qiao was just a temporary worker anyway, and Selvi Turia would not assign too outrageous work to Qiao. As for the previous transportation mission, he was the target no matter how you looked at it, and Qiao was just involved.

Red stretched his body with his arms open. Just as he picked up the kettle to pour a glass of water, the screen on the wall lit up. Red immediately put down the kettle and stood in front of the screen.

"Red, I understand the general situation. You did a good job." On the screen, U was hunched over, shaking the steaming coffee in his hand. "It is to prevent you from using the black power that I equipped you with the mobile Pegasus, but you should hold on for a while longer."

"Ha—is that why Mobile Pegasus shot me?" Reid touched his chest.

"No - that was the Mobile Pegasus officially activating its combat mode. It didn't have enough actual combat data, so it was purely an accident that you were hit. It won't shoot at you next time," U said lightly.

"I don't want this to happen again," Red complained and then returned to the point. "President Hong Shang means that the privately minted O coins are not over yet."

"This is the normal situation. The O coins that those few people were able to privately make are not worthy of being taken seriously by Mitsuo Hongu. Although... I personally think that Mitsuo Hongu would not care at all if someone privately made O coins," U raised his hand to adjust his glasses, "but since he asked us to solve it, we can only investigate first. It just so happens that our best detective just finished his mission and came back. Those workers will probably be interrogated soon."

"The investigation can begin as early as 4 p.m., is that acceptable to you?"

"Sure!" Reid raised his hands and pressed his shoulders, shaking them up and down. He didn't feel hungry because he had eaten the cake made by Mitsuo Hong Shang.

"About Asano, I'm sorry - he is the director of the public relations department, and there are too many interests involved. There is no decisive way to get rid of him now," U said slowly after a pause.

Reid was stunned for a moment and shrugged, "I don't care."

The communication was interrupted, U withdrew his hand, took off his glasses, and stared ahead with deep eyes.

Chapter 31: Hard-boiled Detective

At one o'clock in the afternoon, Qiao returned to the dormitory yawning, pulling her backpack. Red, who was eating instant noodles, raised his hand and waved to Qiao.

"Did you have lunch?"

Qiao glanced up and down at Red before throwing his backpack to the ground, pulling out a chair, stretching his legs, holding his chin up, picking up the pancake on the table and taking a bite. "I've eaten it. It's a disgusting nutritional paste. I can't even spit it out."

"This is really a sad story. What did you do that required you to take nutritional paste?" Reid blew at the rolled-up instant noodles.

"Well-"