Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

72: Chapter 72 Perhaps, there is still hope 72: Chapter 72 Perhaps, there is still hope Big Pancake Face sat restlessly in the villa, suddenly finding the celebratory red wine in front of him had lost its appeal.

Through the Crystal Ball, the liaison officer exchanged intelligence with the institute’s liaison officer.

The more he heard, the more incredible it seemed.

He rushed to the hall and relayed what he had learned to the Commerce Association President.

“Asuna is killed in action?

Bu Yao is hanging on by a thread?

The pharmaceutical research facility was burglarized?

All the test subjects died, embryos included?”

One piece of inconceivable information after another reached his ears, and Big Pancake Face’s complexion grew increasingly worse.

The liaison officer nodded timidly, “The reinforcements got there too late.

Although at the end they did encounter the rampaging black workers…

But those black workers were bloodthirsty, as if they were driven mad, unstoppable.

To swiftly assess the damage at the research institute, they had no choice but to let those black workers scatter in all directions.”

Unable to release his suppressed emotions, Big Pancake Face fiercely flipped over the table in front of him.

The red wine and glasses shattered with a series of crashes to the ground, flowing wantonly and forming a small river.

Today was supposed to be the happiest day of Big Pancake Face’s life.

President Carlo presented him with a lifetime of management, the Silver Orchid Commerce swallowed half of the market share of Tren; the research was progressing smoothly, the first product with Steel Dragon Wolf had matured.

Two joys intertwined, what was supposed to be a dream start turned into this.

“How many infiltrated?

How did they get past Asuna’s Charm?

And how did they organize the black workers to revolt?”

The liaison officer found it difficult to speak.

After Big Pancake Face glared at him fiercely, the liaison officer stammered out the truth.

“According to reliable intelligence, there were only two people.”

“What?

Only two?” Big Pancake Face suddenly widened his large eyes in astonishment, then his expression turned to anger, “Didn’t I say not to recruit overly strong black workers?

Only two people managed to deceive Asuna, penetrate to the last layer, and seriously injure Bu Yao!”

“We’re still investigating, many things are still under investigation!” The liaison officer fell silent for a moment before he struggled to spit out the words, “The research institute also hopes that the president can give them a bit more time.”

“Useless!

Truly useless!” Big Pancake Face bellowed, his angry voice spreading throughout the villa, “Even such a trivial matter can’t be handled properly!”

What made Big Pancake even angrier was that he knew who the real mastermind behind the scenes was, but he was powerless to act against him.

In order to maintain market stability, it was forbidden for commerce chambers to wage significant conflicts against each other.

Eliminating a lackey was insignificant, but Carlo was a bona fide Commerce Association President.

Any action against him, if exposed, would have unimaginable consequences.

“Damn it!

That damned Carlo Joy, where on earth did he find such helpers!

I knew I shouldn’t have left those things behind; I really can’t understand the old fossils in the family, why they insisted on setting a time bomb on themselves.”

The deed was done, and no amount of complaining was of any use now.

Big Pancake Face had to consider what Carlo might do with those shady things from their family, and how to mitigate the losses in a timely manner after such an incident.

“Bring me a pen, I need to write a sealed letter to that old man Carlo.”

Since that old fellow had a trump card equivalent to his own, it was time for the two top commerce chambers in the country to sit down and talk.

President Carlo would certainly hope that both chambers could develop peacefully within the country.

Big Pancake Face knew all too well the hardships of growing a commerce chamber from small to large.

President Carlo, advanced in years, should also be aware that if both sides were to suffer, the Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce could regress overnight.

He definitely did not have the energy to sort out the declining Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce any longer and would surely accept the invitation to have a good talk about the future of the two commerce associations.

While Big Pancake Face was deliberating over the choice of words for the invitation to President Carlo, a soldier ran over and solemnly handed him the letter Carlo had written.

“He’s taken the initiative to write, does he think the same as me?

Truly cunning and shrewd.”

Aggressively tearing open the envelope, Big Pancake Face’s gaze swiftly skimmed over the letter.

The contents were concise and to the point, Carlo Joy had rejected Big Pancake Face’s proposal and had taken the initiative to accept the trial by the parliament and planned to accept all punishments.

Now, he had already proactively taken a carriage to the Capital, telling Big Pancake not to send anyone after him.

Not a word about the evidence was mentioned in the letter.

“Has that old man gone mad?

To actually accept the trial voluntarily, does he want to destroy everything he has worked for until now?”

Looking at the letter, Big Pancake trembled with rage and tore it to pieces.

To say that Carlo did not get hold of those things, he simply did not believe it.

The hurried departure at that time was definitely not coincidental.

“That old man, who seemed as helpless as a sheep caught in the jaws of a tiger at that time, changed his expression immediately after realizing something had happened at the research institute, as if he had grabbed onto the last straw to save his life.”

At that time, that old man had already despaired…

But why…

Big Pancake suddenly realized that the problem was not with Carlo, but with the two who had infiltrated the research institute.

Before this, they must have said something similar to Carlo about completing the Task within a day, which reignited hope in the old man.

But why did they do that?

This was an extremely dangerous Task, and besides, they had a way to hide their strength and break Charm…

such people could not possibly be ordinary adventurers just working for money…

Big Pancake racked his brains and finally came up with an answer that he could convince himself with.

Those two were actually not truly serving the Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce, but instead, they took this opportunity to bring about the collapse of the two great mountains of this nation, and then allow their own behind-the-scenes commerce association to take advantage and rise to power.

They must have said something to the old man after connecting with him, bewitched Carlo Joy, causing the old man to lose his rationality and wish to perish together.

“What a clever plot to kill with a borrowed knife.

Convey my orders, at all costs, to lock down the city and search for those two intruders.

And instruct those within the commerce association to prepare for the worst, to surrender part of the commerce association if necessary, and pin all blame on them, ensuring that their provided testimonies are flawless.

Also, prepare the last contingency plan, just in case.”

The liaison officer’s face changed, but he did not question Big Pancake Face’s decision; he immediately went to notify everyone to get prepared.

Big Pancake Face rose to his feet, stepping over the floor wet with red wine, and headed to the second floor, where he issued instructions to the servant waiting at the foot of the stairs.

“Prepare the best coachman for me, I want to catch up with President Carlo and have a personal talk.

Perhaps, there’s still hope.”