NO00ec: Someone Else

When their conversation was halfway through, Jim had roughly figured out what was going on.

In the context of the increasingly fierce resistance movement in the Nord resettlement area, the Hayashihara family, which controlled the third floor above ground, and the Ikaros Liberation Front, which controlled the entire underground area, have reached a certain degree of cooperation.

Although she may not be aware of it at all, Huili is the most important link in the cooperation between the two sides. Huili thought that she could achieve her freedom by joining the Ikaros Liberation Front, but she was actually still under the control of Mrs. Hayashihara. Her so-called rebellion was just a lie that people from both sides had woven for her, which seemed to be out of her own will.

Ensuring that her rebellious daughter would not encounter any accidents when participating in street politics under the current complex situation was only one reason. After all, if Mrs. Hayashihara really wanted to, it would not be difficult for her warriors to put Huili under house arrest in the "castle tower" on the third floor. At most, the relationship between mother and daughter would become more strained.

But letting her join the Ikaros Liberation Front and letting them secretly take care of their daughter, but not stopping Huili from participating in various political activities to brush up her qualifications, this is part of the Linyuan family's political speculation.

In fact, after Liao Qi broadcast the "Protest Declaration" and the Nord Resettlement Area LAN sank, the nature of which was closer to the Abyss Dark Web, anyone with a discerning eye could see that the situation in the Nord Resettlement Area had changed. The subsequent actions of many Olympus companies gradually withdrawing from the resettlement area further proved this point.

After the company's forces completely withdrew from Nord, the power structure that was built by the company in the past collapsed, and the establishment of a new order was a matter of time. However, whether the future Nord Resettlement Area will become a "free city-state" out of the control of the company, or be ruled by a certain adjuster and become a so-called "independent city-state" or "one-person city", it is still unclear in the current situation.

But in any case, the Ikaros Liberation Front, which initially triggered this upheaval, is definitely one of the most important forces competing for the future dominance of the resettlement area. Against this backdrop, Mrs. Hayashihara chose to follow her daughter's wishes and let her join the Ikaros Liberation Front branch, which was an excellent move.

If the Ikaros Liberation Front can completely replace the "Tenth Floor" and become the new order of the Nord resettlement area in the future, then with Huili's relationship, Mrs. Hayashihara will have a lot of room for maneuver and stand completely on the side of the winner. This can not only preserve the status of her family, but also may gain a larger sphere of influence.

Even if the Ikaros Liberation Front's struggle ultimately fails, she can completely say that this is just her daughter's personal behavior, and the so-called "cooperation" is just her fulfilling her duties as a mother. She can still preserve her interests in the third floor.

So it's no wonder that when talking about Huili being almost killed by the riot control task force, the retainer's emotions were so intense and his words were so harsh.

Jim thought.

But for him now, these are no longer important.

The really important thing is that the retainer of the Hayashihara family and the pimp of Ikaros are talking about the cooperation between the two parties in front of him without any hesitation.

They don't seem to worry that they will leak the secrets they heard today.

In other words, the murderous samurai of the Hayashihara family are not here for the Thrace Club or to find Eri.

They are here to kill me.

"But considering that you helped our master deal with a troublesome little character this time, at least your life is saved."

The retainer of the Hayashihara family turned around and looked at him and said so.

The next moment, six samurai swords were placed on his neck from six directions at the same time.

"Thank you for Mrs. Hayashihara's generosity. On behalf of the organization, I would like to express my deepest apologies for what happened to Miss Hayashihara Eri before. Please accept this small apology and understand our difficulties."

At the same time, Jean Boyer also bowed to the retainer. What he said at this moment was exactly what Jim had prepared when he first walked into this office.

From the beginning, they had planned to kill him here.

But seeing that the helper he had originally called had become a ghost, Jim's expression at this moment was surprisingly calm.

"I remember Mrs. Hayashihara once said that as long as I no longer appeared in her sight, she would not kill me... Is she going to take back her promise?"

Ignoring the single-molecule sharp blade that was close to the skin of his neck, Jim looked at the retainer wearing black furisode and said so.

The retainer shook his head slightly and said:

"The master promised not to kill you because you saved the young lady and didn't want to make her sad. Otherwise, considering the number and degree of your previous offenses against the master, your head should have been hung up for public display."

This is completely irrelevant...

Jim complained secretly and continued:

"Let's not talk about the past. Just a few hours ago, I risked my life to hide Huili at home and helped her avoid the riot control task force. This time I didn't even do it for money, but for the friendship in the past, so Mrs. Hayashihara plans to repay the benefactor who saved her daughter again like this?"

At this point, Jim ignored the blade on his neck and pointed directly at Jean Boyer and said angrily:

"Then there's the pimp who almost killed Huili by blindly assigning tasks. He didn't have to die. Instead, he was able to escape because he dragged me here to wait for you to come. What kind of fucking bullshit is this? So this is your so-called loyal Bushido spirit, this is the pride that your Hayashihara family upholds? So this is how you treat your lady's benefactor?!"

Jim was sure that no matter who commented on this matter today, he was wrong. He took such a big risk to save people, and even sacrificed his own life, but in the end he had to be beheaded by a group of guys who claimed to be loyal to the emperor?

As he expected, when he mentioned the name "Huili", the faces of several samurai who put knives on his neck were obviously annoyed, and their hands holding the knives tightened. But when he mentioned "loyalty" and "Bushido spirit", those samurai lowered their heads as if they were ashamed, and did not dare to look at him.

Since the second-year syndrome of these COS samurai is due to their belief in the so-called Bushido spirit, and the mental index after the transformation is stabilized, then they naturally cannot violate those things they firmly believe in.

The retainer was also speechless by Jim's words. Seeing this, Jim continued to add:

"I didn't even mention that Huili shot me in the head. Did you see the wound on my head? It's your daughter who stayed. What on earth is she..."

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"Ah..."

The sigh of the retainer made Jim stop talking.

According to the samurai extreme etiquette order constructed by the Hayashihara family, when the retainer visits on behalf of the master, her words and deeds are the incarnation of the master, and she must not mix her own emotions when encountering anything-for this reason, they even found the adjuster of the "Pygmalion" path, and customized a virtual personality that can better imitate the master as an implant plug-in.

However, Jim can feel with his ability that her sigh just now came from her own emotions.

The blade on his neck tightened again. Although the faces of the warriors were still full of shame, their hands were much firmer than before.

"Mr. Jim Leiter, since you also know that it was Miss Huili who shot you in the head, why did you come here yourself?"

The retainer said faintly, and the emotions in his voice were much more complicated than before.

Jim froze for a moment.

Yes... Perhaps it was because he had a higher vision after connecting to Jiang Zhou and thought about too many other possibilities, which made him ignore the most basic problem.

"The warriors who came with me this time did not come under the orders of Mrs. Hayashihara, but were guards who swore to be loyal to Miss Huili. For them, the word "loyalty" in the spirit of Bushido comes before righteousness. Therefore, even if they are really grateful that you saved Miss Huili, they have to take your life."

The retainer said, his tone full of confusion.

"It was not Mrs. Hayashihara who ordered your death, but Miss Huili who learned that you were not dead." (End of this chapter)