: Stopping Xi Yao? Us?

Diamond froze on the spot.

Indeed, Xi Yao never mentioned that those purple buttons were related to bombs.

They simply heard that Xi Yao was going to bomb the company and saw that she had a button in her hand, so they naturally connected the two.

But there's also the possibility that these buttons and bombs have nothing to do with each other at all!

The bomb detonates automatically when the countdown ends.

Or rather...

The button is indeed used to activate the bomb, but pressing the button will not detonate the bomb directly; instead, it will start a countdown.

It will only explode when the countdown ends.

Therefore, Xi Yao must have pressed all the buttons long ago, which is why she was so confident and not afraid of having the buttons taken away!

broken!

She's stalling for time!

Xi Yao, who had been observing his reaction, chuckled and spoke quite generously:

"Let me give you a hint~"

"After all, I, Xi Yao, am very understanding~"

"There are only ten minutes left before the explosion. I didn't plant many bombs in the company, so there's still time to go find them!"

……

Diamond gave Xi Yao a deep look.

To be honest, he didn't believe a single punctuation mark of Xi Yao's words.

Pleasure lords are very good at misleading others in various ways, among which words are undoubtedly the most direct and effective.

But at least one thing is certain.

That means the bomb will not detonate in a short period of time.

Because pleasure is different from destruction; pleasure makes one enjoy the process of manipulating others more than the result of destruction.

Therefore, Xi Yao will definitely give herself some time to deal with the bomb.

The unspoken exchange just now had made him realize that he was no match for this incredibly cute and silly girl.

It's impossible to solve the problem by targeting the person who caused it.

The only option now is to deal with the bomb.

Even if we can't find them all, we can at least find some and minimize the harm.

Although doing so would most likely fall into Xi Yao's trap,

But there was nothing he could do; he was the only messenger at headquarters right now, and he couldn't beat Xi Yao.

Just to be on the safe side, Diamond waved his hand and put all the buttons away, then said to Sandstone and Toppa:

"You, stop her!"

"I'll go deal with the bomb!"

After saying that, Diamond left hastily, ignoring the shocked looks on the two men's faces.

Placer Gold & Topa: (⊙_⊙)?

Stop Xi Yao?

Us?

Mr. Diamond, aren't you giving us far too much credit?

Logically speaking, shouldn't it be you, as a fellow messenger, who should stop her while we deal with the bomb?

The two looked in the direction the diamond had gone, their faces a mixture of joy and bitterness.

What will we do if you run away?

Suddenly, they felt a chill run down their spines.

The two turned around stiffly, only to find that Xi Yao had somehow walked up behind them and was staring at them with a malicious look.

"Sister Toppa, Brother Sand Gold, come play together!"

"You...you stay away!"

The two, who had been retreating, exchanged a glance, as if they had made up their minds, and each took out their foundation stones.

"I'll do it..."

Two gemstones, one yellow and one green, radiated a dazzling light.

However, this light was fleeting.

The next second, Sand Gold and Topa froze, lost consciousness, and collapsed.

Xi Yao slowly walked to their side, revealing a mischievous smile.

"Oh dear~"

"I'm so sorry."

"Your spellcasting animation seems a bit too long~"

"Hehe~"

Ciallo～(∠・ω＜)⌒★

Pierpont,

Interstellar Peace Corporation Headquarters

Not far away, on the rooftop of a building in the commercial district.

Toppa and Sand Gold woke up at the same time.

"Well……"

"Where are we?"

Rubbing their slightly dizzy heads, the two stood up somewhat blankly.

Upon seeing the figure in front of him, he was instantly terrified.

There, by the wall in front of them, Xi Yao was playing with a red button, looking at them with an innocent expression.

"Brother Sand Gold, Sister Topa."

"You're awake?"

"Xi Yao is a person who keeps her promises."

"I promised to treat you to fireworks, how could I go back on my word?"

At this point, Xi Yao smiled sweetly at the two of them.

hiss~

Why does that smile look so terrifying?

Upon seeing the red-glowing button in her hand, Sand Gold and Toppa's eyes widened instantly, and a very ominous premonition welled up in their hearts.

No way!

Could that be the real detonation button?

Are those purple buttons all fake?

*Interstellar Peace Corporation profanity*

You mustn't tell, you really mustn't tell!

The Envoy of Pleasure is truly capable of doing such a thing!

"Are you ready?"

"The show's about to begin!"

"don't want!"

Amidst the despairing gazes of Sand Gold and Topa, Xi Yao pressed the button in her hand.

"Chirp! Chirp chirp!"

The expected explosion did not occur; instead, several beautiful fireworks rose into the sky above the company headquarters.

what?

It turns out that fireworks are really just fireworks.

Both Sand Gold and Toppa breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness, I almost thought the company headquarters was really going to be blown up.

While Xi Yao was watching the fireworks with her back to him,

Toppa quietly began to summon the tents.

We must keep the information here updated with the diamond manager.

However, perhaps because she was too scared, Zhang Zhang didn't want to come out for a while.

Zhang Zhang: Whoosh whoosh whoosh...whoosh, whoosh! (That woman is so scary! Waaaaah~)

Toppa: I'm just going to deliver a message to the diamond manager, there won't be any danger!

Zhang Zhang: Shoot meow? (Really...really?)

Topa: Really!

Zhang Zhang: Whoosh! (Alright then!)

Zhang Zhang opened a dimensional black hole and leaped into it.

Just then, Xi Yao, who had been facing away from them, smiled and smiled slightly.

They've taken the bait!

You don't really think this is the end of it, do you?

Hehe~

Ciallo～(∠・ω＜)⌒★

Soon after,

Inside the Interstellar Peace Corporation.

In the office of the Minister of Strategic Investment.

"You mean, after I left, Xi Yao took out another red button, pressed it, and that's when the fireworks started?"

"Shoo-mi! (Yes!)"

"So that's how it is. Fireworks really are just fireworks."

"What a clever Xi Yao!"

"What a delightful messenger!"

"He managed to outmaneuver the entire company by himself! He wasted so much of our time!"

"snort!"

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a Xi Yao doll and a purple button on the table; they were the samples he had taken out to study earlier.

Diamond, who was in a bad mood, felt that the two things looked increasingly unlucky.

"Sizzle!"

With the injection of energy, the Xi Yao doll vanished instantly, leaving no trace.

Seeing that nothing happened, Diamond became even more certain of his thoughts.

Xi Yao didn't plant any bombs at all; she was just playing a trick on them.

"Disguising a doll as a bomb—what a clever way to get something for nothing!"

"Bang!"

With a powerful punch, the fragile purple button was instantly smashed to pieces.

"drop!"

A sound, not too loud but extremely clear, rang in Diamond's ears, and his body froze on the spot.

broken!

This really is a bomb button!

Realizing this, he instantly felt a chill run down his spine.

But it was clearly too late.

next second!

"boom!!!"

Ciallo～(∠・ω＜)⌒★

On the other side, Xi Yao stood with her hands behind her back in front of Topa and Sand Gold, and asked in a charming voice:

"Brother Sand Gold, Sister Topa."

"How is it?"

"Weren't the fireworks beautiful?"

Hehe~

"So...beautiful."

Sandstone and Toppa smiled awkwardly and silently took a step back.

Before a magistrate of pleasure, they dared not utter a single word of "no".

They were afraid that Xi Yao might do something strange to them.

After what happened before, they have come to a profound realization about one thing.

This seemingly well-behaved and cute girl in front of me is not a good person at all!

"Yeah?"

Xi Yao seemed to have already guessed their answer, and the smile on her face deepened.

"I'm glad you like it."

"That……"

"Are you ready?"

"What are you preparing?"

Toppa and Sandstone were somewhat flustered by her inexplicable question.

They stared at each other blankly, unable to figure out what they were supposed to do, and could only look at Xi Yao with a bewildered expression, hoping that she could answer their questions.

"Of course! We're getting ready to see the second show, the real fireworks!"

"Hehe~"

"???"

What?

Fireworks?

where?

"boom!!!"

Before they could figure it out, a huge explosion rang out.

To the astonishment of the two, the headquarters of the Interstellar Peace Corporation transformed into a magnificent firework!

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