While deep in thought, Skott suddenly noticed that Mingxi had glanced toward the white-haired man who greatly displeased him.
He was still eating melon there…
How ridiculous.
Could this abstract guy really be the behind-the-scenes expert helping Mingxi?
Unacceptable!
The players were different — they accepted it completely.
The camera language was not hard to understand. Just as Skott had said, if Mingxi had that kind of ability, the dock would not have fallen into debt, nor would they have stepped into the Company's trap and been hung up by it.
Moreover, when Skott questioned her, she subconsciously looked toward Leon.
However, Leon only smiled with narrowed eyes, slightly tilting his head with an expression that said "I know nothing," showing no reaction whatsoever.
For the players, it didn't matter. They only needed to know that Leon was deeply hiding his achievements and fame.
"Hey!"
Seeing Skott in a daze, Sushang crossed her arms and assumed a domineering posture.
"Don't forget the bet between us. You have to apologize to me in front of everyone."
Upon hearing this, Skott reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on and instantly became frantic.
"I refuse! Why should I apologize to you!"
"Because you trampled on other people's hard work! Because you used all kinds of dirty methods!"
Sushang was filled with indignation, and every sentence struck deep into people's hearts.
"If apologizing could prevent the people who love Aurum Alley from feeling chilled and disappointed, I would apologize a hundred times, a thousand times!"
"But right now, the one who should apologize is you!"
Faced with these suddenly forceful words, Skott was rendered speechless.
After a long moment, he finally spoke in a hoarse voice.
"I… I apologize to you. I'm sorry to Aurum Alley…"
Stelle curled her lips: "Haa—? I can't hear you. Speak louder."
Reminded by this, Sushang put her hands on her hips and raised her eyebrows: "That's right, hurry up! Apologize loudly so that everyone can hear it!"
"I'm… sorry!"
Skott suppressed the emotions in his heart and forced the words out one by one through gritted teeth.
"I want to apologize to the elders and fellow townspeople of Aurum Alley——"
"I am a blind, despicable fool who doesn't know the height of the heavens or the thickness of the earth, and can only bark wildly like a mad dog!"
At this point, Skott fell silent.
Stelle would not let him off so easily.
The hardships they had endured these past few days, and the frustration Sushang had suffered not long ago — all of it required Skott to pay the appropriate price before it could be considered over.
"Mr. Skott, you shouldn't have forgotten that matter, right? Where's the dog barking?"
Sushang was ultimately a young girl who had not seen much of the world and possessed a kind heart.
Upon hearing Stelle's words, she subconsciously felt it was inappropriate.
"…Do we really have to make him do this?"
March 7th was filled with righteous indignation: "When he arrogantly demanded that you bark like a dog back then, he didn't show the slightest mercy."
"Now that retribution has come, how can it be over without him barking like a dog?"
The surrounding elders and fellow townspeople who were watching all nodded and voiced their agreement.
"That's right, this young lady is correct!"
"Hurry up and bark like a dog, then get out of Aurum Alley!"
"Hurry! Are you trying to welch on the bet?"
"The dignified business representative of the Interastral Peace Corporation wouldn't lack even this bit of integrity, right?"
"If word gets out, I'm afraid it would damage the Company's reputation…"
"..."
The dense voices kept pouring into his ears. The gazes concentrated on him made Skott feel as if he were sitting on pins and needles.
Finally, he couldn't take it anymore——
"Ah—— Enough!!"
Skott brewed for a moment, then completely threw caution to the wind.
"Woof!"
"Woof woof!!"
"Woof woof woof woof woof woof——"
"Woof——!"
"Woof woof awoo——"
Even though they were mentally prepared, the people around were still shocked.
He learned it so accurately…
And so loudly…
It was so standard that it seemed like it wasn't his first time.
Even Stelle's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing it.
As for Sushang, she was already covering her small mouth, her eyes filled with shock while trying hard to hold back her laughter.
The depression, unhappiness, and pressure that had been bottled up in her heart these past few days quickly vanished into thin air.
"Darling, if you want to become Aha's master, I can also learn to bark like a dog for you… Ah——"
Leon extremely skillfully and quietly punched Aha away.
His smiling, narrowed-eye expression did not change in the slightest. Just as he was about to pick up the last piece of melon, March 7th took it first.
He put away the melon plate.
[Password… I can't hold it in anymore!]
[Puhahahahahaha——]
[Laughing so hard my tears are flowing in the middle of the afternoon!]
[Ultimate skill, an unparalleled ultimate skill!]
[Heartache for the dedicated CV teacher for one second. It's really too strong.]
[I dare not imagine how much Elation there was in the recording studio.]
[To be fair, although Skott is a complete villain, he's quite a man of his word.]
Ah Xian: "This is the familiar taste of space comedy. Give us more of this, you dog writer. Stop obsessing over your crappy knife-stabbing plots."
"Isn't it much happier like this?"
[Water friends still prefer seeing you get stabbed and cry. That's when everyone is happy.]
"???"
The chatterbox got banned for three minutes.
Skott barked for at least half a minute before his face turned black and he lowered his head, unable to lift it at all.
Xikui shook her head.
"…Truly displaying all kinds of unsightly behavior. Let's end it here."
"Of course, there is a premise: fulfill the remaining conditions proposed by the Aurum Alley Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, the Equilibrium Court or even The Shackling Prison will welcome your visit."
This was no longer a hint, but an undisguised threat.
However, the Chamber of Commerce members had no objections to Xikui's words.
Improper business competition was not one of the Ten Unpardonable Sins. Moreover, Skott was a Company business representative. It was unrealistic to expect him to rot in prison.
The Company would send people to guarantee him and pay some compensation to Aurum Alley to bail him out.
In that case, it was better to be straightforward. As long as Skott knew his place and the Chamber of Commerce did not pursue further action, there was no need to trouble the Cloud Knights to make a trip.
Skott had even fewer objections.
With a face full of pain, he publicly wrote a guarantee that he would never target Aurum Alley again and settled the compensation payment.
After doing all this, he left in a sorry state without looking back, like a stray dog with its tail between its legs.
The people from the Chamber of Commerce and the workers employed by the Chamber all felt proud and elated.
The dock had repaid the owed rent, yet received nearly ten times that amount in compensation for improper business competition losses.
All of this was thanks to the several great benefactors who were willing to help and save Aurum Alley from danger.
Many of the gazes directed at Stelle and her group were filled with admiration, respect, and gratitude.
The Trailblazers' task of resisting injustice was successfully completed.
From the players' perspective, however, the event was not yet over and still required operations. But none of that had anything to do with Leon and the others anymore.
They had already helped this much. If the Chamber of Commerce still could not revitalize Aurum Alley, then it truly had no reason to exist.
...
At the celebration banquet, Stelle glanced at an incoming call on her phone and hung up.
However, it rang again after just a few seconds.
How truly… persistent.
"Honored Lady Herta, what can I do for you?"
"You are the first person who dares to make this genius wait so long. Stop wasting words and come take the test!"
"That's not impossible. Beg me~~"