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Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 141 Hoshiguma: This idea is really interesting :D

As Yunyi turned his head, the tip of his nose brushed against Hoshiguma's thick green hair, just barely gliding through the tiny gaps in the hair to the soft flesh behind Hoshiguma's ear.

The cool, delicate touch and the slightly damp airflow rolled over this skin that was neither sensitive nor insensitive, arousing a fine, dense itch, like being rubbed by a small animal, inexplicably making Hoshiguma unconsciously slow down her breathing.

Hoshiguma immediately realized her lapse in composure, and her small black pupils in her golden eyes widened for a moment.

She straightened up decisively and put a little distance between herself and Yun Yi, replying as usual, "Cooperation? Cooperation, testing, and even elimination are never mutually exclusive; coexistence is quite common."

"Oh—I see." After being prompted, Yun Yi nodded in understanding, "He wants to cooperate, but he also wants to test me. If possible, he even wants me to disappear and take my technology directly."

Thinking about it carefully, this kind of thing is indeed quite common, especially between small groups and large groups.

For example, in a past life, a large game company often collaborated with creative small companies, testing them while simultaneously trying to suppress and acquire them, turning their valuable resources into its own goldmine.

Wei Yanwu was probably the same; he claimed to be cooperating, but in reality, he was observing and testing Yun Yi's true strength at close range.

As for whether this violates the agreement between the two parties?

"No evidence." Yun Yi suddenly uttered these words. That's right, as long as there is no evidence, it doesn't count as violating the agreement.

She met Hoshiguma's gaze, her brows furrowed. "Tsk, unequal cooperation is really annoying."

If Wei Yanwu truly respected them, he would never dare to do such a thing.

The fact that he dared to do this shows that he believed that Yun Yi and the three members of the Guard Bureau posed no threat to him and could only act according to the rules he set.

“Isn’t this perfect?” Hoshiguma’s eyebrows curved, his golden eyes reflecting a cold light under the lamp. “No matter what he’s thinking now, the resources he’s providing are real. But after a few months, it won’t matter what he’s thinking. By then, it’ll be hard to say who will be weaker.”

Her words, when heard by Yun Yi, automatically meant that a few months later, when they had completely overwhelmed Wei Yanwu, they wouldn't have to return the resources.

Yun Yi's eyes lit up, and he shook the hand that Hoshiguma was loosely draped over his shoulder. "That's right, this is perfect, we can get it for free!"

After all, the other party had planned ahead.

Hoshiguma understood Yun Yi's meaning. She chuckled and gently pressed down on Yun Yi's excitedly waving hand. "Haha, we borrowed the resources in the names of Miss and Inspector Chen. We can't decide whether to return them or not."

Given Swire and Chen's personalities, they will definitely keep their promise and return what they borrowed.

Unless Wei Yanwu's stance changed to that of a complete enemy at that time, or he was completely despised by the two of them.

But in any case, the decision of whether or not to get something for free is not up to Yun Yi.

Realizing this, Yunyi's excitement deflated like a punctured balloon and flew away with a "pop".

She scratched her head and sighed, "Damn it, that guy secretly got so many people to 'kill' me, can't I even get something from him for free once?"

“It’s probably hopeless to get something for free. Although he sent people to kill you, we all know it’s impossible to succeed. It was just a test with some restraint.” Hoshiguma recalled Wei Yanwu’s method of always leaving room for maneuver in everything.

She genuinely believed that the other party wouldn't allow things to escalate to the point of complete hostility and confrontation, so based on fundamental morality and rules, they couldn't possibly go back on their word.

However, this was true for her, Chen Sir, and Miss, and for their group, but it was different for Yun Yi personally.

Thinking of this, Hoshiguma raised an eyebrow, her lowered voice revealing an undisguised smile, "Miss Yunyi, as a fully aware victim, out of a sense of basic justice, you can certainly return what you've been wronged for—"

Getting something for free? Even if you kidnap Wei Yanwu, there's nothing wrong with that.

But no matter what, procedural justice must still be upheld, and Yunyi needs to bear the consequences.

But then again, this program is created by people and executed by people. As long as Yun Yi has the power to surpass it, this program will be useless.

Wei Yanwu himself is a prime example.

He arrested Yun Yi without any reason, so it's perfectly acceptable for Yun Yi to turn around and take action against him.

Hoshiguma looked at Yun Yi, whose eyes sparkled with excitement upon hearing her words, and smiled. "I look forward to the moment you return it, but don't forget, the Guard Bureau's handcuffs don't discriminate. If things get out of hand, I'll have to follow the rules."

Therefore, we must have power that surpasses everything when the time comes.

"Don't worry, it will be very difficult to arrest me." Yun Yi brushed a strand of white hair behind his ear with his fingertip and patted his chest confidently.

As she listened to Hoshiguma's words, she grew increasingly angry, and her dissatisfaction gradually transformed into an interesting idea.

At this moment, with Hoshiguma's rather explicit reminder, Yun Yi's initial excitement transformed into a further eagerness to try, "Speaking of which, after hearing so much information about him, I still don't know where he lives. Do you know?"

Is this a revenge mission? Oh! How audacious!

Hoshiguma raised an eyebrow, amused, and revealed the information: "Go to the city center, stand on a high floor and look around. The largest mansion with the most Yan-style architecture is his home."

After she finished speaking, she asked curiously, "What do you want to do?"

Yun Yi chuckled twice, a sly smile spreading across his face, his eyes gleaming with excitement. "Hehe, once the plan is over, I'll 'visit' him every day. Tonight, I'll play the 'Fat Tiger version' of that awful song on his rooftop, and tomorrow I'll rob his vault and hide it somewhere else—by the way, he has a wife, right? Isn't she pretty?"

“Yes, it’s very good.” Hoshiguma vaguely guessed what Yun Yi wanted to do, and the corners of his lips immediately turned up, unable to suppress it. “His wife is not weak in martial arts, and she is also heavily guarded. It will be difficult to take her down.”

"I can dance the night away at his house all I want, so tying up another one like that won't be a problem. His wife is pretty, right? I'll just kidnap her and make him lose his nightlife and lose all face!" Yun Yi said, hands on his hips, looking smug.

She thought her idea was brilliant, a psychological and emotional blow to the other party. If Wei Yanwu truly loved his wife, it would be a psychological attack; if he didn't, it would still make him lose face and prestige.

"Hahaha, if you can do it, I support you!" Hoshiguma laughed heartily, patting Yunyi's shoulder twice with his well-defined knuckles.

Feeling her eyes getting a little wet, Hoshiguma raised her hand to wipe away the tears that had welled up from laughing, and coughed to remind him, "But remember not to hurt his wife. His wife and we actually have a very good relationship. A large part of the resources we provided this time were given out of consideration for her."

Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 142 Texas: Don't drag me into trouble / Hoshiguma: Hiss, this place is weird.

"Huh?" Yun Yi looked surprised. So there was such a relationship. Then he really couldn't hurt the other party.

She crossed her arms and nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll be careful."

Yunyi didn't just talk the talk but walk the walk.

After responding to Hoshiguma, she immediately glanced at Perron, then looked back at Texas, full of enthusiasm, "To achieve this goal as soon as possible, let's get started quickly—I mean, let's arrange our future employees so that as soon as Swire and the other two return, we can immediately move forward with the plan!"

Texas's ears twitched slightly; she had heard every detail of their conversation, including the parts where they were speaking in hushed tones.

When Yun Yi's gaze fell upon her, she turned her wolf ears slightly, her tone calm and her eyes indifferent, "I have set up simple alarm devices in each corridor outside the office. If there is any unusual activity, someone needs to rush to the scene immediately."

Texas understands her role as a "bodyguard," so she doesn't intend to get too involved in Yunyi and the others' private plans, nor does she think she should be involved. "I will stay here and wait."

Hoshiguma nodded to her and quickly replied, "Thank you for your hard work, Miss Texas."

She then looked down at Yun Yi, raised her lips, and squeezed Yun Yi's shoulder, "Let's go, let's finish this quickly."

The two men's attitudes were clear—Texas would wait there and not participate in the next move.

Considering that the Nirvana, where the prospective employees (i.e., the victims) reside, is indeed a secret at the moment, and Texas is not yet a completely trustworthy contractor, plus I personally don't mind—

Yun Yi pondered for a moment and tacitly agreed to their arrangement. He then decisively grabbed the collar around his neck and mentally locked onto Hoshiguma.

As soon as Yun Yi had a thought, the scent of paper and wood in the office quickly faded from their senses, replaced by the coolness of air conditioning brushing against their skin—the two had arrived in the white Nirvana's cockpit.

This time, Yunyi once again chose the very center of the driving space as its landing point, where there was nothing at all.

Hoshiguma felt as if she and Yunyi had fallen into a chaotic fog, where the boundaries of up, down, left, and right were shattered, and their hands and feet were suspended in the void, unable to discern any direction.

As far as the eye could see, besides Yun Yi, there was only endless white—neither dazzlingly bright nor dimly lit, but more like a white veil shrouded in soft light, gently spreading across every inch of her vision.

This expanse of white stretched as far as the eye could see, vast and boundless no matter which direction Hoshiguma looked in, as if it could swallow the entire earth.

The two floated in this boundless space where they couldn't distinguish up from down, left from right, or right, like two tiny specks of dust in a white sea. The surroundings were so quiet that it felt empty, as if countless secrets and indescribable beings were hidden behind the whiteness, causing Hoshiguma to unconsciously tighten his grip on the Hannya.

The coolness of the metal handle quickly calmed her down. Despite the uncomfortable distortion of the surrounding space, she raised an eyebrow and thought with interest—this place was more interesting than she had expected.

But as the observation time went on, a sense of solemnity gradually crept into Hoshiguma's eyes—in such a mysterious and vast space, even time seemed to be stretched into a thin line, light and difficult to perceive accurately.

The more Hoshiguma observed her surroundings, the less certain she became of how much time had passed since she arrived in this space.

She heard her own breath echoing in the air, each time feeling as long as an eternity, until Yun Yi turned his head and spoke, breaking the silence, and this subtle sense of time detachment dissipated slightly.

Yun Yi's words, imbued with vivid emotion, reached Hoshiguma's ears, and Hoshiguma immediately repositioned herself from this vastness, pulling her wandering thoughts back to reality.

After regaining her senses, the feeling of floating with no foothold made her subconsciously try to adjust her center of gravity, but she couldn't find it at all.

Hoshiguma, her grip on Hannya slightly stiff, looked at Yun Yi and asked, "Excuse me, what did you just say?"

"Hmm? I said, I'm not suitable to appear in front of future employees." Yun Yi's long, flawless white hair was draped over her shoulders, and a few strands slipped down as she tilted her head slightly in confusion.

These few strands of hair were also white, but they did not blend in with the surrounding whiteness.

Yun Yi's hair was even whiter and purer. Even now, it still radiated a faint halo, unlike the empty and mysterious whiteness, which only made people feel that it was beautiful.

The combination of such distinctive white hair and Yun Yi's inhumanly beautiful face acted as an anchor for Xing Xiong, stabilizing her mind and dispelling the inexplicable sense of suffocation caused by the blurring of time and space.

Hoshiguma took a deep breath and truly calmed down.

A calm returned to the depths of her eyes as she began to ponder Yun Yi's words.

Her gaze swept over Yun Yi. Although she could no longer sense him after signing the contract, she knew that Yun Yi always exuded a terrifying pressure that was extremely dangerous to ordinary people, making him unsuitable to appear in front of the future employees.

If it's not a good fit, then find someone else.

Hoshiguma tapped Hannya with her fingertip and readily said, "Then I'll go. Besides their work preferences and abilities, what else do we need to confirm?"

“There are three more temporary workers. Each of them has an opportunity to fulfill a reasonable wish. You need to confirm their wishes.” Yun Yipiao stood beside her, arms crossed, thoughtfully tapping his arm with his fingertips. “Also, we need to select the appropriate employees based on 002’s design for the signal transmitter and terminal manufacturing plant. 002, you—wait?”

Yunyi subconsciously turned around to call 002 and Hoshiguma together, but only saw a blank space.

She then realized that she seemed to have forgotten about the two Manjuu in her excitement. She turned around and gave Hoshiguma an embarrassed smile, extending her index finger to teleport herself back to her office. "Uh, I forgot to bring 002 and 001 in. Wait a minute, I'll be right back—"

“Actually, it’s not necessary,” Hoshiguma raised her hand and pinched Yun Yi’s finger to stop her, sharing the information with her. “The young lady told me and 002 that the production of the terminal, at least the production of the ordinary version, must be done on an assembly line.”

"002 told me during our chat that it could build a fully automated production line, but due to a lack of certain materials, it could only settle for a semi-automated one," Hoshiguma said in one breath.

Yun Yi raised an eyebrow. "A semi-automated assembly line? The kind I understand it to be, where most people can easily get the hang of it with just a little training, and the only difference is whether they are skilled or not?"

“That’s right, that’s the kind.” Hoshiguma squeezed Yun Yi’s fingertip. “So, we just need to make sure that the employees’ physical strength, intelligence and physical coordination meet the standards, and then select a certain percentage of them to be in management. It’s okay if there are no managers, Miss has the manpower for that.”

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Volume 2: Fireworks at Lungmen: Chapter 143 Hoshiguma: Ah, I'm being stared at in the stomach—I don't think I've gained weight recently, have I?

Yun Yi felt his index finger getting hot from Hoshiguma's grip, and a sticky, burning sensation spread through it. He couldn't help but silently pull his hand away and put it behind his back.

She subconsciously rubbed her thumb against her knuckles, which still seemed to be warmed by Hoshiguma's slightly hot body heat, but her thoughts had already turned to what the other person had said.

As soon as Hoshiguma finished speaking, she immediately asked with a puzzled look, "Wait, if I remember correctly, semi-automated production lines also have divisions of labor, right? Even if we don't go into detail about the specific procedures, there are still differences between professional and non-professional roles, aren't there?"

When she said "simple," she meant the non-professional parts, but judging from what Hoshiguma said, it seems like it's all non-professional.

The terminal is equivalent to a mobile phone. As a high-end electronic product, its technological content should be quite high.

It's impossible for non-professionals to handle all the procedures involved in its creation.

“Ordinary assembly lines do require some professionals, but when 002 introduced it to me, it emphasized that—” Hoshiguma had already adapted to the zero-gravity environment of the driving space. While answering Yunyi’s questions, she supported herself with Hannya to stabilize her body, and in the absence of any support, she relied on her own waist strength to twist her waist and lift her legs.

Yunyi was drawn to Hoshiguma's movements, listening while glancing at her waist.

She had originally wanted to see what the other person was going to do, but she first noticed that Hoshiguma's bodysuit stretched and tightened due to her movements, outlining the faint contours of Hoshiguma's waist and abdominal muscles.

Yun Yi's gaze was unconsciously drawn to it; he glanced at it briefly but couldn't see clearly.

But the lines outlined under the other person's clothes, such as the V-line, the waistline, and even the undulating abdominal muscles, were enough to fill her mind with "Wow!" and her thoughts were momentarily stuck.

Fortunately, after Hoshiguma quickly completed the movement, she habitually bent over, causing her bodysuit to loosen and bunch up again around her waist, concealing the alluring temptation.

Yun Yi then shifted his gaze somewhat regretfully from Hoshiguma's waist to her entire body.

At this moment, Hoshiguma changed her posture from standing to floating to a more comfortable cross-legged floating.

She leaned against Prajna, slightly adjusting the position of her legs to make herself more comfortable, her golden eyes fixed on Yun Yi, though it was unclear when she had started looking at him.

Yun Yi's gaze darted around nervously, but he listened intently to the other person's explanation, which continued without pause: "Every step of the production process has been broken down into its components by 002. The highly specialized, precision-intensive, and labor-intensive parts can all be handled by machines."

At this point, Hoshiguma rubbed his fingers together, tapping them on the Hannya pendant. He smiled and praised it with a firm tone, saying, "Thanks to it, these processes have been simplified. Employees only need to master the basic equipment operation, troubleshooting, and quality inspection."

After saying that, a clear smile appeared in her eyes as she propped her cheek up and looked at Yun Yi, "So, we don't need to worry too much about the quality of our employees."

"I see..." Yun Yi slightly shifted his gaze, coughed lightly, and nodded. "That's really good."

If there are too many victims who don't meet the standards and can't work, they have to find other ways to arrange things, which is a bit troublesome.

Yun Yi lowered his eyes and thought to himself that raising them for free was definitely not an option. It wasn't that they lacked food, but rather that this kind of domestication could easily destroy them completely.

Therefore, it is essential to ensure that the other party receives the resources they deserve—this is also the foundation upon which people can establish self-respect and self-love.

Now that we have this opportunity, congratulations!

Yun Yi clasped his hands together and exclaimed happily, "Now everyone can have a job!"

The remaining victims have the medicine she previously provided. As long as it is not a congenital disease inherited from their genes, regardless of whether they were originally disabled, disfigured, paralyzed, or suffering from internal diseases, they can be restored to the most basic level of health.