MM Racing Page 18
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“This is no longer just ‘unrestrained’.”
A solemn expression appeared on Wang Ye's face as he slowly shook his head.
"This is a... pure 'way of being' that only follows one's immediate desires and primal instincts."
"He's like a flood that's burst its banks and is out of control; he'll only rush down the path of least resistance, the simplest and most direct route of crime, and keep going."
"Until finally crashing into that insurmountable cliff called 'death'."
"He has no self-discipline and doesn't care about any external constraints, which is the most terrifying thing."
Wang Ye's assessment directly points to the most fatal flaw in Bald Qiang's personality.
"So, this brings us back to the most fundamental question."
Zhang Chulan's expression became extremely serious, even showing a hint of fear.
"What exactly is his incredibly powerful and influential friend thinking?"
"What benefit does it bring him at all to keep such a 'super time bomb' who has absolutely no self-control and is like a bottomless pit, constantly causing bigger and bigger troubles?"
"Or……"
Zhang Chulan lowered his voice.
"In that close friend's eyes, whether it's selling national treasures, openly assaulting police officers, or now selling the first-class protected Siberian tiger..."
"Are they really just... trivial things, like children playing house, insignificant and easily forgotten?"
He gave a look that seemed to send chills down his spine.
"If that's the case."
"His close friend... no, his protector, his power, and his disregard for the rules of this world are ten thousand times more terrifying than we previously imagined!"
The 21st Bald Qiang's sentence reached two hundred years, and he actually sent dinosaur fossils to a museum!
The world of My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected
Silence reigned in the Service Club's activity room. Yui Yuigahama and Yukino Yukinoshita were both shocked by the suffocating images of crimes and sentences constantly stacked on the sky.
Hikigaya Hachiman's signature dead-fish eyes, however, gleamed with a unique light, full of contemplation and inquiry.
"Speaking of which..."
He suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.
"What I'm most curious about now is not just how powerful that so-called big shot really is."
Hachiman Hikigaya wore a puzzled expression.
"I just simply can't understand people like Bald Qiang..."
"A lumberjack from the bottom of society, with little education, who even finds it difficult to have normal social interactions with people."
"What incredible luck did he have, or what extraordinary encounter did he experience, to meet such a powerful figure who could handle even the death penalty like a child's play?"
He rested his chin on his hand, looking utterly perplexed.
"This doesn't make sense in a social context."
"The essence of any stable interpersonal relationship is a kind of implicit value exchange."
What kind of "value" does Bald Qiang possess that makes that "big shot" willing to pay such a huge, even potentially disruptive, price to maintain their "friendship"?
Hachiman Hikigaya's analysis, as always, was precise, calm, and damnably realistic.
"Ugh……"
After this calm analysis, he suddenly let out a long sigh, slumped into his chair, and muttered to himself in a tone filled with longing and despair.
"But then again..."
"If only... if only I could know such a powerful and important person."
He wore a dreamy, unrealistic expression.
"If I could really meet such a person, I wouldn't have to do anything or worry about anything."
"You don't have to rack your brains to think about complicated interpersonal relationships, you don't have to write any nonsense future career plans, and you don't have to see the disappointed faces of Hiratsuka-sensei and my sister."
"Just lie comfortably at home every day, read comics, and play games."
“Then, every month I would wait for that important friend to call me and say in a calm tone: ‘Hey, Hachiman, I’ve already transferred your living expenses for this month. Also, I’ve taken care of your credits and graduation thesis for next semester. You don’t have to worry about anything. Just continue to enjoy your decadent youth.’”
"what……"
A look of unprecedented happiness appeared on Hachiman Hikigaya's face.
"That kind of life, where you don't have to work hard, don't have to be subservient to others, and live a life of ease where food and clothing are provided without lifting a finger, like a useless person..."
"That is the real, irreplaceable 'genuine thing'."
"Hikigaya-san."
Yukino Yukinoshita, standing to the side, looked at him with a cold, disdainful gaze, as if he were trash.
"Your thoughts have rotted to the point that even microorganisms are unwilling to decompose them."
"To place all the hopes of one's life on a so-called 'big shot' of unknown origin, or even who may be the source of evil, is the most cowardly, pathetic, and hopeless behavior."
Yukino Yukinoshita revealed an undisguised expression of disdain.
"Moreover, you have completely overlooked the most crucial point."
"In the Sky Screen, Bald Qiang, although he received unlimited protection, also completely lost himself and became a puppet used by his 'best friend' and 'Boss Li' to achieve certain goals."
"Is this kind of undignified, dependent relationship where you completely hand over your fate to others is really what you want?"
The question posed under the snow is incisive.
"Ah... Xiaoqi, how could you think like that?"
Yui Yuigahama also showed an expression of both worry and disapproval.
"That kind of life... is so boring."
"Although...although work and interpersonal relationships can sometimes be really troublesome..."
"But, working together with everyone, figuring out how to solve problems, and finally sharing the joy of success together, isn't that...isn't that good too?"
"Like us now, in the Service Club... It's always noisy, but... I feel very happy."
She gave a sincere and warm smile that could melt ice and snow.
[The eleventh charge against Bald Qiang has been exposed: selling dinosaur fossils.]
In the tranquil forest, Radish Head was digging eagerly underground, hoping to find some delicious food.
Suddenly, its little paws bumped into something hard. When it struggled to dig it out, it jumped three feet high in fright—it was a strangely shaped "monster bone."
[Radish Head hurriedly ran to find Bear Big and Bear Two, describing this amazing discovery to them.]
Meanwhile, while King Gigi and Momo were playing, Gigi accidentally fell into a pit and stepped on the "monster bone."
[Gigi, on a sudden impulse, and Momo decided to keep the bone for themselves.]
They dragged the bones, leaving tracks that were unfortunately discovered by Radish Head, who had come looking for the bones.
[Gigi and Momo quickly hid the bone and swept away the traces, leaving Radish Head empty-handed.]
[Radish Head returned to Bear Big and Bear Two, but the two bears were skeptical that he had actually found the monster's bones.]
At this moment, Bald Qiang was cutting down a tree when he was spotted by Radish Head.
[Bald Qiang begged Carrot Head not to report him, but Carrot Head made a condition: Bald Qiang had to do something for him.]
[Radish Head led Bald Qiang to the place where the bones were found. Bald Qiang, upon seeing them, excitedly told Radish Head that they were dinosaur fossils.]
In order to obtain the fossils, Bald Qiang devised a plan and successfully took the dinosaur fossils from Gigi and Maomao.
However, while transporting the fossils, Bald Qiang's car crashed into a tree, and the crate containing the dinosaur fossils went out of control.
Just then, the bears, Big Bear and Little Bear, arrived in time to save the dinosaur fossil from falling off the cliff.
After some explanation from Radish Head and Bald Qiang, the misunderstanding between the two bears was finally resolved.
[Bald Qiang believes that dinosaur fossils shouldn't only include the head; there should also be body parts.]
Xiong Da agreed and suggested continuing to dig deeper.
So the two bears jumped into the pit and began digging diligently.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the body parts of the dinosaur fossil gradually became visible.
[Upon learning that Bald Qiang had discovered dinosaur fossils, Boss Li immediately called to urge him to deliver them, promising a large sum of money.]
Bald Qiang carefully assembled the dinosaur fossil fragments into a complete dinosaur fossil and temporarily stored it in the warehouse.
To prevent Gigi and Momo from stealing the fossils again, Xiong Da set up a clever anti-theft device, successfully scaring Gigi and Momo away.
[Then, Bald Qiang planned to transport the dinosaur fossils to Boss Li in order to obtain money.]
Dinosaur fossils are extremely valuable research materials, far exceeding the value of first-class protected animals.
[Unauthorized sale will be punished with a 20-year prison sentence!]
[The current total service period for Bald Qiang is two hundred years.]
[Still sentenced to death!]
The World of Amazing Ayo
"Two...two hundred years..."
Looking at the final number on the screen, which was completely beyond her comprehension, Xiao Mi showed an expression of extreme shock and a hint of fear. She subconsciously gripped Ayou tightly.
"Oh my, look, it's two hundred years!"
"I...I'm only ten years old now, and the time Uncle Bald Qiang will have to go to jail is...twenty times my age!"
He used his most intuitive way to calculate and feel the desperately long time that the number represented, his small face filled with disbelief.
"This...this is much, much, much longer than the time from when I was born, to when I grew up, and then to when I became a very, very old man..."
Xiao Mi's voice trembled slightly. She couldn't imagine how a person could endure a prison sentence that was longer than life itself.
...
The World of Boonie Bears
"Dinosaur fossils?"
He stared in disbelief at the complete prehistoric beast skeleton on the screen, carefully pieced together in the hands of his future self.
"I... my future self actually... actually dug up dinosaur fossils?"
“Hahaha…hahahahahaha.”
He laughed again, but this time the laughter was no longer the ecstasy and madness of before; instead, it was filled with the purest desire and greed for immense future wealth.
"Sent."
"This time we've really made a fortune."
Bald Qiang's eyes gleamed with the light of money, and he revealed an expression full of greed.
"Boss Li said he would give a large sum of money... How much is that?"
"With this money, why would I bother cutting down those worthless trees?"
"I'll just buy a mountain of gold and live a life of luxury every day, never having to worry about anyone's opinion again."
He was completely absorbed in his unrealistic fantasies, even ignoring the final "two hundred years" sentence and "death sentence" displayed on the sky.
In his eyes, there was only that huge dinosaur fossil that could bring him endless wealth.
In the command center of the security department, the atmosphere in the room changed once again when the words "dinosaur fossils" appeared.
"Dinosaur fossils..."
An expert in charge of cultural relics cases showed an expression of extreme shock and grief. He adjusted his reading glasses, and his voice was trembling.
"Moreover, judging from the completeness of the celestial image, this... this is very likely a complete fossil of a completely new dinosaur species that has never been discovered before and has extremely high scientific research value."
"Its value...cannot be measured in money at all."