Chapter 11 (1/2)
Opal, dressed in a sand bat skin Cape, was noticed as soon as he appeared at the front door of the hollens headquarters.
”What can I do for you?” The voice of the security guard came from the communicator under the camera.
In the camera, opal looks up at the camera and says, ”I want to see Horace.”
The security guard said, ”say your name, give out your ID card number, and explain your intention.”
Opal looked around. The headquarters of Horace and black rock mining companies were facing each other. The door was still closed. Opal opened the door and said, ”I have no name and ID card. I'm an interstellar gangster. Would you please tell the person in charge that they read the news about B-11 today? Please arrange a meeting as soon as possible. I have brought important news. ”
There was no more answer. Opal waited at the door for a long time. Just as he was about to leave, the side door opened and the messenger said, ”come in.”
Opal enters the middle floor of the building. This is the entrance and exit of the private car of the staff. Once you go in, you will feel like stepping into the boundless ocean. There are fish swimming in the glass walls all around. They are in strange shapes. Many marine creatures have never seen or heard of.
A robot led him into the central hall. It was the evening off work time. He wore a black cloak and walked through the hall like a traveler from afar. The staff passing by looked at him with strange eyes. Opal didn't care. He thought about what to say next. This is obviously what they need. Should we go straight to the point or discuss the conditions first?
The robot takes him to the elevator hall in the central hall, and connects the button to the 900th floor. Opal is in the center of the fast-moving elevator. He follows the robot through an empty corridor and enters an office.
The office is very big. Behind the desk is a middle-aged man in a black suit. Behind him is a huge circular screen full of ore names and their prices per kilogram, which are constantly changing with the passing of minutes and seconds.
The robot leading the way left, and the middle-aged man asked, ”are you from B-11? What's your name? ”
Two more robots came with plates and put the drinks in front of opal.
”Introduce myself, my name is opal,” opal said
The middle-aged man nodded politely, shook hands with him, and said, ”cadil Horace.”
Opal Heart Yilin, this is the person in charge of hollens company? He didn't know where the problem was, and he didn't know the level of the other party. He came here with the courage of a newborn calf. The only chip in his hand was the chip.
”Did you watch the news?” Opal took a look at the drink and didn't drink it.
Cartier nodded: ”look, what happened this afternoon, you brought that girl to this planet? Where is your ship? ”
Opal squinted at him, always feeling a little bottomless.
He wants to use mind reading, which is the first time for him to take the initiative to use it. Maybe knowing the other party's thoughts will be of decisive help Teacher, I will use it once, only this time. Opal said repeatedly in his heart.
He said, ”I'm not actually a resident of B11. My mother landed on the planet 16 years ago...”
Opal suddenly noticed something, the other side did not look at him. Cartier's eyes are fixed on something in front of the table. It's a Pegasus sculpture. Why? Isn't he supposed to look at himself at this time? In order to judge whether they are lying, or have other purposes Opal's eyes also moved to the small sculpture. They both looked at the sculpture. In a flash, opal thought of something - he should not be Horace, but someone else was listening to their conversation.
The other side didn't show the proper look. Opal can only use that method, he said in his heart: teacher, let me use it once, only this time.
Opal squinted, gathered his mental energy, looked into each other's eyes, and earnestly said every word to him: ”let me see Horace.”
”What?” ”I am,” said Cadel, leaning slightly and frowning
Opal repeated, saying, ”you are not. Let me see your boss. I have something to say to him.”
Cardier's eyes were fixed on Opal, his eyes were slightly lax for a moment, as if he were a little shaken.
Opal pressed his hand in front of him and repeated for the third time, ”if you deceive me, I will go now. Let me meet Horace and remind you one last time
Cadel murmured, ”yes, just a moment, please.”
Just as he stood up, a secret door appeared on each of the two walls of the office. Six robot guards came out of the secret door respectively. A voice sounded behind Opal and said, ”you can't be from B11.”
Opal sat up straight, six robots surrounded his desk with cadier, and his method worked. A young man with red hair walked out of the dark door on his left side. He was not handsome, but he was very tasteful. He was wearing a light green shirt and a fish shaped blue metal slipper on his feet. The middle-aged man immediately stepped aside, and the real cadil horens sat on the chair, looking at him warily.”Come on, star knight.” Cartier's voice was a little shaky: ”what's your purpose?”
Opal was just a little stunned, then he understood something.
”Do you know who I am?” Asked opal.
”I don't like to be hypnotized, I promise to listen to you carefully, everything in the office has videos, and the company has industries in many galaxies, and I'm not afraid of you,” cadier said
Opal said, ”look at this first.”
He turned his hands and spread out his hands. The chip flew far away to Kadir. Kadir's expression became more severe. His eyes almost blinked at opal. He raised his hand to hold the chip. A partition was opened on the desktop of his desk and he turned over the holographic projector.
”This is the old chip.” ”It's been eliminated on scarlet. Where did you get it from?” cadier said? Secretary, get a signal converter
The middle-aged man was sent out, and cadier added, ”let A3 come in, you don't have to come back.”
Opal never spoke again and sat quietly waiting. Cadier said, ”please have some ice juice and relax. We don't want to be hostile to you. At least we haven't had a conflict yet, have we? ”
Opal's heart is very strange, cardier also knows the star knight? He seemed to be afraid of ractor?
Opal asked, ”no good.”
He suddenly found one thing: once he left ractor's side, he would unconsciously imitate his tone, his movements and his manner when he wanted to solve something alone.
The tone of Lecter's assurance was deeply rooted in his heart, and opal regarded him as an object of imitation.
”Do you know my teacher?” Asked opal suddenly.
”No, I don't know,” cadier said, alertly. I mean I've heard of him. I don't know what I can do for him. Why did I come to us? ”
Opal was even more surprised. Cadier was afraid of ractor?
”How do you recognize me?” he asked
”I guess you're not an official star Knight yet,” cadier said
Opal nodded and said, ”I'm still learning.”
”I see,” said cadeir, following opal's words, ”what trial did that gentleman arrange for you? I think we can get to know each other through this. It's a rare opportunity. ”
At this time, the three-dimensional projection device of the office robot is not used to transmit the signal, but the three-dimensional projection device is not used to transmit the signal.
Cartier's eyes were full of shock, and the information kept rolling up. He just looked at the mine accident and dumping, then stopped paying attention to it. Finally, he stopped on the record of a spaceship's berthing.
”Harley fockett.” Said cadier.
Opal remembered that lequet had also mentioned this man, and immediately said, ”the star Pirates of the Magellanic nebula.”
The three-dimensional projection was closed, and cadier's eyes turned from the information record to opal.
”I think you might be able to use this information, so I've brought it. Now I ask for your help, cadier hollens,” opal said earnestly, learning from Rex
As if he had heard a big joke, cadier leaned back unnaturally and said, ”what are the terms of the deal?”
Opal said, ”no, no, it's not a deal. Listen to me. We can talk about it? ”
Cardier looked flattered. He was at a loss. Opal said, ”make a friend.”
Cartier retreated a little more abruptly, nearly overturning his chair, and said, ”is that true? I mean It's a great honor. It's a great honor. ”
Opal was also a little confused. He got up, put his hand over his desk and shook hands with Kadir, who nodded in fear, a little dull in his eyes, and murmured something.
”Just a moment, please.” ”I think we are friends now,” cadier said
”Of course,” opal nodded
”Would you mind if I asked some of the company's executives to come over and hear your terms No, help each other? ”
Opal thought for a moment and said, ”yes, please.”
Cartier pressed a button and said, ”Mr. opal, what would you like to drink? I'll have someone ready right away
Opal waved his hand and said, ”no, I just had a hot dog.”
Cartier's expression was a little embarrassed. A moment later, the door of the office opened and six old men came in. Cadier introduced them one by one. The name of opal could not be remembered and nodded to them.
”This is Mr. opal from B11.” Said cadier.
Opal glanced at the crowd and said, ”I got this information from the data center of B11.”
Then opal began to say his purpose. He first described the situation of B11, and then analyzed the mineral status of rhodopyrite. The audience did not interrupt him.
”What do you think?” said opal, noting that the atmosphere seemed very serious”We are very happy to cooperate with you, but we don't know which step you want to take,” said cadier, finally understanding his intention
Opal said, ”I don't quite understand this. It's up to you.”
Cardier glanced at several old people and thought for a moment, then said: ”this incident is enough to make the black rock mining industry a big fight. It is impossible for them to exploit B11 again. According to the report this evening, the galaxy police department has sent patrol boats to investigate B11.”
Opal thought, great!
”But black rock mining also sent a spaceship at this time yesterday, we didn't know why they left suddenly, now we understand,” said Kadir
Opal squinted and said, ”they're going to destroy the evidence?”
”It should be like this,” cadier said
Opal also transcribed another chip. He was not afraid that they would destroy the evidence, but he did not know how the miners were moving. He had to go back immediately after the matter was finished. ”To tell you the truth, our company was also interested in bidding for B11, and the information about crystal ore smuggling to pirates can play a big role when necessary,” he added. Thank you very much for your chip. What can I do for you
Opal nodded and said, ”then I think Do you use the same method as the black rock mining when you mine the rhodopyrite? ”
”Of course not, hollens uses robots for underground operations,” cadier said
Opal nodded and said, ”then 100000 miners, their destination.”
”Theoretically, they are all free. Although they are interstellar black workers, they still have the civil rights of the Republic. But if the black rock mining industry wants to destroy the evidence, they may all You know, just like your teacher Well. ”
Opal frowned and said, ”what? I didn't understand. ”
The sweat from his brows slid down, and he said, ”I mean, maybe they'll be transferred to another planet to do new mining operations You want these 100000 people? But the government already knows about it, which is not easy to do Let me see. ”
Opal said, ”no, no, you misunderstood. What do I want these 100000 people to do? I hope they can find a new job, get citizenship in the Republic, have the right to choose, like Most people on scarlet are the same. ”
For a moment, everyone's expression was extremely strange, and cardier even twitched a little bit and said, ”Sir, you're not kidding?”
Opal said, ”why am I kidding? It has always been my dream to let everyone live and work in peace and contentment. ”
Cartier: ”it's
All of them said, ”well
”I'll ask you, offendingly.” One of the oldest, steady looking old man finally said.
Opal turned to look at him: ”please say so.”
The old man said, ”is it Mr. Collins who asked you to solve the problem of B-11? I don't quite understand his intention. Please tell us frankly. ”
Opal frowns, Colin? Who is Caroline? He had never heard of the name. They got the wrong person? Opal finally reacts, they regard him as another star Knight's apprentice!
”No,” opal said He decided not to mention ractor's existence, but he didn't ask Caroline who he was, but he knew that he knew him and asked him again when he went back.
There was a silence in the office, and everyone looked strange. No one could guess exactly what opal was thinking. However, opal vaguely touched the central point of the problem. They really recognized the wrong person.
Another old man seemed to have figured something out and said, ”Mr. opal, I saw on the news that a girl with an injured woman appeared outside the Yager hospital this afternoon...”
”She's my good friend and her name is Anya,” opal said
For a moment, everyone suddenly realized, and cadier let out a sigh of relief and said with a smile, ”so it is.”
Opal said, ”she's now Probably already in the police station. ”