Chapter 288 209: New Moon 7 Stars
After Ou Chenyu's death, the biggest weight in Su Mo's heart was lifted. There was no longer a haunting threat pursuing him, and he could finally travel freely throughout the entire Dawn Realm according to his own wishes.
After returning from Meteor Canyon, Su Mo had the most peaceful sleep since he crossed over, and upon waking, he immediately began planning a party.
The entire 80th floor of Edge Mansion was set up as a celebration venue, filled with delicious food, with everyone raising their glasses and drinking together. In groups of three or five, they gathered in various rooms to play video games, board games, partying wildly to release the tiredness accumulated over this period.
After the celebration, everyone returned to their usual life rhythm.
...
At noon, KK, who slept in, got up. After washing up, he grabbed some snacks and drinks and headed straight to the gaming room.
The game he played was called "Deity: Genesis," a newly launched game from Waku Waku Studio, created by Lu Ren.
"Deity: Genesis" became a hit during its beta phase, and the improvements in the official release were even better than during the beta phase, unsurprisingly winning the "Game of the Year" award. It's said that everyone at the studio achieved financial freedom because of it.
KK had been exploring the "Dogland Continent" in the game these days, playing with no sense of time, staying up all night.
By 4 PM, satisfied with his gaming session, he was ready to head to the finance room to work.
Just as he stepped out the door, he ran into Su Mo.
Su Mo glanced at the television screen that hadn't been turned off and asked, "Got up at noon and gamed till now?"
KK: "Yeah."
Su Mo's face turned stern: "Where are you planning to go?"
KK: "To work."
Su Mo's tone became quite displeased: "Do you know what time it is now?"
KK: "4 PM."
Su Mo: "What did I tell you before?"
KK: "Uh..."
Su Mo glared and firmly said, "I'll reiterate it once more, you need to adhere to the 8-hour entertainment rule at Edge. Every day, besides eating and sleeping, you must spend 8 hours having fun, or you're not allowed to work!"
"You got up at noon, played for only 4 hours, and you want to work? Did you forget what I said?"
KK scratched the back of his head, chuckling awkwardly: "Then... should I go for a sauna?"
Su Mo laughed as he pushed him towards the sauna room: "Go ahead, and after the sauna, maybe catch a movie. Thinking about work all the time at your age will ruin you."
As the "top contributor" to taking down Ou Chenyu, KK was immediately exonerated upon return.
Su Mo revealed all the previous plans to the mercenaries within the group, and everyone suddenly realized, goodness, he's an Oscar-worthy actor who even deceived his own people.
Besides restoring his reputation, KK received special treatment unlike any other.
In short, the message was clear—play hard, forget about working, and the boss will take care of you for the rest of your life.
This kind of treatment was unique in Edge.
KK was also the only person in Edge who didn't have to work and could completely take it easy.
What? Are you dissatisfied?
If you're dissatisfied, why not help the leader eliminate an enemy of Ou Chenyu's caliber? The leader will surely give you the same treatment.
Su Mo pushed KK into the sauna room, brought a basket of fruits to the downstairs office, and then opened the computer to watch the news replay.
"Let's catch up on the recent trending news; the shocking major gold heist at New Moon Commercial Bank was officially solved yesterday."
"According to the Public Security Bureau spokesman, the security forces discovered the stolen gold in the Tiger Teeth Industrial Park. A small portion was secretly sold to the outskirts, but the rest was all recovered, maximizing the protection of citizens' assets."
"Ou Chenyu, founder of Tiger Industries, was identified as the principal offender in the heist. According to the spokesman, Ou Chenyu resisted fiercely during his arrest and was shot dead on the spot by security forces. All other accomplices have also been apprehended."
"Former City Council member and founder of the Libetong Foundation, Lucio, and inappropriate dealings with Matsuzo Medical were ruled upon by the New Moon City court this morning."
"Lucio's malicious intent was deeply rooted, social impact detrimental, and crimes extremely severe. The court sentenced him to life imprisonment without parole or commutation and confiscated all his personal assets."
"Lucio's only daughter, Tareg, head of the Libetong Foundation department, was sentenced to 12 years for harboring crimes, misusing charitable funds for personal gain, manipulating the investment market, and other insider trading, without parole or commutation, confiscating 12.04 million in illicit gains, and a penalty of threefold fines."
Watching the news about Lucio and Tareg, Su Mo had only one thought: Serves them right.
He never considered himself a good person, and the Edge Mercenary Corps' account had a lot of dirty money too.
Everyone was dirty, so no need to despise each other.
But filth has its limits; acting as parasites on a charity fund, exploiting public goodwill, and even sabotaging vulnerable groups is beyond filth.
The father and daughter should be grateful that the World Government's laws are lenient regarding economic crimes, with life imprisonment as the cap; otherwise, that old Lucio would surely be dead from a bullet.
Su Mo stopped paying attention to them, turned off the news, and opened the latest personnel roster of the Edge Mercenary Corps.
After Ou Chenyu's death, the entire Tiger Fang Mercenary Corps was raided by the Public Security Bureau, leading to its complete downfall.
The core members of the Tiger Teeth Mercenaries, who were deeply entangled with Ou Chenyu, were none that Su Mo saved.
Considering the things they had done in the past, the Public Security Bureau could easily dig up several cases leading to death sentences or life imprisonment.
But for those mercenaries who had no significant involvement with Ou Chenyu and were simply working at Tiger Fang, Su Mo spoke to Sikinkov, hoping the Public Security Bureau wouldn't dig too deep.