Simultaneous travel: invincible from the beginning of the anime!

Chapter 88: Nobuyuki Sugo fails in reality!

When hearing Yuuki Shozo asking about the SAO player list, Sugo Nobuyuki showed a brief panic.

But when he heard clearly that the reason Yuki Shozo asked for the list was simply because the Internet regulatory authorities wanted to count the number of surviving players, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"I'm truly sorry, Mr. Shozo, because the research at the time made no progress, so the information, including the list, has been deleted and abandoned.

After all, so much time has passed. I think it may not be that easy to find the list now.

However, ALO's operations are operating normally, with an increasing number of players logging in every day, and the benefits it brings to our company are also increasing."

While reporting, Nobuyuki Sugo did not forget to secretly observe Shozo Yuuki's expression.

When he found that the latter was indeed more concerned about ALO affairs as before and did not ask too much about the SAO list, Nobuyuki Sugo breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the list was something that Yuuki Shozo had just mentioned casually.

"I understand. Thank you for your hard work. ALO is currently our company's highest-grossing game. As the person in charge of this game, I hope you can be more dedicated."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Zhang San, I want ALO to do better than anyone else, and I will naturally do my best."

"Well, thank you for your hard work. Please give me a detailed report later. Now you can go back."

When he saw Nobuyuki Sugo walking out of the office, Yuki Shozo's face, which had originally been full of a relieved smile, instantly became gloomy.

He had just made a simple test and had already noticed many unnatural things about Nobuyuki Sugo.

When talking about the SAO list, although Nobuyuki Sugo concealed it well, the fleeting panic on his face was still caught by Shozo Yuuki.

After all, he has been in the workplace for many years. He had overlooked many details in the past just because he favored Nobuyuki Sugo.

But because of Seiya's reminder, he looked at Nobuyuki Sugo with a scrutinizing look, and he found that the other party was very good at disguise.

Although such a test could not be considered as evidence at all, as long as it was clear that Nobuyuki Sugo was indeed hiding something and was two-faced, this was enough for Shozo Yuuki.

Similarly, Nobuyuki Sugo, who had just walked out of Shozo Yuuki's office, also suddenly began to look gloomy.

Being a cautious person, he also realized that he had behaved a little panicky just now. Although he quickly concealed it, he could not guarantee that Yuki Shozo had not noticed it.

Secondly, why did Yuuki Shozo suddenly talk about the SAO player list today?
Is it really because there are Internet regulatory authorities to verify the situation of the surviving players?
Today, the players trapped in SAO were rescued, and someone really came to inquire about the situation. This is reasonable, but Nobuyuki Sugo just felt that something was wrong.

"No, I can't stay at RECT anymore. No matter if it's just my own fault or that old fox Yuuki Shozo is suspicious of me, I must destroy all the brain supplementation experiment data and find another way out.

Anyway, with my talent, I don't have to worry about those big companies not wanting me. After I take control of Yui Asuna, it won't be too late to come back and look for this old man again."

Nobuyuki Sugo didn't know whether he was being too suspicious or whether Shozo Yuuki had already suspected him, but he was cautious and felt that he should run away.

He was also confident that even if Yuki Shozo suspected him, it would remain only a suspicion. Given Yuki Shozo's previous trust in him, he still had plenty of time. As long as he destroyed most of the evidence, even if the other party discovered it later, they would be completely powerless against him.

Even if the other party's daughter falls into his hands, Yuuki Shozo will have to cover for him.

However, Sugo Nobuyuki never dreamed that he had enough time. Just as he had walked downstairs, two detectives came towards him and showed him their credentials, saying, "Mr. Sugo Nobuyuki, right? We are detectives from the local police station."

We have received a report that you are suspected of embezzling company funds. Please come back with us and cooperate with the investigation."

When he heard what the detective said, Nobuyuki Sugo was completely dumbfounded. Although he imprisoned the consciousness of SAO players and conducted brain experiments, the embezzlement of company funds was completely false!

"You must have misunderstood. How could I possibly do something like embezzling public funds? Our president, Yuuki Shozo, can prove it for me. He..."

Nobuyuki Sugo stopped talking halfway because he realized belatedly that the embezzlement of public funds was entirely the work of Shozo Yuuki!

He had underestimated the other party's ruthlessness before. He just doubted himself and decisively chose to attack without giving himself any chance to react.

"Wait, I was framed! I'm a person of social status, you can't just take me back based on one side of the story!"

Wasn't Sugo Nobuyuki aware of whether he had embezzled public funds? He wasn't afraid of being investigated at all. What he was worried about was that during the time he was taken back to the police station, evidence of his other crimes would be uncovered!
So at this moment, Nobuyuki Sugo was naturally extremely excited, even a little hysterical.

"Mr. Su Xiang, please calm down. We are only following procedure and asking you to go back with us for an investigation. We are not arresting you. Please cooperate with us."

Faced with a detective who was doing his job impartially, Nobuyuki Sugo naturally didn't want to surrender.

Just kidding, if he really embezzled public funds, he would only be imprisoned for a few years at most. But once the fact that he imprisoned 300 players' consciousnesses for brain supplement experiments was exposed, it would be unknown whether he could continue to live.

And it is obvious that this is the real world, not ALO, and Nobuyuki Sugo is not the Elf King Oberon with great authority and strength, but just a rookie researcher.

Seeing Nobuyuki Sugo's fierce resistance, the two detectives thought he had something to hide, and without hesitation, they subdued him.

When Nobuyuki Sugo was captured for investigation, all the research and work he was involved in were naturally also investigated according to procedures.

Naturally, Nobuyuki Sugo did not embezzle company funds, which was indeed a false accusation against him. However, during the investigation of this case, a bigger scandal was exposed.

That is, the fact that Nobuyuki Sugo imprisoned the player's consciousness to conduct brain-supplementing experiments was finally discovered.

Nobuyuki Sugo's research plans and materials are all laid out there, providing irrefutable evidence. Even if he had eight mouths, he couldn't explain it all.

Finally, with the help of professionals, all 300 imprisoned players, including Asuna, were rescued. The impact of this incident also made the headlines of the next day's news.

(End of this chapter)