Poseidon in Arknights

Kong nodded, then asked, feigning curiosity, "What happened to Texas?"

The actress cleared her throat and began to gossip: "I heard it from my boyfriend in the Bellone family. Wasn't the Minister of Construction murdered a few days ago?"

Kong nodded and chimed in at the opportune moment, feigning curiosity and lingering fear: "Yes, I heard about it. I heard they were killed in an explosion."

"Oh, you must have misheard me." The actress waved her hand. "I haven't gone back yet, I'm under protection at the hospital. But that's not the point. The point is that the murderer has been found."

"She's the last descendant of the Texas family, I think her name is something like Cherlinina."

"What?" Sora had already heard about the Texas man in jail from Yuuki, but he never expected that the crime Texas was imprisoned for was murder.

"How can this be?"

The actress shrugged, unconcerned by Kong's surprised expression, and said calmly, "The court date has been set for the day after tomorrow."

After hearing what the actress said, Exusiai and Croissant, for example, looked at Yuuki beside them: "Yuuki, is Texas really alright? Are we going to have to stage a prison break here again?"

"Don't worry." Yu Yue patted Croissant's shoulder to put her mind at ease, and whispered, "Don't forget why Texas came here. Everything will be fine until the curtain falls."

"Why are you here?" Croissant and Exusiai exchanged a glance. "Weren't you brought here by someone?"

"Isn't that it?" Xi Yue shrugged and patted Kong's head as he walked back. "Don't worry, nothing will happen. I'm here for you."

"understood."

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In the dressing room on stage, an old radio was crackling and creaking.

Today, the highly anticipated trial of the Karachi minister's assassination is about to begin; however, seemingly for security reasons, only a small number of invited guests will be allowed to enter the courtroom to observe the proceedings.

Others could only wait outside the courthouse for the verdict. The court was now heavily guarded, but many citizens still gathered there.

[It seems the attack on Minister Karachi has touched the hearts of many citizens. We sincerely hope that Minister Karachi, who is in the hospital, will recover safely.]

We will continue to follow up on this story, so please be patient.

Kong took a deep breath: "Really..."

Exusiai walked over and patted Sora on the shoulder: "Sora, are you ready?"

"Okay." Sora nodded, then turned to look at Exusiai. "If you two want to go during my performance, then go."

Exusiai shrugged and pointed at the radio: "Anyway, we can't get in even if we go, so let's just forget about it. Besides, nothing will happen."

Croissant nodded: "Yeah, now we can only wait patiently for the results. Besides, someone has been missing since this morning, so he's probably already gone."

"Yuzuki," Sora said, looking at the radio, "I guess he's already infiltrated, so there's really nothing to worry about."

Exia gives a thumbs-up to Sora: "So you'd better do your best on stage!"

Kong straightened her dress and said, "Don't worry, I'm mentally prepared."

Just then, a shout came from outside the dressing room: "Kong, are you ready? It's time for the announcement."

"coming!"

——————Syracuse Volsini Court——————

"..." Texas sat in the aisle, handcuffed. To be honest, she was a little nervous. After all, even in Lungmen, she had never experienced anything like this before.

[Didn't you choose this yourself? But it did work; those who were supposed to step down have stepped down.]

"You've seen quite a bit, haven't you?" Texas looked up at a pane of glass in front of her. "You don't even know what happened, do you?"

[Pretty much, considering it's raining everywhere right now, and it has to be said there are quite a few people manipulating this game.]

"Mind telling me about it?"

[It's no fun if you have a god's-eye view, and you'll get caught, and then you might get blamed.]

"By whom? Zaro?" Texas raised an eyebrow. "No, you're not afraid of him. Even if you disrupt his game, he can't say anything."

Who knows? Maybe it's another trader who hasn't shown up yet, or maybe they've already appeared but no one has noticed.

"..." Texas tapped her thigh lightly with her fingers. "How are Exusiai and the others? The radio stations in Syracuse should be reporting on it right now, right?"

Everyone's worried about you. Exusiai's thinking about what kind of pizza to slap on your face, Sora's a little resentful, but Croissant hasn't said anything... but everyone's concerned about your condition.

“I understand… I’m sorry…” Texas looked towards the courtroom. She heard the sound of gavel striking and footsteps approaching her.

[Remember, don't just tell me; also, be careful.]

“I know.” Texas nodded, glancing at the two bailiffs approaching. ‘This trial is just the beginning; it’s not over.’