Chapter 193: Exposure and the Director's Questions
Chapter 193: Exposure and the Director's Questions
So you mainly want me to help you steal things? No wonder you gave me such a precious watch.
Faced with the conditions offered by Director Aquarius, the middle-aged man nodded after a brief thought, and then asked:
"What if I steal something, but you fail the questioning?"
"If I fail the interrogation, my memory will be read, and considering the number of violations I have committed, I will probably be executed, or even turned into an anomaly."
Director Aquarius did not shy away from talking about his fate, and smiled nonchalantly:
"If I'm really done for, this watch will be my reward to you, and you can do whatever you want with that thing. Is that enough?"
"That's enough!"
"Goodbye then."
After watching the middle-aged man put on the watch, Director Aquarius nodded slightly, then stood up from his seat and walked towards the door with steady steps.
As he stood up, the stars belonging to Aquarius in the sky lit up one after another, breaking through the cover of sunlight for a very short time, and projected towards the location of the royal capital, instantly shining on the Aquarius director, but also falling into the eyes of some people with ulterior motives.
……
"Get ready."
After taking a sip of the dark brown tea in the bottle, the red-haired director who was lying by the window looking at the sky turned around and said to Leon who was waiting in the office:
"The Aquarius Palace just lit up. Judging from the direction, it seems that Aquarius used the director's authority to move back to the General Administration. If you go undercover in the rebel party now, you don't have to worry about running into him.
In addition, this time is different from the past. You must remember that you only have two weeks to investigate. Do not exceed the time limit. "
After re-emphasizing the maximum time limit for the mission, the red-haired director gave a rare serious instruction:
“Leon, if the questioning fails, Aquarius, who can use the Xinggong to move, may come back before me, and the identity you replaced with a photo may not be able to hide it from him.
Although I will try my best to delay him for a while, but for safety reasons, if I haven't come back after two weeks, you must evacuate immediately regardless of whether the mission objectives are completed.
If the inquiry is successful, you can reconnect with the rebels later, but if the inquiry fails and you are caught by Aquarius, then I really can't guarantee your safety."
"I remember."
Facing the director's repeated instructions, Leon nodded and took note of them carefully, then couldn't help but ask:
"Director, is the chance of success high for this inquiry?"
"is acceptable."
The red-haired director thought for a moment and then answered:
“The three directors who presided over the year-end review plus Mr. Taurus should have four directors this time who can participate in questioning Aquarius.
In addition, there are three Zodiac branch chiefs: me, Leo, and Gemini, as well as another branch chief who, after receiving the news, also noticed the activities of Aquarius directors in his jurisdiction.
We briefly exchanged the intelligence and evidence we had, and we felt that there was a 30% chance that we could expose him on the spot!"
"Ah? Only 30%?"
"Director Aquarius is not a fool. He is always very cautious in doing things. A 30% chance is already a lot."
The red-haired director said seriously:
"Besides, this is an internal inquiry, not a court case, so there is no need to form a complete chain of evidence. As long as we uncover all the suspicious aspects of him and force him to reveal his motives, we will have achieved our goal.
As long as he can't prove his innocence and provide a reasonable explanation for those suspicious and dangerous behaviors, it will be enough to capture him and force him to accept memory reading."
“Is that so…” Leon pondered for a moment, then asked casually:
"Director, what level of mistakes do you have to make to be dragged by the bureau to have your memory read?"
"Don't worry, it's very troublesome to do this."
After glancing at Leon, the red-haired director snorted coldly:
"You have to cause great harm and be in a high position to enjoy this kind of treatment. With what you did in Ryan's house, you wouldn't be dragged away for this level of inspection."
"Forehead……"
"Why, after hearing that the bureau has the ability to read memories, you're worried now?"
Looking at Leon who looked a little embarrassed, the red-haired director couldn't help but glared at him, and then said unhappily:
"What kind of person are you? Even the investigators from the bureau don't know, how can I not know? So many nobles died on Ryan's bloody night, and they were all extremely evil. How could it be that you have nothing to do with it?
The main thing is that the [Ambition Heart] insisted that the Ryan Bloody Night was done by Bobby Ryan. Considering that it is not your anomaly and is hostile to you, it has no motive to cover up for you, so I didn't think about it further.
But two days ago, when you took the heart from me, it was so happy to see the enemy who killed its previous owner that it almost went crazy! It banged its head against the box, wishing it could jump out and stick to you. Even if I am stupid, I should know whose side it is on!"
"..."
"Anyway, be careful on this mission and don't make any big noise again, alas..."
"Um...I'll try my best to pay attention..."
"You'd better... And, let me say one last thing. You can actually be a little more conservative when carrying out your mission."
Looking at Leon who nodded awkwardly, the red-haired chief sighed and said:
"When I bowed to you earlier, I activated a portion of my [Blood-Slaying Hair], and my status slightly exceeded the upper limit of humans, so I recovered some memories of the princess... Leon, it seemed that I was the one who suggested that you propose to her."
"what?"
"Please don't. I didn't really want you to marry her. I wanted to help you get rid of your identity as Duke Lionheart by proposing to the princess. Who knew you would actually succeed?"
After pinching his brows, the red-haired director concluded helplessly:
"Speaking of which, I asked you to go to Ryan's house to investigate Sheep Heart, but you used the Sheep Heart to cause a Bloody Night in Ryan. I suggested that you go to Ryan's house to recognize your relatives, but you suddenly recognized yourself as the Duke of Lionheart. I suggested that you propose to the princess, but now you seem to be considered a prince...
Leon, tell me the truth, what is your plan for this mission? I will be back in two weeks, you will not go undercover and become the leader of the gang, right? "
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
After listening to his chief's wonderful ideas, Leon couldn't help but shook his head and said:
"Director, you are biased. The choices I make are always conservative!"
"Although I still don't know what happened to the princess, but during the bloody night of Ryan, it was Bobby Ryan who sealed off the manor and wouldn't let me out. Otherwise, I would have run away directly and there was no way I would have stayed to fight him to the death!"
"Indeed, but what if I am cornered again and have to take the position by force?"
"How could such a thing happen?"
Faced with the red-haired chief's groundless assumptions, Leon couldn't help but protest:
"This undercover mission only lasts two weeks. How outrageous must the rebels be for me to become their leader in two weeks?"
(End of this chapter)