A Core Ship From The Start
/ A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 1269
Chapter 1269: Chapter 856: The Return of the Cyclops Chapter 1269: Chapter 856: The Return of the Cyclops “………..I didn't expect us to provoke such a formidable trouble.”
After hearing Investigator Aaron's report, the senior executives of the Strategy Bureau were also deeply furrowed in brows.
“What does it matter? I don't think the Tribunal has done anything wrong.”
But soon, someone started to speak.
“The Ghouls and their servants are meant to die, if we got the clues, wouldn't we go and eliminate them? In my view, the Tribunal's approach is very correct. If they really are the organization guarding Humans, as they claim, then handing the Ghouls over to them to deal with is a good thing, isn't it?”
“But the Tribunal's actions are too brutal, and they might lead to unimaginable consequences……”
“That aspect can just be dealt with by a lockdown on public opinion; usually, against enemies like the One-Eyed Owl, we must seal off entire blocks, evacuate a great number of civilians, and even then suffer significant losses to achieve our goal. The Tribunal, however, manages it effortlessly, without any losses. Compared to that, what is a little public opinion worth? Surely, you don't still cling to those old-fashioned turf-aware thoughts?”
Suddenly, the high-ranking officials from the Strategy Bureau broke into a debate, with some considering Duanmu Huai and the Tribunal's actions too unrestrained and even reckless.
But another group thought as long as the other party was dealing with Ghouls, then none of this matters. After all, the purpose of the Special Measures Bureau's existence is the eradication of Ghouls; there's a mutual interest. If the Bureau had the Tribunal's Strength, they surely would have taken similar actions already. Besides, even though the Tribunal kills ferociously, their powerful Strength means they cause minimal losses.
If it were the Bureau, just last night's operation alone wouldn't have been able to completely uproot those Ghoul Families, and perhaps even killing one of them might have drained a significant amount of the Bureau's manpower. On the other hand, the Tribunal could easily annihilate the opposing side without much difficulty, leaving the rest for us to clean up; isn't this a good thing?
Of course, the final result of the discussion was to maintain a temporary cooperation with the Tribunal, while demanding that they must report to the Strategy Bureau before taking action — after all, most investigators still hoped to see every Ghoul killed rather than disrupting the social order or similar trivial reasons.
They themselves lacked the ability, but the Tribunal had it, so naturally, they had to support the Tribunal.
By comparison, any disturbances could be resolved by locking down information and controlling public opinion; it was better than the Bureau suffering numerous casualties each time.
Thus, Aaron had to serve again as the messenger, but luckily, Duanmu Huai didn't seem to mind.
“Alright, if the Tribunal takes action, I'll call you, but our actions are our own, so even with the requests from the Strategy Bureau, we will not comply.”
“Ah…well, that's progress, I suppose.”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's response, Investigator Yamane sighed helplessly, while Duanmu Huai laughed.
“By the way, Investigator Mahoru is hospitalized? Are you getting a new partner?”
“The higher-ups said they would find me a new partner, but I'm still hesitant. After all, Mr. Mahoru… might just get up from his sickbed and return to the front lines tomorrow.”
“That's true, he is indeed tenacious, I heard he seems to be recovering, in fact.”
Duanmu Huai chatted away with Investigator Yamane, with Mary following behind, and the three made their way to the Strategy Bureau's ground floor lobby. Just as they were about to go through the security checkpoint, suddenly, a petite green-haired woman wearing Glasses approached them.
“Wow, hello there, are you investigators? If you don't mind, could you answer a few questions for me?”
“Huh?”
Faced with the sudden appearance of the green-haired woman, Investigator Yamane was taken aback, when a staffer also hurried over, and seeing Investigator Yamane, he quickly bowed in greeting.
“Ah, hello, Investigator Yamane. This lady here is here for an interview……”
“Interview?”
Hearing the female staffer's words, Investigator Yamane furrowed his brows.
“But it's the Strategy Bureau's basic policy not to allow interviews……”
“Huh?”
Upon hearing Investigator Yamane's response, Mary looked startled but quickly closed her mouth and looked to the side.
The female staffer then gave a wry smile.
“Be that as it may, she is quite famous……”
“…………”
Hearing this, Investigator Yamane looked back at the green-haired woman, who was grinning and waving at them.
“……Alright, I understand, if it's just for a little while.”
Eventually, Investigator Yamane could only nod in resignation.
Although Investigator Yamane wished to end the interview as soon as possible, to his surprise, Duanmu Huai and Mary did not seem to plan on leaving but instead followed him to an adjacent meeting room. This left Investigator Yamane very helpless, but since he could not expose the existence of the Tribunal to the outside world… he pretended not to notice.
So, let's resolve this quickly and decisively.
Sitting at the table, faced with the green-haired woman opposite him, Investigator Yamane coughed.
“Basically, we do not allow interviews……so……”
“Ah, please don't worry, I just want to know a little bit, it's for research for a new work, so I plan to investigate the affairs concerning Ghouls.”
Hearing Yamane's answer, the green-haired woman smiled and waved her hand, while Mary's gaze flashed, watching her intently.
Duanmu Huai quietly glanced at Mary by his side; seeing her so aggressive was truly rare.
So, that's it, they're competing over the same topic.
Indeed, it's a fight to the death.
“Actually, it's not that big of a deal.”
While speaking, the green-haired woman twirled the pen in her hand.
“I just want to know, for investigators on the front lines, what kind of existence are ghouls to you?”
“Of course, they're dangerous and need to be eliminated.”
Investigator Amon responded without hesitation.
“I see, a very standard answer… Then on a personal level, don't you think there are similarities between ghouls and humans? They speak human language, can communicate with people, and have their own thoughts. What does it feel like to fight against such beings?”
“Hmm…”
Hearing this, Yamane began to think seriously, but before he could answer, he heard Duanmu Huai snicker beside him.
“What does it matter? Even if they speak human language and have human emotions and thoughts, those guys are still monsters–nothing but talking monsters.”
“Just talking monsters…?”
“That's right.”
Looking at the green-haired woman in front of him, Duanmu Huai let out a cold laugh.
“Let's say, even if ghouls can communicate with humans, what does it matter? Ghouls can only survive by consuming humans. Can communication stop them from eating humans? Isn't that the same as asking them to die? So, why waste time talking? The outcome is the same; killing them would be even faster.”
“I see, I see…”
The green-haired woman nodded vigorously, spun her pen, and then wrote something down in her notebook. Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes, watching her.
“Hey, do you mind if I ask you a question?”
“Of course, what would you like to ask?”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai's inquiry, the green-haired woman with glasses also giggled and looked at Duanmu Huai to ask.
“My question is very simple.”
Before he finished speaking, Duanmu Huai's arm reached across the table, grabbing the green-haired woman's head and lifting her up.
“Who gave you the audacity, as a ghoul, to dare cause trouble under our watch? Do you really think we are blind?!”
“What?”
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Investigator Amon was shocked, while Mary immediately leaped to her feet–although Mary hadn't communicated with Duanmu Huai from the beginning, she had already suspected something off about this woman. After all, Mary knew Duanmu Huai disliked such pointless matters. Based on his usual reactions, when this green-haired woman approached Investigator Amon, he should have walked away.
But not only did Duanmu Huai not leave, he followed along–this alone was indicative of something.
For Mary, compared to Yamane, she was psychologically prepared.
As for whether Duanmu Huai had taken an interest in this woman… well, Mary thought the possibility was slim.
After all, there were many more beautiful and cute women in the Tribunal than this green-haired one.
Now it seemed Mary's judgment was correct.
Duanmu Huai was fast, but the green-haired woman was not slow either. The moment Duanmu Huai grabbed her head, her whole body swelled rapidly, transforming into a ghoul almost as tall and imposing as Duanmu Huai within moments.
Not only that, but what was more noticeable was the single eye in the center of the ghoul's head!
“The One-Eyed Owl? How is that possible?”
Seeing this scene, Investigator Amon was instantly startled. The One-Eyed Owl was supposed to be dead; why had another One-Eyed Owl appeared?
What was going on?
“Bang!”
The spines behind the ghoul instantly unfurled, breaking free from Duanmu Huai's hold, and then the next moment, the giant ghoul attempted to escape.
Of course, Duanmu Huai was not about to let it get away.
“Die!”
With a roar, Duanmu Huai clenched his fist again and lunged toward the large ghoul in front of him!
Chapter end
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