Chapter 215: Unprecedented Intensity
Chapter 215: Unprecedented Intensity
This time, it's a sure thing!
Upon hearing the request from the Purification Bureau's Director, the Red-Haired Director couldn't help but curl his lips in satisfaction, silently praising himself in his mind.
The reason he had stubbornly resisted earlier, even though he was clearly in the wrong, was to bring up the issue of the Water Bottle Director.
The reason he chose not to raise the inquiry during the annual review but instead waited until after to do it privately was twofold. Firstly, it was to buy Lyon more time to infiltrate the gang as an undercover agent.
Secondly, it was like Tom's dice; over the years, the Water Bottle Director had used Secret Arts to create anomalies tailored to members of various divisions, including some division directors. Many people owed him favors, and he worried that raising the inquiry during the annual review might lead to unnecessary complications.
After all, with the Water Bottle Director's abilities, those few division directors who were on good terms with him wouldn't even need to do anything. They could simply react a little 'slower' when the Water Bottle Director was about to be questioned, fail the inquiry, and attempt to escape, allowing the Water Bottle Director to slip away.
But now that Lyon has completed his undercover mission, there's no need to buy him more time. With the presence of the General Director, those division directors who were close to the Water Bottle Director wouldn't dare to let him off easily. Therefore, bringing the inquiry forward was undoubtedly the better choice.
...
"Then I shall speak!"
After a slight hesitation, the Red-Haired Director, not wanting Lyon to be noticed by the division directors who were close to the Water Bottle Director, decided not to mention his name. Instead, he began to speak directly without specifying anyone:
"Last month, our Virgo Division reported an anomaly named 'The Happy Apartment,' which we initially believed to be born from the kindness of an elderly couple who ran an alms house and the gratitude and concern of those they had helped.
However, after further investigation, our purification officers discovered that this elderly couple had previously been in contact with the Water Bottle Director and were suspected of being maliciously influenced, although they ultimately did not succeed.
At the time, we didn't suspect anything, but later, when we captured the suspected anomaly holders from the rogue gang, we found that they also had some connection with the Water Bottle Director and had undergone similar deliberate guidance..."
After providing a detailed account of Lyon's findings, the Red-Haired Director looked up at the Water Bottle Director seated in the director's seat, his expression solemn. He said, "I believe that the Water Bottle Director, without reporting to the bureau, has been privately creating a large number of anomalies and frequently maliciously influencing ordinary people to meet the conditions!
Furthermore, he has cultivated at least twelve people with anomalous abilities in the kingdom under our Virgo Division's jurisdiction, allowing them to run rampant!
These individuals have been attacking officials, nobles, and royal family members in recent years, causing numerous casualties among ordinary people, and all of this should be attributed to him!"
"The Lion Division agrees.
As soon as the Red-Haired Director finished speaking, the Lion Director, with cookie crumbs still on his lips, stood up and spoke solemnly:
"Lion Division's Level 1 Disaster Handler, Luofanna, while using her ability 'Scene Recreation' to investigate anomalies within our jurisdiction, has discovered on several occasions that anomaly holders had contact with an unknown person.
Although the person's position was too high for Luofanna to fully restore their appearance, I believe the Water Bottle Director is a strong suspect, considering he can walk freely among humans, has a position higher than an ordinary True God, and possesses the ability to create anomalies!"
"The Gemini Bureau agrees.
After Lion Director Beverley finished speaking, the third director of the Zodiac Division stood up, his face expressionless as he echoed:
"After receiving notifications from the Virgin and Lion Directors, I immediately contacted the King of the Corlok Kingdom and retrieved the observation records of all mechanical prosthetic eyes within the past thirty years.
In the end, we found that there were sixty-three abnormal incidents where an elderly man resembling the Aquarius Director appeared, and he had brief contact with the anomaly holders in each case.
Based on our judgment, the probability of the Aquarius Director being involved is approximately ninety-eight point three six percent, which is indeed highly suspicious."
"The Compass Division concurs. We have also discovered similar situations."
"The Southern Cross Division agrees."
"The Wooden Artifact Division has also found similar issues."
"I also believe there's a problem."
After six division directors, including the three Zodiac Directors, stood up one after another, the Taurus Director, with her silver hair, unexpectedly rose from the second seat of the Board of Directors. With a furrowed brow, she spoke:
"I am in charge of anomaly forging at the Central Agency. Over the past two decades, many divisions have submitted anomalies and materials after completing purification tasks, but some of them have been unusual. Their 'causality' is not pure enough.
Based on my understanding of anomalies, the personalities and powers of these anomalies do not match the experiences and souls of their creators. Moreover, they contain trace amounts of the Solar Power.
After reviewing the relevant records, I found that the soul and blood of the God of Enlightenment, as one of the most suitable materials for the secret art of 'Anomaly Creation', have been preserved by each Aquarius Director, and there has never been a record of it escaping.
In summary, I believe these anomalies were indeed created by the Aquarius Director. The judgments of Olivia and the other division directors are highly likely to be correct."
It seems that the inquiry is coming to an end.
When the Red-Haired Director stood up, many of the division directors in attendance were still uncertain, and those who had a good relationship with the Aquarius Director showed a dismissive attitude.
However, after six directors stood up to agree, most people's expressions turned serious. When the Taurus Director also rose and expressed her agreement with the others, almost everyone in the room had the same thought.
Aquarius is done for!
Aside from everything else, the status of the Taurus Director as a "Palace Sealer" was unmatched by anyone else. Until the new King ascends to the Guardian Palace, she would be the highest-ranking person in the Purification Bureau. In the face of her impending sacrifice to safeguard all of humanity, even the Director of the Central Agency would bow deeply upon seeing her.
With the weight of the Taurus Director's testimony, unless the Aquarius Director could provide a convincing explanation, he would be in deep trouble today. Even as one of the Twelve Directors, he would be forcibly taken for memory extraction. With this evidence, the likelihood of him passing the memory extraction was almost zero.
...
"Thank you, Lord Taurus, for your testimony."
The Purification Bureau Director politely bowed slightly to show respect for the human guardian before turning to face the Aquarius Director, seated in the eleventh seat. With a cold gaze, she asked:
"Aquarius Director, do you have anything to explain?"
"No."
To the surprise of the other directors, the Aquarius Director, who had remained silent from the beginning, shook his head and said:
"They are right. I did all these things."
(End of Chapter)
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