Chapter 218

As the Aquarius Director was beginning to feel anxious and ponder how to respond, the Red-haired Bureau Director across from her also caught a whiff of something amiss. Her fox-like eyes, strikingly beautiful, lit up with intense excitement, as if she couldn’t wait to throw her arms around someone and plant a passionate kiss.

Two days! Just two measly days! Since going undercover, Little Liang had not only resolved the princess’s issue but also captured the prince hiding among the rebels. Moreover, he’d even unearthed evidence that could drastically alter the bureau director’s stance, possibly even turning the tide against what seemed like an impending failed inquiry—becoming the decisive factor in this game of cat and mouse! He was nothing short of a genius at undercover work!

“Couldn’t have come at a better time…”

Beverly, the Bureau Director of Leo, who had already been briefed by the Red-haired Bureau Director about her plans, couldn’t help but let out a long sigh of relief. She said with some gratitude, “Thanks to your people being so capable, we managed to uncover new evidence in just two days. Otherwise, missing this chance, catching Aquarius would’ve become much harder. We’re lucky.”

Not just luck! It’s also my brilliant leadership and impeccable judgment in selecting personnel—one of the best there is! After giving her close friend a smug look, the Red-haired Bureau Director took a deep breath to calm her excited emotions before standing up and pressing her advantage:

“Aquarius Director, haven’t you been striving for years to capture your own clone? Now that we finally have some leads, why are you hesitating?”

“…”

“I’m not hesitating; I’m merely concerned that the Bureau Director might be misled by you.”

While contemplating the content of the message, the Aquarius Director subtly played on everyone’s doubts: “The average quality of the members of the Virgo Subdivision is well known to all. Including the rookies who’ve only been here a month, almost every cleaner received evaluations during internal reviews labeling them as extremely dangerous or requiring strict monitoring.

Therefore, I suggest, no matter what information the Bureau Director has obtained, please remain rational and don’t easily trust their words… Let’s convene the Star Palace!”

After attempting to discredit the message further and reducing its credibility, the Aquarius Director sat back down expressionlessly, extending her hand to replace the absent Water Bottle Division Director, pressing the dung beetle-capped water bottle emblem.

Following this, a series of mysterious yet hilariously bizarre emblems lit up along the “waistline” of the spherical conference hall: the dung beetle mother rolling balls of dung, the lion playing with dung, and even a dung beetle with two massive crab claws… Each one more ridiculous than the last.

When the final Pisces-chasing-dung emblem illuminated, the previously dull asteroid suddenly blazed with light, radiating heat comparable to the sun.

As the brightness gradually faded, amidst the gazes of anticipation, solemnity, disdain, and hostility from the upper echelons of the Clearing Bureau, four figures appeared instantly in the center of the asteroid, having traversed seventy thousand kilometers.

And facing this sudden teleportation, these individuals hadn’t even noticed anything unusual yet. One of them continued his previous action, slapping another person hard on the back of the head.

…

“Out of five hundred characters, four hundred eighty were complaints about me? You need to redo it… uh…”

Upon seeing the scene change abruptly, Leon guessed what had happened and quickly swallowed the rest of his sentence. Meanwhile, the Red-haired Bureau Director couldn’t help but stiffen, her fox-like eyes glaring daggers.

Damn it! Why did you slap him now?

I thought sending the message would be enough, never expecting to get dragged over here! Sensing his boss’s angry gaze, Leon, who had slapped the Freckled Prince in front of all the high-ranking members of the Clearing Bureau, inwardly lamented his misfortune and immediately tried to shift attention: “This… because the situation was rather urgent, I feared the message wouldn’t be conveyed properly, so my methods were somewhat rough… Everyone! After thorough investigation, our Virgo Subdivision recently discovered that besides privately manufacturing numerous anomalous items, the Aquarius Director also planned to attack the Watchtower Palace!”

What?!?!

The rules of the Clearing Bureau are strict, but its structure is loose, with weak control from the top over the middle and lower levels. Many people have violated certain rules to varying degrees. Perhaps some have acted even worse than the Aquarius Director.

So if simply turning a blind eye could secure powerful anomalous items made by the Aquarius Director, at least a third of the division directors wouldn’t refuse, maybe even welcome it.

But the Watchtower Palace is different.

As the most crucial defense—not just for the Clearing Bureau but for all humanity—any matter involving the Watchtower Palace leaves absolutely no room for compromise. An immediate and thorough investigation must take place until the truth is fully revealed!

“Aquarius Director.”

Once the division directors had initially accepted this horrifying news and adopted serious attitudes, the Clearing Bureau Director questioned:

“In response to this accusation from the Virgo Subdivision cleaner, do you have anything to say?”

“Of course.”

Never imagining that his plot had truly been exposed, the Aquarius Director felt a tightening in his chest but still maintained his composure as he raised doubts: “Firstly, the evidence. Even concerning the Watchtower Palace, surely we can’t just convict a board member based on the word of a Level 3 Cleaner, right?”

You want evidence, huh?

Seeing him still resisting, Leon couldn’t help but narrow his eyes and responded:

“Of course, we have evidence… Jerry (Senior)!”

“Coming!”

Carrying the unconscious middle-aged Joshua, Jerry walked to the center of the venue, bowed respectfully to the division directors, then rolled up his sleeves, revealing his right hand where the index finger and middle finger were nearly the same length.

“My ability is called [Stealthy Hands], which allows me to stealthily touch the thing most impactful on someone’s fate.”

After briefly explaining his ability, Jerry took a deep breath, then thrust his right hand forcefully into the middle-aged Joshua’s chest. Two familiar illusory shadows reappeared.

“Haha! Didn’t expect it to be me, did you?”

Through the middle-aged Joshua’s chest, upon seeing the old nemesis with a furrowed brow, the Inspiration God couldn’t help but burst into laughter, then roared through gritted teeth: “Aquarius! Everything you’ve done in the past, I know it all! Not just your private creation of anomalous items, but also your plan to use those six matching anomalous items to steal the current Taurus’s ascension rights—I know every single detail! Accept your fate, Aquarius! You’re finished!”

(End of Chapter)