National Guardian's Gone and We're Done

So much so that even the most powerful local factions in Chiyoda City couldn’t uncover the truth. It was as if they were blind men trying to describe an elephant, completely missing the point."

As he processed this, a hint of relief appeared on Chu He’s face.

’He had thought that after arriving in the strange and dangerous Chiyoda City, he would have to run all over, endure countless setbacks, and maybe even resort to force just to hunt for clues.’

After all, while the White-Red Empire wasn’t vast, the interference and concealment of that Mysterious Power made finding his precise destination as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack.

But he never expected that just after setting foot in Chiyoda City, he’d already be able to follow the trail and luckily stumble upon so many crucial clues, like pieces of a puzzle.

This was undoubtedly an encouraging start.

It gave him more confidence for the actions to come, a sense of direction in the dark.

Chu He stared intently at Saito Sonosuke and continued his questioning. "Do you know your boss’s true intentions?

What kind of mission were you sent here to carry out?"

Saito Sonosuke stood there ramrod straight,

his body as stiff as a wooden statue, his vacant, lifeless eyes staring blankly into the distance.

He responded mechanically, "The boss sent us here...

...with the goal of deliberately sabotaging the project progress of this group from the Great Xia Empire.

The boss grew suspicious.

He speculated that this group from the Great Xia Empire had a secret, close connection with a high-ranking official in the White-Red Empire’s Defense Team,

and he believed that was the only reason they were fortunate enough to land such a high-quality and profitable project.

The upper echelons of the Chiyoda City Chamber of Commerce secretly launched a comprehensive and intensive investigation because of this.

They racked their brains and exhausted every possible means,

but they couldn’t find even the slightest connection between that mysterious high-ranking official...

...and this group from the Great Xia Empire,

much less ascertain the official’s actual identity.

The more clueless they were and the less they found,

the more the boss hiding behind the scenes felt like he was on pins and needles, worried and anxious.

He was as restless as an ant on a hot pan.

So, the boss just ordered us to use some insidious and underhanded tactics,

fully expecting to force that group from the Great Xia Empire to back down in the face of so many difficulties and obstacles,

and thus abandon the project to eliminate any future trouble."

"Was the attempt to assassinate Zheng Bolan with a dagger on the streets of Chiyoda City also your doing?"

Chu He’s tone suddenly turned cold,

like a bitter wind howling through a frigid night, piercing straight at Saito Sonosuke.

The moment he said this,

Zheng Bolan, Zheng Xuezhen, Zheng Qifeng, and Xiang Xiufang all tensed up instantly.

Their minds highly focused, their gazes all snapped to Saito Sonosuke,

their eyes filled with tension, concern, and anger.

Zheng Bolan, in particular, clenched his fists tightly upon hearing this.

His knuckles turned white from the force, and the veins on his arms bulged,

like little angry snakes writhing beneath his skin.

His chest heaved violently, and his teeth ground together.

The muscles in his face were distorted with fury, and a blazing fire burned in his eyes,

a fire that looked as if it could turn everything before him to ash.

He wished he could drag out the mastermind behind it all and tear them limb from limb to appease his hatred.

"Yes."

Saito Sonosuke’s answer came without the slightest hesitation.

He still had that same stiff, stupefied expression,

his voice monotonous and cold, without a trace of emotional fluctuation,

as if he were just a lifeless machine mechanically repeating a pre-set program.

"That son of a bitch!"

Zheng Bolan could no longer suppress his fury and let out a sudden roar,

his voice exploding like thunder in the room, venting the towering rage in his heart.

"Do you know what secret is hidden beneath that development project?"

Chu He ignored Zheng Bolan’s outburst

and threw out another crucial, pointed question,

his gaze like two sharp daggers, stabbing straight into the depths of Saito Sonosuke’s mind.

Saito Sonosuke’s pupils were still unfocused, his eyes vacant and lost.

After a long moment, he finally managed to squeeze two words from his muddled consciousness: "Don’t know."

Seeing this, Chu He nodded slightly and turned to Yumizakura. With a calm expression, he said, "Next,

you will modify these people’s memories.

You witnessed the entire course of events, so you should know exactly what to do.

From the look of things, these men clearly know nothing about the specifics.

I suspect that even the higher-ups at the Chiyoda City Chamber of Commerce are completely in the dark right now, utterly baffled and without a clue.

That being the case, continuing to waste time interrogating them is pointless."

"Of course I know what to do, Master."

Yumizakura gave a slight bow, the corners of her lips turning up,

forming a charming and bewitching smile,

a smile like a field of flowers blooming in spring—vibrant, alluring, and radiating a captivating charm.

Immediately after, within her beautiful eyes,

a dreamlike, peach-colored light began to ripple outward,

like the calm surface of a lake gently brushed by a spring breeze,

creating layers of dazzling, fantastical ripples.

The light was soft and warm, containing an endless vitality and vigor,