Chapter 1165 - Capítulo 1165: 334: A Plan That Shocked the Elders
Capítulo 1165: Chapter 334: A Plan That Shocked the Elders
They probably didn’t expect Fang Ze to openly clash with an Elder in such a setting. Suddenly, the atmosphere in the reception room became incredibly eerie.
Fortunately, the other four Elders have held high positions for many years and have their composure and depth of character. Even Elder Meng, who has the purest mind, displayed his exceptional political acumen at this moment: they all restrained their smiles and quietly watched Fang Ze and Deputy Chairperson Jing, observing the developments.
At this point, Deputy Chairperson Jing also spoke. He looked at Fang Ze with an expressionless face, his gaze unwavering, “Fang Ze, you should understand what it means to accuse a Federal Grand Chairperson.”
Of course, Fang Ze couldn’t take on such a heavy burden. So upon hearing Deputy Chairperson Jing’s words, he quickly replied, “Deputy Chairperson Jing, you’ve misunderstood. I’ve never said you were the mastermind behind that extremist faction.”
Saying this, Fang Ze then followed up with a question, “But since you assumed so, may I ask, are you really?”
Upon hearing Fang Ze’s cheeky words, Deputy Chairperson Jing wasn’t angered; he merely shook his head slightly and answered directly, “I’m not.”
He paused and said, “Though I don’t know what extremist faction you’re referring to, I can assure you that all these years I’ve been loyal to humanity and the Federation, not joining any faction nor participating in any faction’s formation or gatherings.”
At this point, his tone shifted slightly, and he continued, “Of course, my attitude towards the Human Race Demigods is indeed conservative.”
Hearing Deputy Chairperson Jing’s words, Fang Ze looked at him silently, though his expression didn’t change much, yet doubt grew within him.
Because he had been wearing the [Lie Rootless Vine] all along, Fang Ze could discern the truth of Deputy Chairperson Jing’s every word. But strangely, all the words Jing said just now turned out to be true.
While Deputy Chairperson Jing might have worn some Extraordinary Artifact that blocks lie detection or misleads mind power, rendering the [Lie Rootless Vine] ineffective, Fang Ze truly didn’t sense any guilt from his conversation with Jing, only resplendent righteousness.
‘Could it be… someone impersonating him?’
With this thought in mind, Fang Ze suddenly came up with a solution that benefits all parties. He looked at Deputy Chairperson Jing and said, “I believe in Deputy Chairperson Jing’s statement. However… the suspect has indeed insisted that you orchestrated it.”
“To prevent this stain from being thrown onto you, I suggest forming an investigation team, to specially probe into this extremist faction, and see who is really using your name for vile deeds.”
Hearing Fang Ze’s words, Deputy Chairperson Jing replied coldly, “I’m in charge of intelligence and counter-espionage work. The jurisdiction over Transcendent cases is not in my hands, asking me is futile.”
Upon hearing Deputy Chairperson Jing’s words, Fang Ze couldn’t help but turn his gaze towards Vice Chairperson Tian, who had jurisdiction over this matter.
Seeing Fang Ze look over, Vice Chairperson Tian thought for a moment with a blank expression, then slowly spoke.
He said, “The Security Bureau and the Investigation Bureau are indeed under my jurisdiction. And yes, this train disappearance case has had exceedingly negative implications. So, since Fang Ze, my friend, wishes to pursue this matter, I can authorize you to investigate it.”
Saying this, he then looked at the Grand Chairperson, asking, “May I do so?”
At this moment, the Grand Chairperson no longer had the initial smile on his face. After contemplating for a moment, he slowly uttered the word “Yes.”
Although it seemed to make the atmosphere of the entire conversation somewhat awkward, Fang Ze was unconcerned. After all, he had successfully attained his goal of obtaining enforcement rights. He could now reasonably and legally investigate the case and the matters behind it.
As for the Grand Chairpersons, Fang Ze thought that if they were petty enough to care about today’s issues, he should just hurry back to the Eastern Administrative Region and save humanity himself.
After pondering for a while, Fang Ze gradually pulled back his thoughts.
He glanced around at the Elders, and finally broached a topic that interested them: methods for countering Outer Realm Demigods.
He said, “Since the Chairpersons have assured me I need not worry about humanity’s antagonism towards Demigods, I shall share my plan.”
Pausing slightly, he continued, “My plan is called [Controlling Gods with Gods].”
“Controlling Gods with Gods?” Hearing his words, Vice Chairperson Meng couldn’t help but repeat.
Fang Ze nodded affirmatively, “Yes. Controlling Gods with Gods.”
He explained, “In my plan, the two ‘Gods’ mentioned do not refer to Human Race Demigods, but all refer to Outer Realm Demigods.”
“Actually, ever since I learned about the Domain conflict, I have been contemplating humanity’s predicament. After a long period of reflection, I gradually discovered the essence of humanity’s dilemma: it’s that the existence of humanity is too brief, the number of accumulated powerhouses too few.”
“In contrast, the prolonged timespan has made the number of Outer Realm Demigods excessive; if humanity intends to rely solely on its own strength to contend against the Outer Realm Demigods, it’s nearly a pipe dream.”
“Thus, I conceived of a bold idea: since humanity’s own strength is insufficient, why not use the Outer Realm Demigods to combat Outer Realm Demigods?”
Hearing Fang Ze’s words, all the Elders couldn’t help but furrow their brows lightly.