Lu Zui nodded. "Yes. That was the only way we could've thwarted his scheme!"
Professor Mo Xuan thought of another question. "So, the Secret Sword Bureau knew the whole thing a long time ago? You simply watched him attack the Speaker and the innocent civilians without doing anything? "
Lu Zui gnashed his teeth. "Not exactly. All the information about Blood Devil Li Yao was only known by a secret operation team including myself. Everybody else, including Supervisor Guo of the Demon Execution Division, only knew part of it.
"Even I only knew that Li Yao might attack Burning Prairie, but of course, we did not know the specific methods of his operation beforehand!
"I was planning to play along and dig out him and most of the Children of the Nether World. But I did not expect that he would be so insane as to create an opportunity by assassinating the Speaker and creating chaos!
"Our security system, on the other hand, was so vulnerable under his attack that a fatal crystal bomb could appear right below the Speaker's feet without alarming anyone!
"It means that the Secret Sword Bureau, which is responsible for the security of the venue, may have been compromised by a lot of Children of the Nether World!
"It is also one of the reasons why I will take the blame and resign!"
Hearing that Lu Zui admitted that even the Secret Sword Bureau had been compromised, the Cultivators looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what to say.
Professor Mo Xuan and Luoxingzi looked at each other. Then, Mo Xuan said, "Director Lu, you said just now that you have solid evidence. Please bring it out now!"
"Alright!"
Lu Zui nodded quickly. He waved his hands, and a few Secret Sword Agents who were directly under his command soon invited three Cultivators who were full of worries to the podium.
The three of them walked slowly with barriers all over their bodies. They were also wearing tracking collars, which made them look like felons.
"They are …"
All the Cultivators were confused. Some of them recognized them and were greatly surprised.
Lu Zui said, "You're all familiar with these three, right? 'Liao Tianji', the first-level advisor of the capital city garrison of the Union Army, 'Li Cheng', the director of the underground network of the city administration of the capital city, and 'Gao Zhiyuan', the third division of the Secret Sword Bureau. The three of them are all new stars of the Cultivators in the recent decades and the best of the younger generation. "
"The three of them are the Children of the Nether World transformed from the demons!"
"What?!"
All the cultivators jumped to their feet!
When they heard what Lu Zui said just now, they didn't quite believe it. Now that they saw the Children of the Nether World in person, the shock was indescribable!
His first reaction was, of course, "Is there something wrong?"
However, the three Cultivators were involved in the Union Army, the government, and the Secret Sword Bureau. Their positions were not low at all. It was impossible that they would be framed at the same time!
Judging from their dejected and obedient appearance, it was very likely that what Li Yao said was true!
"The three of them were the earliest batch of Children of the Nether World to be discovered," Lu Zui said. "In order to protect themselves and realize that human beings are flourishing while demons are declining, they abandoned the darkness for the light and were willing to cooperate with us to atone for their crimes.
"Therefore, I did not announce the matter to the public but asked them to continue lurking as Children of the Nether World and try to dig out more clues.
"Their work has been quite effective. They helped us find a lot of Children of the Nether World. They even dug out a big fish, which is Blood Devil Li Yao!
"It's a pity that the Children of the Nether World are mostly in one-way contact with each other. The three of them alone are not enough to fish up the entire organization.
"They could've lurked for a longer time and perhaps collected more clues. But since you insist on unquestionable evidence today, I have no choice but to expose the three of them in advance. Then, the three lines will be completely cut off!"
His words made many Cultivators feel a little embarrassed.
"The interrogation records of the three of them can be browsed by the fellow Cultivators who have questions later," Lu Zui said. "Let's not waste our time here.
"Now, I will summarize our findings in the past few months.
"Firstly, it is true that Li Yao can turn into a very ferocious and hideous appearance, which is somewhat similar to Yan Xibei, the previous Blood Devil.
"Secondly, Li Yao is very close to Jin Tuyi, commander of the Coalition Army of Demons, and his daughter, Jin Xinyue. He even helped Jin Tuyi seize the highest power in the Blood Demon Sector!
"Thirdly, Li Yao returned to the Tian Yuan Realm in secret, but he did not show up in public and come to us. Instead, he snuck into the capital city stealthily!
"Fourthly, the Speaker was wounded by a very precise, powerful crystal bomb. A lot of residual components of demon cores were detected from the crystal bomb. After the evaluation of the specialists, it was confirmed that such a bomb was definitely made by an explosives expert!
"Fifthly, three Children of the Nether World who joined us testified against Li Yao at the same time. They all received clear orders to obey Li Yao's command and provide all kinds of help for him to seize Burning Prairie!
"Everyone, the five pieces of evidence have been connected. Is it still not certain? If there is no problem, why did he run away? "
His words silenced the entire conference room, making it seem like a freezer that was full of frozen fish.
Ding Ling Dong's gnashing of teeth was the only sound that was particularly ear-splitting in the silence.
"Everyone!"
Lu Zui glanced at Ding Ling Dong and said with pain all over his face, "I know that many of you here are Li Yao's good friends, best friends, and even lovers. Many of you fought side by side with him and were even saved by him!
"Vulture Li Yao is a well-deserved hero of the Special Federation. He is a real Cultivator who deserves the admiration of all of us!
"Therefore, when I said every word, I felt as if my heart was being cut by a knife, just like everyone else!
"However, we must make one thing clear!
"It is not Li Yao but the Blood Devil. It is a monster that has stolen Li Yao's shell!
"Vulture Li Yao, whom we respect, appreciate, and trust, is already dead. He has perished for the Federation, for our compatriots, and for the ordinary people! Right now, what appears in front of us is a cunning, sordid, and shameless devil that has stolen the shell of our hero!
"Can we just watch the devil continue doing evil in the shell of a hero and sully Li Yao's lifelong reputation while doing nothing?
"No. Absolutely not! We have to capture it and kill it mercilessly!
"That is the best comfort for Li Yao, the real hero of the Special Federation, and for his soul in hell! That is the only way we can live up to everything that the real Li Yao did for the Federation and mankind! "
Hardly had Lu Zui concluded his sentence when the door of the conference room was suddenly opened.
Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao, who had been heavily wounded, limped to the front.
He had put on brand-new artificial limbs, but he was covered in frost.
"Excuse me for interrupting, but I have important military intelligence to report to you!"
The big shot of the military said emotionlessly. "According to the latest news, after seeing the riot in the capital and the picture of the Speaker's assassination, the Union Army has been infuriated. A legion in the No. 4 war base deep inside the Grand Desolate Plateau has broken free from control and marched to the Dark Desolate Domain under the pretext of 'military exercise'!"
"What!"
What was that supposed to mean? Was it to act first and report later?
An isolated legion had marched into the Dark Desolate Domain and even entered the Blood Demon Sector through the Dark Desolate Domain? What then? Would the reinforcements follow them? If they did, it would be a total war. If they did not, they would be watching them die!
The loss of control of an army was a big deal. All the Cultivators' fragile hearts were greatly stimulated again.
"Rest assured, everyone," Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao said coldly. "I have dispatched troops to control the out-of-control legion. Everyone below the commander of the legion has been detained. They will be tried in the military court!"
Only then did the numerous Cultivators let out a sigh of relief.
However, at this moment, even the dullest Cultivators and the most conservative 'prudes' had realized that the entire Federation had turned into a volcano that was about to erupt and could not be stopped anymore.
Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao glanced over the room with a crimson crystal camera and said, "It is the duty of a soldier to obey orders. As the Chief of the General Staff of the Union Army, I solemnly promise you again that the Union Army will not take any action before the final decision is made in parliament. Whoever dares to take any action will be punished according to military law!
"However …"
Suddenly changing the topic, the iron-headed veteran gritted his teeth hard. His every word was spurting out like a burning bullet. "On behalf of the 125 military representatives in parliament, I propose a temporary motion and request that a new special plenary meeting be held tomorrow morning to discuss the 'expedition motion'!
"Cough, cough. Cough, cough, cough. My body was heavily wounded in the explosion. I may not be able to hold my current post anymore.
"If the expedition motion is not passed, I will resign as the Chief of the General Staff of the Union Army, leave the army, and resume my identity as a civilian!
"Then, as a civilian, I will establish a civilian armed force and march to the Blood Demon Sector!"
He was being shameless.
However, only Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao, an old general who had been wounded almost a thousand times for the federation, was qualified to act shamelessly like that.
The incomparably arrogant words almost froze the blood of a small number of Cultivators, but the blood of the majority of Cultivators was boiling!
"Iron Commander!"
A Cultivator who used to serve in the army rose abruptly and clenched his fists. "The Green Lotus Sect supports the Union Army. If the expedition motion is passed tomorrow, the Green Lotus Sect will spare no effort in the unprecedented expedition. All the manpower and resources will be at the Iron Commander's disposal!
"And us, the Fighting Dragon Mountain!"
Another Cultivator stood up and shouted, "If the expedition motion is not passed tomorrow, the Fighting Dragon Mountain will join the Iron Commander's civilian armed force and march to the Blood Demon Sector side by side with him!
"Without the approval of parliament, the Union Army cannot act recklessly. But the Cultivators are all free. We will go to the Blood Demon Sector for revenge voluntarily. Is there anyone who dares to stop us?"
"And us!"
"And us!"
"The greatest humiliation is unforgivable. Let the demon race pay with their blood!"
The frenzied airwaves swept across the entire conference room. The atmosphere in the room was soon no different from a high school classroom!
Luoxingzi, Professor Mo Xuan, and a few other people were the only ones who remained calm, but there was nothing they could do under the scourge of the frenzy.
Luoxingzi looked at Zhou Hengdao in desperation. "Iron Commander, do you believe that Li Yao has turned into the Blood Demon?"
Zhou Hengdao shook his head. "I don't like to pursue the details. All I know is that the demon race has launched two inhumane attacks in the capital city of the Federation in only a hundred days!
"The monk can run, but the temple cannot. What I want is not Li Yao but the demon race and the entire Blood Demon Sector. They must pay a high price for the two attacks!"
Luoxingzi asked in a hurry, "What about the apocalypse? What about the Imperium of True Human Beings? We need peace! "
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