Half an hour later, in a disordered area deep inside the underground drain, Li Yao released Neltharion and Black Wing and deployed dozens of alarm rune arrays at the periphery before he opened the Cosmos Ring carefully.
There were three items inside the Cosmos Ring. The first was a mini light beam projector in which a video was stored.
It was the top-secret meeting that Lu Zui, director of the Secret Sword Bureau, had been secretly recorded by Professor Mo Xuan.
Li Yao watched Lu Zui's framing in silence and felt even more confident.
Something is indeed wrong! Ninety-nine percent of what the guy said was true, but in the most critical one percent, he hid something and even reversed the facts, leading to the most absurd conclusion!
"He captured three Children of the Nether World and even forced them to cooperate? That's quite possible. After all, Elder Nether Spring has lost his influence. It is perfectly reasonable that the Children of the Nether World find a new backer to cling to if they want to survive!
He made up a lie that the Blood Devil was going to steal Burning Prairie. No wonder Burning Prairie was equipped with the self-defense sword array of the highest level!
The questions in Li Yao's mind were solved one after another, only to be replaced by even greater questions.
Lu Zui was one of the three key persons that he was looking for after his return to the Heaven's Origin Sector. He had collected detailed files about the guy when he was in the Blood Demon Sector.
The guy was one of the best patriots of the Xing Yao Federation in terms of his birth, his resume, and the comments about him in the Blood Demon Sector. It would not be an exaggeration to call him a 'pillar of the Federation'!
Even Jin Tuyi thought highly of such an old hero who had fought in the secret frontline for more than a hundred years. He believed that Lu Zui was an opponent that deserved his respect and his full strength!
Why would he betray the Federation? Why?
Li Yao did not believe that he was doing it for the vulgar 'power' or 'interests'.
Keeping the question in mind, he picked up the second item, which was a tiny pendant. Judging from the rune arrays on it, it was a 3D picture in the shape of a pendant.
Li Yao pinched the pendant softly. A mystic ray was immediately triggered. It formed a faint shadow in front of Li Yao.
It was Ding Ling Dong, who was always full of vitality. The Ding Ling Dong who was always confident, never discouraged, never gave up, and always had faith in him!
Ding Ling Dong was wearing hot pants and a tank top. She seemed to have just finished her cultivation. She was sweating profusely, and her figure was even more breathtaking than ten years ago. Her skin was the color of honey. Even through the light screen, it emitted a burning aura.
"Welcome home."
In the photo, Ding Ling Dong smiled and said, "After ten years, you are finally back! Let me tell you, in the past ten years, I have developed many new techniques. After this is over, we will have a good … battle! "
Li Yao: "Hehehe!"
Ding Ling Dong paused for a moment and continued. "The third piece of magical equipment inside the Cosmos Ring is the point-to-point communicator that Professor Mo Xuan crafted recently.
"Professor Mo Xuan and I have been suspicious about you for a long time. But when I was about to explode, Professor Mo Xuan stopped me. He said that he sensed a very mysterious force. It was monitoring our every move in secret.
"Therefore, we have been biding our time. Professor Mo Xuan, on the other hand, has been observing the force in secret. He scanned the surveillance pattern of the enemy and relaxed their vigilance. Also, he has been crafting a communicator that can prevent snooping in secret!
"A few days ago, he finally succeeded in crafting the communicator, but he never had a chance to give it to you.
"You must remember it well. To avoid being monitored, the point-to-point communicator is not transmitted through the wireless Spiritual Nexus. Instead, it transforms the information into feeble spiritual waves through a wired spiritual energy cable. Follow the power grid, and with the anti-tracking barriers that the professor developed himself, you will be able to communicate safely for a short time!
"At midnight, you will find a random wired network and connect the communicator to the cable. Then, you will be able to use it. However, only the simplest text messages can be transmitted. Also, the message cannot be transmitted for too long, and the amount of information cannot be too large.
"In the meantime, you will consider it carefully. Professor Mo and I will wait for you at midnight. If time does not permit, we will wait for you every hour until we can reach you!"
That was the end of the moving picture.
Li Yao held the pendant in his hand. His chest was brimming with unprecedented confidence!
…
At midnight …
Li Yao had gone out for a walk earlier, which made the Secret Sword Agents dizzy. Then, he found a forsaken network and lurked there again. He found a transmission line and drilled a hole in the ceramic shell. Through a crystal wire, he connected the point-to-point communicator to the cable.
Very soon, the crystal processor reacted, but there were only dry words.
"Li Yao," Professor Mo Xuan said. "Time is precious. Let's get down to business. Tell us the key points that you've sorted out."
Li Yao had spent several hours condensing the cause and effect to the minimum. Right now, he had explained the situation of the Blood Demon Sector and his purpose in only a thousand words.
Reading his words, Professor Mo Xuan and Ding Ling Dong were silent for a moment before they asked, "You suspect that the leadership of the Federation is up to something?"
"Not suspicious," Li Yao said. "I am certain that I have evidence that I can give to you and the Flying Star Sector. Only you can trust me."
"Let me tell you something," Professor Mo Xuan said. "Since last night, Lu Zui, director of the Secret Sword Bureau, and some other experts of the military have led a special operation team in person and started a large-scale operation to capture the Children of the Nether World. So far, more than fifty of them have been captured. Hundreds of them have been invited back to the Secret Sword Bureau, a secret agency directly under Lu Zui's direct command, to assist in the investigation!"
Li Yao was rather surprised. Pondering for a moment, he suddenly realized what was going on. It was exactly the same way that Jin Tuyi seized power after the Eye of Blood Demon was sabotaged.
Jin Tuyi was capturing the 'remnants of Nether Spring', and Lu Zui was capturing the 'Children of the Nether World'. As for who exactly they were capturing, nobody knew.
Speaking of which, Elder Nether Spring was quite a tragedy. He had been asked to take the blame twice in a row. Although he was not innocent, it was still rather sad.
"Are you suggesting that whoever believes me is likely to be identified as a Child of the Nether World?" Li Yao asked.
"Not necessarily," Professor Mo Xuan said. "If Lu Zui does have a plan, it must be very close to being activated. Whoever is suspicious of him will be invited back to 'assist in the investigation' for ten to fifteen days. They will be treated well. Who can say anything later?
"Of the three key persons of the Federation, Speaker Jiang Hailiu is heavily wounded and unconscious. Iron Commander Zhou Hengdao is completely on his side because of fury. Two-thirds of the representatives are zealous expedition supporters who support their operation, too. Now that he has presented concrete evidence about the Children of the Nether World, who has the courage to confront the Secret Sword Bureau in such a bloody storm?"
Li Yao gritted his teeth. "I'll give the evidence to the Flying Star Sector. Let's take control of Burning Prairie first!"
"It's pointless," Professor Mo Xuan said. "Luoxingzi is not qualified to believe you."
"It's impossible," Li Yao said. "I fought side by side with Luoxingzi before. I know what kind of person he is. I've done the Flying Star Sector such a great favor, and I have the support of the Glorious Sunlight Group and Iron Plateau. Why wouldn't Luoxingzi believe me?"
"Watch my choice of words," Professor Mo Xuan said. "It's' not qualified ', not' don't believe '.
"The evidence in your hands is certainly enough to form a reasonable theory, but Lu Zui's chain of evidence is much more complete and convincing. He has everything from the evidence to the witnesses. His argument makes perfect sense, too. Also, he represents the government of the Federation and is the rightful ruler of the Tian Yuan Realm!
"The key is that you cannot prove that you are not possessed by the Blood Devil at all. Just think about Yan Xibei in the past!
"Ding Ling Dong and I only represent ourselves. Of course, we can trust you without caring about anything!
"However, Luoxingzi represents the billions of people of the Flying Star Sector. What if he believes you easily and you are really possessed by the Blood Devil and Burning Prairie is stolen?
"Burning Prairie is the fruit of the Flying Star Sector's labor. It belongs to all the people of the Flying Star Sector. Is Luoxingzi qualified to believe that you are not the Blood Devil on behalf of all the people of the Flying Star Sector?
"I've talked to him about the issue many times. He's in pain, too.
"As a Yuanying Cultivator, Luoxingzi's integrity and integrity are unquestionable. If it were just for himself, he would rather believe you at great risks.
"However, the issue concerns the fate of his family, his compatriots, and billions of people! How can he trust you without enough evidence?
"For example, on Iron Plateau, everybody trusted Yan Xibei. But what happened in the end? If you hadn't jumped out as an unexpected factor, Iron Plateau would've turned into an ocean of blood! "
Li Yao was silent for a long time. Then he typed, "This is the chain of suspicion. This is the dark forest."
"Yes," Professor Mo Xuan said. "You have fallen into a small 'dark forest' right now. Any leader who is calm, be they the leader of a sect, the general of an army, or the Speaker of a government, as long as they are shouldering more than their own fate, will not be 'qualified' to trust you until you present irrefutable proof."
Li Yao took a deep breath and continued typing. "Can the Truth Cabinet prove anything?"
"The Truth Cabinet is just a lie detector," Professor Mo Xuan said. "Any lie detector can be cracked. Didn't you crack it once? This is a serious issue. Neither the Flying Star Sector nor the Heaven's Origin Sector will absolutely trust a lie detector, not to mention one that has been carefully studied by an expert of refining such as yourself. "
"… I've thought of a solution that should be able to resolve the issue," Li Yao said. "But the environment right now does not permit it. How about this? I'm not in a hurry to prove myself. If I can find evidence of Lu Zui's scheme, it will be enough to prove that something is wrong with the whole thing, right?"
"That does make sense," Professor Mo Xuan said. "Speaking of which, Ding Ling Dong has a lead."
Li Yao was refreshed. "What lead?"
Ding Ling Dong joined the discussion. "Have you ever heard of an organization named 'Patriots'?"
"Roar, roar, roar, roar. From half past five until now, it was four in the morning!"
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