When "Mr. Mo" started to greet his acquaintances, Captain Jimmy moved back and let Gotou Masayoshi stand at the forefront. He himself issued a series of orders through the Deep Blue Platform.
Over at Ban City, a few orders were quickly executed, but the communication that had been made thousands of kilometers away still hadn't reached the most important person.
Captain Jimmy was a little annoyed. "You're still giving the witness lunch time?"
Over at Ti City, Hood, who was also a captain, laughed. "Sorry, he's a greedy hyena. Once he smells blood and flesh, he always wants to take a few more bites. This is his old nest, and he always forms groups. How annoying … Now that the negotiation of the agreement is coming to an end, we want to wait for him to sign before connecting the call to prevent new situations."
"Sign huh? Do we need to find a lawyer for him? "
"Prepare yourself, and there are two of them. The other ability user associations and veterans associations have about a squad of witnesses. You said you wanted to make it an ironclad case. "
"…"
Jimmy was speechless. He admitted that he had originally set up this line to cause trouble for the nominal supervisor, Bai Xinyan, so he had taken a more "righteous" path. But now the situation had changed!
"Listen, Hood, don't talk nonsense now. I just want to know how long it will take to sign. Be more precise!"
"Oh, let me calculate. Probably … soon?"
"… If he talks as much nonsense as you when testifying, I swear I'll slit his throat!"
"Uh-huh, I can do it for you. I've had enough of him these few days anyway."
The two captains reached an agreement from thousands of kilometers away.
Captain Jimmy then passed the information to Gotou Masayoshi through the preset channel. The latter didn't respond, as if he was focusing all his energy on communicating with "Mr. Mo."
Gotou Masayoshi's eyes were still locked with "Mr. Mo's" monocle. The thin skin on his skeletal face trembled slightly as he maintained his chatting posture.
"Your monocle is also not bad. It's formed directly from water molecules, right? As far as I know, the only thing in the world that can directly form molecular structures is the 'Dripping Sword' … "
"To be precise, it's the 'Condensation Ring.' The secret skill that Her Majesty Empress Wu released in the headquarters' RT8313 mission attachment 2 is indeed the 'Dripping Sword', but there are six basic structures hidden in it. The only one that truly has the effect of mobilizing water molecules is the 'Condensation Ring', which is also the most valuable one. "
The topic suddenly changed.
Regarding this, the different "observers" at the Northern Mountain Lake and even further away all had their own judgments.
"Mr. Mo? The Inner World has never heard of any 'Mr. Mo'. "
On the private airship, an efficient monitoring system was transmitting the situation of the lakeside to them at the same time.
There were only a few spectators, but they were all very important.
After returning to Osaka, the sickly Tamagawa Eishuke unconsciously straightened his back. He was very interested in this character.
Of course, part of the reason he had suddenly roused his spirits was that the Pope had already cut off communications and had not yet suppressed him.
"The Condensation Ring, Mr. Mo … the connection between these two isn't clear. He looks like a good teacher … "
Tamagawa Eishuke stared at the monitor screen, watching the two people discussing the Condensation Ring. The more he listened, the weirder he felt. Ten seconds later, he shifted his gaze to Bai Xinyan's face. "Who is he talking to?"
Bai Xinyan sat on the armrest of the sofa and tilted her head to look at the private projection area. It was showing a conference room in Ti City, thousands of kilometers away. She and Tamagawa Eishuke were looking in a completely different direction, so it took her five seconds to respond.
"Gotou Yoshi, to a certain extent … That should be the right way to put it."
"I'm talking about just now."
"That old man, you have information on him. Shouxiong, nicknamed 'Old Hand' …"
"The one he was talking to himself!" Tamagawa Eishuke's face turned green, and his voice became sharper.
Bai Xinyan spread out her hands. "How can I guess that?"
Tamagawa Eishuke quickly controlled his emotions. His eyes became sharper, and there was even suspicion in them. "Don't you have any ideas?"
"You can tell me if you have any ideas." Bai Xinyan pushed the question back.
Tamagawa Eishuke stared at Bai Xinyan. He cracked a smile, but his teeth were still clenched. "There are only two ideas. One is to find a woman who is qualified to be his' sister 'in the Bloodflame Order according to the character setting of this' Mr. Mo '…"
"Uh-huh?"
Bai Xinyan responded casually, but her gaze was still on the private projection area. In the conference room in Ti City, the two rows of negotiators had already started shaking hands, as if they were having a formal business negotiation …
Actually, there was no difference.
Tamagawa Eishuke's face turned red again, and he unconsciously raised his voice. "The other one is to expand the scope a little, and search for people that we know and don't know, people who have a 'sister' in the Inner World."
"Oh, that's a lot more troublesome."
"It's just a screening condition."
Tamagawa Eishuke's fingers twitched, as if he was really going to give the order. His eyes were still glued to Bai Xinyan's face, and he continued to ask, "It would be best if the two directions work together, but if there is only one condition, which one will you choose?"
Bai Xinyan looked back and smiled. "Of course I choose the most reliable one."
"You!"
Bai Xinyan continued to smile. "Right now, we can't avoid making guesses, but our guesses are all inconclusive. Why don't we continue looking?"
As she spoke, she moved her hand, and the private projection area was placed in the main projection area of the room, side by side with the surveillance footage of the North Mountain Lake.
"Look, although the two sides are still minding their own business at the moment, at a deeper level, there are already undercurrents flowing, and we're just waiting to break that information barrier … Aren't you curious about what will happen then?"
Tamagawa Eishuke was very annoyed by Bai Xinyan's beating around the bush. "What's the point of finding a witness to identify him? Whether the identity of 'Mr. Mo' is real or not, whether his relationship with the Bloodflame Order is shallow or deep, who cares? Even if the connection at Ti City is successful, and the identification is successful, do you really expect him to just stand there and let us capture him? Instead of playing this kind of detective game, why don't you let your team of subordinates directly take action, and Gotou Masayoshi will be able to see more things! "
"Captain Jimmy needs a 'key' to open his own weapon box, and always stand on the side of morality — this is a rare quality for frontline personnel."
Bai Xinyan seemed to be completely unaware of the twists and turns of the plot. She displayed the bearing of a superior, but quickly changed the topic. "Mister Yuchuan, is it really okay for you to make your contempt for the Bloodflame Order so obvious?"
Tamagawa Eishuke sneered. "Stray dogs, rootless duckweed, even if I want to pay attention to them, it depends on whether they can handle it!"
Bai Xinyan was not in the position to defend the Bloodflame Order, she only shrugged. "We still have to respect the judgment of the frontline personnel. Even if there really is a problem, this is not an intercontinental airship, and the distance is so close, are you afraid that we won't be able to react in time? "
"…"
Tamagawa Eishuke's slightly flushed face was now whitened, and his straight back collapsed. The scene fell into a deadlock, awkwardness, and some kind of doubt that was not fully displayed.
Under such an atmosphere, there was finally a change at the passenger terminal. Goto Masayoshi broke away from the strange state of looking at the "monocle" and chatting around the "Condensation Ring" and entered the main topic.
"Mr. Mo of the Bloodflame Order …"
"You can call me that."
"What's your full name? Position in the Bloodflame Order? "
Goto Masayoshi gradually increased the pressure, also closely watching the reaction of "Mr. Mo." Relying on the special structure of his eyes, he was equivalent to a human-shaped lie detector, able to monitor the breathing, pulse, skin moisture, and so on of the target in detail …
But Mr. Mo's cooperation was obviously not enough.
"This is an interrogation?"
"If you can't find a more suitable term, you can temporarily say it like this. I think it still has the corresponding qualifications."
As he spoke, Goto Masayoshi reached into his pocket and took out a vintage leather wallet, from which he took out a beautifully designed business card. "There are a lot of titles on it, but there is a higher probability of finding a position corresponding to the interrogation from it. Sakura officials, ability user association, or something else … These are all fields that I am good at."
Mr. Mo didn't intend to take it. He just narrowed his eyes and slightly raised his head to look at the still dazzling edge of light in the gaps of the thick fish-scale clouds.
"Mr. Mo?"
"I think no matter how dazzling your titles are, they can't compare to today's sun. I don't like this weather, and I don't like you either … Only this pair of eyes is a little more interesting. "
Goto Masayoshi was stunned for half a second, then laughed out loud.
No matter how he laughed, the surrounding atmosphere quickly turned cold and stiff. At this time, Captain Jimmy, who was already half-hidden behind him, coughed lightly, giving a signal of "everything is ready."
"Some things are not up to people."
Goto Masayoshi's "interesting" dim yellow eyes locked onto Mr. Mo's face, and between the gaps of his lips and teeth, he chewed out syllables that sounded like ice.
As he spoke, he shook his wrist, his fingertips drawing across the faces of Jiang Zhong, Okuni Rong, and finally falling on the side of the "veteran." "This person …"
"He's under my protection. If there's anything, you can't go wrong by looking for me."
"…"
Goto Masayoshi choked, and the wrinkled skin at the corner of his mouth trembled. He wanted to laugh, but felt that it was exceptionally strange. He subconsciously glanced back at the "veteran," only to see that the latter also had a confused expression, as if he had even forgotten to be touched.
"A frank answer!"
Although it was somewhat unexpected, Goto Masayoshi still quickly calmed himself down. His dim yellow eyeballs slightly shifted in his eye sockets, focusing on Mr. Mo's face again, "Then, you're admitting your connection with the Soul Cult?"
Mr. Mo sighed. "So?"
"So, you admit that the Bloodflame Order and the Soul Order are colluding …"
“Damn
you！ This is the most despicable slander! "
A shout suddenly sounded on the dock. A thick western accent, as well as the environmental sound that seemed to be slamming the table, seemed out of place in the lakeside dock.
On the dock, most of the people were shocked by this voice. Shifting their gazes towards the direction of the voice, what they saw was a rippling halo — this was the projection area. In order to have a good effect on a sunny day, they had even done some processing, so that the colors of the people and the background inside were more or less distorted, but the clarity was still above the standard.
Everyone could tell that what was shown in the projection area was a conference room. There were about ten people inside, divided into two groups, sitting face to face across the long table. There were all kinds of hair colors, eye colors, skin colors, and all kinds of skin. Their body language was uniformly relaxed.
There was only one person who had just stood up from the main seat of the conference table. His expression was sullen, and he even waved his arm, to the point that the corner of his suit was lifted. It felt like he was walking with the wind as he walked towards the direction of the camera.
"Hasty judgment, ridiculous accusation. You guys made a long-distance connection just to let me see this?"
The angry man's camera sense was very good. The position where he stopped at was just right, giving the "audience" here a sense of oppression, but also not causing his face and figure to change. Speaking of which, he had a great figure. Wearing a casual suit, matching with his deep and upright face, as well as his slightly slovenly brown beard, he had the air of a celebrity, a person who could easily leave a deep impression on others.
Being scolded by such a person, Goto Masayoshi's tolerance seemed to have increased. His expression didn't change at all, his gaze still fixed on Mr. Mo's face, not even blinking.
On the other hand, Mr. Mo was a little curious about the newly appeared projection character. Shifting his gaze, he turned around in the projection area, and also made eye contact with the "angry man" opposite him.
The "angry man" made an immediate reaction. His body slightly leaned forward, further increasing the pressure, "The reputation of the Bloodflame Order cannot be controlled by some shameful smelly bug …"
"Who are you?" Mr. Mo asked curiously.
“What？”
The other side was obviously stunned for a moment. The instantaneous reaction caused many cracks to appear on his "angry" expression, which was then drowned by a smile caused by absurdity.
"You, don't know me?"
Mr. Mo leaned back on his wheelchair, slightly tilting his head and curling his lips. His posture was actually a little child-like naivety. Even if he didn't say anything, he didn't hide his true thoughts at all.
Should I know you?
The "angry man" completely broke down. He laughed out loud, half turning around, his right hand hitting his chest, displaying an inconceivable emotion to the others in the conference room.
"See, he said he doesn't know me!"
At least half of the people in the conference room laughed out loud, while the other half didn't know whether to laugh or cry as if they were watching a ridiculous play.
Gathering the cognitive resonance of the entire conference room, the "angry man" turned around again, his deep eye sockets and grayish-green pupils filled with a joyful emotion, "This, um, I don't know how to address you. But there's one thing, since you don't know me, then in the Bloodflame Order … "
"Cadman, don't be rude!"
A sharp voice cut across, forcefully interrupting the speech over there. And just on the path that the electric wheelchair had just passed through, Yin Le, dressed in a professional suit, passed through the crowd and quickly approached.
Oh?
Ever since the remote projection appeared, Goto Masayoshi, who had entered the mode of watching a show, suddenly felt his blood vessels twitch as he watched Yin Le receive the treatment that the electric wheelchair had previously received: The "Heavenly Citizens" that had gathered at the pier, tens of over a hundred violent people, stood in a dense mass, each of them glaring fiercely, but didn't do anything.
This wasn't right!
Goto Masayoshi had never restrained his subordinates, and his "Heavenly Citizens" weren't righteous people who didn't offend anyone, but a nest of violent scum who wished for the whole world to be in chaos.
Then, what the hell was this "welcome" twice in a row?
Goto Masayoshi pursed his lips, his dim yellow pupils shifting in his eye sockets. His line of sight moved from far to near, sweeping past several key positions at the pier, passing by Yin Le, pausing for a moment, and finally landing on Mr. Mo's face again.
"Sir, are you okay?"
Yin Le finally arrived at the most tense area. She had seen the changes at the pier from the boat, so she rushed over as fast as she could.
Before getting off the boat, her main targets were the drug addict Goto Masayoshi, and Captain Jimmy, who had retreated to the back. The two of them appearing at the same time proved that the two groups of people who had enmity with each other in Ban City had already merged.
She thought that this was already the end of the challenge. But she didn't expect that halfway through, a new variable that shouldn't have appeared!
Di City, which was supposed to be the rear, actually stabbed them through the air … To Yin Le, who was temporarily in charge of teaching affairs during Mrs. Halder's seclusion, this was an unforgivable mistake!
Especially after that unthinkable experience.
Yin Le came here with a poisonous fire burning in her heart. On the way, she even ignored the omnipresent sunlight and the spiritual pressure that followed her like a shadow … As for the violent people at the pier, they really didn't count for much.
Mr. Mo didn't comment on her arrival.
This made Yin Le feel increasingly uneasy, but she couldn't allow her impatience to destroy her demeanor. Otherwise, she would only lose face for her boss.
She could only use the opportunity of bowing to Mr. Mo to regulate her breathing and consciously stand behind the wheelchair. She lightly grasped the handles on both sides of the wheelchair and confirmed her position. Only then did her line of sight turn towards the projection area on the pier, towards the familiar person who was thousands of miles away.
"Cadman, in front of Mr. Mo, you're too presumptuous!"
Cadman's full beard and snow-white teeth formed a brilliant smile. "Mr. Mo, is it the Mr. Mo who doesn't know me, and I don't know him?"
At this moment, Goto Masayoshi should have been the one to speak up and cooperate, but for some reason, he was staring at Mr. Mo in a daze.
Captain Jimmy, who was at the back, saw that his reminder was futile, so he rolled his eyes and went up himself. "Cadman, as a high-ranking member of the Bloodflame Order, doesn't know Mr. Mo, who claims to be a member of the Bloodflame Order, and the Order's Deputy High Priestess holds a completely contradictory position. What does this mean?!"
Yin Le was expressionless, but the flames in her eyes seemed to want to penetrate the projection and burn Di City, which was half the Pacific Ocean away. "As a Deputy High Priestess …"
Goto Masayoshi's hoarse voice cut in at a timely moment. "Deputy High Priestess Yin, at a time like this, the hierarchy within the Bloodflame Order is at most a part of the evidence. It's definitely not suitable as a tool to refute the evidence.
"Speaking of which, Mr. Cadman has already voluntarily signed the relevant witness agreement, and the legal department, along with the Di City Ability User Association, the Veterans Association, the Mercenary Service Club, and other experienced third parties, have done the notarization. In terms of the priority of legally admissible evidence, Mr. Cadman has already surpassed you … It complements his status as a high-ranking member of the Bloodflame Order. "
This was a premeditated encirclement!
Yin Le felt even worse. If it was possible, she would have pressed Cadman into the lava lake at the bottom of the Bloodsoul Temple, rolled him over a hundred times, cooked him, and exploded him to vent her anger.
But now, the space of thousands of miles had erased all possible weapons, leaving only the least lethal words …
"High-ranking?" Mr. Mo's low voice sounded like he was talking to himself, but it also carried a tone of doubt.
Captain Jimmy defended his statement first. "There are only nine members of the Order's council in the entire Bloodflame Order. Of course, they're the high-ranking members."
Cadman cooperatively bowed and revealed a reserved smile.
At the dock, Mr. Mo shook his head slightly. "My energy is limited, so I'm not too clear about the Bloodflame Order's current governance structure. I only know that the Order has 127 fanatics and 1540 devout believers, and 127,000 shallow believers … You're not one of them. "
Without waiting for the others to respond, he tilted his head back slightly, as if he was talking to Yin Le, but also as if he was sighing with emotion. "As an Order, the number of devout believers and fanatics is, to be honest, a little low. It's not enough to support the Bloodsoul Temple's full operation — is it because of the Ideology Church?"
Yin Le: "…"
Cadman stared blankly for a second, before revealing a brilliant smile like that of a star. "Hmm, Mr. Mo, are you going to deny Madam Halder and Madam Yin Le's authority over the selection and appointment of the Order's believers? You should know that I greatly respect the Order's trust in me, and I have a good collection of the appointment letters and authorization certificates they've issued. There's also more concrete evidence … "
Cadman stretched out his hand. Beneath his bronze-colored skin, there was a layer of dark blood-colored light flowing. The air around his arm seemed to have been scorched by a high temperature, forming obvious distortions. However, the shirt and suit sleeves above his wrist showed no signs of being charred or burning.
Violent Flame Seal.
This was one of the Bloodflame Order's high-end physical techniques. For someone like Cadman to be able to execute it without needing to adjust his Qi-Gathering, it was already a high level of proficiency. His combat power was definitely at B rank.
Most importantly, using a physical technique to form a supernatural power close to flames would definitely require a powerful interference power. As a fleshly ability user, Cadman could only rely on the Bloodsoul Temple to achieve this effect!
"I can call upon the power of blood and fire at any time. I've always believed this to be the acknowledgement of the Bloodflame Will. But now … Mr. Mo, are you going to deny all of this?"
Cadman found the feeling of "anger" in the time it took to say a few words. He used a brilliant expression to smoothly transform it. "Vice Oblatum Yin, could it be that you aren't going to give your devout believers a doctrinal explanation?"
Yin Le didn't respond.
Mr. Mo scratched his chin. "Oh. In this sort of situation, even if we eliminate the factors of philosophy and methods, the Bloodsoul Temple's system does indeed have some unreasonable areas."
Cadman nearly couldn't keep a straight face. "The way you speak doesn't sound like someone from our Primordial Sect. It sounds a bit like … the Restraining Faction?"
The so-called Restraining Faction was the branch of the Bloodflame Order that Tian Bang, who was known as the number one person below the Transcendent, belonged to. It was this military powerhouse and his influence that had chased Madam Halder's group from Xia City to Ti City.
Cadman's words were filled with malice and sarcasm.
Unfortunately, Mr. Mo was completely indifferent to this. "The doctrines of the Bloodflame Order are actually quite mediocre. It's better to refer to the real thing and study it seriously … It's not too convenient for me to go over right now. How about you come over?"
Someone in the conference room of Ti City let out a muffled laugh.
The situation was slipping to an even more absurd level.
Cadman spread his hands. He was already at a loss for words when it came to this Mr. Mo, who was sometimes mysterious and sometimes crazy. "That's a really good suggestion … I think I have enough time to consider it."
His arms spread out and swung along with the movement of his limbs, bringing with it a scorching hot wind. The power of the Explosive Flame Seal still affected the surrounding area.
Huh?
Cadman subconsciously swung his hands again. The dark bloody light was disturbed by the airflow. It was like a flame had been blown up from a half-extinguished pile of embers. The light suddenly brightened.
There really was a flame. A bloody flame burned!
Cadman's expression changed.
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