The next day, led by the Beyond Grade A Development Union, all the Beyond Grade A organizations made a joint announcement, stating that this matter was also a provocation to the association. The association would assist the Red Empire to track down the culprit and give Gaud justice. They wanted to see the culprit if he was alive or dead.
The Beyond Grade A organizations used the warlord organizations as their core and extended to all walks of life. With so many Beyond Grade As using their influence to search for clues, it instantly caused a chain reaction in the entire Flickering World. Countless ordinary organizations were affected.
Regarding the Beyond Grade A Association's statement, the dynasty also made a public response. They especially praised the vice president, Black Star, for taking the lead and did not mention Manison at all. The difference in treatment was extremely obvious.
At the same time, the Beyond Grade A Association issued a universal bounty to the outside world. Every member contributed some money, and the bounty was as high as four billion Enas. The Black Star Corps alone contributed three hundred and fifty million Enas, showing the outside world how desperate they were to find the culprit.
As the saying went, 'When there is a great reward, there will always be brave men.' The astronomical bounty immediately aroused the passion of the entire Flickering World. Almost everyone was guessing who the real culprit was every day.
Coupled with the dynasty's exploration army mobilizing a large amount of manpower and resources to search for clues, the current direction of the Flickering World changed. Although the Flickering War was still the focus of the galactic residents' attention, with the addition of 'where did Gaud go?', these organizations also mobilized manpower to search for clues.
Radiance and Ethereal did not just stand by and watch. They both made announcements, stating that they shared the same hatred for the dynasty and would send manpower to assist the dynasty in the search as much as possible.
The galactic organizations were interrogated one after another. All the intelligence before and after the incident was gathered in the dynasty's hands, but they still could not find any clues.
…
In the remote conference room of the Supercluster Alliance, a meeting was in progress.
"… Now that something like this has happened, it's impossible for the Empire to just let it go. They have to come up with an explanation. It'll be fine if they can find the culprit, but if they can't, they'll definitely find a temporary 'culprit' in order to restore the Empire's prestige and vent their fury. And we're the best choice for the Empire."
Everyone present was the remote projection of the leaders of the Supercluster Civilizations. Hearing the Star Arc Civilization's leader speak, everyone's expression was grim.
In the beginning, they had suspected their own people and asked if it was them. They thought that it was some stupid thing that their allies did. However, after sharing the internal information, everyone dispelled their suspicions and united against the outside world.
The leader of the Star Arc Civilization proposed his idea at the right time, which was approved by many leaders.
Everyone knew that they were too passive now. Regardless of whether the dynasty found the culprit or not, the Super Star Cluster Alliance would very likely become the scapegoat. The three Universal Civilizations would definitely not mind using this opportunity to make a fuss and make up groundless accusations against them.
The Tragedy of the Pinnacles was a bloody lesson. No Supercluster civilization was willing to repeat the same mistake and let the three Universal Civilizations play with them. Therefore, the words of the Star Arc Civilization's leader struck a chord in everyone's hearts.
"That's right, we can't just sit here and wait for death. We have to take the initiative. It's useless to explain. It's best to create a clear 'murderer' and announce it so that the three Universal Civilizations won't be able to talk nonsense and attack us. Manison is a suitable target. "
Everyone nodded slowly.
Seeing this, the leader of the Star Arc Civilization breathed a sigh of relief and smiled in satisfaction.
The reason he proposed this plan in the meeting was to get the entire Supercluster Alliance to cooperate with him.
It was not enough to rely on the Star Arc Civilization alone. Only by working together would they have a higher chance of making Manison the scapegoat.
Now, the entire Supercluster Alliance had reached a consensus and was ready to push the blame to Manison.
…
Somewhere in the Primeval Star River, in the Mecha Empire's secret base.
Manison's expression was displeased. He hung up the communication from Radiance and frowned.
"The dynasty's request is too much. They want me to show all the Felons, submit the flight records of all the spaceships under my command, and even open up the memory database of all the mechanical soldiers for them to check. Heh, they said they hoped I would cooperate, but they've already treated me as the main suspect. They're just short of bringing me back for interrogation."
Manison shook his head. How could he not see that the three Universal Civilizations were still trying to find out the coordinates of his various bases?
Although he was not the one who did it, he was not so naive as to think that he could stay out of it.
From Manison's perspective, this was most likely done by the Supercluster, and the Supercluster naturally would not be willing to sit still and do nothing. Thus, they would definitely do something. He happened to be sandwiched between the three Universal Civilizations and the Supercluster, so he was the most suitable victim. Someone would most likely pour dirty water on him.
"I can't not be careless. I still have to make some preparations and set up some countermeasures to put the blame on the Supercluster … Hmm, speaking of which, if they try to make me the scapegoat, I should be able to prove that they're the real culprit."
Manison knew this very well.
If possible, he even wanted to make Black Star the scapegoat and teach this b * stard a lesson.
Unfortunately, the difficulty of doing so was too high, and it was basically impossible. He could only give up on this thought.
…
Somewhere in the Ancient Star Desert, in the Holy Covenant organization's base.
"To think that something like this actually happened outside …"
In the room, many awakened Primordial Ones gathered around, looking at the communicator in Oathkeeper's hand while discussing non-stop. Their desire for gossip was burning fiercely, and it felt like they were in a senior citizen's activity center.
"The current era is really scary. Even a perverted Esper Ability like Energy Control has appeared."
"It's a pity that he was killed as soon as he became a Beyond Grade A. Black Star was right. The outside world is very dangerous."
"This murderer made a mistake. No matter how flawless his actions were, as long as the dynasty studies the Sanctums in the future and revives Gaud, the truth will be revealed … This is the difference in intelligence."
Everyone shook their heads.
However, Oathkeeper was a little worried. "If the dynasty never finds the murderer, once you revivors appear, the dynasty will definitely suspect you. This is not good news."
Beiger said helplessly, "That's why we're also implicated by the murderer. We have to be more careful when we leave the mountain."
Everyone sighed, feeling like the fish in the moat would be implicated.
…
A few days later, in the Army Commander's office in Black Star Palace …
Han Xiao sat on a chair with virtual screens floating in front of him, showing the progress of the quantum network.
In the past few days, he had been paying close attention to the development of the situation. He had seen with his own eyes the flames he had ignited spread like a prairie fire, and the scope of its influence was getting wider and wider. It made him feel more and more strongly that he was the mastermind behind the scenes, stirring up the situation in the dark.
"This will probably be the norm in the future. As long as the real murderer is not found, the dynasty will not let this matter rest."
Han Xiao pondered.
At this time, his communicator suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was a call from Tarrokov.
As soon as the call connected, Old Tarrokov's remote projection appeared in the room.
"Old Marshal, it's been a while," Han Xiao greeted.
Tarrokov nodded with a serious expression and said with a deep voice, "Black Star, I'll make it short. The dynasty needs your help now."
"Just say it." Han Xiaoxin's heart skipped a beat.
"Gaud has been missing for a few days. The dynasty has already searched the records of the area around the incident for a month, but we haven't been able to find any substantial clues. Therefore, the upper echelons have decided to form a task force to investigate this matter. The dynasty hopes to invite you to join us as an expert and use your ability to search for clues on the quantum network. What do you think?"
Han Xiao almost laughed out loud.
"Ahem, no matter what, I'm still the consultant of the three Universal Civilizations. I'm always prepared for this."
"Alright, the task force will meet up online in a day. If you can find any clues, the dynasty will reward you greatly."
Tarrokov did not waste any time. After giving Han Xiao a few reminders, he decisively hung up. He had been so busy recently that he really did not have time to catch up.
Han Xiao put down the communicator, and a strange smile flashed across his eyes.
This wave, this wave, he had successfully jumped the Prophet and even obtained the title of Sheriff!
Inviting him, the mastermind behind the scenes, to investigate the case, it was possible to catch anyone but the real culprit.
Furthermore, he had even joined the task force as an expert, which meant that he had a certain amount of power in his hands. With his abilities, it would be too easy for him to do anything.
This way, there would be even more ways to frame the culprit.
However, forging clues was still risky. Han Xiao planned to be more careful and act according to the situation. He would see how those 'suspects' reacted first.
You have triggered the mission [Arrest Order]!
Mission Introduction: An important figure of the Red Empire is suspected to have been attacked and is currently missing. The dynasty has taken a fancy to your ability and hopes that you can join the investigation team and contribute.
Mission Requirements: Solve the case and catch the culprit.
Reward: Depends on the Mission Rating.
"What the hell?"
Han Xiao's expression froze. He was a little confused.
Currently, the situation was still under his control, but he did not expect the interface to show him.
Oh my god, I was the one who did it, and I even triggered a mission like this?
How am I supposed to complete this? Do I really have to catch myself?
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