None of My Business, Just Here for the Show

"It seems that the execution of the plan has encountered some problems."

[08] said worriedly.

"What problem? Kevin?"

"Yes, Kevin being seriously injured, this was unexpected… Perhaps MANTIS Warriors are just like this? Powerful attack, but essentially still human?"

"Actually, there's no problem."

Taro suddenly spoke, "Without Kevin, humanity can't survive? He's just the first MANTIS Warrior. Mei's theory, surgery records, and the model for screening compatible individuals are all backed up. If we don't care about the cost, we can create more MANTIS Warriors at any time. It's not like it has to be him, Kevin."

"That's what we're saying, but what we're worried about is, Kevin's serious injury… or even death, could it be Mei's disguise?"

"Not impossible."

Keer's voice was indifferent and cold, but instantly overwhelmed all the noise.

"But it's useless."

"If this is Mei's disguise, it's not surprising. After all, with her material, it's not entirely impossible for her to guess some clues in a short period of time. But what's the point of such a disguise? Does she want to stay out of it, and then reverse everything after everything is about to be finalized? Impossible. Unless the First Herrscher is willing to intervene."

"But if he was willing to use force to suppress humans, he would have done so long ago. What's more, our next action is aimed at this…"

...

"Clang!"

The small gap under the iron door was gently closed. The force used by the person doing it was gentle enough, but the collision between metals was difficult to make inaudible.

Vasak listlessly raised his eyes, glanced at the two packs of compressed biscuits sent in by the guard, and a bottle of water, and even the thought of moving was extinguished.

"Shouldn't be…"

He murmured to himself.

Why weren't those records deleted? Is Mikael trapping me? Or was Mikael also trapped by Immer? Or was Immer also…?

His mind was in a mess.

But as his emotions gradually calmed down, he was also able to deduce the identity of the murderer—

It was just that the network had just been restored, and then it was exposed that he had secretly contacted Mikael. Immediately afterwards, he received an impeachment from the United Government and was imprisoned in a confinement room. Those old guys were simply blatant!

But then he became despondent—Poison Cocoon, his greatest reliance.

Back then, when fighting against Phamas, he didn't care about means, and relied on the relationships of those old men to collect a large number of serious criminals.

In other words, Poison Cocoon was almost transparent to those people.

"Hope not, hope it's not!"

Secret contact with Mikael was not enough to arouse Fire Moth's anger. After all, Fire Moth's attitude towards the First Herrscher was ambiguous. His actions would instead become a bonus point for some veterans, and even Ato and Himeko.

But if the one who assassinated Kevin was Poison Cocoon…

...

"So… Karabis, Karabiya, what's the situation at the scene? Any discoveries?"

Karabis was silent for a few seconds, as if sorting out his thoughts, and didn't speak for the time being.

There was some hesitation in his expression, and this hesitation also represented the mentality of almost everyone in Fire Moth—distrust of Lezlun.

In fact, Lezlun had never gained the trust of most Fire Moth members… no, it should be all of them.

But he had never tried to gain the trust of others.

But the problem was that at this moment, Kevin's life and death were uncertain, Dr. Mei had locked herself in the lab, and Vasak was directly impeached by the United Government. According to procedure, he must be temporarily confined and unable to handle affairs.

Lezlun suddenly became the biggest beneficiary, and everyone knew that he was born into a prominent family and was a person parachuted in by the United Government before…

Lezlun himself naturally understood these twists and turns, but he didn't try to defend himself even half a word.

He knew that some people wanted this result. The more he did at this time, the more it would look like a celebration of the victor in the eyes of the rest of Fire Moth. Of course, he himself also disdained to make any defense.

In this farce, his positioning of himself was very clear—just watch from the sidelines.

He and those old men were no longer on the same level. After all, what those people saw was just the power of the mortal world, but Lezlun's goal was the authority of the gods.

So Karabis didn't respond for a while. He was neither annoyed nor urged, just poured himself half a glass of red wine again, and tasted it more leisurely.

But Karabiya knew that it was not a solution to continue this stalemate, and lightly kicked her brother's ankle, which made him make up his mind.

He personally presented the evidence collected from the scene of the crime.

First were a few photos. Although Karabis was still somewhat reluctant, he still began to explain:

"We first questioned Deputy Captain Aldemir, who was close to the scene at the time of the incident. According to his description, we judged that Captain Kevin suffered a gunshot wound, that is to say—some people should not be the direct murderer.

"Thick ice layer still remains in the center of the lake."

Karabis projected the first photo onto the screen. Sucking in cold air in unison instantly filled the entire war room—

Not just the center of the lake?

Almost the entire lake surface was frozen by ice and snow. Even after the assassination had passed for so long, there was still no sign of melting.

There was a small boat in the center of the lake. Karabis pointed to the small boat and said, "Captain Kevin and Dr. Mei were dating in the center of the lake. And Deputy Captain Aldemir didn't witness this moment, which shows that a long-range sniper rifle should have been used at this moment. Moreover, to be able to break through the ice and snow barrier constructed by Captain Kevin, I think there is only one experimental weapon—the ZH08 Type 17.8MM Anti-Honkai Beast Electromagnetic Gun, and the corresponding 20000MM penetration depth Soul Steel guided bullets.

"After that, we searched several possible sniper points near Great Bright Lake, and found the following traces at point No. 3."

In the photo, after peeling away the camouflage leaves on the top layer, underneath were two narrow trenches nearly one meter long, and there were also two broken nails in them.

Karabis explained:

"Although it is an electromagnetic gun, the recoil of the ZH08 Type is terrifying. The user needs to wear a special exoskeleton armor and nail the bipod into the ground in advance with nails to complete the launch—these traces can already determine that the murderer used this weapon.

"And because this type of weapon is an experimental weapon, only a small amount is produced and equipped within the organization. At the same time, the whereabouts of each gun and each bullet are recorded, so as long as…"

He didn't fully explain the following words, but instead raised his head to look at Lezlun, and then silently shifted his gaze away.

Lezlun sneered, but didn't give an order. Instead, he turned to look at Pro, who had hidden his body in the shadows because Vasak was confined.

"Deputy Adjutant Pro, at this time, as Fire Moth Commander's deputy, then it is natural for you to take over command!"

Pro shuddered— "No, no, no, of course you, Chief of Staff, should take command."

That's what he wanted to say.

But thinking of Lezlun's "distrustful relationship" with the rest of Fire Moth, these words could not be said no matter what.

Then what to do? Could it be that, as Lezlun said, he was to give orders?

This was the number one scapegoat position in the world!

No way, Pro could only adopt the most helpless, but also the most effective and wise method at this time—shut up, say nothing, and pretend that he was already a dead person.

In order to pretend to be more realistic, he not only gave himself strong psychological cues, but even directly closed his eyes.

Looking at his expression, Lezlun laughed loudly with a hint of drunkenness.

This scene made many people inexplicably confused—what was Lezlun doing? It was already this time, and he still had the mind to tease Pro?

"Aiya, forget it, forget it, looking at your expressions, you can't laugh. Oh right, is it that if I issue any orders now, you will be unwilling to do them?"

No one spoke, no one nodded, and no one shook their heads to deny it.

Lezlun sneered, waved his hand:

"Then that's it, I don't care anymore, just pretend I'm dead—okay? As for the command authority next, I can't control it, and I don't want to control it, you guys figure it out yourselves!"

Lezlun crossed his legs, leisurely sipped his wine, and suddenly turned to look at Recorder Lao Ba and said:

"Clueless guy, didn't you see that my wine is about to be finished? Hurry up and wake up two more glasses for me… Eh, you're all looking at me now? It's okay, it's okay, just pretend I don't exist, or just treat me as a show-watcher.

"Oh oh? Are you worried about the General Staff? Hmm… okay, okay, since you don't like the General Staff, then let them stay in the General Staff Headquarters. Anyway, I don't care at all—"

[It's none of my business hahaha…]