Chapter 952: Disturbing and Following One's Own Way

Korva at the bottom of the pit had already come out of the strange state. Blood was oozing from his facial features, his eyes were rolled back, and his body was lying there in a twisted state, not knowing whether he was dead or alive.

Chen Chuan ignored him and turned to walk into the building.

Skarsson was still lying there. He was seriously injured and was now under the influence of the "Cold Claws". He couldn't recover on his own for a while.

Hearing Chen Chuan coming back, he wasn't surprised at all and managed to say, "Director Chen, can I do you a favor? I have a box of medicine in my suitcase."

Chen Chuan walked over and saw the medicine box at a glance. He took it out and brought it in front of him. With a pinch of his five fingers, the box broke and the medicine inside flowed onto his face and body and was quickly absorbed by his skin, which accelerated the recovery of his injuries.

Chen Chuan was unable to establish contact with the outside world due to the interference of the field here, so when he was about to go out, Skarsson called him from behind.

He turned around and saw Skarsson struggling to sit up. He leaned against the broken wall, his face full of guilt. "Can I ask Director Chen a favor..."

Chen Chuan looked at him quietly.

Skarsson said with difficulty, "Could you please, Director Chen, not disclose this matter to the outside world for now?"

If the investigation team's affairs were to be exposed, it would definitely be a huge scandal. They were supposed to be an organization dedicated to protecting the world's security, but they were secretly plotting to seize a certain country's central city. Once the whole world knew about it, it would be enough to cause a devastating blow to the entire investigation team.

Chen Chuan said: "Mr. Skarsson, even if you don't tell me, I won't reveal this to anyone."

This matter is too big. As the only direct successor left from the Grand Alliance era, if the Investigation Team collapses, it will have an immeasurable impact on the world situation, which will be extremely detrimental to the defense of the World Ring.

Not every country in the world is strong now, and the investigation team still maintains limited fairness under certain circumstances, at least on the surface.

Not to mention that there are many fighters in the investigation team, some of whom are trained by themselves, and some who come to volunteer to join. If the investigation team no longer exists, it will definitely be easy to cause chaos.

But not exposing it doesn't mean he won't pursue it.

He said, "Regarding this matter, I need the investigation team to give Jibei Province a clear explanation, an explanation that satisfies us."

Skarsson showed a look of gratitude and solemnly promised, "Director Chen, we will do it. I guarantee it with my life and reputation."

Chen Chuan nodded slightly. He believed in this man's character. Even at the most dangerous moment, this man never wavered. However, belief was one thing, but some things still had to be ensured.

He said: "Regarding Mr. Korva, what he did was too extreme. Now we can only ask him to stay with us. We will discuss how to deal with him later."

Skarsson said in a low voice, "I know. It might be better for him to stay with you. I will explain everything to the members of the investigation team when I return."

Chen Chuanshuo said, "That's it. If you need help, you can contact me again." With that, he turned and left. As the footsteps faded away, his figure gradually disappeared in the light.

After waiting for a long time, Skarsson finally stood up again. He moved slowly outside and saw the traces left by the fight. Koval had been taken away, and the shield and dagger used by the latter were also gone.

After Chen Chuan left the interference area, he first asked the processing bureau and the city patrol to control the area and search for any suspicious things.

He then contacted Qi Weizhao and told him about the situation. Qi Weizhao responded quickly, saying, "Director Chen, please bring the person back immediately. We need to hold a security decision-making meeting as soon as possible."

Chen Chuan said hello, and he immediately dispatched an airship to bring everyone up. However, more than a quarter of an hour later, all the members of the security team appeared on the field screen.

Qi Weizhao first explained in detail the situation reported by Chen Chuan, and asked for opinions and countermeasures from each team member on how to handle the matter.

Yao Zhiyi thought for a moment and spoke first, "Let me tell you my opinion. I've met several members of the investigation team before, and they are all people who are willing to sacrifice and have a strong spirit of dedication. I don't think it's possible that the entire investigation team has such a problem, nor is it the overall will of the investigation team, but only a small number of people have such thoughts.

It's not that I trust them so much, but all the members of the investigation team are bound by the agreement. This is one of the factors that make the international community trust them. Even if one or two people may have a temporary deviation, it is impossible for everyone to be like that. In fact, they couldn't even deal with the two people sent this time, which makes me more convinced of this judgment.

Personally, I think this was more like a solo act by certain members of the investigation team. They may have been bewitched and instigated by certain interest groups and acted as frontline thugs.

He concluded, "They were being used."

Commissioner Liang said, "I agree with Principal Yao's assessment. I also believe that the ordinary members of the investigation team probably don't know what's going on here. Ordinary people are too likely to leak information, which is not conducive to maintaining the secrecy of the operation."

"Yeah, they must have been used. Do they really think they can take over Central City with this opportunity?"

Qiao Weiting shook his head. "That's a bit naive. Perhaps they really believed the international narrative."

It is true that if a series of security incidents occur in a central city, the investigation team is nominally allowed to take over, but in practice, this is simply impossible to achieve.

Even if we set aside the opinions of the majority of the people in Jibei and the interests of the nation, everything in this world is determined by strength. The Dashun army is stationed here, and three martial artists, including Chen Chuan, are in the central city. You want to take over? First, ask them if they agree.

Moreover, can anything that cannot be achieved through actual strength be easily obtained with just a few empty words and a so-called name? This is simply a joke.

Allowing the investigation team to intervene this time is already the maximum level of cooperation and concession. Trying to take over Central City by exploiting a security incident is unrealistic. Unless the Grand Alliance still exists, such a thing would be impossible.

Commissioner Liang said in a deep voice, "The reason behind this isn't to seize the central city, but to use it to provoke internal conflict in Dashun and hinder our progress in Jibei Dao. They want to push us back to the past, back to a time when certain individuals and groups could reap benefits without restraint."

He looked up and said, "We need to find out who's behind this."

Qi Weizhao looked at Chen Chuan and said, "Director Chen, what's your opinion?"

Chen Chuan said, "We need to find the person, but I suggest we wait for news from Mr. Skarsson first. With delegations from various countries gathered now, anyone could be the one who did this. There will be a public meeting at the end of the month. I think we can first deal with Jibei Province's own affairs and wait until the situation stabilizes before discussing other matters."

Qi Weizhao nodded happily, "Yes, we should take the lead and not be led by others. If we lose our composure, this may be what our enemies want to see. We must first make sure that what we are working on has a result, and then deal with those lingering problems.

But the security work at hand must be done well, and no mistakes can be made." He said solemnly, "I'll leave this to you all."

Chen Chuan and other team members responded solemnly.

After the group meeting, Qi Weizhao turned off the field screen. He sat in his seat and thought for a moment, asked his secretary Qiao Yang to go out, and then came to his desk.

He reached for a rarely used independent phone, picked up the receiver, dialed a number, and after waiting for a moment, he said, "This is Qi Weizhao. I have something to report."

In the White Bird District, two people in black suits were still standing in front of the French windows, looking at the central city outside.

The tall, thin man on the left said, "No news has come back. The plan must have failed."

The short, fat man on the right looked at the dial, and the pointer on it turned a few more circles in the opposite direction. He said, "The variable has increased again."

"So, do we need to take the initiative to expose this matter?"

"The world cannot afford too much turmoil yet. The investigation team is still useful for now, but it won't be of any real help in curbing the situation in Jibei Province."

The short and fat man said, "The plan has failed. There's no need to stay here any longer. Let's evacuate. Before that, let's clean up the mess here first."

The tall, thin man said, "I'll take care of it."

Two hours later, in Jiyang District, in the underground base.

The deputy came to Commissioner Cao's desk, and the latter asked without even looking up, "What's going on?"

Then he noticed something and looked up. His deputy handed him a report with a serious expression and said, "Just sent from the White Bird District."

Commissioner Cao took it and it was a photo of two people who were shot dead, but he could recognize that they were the people he had planted there.

He was silent for a moment and said, "Take good care of their family and deliver the pension yourself."

"Commissioner, I'll do it myself."

The deputy responded, and then he couldn't help but say, "Commissioner, is it possible that these people..." He hesitated and still didn't say it.

Commissioner Cao waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

"Yes." The adjutant saluted and left.

Commissioner Cao sat there, seemingly waiting for something. Not long after, the phone on the desk rang and he reached out to pick it up.

A voice came from the microphone: "Commissioner Cao, there are some things you can investigate, but there are some things you should not cross the line. I don't think I need to teach you this."

Commissioner Cao said, "Old Chu, you are a member of the National Special Operations Committee. I hope you will at least be a human being first, instead of being their dog."

The person on the other end didn't say anything for a while, and finally said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you." Then he hung up.

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(End of this chapter)