"Do you know that our phones have been ringing off the hook in the last half day?"

"The combined pressure from various forces cannot be ignored, even by us!"

Austin, upon hearing this, said: "..."

General Mike is aware of the pressure he has been under these past few days!

The research base was robbed, and the higher-ups have been putting pressure on them to find the culprit and recover the lost files as soon as possible.

Now, there's the added tragedy of Father Claude's death and the bishop's serious injury...

The pressure on the general was immense.

"yes!"

Austin responded, "I'll go release them right away."

After saying that, he turned around and went out to make the arrangements.

But.

Gu Guanhai, upon hearing that he was going to let him go: ...

After a moment's hesitation, he decided against it.

"No! We can't leave!"

Gu Guanhai immediately stepped forward and contradicted him, saying, "At a time like this, with such a tense atmosphere outside, what if we leave and you pin some charges on us?"

"We only bought things we shouldn't have, and you've already brought us back for investigation. What if we get out and you accuse us of stealing from you? We can't bear that kind of accusation!"

"If you ask me, we'd be better off staying here!"

"It's quiet here, and there's less trouble!"

The foreign affairs officers who were brought in to cooperate with the investigation knew more or less about Gu Guanhai's identity and that he was an extraordinary figure in Xia Country.

Even those who didn't know Gu Guanhai's identity could glean a clue from the respectful attitude others showed him.

Therefore.

Upon hearing Gu Guanhai's words, the group of foreign affairs officials who were planning to leave immediately stopped moving.

yes!

At such a delicate time, if they go out, what if the Western Empire tries to shift the blame onto them?

It's safer here!

They were brought here because they bought a file, and that's all that's involved. And frankly, the fault wasn't entirely theirs; they'd eventually get out safely, but…

Now that everyone in California is on edge, and they've gone out, who can say what will happen next?

When faced with unsolvable problems, they've all done things like finding someone to take the blame!

The more you do things yourself, the more you naturally fear that others will do them to you!

so……

The foreign affairs officers looked at each other and quickly reached a consensus.

"Yes! We're not leaving!"

"We'll stay here until you've finished dealing with things outside, then we'll head out!"

"We're only getting a little dirty in here, let's not leave with a lot of trouble. It's safer to stay here. We're all under your noses, you can't possibly throw mud at us, can you?"

"..."

Everyone chimed in with their own opinions.

Those that are neat and uniform should be kept.

Upon hearing this, Austin exclaimed, "!!!"

Suddenly, I was in a real bind.

"Minister Gu, the Minister of Foreign Affairs!"

He glared at Gu Guanhai with a bitter and resentful expression, gritting his teeth as he said, "Mr. Gu! What time is it? Can you please stop making things worse?"

"We have already found the suspect who stole the base's scientific research files, and we will not try to frame you!"

Gu Guanhai chuckled upon hearing this.

He chuckled softly and shook his head, saying, "If you want to find fault, you can always find a reason. You can't say that! And..."

"It's easy to invite a god in, but hard to send him away. We've already come all this way, and we won't leave until you publicly declare our innocence!"

As soon as he said that...

Everyone present immediately seconded the motion.

"That's right! We won't leave until you publicly declare our innocence!"

"What if we leave and you start criticizing us again?"