Chapter 447 The Third Trial Run
At this moment, the agenda in the prototype conference hall has been going on for half an hour.
But the normal meeting seemed a bit chaotic.
"If it weren't for your Huaxia Special Management Bureau leaking Prometheus's location, we wouldn't have to be so wary of that alien named Moriarty."
Smith looked at Mo Qiao with a serious tone.
Although privately he was somewhat afraid of the girl's reputation.
But after all, he is just a 17-year-old child.
Can't I control her in such a big occasion?
Another tall foreign man also echoed Smith's words: "You're right. The Huaxia Special Management Bureau must bear primary responsibility for this matter."
But unexpectedly, Mo Qiao seemed so at ease when facing the accusations from Smith and another member of the Special Management Bureau.
"Moriarty's birth was an accident of this world. He was able to deceive the world and create his own existence. This kind of anomaly has no special management bureau in the world that can effectively control it."
Mo Qiao expressed her views neither humbly nor arrogantly. At the same time, she subtly looked at the man who stood up behind her and said with a disdainful smile on her face.
"And if we trace it back to its source, Moriarty should be under the jurisdiction of Scotland Yard's Special Management Bureau. Our Chinese Special Management Bureau has been guarding this thing for you for over ten years. We have repeatedly expressed our hope to transfer this anomaly to Scotland Yard, but it seems that your bureau has never responded positively."
The tall foreign man was the representative of the Special Management Bureau of Scotland Yard in London.
He seemed to have spoken without thinking after hearing what Mo Qiao said: "I, we... That's because... Moriarty, he, his birth cannot... cannot be controlled, and this special alien cannot be supervised, so..."
"So you just peacefully dumped the trouble on the Huaxia Special Management Bureau, and now that something's happened you're righteously standing up and blaming them?"
The smile on Mo Qiao's face became increasingly gloomy.
"Is this the same thing?!"
The representative from the Fuso Special Management Bureau also stood up. "You, you guys! Huaxia Special Management Bureau! Since you took him in! You should! Be good and take responsibility! Now that something's wrong, you're naturally responsible!"
This kind of meeting is completely meaningless.
Most of the people present were technical personnel, and there was not even a senior executive who could make the final decision.
Mo Qiao naturally didn't want to engage in a verbal battle with them, and the other party had no intention of reasoning with him at all.
"Our Huaxia Special Management Bureau has never shirked its responsibilities. This time, in order to deal with Moriarty, we have brought a rather special individual."
After hearing Mo Qiao's words, the whole audience fell into whispers.
"Minister Mo, the special outlier you mentioned, are you referring to the gentleman who came with you?"
At the Saudi Special Management Bureau, a veiled woman stood up gracefully and spoke to Mo Qiao.
"Yes. The most difficult part about apprehending Moriarty is that he has merged Tai Sui, Word Spirit, and the Rift Walker from the Lingbo Prison, transforming himself into a digital life form. The only person who could possibly capture him is Captain Li Muhan of the Seventh Squad of the Tianhai City Branch of the Huaxia Special Management Bureau."
"What kind of alien is this Captain Li Muhan?"
The man from the Trondheim Administration in Norway also asked.
"I'm sorry, everyone. Captain Li Muhan's alien affiliation is top secret. I can't reveal it."
As soon as Mo Qiao finished speaking, the whole audience fell into an uproar again.
"What do you mean? Top secrets from your Chinese Special Management Bureau? You're still unwilling to share information even at this point?"
"So how can we trust him?"
"We cannot accept this approach, Minister Mo."
The situation began to tilt one-sidedly in favor of the Huaxia Special Management Bureau, but Mo Qiao looked nonchalant. She folded her arms across her chest, looking around at pairs of provocative and questioning eyes without saying a word.
It seemed as if he wanted to wait until these people had made enough noise before speaking.
But before she could say anything, a sound of slapping the table suddenly came from a corner.
Everyone immediately turned to look.
A young girl wearing a black and red nun's uniform and with delicate features stood up. She looked at everyone present coldly and said in a deep voice.
"He doesn't need to be responsible to you, nor does he need you to trust him. He is here only to fulfill his own duties."
Xia Yue's voice was soft but unusually cold. Most of the technicians present were humans, so she was at a disadvantage in terms of aura.
But there are still some people who are not afraid.
For example, the man from the Fusang Special Management Bureau said coldly, "You should have a good relationship with that alien, representative of the Blood Moon Church. I saw that you and Captain Li were very close."
"What does it have to do with you?" Xia Yue glanced at him coldly.
"Haha, of course it's related!" The man from the Fusang Special Management Bureau also slammed his hand on the table and shouted, "Now we are discussing the safety of Prometheus! Prometheus itself must be safe, but now the threat comes from outside! From a monster without a physical body!"
"That's right. Prometheus embodies all of humanity's wisdom. It's the spark that truly brings hope and a bright future to humanity. We can't place our future in the hands of an alien that can't even disclose its intelligence."
The heated debate swept in like a violent storm, and Xia Yue's eyes burned with a scarlet glow like wildfire.
She was not a veteran in the political arena, nor did she understand technical matters, but when she heard those people judging Li Muhan, a nameless anger rose in her chest.
"Do you really think that not making Li Muhan's information public was the decision of the Huaxia Special Management Bureau?"
At this moment, Mo Qiao spoke in a calm but firm tone, and his words once again plunged the entire conference room into deathly silence.
After a while, Smith sneered and said, "Then, Minister Mo, please tell me clearly, who exactly is Captain Li..."
Smith's questioning was only halfway through when a holographic projection of a man in a pure white robe and golden hair suddenly appeared in the center of the venue.
He looked to be about forty years old, with a gentle face and noble temperament, as if he carried an invisible majesty.
"Please be patient, everyone." The man's appearance caught Smith off guard. He slowly closed his mouth and then quietly returned to his seat.
Seeing Smith sit down, the representative of the Fuso Special Management Bureau quickly followed and sat back in his original seat.
"Regarding Mr. Li Muhan of the Huaxia Special Management Bureau, his file...belongs to the Global United Special Management Bureau and is under my personal custody. Now, do you understand?"
The blond man's voice was like the sound of nature, soothing everyone's anxiety. Even the usually most arrogant representative of District 91 couldn't help but feel a little wary of him at this moment.
"Please rest assured, once the conditions are ripe, the Global Joint Special Management Bureau will send a detailed report to your respective institutions."
His words revealed unquestionable authority, and the promised future brought a glimmer of hope to everyone present.
Seeing that no one spoke anymore, the man smiled gently, but what he said next made everyone ashamed.
Even Mo Qiao couldn't help but show an expression of extreme horror.
"We won't discuss anything else tonight. Since an uninvited guest is destined to attack during Prometheus's third test run, we can't just sit there and wait for death."
He stopped, looked around, and then said the most impactful words in the gentlest terms.
"All preparations are complete. It's now 10:35 p.m., and we will officially launch Prometheus' third trial run at 2 p.m. tonight."
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