After a long ti, Long i’er gently closed Cheka’s eyes with his hand, helping him to rest in peace. He then turned to face everyone in the conference room and solemnly announced, "Inspector Cheka has sacrificed himself."
The crowd wore different expressions.
Long i’er wasn’t particularly concerned, just turned his hand, and from the golden ring he wore, he retrieved a two-ter-long black stone coffin—as if he had been prepared for it all along.
He then placed Cheka’s corpse into the coffin, put it back into the Space Iron Ring, and spoke, "The sacrifice of Inspector Cheka was clearly an accident, and I will report this to headquarters, so everyone need not worry."
Pausing for a mont, Long i’er continued, "Proceeding to the inquiry eting is now considered closed, everyone may leave. Wizard Richard, you can return as well. However, I hope you can submit a detailed report later, clearly accounting everything in the mining field, including the events when Inspector Cheka inspected your mine. On one hand, to keep records, and on the other, to prepare for a possible higher-level inquiry eting by headquarters."
"Yes," Richard nodded and replied, saying no more and left the conference room along with everyone else.
Soon, only Long i’er and Canon were left in the conference room.
...
Canon glanced at Long i’er, hesitated to speak, and finally couldn’t help but ask, "Supervisor Long i’er, is this matter with Inspector Cheka really over?"
"What else?" Long i’er retorted, "He was rely sustained by a Soul Fragnt, unable to entirely represent a person. Now that his Soul Fragnt has dispersed, what’s the point of pursuing further?"
"Yes," Canon nodded, but sothing inside him felt off.
No matter what, he felt that Inspector Cheka’s death was too abrupt. Although the other party was angered by Richard to the point of vomiting blood, it shouldn’t have led to losing his life within just a few minutes.
Additionally, the other party used the Angel Feather, a strange artifact, to sustain the Soul Fragnt and prolong his life. When the Balance was disrupted, his inability to help was understandable due to his limited capabilities. However, the fact that Long i’er was equally unable to help was a bit surprising.
After all, Long i’er is the Supervisor managing the entire Southern Free Federation, wearing a golden ring, ranking just below the few with Colorful Rings. The abilities possessed are very close to the upper limits of the world’s power structure, even possessing so thods of Divine Favored Punishnt. Is the Angel Feather so miraculous that even Long i’er couldn’t intervene?
Thinking about the several noticeable changes in Inspector Cheka’s body being sowhat associated with Long i’er, makes one contemplate deeply.
The deeper the thought, the more terrifying it felt.
Maybe it was all overthinking, but in case...
Canon’s heart was a bit conflicted.
Long i’er noticed Canon’s expression and asked, "You have so doubts?"
"Well..." Canon didn’t know what to say, his gaze averted, not daring to et Long i’er’s eyes. Reasonably speaking, he was Long i’er’s confidant, belonging to Long i’er’s camp. But if what he thought was true, he really didn’t know how to face it.
Long i’er seed to read Canon’s mind with a kind of mind-reading technique and said aningfully, "Don’t overthink things; so matters aren’t that complicated. No matter what, there’s one thing about that won’t change, and that’s my absolute loyalty to the organization."
"Loyalty to the organization takes many forms," Long i’er said softly, "Canon Steward, you should be aware of the capabilities our organization possesses and the imnse power it holds. To a certain extent, we could easily change the world—only if we chose to.
Under such a premise, almost no one could defeat us, except ourselves. Have you heard the phrase, the strongest fortress is always breached from within? And I absolutely do not want our organization to beco a fortress breached from within.
Therefore, safeguarding the organization’s interests and ensuring its relative stability is crucial. Just as a continually ill person can never truly beco strong, an organization embroiled in conflicts can hardly remain prosperous. Although there is a True God watching over us from above, He surely doesn’t watch over everyone.
In so situations, it’s necessary to eradicate factors affecting the organization’s stability. Only by ensuring internal tranquility can we fully concentrate on external enemies and develop effectively.
Too much ti and effort have been invested in the Southern Free Federation, and following the failure of the East Coast plan, this place has beco even more crucial. Those from above might have thoughts of implenting changes here, but I absolutely cannot allow that.
Because I understand very well that maintaining the current situation and continuing to develop according to plan aligns with the organization’s maximum interests and aligns with the True God’s will. Even if a Colorful Ring Lord is discontent, I will not retreat or fear. This Colorful Ring could be Lord Gray Mist, or Lord Fen Feng, or even any of the Lords, my stance remains the sa.
Long ago, so considered a confidant of Lord Dead Sea. Later, they thought I was a confidant of Lord Red Moon. After that, they figured I was a confidant of Lord Fen Feng, even Lord Fen Feng personally said so. But in truth, I belong to no one’s inner circle, I do not stand in any Lord’s camp, I only kneel at the True God’s feet and consider only for the True God’s sake.
Do you know why I have always enjoyed astonishing Divine Favored? The sheer quantity surpasses other golden rings of the sa level, even arousing envy among several Colorful Ring Lords? I’ll tell you, this is why."
Upon hearing Long i’er’s words, Canon’s eyes widened, he felt less worried and more shaken inside. He couldn’t help but speak up, daringly asking, "Then Supervisor Long i’er, Inspector Cheka, what exactly happened to him..."
"Cheka, believe , I didn’t strike him," Long i’er said, "In fact, I even helped him maintain the Soul Fragnt."
Hearing this, Canon couldn’t help but feel relieved, but then tensed up again upon hearing the latter part of Long i’er’s words.
"However..." Long i’er smiled, "However, he might not have understood that foreign Soul Fragnts would repel the body they occupied. Typically it’s fine, but during special occasions, the stronger the Soul Fragnt, the stronger the body’s repulsion, causing greater damage. When the body ultimately dies, the Soul Fragnt that cannot transfer will dissipate with it."
Canon was shocked, completely at a loss for words, and only after a long ti did he murmur, "Supervisor, in that case, we truly won’t know the truth about the mine now. Supposing Wizard Richard has issues, we..."
"He certainly has issues," Long i’er replied.
Canon was shocked again, "He has issues?"
"Of course, he has issues," Long i’er said rightfully, "Not to ntion other things, the fact that he had the capability to grievously harm or even kill Inspector Cheka is already very dubious. Moreover, he is a mber of the Prolo Society, even as a fringe mber without inheritance, he certainly shouldn’t be underestimated."
"Then why did you let him leave?"
"It doesn’t matter," Long i’er said indifferently, "Although he has problems, being a fringe mber, at least, he’s not currently showing any malice toward the organization. Besides, as he himself said, he’s also made nurous contributions. Such a person, when controlled to a certain extent and used, is not unacceptable.
Trust , our greatest threat currently will never co from outside, but from within. Therefore, for external enemies and peripheral non-core mbers, we allow a certain margin for error and can display a degree of tolerance.
Because they simply aren’t capable of competing with us, and if they show significant threat, we completely have the ti to focus all our strength, easily crushing them. The core internal part, however, tolerates no negligence. Any negligence is like a cabbage beginning to rot from the core, potentially affecting everything in a very short period of ti."
"This... alright." After contemplating for a long ti, Canon was ultimately persuaded, nodding in agreent.
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