"Brother Guan and my relationship? Of course it's very good, he's my big brother!"
"If it weren't for Brother Guan helping
back then, I would have been kidnapped by criminals and taken deep into the mountains and forests."
"What? You say Brother Guan is Shadow?!"
"I definitely didn't know that, Brother Guan never told ."
"Can I get in touch with him? Uh, that's not certain..."
When the investigator found Xu Xiaotian to understand the situation, while he was surprised, when it ca to information related to Guan Tong, he was completely clueless, knowing nothing about anything.
Regarding whether he could contact Guan Tong, he said that although he had Guan Tong's mobile phone number, they didn't communicate in real-ti.
At most, he could send a ssage, and whether Guan Tong would see it and when, or if he would even reply, was not guaranteed.
...
Over at Wang Yan and Chen Na's side, after learning Guan Tong was "Shadow," they were equally shocked.
However, Silver Fox and Zhang Minglu had already spoken with them once before, so this ti they didn't obtain any fresher information.
It was only after the investigator left that Chen Na pieced everything together.
Only then did she understand why Shadow had specifically contacted her friend Qing Jin back then to rescue her from the Yongzhou base.
And during the earthquake rule, when Shadow, who was using a facial disguise item, smiled at her...
And during the "Falling Blossoms Operation," after she used her ability, the sowhat familiar Mind Power she sensed...
It was Brother Guan all along.
Chen Na thought to herself, it turned out his help and protection for her were far greater than she had known.
This made her, who already had no intention of leaking Guan Tong's information, even more resolute in her stance.
...
On Li ng's side, after learning Guan Tong was Shadow, besides surprise, there was also a sense of relief.
"No wonder he was able to single-handedly subdue the fierce gang leader Shen Zuohu back then. I thought it was incredible for a student to be that skilled. But since he's Shadow, then it's not strange at all."
"But regarding his information, I really have nothing to offer."
"What I know is that he stayed at the 'Lihua Hotel' in Yunhua for a period of ti."
...
After everyone related to Guan Tong had been interviewed, Zhang Minglu, responsible for Ascendant managent work, took the materials to Gao Liangwei's office to report.
He succinctly stated: "From the situation we've learned, Guan Tong kept his identity as Shadow well-secret. The people who know him are not aware."
"Although several people have his contact information, they all indicated he doesn't answer every phone call. They all believe Guan Tong prefers asynchronous communication, taking so ti to reply after receiving a ssage."
"And also..."
Gao Liangwei asked: "What else?"
"The professional investigators who went to understand the situation said that these people who know Guan Tong all seem to be withholding so information about his situation, not fully disclosing everything."
"You an these people are spontaneously protecting his secret?"
"Yes." Zhang Minglu nodded.
"It seems this Guan Tong is quite good at handling people, maintaining good relationships with those around him."
Zhang Minglu explained: "Director, I think this isn't strange. For example, the mother-daughter pair Wang Yan and Chen Na, and that Xu Xiaotian, they all clearly stated Guan Tong saved them. Out of gratitude, it's reasonable they don't want to repay kindness with betrayal."
"What about Shi Jingyi? Did Guan Tong save her too? Didn't she know about Guan Tong's Shadow identity? If she didn't know, why would she recomnd him as a Lecturer? Only by understanding his strength would she do that." Gao Liangwei seized the key point to inquire.
"According to Silver Fox's findings from her, she said the two t during the living dead rule period. At that ti, Guan Tong didn't use his signature Shadow ability, but used a firearm-type weapon, only displaying high Mind Power characteristics."
"The two fought side by side during that rule, forming a friendship. This matter is also recorded by official departnts. At that ti, an official team even had so conflicts with the two of them."
"Later, the reason Shi Jingyi recomnded him was also because they maintained contact. Guan Tong had been learning Mind Power Flow from her by watching online courses, and his progress surpassed other students, so she recomnded him to be a substitute Lecturer."
After listening, Gao Liangwei fell into silence.
This investigation result left him both dissatisfied yet satisfied.
Dissatisfied because there wasn't much substantive content, and these people were still secretly protecting Guan Tong, even willing to conceal information from the authorities.
Yet what satisfied him was precisely these people's actions of protecting Guan Tong.
This seed contradictory, but actually wasn't.
"Their willingness to cover for Guan Tong in front of the authorities shows this person is worth protecting in their hearts. This aligns with our longstanding judgnt of Shadow."
"Yes." Zhang Minglu also agreed, "Shadow is definitely not so great evil person. This is also why many believe his assassination of the Divine Child this ti must have important reasons."
"Having reasons but not stepping forward to explain them is the sa as having no reasons."
"...Indeed."
Guan Tong has not spoken out through public channels since the assassination, undoubtedly placing himself in an unfavorable position.
If you don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, others will.
If he never provides an explanation, the Sakura Prayer authorities will keep making a big issue of this, forcing the Human Consortium to take a collective stance.
"Director. Should we try to contact Guan Tong through these people?"
"Of course." Gao Liangwei answered without hesitation, his attitude very serious.
"Have them assist in conveying the authorities' thoughts. Tell Guan Tong justice resides in people's hearts. If he has reasonable reasons that can explain the assassination, he should announce them widely. If not, then Beixing cannot sit idly by either."
"Director, you an, if necessary, our Beixing will also issue a warrant for him?"
"Yes. Because this world hasn't completely turned into a jungle society yet, at least not now, do you understand?"
"...Understood."
...
Early morning.
"Buzz, buzz."
The phone vibrated. Guan Tong opened his eyes and sat up from bed.
He picked it up and glanced at it. It was a ssage from Xu Xiaotian.
Opening the ssage list, he noticed several acquaintances had sent him ssages since last night.
Opening them one by one, the contents were largely similar.
The authorities had found them to ask about the situation, then had them assist in sending ssages to convey official information.
The official ssage content was wanting to communicate with him. If he didn't agree, they still wanted him to publicly explain the ins and outs of the assassination.
After reading them, Guan Tong thought, as things stand now, the Beixing authorities have still kept his identity confidential.
Although the authorities know he is Shadow, they haven't made it public for now, nor have they shared the intelligence with other mber states of the Human Consortium.
What this implies is self-evident.
"Asking
to explain the ins and outs is giving
a chance to defend my innocence."
Guan Tong could understand that the authorities' intention was to believe he had reasons for doing this.
Just like when he eliminated the Basong warlord group and others, they wanted him, like that ti, to quickly publicly explain the reasons, thereby striving for support from people worldwide.
Guan Tong himself had been considering this issue.
Facing the Sakura Prayer side's bombardnt these past few days labeling him a "war criminal," he hadn't spoken out imdiately because he was thinking about which bullets to choose for this public opinion war.
One bullet is mainly personal grudges, nothing much to say about that.
If looking for another bullet. Then it's what Uenoshi told him: the Divine Child forced her to transform ordinary people into Serpent Servants, to use as potential weapons against other countries.
The Sakura Prayer authorities say Guan Tong committed cris against humanity, but actually the Divine Child's order is the one that's completely and utterly against humanity.
Guan Tong believes that firing these two bullets, people who understand right from wrong will definitely stand on his side.
But words alone are no proof; he needs evidence.
"If only I had spared the lives of those Action Team mbers..."
Guan Tong felt a slight regret, but with Uenoshi present, witnesses shouldn't be lacking.
As for physical evidence, he didn't know if the local data he copied from the administrative building through Mask's Trojan program contained any.
A thought struck Guan Tong.
Or perhaps he could have Shadow make a trip to the Falling Sakura Mansion?
He originally wanted to investigate more carefully whether the Divine Child was really dead or not. He might as well double back today, and see if he could obtain any evidence of cris.
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