Chapter 1155

"So... you ran over to find me?"

Standing in the hallway of Happiness Apartment, after listening to the threat from the Kroke Ambassador relayed by the female police officer, and looking at Yisha, who had come directly to the door early in the morning, Leon couldn't help but touch his cufflinks and then said evasively:

"But I'm on vacation right now. If you want me to help you find something, you'd better go to the Cleanup Bureau to file a report, and wait three working days..."

"Pah, stop trying to shirk responsibility!"

Seeing that Leon still wanted to fool her, the female police officer, who was gritting her teeth in anger, stomped her feet and then said angrily in a low voice:

"I've already investigated this clearly. The people who attacked the landing tower were you!

Others might not know, but I know very clearly that the documents and uniforms held by those who attacked the landing tower were real, and they were all collected from the spare parts warehouse of the Secret Investigation Bureau. And you happened to ask me for a approval slip just before that!"

"......"

Sure enough, the secret is out...

Looking at the female police officer who had been working overtime frantically since the landing tower incident and whose dark circles were as dark as a national treasure's, Leon couldn't help but feel a little guilty in his heart. Then he coughed dryly and explained somewhat awkwardly:

"This... I'm sorry, but there's a reason for hiding this from you..."

"I don't care about your reasons. The thing the Kingdom of Kroke wants is with you, right?"

Reaching out and grabbing Leon's collar, the female police officer said in a low voice with annoyance:

"I know you wouldn't mess around, and there must be a reason for doing such a thing. So although the Police Department found the spare parts warehouse, I didn't leak this matter and have been covering for you. But what do you say now?

Although I don't understand international relations, I also know how important the technology of the Kingdom of Kroke is. Now that the Police Department has been unable to find the culprit who attacked the landing tower, and they are anxious and want to impose sanctions, what should the kingdom do?"

"Don't worry, let me think."

After patting the female police officer's hand to comfort her, Leon frowned and analyzed the current situation.

The Kingdom of Kroke suddenly made trouble, probably because they handled the wreckage of the airship and discovered that the Atifi 128 had been taken away. Since they couldn't find the whereabouts of the Atifi 128, they could only exert fierce pressure on the kingdom through official channels.

For the kingdom, which is in a weak position, the best solution right now is to hand over the Atifi 128. But the problem is that this thing absolutely cannot be handed over. Its "brain" likely contains the kingdom's energy exploration records.

Once it is handed back, whether he is exposed or not is a small matter. Once the existence of "volcanic energy" in the kingdom is exposed, the Kingdom of Kroke will inevitably choose to go to war, which is absolutely the most fatal blow to the kingdom that has just gained some vitality. So...

"The thing is indeed with me, but it absolutely cannot be returned to them."

?!

Just hearing the first half of the sentence, when Leon admitted that the thing was in his hands, the female police officer couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. But before the breath was fully exhaled, it was stuck in her throat by Leon's second half of the sentence.

"The reason is a bit troublesome to explain... Simply put, if that thing isn't handed back, the kingdom will only be sanctioned, but if that thing is handed back, the two countries can only go to war."

After roughly explaining the reason for not returning the item, amidst the female police officer's somewhat confused expression, Leon offered comfort:

"Additionally, regarding the so-called sanctions, there's actually no need to worry too much. The situation in the Kingdom of Kroke is a bit special. The Cleanup Bureau is preparing to investigate the situation, and will take action after the investigation is completed."

"The Bureau probably won't take action directly."

After giving an unexpected answer, amidst Leon's somewhat confused expression, the red-haired Bureau Chief reminded him helplessly:

"Although the matter of the Kingdom of Kroke is important, His Highness Taurus is about to ascend the palace. Not to mention anything else, at the very least, for this month, everything has to give way to this. The Bureau's meaning is to prioritize investigation, and wait until the situation is determined before talking."

"That's not urgent either."

Leon thought for a moment and said:

"Anyway, it's only a month or so, and His Highness Taurus will be able to successfully ascend the palace. A month or two of sanctions still won't be anything for the kingdom."

"It's not just a month or two; it might be half a year, or even longer."???

"Because there is more than one country with problems in the royal family, it's not easy to take action rashly. It should be after the situation is thoroughly investigated before making trouble all at once."

The red-haired Bureau Chief explained:

"Leon, in the few days you were on vacation, Director Sagittarius let each branch conduct a self-inspection and found that besides the Kingdom of Kroke, there are others..."

"Wait!"

Hearing the red-haired Bureau Chief's words, Leon couldn't help but interrupt:

"Let each branch conduct a self-inspection? Didn't that tin doll say that there are other traitors in our Bureau? If each branch conducts a self-inspection, what should we do if the news leaks?"

"Rest assured, the Bureau still won't make this kind of low-level mistake... Mm... it should be said that generally, it won't make them."

After adding a sentence that wasn't very confident, the red-haired Bureau Chief said:

"When you exposed the Water Bottle Director back then and discovered that he was also the Bureau Chief of the Gemini Branch, all eleven Bureau Chiefs of the Zodiac branches, including me, underwent some inspections and used two numbered anomalous objects to carry out temporary verbal constraints."

"Because the consumption of using those two things is relatively large, the quota for verbal constraints is limited. It's hard to say about small branches that aren't Zodiac, but we Bureau Chiefs of these large branches can basically guarantee loyalty. After all, if even this can't be guaranteed, the Cleanup Bureau wouldn't have lasted until now."

"......"

So that's how it is. Amazing, my Bureau... but I would like to ask, may I ask which Bureau the Gemini Branch Chief betrayed? The Cleaning Bureau? The Processing Bureau? Anyway, it definitely wasn't our Cleanup Bureau, right?

"Cough... In short, the Zodiac branches responsible for guarding the twelve kingdoms conducted a self-inspection internally and found that four royal families, including the Kingdom of Kroke, have some problems."

"Ah?!!!"

Amidst Leon's extremely shocked expression, the red-haired Bureau Chief said equally helplessly:

"The royal ship of the Kingdom of Thousand Sails, Saio, has been completely turned into a ghost ship. Once illuminated by the full moon, all the living people on it will instantly become ghosts. If it weren't for the royal ship being stationed at the Biyue Sea all year round, with the thick fog overhead never dispersing, it would probably have been finished long ago;"

"The Witch Kingdom of Mifala also has problems. The royal family there has always been a single line of succession. The current Great Witch King is already over one hundred and thirty years old and will probably die of old age soon, but her only daughter has gone missing, leaving behind only a fake. Now it's impossible to determine if the person is still alive."

"......"

"Also, the Gemini Kingdom of Kalevin has also had an accident. The two former Kalevin Kingdoms of East and West had completely different beliefs, worshiping light and darkness respectively. After the East Kalevin Kingdom was destroyed because of the Ophiuchus Branch incident, the Lumen Church of the light-worshipers should have disappeared."

"But recently, this church has suddenly popped up again, and it has gotten mixed up with the Abyss Church of the darkness-prayers native to the West Kalevin Kingdom. It seems they are preparing to restore the former East Kalevin Kingdom by modifying the state religion, and there is a high possibility that they will take action against the royal family."

"......"

So, counting the mechanical city of Kroke, which has erupted into a machine crisis, out of the twelve kingdoms in the world, one-third have already had their homes stolen? What are the twelve Zodiac branches doing?

It's truly outrageous! And the Cleanup Bureau never makes low-level mistakes... Indeed, low-level mistakes aren't made much, but they just make the fatal mistakes, right?

(End of chapter)