Chapter 219

Clean job!

As the Aquarius Director began to waver, pondering how to respond, the Red-haired Director across from him also sensed the shift—her beautiful fox eyes filled with intense delight, longing to rush forward and kiss the man deeply.

Two days! Only two days!

From the start of the undercover operation until now, less than two days had passed—Little Li Ang had not only resolved the Princess's issue and captured the Prince hiding among the rebels, but also unearthed evidence powerful enough to radically change the Director's stance, possibly reversing the failure of the inquiry and becoming the decisive turning point!

He's literally a genius at undercover work!

"This is perfectly timed…"

Lion Bureau Director Beverly, who had already been briefed by the Red-haired Director and knew what she had arranged, let out a long breath and said with relief:

"Thanks to your bureau's capable people—just two days and they've uncovered new evidence. If we'd missed this chance, catching Aquarius would've been far harder. We're lucky."

Not just luck! Besides good fortune, it's also because of my brilliant command and unmatched talent in selecting personnel!

After giving her best friend a smug glance, the Red-haired Director took a deep breath, steadied her racing emotions, then immediately rose to press the advantage:

"Director Aquarius, haven't you spent years striving to capture your own clone? Now that you've finally gotten word, why hesitate?"

"..."

"I'm not hesitating—I'm merely worried the Director might be deceived by them."

As the Aquarius Director weighed the content of the message, he delivered his jab with a blank expression:

"You're all aware of the average quality of Virgo Bureau members. Even the newest recruit, after just one month, has received internal evaluations labeling nearly every cleaner as 'extremely dangerous' or 'requires strict surveillance.'

Therefore, I advise you, regardless of what message the Director received, to remain rational and not easily believe their claims... Open the Star Palace!"

After doing his best to discredit the information and lower its credibility, the Aquarius Director sat back down, expressionless, and reached out to replace the absent Virgo Bureau Director, pressing his hand onto the Aquarius emblem—a beetle pushing a dung ball.

Immediately after, one after another, mysterious yet absurdly ridiculous emblems lit up along the spherical chamber's equator: a dung beetle pushing a ball, a lion rolling a dung ball, a dung beetle with two giant crab claws...

When the final emblem—the Pisces chasing a dung ball—was activated, the once-dull asteroid suddenly blazed to life, erupting in solar-level brilliance.

As the light gradually faded, four men's figures instantly crossed seventy thousand kilometers and appeared at the center of the asteroid, before the eyes of the Bureau's high-ranking officials—some hopeful, some grim, some dismissive, some hostile.

Yet even as this sudden teleportation occurred, none of them had yet registered the anomaly— one man was still mid-motion, slapping another across the head.

"Five hundred characters, four hundred eighty of them complaining about me? You're going to rewrite this... uh..."

Seeing the scene instantly shift around him, Li Ang vaguely guessed what had happened and swallowed the rest of his words. The Red-haired Director's expression froze—her fox eyes blazed with lethal fury as she glared at him.

You bastard! When couldn't you have hit him? Why now, of all times?!

I thought sending the message was enough—never imagined we'd be dragged here too!

Feeling his Director's furious gaze, Li Ang—publicly having slapped the freckled Prince in front of every Bureau high-ranking official—internally cursed his luck, then quickly shifted focus:

"This... due to the urgency of the situation, I feared the message might not be conveyed properly, so I used slightly forceful methods... Everyone! After thorough investigation, Virgo Bureau has just discovered that, in addition to secretly manufacturing numerous anomalies, Director Aquarius is preparing to strike at the Watch Palace!"

What?!!!

Upon hearing Li Ang's words, everyone present—whether supporting or opposing Director Aquarius, except the Directors who had already read the complaint—were stunned.

The Bureau's rules were strict, but its structure loose; upper management had weak control over lower levels. Many had broken rules to some degree—some even worse than Aquarius.

So if turning a blind eye could secure Aquarius's powerful anomalies, at least a third of the Bureau Directors wouldn't refuse—some might even welcome it.

But the Watch Palace was different.

As the single most vital, irreplaceable defense line for the Bureau and all humanity, any matter touching the Watch Palace left no room for compromise—immediate, full-scale investigation was mandatory until the truth was fully revealed!

"Director Aquarius."

Once the Bureau Directors had absorbed this terrifying news and all shifted to serious expressions, the Bureau Director finally spoke:

"In response to this accusation from the Virgo Bureau cleaner, what do you have to say?"

"Of course I do."

Surprised his plan had truly been exposed, Aquarius's heart tightened—but he kept his face calm as he challenged:

"First, the evidence. Even if the Watch Palace is involved, you can't convict a Director based solely on the word of a Level Three cleaner, can you?"

You want evidence?

Seeing him still resisting, Li Ang narrowed his eyes and replied:

"Evidence? Of course we have it... Senior Jerry!"

"Here!"

Carrying the unconscious middle-aged Joshua to the center of the chamber, Jerry bowed to the Bureau Directors, then rolled up his sleeve to reveal his right hand—his index and middle fingers nearly equal in length.

"My ability is 【Steal Fate's Hand】. I can... steal... touch the single object that most influences a person's fate."

After briefly explaining his ability, Jerry took a deep breath, extended his right hand, and plunged it forcefully into middle-aged Joshua's chest. Two familiar shadows reappeared.

"Hahahaha! Didn't expect it to be me, did you?"

Seeing his old enemy frowning across Joshua's chest, the God of Enlightenment burst into loud laughter, then snarled with venom:

"Aquarius! I know every single thing you've done!

Not just your secret production of anomalies—but your plan to use those six matching anomalies to steal the Ascension Candidate status of this generation's Taurus! Every last detail!

Accept your fate, Aquarius! You're finished!"