Chapter 228

"It's not betrayal. The brain of the Aquarius Director is installed in the Gemini Branch Director's body."

Without directly letting Leon answer this question, the Red-Haired Director, who had already asked him in advance and roughly knew the reason, answered:

"In order to prevent his memory from being read by the God-tier Brain-Eating Demon, Aquarius cloned his own brain, then matched it with his original body and emotions, as well as a small half of the soul he cut off, to make a fake body that was indistinguishable from the real one."

"The brain in the fake body is usually semi-closed. The true brain of Aquarius hidden in the Gemini Director's body uses soul fragments to control both bodies simultaneously. Only before and after accepting memory reading will the brain in the fake body be temporarily unsealed."

"As for just now, it was him activating the 【Time Gap】 to accelerate his own time, taking back the soul fragments, and then using an anomalous object called the 【Gate to the Other World】..."

"So that's how it is..."

After listening to the explanation given by the Red-Haired Director and understanding why the Aquarius Director was confident in deceiving the memory reading, the Bureau of Cleanup's Director couldn't help but frown:

"Even the brain can be changed... Has the medical level of the Kroke Kingdom actually developed to this extent?"

"This is not clear."

The Red-Haired Director shook his head:

"The Kroke Kingdom is quite closed. Aside from purchasing minerals and energy, there is not much external communication. Only people from the Gemini Branch know the situation over there."

Gemini Branch... The Gemini Branch Director is the Aquarius Director. Even if not, he should have been controlled by the Aquarius Director. The entire Gemini Branch is now untrustworthy.

After shaking his head slightly, the Bureau of Cleanup's Director wanted to ask again, but saw a tall and thin man stand up and ask pointedly:

"Olivia, the person accelerated by the 【Time Gap】 wasn't you, right? Why does the situation need to be relayed by you, instead of letting that Level 3 cleaner say it himself?"

"Is there a problem?"

Her beautiful fox eyes narrowed slightly. After glancing at the man who asked the question, the Red-Haired Director said with an unkind expression:

"Edward! You can say whatever you have to say directly, no need to beat around the bush!"

"I don't mean anything, just a little curious."

The tall and thin man raised his eyebrows:

"Everyone saw it just now. The people accelerated by the 【Time Gap】 were not only Aquarius, but also this Level 3 cleaner from your branch, and the two of them seem to have been alone for a quite long time."

"So can you explain how this Level 3 accident handler, who just joined the Bureau of Cleanup not long ago, managed to persist for so long under the Aquarius Director without being killed?"

"Leon's life-saving means were given by me. As for the specifics, you don't need to worry about it."

Probably knowing that this situation would happen, the Red-Haired Director retorted without hesitation.

"Besides, the person who first discovered that there was a problem with Aquarius was Leon, and just now when the questioning was in a stalemate, it was also him who brought key evidence, forcing Aquarius to accept memory reading."

"If you suspect that he colluded with Aquarius, then I suggest you open your own brain first to see if it has rotted away from stupidity!"

After the Red-Haired Director finished speaking, Beverly from the Lion Branch also stood out, staring and saying:

"Edward! Just mind your own business! Stop jumping out to disgust people at this time!"

"I'm just raising reasonable doubts. No need to react so intensely, right?"

The man named Edward didn't get angry even after being slapped in the face. After waving his hand to indicate he had no malice, he smiled and snapped his fingers.

When the snapping sound fell, Leon only felt a slight swelling in his palm, and a resin card depicting a scorpion pushing a dung ball was weirdly stuffed into his palm.

"This is the ID of the Scorpio Branch. As long as you add one more of my seals, you can directly join the Scorpio Branch like other people who left the Virgo Branch."

After explaining the meaning of this thing, looking at Leon who was checking the card, the tall and thin man smiled:

"Young man, I think highly of you. If you, like those seniors from the Virgo Branch, can't stand Olivia, you can take it and jump to our Scorpio Branch. The Scorpio Branch also welcomes you."

"I can't guarantee anything, but at least our Scorpio Branch has enough manpower, so newcomers don't have to take on such dangerous work, or even be used as bait to capture the Aquarius Director..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?!"

Beverly said angrily:

"We didn't use Leon as bait! The Gemini Branch Director is the Aquarius Director. No one knew that at the time. It was just an accident that Leon faced him alone!"

"Oh? So you didn't know he would be targeted by Aquarius next."

Edward of the Scorpio Branch raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said with curiosity:

"That's strange. Since you didn't know this would happen, why did Olivia give him life-saving means? Could it be that powerful means that can save one's life in the hands of a director have become so rampant that they can be given to anyone?"

"You!"

"Why are you always so anxious?"

The tall and thin man smiled:

"This matter involves the Watchtower Palace, and I'm just raising some reasonable doubts. If I'm wrong in the end, I can apologize to you."

This guy... daring to stand out and cause trouble at this time, it seems he is the sworn enemy of his own Director.

And listening to what he meant, many of the people who left the Virgo Branch probably went to the Scorpio Branch. The grievances between the two sides seem very deep?

Looking at the man who used two sarcastic sentences to make the Lion Branch Director stare, Leon simply pried open the resin card in his hand, looked at the name on the signature seal, and said thoughtfully:

"Edward Carson... this name sounds a bit familiar..."

"Oh? You've already heard of me?"

The tall and thin man raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and said with a smile:

"Your Director hates me very much and shouldn't have told you my name, so... did you hear it from those seniors who left the Virgo Branch?"

"No."

Leon shook his head:

"When the Time Gap was activated, the Aquarius Director once talked about the list of people in the Bureau who colluded with him. I feel it might have been heard at that time."

"..."

Caught off guard by Leon's words, the smile on the tall and thin man's face stiffened suddenly, then he drank with a gloomy face:

"Think clearly before you speak! How could Aquarius tell such an important thing to a Level 3 cleaner like you? And he is a traitor, so even if he really said it, it doesn't count!"

"Normally speaking, it's not very possible."

Leon nodded in agreement, then blinked and said:

"But he took out something called the Scales of Truth, said a few secrets himself first, and then used the effect of that anomalous object to force me to also say some corresponding secrets. Under the effect of this thing, both he and I could only tell the truth."

"Then you..."

"I really had no choice and had to tell many important secrets, leaking some intelligence that is very important to the Virgo Branch, especially sorry to our Director... But it's not a loss to get the traitor list."

After nodding and apologizing to the Red-Haired Director whose mouth corners were curling up involuntarily, Leon turned his head again, looked at the tall and thin man whose expression was slightly uneasy, and suggested sincerely:

"Seriously, although I don't guarantee you are a traitor, the name does sound a bit familiar. Plus, this matter involves the Watchtower Palace, so... how about you go to that Brain-Eating Demon first and let it lick you twice to try? If it proves you aren't, I can also apologize to you."

"..."