Chapter 596: The Rebel Leader

So you mainly want me to help you steal something? No wonder you would hand over such a precious watch to me.

Facing the conditions offered by the Water Bottle Director, the middle-aged man pondered for a moment and nodded, then asked:

"Then if I steal the thing, but you don't pass the inquiry in the end?"

"If I don't pass the inquiry, my memory will be read. And judging by the number of my violations, I estimate I will be executed, or it is possible that I will be directly made into an anomalous object."

Without avoiding talking about his own end, the Water Bottle Director smiled nonchalantly:

"If I'm really finished, this watch is the reward I give you, and you can handle that thing however you want. Is that enough?"

"In that case... enough!"

"Then goodbye."

Watching the middle-aged man put on the watch, the Water Bottle Director nodded slightly, then got up and left his seat, walking steadily towards the door.

And as he got up, the stars belonging to the Aquarius Palace in the sky lit up one after another, breaking through the cover of daylight for a very short time, projecting towards the location of the Capital, and instantly reflecting on the Water Bottle Director, but also falling into the eyes of some interested people.

"Prepare, prepare."

After taking a sip of the dark brown strong tea in his wine bottle, the red-haired director, who was lying by the window looking at the sky, turned around and said to Leon, who was waiting in the office:

"The Aquarius Palace just lit up. Judging by the direction, it should be Aquarius using the director's permission to move back to the headquarters. You are going undercover with the rebels now, so you don't have to worry about running into him."

"In addition, this time is not like before. You must remember that you only have a maximum of two weeks of investigation time. Absolutely do not exceed the period."

After emphasizing the maximum time limit for the mission again, the red-haired director rarely looked serious and instructed:

"Leon, if the inquiry fails, Aquarius, who can move with the help of the Star Palace, is likely to arrive back before me, and the identity you replaced with the photo may not necessarily be able to hide it from him."

"Although I will try my best to delay him for a while, for the sake of insurance, if I haven't returned after two weeks, regardless of whether the mission goal is completed, you must evacuate immediately."

"If the inquiry is successful, you can naturally re-contact the rebels later, but if the inquiry fails and you are bumped into by Aquarius, then I really don't have the confidence to guarantee your safety."

"I remember."

Facing the director's repeated instructions, Leon nodded and kept them in mind, then couldn't help but ask:

"Director, is the possibility of success for this inquiry high?"

"It's okay."

The red-haired director thought for a while and answered:

"The three directors who preside over the year-end review plus His Excellency Taurus, there should be four directors this time who can participate in the inquiry of Aquarius."

"Besides that, there are me, Leo, and Gemini, the three branch directors of the Zodiac, as well as the branch director who also noticed Aquarius's activities in his jurisdiction after receiving the news."

"We exchanged the information and evidence in our hands a little bit, and we feel that there should be a 30% chance of exposing him on the spot!"

"Ah? Only 30%?"

"Aquarius is not a fool. He has always been very cautious in doing things. A 30% possibility is already quite a lot."

The red-haired director said seriously:

"Moreover, this is an internal inquiry, not a court judgment. It doesn't need to form a complete chain of evidence. As long as all his suspicious points are stripped open and he is forced to present his motives, the goal is achieved."

"As long as he cannot prove his innocence and cannot provide a reasonable explanation for those suspicious and dangerous behaviors, it is enough to take him down and force him to accept memory reading."

"I see..." Leon pondered upon hearing this, then asked unintentionally:

"Director, what level of mistakes does one generally have to make to be dragged away by the bureau for memory reading?"

"Don't worry, this is very troublesome to do."

After glancing at Leon, the red-haired director snorted coldly:

"One must cause great harm and be in a high position to enjoy this treatment. With what you did at the Ryan family, it's not enough to be dragged away for this level of inspection."

"Uh..."

"How is it? Hearing that the bureau has the ability to read memories, do you know how to worry this time?"

Looking at Leon, whose expression was a bit awkward, the red-haired director couldn't help but glare at him, then said unhappily:

"What kind of person you are, the investigators sent by the bureau don't know, but can't I know? So many nobles died in the Ryan Blood Night, and they were all the heinous kind. How could it be completely unrelated to you?"

"Mainly that 【Heart of Ambition】 insisted that everything in the Ryan Blood Night was done by Bobby Ryan. Considering that it is not your anomalous object and is hostile to you, there is no motive to cover for you, so I didn't continue to think about it."

"But two days ago, after you received that heart from me, facing the deadly enemy who killed its previous owner, that thing was so happy that it was almost crazy! It kept bumping into the box from inside, wishing it could jump out and stick to you. If I were any stupider, I should know whose side it is on!"

"..."

"In short, be careful on this mission. Don't make any big movements again. Sigh..."

"Uh... I will try my best to pay attention..."

"You'd better... Also, let me nag one last time. When you are executing the mission, you can actually be a little more conservative."

Looking at Leon, who nodded and agreed sheepishly, the red-haired director sighed:

"When I gave you 'Bow' before, I activated a part of 【Slaughter Blood Hair】, and the status slightly exceeded the upper limit of humans, so I found back some memories about the Princess... Leon, it seems I suggested you propose to her in the beginning."

"Ah?"

"Don't 'ah'. I didn't really want you to marry her. It was a means to help you get rid of the identity of Duke Lionheart by proposing to the Princess. Who knew you would actually succeed?"

After reaching out to pinch the center of his eyebrows, the red-haired director concluded helplessly:

"Speaking of which, I suggested you go to the Ryan family to investigate the sheep heart, and you ended up holding the sheep heart and causing a Ryan Blood Night; I suggested you go to the Ryan family to recognize your relatives, and you turned into Duke Lionheart; I suggested you propose to the Princess, and now you seem to be considered a Prince..."

"Leon, tell me the truth, what are your plans for this mission? I'll be back in two weeks. You won't go undercover and become the rebel leader, will you?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

After listening to his own director's whimsical ideas, Leon couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly:

"Director, this is prejudice. My choices have always been very conservative!"

"Although I don't know what's going on with the Princess, in the Ryan Blood Night, Bobby Ryan blocked the manor and wouldn't let me out. Otherwise, I would have run away directly and wouldn't have stayed to fight him to the death!"

"Indeed, but what if you are forced to the top again this time?"

"How could such a thing happen?"

Facing the red-haired director's groundless assumptions, Leon couldn't help but protest:

"This undercover mission is only two weeks in total. How outrageous can the rebels be to let me go undercover and become the leader in two weeks?"

(End of chapter)