Chapter 596: Exposure and the Director's Question

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

Facing the conditions offered by the Water Bottle Director, the middle-aged man thought 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 guess I will be executed, or it is possible that I will be made into an anomalous object."

Not avoiding talking about his own end at all, the Water Bottle Director smiled nonchalantly:

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

"If that's the 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 toward the door.

And as he got up, the stars belonging to the Water Bottle Palace in the sky lit up one after another, breaking through the cover of daylight for a very short time, projecting toward the location of the Capital, 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 lying by the window looking at the sky turned around and said to Li Ang who was waiting in the office:

"The Water Bottle Palace just lit up. Judging by the direction, it should be that the Water Bottle Director used his authority to move back to the headquarters. You are going undercover in the rebel faction 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 time limit."

After emphasizing the maximum time limit of the mission again, the red-haired director instructed with a rare serious face:

"Li Ang, if the inquiry fails, the Water Bottle, who can move with the help of the Star Palace, is likely to come back before me, and the identity you replaced with the photo may not be able to deceive him."

"Although I will try my best to delay him for a while, for the sake of insurance, if I haven't come back after two weeks, no matter whether the mission goal is completed or not, you must evacuate immediately."

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

"I remember."

Facing the Director's repeated instructions, Li Ang nodded and kept it 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 who can participate in the inquiry of the Water Bottle this time."

"In addition, there are me, Leo, and Gemini, the three Zodiac branch directors, as well as branch directors who also noticed the activities of the Water Bottle Director in their jurisdiction after receiving the news."

"We exchanged the information and evidence in our hands a little bit, and felt that there should be a 30% chance to expose him on the spot!"

"Ah? Only 30%?"

"The Water Bottle Director is not a fool, he has always been very cautious. A 30% possibility is already quite a lot."

The red-haired director said seriously:

"Moreover, this is an internal inquiry, not a court case. It does not need to form a complete chain of evidence. As long as all his suspicious places are stripped open, and then 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."

"So that's how it is..." Li Ang pondered upon hearing this, and then asked as if unintentionally:

"Director, what degree of mistakes do you generally have to make to be dragged away by the bureau for memory reading?"

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

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

"Only those who have caused great harm and are in high positions can enjoy this treatment. With what you did in the Laien family, it is not enough to be dragged away to accept this degree of inspection."

"Uh..."

"Why, hearing that the bureau has the ability to read memories, do you know how to worry now?"

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

"What kind of person you are, the investigator who came down from the bureau doesn't know, can I not know? So many nobles died in the Laien Blood Night, and they were all heinous ones. How could it be completely unrelated to you?"

"Mainly that 【Heart of Ambition】 insisted that the Laien Blood Night was all done by Bobby Laien. 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 took that heart from my hand, facing the deadly enemy who killed its previous owner, that thing was so happy that it was almost crazy! It kept banging in the box, wishing it could jump out and stick to you. I should have known who it was on the side of even if I were stupid!"

"..."

"In short, be careful with your mission this time, don't make any big movements again, sigh..."

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

"You'd better... Also, I'll nag one last time. When you perform the mission, you can actually be a little more conservative."

Looking at Li Ang who nodded in agreement, the red-haired director sighed and said:

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

"Ah?"

"Don't 'ah' anymore. I didn't really want you to marry her, I wanted to help you get rid of the identity of the Duke of Lionheart through the means of proposing to the Princess. Who knew you actually proposed successfully?"

After reaching out and pinching his eyebrows, the red-haired director concluded helplessly:

"Speaking of which, I asked you to go to the Laien family to investigate the sheep heart, and you directly took the sheep heart and had a Laien Blood Night; I suggested you go to the Laien family to recognize your relatives, and you turned into the Duke of Lionheart; I suggested you propose to the Princess, and now you seem to be a Prince..."

"Li Ang, tell me the truth, what are your plans for this mission? I'll come back in two weeks, you won't go undercover and become the leader of the rebel faction, right?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

After listening to his own director's whimsical ideas, Li Ang couldn't help but shake his head repeatedly and said:

"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 Laien Blood Night, Bobby Laien blocked the manor and wouldn't let me out. Otherwise, I would definitely have run away directly, and it would be impossible to stay and fight him to the death!"

"Indeed, but what if you are forced into a dead end this time and forced to rise to the top?"

"How could such a thing happen?"

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

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

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 597 =====