Chapter 621: The Real Interrogation (Part 1)

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-like eyes glowed with intense delight, yearning 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 have passed—Little Li Ang not only resolved the Princess's issue and captured the Prince hiding among the rebels, but also uncovered evidence powerful enough to completely overturn the director's stance, potentially reversing the inquiry's failure and becoming the decisive turning point!

He's literally a genius at undercover work!

"This is perfectly timed…"

Lion Bureau Chief 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, you uncovered new evidence in just two days. If we'd missed this chance, catching Aquarius would've been much harder—we're lucky."

More than luck! Besides good fortune, it's also due to 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 to calm her racing emotions, then immediately rose to press the advantage:

"Director Aquarius, haven't you spent years trying to capture your own clone? Now that you've finally gotten a lead, why are you hesitating?"

"..."

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

As the Aquarius Director pondered the message's content, he delivered his subtle jab with a blank expression:

"You're all aware of the average quality of Virgo Bureau members—including the new recruit who's been here only a month—nearly every cleaner received an evaluation of 'extremely dangerous' or 'recommend strict surveillance' during internal reviews.

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 message and lower its credibility, the Aquarius Director sat back down, expressionless, and extended his hand to replace the absent Virgo Bureau Chief, pressing his palm onto the Aquarius emblem—a beetle pushing a dung ball.

Immediately after, one after another, mysterious yet absurdly ridiculous emblems glowed 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 lit, the previously dim 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 senior bureau members—some hopeful, some grim, some dismissive, some hostile.

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

Seeing the sudden shift in surroundings, 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 over.

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

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

Feeling his director's furious gaze, Li Ang, who had just publicly slapped the freckled Prince in front of every senior bureau member, inwardly cursed his luck and quickly shifted focus:

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

What?! Upon hearing Li Ang's words, everyone present—whether supporters or opponents of Director Aquarius, except the director who had already read the complaint—were stunned.

The Cleanup Bureau's rules are strict, but its structure is loose; top leadership has weak control over lower levels. Many have broken rules to some degree—some may have done worse than Aquarius.

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

But the Watch Palace is different.

As the Cleanup Bureau's—and humanity's—single most vital, irreplaceable defense line, any matter even remotely touching the Watch Palace admits no compromise. It must be fully investigated immediately, until the truth is revealed!

"Director Aquarius."

After the bureau chiefs had absorbed this terrifying news and all shifted to serious expressions, the Cleanup Bureau Chief finally spoke:

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

"Of course I do."

Surprised that his plan had truly been exposed, Aquarius's heart tightened, yet he maintained his composure and challenged:

"First, the evidence—even with the Watch Palace 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:

"We have evidence... Senior Jerry!"

"Coming!"

Carrying the unconscious middle-aged Joshua to the center of the chamber, Jerry bowed to the bureau chiefs, 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 one thing 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?"

Through Joshua's chest, seeing his old enemy frowning on the other side, the God of Enlightenment burst into loud laughter, then snarled with hatred:

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

Not just your secret production of anomalies, but also your plan to use those six matching anomalies to steal the current Taurus's Ascension Candidate status—I know it all!

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

(End of Chapter)