Enforcer Manual
Chapter 689 - 688: The Awakened are Always Happy_1

Chapter 689: Chapter 688: The Awakened are Always Happy_1

On the way back, Song Lan pondered over a problem once again.

Among them, someone must have the constitution of a Jinx Star, as it didn’t take more than a few days after their arrival in The First Region for the Chairperson of the Council to almost not survive, he had no interest in the political struggles of the United Government, but the assassin was too amateurish this time, planning the assassination as if it were a terrorist attack.

As an ordinary citizen who just watched the commotion from a street away, he definitely couldn’t continue to stand idly by.

If it were him planning this assassination...

No, a law-abiding citizen would not drag themselves into such strife.

However, he had to admit that "Dominate" lived up to its reputation as the former number one fugitive of the United Government, especially after combining with those plant abilities, it had taken the danger of its abilities up a notch.

It allowed her to teleport bombs to wherever she wanted without appearing herself, so he could only sincerely suggest that the Chairperson of the Council better pretend to be dead from an explosion and find a place to hide, as he didn’t want to act as an old man’s bodyguard, staying by his side 24 hours a day, in case he missed something and the Chairperson was blasted to the skies.

The Secretary-General and "Dominate" seemed to have taken this into account when they immediately called a press conference.

It was a blatant trap, if the Chairperson of the Council went to prevent the establishment of the High-level Parliament after watching the news, he would encounter at least nine bombs along the way.

And the rumoured invincible bodyguard by his side was completely out of commission. After loading the bodyguard into the car, Lu Xiang did a quick check of his injuries. For a human with over 90% prosthesis modification, losing a hand in combat was nothing, after all, it wasn’t the original part.

What was really tricky was that the Secretary-General used backstage access to remotely shut down his operating system, it seemed even the bodyguard’s "manufacturer" had switched sides in this rebellion.

That’s why Song Lan disliked prosthetic implantation.

No matter whether those who had prosthetic implants were willing, after being fitted with them, they became the company’s lap dogs with no free will. It was proven that even a Six Stars Rescuer with prosthetic implants could be disabled by the company at any time, turning them into a walking corpse.

People like him, "genuine" and "additive-free", were almost immune to any level of hacking.

The reason he couldn’t be too sure was that, while hackers couldn’t cause them physical harm, they could still socially kill them by sending their browsing history to their work and family groups.

"It really is a complete betrayal."

Shadow hid in the darkness and couldn’t help but start mocking the Chairperson of the Council.

Although the Devil saved his life, this did not mean that the Chairperson of the Council was on the same side as them. Even if "Dominate" and those aliens did not take action, she would personally take his life at some point in the future.

It whispered in Song Lan’s ear, "Think carefully about his actions, someone as smart as you should not be fooled, right?"

Among the group, only Song Lan’s opinion mattered.

No one else, including Rose, could stop her actions.

"This world has turned into what it is now because of him, so I don’t feel sorry for him at all."

Even if the Chairperson of the Council really died in the Psychic Storm as the press conference claimed, it would only utter, "Good riddance", and as a Devil who was even colder and more ruthless and killed like they were nothing, δ believed Song Lan would not go soft at this moment.

Seeing that Song Lan ignored it, δ tried again to brainwash Song Lan, "Rather, this is a great opportunity, even if we took him down here, we could still shift the blame onto the assassin, we don’t need his help at all!"

"You should speak less!"

Jasmine, who was sitting in the front row, couldn’t stand it any longer, and stopped δ from his dangerous thoughts.

The Chairperson of the Council might not be a good person, but objectively, he had suppressed a full-blown war between the Innovator Faction and the Conservative Faction. Sensing the signs of a civil war, the Chairperson of the Council had always adopted a balancing strategy, allowing both sides to maintain a delicate balance. With the existence of the Centralists, both sides were wary, no one wanted to be the one to fire the first shot.

But for foreign species and terrorists like "Dominate", who were extremely violent, they were more than happy to see the United Government erupt into a civil war, then with the inside-outside cooperation of the Rebel Army, completely lead the United Government to destruction.

Having been around δ for a long time, they knew each other well.

In some ways, δ’s way of thinking was not essentially different from that of "Dominate", both belonged to the type that killed without thinking of the consequences. Even she, who usually didn’t care about politics, could see that the current United Government was already shrouded in gunpowder smoke.

With the military power hoarded by both sides, once a full-scale war broke out, they could turn every city into ashes within a few days, and in the end, the price was still to be paid by those citizens who had no means to run away.

"Perhaps, fate really does exist."

Hearing Jasmine’s abrupt intervention, the Chairperson of the Council, who had been silent since getting into the car, suddenly spoke up, "I think I understand them a bit."

These past few days, he had been pondering these questions, and now he finally had the answers.

Just now, the prophecies made about him by the fortune-teller had all come true, and throughout the entire process of fleeing, he had not expended any personal effort.

He had done nothing, yet he had escaped from a spiritual energy storm.

It was as if fate had predetermined that he was at least not going to die today.

And the quest for the future, once one prophecy had been fulfilled, opened up like Pandora’s Box, creating a longing to know more.

Those entrenched in daily struggles between factions, unable to see what the future holds, lived every day in agony.

"However, human strength alone is insufficient to fathom fate, only ’God’ can show them the way ahead."

"Chairperson of the Council, it was you who personally enacted the law prohibiting the spread of religion after the third war."

Lu Xiang couldn’t help but remind the other party.

In the days of reconstruction following the war, new sects had spread wildly across this land, and for a time, the Church had become a force formidable enough that the United Government couldn’t ignore it. Even though these religious leaders had no powers beyond ordinary people, as soon as they called out, people would follow in droves, dedicating their piety.

Could it be that after a series of setbacks, the Chairperson of the Council had lost the will to fight and had surrendered to religion?

"I’ve only recently realized that faith has nothing to do with scientific knowledge; it comes from a deep need within the human heart."

When these needs are satisfied by "God," people become devout believers, many of whom have come to trust in the future shown to them by "God" over the power of the Council or even their own abilities.

"A future that is foreseen cannot be changed."

Song Lan reminded the other party, feeling that the fervent belief in fate and "God" might be rooted in fate being on their side.

If fate had predicted that the Chairperson of the Council would die today, no matter how proactive he was or how stringent the security measures he took, even if he remained within the world’s safest fortress, he would still die for some seemingly inconceivable reason.

"If fate is indeed such, it’s better to be aware and prepared than to die in ignorance and torment... Of course, I’m referring to them."

Those who, in order to achieve such "awareness," entrusted their souls to "God."

The Chairperson of the Council paused, then continued, "But I know you probably don’t want to discuss these irrelevant topics with me at a time like this. The days ahead may not be easy for you... When I exercised my authority to set up a new department within Military Intelligence Section Seven, I encountered strong opposition from the Secretary-General, who believed that the best course of action for people of unknown provenance was to keep you tightly controlled."

At that time, he was unaware that in a few days the other party would orchestrate a rebellion; he had taken that advice as cautious and conservative counsel.

"For a long time, Military Intelligence Section Seven and the Counter-Intelligence Department have been independent of corporate and family influences, answering only to me. When the High-level Parliament convenes, their first action will likely be to disband your department, and you might very well be treated as dangerous individuals. You need to be prepared for that... especially you, Mr. Rob Lucci."

"Bring it on!"

Song Lan didn’t speak up, but Yeying, standing on his shoulder, preempted eagerly.

She was curious to taste what those people were made of.

Despite her lack of understanding of the United Government’s power structures, the High-level Parliament sounded like an organization formed by delicate city dwellers just from its name.

"And the other Six Star rescuers, I’m worried they too may come under attack."

Having spent so long in the car, Yaku suddenly remembered the real reason why they had come to meet the Chairperson of the Council today, "Previously, under the erroneous request provided by the company’s liaison, I almost lost my life. I suspect that those plants that sprang from nowhere were secretly nurtured by those people."

It was just that he had not realized that before he could convey this critical information to the Chairperson of the Council, those psychic bombs had nearly claimed the old man’s life.

"We must take this matter seriously, even the Six Star rescuers, when their details are known by others, will fall prey to ambush without any defenses."

That referred to the Psychic and Prosthesis Modification-type rescuers.

In such a scenario, the powerful prosthetic implantation users were essentially being handed a death sentence in advance.

To avoid others going down his path, Yaku felt he had to step forward now, "I suggest we take action before they move against the other rescuers. For this, we need to know the arrival times and locations of everyone in The First Region."