I! Cleaner!
Chapter 258 - 258: 0218 The Real Inquiry (Part 1)_1

"Well done!"

Just as the Aquarius Director began to feel uncertain, wondering how to respond, the opposite red-haired Director also caught the scent of something amiss. Her beautiful fox-like eyes were filled with intense joy, and she could hardly refrain from embracing someone fiercely and giving them a kiss.

Two days! Only two days!

From the start of the undercover operation to now, not even two days had passed. Little Lyon had not only resolved the Princess's issue and captured the Prince lurking within the Rebels, but had also unearthed evidence sufficient to change the Director's attitude, potentially reversing the outcome of the failed inquiry and becoming the ultimate trump card!

He was truly a genius of undercover work!

"It was really timely..."

Having previously communicated with the red-haired Director and knowing what she had arranged, Beverly, the Director of the Lion Bureau, exhaled with some relief and said, "Thanks to your department's competence, within just two days, they unearthed new evidence. Otherwise, it would have been challenging to catch the Aquarius afterward, and we're lucky."

Not only that! Apart from luck, it was also my excellent command and top-notch ability to choose the right people!

After giving a self-satisfied glance to her close friend, the red-haired Director took a deep breath to calm her excited emotions and then stood up to seize the advantage, saying, "Aquarius Director, haven't you been working hard for many years to catch your duplicate? Now that you finally have information, why are you hesitating?"

"..."

"I'm not hesitating, just worried that the Director might be deceived by you."

While contemplating the content of that message, the Aquarius Director, expressionless, subtly added eye drops and said, "As you're well aware, the average quality of the members of the Virgin Branch, including the newcomers who've just joined for a month, during internal reviews, nearly every Cleaner receives evaluations as either extremely dangerous or recommended for strict surveillance. Therefore, I suggest, regardless of what information the Director has obtained, please remain rational and don't easily believe their words... Open the Star Palace!"

After trying to discredit the news to reduce its credibility, the Aquarius Director sat back in her seat, expressionlessly extended her hand, and substituted for the absent Aquarius Branch Director, pressing the Aquarius insignia which depicted a Dung Beetle pushing a bottle.

Following this, mysterious and splendid yet full of ridicule insignias like Dung Beetle Lady pushing the dung ball, Lion Rolling Dung Balls, and Dung Beetle with two huge pincers lit up one by one along the 'waistline' of the spherical meeting room.

When the last insignia, Pisces Chasing Dung Balls, was illuminated, the previously dim asteroid instantly shone brightly and emitted a scorching light comparable to the sun.

As the light gradually faded, under the watchful, grave, disdainful, or hostile eyes of the higher-ups of the Purification Bureau, the figures of four men instantly crossed 70,000 kilometers to appear at the center of the asteroid.

Faced with this sudden teleportation, these people had not even had time to notice anything unusual, with one of them still continuing his original action, slapping another person on the head.

...

"480 of the 500 words in the message are complaints against me? You need to redo... uh..."

Seeing the surroundings change in an instant, Leon, who vaguely guessed what happened, suddenly held back the second half of his sentence, while the red-haired Director's expression froze, her fox-like eyes glaring with a murderous glare.

*Damn it! Why did you have to hit him at this time? You couldn't have waited?*

*I thought sending the message would be the end of it, how was I to know we'd be brought over here!*

Feeling the angry gaze of his Director, Leon, having slapped Prince Freckles in front of all the higher-ups of the Purification Bureau, couldn't help but silently curse his bad luck. He immediately spoke to divert attention, saying, "Well... due to the urgency of the situation, I worried the message might not be conveyed accurately, so it was a bit harsh... Everyone! After a thorough investigation, our Virgin Branch just discovered that, apart from privately manufacturing a large number of Anomalous Objects, the Aquarius Director also intends to target the Watcher's Palace!"

What?!!!

Hearing Leon's words, whether they supported the Aquarius Director or opposed him, except for the Director who had already seen the report beforehand, everyone present was taken aback.

The regulations of the Purification Bureau are strict, but the structure is loose, with low control from the top to the middle and lower levels. Many people have, to varying degrees, violated some rules, and there might even be those who've done worse than the Aquarius Director.

So if just turning a blind eye could bring them the powerful Anomalous Objects produced by the Aquarius Director, at least one-third of the Branch Directors would not refuse and might even be pleased to see it happen.

But the Watcher's Palace was different. As the most crucial, and not one of, frontlines of the Purification Bureau and all of humanity, any matter even slightly involving the Watcher's Palace leaves no room for compromise; it must be immediately and thoroughly investigated until the truth is uncovered!

"Aquarius Director."

After a number of Branch Directors preliminarily accepted this dreadful news and everyone's attitude turned serious, the Director of the Purification Bureau finally spoke up, asking, "What do you have to say in response to this accusation from the Virgin Branch Cleanser?"

"Of course, I do."

Surprised that his plans had indeed been unveiled, the Aquarius Director felt a tightness in his heart, yet still maintained a composed demeanor as he questioned, "Firstly, the evidence—no matter the importance of the Watcher's Palace, you can't convict me as a Director based solely on the word of a Level Three Cleanser, can you?"

You want evidence, do you?

Seeing him still resist stubbornly, Leon squinted slightly and responded, "There is indeed evidence... Jerry, senior!"

"Coming!"

Carrying the unconscious middle-aged Joshua, Jerry walked to the center of the meeting hall, first bowing to the various Branch Directors, then rolled up his sleeves, revealing a right hand with the middle and index fingers almost the same length.

"My Ability is the [Cunning Hand of Fate], which allows me to... stealthily derive the thing that most significantly impacts a person's fate."

After briefly explaining his Ability, Jerry took a deep breath, extended his right hand, and probed forcefully at the heart of middle-aged Joshua, causing two familiar phantasmal shadows to reappear.

"Ha! You didn't expect it to be me, did you?"

Through the heart of middle-aged Joshua, seeing his frowning old rival on the opposite side, the God of Enlightenment couldn't help but laugh heartily, then shouted with gritted teeth, "Aquarius! I am perfectly aware of all the things you did in the past!

It's not just about your secret production of Anomalous Objects, but also your scheme to use those six part-set Anomalous Objects to seize this generation's Taurus Ascension Palace Person identity—every single detail, I know it all!

Accept it, Aquarius! It's over for you!"