I! Cleaner!
Chapter 263 - 263: 0223 End of Aquarius_1

"Is there a problem?"

Seeing that someone had noticed the thin copper chip on the back of his head, the Aquarius Director's heart leapt with shock. He glanced back at Leon and, with an expressionless face, said,

"Are you bringing this up now to forcefully find a reason to blame me for the Dream Memory Furnace malfunction?"

"I wouldn't say forcefully, just as a precaution."

Seeing that the Aquarius Director didn't answer directly and seemed to be trying to muddle through, Leon suddenly understood. The copper chip was undoubtedly very important to the Aquarius Director. Even if it wasn't the cause of bypassing memory reading, it probably wasn't obtained through legitimate means.

As for whether this suddenly exposed metal chip was a flaw deliberately shown by the Aquarius Director... it seemed unlikely.

Besides, after being meticulously licked twice by the Brain-Eating Demon, with his brains nearly boiling, if he could still have the mind to set a trap for others, Leon thought he'd accept falling into it himself!

Having made up his mind, Leon immediately began to hammer the point, raising his voice to question,

"Aquarius Director, you still haven't answered my question. What exactly is that copper chip? Why is it embedded in your head?"

"I know something about this."

Before the Aquarius Director could respond, the Director of the Gemini Sub-bureau stepped forward, answering in a monotone voice,

"That is an information chip from the Crolock Kingdom, with basic identification information engraved, equivalent to an identification document from other kingdoms. You need a chip of the corresponding level to use the facilities of the corresponding level kingdom... I also have one of these."

Lifting the hair at the back of his head slightly to show the copper chip underneath, the Director of the Gemini Sub-bureau continued to explain,

"The population of the Crolock Kingdom is too small, and many facilities and instruments can't have dedicated personnel for management. Thus, there was a consideration in the past to rely on information chips for identity recognition to allocate permissions without manual intervention. If the Aquarius Director really was once the Gemini Sub-bureau Director, he would indeed have this item.

Moreover, although the information chip had been developed long ago, it did not gain widespread acceptance because some citizens of the Crolock Kingdom feared it was a means for the kingdom to control them, thus resisting implanting the copper chip.

This item was marginally abolished decades ago. Young people in the Crolock Kingdom are unaware of it, and those who have never been to the Crolock Kingdom don't know about it either, so questioning it is entirely normal and not a deliberate targeting of the Aquarius Director."

"..."

Well, it's no wonder this kingdom is said to be a hundred years ahead in technological level. They even have something so sci-fi?

Finding that the person explaining was the Director of the Gemini Sub-bureau, and seeing that this "ally" really did have a copper chip, Leon felt immensely disappointed, thinking he had spotted a flaw.

If it were someone else who stood up, it would have been fine, but the Gemini Director had offered most of the evidence, proving the copper chip was an issue. It seemed it was normal, and perhaps he was just overthinking.

The Director of the Purification Bureau, standing by, after hearing the explanation from the Gemini Sub-bureau Director, also glanced at Leon with disappointment and then turned his head to prompt,

"Let's continue then. Let's not waste any more time."

"The one wasting time isn't me."

Responding dismissively with a cold gaze, the Aquarius Director took a deep look at Leon and then once again stood in front of the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon...

"Wait a minute!"

This time, the one who spoke up was the Red-haired Director.

With his eyes narrowed like a fox, focusing on the Director of the Gemini Sub-bureau, the Red-haired Director stood under everyone's gaze and made a request,

"Aquarius Director, if this is truly a discontinued information chip and serves no function, could you please repeat the action you just did and press it a few more times?"

"Olivia!"

Hearing the Red-haired Director's words, the Aquarius Director seemed to have finally had enough. Driven by unbearable brain pain, he furiously reprimanded with raised brows,

"You're going too far!"

It was fake! His anger was fake! The so-called information chip indeed had issues!

Leon, whose right hand was tightly pressed against the Yang Jiao by a strand of bright red hair, looked at the Aquarius Director's soul which was beginning to waver, obviously not out of anger but anxiety, and felt a surge of joy!

He had almost been fooled! Truly worthy of the non-drinking Director, this was unbelievably reliable!

"Aquarius Director, can I ask how exactly my request is excessive?"

After exchanging a glance with Leon and receiving a "confirmation," the corners of the Red-haired Director's mouth curled up again as he smiled and continued questioning,

"You've already pressed it yourself several times before I made my request, so it should be harmless to you, right? In that case, what harm would there be in pressing it a few more times?"

Of course, there was harm!

Every time this thing was pressed, the current would double. If pressed a few more times, my brain might be damaged before the memory reading even began...

Although he had an answer, there was no way he could express it.

Seeing the Director of the Purification Bureau gradually squinting his eyes, the Aquarius Director, who knew his time was up, sighed softly without making any unnecessary arguments.

It was no longer useful to deny. Since it had been noticed, whether he pressed the copper chip or not, the item would undoubtedly be thoroughly examined inside and out.

Even though the people in the Purification Bureau might not understand the technology of the Crolock Kingdom, they would certainly notice something was wrong as soon as they peeled back the copper chip and saw the metal wires embedded in his brain. Missing this by just one day had entirely ruined his plans.

If the Director hadn't returned, and if the inquiry hadn't started one day early, his newly replaced brain would have fully synchronized with his body. He could have bypassed the God-Tier Brain-Eating Demon's reading without relying on electric shocks to forcibly activate it, and the issue of the copper chip wouldn't have been noticed...

One day! Damn it! Just one day!

...

"It seems you're no longer prepared to explain."

After waiting a short while without hearing a defense from the Aquarius Director, the Director of the Purification Bureau raised his hand silently,

"As the Director of the Purification Bureau, I now propose to remove Aquarius Director from his position and temporarily close the Aquarius Astropalace... let's vote."

With the words of the Director of the Purification Bureau, the previously bright and transparent conference hall suddenly darkened, and the kilometer-thick rock wall seemed to become transparent, transforming instantly into an endless dark night sky.

Immediately, eighty-seven patterns composed of numerous star points lit up around the center of the venue and began slowly rotating according to some pattern. The place without surrounding star points gradually revealed a terrifyingly large cut, and like an eye it split open from top to bottom, revealing the real starry sky.

The sun, which had been countless miles away, was forcibly pulled closer by some unknown force, turning into a brilliantly golden pupil within the "eye," staring directly at the Aquarius Director. Surrounding this solar eye, among the twelve seats exclusively for directors, four were gradually illuminated.

"Four votes, passed."

Having announced the voting result, the Director of the Purification Bureau raised his hand, waved it toward the seat that once belonged to the Aquarius Director, dispelling the Aquarius Astropalace composed of 90 star points, completely cutting off the possibility for the Aquarius Director to escape headquarters. Then, with an emotionless expression, he pronounced,

"Privately creating abnormalities, harming the innocent en masse, attempting to corrupt the Watcher's Palace... Guilty on multiple counts!"

"As the Director of the Purification Bureau, I sentence the former Aquarius Director... to death!"

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