Chapter 1197: Chapter 347: Elders: How Did Fang Ze Pull It Off?
Polaris Base.
Headmaster’s Office.
Elder Meng from the Council of Five was meticulously reviewing the list of scholars applying to join the research base organized by Fang Ze.
Towards Fang Ze, the Five Elders held slightly similar views, among whom Vice Chairperson Meng was the friendliest and most approachable.
Perhaps because he is a researcher, Vice Chairperson Meng disregards other aspects, focusing solely on whether Fang Ze possesses the capability and technology to lead the Human Race to victory in this Domain war.
Fang Ze does, and so he supports Fang Ze. After all… in the face of such a global Disaster, politics, schemes, and tricks are meaningless. Only technology and ability can be the hope to save the Human Race.
This is also why he cares so much about the research base Fang Ze is building—to aid Fang Ze in rapidly developing the Divine Fiend Rejuvenation Technology, he has dispatched the top-tier scholars and high-ranking scientists of the Polaris Federation there.
And at this moment, as he was intently reviewing the application list, suddenly, the communicator on his desk rang.
Picking up the communicator, Vice Chairperson Meng continued reviewing the data, not lifting his head, as he asked the other end, “Whose call is this?”
The assistant on the other end quickly replied, “Chairperson, it’s from the Special Investigation Team, using an S-level encrypted line.”
“S-level encrypted line?” Hearing this level of line, Vice Chairperson Meng was taken aback for a moment, withdrawing his gaze from the documents. However, he couldn’t recall what this [Special Investigation Team] was, so he inquired, “Special Investigation Team? What’s that?”
Upon hearing Vice Chairperson Meng’s question, the assistant quickly reminded, “Chairperson, did you forget? It’s the one established by Chairperson Fang Ze….”
Hearing the assistant’s words, Vice Chairperson Meng patted his head immediately and said, “Oh, right, right, look at my mind. Alright, connect the call.”
Even as he connected to the call, Vice Chairperson Meng was a bit puzzled.
If he remembered correctly, that Special Case Team was investigating the train disappearance case.
Frankly speaking, the elders were not deeply concerned about this case. In this apocalyptic world, there are too many strange occurrences, and the Federation barely has enough time to develop technology to win the Domain war, let alone manage everything.
The case only drew attention because Deputy Chairperson Jing was involved and Fang Ze vigorously requested it, otherwise, the elders probably wouldn’t have agreed to investigate it.
Now, hearing that this Special Case Team was reporting using an S-level encryption, he was a bit surprised.
Unless the team member reporting was abusing their power, could it be that they really uncovered some earth-shattering insider information?
Could Deputy Chairperson Jing truly be the mastermind behind the scenes?
While Vice Chairperson Meng was pondering this, the secure line finally connected.
Listening with curiosity to the report from the team member, Vice Chairperson Meng, who initially remained calm, suddenly stood up with a “whoosh!”
Possibly due to his abrupt movement, the chair behind him was knocked over, which in turn toppled the several potted plants behind it, resulting in a cacophony of crashing sounds throughout the office.
Yet none of this drew Vice Chairperson Meng’s attention.
At this moment, he stood stupefied with the communicator, his face full of disbelief, “Are you serious? You’re sure you’re not joking?”
After the team member on the other end confirmed the information, Vice Chairperson Meng opened his mouth multiple times, unsure how to respond…
Finally, a thousand words condensed into one sentence, “Wait for me! I’m coming over right away!”
Simultaneously, similar situations occurred across various departments like the Federation Chairperson’s Office, the Council, the Special Service Department, and the Military Department. Though the five elders had different personalities and reactions, the main sentiment was similar: disbelief at the news.
After all… a Venerable! An entity at the pinnacle of worldly power!
Being defeated is understandable, being captured… well, perhaps just barely, since the world is vast and full of wonders. But being converted by Fang Ze, coming to surrender?!
That’s just too exaggerated!
Moreover, the surrendered Venerable was none other than Venerable Moon Rabbit, who had significantly aided the Human Race and held high esteem among the upper echelons of the Federation.
Thus, the elders hurriedly arranged their work and abandoned all other matters, rushing to a secret meeting room at the Grand Council to meet with Fang Ze and Venerable Moon Rabbit.
Upon arriving at the secret meeting room and truly seeing Venerable Moon Rabbit, the elders were both astonished and momentarily at a loss for words.
After a brief moment of silence, it was the Federation Chairperson who first broke it. He first looked at Venerable Moon Rabbit, then at Fang Ze, and then queried, “Fang Ze, you previously told us you suspected Deputy Chairperson Jing as the mastermind behind the train disappearance case. Now, how did it lead to Venerable Moon Rabbit?”
Upon hearing the Federation Chairperson’s words, Fang Ze smiled and said, “Chairperson, I must first apologize to Deputy Chairperson Jing here. This case led me astray initially, and I did wrongly accuse him.”
“Fortunately, through our entire investigation team’s efforts, we restored the truth. We identified the true mastermind behind this train disappearance case.”
With that, facing the stares from the five elders, Fang Ze detailed the fruits of their investigation over the past few days; their suspicions; the bottleneck they faced, and so on.