This time, it's secure!
After hearing the Director of the Purification Bureau's request, the Red-haired Director couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, secretly giving himself a nod of approval in his heart.
The reason he was so "stubbornly resisting," arguing with the Director despite his clear culpability, was solely to bring up the matter regarding Aquarius.
Previously, he hadn't chosen to raise questions during the year-end review but opted for a private inquiry afterward. Firstly, to give Leon a few more days of delay, allowing him ample time to go undercover.
Secondly, it's like Tom's dice, Aquarius Director had, over the years, used secret techniques to tailor numerous anomalous objects for many members of various branches, including several branch directors. Many people owed him favors, so he worried that raising questions during the year-end review could cause unforeseen complications.
After all, with Aquarius Director's capabilities, and several directors close to him, they wouldn't need to do much. As long as they reacted just a bit "slowly" when Aquarius failed the inquiry and tried to escape towards them, it would be enough to give Aquarius Director a way out.
But now that Leon had completed his undercover mission, there was no need for further delay on his behalf. Coupled with the presence of the General Bureau's Director, directors close to Aquarius would surely not dare to let him off easily. Therefore, advancing the inquiry to now was undoubtedly a more suitable choice.
"Then I'll speak up now!"
After a slight hesitation, not wanting Leon to be noticed by the directors close to Aquarius, the Red-haired Director refrained from mentioning his name and instead began speaking directly, unambiguously:
"Last month, our Virgin Branch reported an anomalous object named [Happiness Apartment]. Initially, we thought this object was born out of the kindness of an elderly couple who ran a charitable asylum, as well as the gratitude and longing of those they helped.
However, after subsequent investigations, our bureau's Cleaner discovered that this couple had contact with Aquarius Director before their deaths and were suspected of being maliciously influenced, although ultimately unsuccessfully.
At the time, we didn't suspect much, but later, while capturing suspected Rebels in possession of anomalous objects, we found they too had ties with Aquarius Director and had undergone similar deliberate guidance..."
After detailing Leon's findings, under the gaze of numerous directors and branch directors, the Red-haired Director looked up towards Aquarius Director in the board seats, his expression solemnly concluding:
"I believe, without reporting to the bureau, Aquarius Director privately manufactured a large number of anomalous objects and frequently maliciously influenced ordinary people to fulfill conditions!
Besides that, he nurtured Rebels in the kingdom guarded by our Virgin Branch, granting at least twelve individuals with abnormal abilities and allowing them to cause destruction everywhere!
In recent years, these individuals continuously attacked officials, nobles, and members of the royal family, causing significant casualties among ordinary people, and all this should be accounted for by him!"
"A similar situation was also discovered in the jurisdiction of the Lion Sub-bureau!"
Just as the Red-haired Director's words fell, the Lion Bureau Director, with cookie crumbs still on his lips, immediately stood up, speaking solemnly:
"Lovanna, a First Level Disaster Handler in the Lion Sub-bureau, while using the ability [Scene Reproduction] to investigate anomalous events in their jurisdiction, repeatedly discovered that anomalous object holders had contacted unknown individuals.
Although Lovanna couldn't fully restore the appearance of the unknown individuals due to their high hierarchy, with the ability to walk freely among humans, surpassing ordinary True Gods, and possessing the secret technique to create abnormalities, I believe the suspicion towards Aquarius Director is significant!"
"Gemini Bureau supports the motion."
After the Director of the Lion Bureau Beverly finished speaking, the director of a third Zodiac Branch Office stood up, expressionlessly echoing:
"After receiving notifications from the Virgin and Lion directors, I immediately contacted the King of Crolock Kingdom and retrieved observation records of mechanical eyes from the past thirty years in the kingdom.
Finally, it was found that in a total of sixty-three anomalous object attack events, an elderly person suspected of being Aquarius Director appeared and had brief interactions with the anomalous object holders.
Upon judgment, the probability of an issue with Aquarius Director is approximately ninety-eight point three six percent, indeed very suspicious."
"Compass Bureau supports the motion, we also found a similar situation."
"Southern Cross Sub-bureau supports the motion."
"Chisel Tool Sub-bureau also discovered similar issues."
"I also think there's a problem."
After a total of six branch directors, including three Zodiac directors, consecutively stood up, the Taurus Director, full of silver hair, in the second ranked director seat, unexpectedly stood up as well, frowning tightly:
"I am responsible for the bureau's anomalous object forgings, and for nearly twenty years, many branches, after completing cleaning tasks, handed over anomalous objects and materials that showed issues, with 'origins' clearly impure.
According to my understanding of anomalous objects, the hierarchy and efficacy of these objects obviously didn't match the creators' experiences and souls, and even contained traces of the God of Enlightenment's authority.
After reviewing the bureau's related records, I discovered that, as one of the most suitable materials for the secret technique 'Aberration Generation', the soul and flesh of the God of Enlightenment have always been kept by successive Aquarius Directors and never once reported an escape.
Therefore, I believe these anomalous objects indeed originated from the hands of Aquarius Director, the judgments led by Olivia and several branch directors are most likely correct."
It seemed... this inquiry was about to conclude.
When the Red-haired Director initially stood up, many directors of the branches present were still uncertain, those aligned with Aquarius Director even somewhat indifferent.
But after six directors successively rose to support, most people's expressions became solemn, and when Taurus Director also stood up, expressing agreement with the judgments, almost everyone at the venue had the same thought rise in their minds.
Aquarius was finished!
Not to mention anything else, just Taurus Director's status as a "Palace Occupant" was unmatched by others, and it could be said that before ascending to the Watcher's Palace next year, she was the highest-ranked in the Purification Bureau, and even if the Director of the General Bureau returned, they must indeed bow deeply upon seeing her.
In the face of Taurus Director's personal accusations, if Aquarius Director could not provide a convincing explanation, he was doomed today. Even as one of the Twelve Directors, he'd be forcibly taken for memory extraction, and with these pieces of evidence displayed, his chances of passing the memory extraction were infinitely close to zero.
"Thank you, Taurus His Excellency, for your testimony."
Politely bowing slightly to Taurus Director, expressing respect for the Human Watchman, the Director of the Purification Bureau turned and looked at Aquarius Director in the eleventh seat, asking with a cold gaze:
"Aquarius Director, do you have anything to explain?"
Under the surprised gazes of numerous directors, Aquarius Director, who hadn't spoken from then until now, shook his head:
"They are right, these things were indeed done by me."