Chapter 1794 – Deception

　　Vigilante headquarters.

　　Conference Room.

　　”Three days have passed since the Gold Coast attack, and …… now the public opinion situation in the outside world is very unfavorable.” Public Relations Minister Zhong Xianzhi spoke in a deep voice, “Thousands of people have disappeared, a disaster of this scale can’t be suppressed, and the relatives of the missing have called the police, which has created a storm.

　　Although the reason we claimed to the public was a tsunami, the rest of the same sea on that day was calm, and it simply doesn’t make sense that a tsunami that occurred near only two or three kilometers of coastline could have swept away so many people in one fell swoop.

　　Now people’s public opinion has tended to conspire, and although we have been constantly controlling comments online, the families of those victims have gathered on their own accord, marching and demonstrating, demanding that the officials immediately organize the relevant teams to go out to sea and give them an explanation.”

　　”The local Vigilante Squad has also reported that a number of civic organizations have crossed the Gold Coast’s blockade line and privately opened investigations, but none of them have found out anything.” Chen Han nodded and said.

　　Yue Jiulin, the head of the logistics department, spoke immediately after, “The traces about Poseidon, we have long since disposed of them in advance, they definitely couldn’t find out anything.”

　　”What I mean is that they are taking this matter very seriously ……”

　　The Cebu Monk sat at the center of the conference table, his eyebrows slightly lowered as he calmly listened to the speeches of the remaining seven top brass.

　　Only when the others had all finished their speeches did the Fateful Monk slowly open his mouth:

　　”Continue to suppress the social impact of this matter.”

　　The Predestined Monk was as shy as gold, and after saying these words, he never spoke again, and the many high-ranking officers glanced at each other, all seeing the helplessness in each other’s eyes.

　　”Are we really not taking measures against Olympus?” Chen Han couldn’t help but ask.

　　”To take, but not now.”

　　”But those ordinary people are in Olympus, who knows what will happen? Going out to rescue them a day earlier might prevent more casualties.”

　　”I agree with Chen Han.” Shao Pingge nodded and said, “Daxia is no longer the Daxia that it once was, and Olympus is not the Olympus that it was back then, in terms of combat power, we are no worse than them……. Rescue those commoners back earlier to avoid a long night’s sleep.”

　　”I said, now is not the time.” The Fatal Monk stood up, his gaze calmly sweeping over the crowd, “If there’s nothing else, let’s adjourn the meeting.”

　　He picked up the documents on the table, and was about to walk towards the door, leaving the seven executives staring at each other in disbelief.

　　Creak-

　　Just then, the door to the conference room was pushed open, and a crimson colored figure stood outside the door.

　　”Commander Lin?!” Seeing that figure, Chen Han’s eyes lit up.

　　The Fated Monk looked at Lin Qiye outside the door and spoke indifferently, “It’s over? Did Yuzuri Takeru Bai succeed?”

　　”He hasn’t finished …… I received a call from Min Junliang and rushed over the first time.” Lin Qiye looked at the people in the conference room and spoke to the Fatal Monk, “Go to the office and talk.”

　　The two returned to the office, Lin Qiye closed the door and immediately spoke:

　　”Why don’t you go save them?”

　　”The risk is too great.” The Fateful Monk didn’t beat around the bush and said truthfully, “Although we’re not inferior to Olympus in terms of battle power right now, they’re in the mist after all, and it’s still their own home turf.”

　　Lin Qiye was puzzled, “You want to follow the original plan and wait for your teacher to leave the gate before crusading against Olympus?”

　　”When Zhou Ping achieves supremacy, Great Xia will have an extra layer of insurance, so naturally it’s the most stable.”

　　”But there should still be three days …… before he leaves the gate,” Lin Qiye spoke in a deep voice, “Three days is too long for ordinary people, can they really hold out in Olympus until we pass? ”

　　The Fateful Monk gazed at him for a moment, “So what? You’re going to risk all of Da Xia’s top combatants for the sake of these few thousand people?”

　　”Sacrificing ordinary people in order to preserve the feathers is not the original intention of the Night’s Watch.” Lin Qiye spoke resolutely, “Back when there were only five human ceilings in Da Xia, when they encountered the invasion of the foreign gods, didn’t they still fight to the death and rush to the forefront? Did they ever worry about their own life and death?

　　Today’s Great Xia is several times more powerful than it was back then, do you want us to watch the common people being tortured to death by the Outer Gods in order to preserve our wings now?

　　If that’s the case, what are we fighting so hard to become powerful for?”

　　The Fateful Monk wasn’t the least bit impressed by Lin Qiye and spoke indifferently:

　　”It’s precisely because this power is hard won that it’s all the more important to preserve the existing battle power …… Our enemies are more than just Olympus.”

　　The two stood in the office staring at each other, frozen in place for a while.

　　After an unknown amount of time, Lin Qiye took out a coat of arms from his bosom, placed it on the desktop, and spoke in a deep voice:

　　”If the Eclipsing Night ends, I will stand in front of ten thousand people, cross my sword to the abyss, and stain the sky with blood……. If I, Lin Qiye, can’t even do what’s on this oath, I don’t deserve to be this Commander-in-Chief.”

　　As the words fell, Lin Qiye put one hand on the straight sword at his waist, turned around, and headed out of the office.

　　The Fateful Monk looked at the departing crimson back and frowned slightly ……

　　”Wait.” He suddenly spoke.

　　Lin Qiye’s footsteps lurched.

　　”Do you have to go?”

　　”Uh-huh.” Lin Qiye didn’t hesitate in the slightest, “If anything goes …… wrong, I’ll bear the consequences alone.”

　　Monk Predestined’s expression was a bit complicated, and after a moment of silence, he still spoke:

　　”Sorry.”

　　Lin Qiye frowned and turned his head to look in confusion, “Why are you sorry?”

　　”I lied to you all.” The Fateful Monk slowly spoke, “I told those higher ups of the Nightwatchman that those ordinary people were still alive as a way of trying to stabilize the hearts of the army. …… In fact, last night, only two hundred or so of those six thousand four hundred or so people were already dead.

　　The ones that are left can’t survive for more than an hour, even if you rush to Olympus now, you won’t be able to save them at all.”

　　Hearing these words, Lin Qiye’s mind was like a thunderbolt flashing through his mind, and his entire body was stunned in place.

　　”If you don’t believe me, see for yourself.”

　　The Fatal Monk handed the list in front of his desk, to Lin Qiye’s hands, on that dense list of victims, a thread of karma extended into the distant void …… following those karma to find it, the other end was already without the slightest bit of life, there were only a handful of two hundred people left, and they were also minuscule like a candle flame.

　　The predestined monk gazed at Lin Qiye, who had an ugly face, and opened his mouth word by word:

　　”Now …… do you still want to risk the living for these corpses?”