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Chapter 508 - 227 The Threat from Griss

Chapter 508: 227 The Threat from Griss

Is that it?

That so-called "mentally paranoid" suspected Fourth Pioneer, is this their level?

Little Lyu had been observing for a whole month. Yang Ming, holding the report Little Lyu provided, showed a wide range of expressions.

He really couldn’t understand why a Pioneer wouldn’t just quietly accumulate advantages for their home star’s development but instead act so flamboyantly.

Interestingly, it wasn’t just them making a move to disgust the suspected Pioneer rumored to be in the Free Federation. Even Minter City extended a tentacle to stir up the clouds covering the Head Star of the Free Federation.

According to Lyu’s investigation, a black force had risen in the Free Federation over the past few years.

Yes, it was a black force with criminal gangs and illegal organizations at its core.

This force developed rapidly, quickly integrating gangs from dozens of cities on the Head Star, monopolizing industries like gambling, drugs, and prostitution. It was somewhat like an enhanced version of... Wind of Karmi.

If the guy challenging the White Ghost was indeed the Fourth Pioneer, his development approach seemed to unify black forces and then, in turn, control government officials.

Apart from gangs and thugs, this force also had affiliated professional assassination and intelligence organizations.

They really understood how to manage underworld forces.

But what use was that?

They didn’t even have a single hundred-meter warship.

Yang Ming felt that there was no common language with this guy.

The latter half of the investigation report detailed the sniping process against the suspected Fourth Pioneer by Lyu and the Second Pioneer from Minter City.

Lyu’s approach was to suppress the opponent with intelligence.

Because of the "Star Slave Island" incident, the political scene in the Free Federation was experiencing ongoing upheavals, causing even those politicians uninvolved in the matter to feel vulnerable, with many extending goodwill toward the black force.

However, these crafty politicians wouldn’t let their weaknesses fall into others’ hands easily.

Lyu sold over a hundred pieces of intelligence on this gang force at a high price, precisely marking its core personnel.

The politicians swiftly made their moves, deploying military and police forces, capturing thousands of gang members within days with a thunderous momentum.

The fundamental force that the Fourth Pioneer relied on to make money faced a devastating blow.

Lyu’s actions were considered mild; the "interference" from Minter City bore even more lethal intents.

The Second Pioneer’s team began manipulating public opinion, bringing this gang into the open. While the aftermath of the "Star Slave Island" incident hadn’t yet subsided, another scandal erupted, the "Gang Influencing Politicians" matter.

The Second Pioneer seized on the Free Federation’s major parties’ vulnerabilities, directing public opinion toward the leader of the largest opposition party, exposing their interest transfers with the targeted gang.

The party leader fell into scandal, making the elections precarious, with the Free Federation’s intelligence agency and the Head Star’s guard corps simultaneously mobilizing on a large scale.

Suppressing a gang rooted in the Head Star with national power, the latter’s survival time was calculated in seconds.

After two weeks of chaos, the core force of the suspected Fourth Pioneer suffered a catastrophic blow, with their intelligence and assassination organizations also significantly impacted by the intelligence department’s strikes.

However, the Fourth Pioneer never formally showed up, this round of actions merely clipping his not-yet-mature wings, rendering his years of effort fruitless.

Yang Ming on Yaha Star, along with Allison in Minter City, felt slightly regretful about it.

"We shouldn’t underestimate our opponents."

Yang Ming tossed the investigation report aside, clicking his tongue gently. "It seems this Second Pioneer is our main adversary."

"He’s hiding in Minter City, and there’s no way to find out who he really is," Lyu expressed a bit of frustration at this.

Yang Ming chuckled, "The results this time are already pretty good. The Third Pioneer was killed by the Second Pioneer, and now the Fourth Pioneer’s forces are destroyed, they should be more low-profile afterward."

Lyu asked, "Do we need to trace the identity of the Fourth Pioneer? There actually are some clues now."

"Trace it," Yang Ming immediately replied. "Once identified, we can use someone else to do the dirty work, finding ways to pass the information to the Second Pioneer... The Faya Civilization seems unconcerned about the conflicts between Pioneers."

"That should be a part of the civilization competition," Lyu smiled, "After all, civilizations are made up of individuals."

"I hope the Fourth Pioneer can direct his attacks toward Minter City."

Yang Ming squinted and smiled, then asked, "Is Griss still investigating the White Ghost?"

"Yes," Lyu furrowed his brow slightly, "He has found relevant clues several times. This guy is hard to deal with, quite resilient, and he might trace it back to Saka’s head again."

Yang Ming’s smile gradually faded.

He had been actively participating in television programs on Yaha Star recently, indeed feeling a significant amount of pressure.

The media path seemed even more complex than he had imagined.

Many competitors would stop at nothing, with many investigating the Saka family, attempting to use them to attack Hui Saka.

This was a seemingly glamorous but inherently vile industry.

"Boss," Lyu asked, "should we set up an accident for Griss?"

"No need," Yang Ming replied, "More than this, I’m more worried about the safety of the Godoy family, make sure they have more exit strategies."

"I’m already arranging it, boss," Lyu insisted, "Griss is indeed a nuisance right now, and we must take some precautionary measures, given the terrifying amount of resources he has at his disposal; one phone call could mobilize tens of thousands of programmers."

Yang Ming tapped his fingers on the table.

Having always had smooth sailing, he found himself somewhat unable to play the game in the Emperor Star Circle.

The main issue was that time was too tight, he wanted to gain a foothold in the Empire’s political arena within a couple of years, which was almost an impossible task.