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Chapter 63: Another

Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Another

"Senior, what has happened?"

Tang Qianqian, seeing Duan Mingyuan’s solemn expression, asked curiously.

The crash of the flying vehicle had already been blatantly attributed to Night Disaster’s mischief. They were merely making a symbolic appearance at the crash site. After returning, they would directly report this conclusion to the company. As for how to deal with Night Disaster, that was a problem for the company to worry about, especially since Night Disaster’s targets weren’t them.

This was her approach when dealing with those who had a bad attitude during handovers.

"Something’s not quite right."

Duan Mingyuan had originally thought the same, but after listening to the security department personnel’s explanations, he had to hesitate whether he should believe in the security department’s professionalism.

What was worse, he was completely ignorant when it came to the high-end technological facilities of the Extraterrestrials. Tang Qianqian and Jiuyue looked even less likely to understand the intricacies involved. Their eyes were so clear that it inevitably made one question why they were present in the workplace at all.

Duan Mingyuan said, "Assuming their conclusion is correct, then there might be someone else responsible for this flying vehicle incident."

Sure enough, it’s Mr. Mingyuan!

Jiuyue proudly arched her tail. She had been right beside Mr. Mingyuan when the flying vehicle had crashed, having a solid alibi. If she had triggered her Ability causing the crash, the intense Energy fluctuations would definitely have been detected by him.

So, even if she indeed wasn’t a good person, this time it wasn’t her turn.

Tang Qianqian, on the other hand, looked bewildered. "It wasn’t Night Disaster? Why not?"

"All current intelligence indicates that Night Disaster kills by manipulating disasters of this world. Those targeted by the disaster could drown drinking water, fall down stairs to their death, or get into traffic accidents when using vehicles. To others, it seems the victims were simply unlucky to death. But there’s a prerequisite— all the disasters are generated based on the current environment."

This was the reason Duan Mingyuan had questioned the security personnel. "If this flying vehicle incident was caused by Night Disaster, there would be signs like frayed threads, system malfunctions, or other accidental factors I just mentioned."

These accidental factors could easily be investigated.

He added, "In other words, if there were no conditions for a fire to start near a disaster’s target, Night Disaster’s Ability wouldn’t conjure fire out of thin air to burn them to death. Yet after their thorough investigation, they concluded that the smoke and fire appeared out of nowhere."

"Could it be that you are overthinking it, senior?"

Since the security department’s personnel were still on site, Tang Qianqian lowered her voice, "This could also be a problem within the Universe Company. If the flying vehicle crashed due to fraying or a software glitch, a group of people would be implicated afterward."

At the least, it’s negligence on the job. At the worst, it’s intentional harm targeted at the company’s executives.

It just so happened that the company received intelligence about Wangxu’s intention to attack Bai Kou, and the security department conveniently deflected the responsibility for the accident onto the criminals.

"I don’t rule out that possibility either, but given the involvement of Night Disaster, we must proceed with caution."

Duan Mingyuan said, "Ever since leaving Congyun Hotel, I’ve been feeling that something is very strange. As Wangxu’s trump card against the Extraterrestrials, Night Disaster’s Ability has been revealed a bit too hastily."

In battles involving special Abilities, intelligence will play a decisive role.

Not to mention Universe Company with its extensive resources, even Da Jiang, which is barely keeping its organization afloat, knows about Night Disaster’s Ability, and this piece of news is spreading at an astonishing rate. Duan Mingyuan believed that Fu Ling would inform Bai Kou of this intelligence the moment they met.

Yet the Night Disaster knew nothing about Bai Kou’s personal bodyguard.

Previously, Duan Mingyuan had dismissed this as the Night Disaster’s arrogance, but the aircraft accident made him think of another possibility.

Maybe the Night Disaster was a decoy from the beginning.

Wangxu had also been preparing a surprise force.

Since it involved academic issues, he carefully explained to both of them, "Even two abilities that seem similar can lead to completely different tactics when formulating strategies. The existence of the Six-Dimensional Chart is to enable you to understand the enemy’s strengths and weaknesses in the most efficient way. Besides, all tactics should be based on the rules of the Barrier."

Hearing this, Tang Qianqian finally had an epiphany, "If the company had always been using the Night Disaster as a decoy enemy for strategizing, then all strategies would become ineffective when suddenly encountering an enemy other than the Night Disaster!"

"They may not even realize that there is another evil entity of the same level besides the Night Disaster."

According to Duan Mingyuan’s many years of drama-watching experience, such slight discrepancies in intelligence often led to impressively dangerous scenes.

Even those invincible beings, such as the cosmic-level powerhouses picked by Universe Company from countless planets, could capsize in the gutter.

"I see, so that’s what’s going on!"

Jiuyue reacted even more keenly than Tang Qianqian. After being reminded by Mr. Mingyuan, she suddenly understood the real purpose of Wangxu’s stirring up trouble in Yunlong City by faking her ability.

Even when they were in a cooperative relationship, Wangxu had never told her about the existence of another entity of the same level as the monsters or evil spirits.

However, Jiuyue was not angry about being used by Wangxu. As long as it helped achieve the plan, it might even be considered a smart move, and when necessary, she could even cooperate with the evil entity of the same level for a surprise attack.

The longer Jiuyue spent with Duan Mingyuan, the more she found him reliable.

Reliable to the extent that one would want to throw oneself onto him and not want to make any more efforts.

Driven by intense curiosity, Jiuyue asked, "Then what is this evil entity’s ability, the same type as the Night Disaster?"

"I don’t know,"

Duan Mingyuan shook his head. He could only deduce through the information he had; he couldn’t know what was beyond his own cognition.

The only information was that the entity had a wide range of ability, being able to create fire and smoke during the aircraft’s descent, leading to the accident.

Jiuyue then asked, "So, should we report this to the company?"

She didn’t want to tell Bai Kou, to keep her on her guard.

"There’s no need, after all, this is just my personal speculation at the moment. The actual situation may be as Tang Qianqian said—security personnel might be covering for other people in the company by hiding the real cause of the aircraft accident, or it might simply be due to slacking and laziness that a thorough investigation wasn’t conducted."

But regardless, this was Universe Company’s internal strife, which had nothing to do with them as external hires.

He said to Jiuyue, "Don’t take on things beyond your duty. In that case, if things go well, the credit goes to others; if not, all the responsibility falls on you. We were commissioned to be a surprise force against the Night Disaster, but they never mentioned dealing with any other evil entities besides the Night Disaster."