Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1125: Death Lies Before Us (Requesting Monthly Passes for the Big - )

Chapter 1125: Chapter 1125: Death Lies Before Us (Requesting Monthly Passes for the Big Chapter)

Once Lokte and the two major consortia enter the negotiation phase, it will be a long process.

Especially when there is another ’bidder’ involved.

If the two consortia are determined to storm the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, the method to minimize the cost is to quickly subdue the Federal Bureau of Investigation and ’buy off’ or ’silence’ everyone before anyone else can react.

In this way, the true facts can be completely shaped according to their will.

For instance, they could claim that the Chaotic Believers had infiltrated the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, and they had to take action to eliminate them, resulting in the ’sacrifice’ of all the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents.

Blaming everything on the Chaotic Believers.

Although they would still have to pay a price to settle matters with Ains, the cost would be much less.

The worst-case scenario would be storming the building and getting bogged down in a drawn-out siege, by the time ’Mr. Suote’ spreads the news across the entire Federation, causing a ferment, things would become troublesome.

The two consortia would not only have to pay a hefty price, but Ains would also have to act, doling out some form of punishment.

And, to take the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building quickly, relying on just a few security forces is impossible; heavy firepower from the Mercenary Corps is necessary.

Therefore, before the Mercenary Corps enters the city, it’s unlikely that the two consortia will launch an attack.

The longer Lokte and the two consortia struggle, the more time He Ao has to ’operate’.

If this ’Mr. Mayor’ is ambitious enough, then He Ao might even receive some unexpected gains.

He Ao also had a hunch that the consortia sending the Mercenary Corps, would be an overkill just for a vice chief of staff of the Federal Bureau of Investigation like ’Mr. Suote’.

This seemed like an excessive show of force.

When he first deduced that the consortia would allow the Mercenary Corps into the city, he was somewhat uncertain, but eventually, he confirmed his speculations through Lokte.

The waters of Minte City are probably deeper than he imagined.

Withdrawing his thoughts, He Ao strode forward quickly.

Lokte has likely betrayed him already, and now he needs to return to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building as soon as possible.

As he walked briskly into the street, he saw a driverless taxi pull over to the curb. There, a pale-faced, somewhat frail middle-aged man clutching a black plastic bag headed towards the side entrance of the Mayor’s Mansion.

After he got out of the car, without hesitation, He Ao got into the driverless taxi, set the destination to the rear side of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building.

He didn’t have a choice when coming here, taking a taxi would cost time, but now in the middle of the night, the road is very clear, and when a car stops in front of you, of course it’s faster to take it.

However, there was a faint odor of rotting food lingering in the back seat of the car.

He Ao opened the window to ventilate, and as the driverless taxi started smoothly, he saw through the rearview mirror that the middle-aged man who just got out of the car was confronting the security personnel at the side door of the Mayor’s Mansion.

"I want to see the Mayor."

"It’s late, the Mayor has retired for the night."

"I don’t believe it. I know he’s having a meeting at midnight, let me in."

"The Mayor has retired for the night."

"I’m also a member of the Cabinet, why won’t you let me in?!"

"You need an appointment to go in, the Mayor is resting now."

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The scattered sounds faded with the taxi driving further away, dissipating into the silent darkness.

——

Sitting in the taxi, He Ao turned on his wrist device and began to review the data stored on the storage chip.

Eve had already sorted out the data roughly, categorized it, and compiled a report.

The report roughly listed the activities of the former Minte City Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Queke over recent years.

He Ao turned a blind eye to certain inter-city smuggling cases for the consortium, even when he was aware of some wanted criminals being sheltered by the consortium. He actively helped cover up for the consortium, deliberately concealing some cases,

Essentially exploiting the powers of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for private gain and to defraud on behalf of the consortium.

In return, he received generous rewards, which included a villa near the city center of Dawn City, a high-rise apartment in Vitland City, an astonishing amount of savings, and the C-level Talent Sequence ’Terrorist’ Secret Medicine along with ritual assistance.

And the ’assassination’ of ’Suote’ was a direct ’commission’ from Note Intelligence.

This assassination order wasn’t initiated when ’Suote’ tackled the two major consortiums, but rather had been ’released’ to ’Queke’ ever since ’Suote’ arrived in Minte City.

Before this, there was no conflict or enmity between ’Suote’ and Note Intelligence. While he pushed for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to conduct probes into many large consortiums, he notably did not involve Note Intelligence.

This can only prove one thing: the person who truly wanted to kill ’Suote’ was neither in Minte City nor was it Note Intelligence.

Note Intelligence was simply a ’messenger’ in this case.

Of course, after ’Suote’ launched a heavy hit against the two major consortiums of Minte City, they indeed might have actually started contemplating taking out Suote.

Beyond this information, there was another piece worthy of attention.

That was the contact method for the Chaotic Believers; it was provided to Queke by Note Intelligence.

And what Queke executed was merely the final step, the very last move to lead a trusted person to lure ’Suote’ into the ambush zone.

All the prior contacts and arrangements had already been put in place by Note Intelligence.

This indicates that Note Intelligence may have been involved with the Chaotic Believers for quite some time.

Remembering the words spoken by the Chaotic Believer ’Carlo,’ He Ao squinted slightly.

Vaguely, all these events seemed to point to the same ’organization’.

Order Church.

All this elaborate scheming, what was it really for?

Leaning back in the rear seat of the car, He Ao gently rubbed his temples.

The scenery outside the window swiftly receded, with both the Mayor’s Mansion and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building belonging to the city center.

This area contained not only government buildings but also the headquarters of the two major consortiums in Minte City, as well as glittering high-end apartments, commercial towers, and five-star hotels.

Between these tightly shut majestic buildings, in the gaps of bright lights, pairs of eyes coiled in the dark, seemingly gazing upon the bustling streets outside.

The closer to the edges, the more continuous stretches of old tents and shanties appeared.

Here lies the city center, the bustling heart of Minte City.

——

The taxi didn’t end up directly at the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, but stopped behind the hotel building instead.

Because the roads leading to the Federal Bureau of Investigation had been sealed off by two major security companies.

He Ao had no choice but to reach the top of the hotel and then jump back to the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building, flipping into his office through the window.

As he flipped in, he glanced down below the window.

The streets behind the Federal Bureau of Investigation Building had been cleared.

Clearly, the security companies of the two major consortiums hadn’t fully reacted yet, and the people they dispatched weren’t numerous.

Eve kept monitoring the situation outside the office.

Hel hadn’t called in, nor had he knocked on the door.

He Ao picked up his bracelet, and at the same time, Eve retrieved Hel’s phone number from the public database and dialed it directly.

"Hello, may I ask who this is?"

The call was quickly connected, and Hel’s hesitant voice came through.

"I am Suote,"

He Ao spoke calmly, "Is everyone here?"

"No, not yet,"

Hel replied softly, "Only fifteen people have arrived. A few said they were on their way but then lost contact, and there are others I can’t reach after a while."

He Ao raised his wristband and glanced at the time.

He had made a round trip to the Mayor’s Mansion; those who should have arrived would have, and those who shouldn’t, should have explained their situation by now.

"Let’s just proceed,"

He Ao said calmly, "Have them all come up to the conference room."

"Uh,"

Hel hesitated for a moment and then said in a low voice, "The security companies of the two major consortia have blocked the road, right outside the door."

He was worried that letting everyone up like this would give the security companies of the consortia an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

"It’s alright, I’ll have the artificial intelligence close the gates on the first floor. They won’t come up,"

He Ao said calmly.

"Does it have to be in the conference room?"

Hel hesitated and asked again.

The blood in the conference room hadn’t been cleaned up yet, and the corpses hadn’t been dealt with either.

"Just have them all come up,"

He Ao said calmly.

"Okay, alright."

Hel agreed softly after a brief hesitation.

With that, he hung up the phone, had Eve send a document to the printer to be printed out, then opened the office door and went out.

The thick scent of blood still pervaded the sealed corridor.

He Ao once again entered the office filled with blood and corpses, stepped over the blood on the ground, and sat down at his desk.

...

When Hel brought all the Federal Bureau of Investigation agents up, the scene fell into an eerie silence.

The agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation who were present were no strangers to bloody and horrendous scenes, but when such a scene occurred in the building of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it was still a shock to their worldview.

Besides, the people who died were their ’colleagues’ and ’director’.

"Please, have a seat,"

He Ao looked at the people who had arrived, pointed to the empty seats beside the conference table, and said softly, "We are short-handed tonight, so we don’t have much time to clean up. It’s not appropriate to call in the ordinary support staff now, so let’s make do for the moment."

Other than Hel, the rest glanced around and saw shock and bewilderment in each other’s eyes.

The unexpected events of tonight had happened too fast, too many, and they had not had time to react.

Among those present, only Hel did not hesitate to sit down at the conference table.

The others exchanged glances and then followed Hel to take their seats.

"Queke colluded with the Chaotic Believers,"

In the midst of silence, He Ao’s gaze swept over the people seated, his voice was hoarse, and his tone was even, as if he was speaking about something utterly mundane, "He and his followers have been executed."

He raised his hand and picked up the printed material in his hand.

Hel hurriedly took the documents and distributed them to everyone present.

"This summarizes the actions he has taken over the years to assist the syndicate, including but not limited to corruption, collusion with cults, and the assassination of colleagues."

The quiet space was filled with the rustling sound of flipping through documents, every person seated here was somewhat silent.

The lighting in the conference room cast flickering and indeterminate light upon the faces of those present, mixed with the strong smell of blood and the dried puddle of blood on the ground, illuminating the silent scene in a bright yet eerie manner.

"All of you are official agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and also the elites of the Bureau. I believe you all know what kind of punishment these crimes should face."

He Ao looked at everyone and continued in a measured tone.

"Why not arrest them and hand them over to the federal court for trial?"

A middle-aged man with red hair spoke slowly and quietly asked.

"Because just now, right here, they tried to silence me,"

He Ao replied calmly, "Hel is a witness. I only counterattacked once, which is in accordance with federal law."

"Yes,"

Hel also spoke slowly and quietly said, "I saw Director Queke preparing to kill Mr. Suote, but he was killed by Mr. Suote in self-defense."

Then he paused and continued, "Indeed, we have the right to unrestricted counterattack in a critical state when facing lethal attacks from criminals,"

At this point, he seemed to realize something and continued in a measured tone, "Mr. Suote’s actions also comply with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s laws regarding self-defense, and his actions are completely within the regulations."

No new voices emerged from the crowd because everyone present was well aware of these regulations, which were about their own lives. Even those who didn’t recall them at first were reminded at this moment.

"I know you all are upright and fair individuals."

He Ao’s gaze swept over the faces of the fifteen people present, his voice still calm, "That’s why you were isolated by Queke and his affiliates, placed in a marginal position within the FBI in Minte City, continuously suppressed."

As he spoke these words, the expressions of those present changed slightly. Someone tried to say something but fell silent again.

It has to be said, Queke put a lot of effort into maintaining surface appearances. In front of upright investigators who weren’t his affiliates, he usually maintained the image of impartial law enforcement and tried his best to cover up his deeds.

This was one of the main reasons he initially managed to deceive ’Suote’.

But at the same time, anyone who didn’t collude with him would be isolated, marginalized, unable to access core powers.

’Suote’ certainly noticed these things too.

However, at that time, he simply thought Queke was forming cliques and planned to confront Queke after the investigation of the Church of Chaos was completed.

Unfortunately, Queke ’acted’ before he did.

Of course, ’Suote’ wasn’t completely inactive either; he probably looked into the group of people who were marginalized by ’Queke’. The fifteen people seated here were among those marginalized.

In fact, these people are the lucky ones.

In the documents Queke left behind, those ’marginalized’ individuals who found out about Queke’s ’tricks’ would be ’sacrificed’ through some ’incident’ by Queke.

Of course, there might be people sitting here who also uncovered traces of Queke’s schemes.

But they also discovered those ’sacrificed’ colleagues, so they ’hid’ themselves carefully.

Hel was one of these individuals.

"Mr. Suote,"

Someone in the crowd began to speak slowly, "I want to know what exactly happened, and what the purpose of calling us here is."

"You must have noticed the security companies of the two major syndicates blockading the streets outside, and you should have realized,"

"But what I want to tell you is, the situation is even worse than the worst scenario you could imagine,"

"Ladies and gentlemen,"

He Ao straightened himself slightly, the bright lighting fully illuminating his face, casting his shadow into the crimson blood puddle, "At this very moment, death lies before us."