Chapter 4117 Compromise

Chapter 4117 Compromise
Takaoka Yuzuru's words did indeed reach the Anti-Corruption Department. Both the Anti-Corruption Department's headquarters and the Third Action Team, which was about to take action, heard his speech.

Their first reaction was clearly shock. It was quite normal for them to think that the Anti-Corruption Department was going to take action against them; these people had already planned to confront the Anti-Corruption Department if they were to do something like this. Everyone knew that the Anti-Corruption Department couldn't just sit idly by.

But how could they be so accurate in pinpointing that the Third Action Team was the one that was going to attack them? That's just too incredible.

Hiroto Aoki even suspected that the other side already knew the entire details of their operation—the plan to slightly damage the fuel tanks to force them to land. But the question was, how did they manage that?
This cannot be explained by hacking methods such as eavesdropping on their communications, because that's not how they formulated their plans.

This third action team received the mission directly during a meeting at headquarters. It's important to know that everyone's communication devices are handed in during meetings, and the meeting's content cannot be leaked. And now, everyone who attended the meeting is still in the meeting room, except for the third team that went to carry out the mission.

So the question is, how exactly was this plan leaked? Even if there was a mole within the Anti-Drug Department, or even if they had attended the meeting beforehand, it would be very difficult for them to promptly inform Yatagarasu of the meeting's contents.

"Mission suspended." Hiroto Aoki quickly issued the suspension order to the Third Operations Team. Firstly, the plan had been leaked, making success highly unlikely.

On the other hand, what the other party said was indeed very tempting.

That's right, a new method of cultivation—it's incredibly appealing to them. What the Extraordinary Forces lack most right now is, ultimately, combat power, or more accurately, high-end combat power.

Yes, they have absorbed quite a few Awakened Ones, but the combat power they recruited feels like they are from two different worlds compared to the earth-shattering battles in Linton's live stream.

The Other Side is strong now, but that's only relative to ordinary civilians. As for what Linton's side is involved in, they can't even get close to it.

Isn't this just making them anxious? They're the Anti-Corruption Department, yet it seems like these things have nothing to do with them.

Therefore, they were naturally very interested in the new training method that Takaoka Yūnori mentioned. They were even more intrigued when Takaoka Yūnori suggested that Linton's strength was related to this training method.

Yes, even Hiroto Aoki, who was relatively close to Linton, understood one thing: their Anti-Linton Division and Linton were not on the same side at all.

If given the opportunity to retaliate, their opposition would naturally want to retaliate against Linton. Unlike now, where they have to do whatever Linton orders them, with no room for disobedience because they cannot afford the consequences.

Although Linton didn't really put them to much work, the most recent one being the banning of Totsuki Academy, Hiroto Aoki knew that this was mainly because Linton looked down on them. In Linton's eyes, they weren't even considered underlings; only someone like Zong Yang was qualified to be Linton's dog, and even their Special Duties Club didn't have that qualification.

Is it painful? Of course it is. Hiroto Aoki certainly didn't want to be Linton's dog, but now that Linton was showing that he didn't even have the right to be a dog, that was even more painful.

So how could he not be tempted when he heard Takaoka Yūnen talk about this method of spiritual practice?
As for things like public disclosure, Hiroto Aoki didn't really care.

Indeed, he understood the power of authority perfectly. So what if it was public knowledge? Even if everyone knew about this training method, Hiroto Aoki was confident that their Extraordinary Training Division would gain even more. If this new source of energy truly was emotional value, then who could compete with their Extraordinary Training Division for emotional value resources? Because power was now in their hands. Ordinary civilians, even if they knew the training method, could they compare to their Extraordinary Training Division?
So the only thing that Aoki Hiroto was concerned about now was whether the Yatagarasu leader's promise was true. They didn't even know who the Yatagarasu leader was, so how could they possibly believe a casual promise? What could they do if the leader went back on his word?

Hiroto Aoki was having a headache and didn't know how to handle it.

But when he glanced around at the other councilors, each with their own distinct expression, an idea suddenly struck him. Everyone seemed to have a lot of ideas, and he himself didn't know what to do, so…

"In that case, let's hold a vote. What do you think?" Hiroto Aoki asked.

The members of parliament below certainly had a lot to say, and since Hiroto Aoki had taken the initiative to propose a vote, they naturally agreed.

Soon enough, the final resolution was reached, with most members of parliament agreeing to wait and trusting Yatagarasu's assurances.

The biggest consideration here is still Linton, the biggest threat. After all, it's been said that Hiroto Aoki has been quite patient with Linton, but the others simply can't hold back anymore. Now that this opportunity has arisen, both they and those behind them are willing to gamble on this method.

In short, the world has long suffered from the afflictions of the people.

“In that case, suspend the operation.” Aoki Hiroto didn’t have much objection this time and directly ordered the Third Operations Group to cancel the original plan and wait in place.

Of course, new action plans still need to be formulated. As mentioned before, it's impossible to place all our hopes on this unknown Yatagarasu. Whether or not to formulate a plan is one thing; whether or not to take action is another.

He first had the captains of his action teams discuss the new plan, and then his attention returned to the live broadcast.

In the scene, Takaoka Yusuke doesn't seem to care much about the action team. His conversation with the opposing team is more like a notification than a negotiation.

That's right, it was as if he already knew the outcome of the notification from the beginning, and there was no need to wait for a response from the Anti-Corruption Department.

In fact, the Department of Different Strategies has been trying to contact them all along. Before, it was to inquire about their conditions, such as ransom, and now they also want to discuss this cultivation technique with them.

However, the Yatagarasu group refused to communicate and wouldn't accept any communications.

"Young clan leader, time is short, let's begin as soon as possible," Takaoka Yūnen said directly to Sōyō.