Chapter 4191 Dilemma

Chapter 4191 Dilemma
The situation in the Foreign Affairs Department is actually quite bad right now, because if you think about it carefully, the department actually suffered the most from the live broadcast incident two days ago.

First of all, the visible losses are already quite staggering. Let's not even talk about the blown-up helicopter; the most important thing is that the third squad lost nearly half of its members.

That's right, all the members of the third squad who went to the scene are missing. It's basically impossible for them to have survived. After all, the area was bombed so badly by Linton. It's a miracle that Takaoka Yuzuri and his group are still alive. Or maybe they just escaped quickly.

The third squad wasn't so lucky. From the captain to the vice-captain to several elite members of the action group, everyone was missing, leaving only the squad members who hadn't gone to the scene. Since those who went were almost all the team's elites, the third squad was now practically defunct.

This person is far more important than an inanimate object like a helicopter, especially since it's an entire elite squad. The Alternate Force has suffered a heavy loss.

Of course, there's an even more troublesome situation... the members of the Inugami family have also disappeared and lost contact.

If the problems of the third squad can be resolved internally, then the problems of the Inugami clan are now entirely diplomatic issues, especially since the missing persons include the young clan head, Muneyo.

Now, how to explain this to the Inugami family is a big problem.

You invited them; you invited the Inugami family to the human world for a meeting. Now that they've disappeared, won't the Inugami family come after you?

Of course, the Inugami family hasn't come knocking yet because they probably haven't received the news.

Yes, there is a barrier between the human world and the demon world. Although most humans know about this, the demon world probably doesn't know yet. Otherwise, the head of the Inugami family, Munakamaru, would probably be coming to kill them right now.

Therefore, compared to the problems of the third squad, the more crucial issue now is how to deal with the accusations from the Inugami family.

How serious was this problem? So serious that the internal power struggle within the opposing department had temporarily ceased.

Indeed, the failed operation had serious consequences, making Minister Hiroto Aoki's already precarious position even more precarious.

Theoretically speaking, those who already wanted to oust him obviously wouldn't miss this opportunity. If they launched their attack now, it was almost certain that Hiroto Aoki would be impeached and forced to resign. Even if he didn't directly take the blame and resign, he probably wouldn't be able to keep his position as minister.

However, two days passed, and no one mentioned it at all.

Of course, it's not because they've given up on the fight for this central position of power, but because they're not stupid. This position is a hot potato right now, and the first thing you'd have to do if you took it is deal with the Inugami family.

So how do you suggest handling this? They come to you demanding your son, and if you don't hand him over, they might just kill you out of spite. In this situation, who would take a job that's practically asking for death? Even if someone wanted the ministerial position, they'd have to wait until this whole thing is over, right?

As a result, an unprecedentedly harmonious scene appeared within the opposition department, and surprisingly, no one was vying for power. Many even encouraged Hiroto Aoki, telling him not to worry, and that everyone would support him during this difficult time.

Of course, Hiroto Aoki wasn't stupid. All this talk of supporting him was just a pretext to prevent him from running away. They were genuinely worried that he might simply disappear, and if that happened, it would be a huge problem. If he did run away, who would the Inugami family hold accountable? With their leader nowhere to be found, no one could make decisions, and their enemies would be even angrier, perhaps even going on a killing spree and wiping them all out.

So now these people are actually supporting Hiroto Aoki, wanting to give him confidence and prevent him from running away or something.

Of course, besides their outward support, they also secretly sent their own people to monitor Hiroto Aoki in order to prevent him from suddenly running away.

Hiroto Aoki was aware of all this, but he had no intention of running away.

He wasn't the type to shirk all responsibility and only care about his own life when something went wrong. So even though he knew what these people were planning and wanted to drag him down with them, he had no intention of running away.

As the department head, he certainly bears responsibility for this matter, but it's not entirely his fault. There are many things within the Special Affairs Department that he can't fully control; the internal strife before was far too intense, including the fact that inviting the Inugami family wasn't his idea.

But now that something has gone wrong, everyone wants him to take the blame. Hiroto Aoki felt extremely aggrieved and somewhat disheartened.

At this point, he was already considering stepping down as minister, but before that, he decided to clean up the mess first.

He knew that if he wanted to step down now, no one would agree, and it was impossible for it to pass. He wasn't sure he could overcome this hurdle either, so he didn't think too much about what would happen next. He figured he'd deal with it as it came.

"Minister, I actually think there's still a chance," his secretary, who was also his confidant, said to him. "Although the Inugami family's affairs are quite troublesome, there are still people who can handle them..."

Upon hearing his secretary mention this, a certain figure immediately came to mind for Hiroto Aoki.

That's right, the secretary was referring to that person, the God-Emperor Linton. Although the Inugami family was one of the three major powers in the demon world, they were being trained like dogs in front of Linton.

So if anyone can solve this problem, it's clearly only Linton.

But what is Linton's relationship with them? It can barely be described as a cooperative relationship, and even that would be overestimating themselves. After all, so far, they are the only ones working for Linton; Linton has never cooperated with them at all.

In Linton's eyes, they were probably just tools to do the work. So, if you ask Linton for this favor, do you think he'll actually help you? Aoki Hiroto certainly didn't have any confidence at all.

"Minister! Something's happened." Just as Hiroto Aoki was frowning and trying to think of a solution, a member rushed into the office in a hurry.

"What is it?" Hiroto Aoki asked immediately. "Have the Inugami family arrived?"

“No…no.” The other person took a breath and then said, “The person who came is Linton, the God of the Ages.”