Chapter 1913 Sakai Soichiro's Decision

As night falls, people who have worked hard all day drag their tired bodies back to their homes, greedily enjoying a moment of peace.

However, the TPC Far East headquarters remained brightly lit.

In the high-level conference room, senior managers from various departments of TPC, led by Sakai Soichiro, gathered to have a heated discussion about the mysterious island that appeared near the base yesterday.

After returning from Gu Chen's time-space island, Sawai Soichiro and the others immediately summoned the high-ranking personnel still in the base and shared the information related to Gu Chen with them.

When the attendees learned from Sawai Soichiro about the origin of the mysterious island and the deeds of Gu Chen from another universe, their first reaction was, "Is Director Sawai suffering from dementia? Otherwise, how could he say such unbelievable things?"

However, seeing that Sawai Soichiro still looked shrewd and capable, the idea that had just arisen in their minds was immediately dispelled.

Even so, they were still somewhat unable to process the massive amount of information that Sawai Soichiro had brought back from the Time-Space Island.

Reiko Kashiwamura, the director of the TPC Science Research Bureau, stared blankly at Soichiro Sawai, still asking incredulously, "Director Sawai, is what you're saying true? That suddenly appearing island is actually from another universe, an island capable of time travel? And the owner of that island is the highest-ranking officer of the Earth Defense Force from another universe?"

Upon hearing this, Sawai Soichiro looked at Kashiwamura Reiko, nodded, and said, "Yes, Director Kashiwamura, based on the joint judgment of Captain Kijima, myself, and Director Yoshioka, we have preliminarily determined that the island and its owner are from another universe."

"However, there is one thing I need to correct. The visitor from another universe named Gu Chen is, strictly speaking, the highest-ranking officer of the Earth Defense Force Asia-Pacific Regional Headquarters."

After hearing Sawai Soichiro's first sentence, Kashiwamura Reiko was completely lost in thought, so it's unclear whether she heard the second half of his sentence.

However, that doesn't matter. For Reiko Kashiwamura, Gu Chen's background is far more attractive than his identity.

After all, if the multiverse theory were to be established, it would surely cause a huge uproar in the scientific community and even in society.

Immediately, Miyazawa, as the head of TPC's intelligence bureau, spoke up: "Then, Director Sawai, regarding the information about Time Island..."

Upon hearing Director Miyazawa's voice, Sawai Soichiro immediately turned his gaze to him and said, "For now, we will maintain the highest level of confidentiality. We need to make more contact with the Time-Space Island and its owner to determine whether it will cause harm to Earth."

Although Sawai Soichiro was willing to believe that Gu Chen was entirely beneficial and harmless to the Earth and humanity.

However, as the director of TPC, Sawai Soichiro cannot rely solely on his feelings when making important decisions.

Upon hearing this, Tetsuji Yoshioka quickly closed his folding fan and asked, "So, Sawai, what do you plan to do now?"

Sawai Soichiro did not immediately answer Yoshioka Tetsuji's question. Instead, he scanned the faces of everyone present before speaking, "I intend to invite Mr. Gu Chen to serve as a staff officer in the TPC Supreme Command."

These words immediately shocked everyone present.

The TPC Supreme Command is undoubtedly the most powerful department at the very top of the TPC organization.

Since the establishment of the TPC, countless people have coveted positions in the TPC Supreme Command, trying every possible way to get in.

Upon hearing that Sawai Soichiro was going to grant a staff officer position at the TPC Supreme Command to a young man of unknown origin, most people present reacted with strong opposition.

However, Tetsuji Yoshioka's silence forced those who held opposing views to suppress the urge to voice their opposition, and they swallowed their true thoughts.

Tetsuji Yoshioka has consistently been a leading figure in TPC leadership, spearheading opposition to Soichiro Sawai's decisions.

No matter what role it is, as long as it's proposed by Sawai Soichiro and doesn't benefit the TPC Police Department, Yoshioka Tetsuji will always come out and find fault.

Although he usually manages to persuade Sawai Soichiro with words, he never remained silent like he did today, tacitly agreeing to Sawai Soichiro's seemingly irrational decision.

Seeing that his old rival hadn't tried to trip him up at this time, Sawai Soichiro looked at Yoshioka Tetsuji with a hint of relief in his eyes.

"Humph!"

However, upon seeing Sakai Soichiro, Yoshioka Tetsuji snorted coldly and then looked away from Sakai Soichiro.

The main reason why Tetsuji Yoshioka had no objection to Soichiro Sawai's decision was that Gu Chen shared some of his ideas. Both of them believed that weapons and equipment were necessary, so if Gu Chen could join the TPC Supreme Command, he might be able to help Tetsuji Yoshioka realize his ideas.

Of course, Tetsuji Yoshioka's ideas were not out of personal selfishness, but were genuinely for the future of humanity; it's just that his methods were more radical compared to Soichiro Sawai.

Looking at the expressions on the faces of everyone in the conference room, Sawai Soichiro knew what kind of attitude his proposal had taken. However, since Yoshioka Tetsuji, one of the senior executives of TPC, did not take the lead in opposing it, the others who had objections also cautiously chose not to speak up.

Seeing this, Sawai Soichiro spoke again, saying, "Please rest assured, everyone. I know how powerful the TPC Supreme Command is. Therefore, whether or not to invite Mr. Gu Chen to join us will depend on our contact with him over a period of time before we can make a final decision."

"If we can ultimately determine that Mr. Gu Chen has goodwill toward the Earth and humanity, then given his background, I think he is absolutely qualified to serve as a staff officer at the TPC Supreme Command."

"What do you think?"

In closing, Sawai Soichiro asked everyone in the conference room to speak up.

Tetsuji Yoshioka was the first to speak, saying, "I have no objection, but I must be present for any subsequent contact with Mr. Gu Chen."

Upon hearing this, Sawai Soichiro turned to look at Yoshioka Tetsuji, then nodded in agreement.

Then, Nanbara Masayuki spoke up, "I have no objection either."

As a staunch supporter of Satoshi Sawai, Masayuki Nanbara naturally follows in Satoshi Sawai's footsteps.

Immediately afterwards, Megumi Kiyama spoke up, "I second that."

"I have no objection either."

"agree."

"Let's do as Director Sawai says."

Soon, everyone in the conference room reached a consensus, and the meeting came to a successful conclusion.