R105's suspicions were not without reason.
But I still didn't quite believe the Lizardmen had done it.
All along, the Lizardmen and humans had kept out of each other's way.
Whether it was the Underground Lizardmen of our world or the Lizardmen of their world, they had never had any real conflict with humans, much less engaged in any form of battle.
Especially in our world. Even during the many eras of war we had experienced—ancient, modern, or contemporary wars—no matter how fiercely they were fought, the Underground Lizardmen had never participated. As long as we did not affect them, they would never take the initiative to involve themselves in the conflicts of our world.
Now that R105 claimed the Lizardmen had done it, what could their purpose have been?
As R55 put it, they possessed the ability to destroy us directly. Was there any need for them to resort to such methods?
"Mr. Jiang, you don't seem to believe me?" R105 asked cautiously.
I shook my head. "It isn't a matter of whether I believe you or not. I just can't figure out why they would do this. We have never been enemies. Of course, I don't want us to become enemies either. We weren't enemies before, we aren't enemies now, and I hope we never will be. But I think there may be other outsiders capable of doing this. They did it to muddy the waters here. Of course, their target might be us, or it might be you."
"Us?" R105 looked puzzled.
I looked at him. "Think about it. If something happened to you during the negotiations with us, what kind of impact would that cause?"
He stood there dumbfounded for quite a while.
I sighed. "To be honest, I originally wanted your outsider organization to serve