The four teams, along with the two little brats who had entered the city afterward, went about their own business and carried out their own assignments, doing their best to investigate the undercurrents lurking within Daka City. Naturally, Xiao Ran and Saki Maski had it the easiest, looking for all the world like a pair of tourists wandering around and sightseeing.
After spending the entire day drifting about like that, Xiao Ran and Saki had already returned to the place where they had originally split up before the appointed time. Once the other three groups arrived, everyone quietly left Daka under cover of night.
It was not until they had returned to Danner's Son and gathered in its somewhat dim and cramped conference room that everyone began reporting the results of their investigations one by one.
First, the Federation was indeed preparing to begin a conference. It was not a facade deliberately set up to deceive New Zeon; a formal Federal Council session would genuinely be held.
Second, although Daka had put certain necessary defenses in place, they seemed to have been arranged solely to ensure that the council proceeded smoothly. It appeared that they had not noticed New Zeon's intention to attack Daka at all. Whether they were deliberately ignoring it or truly unaware, if it was the former, then there had to be some sort of scheme behind it.
Third, after a full day of investigation, they had found no strange or suspicious activity on the Federation's side. Aside from Xiao Ran's group, the other three teams had found nothing unusual either—meaning there were no traps. That was the strangest part. If the Federation was deliberately luring New Zeon into attacking, then even if their goal was merely to weaken New Zeon's Military Strength, they should at least