Because Xiao Ran had appeared in this town, certain people within A-LAWS with ulterior motives had come here as well. But Celestial Being's appearance and their departure alongside that fighter led most people in A-LAWS to guess that Celestial Being had misunderstood their operation, resulting in the battle. Their main purpose had likely been to divert A-LAWS's attention before calmly withdrawing with that fighter.
This also confirmed that whatever had fallen to Earth earlier had been caused by Celestial Being. After the battle ended, A-LAWS and the Federal Army garrison began investigating, drawing a huge circle around the area where the fighter had appeared. In the end, they could only confirm that several units had indeed been there, but they could not obtain any more precise information.
However, apart from those who knew the truth, a small number of people had guessed that Celestial Being's appearance might have been to protect Xiao Ran. Celestial Being's intelligence network had always been a mystery, but neither the Federation nor A-LAWS could deny that Celestial Being possessed formidable intelligence capabilities. It was very possible that Celestial Being had learned that certain people within A-LAWS were preparing to make a move against Xiao Ran, its nominal commander at present. Although Xiao Ran had once led the campaign against Celestial Being, his public reputation was far better than Goodman's. At the very least, during the time A-LAWS had been under his command, there had never been any sordid incidents. As long as Xiao Ran was safe and could return to A-LAWS, it would indirectly weaken A-LAWS's destructive power. From that perspective, it made sense.
As for Xiao Ran being in league with Celestial Being, probably not many people believed that. After all, Xiao Ran had personally commanded the operation against Celestial Being back then. But