Apocalypse Rules Countermeasure Research Office.
When Gao Liangwei and the others had seen Guan Tong use the long cords formed by Shadow to rescue people who had nearly fallen into the fissures, they had already confirmed Shadow's identity.
They also understood perfectly why Guan Tong had chosen to conceal it. Zhang Minglu in particular had heard Gao Liangwei mention that some high-level decision-makers were hostile toward Shadow.
That was precisely why, after the Andai State incident, the authorities had rushed to issue that statement seeking Shadow before the detailed investigation results were even available.
Zhang Minglu believed Shadow might have realized this himself, which was why he had used the alias "Shepherd Boy." But now that footage of him controlling Shadow had appeared, everyone's earlier suspicions had been confirmed.
How would the person in charge deal with this? Pretend not to know?
Zhang Minglu looked at Gao Liangwei. The latter had said nothing after seeing those Shadow Tendrils. That silence might itself have been an expression of his stance.
After Guan Tong requested a direct conversation with the head of the research office, Gao Liangwei agreed.
There was no need for any complicated procedure. Longhun directly handed Guan Tong his special communications Headphones, allowing him to speak with Gao Liangwei through them.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" Gao Liangwei went straight to the point.
Guan Tong did not waste words either, directly pointing out the issue. "Judging from this Level 6 Earthquake, the current rate of destroying the Earth Vein Pillars isn't fast enough. If we handle the Level 7 and higher earthquakes the same way, we'll definitely fail."
"Yes, that was our assessment as well," Gao Liangwei said.
He and the others in the research office had noticed the issue while watching the livestream. Based