Suoloma Space Agency, Ground Center.
The image feed from the Empire Pioneer's Experiment Cabin was displayed on the large screen. The camera angle was positioned above the porthole, ensuring Scarlet Terra outside would not be captured.
On-screen, Guan Tong sat motionlessly on a metal chair, expressionless. His eyes stared ahead, unfocused and exceptionally hollow, making him look like a doll.
Zhang Minglu pursed his lips and watched the screen with a slight frown, checking the time now and then.
As the initiator of this plan, he would naturally receive credit if it succeeded, but he would inevitably bear responsibility if it failed.
Although Guan Tong did not belong to the Countermeasure Research Institute, he was still a "valuable asset" to the North Star Official.
Long ago, when Guan Tong had still been causing trouble abroad on his own, North Star's decision-makers had discussed him. Even then, some had expressed their appreciation for him.
After several collaborations, the official decision-makers had come to understand Guan Tong's general personality and taken his measure, laying the groundwork for deeper cooperation. Entrusting him with the role of Action Team Leader for the execution of the beheading mission was a show of trust.
Not to mention, Guan Tong also possessed a network of connections that was not particularly vast, but was of extremely high quality.
According to records compiled by the Countermeasure Research Institute and North Star's intelligence departments, quite a few people in North Star had close ties with him. These included Chen Na, who possessed the rare Large-Area Perception ability; Shi Jingyi, an academy Lead Lecturer ranked World First in the energy-based application of Mind Power; and many students who had admired him when he had taught at the academy.
Outside North Star, Shangyuan Zi, former leader of Yingqi's Official Team Chosen Group,