Qi Jian, Chief of Staff of the Fourth Civilization, hurried toward Tang Xiao's Governor's Office, his expression grave. Clearly, this was something important.
However, when he reached the office entrance, he found Helmut Zemo, the Fourth Civilization's Chief of Staff and Prime Minister of the Cabinet, standing there with a helpless look on his face.
"Prime Minister, is the Governor occupied?" Qi Jian walked over and asked.
"He's in a foul mood." Helmut Zemo shook his head. "No matter what you need to see him about, unless it's extraordinarily good news, you'd better wait until he's finished venting."
Qi Jian frowned and asked quietly, "Is it... about the Plague?"
"That's right. The Plague, and Sefrans Tann. You know the Governor had always held General Tann in very high regard." Zemo nodded.
Qi Jian sighed. "The last message we received stated that, after General Sefrans Tann was forced into a desperate situation, she forcibly activated the hyperdrive and made an unguided jump. Then both ship and crew vanished."
"A Titan warship that took five years to build, along with a military genius seen once in a century, simply vanished. And there's a high chance they'll never return. No one could accept something like that." Zemo said.
"But hadn't the Governor anticipated this outcome long ago? He even said he had made a choice between the Trade Federation and the Plague..." Qi Jian asked.
"Foreseeing something does not mean he can calmly accept it when it stands before him. Besides, over the past few years, the Governor's temper has become increasingly volatile. Fortunately, most of the time, he can still restrain his emotions and not let anger dictate his decisions," Zemo said.
"My temper is volatile because I've discovered that there are simply too many idiots." A sinister voice sounded beside them.