Investigation from the Organization

Delan Branch, Underground Base.

Manager Canon received a message relayed by Supervisor Long Mei Er. Watching the light flash across the crystal ball, he nodded and muttered to himself, "Cooperate with them? All right."

Without hesitation, Canon turned and walked to the side, summoned his subordinates, and began assigning tasks, ordering them to fully investigate the mines around Shangbala Town.

After that, messages were continuously delivered into his hands one after another.

For example, the events of the demonized creatures running rampant earlier and being eliminated by Yuesefu.

For example, the large-scale acquisitions of mines around Shangbala Town after the demonized creatures were destroyed.

For example, the technologies gradually introduced after the large-scale mine acquisitions, such as "Fire Thunder" and "Iron Rail Minecarts."

For example, doubts over who truly controlled the mines at present. Hua Erzi, the nominal mine owner, was very likely nothing more than a puppet.

One day later.

Canon arranged a lounge for Qiekafu, whose condition was far from ideal, and sent him off to rest. That allowed Canon to have his office to himself without interruption.

At that moment, seated behind his desk, he rapidly browsed through the documents his subordinates had delivered, organizing the key information within them.

After a while, he picked up a document and glanced over it. His eyes widened instinctively as he read its contents aloud in a low voice. "The person truly in charge of the mines around Shangbala Town is suspected of being connected to an outer member of the organization?"

After reading the information over and over several times, Canon stood up and turned to look at the wall on his left.

On the other side of that wall, dozens of meters away, was where Inspector Qiekafu was resting.

"Could this be the real objective? Was everything