The man finished speaking and continued glaring angrily at Xu Huo, as if his words had struck at the heart of the Special Defense Department and the Players who depended on it—and that heart was an ironclad, filthy truth!
"I see," Xu Huo said, resting his elbows on his thighs and clasping his hands beneath his chin. "You're not just bad at looking smart. You really are stupid."
"Sacrificing hundreds or even thousands of lives to dig up a decent Player?"
"If District 014 had another ten years to develop, what you're describing might happen. But now? Absolutely not."
Even the Special Defense Department was still scrambling to adapt. Even if certain people with ulterior motives wanted to do something, there was no way they could build up enough momentum in such a short time.
"A couple of videos and a few vague testimonies are enough to make you jump to conclusions like this?"
"Are you saying all this evidence is fake?" the man roared. "You've benefited from the Special Defense Department, of course you'd speak up for them!"
"If you want to make an argument, then make one. Don't resort to personal attacks at the drop of a hat." Xu Huo calmly cut him off, then continued, "The video your sister took in her despair is real. But from her description, she became mentally confused after she started evolving and didn't have a clear understanding of what was happening around her. Never mind whether she could have snatched a phone from the researchers without being noticed; even if she did, the information she got might not have been true."
"In this age of the internet, do you really not understand how easily people can be led?"
"Let's put it this way." He paused. "If you can produce solid evidence,