Everyone exchanged glances. After a brief, eerie silence in the conference room, the two races' allegiances immediately came into play!
A few exchanged looks were all it took for the Winged Race officers to reach a consensus.
The blame... had to fall on the other side's commander!
"Come to think of it, wouldn't the person responsible for planetary defense have an easier time leaking information?"
Those words immediately changed the expression of the Sea Race officer who had been the loudest just moments ago.
"Exactly. Besides, if Lord Alsace really leaked the information, what would he gain? He'd be hurting others without benefiting himself!
That assassination attempt was far too convenient, too. Perhaps certain people traded technical documents for a targeted assassination by the Kara People.
If it succeeded, paying a small price for it might well have been acceptable, wouldn't it?"
A second Winged Race officer voiced his support, directly linking the assassination attempt to the leak and making the Sea Race officer's expression even uglier.
If that accusation held up, there was no way he, as the officer responsible for Kara Star's defenses, could escape involvement.
Gustav had given the order, and he had carried it out. It had to be said, that made for a very plausible chain of criminal responsibility!
"Exactly. Alsace comes from a distinguished family. Taking such a risk makes no sense at all. Perhaps certain people staged the whole thing themselves?" The other Winged Race officers rallied behind Nie Yun.
Ishar remained silent, tacitly approving her side's verbal attacks.
Faced with the barrage of accusations, Gustav said nothing. Instead, he watched Ishar with suspicion.
Nie Yun's defense was practically airtight. Even Gustav felt that Nie Yun could not have done it. The potential gains were utterly disproportionate to the risks.
Could Ishar really