Under the watchful eyes of all those attending the meeting in the Decision Tower, and beneath the lenses of every kind of camera equipment, Alexander, head of the strategic department for the Butcher-Clown Extermination Battle, walked onto the central podium within the tower with a calm, unhurried expression and a roll of conference documents in hand.
"Cough, cough, cough."
After briefly testing the microphone, Alexander faced the crowd and greeted them in a resounding voice:
"I am Alexander, the chief person in charge of the temporary strategic department for this campaign, as well as the host of today's postwar review meeting."
"Originally, the Corps Leader should have presided over this meeting in person."
"However, regrettably, Mr. Kuize sustained severe injuries in the preceding battle. Therefore, on the day after returning to Hunter's Peak, he began recuperating from his injuries at home and remains unable to go out. As such, I will be temporarily taking his place as the host of this meeting."
The moment Alexander said this, the expressions of quite a few active-duty Hunters turned puzzled, for this was the first they had heard of the news.
"Hmm? The Corps Leader is seriously injured? But the rumors said that when he returned to Hunter's Peak that night, he didn't have any obvious external wounds, and his words and actions were as smooth and natural as usual."
"Perhaps the issue is mental. Maybe the Corps Leader has simply been enduring it himself all along."
"No wonder there's been no word from above lately. So it's because Mr. Kuize has difficulty moving around?"
At the same time, many people turned their gazes toward Ye Chen, including Ye Chen's own teammates.
After all, Ye Chen was the only one who had returned together with Kuize, so naturally, he was the most likely