Faced with the accusations, Qing Chen tore off the tie around his neck and calmly continued eating cake.
Li Kerou's face turned livid. "If so many accomplishments can be erased by a single slanderous accusation, then I can also say that someone among you has been possessed by Kamishiro Corporation."
The middle-aged man replied evenly, "We were never taken to the A02 Secret Military Base. Judging by the timing and circumstances, he indeed could have been possessed. Otherwise, how do you explain Qing Mu going mad while he remained unharmed? And how do you explain three Kamishiro experts suddenly appearing here the day before he was nominated to become chairman of the board?
"If Qing Chen cannot prove that he has not been possessed, then he has no right to become chairman of the board. Otherwise, we would be handing the Qing Clan over to the Kamishiro Corporation!"
Li Kerou pressed her lips together without saying a word. It was not that she lacked debating skills, but that this matter was too far-reaching and too fatal. She simply could not think of any way to clear away the filth these people had thrown at Qing Chen.
With neural-interface possession, if Qing Mu woke up, there would still be a chance to prove his innocence.
Possessors could not inherit memories, so once Qing Mu awoke, he would only need to verify certain secrets from his time in the Qing Clan to clear some of the suspicion.
For example, what someone had once said to him, or what highly classified information had appeared during a secret meeting.
But Qing Chen had no foundation in the Qing Clan. He had appeared in the Inner World as though he had sprung out of thin air. He had no opportunity to verify his own identity.