At that moment, Exusiai had absolutely no idea what kind of stunt the Reunion Movement might pull. Optimistically, she said, "The Reunion Movement will be crushed soon enough! Sure, the Lungmen Guard Department officers are always giving us... getting in our business, but they're really strong!"
Oute, meanwhile, "alarmingly" said, "We can't disclose too much, but Rhodes Island will leave before the Originium explosives detonate—and I suggest Penguin Logistics make preparations as well."
Texas's eyes widened in surprise.
"Boss, you really know how to talk... You're not joking?" Exusiai, too, realized the severity of the situation.
"I cannot, nor should I, offer any legally binding guarantee for what I've said. Nor do I want you to spread these words around." Oute shook his head. "But Rhodes Island will leave this area as quickly as possible."
What he really meant was: Hurry up and tell your friends about this.
"If that's the case, then why are you still holding free clinics?" Texas asked.
"People live only to die, so why do they live at all?" Oute countered. "Just because these patients may be dragged into the flames of war tomorrow, should we ignore their pain and illness today?"
Those words did make sense, though they were not Oute's own beliefs—which did not stop him from using them.
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"Then why don't you... No, I was presumptuous." Texas shook her head.
"Yes. The moment we entered Lungmen, we informed Governor Wei." Oute said, "And you have both seen his reaction."
That was both true and false.
Lungmen had suspended flights in response to a Catastrophe, and the activation of emergency management laws had also been in response to a Catastrophe. But since Wei Yenwu had recognized the "offensive" coming from Chernobog, those measures could quietly be converted