Yu Yongyou asked in confusion, "Brigade Commander Qin, this isn't something a Police Department official can resolve..."
"I know. You have a point." Qin Siyang waved a hand and stopped cursing that damned old acquaintance.
"The previous Snake Cards didn't feature senior members of these two heretical cults either. But the Warren Merchants' Association couldn't have put the World-Destroying Church's leaders on the Lion Cards for no reason. They must have received instructions from the United Government before making such a major change."
"Exactly." Yu Yongyou nodded. "There's no doubt about that. Although the Lion, Tiger, Wolf, and Snake Cards are issued by the Warren Merchants' Association, they have to be submitted to the United Government for review first. Chao Ding and Ander were probably made public at the United Government's request. The same likely goes for Royt, the World-Destroying Church's current Yusi."
Qin Siyang frowned. "Could this be... the United Government's countermeasure against the World-Destroying Church making the [Apocalypse Fragment] public?"
"Probably. By directly releasing information about the cult leaders, the United Government seems to be sounding the call to war."
Yu Yongyou shared Qin Siyang's assessment. Then he gave a lingering sigh. "With conflicts large and small never letting up, the Safe Zone has barely managed to maintain stability. Now, at last, the day when chaos begins has arrived."
Qin Siyang continued down the Lion Cards.
King of Hearts, [Heavenly Lord]. The foremost of the Reincarnation Church's six Guardians.
Unlike the World-Destroying Church's leader, the Yusi, Qin Siyang had at least heard a little about [Heavenly Lord], the foremost of the Reincarnation Church's six Guardians.
Qin Siyang said, "Putting the Reincarnation Church's leader behind the World-Destroying Church's is effectively the United Government's official verdict on how dangerous the two cults are."
Yu Yongyou disagreed. "But the World-Destroying Church's