007 added, "002, compared to the World-Destroying Church, I might want to kill the people in Zone 1 even more. I've done the calculations. The resources the various factions, states, and cities contribute to support them account for fifty percent of the Safe Zone's total resources. Maybe even more. Killing them would do far more good than killing the World-Destroying Church."
002 said, "007, you should know I want to wipe out Zone 1 too. And I just killed quite a few people there with 009, Qi Tian, and Zhu Haifeng. But now isn't the time."
009 said, "The people in Zone 1 may be used to lives of luxury, with sequence levels they lack the strength to match, but they're still what keeps the United Government's current system running. Especially with the end of the year approaching. All sorts of vermin have crawled out of the woodwork, preparing to make one last big move before heading to the next [evolutionary sequence domain]."
002 said, "007, you can't think only about tearing things down without thinking about rebuilding. We still need Zone 1. At least until you find an order that can replace it."
007 fell silent, seemingly accepting what 002 had said.
"Then it's settled. We'll meet outside Sigma District when the time comes. I'll also tell Qi Tian, Zhu Haifeng, 001, and 000 about this."
005 asked, "001 and 000 are coming too?"
"Probably."
After finishing his conversation with the members of [Order Maintenance], Gu Weiyang put away the projection. Just as he was about to leave his office, his phone suddenly received a text.
[We have something to discuss. Meet me in Zone 1. Ander.]
After reading it, Gu Weiyang put away his phone, his brow furrowed as he considered what unexpected development might have arisen.
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