The Division Chief was holding a miniature Lie Detector.
Under everyone's stares, the Division Chief smiled. "My apologies, my lords. I was adjusting the equipment and accidentally hit the wrong switch."
And yet.
Even after the Division Chief publicly exposed Sima Ji's lie, William, the man who had been deceived, continued smiling and toying with his cane. He did not so much as glance at the Division Chief.
He neither looked nor listened.
It was as though he knew nothing.
This left the Division Chief utterly stunned and embarrassed.
Sima Ji turned and gave the Division Chief a cold glance, then swept his gaze across Granny Hua's face. Without a word, he lowered his head and began analyzing the reports from the front.
Granny Hua's face instantly turned livid with the shame and humiliation of being publicly slapped in the face.
But with William beside her and a formidable enemy before them, she could only swallow all her curses.
For the next half hour, Sima Ji stared at the incomplete intelligence, rapidly writing and sketching on the Tactical Board as he ran through scenarios in his mind.
At last, he tossed down the pen and turned around.
"Sir William, after running through the scenarios, I found clear gaps in the outer defensive firepower of these marked War Readiness Zones. More importantly, they are quite a distance from the Eighth Domain's reinforcement force of over a hundred thousand. We can concentrate our forces and launch a heavy probing assault on these weak points."
William nodded slightly, his gaze settling on the Tactical Board. "Domain Master Sima, how many worthwhile targets have you identified?"
"Sixteen areas in total."
"Excellent." William nodded approvingly, then turned to Margaret. "Margaret, relay my orders. Reorganize all the Assault Squads into battalions of three squads each. Launch