"What a surprise to have hidden away... It gave me quite a fright." Lingsha patted her chest as she looked at the Roaring Coffin lying on the ground.
March 7th immediately turned to glare at Scott. "You were going to leave something like this sitting on the Luofu's docks for days? That's way too dangerous!"
It wasn't just March 7th. Everyone else shot angry looks at Scott as well.
But Scott was panicking too, and utterly bewildered. He had no idea why the thing had activated on its own.
He waved his hands and shook his head, stammering in a panic:
"Th-this really has nothing to do with us! You must have accidentally triggered the cargo's defense program just now!"
Jiang Yu sighed at Scott's stubborn refusal to admit fault and his attempts to shift the blame.
The instant the Roaring Coffin activated on its own, he had heard the laughter of his good buddy, a certain A. But for now...
He might as well leave Scott holding the blame.
"At this point, you would be better off not trying to evade responsibility," Dan Heng said to Scott.
"I really don't know how this thing started moving on its own... I can swear it on the Amber Lord!" Scott shouted agitatedly.
"Enough!" Yanqing sternly cut off Scott's shouting and summoned several Cloud Knights before turning to Xikui. "Miss Xikui, sorry for the trouble, but please help these Cloud Knights escort our guests from the Corporation to the Sky-Faring Commission."
"Understood." Xikui turned to Scott, her tone unfriendly. "This way, Mr. Scott."
By now, Scott no longer dared to argue or make a scene. He obediently followed them away.
Jiang Yu took the opportunity to return the Bat to Stelle.
Meanwhile, Kongqing of the Artisanship Commission and Lingsha had already conducted