When someone's life was under serious threat, grabbing at the last straw within reach was instinct.
Neo had never expected Kallen to come down to help him. He could not even be bothered to consider the question, because it was pointless.
If Kallen came down, he would curse, "Are you out of your mind?"
If Kallen did not come down, he would not resent him in the slightest. He would understand completely, and not merely to console himself.
This was not like flipping the table onstage at the Commendation Ceremony in the Headquarters building, where the worst that could happen was everyone being stripped of their positions and starting over. This would cost a life.
So Neo naturally seized every possibility in an attempt to save himself.
Besides, the Investigation Minister already had extensive experience switching back and forth between a loyal Order Follower and a Light Remnant.
But who could have imagined that the apostate imprisoned here, someone Regiment Commander Daan had ordered silenced, would hold such an incomprehensibly twisted position?
She opposed only the High Priest, not the Order God Church.
And the result of missing crucial information was this: the better your performance, the more ridiculous you looked to the audience.
That was precisely the situation Neo faced now. After finishing his speech, he saw Molindi's expression gradually brighten, only to turn abruptly cold, and realized something was wrong.
Fuck!
He had not consulted a Divination Master of the Wise Lineage before leaving today. Otherwise, they should have divined that today was unsuitable for going underground.
Neo immediately began trying to salvage things. "When someone's life is in danger, they'll spout any kind of nonsense to survive. Surely you can understand that?"
Molindi shook her head and answered calmly, "You said I was naive, so I'll believe