Someone wants to see them?
Amelia's first thought was of the young president, but after telling Mako Mori this idea, it was immediately dismissed. "The president is indeed in our No. 4 Spacetime, but he's here for other matters."
"Other things?" Amelia asked instinctively.
Mako Mori gave an irrelevant answer, "Because today is Wednesday..."
I have absolutely no idea why this is happening.
Amelia wanted to ask more questions, but the conference room door opened at that moment.
A middle-aged man with slicked-back hair and sharp eyes walked in.
" Taylor, President of the Mutual Aid Society North America Branch in No. 4 Spacetime."
Mako Mori gave a brief introduction.
Taylor greeted her with a smile as soon as she entered, "Manager Sen, it's been a long time."
"Welcome, Branch President Taylor." Mako Mori's face still wore that gentle smile, but what she said next was less polite, "According to headquarters regulations, I will be present throughout President Taylor's entire conversation. In addition, our wormhole research team will be holding a brief meeting with our guests shortly afterward. We hope President Taylor can do that soon."
Cooper, hidden in the crowd, watched the scene unfold before him and clearly sensed that Chairman Taylor seemed somewhat wary of this young woman.
And it wasn't just him; Amelia also exchanged a glance with her father, silently communicating through their unspoken understanding. Everyone felt the same way.
Taylor felt a little embarrassed that his thoughts had been seen through, but he didn't show it much on his face. He put away his sharp gaze, put on a friendly expression, and first warmly welcomed Professor Brand and the others.
Then he praised Professor Brand's decisive actions.
"Actually, Professor Brand, your choice surprised all of us. We initially wanted you to be a bridge for communication, but we never expected you to be so decisive."
"Yes, I don't think we can reach an agreement with those executioners. They won't cooperate with you, even with our assistance, because they care about their own interests and lives."
Professor Brand sighed. It wasn't like NASA hadn't been disbanded before; it was just...
They were already disbanded once for refusing to bomb starving people; if they really got involved in this kind of thing, they would only end up being disbanded a second time.
Taylor completely agreed with this statement.
He exclaimed, "Although this is far from our original plan, we still have to say that your choice is absolutely correct. You will never regret joining the Mutual Aid Society. You have found a real way to survive for those starving people..."
Professor Brand was finding it hard to resist Taylor's enthusiasm. Although he had previously been in charge of a large project, he had endured a lot of cold shoulders in order to keep it running, so much so that he didn't know how to respond to Taylor now.
In the end, it was Mako Mori stepped forward:
"Ahem, Chapter Leader Taylor, you have three minutes left."
Taylor paused for a moment, then seamlessly changed the subject. " Professor Brand, I am very concerned about your situation. Do you have more accurate information? Especially about those starving people..."
Professor Brand found it odd, but he did receive more information.
Thinking it wouldn't hurt to speak out, Professor Brand briefly recounted to Taylor, over the next three minutes, what he knew about the plight of the starving people.
Driven away, imprisoned, enslaved, slaughtered...
Taylor's expression grew increasingly somber as he listened, and finally, with a pained look on his face, he bid farewell to everyone.
"Director Mako Mori, may I ask what Chairman Taylor's purpose is?" Amelia frowned. She had a feeling that this middle-aged man had his own ulterior motives, and his purpose in inquiring about the situation of the starving people was likely not so simple.
Mako Mori gave a cold snort, which was unusual for her.
" The Mutual Aid Society Association is currently pushing forward a new mandatory clause to prevent a recurrence of situations where some officials are inactive or act maliciously when facing disasters in various timelines."
This refers to the major event that killed over 100 million people in North America.
Amelia immediately realized that she and Jody had heard about this the day she joined the Mutual Aid Society.
However, she, who had always been focused on scientific research, still didn't understand the relationship between the two things.
Mako Mori had no choice but to explain again, "Once that clause is finalized, the Mutual Aid Society will have a legal basis to temporarily interfere in other timelines."
So Taylor
The president came here to collect your information; it's just that a leopard can't change its spots...
Amelia only realized what was happening at that moment.
If the No. 6 Spacetime she heard about was inactive in the face of disaster, then it seems that their side acted evilly!
Aren't the things they did to the starving people evil enough?
The iron fist is actually going to smash into its own country?!
And right now it seems like their parallel brothers are fighting over a good pair of boxing gloves?
"This!" Amelia tensed up immediately. Although she had "betrayed her country" and opposed various actions within the country, it didn't mean she had no feelings for North America at all.
She simply disapproves of the criminals hiding deep within, which doesn't mean she wants her country to be smashed to pieces by an iron fist...
Mako Mori saw through her thoughts and patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, President Taylor is just struggling in vain."
"His influence over the Mutual Aid Society is negligible."
"Furthermore, within the Mutual Aid Society, no one can influence the will of the General Manager, no one!"
Mako Mori once again recalled the figure who had stood beside her...
On the other side.
In the same No. 4 Spacetime, Zhang Tianyuan, who was sending warmth to the Precursors, also received the message.
Taylor met with visitors from Interstellar Spacetime and managed to extract some information from them.
"It's not a big problem." Zhang Tianyuan didn't take it to heart at all.
As Mako Mori said, Taylor's efforts were ultimately in vain.
Zhang Tianyuan and the other branch presidents of the Mutual Aid Society wouldn't be foolish enough to turn the Mutual Aid Society's reputation into laundry detergent and give it to Taylor.
Taylor's proposal couldn't even get past the Fourth Division.
Meanwhile, in Interstellar Spacetime.
Inside the NASA base.
The three who failed to participate in Plan C have left the meeting room and reported what had just happened to the people at the base.
Upon hearing that Professor Brand and a large group of people had disappeared, the entire base was thrown into a state of panic, and within ten minutes, the base was completely sealed off.
The surveillance footage from the conference room was also retrieved.
However, upon seeing the scene above, the remaining high-ranking officers in the base fell into a long silence...