I Have an All-Knowing Mirror

Chapter 66: Helpless Left-Haired Genki

"Hook-nosed man George issued the order, 'Contact Fuso...' As a Seven-Eye level member of the Truth Society, he inherently had the authority to interface with nations. Moreover, Fuso had essentially been elevated by the Truth Society's support."

"'Understood.' The Chinese-descent man beside him nodded."

"Shortly after, the video call with Sasuke Genboku was connected."

"'Greetings, Lord George.' When Sasuke Genboku saw George's expressionless face, his heart sank with a thud. However, he had been prepared for this. Artificial Human 232, carrying the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal, had been ambushed immediately after leaving Fuso. Fuso certainly couldn't escape suspicion."

"'Hand over the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal, and Fuso may receive lenient treatment.' Hook-nosed George stared coldly at Sasuke Genboku."

"'The Molten Flame Spirit Crystal? Wasn't that taken away by Artificial Human 232?' Sasuke Genboku's tone feigned surprise."

"'Taken away?' George sneered, 'Your Fuso sent people to set up an ambush in advance along the flight path below and stole the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal. Do you think I don't know?'"

"'Lord George, that's impossible. What reason would we have to do such a thing?' Sasuke Genboku faintly sensed something was wrong. George's accusation was too certain, almost as if he was already convinced Fuso was responsible. But how could that be? Wasn't Sasuke Genpu's plan to divert the trouble eastward, to make the neighboring Xia Country bear the brunt of the Truth Society's suspicion? Could something unexpected have happened to Sasuke Genpu's plan?'"

"As his thoughts raced, Sasuke Genboku could only play dumb. Admitting to this was absolutely out of the question."

"'Then why was Chizuru Ichiyo's blood found at the scene?' George stared intently at Sasuke Genboku. Chizuru Ichiyo's blood was ironclad evidence. Combined with Fuso's knowledge of the exact time and route of the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal's departure from Fuso, who else could it be besides Fuso?""'Chizuru Ichiyo's blood was found at the scene?' Sasuke Genboku's first thought was, how could Sasuke Genpu be so careless? How could he leave behind such a fatal clue?"

"'Alternatively, hand over Chizuru Ichiyo to us for interrogation to determine the reason?' George narrowed his eyes and spoke."

"'This...' Sasuke Genboku was immediately rendered speechless."

"Leaving aside the fact that Chizuru Ichiyo knew how to refine the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal, the simple fact was that he had already been taken away by Sasuke Genpu, with plans to eliminate him afterwards. Handing him over was absolutely impossible. After all, how could you hand over a dead man?"

"'Lord George, some time ago, Chizuru Ichiyo came to me, saying he felt a certain intuition and needed to travel abroad for a period...' Sasuke Genboku could only brace himself and fabricate a reason."

"'So, you're saying you cannot produce Chizuru Ichiyo?' George sneered repeatedly, 'Sasuke Genboku, you should be aware of the consequences of your actions.'"

"'Lord George, this is a wrongful accusation! I truly know nothing about this matter. Furthermore, we don't even know what the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal is. Why would we steal such a thing?' At this point, Sasuke Genboku could only play his final card: their lack of motive."

"'Then tell me, who else besides your Fuso has the capability to do this?' George's tone was beginning to show impatience."

"Hearing this, Sasuke Genboku's heart grew cold. The implication of these words was that only traces left by Fuso had been found at the scene. As for the clues pointing to a Xia Country powerhouse that were part of the plan, there were none. Wasn't this setting them up? Sasuke Genboku had already cursed Sasuke Genpu ten thousand times in his heart. How could he be so foolish as to make such a mistake?"

"'Enough, I don't want to hear your explanations. Three days. Hand over the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal completely intact within three days, or face the consequences.' After speaking, George terminated the video call."

"......"

"Fuso."

"Sasuke Genboku's mind was in turmoil."

"'Genpu, you have brought great trouble upon me...' Sasuke Genboku sighed. He also deduced that some unforeseen variable had occurred in the plan, resulting in Sasuke Genpu failing to completely erase traces related to Fuso at the scene and failing to plant evidence pointing to a Xia Country powerhouse. Wasn't this pushing Fuso directly into the line of fire?"

"'If I had known it would turn out like this, I should never have agreed to Genpu's plan.' Regret welled up in Sasuke Genboku's heart. In the plan Sasuke Genpu had described to him, Fuso would indeed face some suspicion, but the Truth Society's primary suspect was supposed to be Xia Country. Now, however, Fuso was bearing the full brunt of the suspicion, which Sasuke Genboku found unacceptable."

"'I cannot let Genpu continue like this.' Sasuke Genboku steadied his resolve and immediately began trying to contact Sasuke Genpu. As one of only two people privy to the plan, Sasuke Genboku naturally knew how to reach him."

"However."

"A short while later."

"Sasuke Genboku frowned. According to the agreed-upon contact method, he had actually failed to reach Sasuke Genpu."

"At this moment, the first thought that sprang into Sasuke Genboku's mind was not that something had happened to Sasuke Genpu, but that Sasuke Genpu intended to abandon Fuso to its fate and keep the Molten Flame Spirit Crystal for himself."

"'Damn it!' Cold sweat broke out on Sasuke Genboku's forehead. As a Yin-Yang Divine Master, he hadn't experienced such emotional turbulence in a long time. If Sasuke Genpu truly decided to go all-in alone, Fuso would face the Truth Society's frenzied retaliation. This was no joking matter."

"......"

"Magic City, Jinshan Villa District."

"Villa 66."

"Su Yuan went down to the basement. A world map was displayed on the oversized screen."

"'The Truth Society...' Su Yuan looked at the world map."

"Currently, the world map on the oversized screen was marked with numerous red dots by Su Yuan. Each red dot represented a Truth Society base. The red dot near the North Pole was particularly conspicuous;

that was where the founder of the Truth Society resided year-round."

"The identity of the Truth Society's founder was extremely mysterious. Even Eight-Eye level members were unaware of his specific appearance or location. Of course, in Su Yuan's eyes, these were not secrets."

"'Once I become a Level 3 lifeform, I can officially move against the Truth Society.' Su Yuan thought to himself."

"The Truth Society had developed for over a hundred years. Relying on alien technology, it was deeply entrenched worldwide. Shaking such a behemoth was no easy task."

"The most critical point was that the Truth Society's founder possessed the means to contact the alien forces. This method, an extension of quantum field technology, was very difficult to intercept or block."

"And once the Truth Society's founder sensed that the situation was slipping out of control, he would immediately contact the alien forces. At that time, the arrival of the alien forces on Blue Star would be significantly accelerated."

"From the gray mirror, Su Yuan knew that the alien forces' interstellar colonization ship was currently located five light-years away from Blue Star, traveling towards Blue Star at a speed infinitely close to the speed of light. This cruising speed was the most resource-efficient."

"If the alien forces learned that some variable had appeared on Blue Star, threatening the special resources they desired, they would initiate faster-than-light travel and arrive at Blue Star in a short period."

"However, faster-than-light travel consumed an enormous amount of energy. Even if they successfully obtained the precious resources they wanted from Blue Star, the alien forces' profits would be significantly reduced. For the alien forces, faster-than-light travel was a last-resort option."