From the end of the world

Chapter 241 Traitor Continued

The matter of the truth will have to wait until later when Ma Zao and I are alone. Right now I have to deal with the interrogation of the senior researcher first.

I collected my thoughts for a moment, and then asked the senior researcher in front of me a question. Out of courtesy, I first asked about the origin of the Impermanence Sword Helmet, which was more of a business matter and something that Fu Feng and Dong Che should be more concerned about. Where did the Humanitarian Department get such high-level weapons?
This time there was no mental restriction to hinder him. Under the effect of the Black Rope Locking Heart Ring, the senior researcher could only reveal the truth he knew.

And what he said made Dong Che change color.

"This is a weapon developed by the Humanitarian Department itself." He answered uncontrollably.

“——This is impossible!”

Dong Che shouted reflexively, but his eyes were different from his words, and he clearly believed it. The Humanity Department could develop the Impermanence Sword Helmet by itself, which meant that someone in the Luoshan high-level really leaked the complete technology of the Impermanence Sword to the Humanity Department. He was the first among us to suspect that there was a traitor in the Luoshan high-level.

However, Luoshan and the Humanitarian Department are organizations that are fundamentally incompatible. Unless it is a special case like Chen Long, it is hard to imagine that the top leaders of Luoshan have any motivation to provide support to the Humanitarian Department.

"The Impermanence Sword and Helmet is one of our research directions to enable mortals to control supernatural powers. That is, we do not modify mortals themselves, but indirectly control magic power through external tools such as weapons and armor." The senior researcher said resignedly, "In this process, we used the Impermanence Sword and its related manufacturing technology that Luo Shan secretly provided, and made significant changes to the latter.

"However, a set of Impermanence Sword Helmets requires at least fifty Impermanence Swords to be forged. Because the consumption is too huge and the success rate of forging is low, it is considered a failure that is seriously outstripping the income. After forging a set, we temporarily sealed it in the warehouse."

Dong Che took a step back and said through gritted teeth: "It's actually true..."

"Don't the Luoshan high-level officials have a strong contract that prohibits the disclosure of information on the Impermanence Sword technology? How did the traitor bypass this restriction?" I continued to ask the senior researcher, "Also, who is the traitor?"

The senior researcher said honestly: "These things should only be known by Silver Mask... Ying Lingyun, and a few people at the top of the pyramid of the Humanitarian Department. I don't have the authority to know."

Dong Che calmed down and said, "It is basically impossible to bypass the restrictions by clever tricks, but it is a different story if the traitor is above the Great Mastery level. Demon hunters above the Great Mastery level are all super-powerful people who have surpassed the theoretical constraints of demon hunters. They can easily trample on any contract or principle with their extremely powerful magic power."

"In other words, the traitor is at the Great Accomplishment level, or even at the Great Impermanence level?" I asked.

"Great Impermanence...Traitor..."

Dong Che's face was blank for a moment, as if he had never associated the two words together until the moment I said it.

Maybe it's not that he's slow to react, but that our perceptions are different. Unlike me, who has only been in contact with the strange world for less than a month, Dong Che probably grew up in that world since he was a child, and developed a worldview that is far from common sense. Luo Shan is an organization affiliated with the Great Impermanence - under this preconceived perception, accusing the Great Impermanence of being a traitor to Luo Shan may be like accusing the emperor of treason in ancient dynasties.

"...In any case, if the traitor is among those above the Great Perfection level, then the list of suspects can be narrowed down to a very small range. Although I don't know what the motive of the traitor is, it is hard to imagine that someone who makes a deal with the Humanitarian Department would be a Transcendentalist. The traitor is more likely to come from our Hegemony."

Dong Che shook his head vigorously to dispel his confusion, and then calmly analyzed: "Also, not all demon hunters above the Great Mastery level are interested in memorizing the technical principles of the Impermanence Sword. The traitor may be a Great Mastery level demon hunter who is good at related fields, such as the legendary formation genius Yuchi. There are also Great Mastery level demon hunters in management positions... In this way, the list of suspects can be compressed to less than five people..."

Having said that, his expression suddenly changed and he turned to look at Fu Feng who had been silent all the time.

Judging from the direction of his reasoning, Fu Feng seemed to be on that short list of suspects.

"What...are you suspecting me? Suspecting that I am the traitor?" Fu Feng asked calmly.

Facing the pressure from the Great Perfection Stage, Dong Che showed a very nervous emotion. After hesitating for two seconds, he actually mustered up the courage to say: "...It's not completely impossible."

"You are so brave. Suppose I am really a traitor, do you think you can escape from here?" Fu Feng said in a strange tone, "Or do you think Zhuang Cheng will help you?"

"I haven't thought about it that way." Dong Che said. I really didn't intend to stand on Dong Che's side. Although I was happy about Dong Che's admiration, I was not to the point of being carried away by a few compliments from someone whose position was unknown. Besides, even if Fu Feng really had an affair with the Humane Department, frankly speaking, I had no objection.

Maybe saying this now might make others think, "What nonsense are you talking about?" In fact, I have no hostility towards the Humanitarian Department. The reason why I destroyed the old base of the Humanitarian Department last time was mainly because they hindered me from rescuing Chang'an. The real enemy from beginning to end was only Ying Lingyun.

Since Dongche has the ability to see through other people's mental changes, maybe he could sense my thoughts of staying out of it. However, on the other hand, he was straightforward even when facing the Great Perfection level, and this spirit really impressed me. Thinking about it, I really wanted to help him.

When I had this thought, Dongche seemed to sense something and wanted to look back at me, but he held back. Could he really sense my thoughts?

"Let me make it clear in advance that you have misunderstood. If I really was a traitor who secretly supported the Humanitarian Department, how could I allow you to participate in the interrogation of this person?" Fu Feng asked.

"...Maybe it's because you didn't expect that someone here knew the password for the mental restriction." Dong Che said cautiously, "Although you didn't seem to recognize that the armor was the Impermanence Sword Helmet at first, even if it was a traitor who secretly supported the Humanitarian Department, it might not be that he knew everything about the research projects of the Humanitarian Department, not to mention that it was a failed research project, so it's normal that you didn't recognize it.

"It has been rumored in the past that there are traitors in Luoshan who secretly support the Humanitarian Department, but no one has ever suspected anyone above the Great Mastery level. If you are a traitor, even if this researcher said something unnecessary, you have ample room for defense.

"But this time it's very different. Not only did the key evidence appear, but also the key testimony appeared... Who could have predicted this kind of thing in advance?"

As he said this, he seemed to be unable to resist and turned to look at Ma Zao again. After all, Ma Zao's performance just now was really eye-catching, and I am proud of her.

But upon hearing this, Fu Feng smiled with relief.

"I see. It seems that Master Gua Tian used calculations to arrange you here in order to frame us for ruling the world." He said, "However, your reasoning is still too naive. There is one thing you may have forgotten. Ying Lingyun of the Humanitarian Department has an ability called 'Possibility Clone'. The technical principle of the Impermanence Sword may also be obtained by him by summoning other possible selves."

However, even if Ying Lingyun could really summon that kind of "possible clone", it must be based on the possible premise that "there is a traitor inside Luoshan", right? But in that case, there would be a lot more room for argument. Dong Che seemed to realize this, and could only close his mouth unwillingly, and seemed to be unconsciously relieved to avoid a direct conflict.

Fu Feng looked at Dong Che with deep eyes. Dong Che's crisis might not be resolved yet. If Fu Feng is really a traitor, considering Dong Che is currently under house arrest in the base, then the real life-threatening stage will come later.

It is true that behind Dong Che there is Gua Tianshi, but behind Fu Feng there is also Fa Zheng. If the latter is really in collusion with the Humanity Department, it may not be without Fa Zheng's will. The identity of Da Wuchang's disciple is not an omnipotent life-saving amulet.

"I'm sorry for showing you my unbecoming side." Fu Feng said to me, "Please continue the interrogation."

I nodded, and then asked the senior researcher the next question: "Do you know Zhu Changan and Yin Yue?"

"...I know." He nodded, "Zhu Chang'an, Ying Lingyun's biological son, and the resurrection vessel of the great demon Yin Yue."

After hearing this reply, not only Fu Feng, but Dong Che also focused on this. Regardless of the positions of these two people, at least they should be consistent in facing the problem of the big demon Yin Yue, a strange creature. It is a super demon that endangers mankind and must be dealt with quickly.

I continued to ask: "This so-called 'resurrection container'... is it 'the condition necessary for Ying Lingyun to revive Yin Yue', or 'the foreshadowing that Yin Yue set up before his death to revive himself'?"

As soon as I asked this question, I realized that my way of asking the question seemed to be wrong. Even if the answer was the latter, Yin Yue had already made all the preparations to revive herself, and Ying Lingyun should not have known about it, otherwise he would not have needed to deliberately find a way to revive Yin Yue.

And since Ying Lingyun didn't know, there was no reason for the senior researcher in front of him to know.

However, the senior researcher answered my question without hesitation: "Both."

(End of this chapter)