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　　TL: Zhao

　　Editing: Krisaia

　　Crack!

　　Qing Linglong frowned as she put her dislocated shoulder back into the normal position, but her attention was mostly focused on Eyegla.s.ses, for the news about Li Yiming he would bring.

　　"He's not involved in this. Seems like things aren't as bad as we think they are," Big Beard said as he took out a cigar and took a puff, seemingly unaffected by the pain caused by his bleeding wound.

　　"Who were those people?" Qing Qiaoqiao said with a frightened voice as she helped her sister bandage up.

　　"Pan Junwei…" Eyegla.s.ses spat out as he let go of Big Beard's wrist.

　　"Didn't expect him to join forces with Yun Yiyuan…" Qing Linglong said with a sunken voice.

　　"I'm not so sure about that… If he really was working for Yun Yiyuan, I doubt we would have made it out alive," Big Beard said as he rolled the bandage around his wrist.

　　"Then why did they attack us? Were they not here to protect the laboratory?" Qing Qiaoqiao asked angrily. They had escaped at the cost of Big Beard's mecha.

　　"I've met him before… He was an honorable man." Big Beard said with a low voice as he looked at the remnants of his mecha — it was broken beyond what he could repair with his talent.

　　"He had a military background, according to my research." Eyegla.s.ses said as he opened his computer.

　　"So you're saying that he's protecting the country?" Qing Qiaoqiao said with a voice full of disbelief.

　　"Well, I think we all have a different understanding of what it means to protect the country. Heaven's Laws used to be our shackle, but now that it's gone…" Qing Linglong said as she moved her left arm around.

　　"But how could he possibly think that? Protecting the country by using artificial guardians? Doesn't he know what that implies?"

　　"You know, in a way, it does fix some problems."

　　"What do you mean?"

　　"With Heaven's Laws gone, we are free to do whatever we want. Although most of us are still being careful, you can imagine how things will turn out in the future."

　　"Big Beard's right. Even now, you can see how the newly-awakened guardians have no regard for laws. If everyone starts to do whatever they want, it's going to be a disaster," Eyegla.s.ses agreed.

　　"So you're telling me that he went back to the military to create an army that can establish order?"

　　"You've seen it for yourself. Aside from Pan Junwei, there were large groups of soldiers who partic.i.p.ated in the ambush. I wouldn't think that Yun Yiyuan would be able to have this much influence over the military in such a short span of time."

　　"Well, it would make sense for the military to finally react to all these bizarre occurrences over the last year."

　　"What about Li Yiming? I thought he was working with National Security?"

　　"We need to go have a talk with him... face to face…" Qing Linglong said with a severe countenance. Having no other means to stop the military's research by themselves, Li Yiming's help became of utmost importance.

　　"Before that, how about we have a talk?" An amused voice was suddenly heard from behind.