I created the Anomaly Control Bureau

Chapter 219
Qin Lan raised her hand and pushed open the wooden door of the bedroom.

At first glance, the scene behind the door is almost a gorgeous banquet hall from the Middle Ages, but after a closer look, you can see traces of modernization. This banquet hall is just a beautiful imagination of the life of the ancient nobles.

And Hong Yuan was standing next to the main seat.

Although his chair was no different from others, the sitting position already indicated his importance in this meeting, not only that, this place was arranged by him, and that also meant something.

Most of the ability users present didn't pay attention or care about this point, only a few ability users had some subtle feelings about it, but they didn't think about it. This actually seems to be a normal behavior.

After all, he arranged it here.

But Ma En, who followed Qin Lan, didn't think so simply. This Hong Yuan might have lied in Shen Xiao's prophecy. Combined with his "subconscious" behavior of unknowingly putting himself in the center, it is very difficult. Not reminiscent of anything.

The moment Qin Lan pushed the door and walked in, Hong Yuan looked over, and then looked at the three people behind her, and finally looked at Qin Lan again, nodded slightly to her, and then turned to face the person standing beside him. The two said a few words.

Then all the people standing at the banquet table and waiting looked at her.

Expectation, surprise, doubt, curiosity, suspicion, surprise, all kinds of complex emotions followed their gazes to Qin Lan, and then Hong Yuan walked towards him together with the old woman and middle-aged man Nathan standing beside him.

Although the other members of the Salvation Alliance did not come over, they still kept her in their field of vision.

Qin Lan excitedly shouted to the old woman following Hong Yuan:

"Grandma Li!"

"Xiao Lan." The old woman walked up to her quickly, looked Qin Lan up and down with worry and surprise on her face, "It's fine, it's fine..."

Qin Lan turned sideways and said to the three people following behind him:
"This is Grandma Li, my grandpa's friend. She often came to play with my sister and me when I was young."

Grandma Li looked at several people along her line of sight, and finally her eyes stayed on Ma En:
"Thank you for taking care of Xiaolan during this time."

After saying this, she looked at Qin Lan again and said:
"What do you think about our matter?"

Hong Yuan and another middle-aged man standing beside her also raised their spirits.

Qin Lan nodded slightly to her:

"I do have something to say. This matter concerns our colleagues in the entire Federation, and we cannot draw conclusions so simply."

Nathan cleared his throat and said:
"Hong Yuan said that he got your sister's prophecy, but I am still a little worried that it is a trap of the Federation, after all...

"They have already proved that they have a way to hide it from Shen Xiao."

Hong Yuan smiled and looked at the serious middle-aged man:
"But the purpose of the Federation is to let us sign an agreement with them. If I hadn't gotten the prophecy, they would have probably already made us agree to dissolve the Salvation Alliance.

"Isn't it?"

Nathan said:

"Maybe this is a conspiracy by other forces. Maybe this is what the Federation wants. They now have an oracle machine. If you pay attention, you will realize that Shen Xiao's behavior is not as simple as it seems on the surface."

Qin Lan was a little surprised by his observation skills.

What Nathan said was true, but not everyone could perceive it.

Because although Shen Xiao's best approach may be meaningful, but after the age of ten, she will use expressions that ordinary people can understand to cover up her real purpose, making all kinds of complexities simple in the eyes of others.

And the current situation is also obvious. Even if there is a prophecy, Nathan still prefers to have a truce with the Federation, and he is expressing his attitude with Qin Lan here, trying to win her over to accept his idea.

Li Xiuyu, who was firmly on the same front as him, was a little shaken after learning of the existence of the prophecy, and other people who were already vacillating had completely accepted Hong Yuan's views, only he was still standing on the opposite side of Hong Yuan .

He actually understood the old man's transformation very well.

Nathan got to know her a few years ago. Although some old people will show more desire for life in their later years, Li Xiuyu has long been open-minded about her doomed death, and she has no fear of leaving this world.

So at that time, she followed the girl she watched growing up and joined the Salvation League.

They had talked in private, and Nathan knew that she did this mostly out of affection and kindness for the two girls, but apart from that, she must have her own selfishness like other ordinary people.

She can accept her death, but she wants to let the world remember her. If she can choose her own way of death, she is willing to give her life for ideals and beauty.

Because in a sense, that is also alive.

If Hong Yuan could show her the hope of victory at this meeting, the old man would no longer consider the possibility of a truce with the Federation.

But Nathan doesn't think this is the right decision. As they said last time, this matter will be related to the life and death of members of the Salvation Alliance of the Federation. If they make a wrong decision, many people will miss the chance to be saved.

And he didn't want to continue fighting anymore.

Nathan still has children and family members, but now they can only flee everywhere with him, and he doesn't like and is not good at fighting, he can clearly see that he can only die if he goes on like this.

If his bottom line is low, at least he can sell the Salvation League.

But he couldn't do that either.

Nathan himself is the kind of person he said at the meeting, he joined the Salvation League just because he thought he wanted to be kind, but he didn't consider losing his own life for it, and even his death didn't make the Salvation League See the odds.

If he can convince Qin Lan, he can rely on her relationship with Li Xiuyu to pull her back to his side, so there is still room for detours in this matter.

"The thing before us now is that the truce is the goal of the Federation." Hong Yuan argued rationally, "But Shen Xiao's prophecy does not allow us to sign an armistice agreement with them. What do you think these represent? How should we go?" Federation wish?
"I understand your concerns, but let's talk about this after you read Shen Xiao's new prophecy."

As he spoke, he pointed to the long table:

"Let's sit and talk."

Several people turned around and walked over, while other members of the Salvation Alliance present also sat down one after another, and they quite tacitly left the seat opposite Hong Yuan to Qin Lan, and Ma En sat next to her.

After everyone sat down, Hong Yuan looked at them and said:
"There are 29 people in total here."

This is not a small number.

Because all the people present except Qin Lan were level Ⅳ ability users.

This number of Level IV ability users can already be regarded as a rather dreadful force.

Moreover, among the members of the Salvation Alliance present, only five had joined the Coordination Bureau in the past, and most of the others were not affiliated to large organizations. Thanks to the great power of the Federation.

Nathan continued:

"But in front of level V ability users, unless there is something that can convert quantity into quality, such as a ritual to summon demons, or an ancient magic circle, how many people there are is meaningless."

They did not play any decisive role in the battle between Shenxiao and the Federation, nor in the pursuit of the Federation today.

Of course they don't need to be caught. After all, the Federation's Tier IV ability users are not omnipotent, but in the final analysis, it seems that they have no chance of winning by resisting, and it seems that it is only a matter of time before they are caught by all members of the Federation.

"I know you can't see any chance." Hong Yuan said to them, "The investigation department in charge of hunting us is led by three Federation V-level ability users. If we only count our apparent combat power, We are doomed.

"But I want to tell you that we are so much more than that.

"Even with a few hundred Level IV ability users, there is no way to gain a decisive influence in the confrontation with the FBI, but only a few dozen Level IV members of the Salvation Alliance are enough.

"Because we are not only ourselves, but also the source of Shenxiao's power. I don't know how many people here understand the meaning of the word reality bender, but I want to tell you that trapping Shenxiao is not a good thing for the Federation. what a simple thing.

"For them, this is confronting Shen Xiao's reality, and our existence will strengthen Shen Xiao's power, which means that if the Salvation Alliance is disbanded, it will be easier for him to control Shen Xiao .

"And this will lead to them gaining the upper hand in the confrontation with Shen Xiao. This is the purpose of the Federation wanting me to disband."

A Southern Federation woman said:
"What Hong Yuan said is correct. Whether we disband or not is indeed related to Shen Xiao's fate."

Nathan said:
"The Federation has proved that Qin Luan has agreed to this matter, and someone should have heard her mention it. If Skywalker does not agree, it will be useless for us to disband the Salvation Alliance.

"and……

"Regardless of whether the federation has faked or not, I think you all should know what decision Shen Xiao will make in such a situation. If the price of the federation is the safety of the entire Salvation Alliance, then I think she will definitely agree. of.

"The federal government wanted a truce because they didn't want to procrastinate, not because we could win."

Hong Yuan had already expected what he would say:
"Yes, Shen Xiao agreed to disband the Salvation Alliance, but you have to think about it carefully, she is currently imprisoned in the federal anti-reality prison...

"She can no longer see the future!
"Now Shen Xiao's decision may not be as absolutely correct as in the past."

This somewhat offensive sentence made everyone feel a little displeased, but as if Hong Yuan's words had a magical power, no one expressed any opinion on it.

Because of what he said, and...

His words do carry "magic power".

Before Nathan figured out how to refute himself, Hong Yuan spoke first:
"As I told you when I came here, Shen Xiao actually has other prophecies.

"And there is a reason why I didn't tell you at the time. In fact, you saw that it was not the first prophecy. The words on that letter will continue to change with the fulfillment of the last prophecy."

He took out the envelope from his pocket and opened it, then looked down at the letter paper and read:

"You will execute the traitor at the banquet."

Hong Yuan raised his head, looked down on everyone with a serious and cold expression.

"No, it's impossible." A retort came from the banquet immediately, "We've all come to this point, and it's impossible for anyone to betray Shen Xiao, it's too ridiculous!"

Although it is still doubtful whether there is such a traitor, others start to pay attention to Nathan who has been against Hong Yuan.

And many of the arguments he makes are not that convincing.

Nathan, who noticed their eyes, also felt a little flustered:
"No, it can't be me, you all know me..."

Although he knew that he definitely did not betray Qin Luan, he instinctively panicked when he heard such words.

Hong Yuan immediately followed his words:
"Don't worry, the prophecy only has this sentence, which means that any of us may betray Shen Xiao, and I don't think you want to betray her just because you disagree with my idea.

"Your motives are good."

He didn't directly say that Nathan was a traitor. Although they probably wouldn't think so, it would still appear that he was using prophecy to get rid of those who disagreed with him.

As for who is the traitor...

He hasn't decided yet.

It depends on how they feel about themselves. In fact, he has several candidates in mind, and Nathan is of course one of them, and although he himself would not raise this possibility, he suspects that other people will panic in doubt. Nathan pushed for this position.

Now they're all potential traitors.

And the best way to clear yourself of suspicion is to find out the "traitor" first.

In the worst case, he also has a few people who can be killed at will without any lasting negative effects, but this is also a choice that is too safe.

In other words, boring.

The most interesting thing is to make them believe that Qin Lan is the traitor.

This was the most challenging of all situations, but come to think of it, Shen Xiao's "prophecy" killed her sister...

How interesting.

And it's not impossible for him to make a move.

One of the three members of the Salvation Alliance who followed her met him last time, and he searched for information about Ma En after that, and it seemed to Hong Yuan that there was a lot to make a fuss about.

He opened his mouth ready to channel everyone's emotions.

But at this moment, a calm female voice interrupted him:
"Wait."

Everyone looked at Qin Lan who stood up.

"Hong Yuan, I believe what you said." Qin Lan looked at the man opposite her, "I also understand that you all believe in Shen Xiao's prophecy, but I want you to listen to me first."

"Of course." Hong Yuan looked at her expectantly.

Things seemed to turn out to be more interesting than he expected.

(End of this chapter)