Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1252 The Son's Lies
Damn it! I shouldn't have brought him!

Seeing the half-empty bottle and the Taurus director's rapidly darkening face, Leon jumped up from his seat and grabbed his red-haired son, pulling him back to his seat.

"Ahem... Business is important! Business is important!"

After repeatedly emphasizing that there were important matters to attend to, and barely managing to deflect the questions that the Taurus director was about to ask, Lyon spoke earnestly:

"What we're mainly talking about today is... well... where were we?"

"All the planes that gave birth to the Root People have been forcibly twisted together."

"Ah, right, the Root Planes! The main problem lies with these Root Planes!"

Gratefully glancing at the Cancer director who had spoken up, Leon cleared his throat to cover his embarrassment, then covered the little red-haired boy's mouth and said seriously:

"To accomplish this, we need Frederica who possesses the Dream Source, Number 2 who controls the Astral Source, and Number 11 or 12 who can control the spiritual realm. So I think something must have happened in the Old Earth during the months we've been searching for the Lord of the Graveyard."

Either Number 2 and his group chose to cooperate with Frederica, or they were ambushed by Frederica while plotting something. Right now, we must prepare for the worst-case scenario.

Worst case scenario...

Although Lyon did not specify the worst-case scenario, the directors present all understood that the worst-case scenario would be the complete killing of the Star Lord, the All-Spirit Lord, and the Ascended Lord, with all three sources of power—Astral Realm, Spirit, and Will—being plundered. Frederica's strength would inevitably surge once again.

"Director, I have a question."

After blinking thoughtfully, the phantom of the Capricorn director asked:

"Regardless of whether the worst has truly happened, is this situation, where all the origin planes have been brought together, another conspiracy by Number One, or the dying struggle of that Star Lord? Is this situation good or bad for us?"

Is it good or bad?

After hearing Capricorn's sensible question, Leon couldn't help but frown and ponder.

If we take that "worst-case scenario" as a premise, Frederica now possesses eight complete sources: God, Astrology, Sky, Spirit, Will, Moon, Beast, and Demon. In addition, she and Frederica each control a portion of the Dream Source and a portion of the Ocean Source.

If we calculate it this way, most of the Roots "carried" by the fourteen Root Remnants have already fallen into her hands. The only way to fight against her is to "pick up" the remaining Roots that she cannot take away, namely the material planes whose Roots have been taken away, and the various races living on them.

Taking the Lord of the Abyss and the Hundred Thousand Abyss as examples, after the entire Hundred Thousand Abyss was destroyed, he packed up the core fragments of the Hundred Thousand Abyss and the surviving demons together, and brought them all to the present world through the Pure White Mother, and tried to combine the fragments of the Hundred Thousand Abyss with the Abyss Hundred Hells.

After half a year of reconciliation, although he only obtained a small amount of the [Evil] Root, he also experienced a significant enhancement when manipulating the Roots between the three Roots. So, from this perspective...

"Whether there's a conspiracy or not is uncertain, but the merging of the fourteen planes is definitely a good thing for us!"

After briefly explaining his judgment, Lyon immediately made the decision:

"Regardless of whether there is a conspiracy involved, if we want to fight Frederica, we must collect the remains of those planes and the various races that survived on them. We must do this, and we have no other choice!"
The most important thing right now is time. If we can relocate all the other planes and their corresponding races to the mortal world before Frederica takes control of the Root, then we will have the ability to fight against her..."

"beep!!!"

A somewhat jarring voice rang out, interrupting Lyon's words. Immediately afterward, the illusory image of the virgin director was projected from the compass on the table, her expression tense as she informed him:
"Chief! Everyone! I've reached the Endless Wilderness. The situation here... is pretty much as Joan of Arc predicted. The entire Endless Wilderness is slowly collapsing."

As the virgin director spoke, her illusory figure slightly shifted aside, revealing an endless wilderness stretching as far as the eye could see behind her.

A fierce wind howled across the barren land, and huge boulders seemed to lose their weight, dancing wildly in the air with the coarse sand and gravel. The once flat and fertile plain was now riddled with huge cavities eroded by the wind and dry riverbeds left by the forceful scouring of the water.

The muddy, murky swamp, where even a single leaf could not float, stood side by side with the parched, cracked ground, never touching each other. It was as if everything suitable for life to remain had been swept away by the raging wind, leaving behind only withered, monotonous forbidden zones of life.

"It seems that the ruler of the boundless wilderness has most likely already been killed."

Gazing at the boundless land rapidly losing its vitality behind the illusory figure of the Virgo director, the Taurus director couldn't help but sigh, then turned to look at Lyon and said:
"Chief, what did that graveyard master say? How's his investigation going?"

There's no news yet.

Lyon shook his head and said:
"The ability of the Grave Soil Ruler to investigate originates from the dead, but the native races of the Hanging Star Gorge, the Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Spirits, and the Ascended Extreme Realm are quite special. After death, they either directly turn into stars or dissipate into the basic fluctuations of the spiritual realm, and cannot be considered true dead."

In a world lacking the dead, the will of the Graveyard Ruler would find it difficult to penetrate. Furthermore, Frederica might still be there; if he went directly, he would likely be ambushed. It would probably take some more time.

"Then let's investigate ourselves!"

The Scorpio director standing nearby couldn't help but stand up and say:

"Tell him he doesn't need to investigate anymore, just hurry up and move that grave soil over. I can bring a few fearless scavengers to investigate for him. Even if that Number 1 really hasn't left yet, at most I'll be the one who dies!"

"Don't worry, it's okay if they check later."

Lyon began to explain:

"Before the Lord of the Graveyard left, he told me that because of the resistance of the remaining will of the various Root Remnants, Frederica's absorption speed would definitely not be fast, and he probably hadn't even fully mastered the Root that he had seized last time."

If she obtains a new source this time, she will definitely be eager to continue absorbing it and will not linger in the Suspended Star Gorge or the spiritual realm for long. If you wait a while before setting off again, the chances of meeting her will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, given Frederica's shrewdness, any truly crucial information that could involve her would be destroyed immediately. Even if you did manage to uncover something, there's absolutely no way you could send the information back, so there's no need to rush over.

Rather than wasting manpower on information that is destined to be unattainable, it is more important to quickly search other material planes and relocate all the races that can be moved here... Your Excellency Taurus!

After calming down the restless Scorpio director, Leon released his now-docile red-haired son from his arms and turned to the Taurus director, saying:

"I would appreciate it if you could stay at the branch office and continue to monitor the situation in other material planes using the compass, and also try to contact the Star Lords. If there are any issues, please be sure to notify me immediately."

"it is good."

After nodding in agreement to Lyon's request, the Taurus director thought for a moment and then spoke:

"Director, the material plane belonging to No. 1 should be connected to the other end of the Source God Platform. We cannot and should not go there. Suspended Star Gorge, Ancestral Land of Ten Thousand Spirits, and Ascension Extreme Realm are also temporarily off-limits."

Aside from the several material planes that have already merged with the present world, such as the Abyss of the Sea, the Abyss of Ten Thousand Evils, and the Pure White Land, the only material planes that can still help you in the Bureau are the Land of Insufficiency, the Boundless Wilderness, the Plains of Shepherds, and the Mulberry Forest Reflecting the Sun.

"Aside from myself, Cancer, Ophiuchus, and the others who can't leave due to missions, the remaining eight directors are split into two groups, each responsible for one plane, with two elite cleanup teams, aiming to relocate all the races from there to the mortal realm as quickly as possible... Do you think this arrangement is feasible?" "Great!"

After carefully listening to the Golden Bull board member's suggestion, Lyon's expression relaxed slightly, and he smiled:

"Then let's settle on this. You're more familiar with the situation in the bureau than I am, so I'll have to put in a lot of effort."

"Of course... um... Leon."

After glancing at the little red-haired boy with big, blinking eyes in Leon's arms, the Taurus director, who had already finished discussing business, tried again and again to hold back... but finally couldn't help himself and said in a low voice with a somewhat strained expression:
"Although these are your private matters, and I, as an outsider, shouldn't interfere, what you're doing... what you're doing is a bit unreasonable, isn't it?"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

To everyone's surprise, the usually serious Taurus director was still thinking about this matter. Leon quickly coughed twice and began to rack his brains, trying to figure out how to get away with it.

However, at that moment, a little red-haired boy who had been behaving himself for a long time suddenly reached out and tugged at Leon's sleeve, looking at him with his clear black and white eyes and asking a question.

Father, is your meeting over? May I speak now?

Yes, yes! Of course you can!
Seeing his son arrive just in time to save the day in this dire situation, Leon couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, then winked at him with fatherly love, saying:

"What's wrong? Do you... need to go to the bathroom?"

"?"

After glancing at his father, who was winking and making faces at him, the little redhead raised his eyebrows slightly, just like Leon, and immediately accepted his father's invitation to make an excuse to pee. He then obediently nodded and said:

"Yes, I drank a bit too much just now, I need to pee."

"..."

Seeing the sudden sharpening in the eyes of the Taurus director, Lyon opened his mouth speechlessly, then gave an awkward smile.

Can you please stop adding unnecessary backstory? Next time, just say you need to go to the bathroom!

"You silly child, always eating random things, hahaha... I'll be going now..."

Unable to withstand the seemingly angry glare from the Taurus director, Leon chuckled dryly and decisively left the Taurus constellation with the troublesome little red-haired boy before she could snatch the child away.

"Are you trying to sabotage me?"

After running out carrying the troublesome little redhead, Leon, who had already sensed something was wrong, picked up the little rascal and bounced him around, squinting his eyes as he questioned:
"Don't tell me you didn't do it on purpose. I knew something was wrong when you started insisting on coming with me... Tell me! What exactly do you want?"

"Father, you've misunderstood."

Little Red Hair said in a very serious tone:
“My situation is different from yours. My grandmother passed away before I was even born. I could only hear my mother talk about what my grandmother was like, so I switched places with you so I could come and see my grandmother.”

"..."

Is that so?

Looking at his red-haired son, whose watery eyes held a hint of sadness as if he were reminiscing about something, Leon's expression softened slightly, and he loosened his grip on the buttocks he was about to pinch.

Come to think of it, not all timelines lead to a "happy ending." In the timeline this child came from, Taurus was probably in danger, so this child... wait! What does your visit to Director Taurus have to do with you deliberately causing trouble for me?
"Playing the victim won't work!"

After pinching the red-haired boy's little bottom, Leon hardened his heart and said coldly:

"Don't blink! No matter how cute you try, I won't soften up! Playing dumb won't work either. These are all things your Aunt Melanie played with when she was little! You're definitely doing this on purpose!"

"No, no, I am..."

Yes! There definitely is!

Watching his son shake his head so hard it resembled a rattle drum, and how he resembled the red-haired chief in lying, Leon took a deep breath, applied a little more pressure with his hand, and questioned him with a dark face:

"Are you trying to make Lord Taurus misunderstand my relationship with Olivia by putting on this show? And the drinking spree was all an act, wasn't it? Even if Olivia really let you drink, Anna would definitely keep an eye on you. I absolutely don't believe you would dare to drink like that!"

So you deliberately acted so outrageously, was it so that Lord Taurus wouldn't stand it, would secretly confront Olivia, and then... try to bring me and Olivia together?

"..."

"..."

"Hehe~"

Hey you son of a bitch! You damn bastard!
Watching his son, who let out a dry laugh and then ran away, his red hair quickly turning black, Leon felt a sudden pang of toothache, knowing that his guess had been right.

Now that I think about it, it's probably not just him. The one who suddenly came to deliver the message that the Lord of the Graves was going to steal the son of the Underworld branch bureau was probably lying too.

As for their purpose... it's probably similar to that of this red-haired son: to have him take charge of the Underworld branch, spend five months with Emma, ​​and then find a way to get him and Emma together. That's really...

It can only be said that although these sons wouldn't harm him, none of them had any good intentions. They each had their own purposes, and they were good at lying one lie after another. I don't know where they learned it from.

"Now you're yourself, aren't you?"

After looking at his son, who had just opened his eyes again, Leon said with a headache:
"How about we agree on a secret code that only you know? Given your current level of morality, I have a feeling that someone else will impersonate you and trick me into doing all sorts of shady things..."

"Father, listen to me!"

Ignoring Leon's request for a coded message, his son, who seemed to have returned from some unknown world, earnestly reminded him with a serious expression:
"Someone will be coming to you for help soon. You can choose to help them or not, but whether you help them or not, remember to bring Uncle Niu with you. Don't forget!"

　Two...two combined into one...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)