Starry Sky Railway: No one understands the Amber King better than me.

On the other side, at the Tver headquarters of the Interstellar Peace Corporation.

Today, the highest-level joint committee meeting of the entire division was held.

Senior executives from departments such as Market Development, Business Consolidation, Technology Research and Development, and Interstellar Peace Bank gathered together.

This meeting was small in scale, mainly convened at the request of senior management of the Business Consolidation Department, and the core topic was questioning and consultation regarding the recent actions of the Market Development Department.

Because of the nature of the topic, not many departments attended, and not all leaders were present.

Even so, the presence of several relevant vice ministers is enough to determine the tone of the subsequent events to a certain extent.

After the opening statement, a deputy director from the Business Consolidation Department took the lead, listing a series of recent losses one by one.

The controversy then focused on Project Krim V, including the planetary attack and the particularly sensitive issue of the detention of the commissioner.

"Your development department is incredibly audacious."

The one who spoke was a dark-skinned deputy minister, who said in a cold voice.

"Detaining my department's specialist without authorization—even if this gets reported to headquarters and the board of directors, I'd like to see who ends up losing face!"

Upon hearing this, the expressions of several department heads in the market development department turned rather unpleasant.

After a moment of silence, Minister Kane surprisingly spoke up:

"The special operations team did indeed mishandle this matter."

"you?"

Minister Spier's expression changed slightly. The conservatives had actually spoken out at this moment?

"The most urgent task now is for us to quickly hand over the division of responsibilities for Krim V."

Ignoring Spear's changing expression, Kane continued.

"A small conflict shouldn't affect our relationship... Cooperation is a win-win situation for both of us. As the data shows, the growth points of the Business Consolidation Department this year are closely related to our New World project."

Furthermore, out of good faith, we can allow the Third Action Team involved to return to headquarters for questioning and investigation.

"No, it's not just the Third Special Operations Team..."

A moment later, another female deputy director of the Business Consolidation Department spoke coldly.

“We are demanding that all teams involved in Operation Sunrise withdraw and that the plan be suspended. The backlash against your actions recently has been far too intense.”

"That's absolutely impossible."

Spier waved his hand decisively. Even Kane showed some hesitation at this moment.

His suggestion to stop the situation altogether was clearly rejected.

Is this merely an idea within their department, or does it represent an extension of the will of those above them?

"The detention of the commissioner was reported to me by Lin Yuan beforehand and was authorized by me."

Spier knew he couldn't give the other side any more excuses to attack him.

He met everyone's gaze:

"This person is involved in some matters related to the Annihilation Gang and needs to cooperate with the investigation. Recently, the Annihilation Gang and other forces in Tver have been making frequent moves, and I hope everyone can understand the gravity of the situation."

"Nonsense! If it weren't for your clumsy actions, there wouldn't have been such turmoil."

The Black deputy minister curled his lip.

Several scrutinizing gazes fell upon Spil and the other two.

"...In that case..."

After a moment's consideration, Vice Minister Yamada spoke slowly.

"Then let them finish their current tasks first, and then return to headquarters to report for duty."

His eyes were calm, but his expression was somewhat subtle.

Now only Spears remained silent. He pondered for a moment, when his terminal vibrated slightly.

After glancing at it out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly felt more confident.

“This matter…” Spilt raised his eyes, his tone calm.

"We've already received inquiries and attention from Special Envoy Ai Bai at headquarters. I think it's best to discuss this matter internally within our department before giving a result."

When the name of a high-ranking representative was mentioned, everyone's expressions changed.

"In that case, you can handle the internal issues within your department yourselves."

The Business Consolidation Department softened their stance.

"But our detained commissioner needs to be released immediately."

"The Third Action Team is currently tracking a group of criminals. The relevant personnel will hand over the duties after the mission is completed."

"No, we must give a clear explanation today!"

The dark-skinned deputy minister refused to budge an inch.

If this committee meeting yields no results, how will they explain themselves to their superiors?

A stalemate ensued, but Spear remained unusually calm.

"I think we should let Captain Lin Yuan finish his work first. Some forces do need to be dealt with."

An unexpected voice rang out.

"Duncan, you?" The dark-skinned deputy minister was somewhat taken aback.

"Perhaps we should adjourn this meeting for now."

The speaker was a slightly aged man, but he appeared to be in good spirits.

"Why don't you all go back and organize your materials first, clarify your responsibilities, and then we can discuss this again on another day?"

The old man's voice wasn't loud, but it carried a great deal of weight.

"Then let's leave it at that."

A statement from the powerful deputy director of the Business Consolidation Department brought the meeting to a standstill.

..........

After the meeting ended, the three deputy directors of the market development department went downstairs together.

After a brief silence in the elevator, Kane spoke first:

"Spears, I didn't expect you could persuade Deputy Secretary Duncan. He's one of the most influential people in the Business Consolidation Department. You're really brilliant."

Seeing Kane's smiling face, Spear didn't respond, but simply said:

"It was just luck. Lin Yuan saved his granddaughter."

He was actually relieved.

"But you two... Now that I think about it, what they just said isn't entirely unreasonable."

Kane then changed the subject.

"While the recent actions have been very effective, we still need to be careful about the degree of influence. After all, as a department within the company, we must always consider the opinions of our colleagues."

"Can......"

After what seemed like a moment of thought, Yamada nodded.

“I stand by my previous opinion. All special operations teams can now temporarily return to headquarters for a report. I will submit this matter to Minister Serene along with the meeting report.”

Seeing this, Spears said nothing more. He simply gave the two of them a deep look, and after the door opened, he left first.

Back in his office, after much deliberation, he sent a message:

"Time is running out, we need to tighten up our internal controls."

............

On the other side, after saying goodbye to Kane, Vice Minister Yamada returned to his office.

Thinking of Kane's friendly attitude of trying to win him over, he gave a cold smile.

After inspecting the room, Yamada activated the shielding field.

He reached under the table and touched a hidden compartment, from which he pulled out a signal transmitter.

"The timing is about right."

.......

Chapter 112 Launch

Upon returning to his office, Minister Spil immediately summoned his staff again.

The situation is developing faster than he imagined; not only in other departments, but even within the market development department, the winds of change have quietly shifted.

Kane and Yamada's growing closer is a sign that the possibility of the Hibiki Project being postponed has increased significantly.

The only one who could possibly turn things around now is Minister Serene. But she has always prioritized stability.

Although the headquarters' special envoy, Ai Bai, was of a high rank, he lacked local connections and had limited influence.

It seems that he himself is not able to hold on alone and cannot sustain this for long.

We must seize this last window of opportunity and integrate all the intelligence.

Spiel knew that, based on Lin Yuan's intelligence and his own investigations over this period, there were indeed undercurrents in Tver.

If we fail to seize this opportunity, and the attitude within the market development department completely shifts to suppression, everything will become even more passive.

Soon, the door opened.

Participants arrived one after another, while some could only participate remotely due to other commitments.

Once everyone was present, Spears's expression turned solemn:

"It's been two days, what have you found?"

The atmosphere in the office was somber, and the usually lively subordinates all had solemn expressions.

"I'll go first," one person said first.