Poverty makes me capable of anything.

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"It wasn't until I met the CCQ pirates today that I realized this was a very serious matter! There's a traitor among us!"

"How did the mole become Morland?"

“When the communication system is under maintenance, the entire system is shut down and it is impossible to contact the outside world unless one has special privileges, and Morland is one of those people with privileges.”

Faris frowned: "So, Hastings, you also have authority, right?"

Hastings nodded: "That's true, but I'm not about to put myself in danger. I almost got killed by that robot."

Faris neither confirmed nor denied this.

"Of course, at that time I hadn't suspected Morland yet, I just said he was a suspect. There were three suspects within the range of the signal detection box. But after the CCQ pirate group attacked today, I focused my attention on Morland."

Ok?

“This box detected an abnormal signal again today. It was the same box, and Morland was in the same place when the anomaly occurred. More importantly, when I went to confront the enemy with two other suspects, Morland disappeared for an hour. No one knew where he was during that hour.”

Hastings roared and slammed his fist into the box.

Just as the box was about to be smashed to pieces, Hastings suddenly came to his senses.

"Oops!"

He quickly stopped, catching his breath: "I almost destroyed important evidence."

Faris's eyelids twitched slightly. He really wanted to tell Hastings that Faris was on the phone with him at the time, and that what he was saying was all nonsense.

But as soon as he said it, Faris suddenly paused.

That timing was off.

In one hour, he and Morland spoke for less than thirty minutes.

So what did Morland do during those extra thirty minutes?

“Missionary, I’m not trying to smear you. The evidence is right here in my hands. If you don’t believe me, you can come and test it yourself. As for Morland’s disappearance for an hour, all my men can testify to that,” Hastings said.

Faris shook his head: "No, I'm not doubting you. I just feel that Morland has followed you for so many years."

Hastings sighed deeply and said in a trembling voice, "My lord Missionary, it's hard to tell who's loyal and who's treacherous! I always trusted Morland, thinking that after following me for so long, he was the most trustworthy person by my side and that he couldn't possibly do something so treacherous. But when I think about what I've done, I realize that I was far too naive before!"

“What’s going on here?” Faris asked.

"My Lord Missionary, to be honest, as the person in charge of the Hogs Galaxy pirate group before the arrival of the Holy Church, I had long planned to integrate all the pirates. Therefore, I planted many spies in other pirate groups, and they have all gained great trust. Some have even become vice captains."

Faris looked at Hastings with a strange expression.

Does this work too?

“These are people who were spies from the start; many more betrayed us along the way. Human nature is just too complicated,” Hastings sighed. “After the Holy Church arrived, many pirate groups were secretly looking for a backer. I originally wanted to do the same, but then I realized that the biggest backer is the Holy Church. Only by following the Holy Church can we survive. Missionary, I'm informing you of this first. If you also think Morland is suspicious, I'll take care of him immediately!”

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Faris waved his hand.

Hastings looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Faris had a headache. He could only say, "We haven't figured out what the CCQ pirate group is yet. It's not wise to alert them now."

“I understand. Missionary, should I send this box to you?”

Faris paused for a moment and then said, "Send it over."

His resolve began to waver.

Could it be that Morland is planning to strike first because he realizes he's about to be exposed?

Of course, it's also possible that Hastings was behind it.

But the battle between Hastings and that giant robot was witnessed by many people.

It's certain that Hastings wasn't at the base when he spoke with Morland.

It is also true that Hastings disliked machines.

There was no reason for him to lie at that time.

"..."

Hastings hung up the call.

He gave a cold laugh.

Seeing the unease on Faris's face, he knew the plan was only half done.

As for whether they can become a couple, that depends on the final decision of the trans-dimensional beings and Faris.

Anyway, he won't lose out.

According to the plan given to him, he only needed to play the role of a treacherous minister.

The more smoothly the plan progressed, the more frustrated Hastings became.

This is how mechanics fabricate evidence to smear others!

This ability to exploit loopholes is truly annoying.

That's a woman's tactic too!

If you mess with someone, you'll have to scheme against them until they're dead.

Mechanics are annoying, women are annoying, and when these two traits are combined in the same person, they become even more annoying.

However, Hastings could only think about it in his mind. After fighting the Guardians, he fully realized how big the gap in strength was between himself and the Guardians, just like a kindergarten child fighting the Terminator.

This is just one robot that woman made; who knows how many more amazing things she has?

The power behind the CCQ pirate group far exceeded his imagination, and he had no choice but to join them.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Hastings was still young; he didn't want to die. He didn't even have any offspring yet, so how could he die so easily?

Of course, due to his trauma, Hastings is now completely uninterested in women, and he has no intention of having children with a woman.

With today's advanced technology, he can simply use his own cells to reproduce an offspring.

Hastings walked out of the room with a cold face, just in time to see Morland, who was all smiles.

"captain."

Morland greeted him warmly.

Hastings smiled and nodded.

You're laughing now, but you'll regret it later.

"We can move out now!"

On the flagship of the player-formed CCQ pirate crew, the ANR-10 mechanical puppet representing Anran signaled the start of the operation.

They were attacking another stronghold of the Protoss.

The Protoss followers are already quite brave, but when faced with even braver and stronger players, their bravery is as fragile as paper.

With just a little effort, the players overturned the Protoss followers who had completely paralyzed the mechanical equipment.

"Outpost under attack!"

"Help! Our base has been attacked!"

"Our reinforcements were ambushed and suffered heavy losses; they have lost their fighting capacity!"

One piece of bad news after another reached Faris's ears.

It was as if a switch had been flipped, and news of the CCQ pirate group appearing everywhere was being heard.

Faris's face turned extremely ugly.

The attack on the aid troops, in particular, made him wary; there must be a traitor among them!

Otherwise, such closely guarded information would not have been leaked.

The traitor is either right next to him or on Hastings' side.

Faris trusted the old people who had followed him for many years.

Therefore, the problem must lie with Hastings.

"Morland!"

Faris gritted his teeth.

He questioned the spies he had planted in the pirate tower, as well as some of the people he had bribed.

As Hastings said, Morland was missing for an hour that day.

What was he doing during the other half hour?

Faris found Morland.

"What do you think of Hastings' performance lately?" Faris asked.

Morland thought it would be the same as always.

He immediately followed his usual routine and launched into a tirade against Hastings.

"He is still openly and subtly belittling the Holy Church!"

Faris was disappointed upon hearing this.

It's a lie, a complete lie.

He had already asked others, and although Hastings did not fawn over the Protoss Church like a sycophant, he still openly and secretly upheld the authority of the Protoss Church.

Faris never expected that Morland, whom he trusted so much, was actually a traitor.

Humans are truly a species that can act.

Faris found Hastings and said, "You should handle it yourself. It would be best if you could get rid of him, and even better if you could find out who's behind it all."

"I see!"

Hastings nodded repeatedly.

Ha ha ha ha...