Let them offer their loyalty

All these sudden changes made Noelle unable to calm down for a while.

Although she guessed that some unexpected situations might occur after arriving in District 25, she did not expect the other party to be so bold as to ambush her in the wilderness and try to kill her.

You know, Miss Noelle is now still under the name of the Federal Military, and she did not come to District 25 in a private capacity. According to common sense, even the Director of the Arbitration Bureau would have to come in person to greet her.

As a result, Carol did not wait for the attack, but was attacked first.

And because she had just arrived, everything that had just happened was too sudden, leaving her with no idea of ​​the forces that had set up the ambush.

I have to say, no matter who set up the ambush, the other party’s show of force was sufficient.

"Ms. Noelle, are you okay?"

Karin, who came over from the cab, had a worried look on her face. There was some dust on her face. She seemed a little at a loss when she saw the girl falling from the wheelchair to the ground.

"Nothing serious... Where's the hovercraft? Was it damaged in any way?"

Noelle raised his hand while saying this. Karin, who saw this, quickly understood his intention, stepped forward to help him up, and carefully led him to the seat by the window.

"There is no damage at the moment... there is just a problem with the power system, but it can still be driven."

Seeing Noelle sitting on the chair, Karin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Fortunately, the radiation protection device was not damaged, otherwise..."

Karin couldn't help but feel a little scared when she said this.

If the anti-radiation device was also damaged, exposing himself and Noelle to the deadly radiation in the wilderness, the consequences would be unimaginable.

At that level of radiation, it only takes a few minutes for anyone exposed to it to develop Type II heat spots.

Besides, if Miss Noelle were to be in such a weak physical condition, that would be the case.

Karin took a deep breath, looked at Noelle, and said:

"I will find out who did this..."

Hearing this, Noelle, who had just sorted out her thoughts, couldn’t help but sigh, and then spoke:

"No need to investigate... There are only a handful of forces that would do such a thing. Moreover, if the other party has no special connection with the Arbitration Bureau, it would be impossible to pull off such a trap that was set in advance."

It is difficult for normal people to even approach the wilderness, let alone set traps in it.

Moreover, all those who leave Area 25 and enter the wilderness will be backed up by the peacekeeping force. If the other party's information cannot be found at the peacekeeping force, the only two possibilities are that the other party is in cahoots with the peacekeeping force, or that the other party has found a way to bypass the peacekeeping force's access control system.

At present, it seems that the latter is basically impossible... According to the information she has, there is no such all-powerful force in District 25.

If there is, there is only one...

——Arbitration Bureau.

"Ms. Noelle, do you mean that the Arbitration Bureau is also involved in this matter?" Karin couldn't help but frowned.

Thinking of this, Noelle couldn't help but feel a headache, and then she spoke again:

"Not necessarily, but no matter which possibility it is...it makes me feel worried about the future."

As she said this, she turned off the radio that was playing Jonas' voice in the car, then turned to look at Karin:

"Just pretend that what happened just now never happened. Even if the arbitration bureau is really involved in this matter, we should not act rashly."

After all, on the surface, her only ally in District 25 is the Arbitration Bureau.

After hearing this, Karin seemed to want to say something, but in the end she just opened her mouth but didn't say anything, with a somewhat unwilling expression.

"Ahem...ok."

Noelle coughed twice and whispered:

"Even if we are not welcome in District 25...it's time to go in."

"Let's go."

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——Noel Mison, a military senator from the Federation, was ambushed by unknown forces on his way through the wilderness to District 25. Fortunately, no one was injured.

This news caused an uproar in the small area of ​​District 25... After all, not many people knew that the other party was coming, and most of them were affiliated with the federal forces, such as the Arbitration Bureau, administrative departments, and peacekeeping forces.

The one who was most affected was Miss Carol... After all, she was the one responsible for welcoming Noel Mison, and the other party was ambushed on the way, so naturally she had to bear a considerable part of the responsibility.

And she knew very well that under such circumstances, the other party would inevitably suspect her connection with the matter.

This kind of incident is not as simple as "dereliction of duty" if it is to be investigated. The Arbitration Bureau is so large that it controls the information of everyone entering and leaving the wilderness, but at this time it cannot provide the other party with a suspicious person... It is inevitable that people will think that the Arbitration Bureau is behind this matter.

——But she really has no clue at all!

Carol rubbed his brows and felt his temples swelling.

This is really an unexpected disaster.

There are no clues, no targets, and even no suspects.

After all, it had only been less than twenty minutes since the other party was attacked and the news reached the Arbitration Bureau. She was worried that the other party's arrival would take away some of the power of the Arbitration Bureau, so she did not show too much enthusiasm, and even had the intention of drawing a clear line with him.

Now it seems that the boundaries have indeed been drawn, but the subsequent troubles have not decreased at all...in fact, there are more than before.

I should have sent someone to the wilderness to meet the other party earlier...Perhaps the attacker understood her psychology and dared to set up an ambush in the wilderness so blatantly.

——It means that he is completely controlled by others.

"Chief Carroll, Miss Noelle Mison is almost here."

Just as Carol was falling into remorse, there was a knock on the door and a voice.

Carol put away his thoughts, pursed his lips, and then said:

"Okay, I'll be right out."

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The lighting in the reception room is soft and simple, with rows of round lamps embedded in the wall. The walls and floors of the room are decorated with black metal, which looks very solid and durable. The light source in the room is also very delicate. There is a row of round lamps on the wall, which use soft white light to give the whole room a warm atmosphere. The decorations in the room are very simple and stylish, with some artworks and technological devices hanging on the wall. The decoration style here is not very consistent with the style of the arbitration bureau, but more like Carol's personal taste.

A long silver-white table occupied the center of the room. The surface of the table was very smooth, reflecting the light, almost like a mirror. There were monitors hanging on the surrounding walls, emitting flickering light. The cold electronic eyes were monitoring everyone in the reception room. There were several soft chairs on both sides of the long table. Carol sat in the main seat, and in front of her was a white-haired girl sitting in a wheelchair.

Obviously, it was Miss Noelle.

Ever since the other party came in, the atmosphere in the reception room became a little awkward.

According to the original plan, the two parties were supposed to discuss how to cooperate and develop the situation in the future. However, the accident that happened in the middle completely disrupted this possibility and made the situation between the two people awkward.

Looking at Noelle who remained silent for a long time, Carol showed a trace of embarrassment on her face. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the other party speak first:

"Director Carroll, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet us..."

Noelle's voice was calm, as if nothing had happened:

"I'm new here, and I'm still unfamiliar with many areas of District 25. I may have to trouble Chief Carroll more later."

Hearing this, Carol narrowed his eyes, as if he didn't expect the other party to not mention the fact that he had been attacked.

But she did not show any abnormality, and followed the other party's words, smiling and saying:

"We are both in the military, so if Miss Noelle has any trouble, I will naturally help her."

"Then I'll leave it to Chief Carroll."

Noelle also laughed:

"I heard that there were some riots in District 25 recently. I'm a trouble-prone person, so I want to ask Chief Carroll where in District 25 would be a good place to stay."

"If you don't mind, you can stay near the Arbitration Bureau. After all, Miss Noelle is also a member of the military. I can arrange a place for you to live here, and it will be safer here at the Arbitration Bureau." Carol said with a smile.

However, Noelle shook her head and refused:

"No need to bother. I have other tasks to do in District 25... Besides, Miss Carol doesn't want me to stay in the Arbitration Bureau for long..."

"..." Hearing this, Carol was silent for a while.

Then, Noelle said:

"I think we should have an open conversation about this... about where we stand and where we are at."

A smile appeared on Noelle’s lips:

"What do you think, Chief Carroll?"

"What situation are you thinking about..." After a long silence, Carol asked.

"Director Carroll is so wary of me. He must be worried that I will take away the power of the Arbitration Bureau, right?"

Carol couldn't help but be stunned by the other party's words, as if she didn't expect her to be so straightforward, but she just frowned and fell silent.

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to want to answer her question, Noelle continued:

"Actually, I don't have any such idea... Of course, Director Carol doesn't need to worry. The power of the Mison family is enough to support me in achieving my goal."

"This ambush incident is undoubtedly the result of the Arbitration Bureau's negligence in its review... The identity of the attacker is still unknown. I confess this only to show my attitude. I don't want our friendly relationship to be clouded by unfounded suspicion and our vigilance."

"If Chief Carroll thinks so..."

Noelle paused, then looked into the other person’s eyes and said:

"I hope the Arbitration Bureau can help us find out the identity of the ambusher."

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What the two talked about in the reception room was only known to the few people present.

The conflict between the Arbitration Bureau and Noel stems from suspicion. She only needs to explain the interests clearly to pull him into her camp... There should be no situation between them where the Arbitration Bureau wants to kill Noel no matter what. This is why she is willing to put everything on the table and talk to Noel directly.

As soon as she left the Arbitration Bureau and got into the bulletproof car, Karin couldn't help but ask:

"Ms. Noelle, Carol's attitude..."

"It is possible that the other party is in disguise... But based on my intuition, Director Carroll should have nothing to do with this matter."

Noelle said as she looked out the window.

Skyscrapers rise from the ground and soar into the sky. Huge billboards are hung on the exterior walls of buildings, flashing all kinds of gorgeous patterns and neon lights, like giant color screens. The shops on both sides of the street are full of dazzling goods, and the dazzling goods are displayed in the shop windows, attracting people's attention. Sometimes, some walking vendors will pass through the crowd, and the hanging billboards behind them will constantly change patterns to promote their goods.

Only now did she have time to observe the environment here...unfortunately, she was not very welcome here.

She sighed in her heart and then began to explain:

"If the other party is also involved in this matter, Miss Carol will not let us go so easily... If I guess correctly, although the other party is dissatisfied with our coming to District 25, they have no intention of becoming our enemy..."

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility that the attacker has no connection with the other party. In order to accurately grasp the movements of the Arbitration Bureau, there must be a connection between the ambushers and the Arbitration Bureau. We can use this to find out who the other party is and what their purpose is."

"It sounds like we're not far from catching that damn guy?" Karin said excitedly.

"I hope so..."

Noelle did not discuss this issue in depth, but shook her head and asked:

"Where are we going next?"

Karin, who was in the driver's seat, heard this and the excitement on her face faded a little. She said:

"Misson Group's business in District 25."

"..."

Hearing this, Noelle was a little skeptical:

"Is it really safe there?"

What she was talking about was naturally not personal safety, but information security.

After all, I had not heard that the Mison Group had infiltrated District 25 before coming here, so I was naturally a little skeptical.

Hearing this, Karin took one hand off the steering wheel and patted her chest to assure him:

"That's natural... not many people even know that it's a company under the Mison Group."

Hearing this, Noelle did not ask any more questions, but she was still a little worried.

Soon, this worry became reality.

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The next day.

In the so-called company that is said to be absolutely confidential and absolutely safe, Miss Noelle received a gift.

It is a wheelchair made of high-strength carbon fiber material, with a stylish and streamlined appearance, equipped with multiple electronic screens that can display information such as the surrounding environment and route planning. The seat is also equipped with various sensors, including heart rate, breathing and other vital signs monitors.

When it was delivered, the wheelchair was still playing its advertising slogan: