195: Dare to run and you'll fly!

Forty minutes later,

This unrestricted multi-person free-for-all combat, which took place in the conference hall of the Tianjin Seat V89.05 Node Space Station, finally came to an end.

Clearly, the losers were the representatives of the local forces—no, they should now be called the side of the heretics.

As challengers, they paid a heavy price.

Meanwhile, the victors—the Inquisition agents, as the challenged party—presented a stark contrast to the enemy units.

They completed the fight almost unscathed.

Only a few unlucky individuals sprained their wrists because they forgot to unlock the transmission safety device on their powered armor.

Now, the Inquisition agents, clad in black powered armor, were working in pairs, thoughtfully providing wake-up service to the heretics sleeping on the floor and escorting them out.

"Thump, thump, thump... smack!"

A man whose shoulder armor was painted with a squad leader's insignia jogged up to Xi Hai, saluted, and reported loudly:

"Reporting, Supreme Director! A total of 491 heretics on the field! 149 controlled!"

"Some personnel attempted to seize law enforcement equipment and violently counterattack. Our side has already disarmed their lethal weapons on the spot."

Xi Hai nodded.

Over a hundred still alive; the casualty rate was well controlled.

However, these guys looked like pampered softies,

But now it seems they're quite durable, with over a hundred still surviving?

Truly unexpected.

"Well done, very efficient."

"As for these heretics, I pretty much know everything they know, and everything they don't know, I also pretty much know."

"Those high-ranking heretics might be useful later, so keep them for now."

"The others don't need further interrogation; just publicly execute them after a trial."

The squad leader immediately saluted again and shouted:

"Yes!"

Suddenly, a man being held up unexpectedly raised his head and shouted at Xi Hai:

"Do you know what you're doing?! You want to make an enemy of the entire Star Cluster 89..."

"Pfft!!! Pfft pfft pfft!!!"

"Bang bang bang! Bang!"

Before he could finish, the two agents holding him reacted quickly.

The one on the left directly swung a fist the size of a sandbag, hitting his incessantly babbling mouth, physically shutting him up.

The one on the right quickly drew a steel rod from his waist and fiercely struck the man's forehead, granting him the sleep of a baby once more.

After their small combo, they looked at Xi Hai apologetically.

"Sorry, we didn't realize he could still speak."

Xi Hai waved his hand, looking nonchalant.

"It doesn't matter, just be more careful next time."

"As for him? Let him be careful in his next life."

The two agents saluted again and walked away.

Xi Hai watched their retreating black figures, a hint of complexity in his eyes.

He couldn't say whether Julius's handling of this matter was good or bad:

Although the backbone of the Inquisition's Executive Department was still those re-employed Clones crew members,

A large number of grassroots agents were still filled by personnel selected from the Legion.

And during the initial screening, when Julius conducted background checks,

He specifically chose orphans whose entire families had died at the hands of xenos and heretics.

Their deep-seated hatred meant they showed no leniency or mercy when dealing with xenos.

However, such a group of people gathered together could easily lead to problems.

In the future, their psychological and ideological development must be prioritized... "Beep beep!"

At this moment, Xi Hai's earphone suddenly flashed twice and chirped.

As soon as he connected, the voice of Hector, the acting Supreme Director of the Inquisition, came through:

"Report! This capture operation has been largely completed."

"A total of 622 large and small criminal organizations and separatist forces have been eliminated, and 51.32 million individuals involved in the cases have been arrested or killed."

"Over 100,000 illegally held Warships have been seized or destroyed."

Hmm, good efficiency, both sides are roughly synchronized.

Thinking this, Xi Hai pressed his earphone and replied:

"Excellent work, good efficiency."

"Are the personnel casualties and equipment losses significant?"

"Report! No casualties, but most Warship outer armor has sustained varying degrees of scratches and damage."

"But there is one problem."

A problem?

Xi Hai's brow subtly arched. There could still be a problem?

"Yes, during theExterminate of the separatist organization 'Central Mutual Aid Association,' according to mutual reports and grassroots personnel identification, two high-ranking officials disappeared two weeks ago."

"Furthermore, after comparing the data you provided,"

"We can confirm that the number of illegally held Warships by this organization does not match."

"So, two of them, with approximately 5,000 Warships, fled two weeks ago."

Fled? Some of those guys actually had brains?

This was Xi Hai's first reaction.

But then he felt something was off.

Knowing that the Legion had repelled the xenos, they fled without hesitation.

Such people are either meticulous schemers who flee at the slightest hint of trouble;

Or they are utterly wicked individuals, possibly even guilty of colluding with xenos.

In that case, they absolutely cannot be allowed to leave so easily!

Xi Hai asked:

"Did the Legion control the star markers before they disappeared?"

"Yes, the star markers and Node Space Stations in every stellar system are absolutely under the Legion's control.

Our people can confirm that those two individuals did not escape through the star markers."

Meaning, they haven't gone far yet?

Hearing this news, Xi Hai breathed a sigh of relief.

Then they can be caught.

He thought for a moment and instructed:

"Then they can only rely on Gravity Conduits for long-distance travel."

"Two weeks' time, they won't be able to fly out of Tianjin Seat V89's territory."

"Have a portion of the action team present first send the arrested principal offenders back to the star systems where they were captured, and let the Inquisition's Adjudication Hall conduct a public trial for them."

"Principal offenders are to be executed first, then tried; secondary personnel are to be tried first, then executed; others are to be sentenced according to their specific crimes, and they can be allowed to report each other."

"And you all—"

"Have the mobile fleets assisting you from the Legion continue to cooperate with your mission."

"Immediately use the Void Bubble Engine to go to various stellar systems and deploy Gravity Disruption Devices!"

"You must ferret those guys out before they get away!"

With that, Xi Hai paused abruptly, clenching his right fist and slamming it into his left palm:

"I want to see what kind of utterly heinous things those guys have done—"

"To flee at the mere sight of us!"

"Yes!"

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