According to reason, since Fang Li was able to successfully escape and return here under the investigation of the Russian Branch, in order to avoid suspicion, Fang Li should try to keep a low profile and be patient to avoid arousing unwarranted hostility from the captain.
However, as mentioned earlier, in the absence of any findings from the search conducted by the Russian Branch, their attention would definitely be directed toward the individuals from the Far East branch.
In the end, it would surely raise suspicions from the Russian Branch.
In that case, Fang Li decided to take a different approach and deliberately provoke the captain instead of staying low-key. By doing so, even though the captain would give Fang Li a hard time, the personal grudge involved would actually lower the captain’s suspicion towards Fang Li.
With this plan in mind, Fang Li deliberately acted carefree and provoked the captain.
Seeing the captain’s uncontrollable anger, Fang Li couldn’t help but lift the corners of his mouth, and then asked, “So, Captain, would you mind explaining the situation? Let this sloppy soldier, who didn’t even react to the alarm, understand what’s going on.”
“Fine!” The captain, so angry that they laughed, said, “I would like to see what you have to say!”
Although he said that, the captain himself was too furious to personally explain anything to Fang Li. Therefore, the captain called a soldier and had the soldier explain the whole matter to the individuals from the Far East branch.
When they heard that the intruder managed to deceive everyone and infiltrate the main facility of the Russian Branch, the members of the Far East branch didn’t have much reaction.
After all, although they didn’t know much about Fang Li’s abilities, Amamiya Rindou and the rest of the group were aware of some of them.
As someone who could easily suppress even a medium-sized Aragami and possessed agile and versatile footwork, infiltrating the main facility of the Russian Branch with sufficient information was not an unbelievable feat.
However, when it was mentioned that the intruder had subdued a God Eater before being discovered, and even broke the walls of the training grounds and made a clever escape, the expressions of Amamiya Rindou, Tachibana Sakuya, Soma, and Hibari changed slightly, and they couldn’t help but glance at Fang Li, who appeared indifferent.
Then, Amamiya Rindou pondered for a moment, raised his hand, and began to speak.
“We understand the situation, but I’m sorry but if that’s the case, it would be impossible for our people here to be the intruder, right?”
These words left all the soldiers from the Russian Branch stunned.
“Why is it impossible?” The captain’s cold voice spoke directly. “Captain Amamiya, I hope you can give us a reasonable explanation.”
“It’s simple.” Amamiya Rindou said, seizing Fang Li’s hand and raising it, attracting everyone’s attention. He continued, “As you all have said, the intruder is capable of subduing a God Eater. So, the intruder should at least be a God Eater as well.”
Amamiya Rindou pointed out as he, Tachibana Sakuya, and Soma wore the heavy and clumsy red bracelet on their wrists, resembling a large screw.
That was the bracelet exclusive to God Eaters.
Once attached to the wrist, the bracelet would fuse with the God Eater’s arm, penetrating deep into the flesh. Unless the hand was severed, it was practically impossible to remove it under normal circumstances.
The bracelet served multiple purposes. It connected the God Eater to their God Arc through neural adjustment, allowing them to use the biological weapon. Additionally, the Bias Factor that God Eaters must use had to be injected through the interface of the bracelet.
Moreover, the bracelet had many other functions. For example, it could emit radio waves to determine the user’s exact location or connect to the terminal used by God Eaters to confirm their identity and ID.
Therefore, in this world, it was impossible for a God Eater to not wear such a bracelet.
Naturally, it was only reasonable that Fang Li, who didn’t undergo a class transition to become a God Eater, to wear such a bracelet.
Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for Fang Li to be a God Eater.
As a member of the Fenrir Organization, even the captain couldn’t deny this fact.
However, the captain stubbornly retorted, “Although that intruder subdued a God Eater, the God Eater in question is just a rookie who recently joined the Russian Branch. Her fighting style is still immature. Even with a powerful physical ability, it’s possible for her to lose to a skilled soldier. Moreover, that rookie hasn’t even used a God Arc yet. It’s not strange for her to lose to an ordinary person.”
In a way, what the captain said wasn’t entirely wrong.
For example, Fang Li was instantly killed by Tohno Shiki, who had the same physical conditions as him at the beginning of their encounter on the training grounds.
If it was a rookie who wasn’t proficient in fighting techniques, then even as a God Eater, it wouldn’t be strange for them to lose to a brave and skilled soldier.
So, it wasn’t an unreasonable argument.
“The problem is that the intruder also effortlessly destroyed the walls of the simulated training grounds, right?” Amamiya Rindou shrugged and said, “Although we don’t know how thick the walls of the Russian Branch training grounds are, even if we calculate with the weakest specifications, it would be impossible for an ordinary person to destroy such a wall, let alone cut it with a dagger. Could it be that the walls of the Russian Branch training grounds can be easily cut by an ordinary person?”
This time, the captain was speechless. After all, this incident happened right before the captain’s eyes, and he couldn’t refute it no matter how much he wanted to.
At this moment, the captain could only say, “Even if it’s not him, your Far East branch is still not in the clear. You have three God-Eaters here, and if it’s you, then it’s possible.”
Upon hearing these words, leaving aside the reactions of others, Fang Li laughed while the captain became even more furious and shouted, “Am I wrong?”
“No, I didn’t say that the Captain was wrong,” Fang Li innocently replied, “Only, as everyone knows, the bracelets exclusively used by God Eaters can emit radio waves to confirm their location. And the bracelets are impossible to remove. If we just check the previous radio wave responses of our three God Eaters here, we can determine if they infiltrated the facility, right?”
“This…” The captain was once again at a loss for words.
If it wasn’t Fang Li or Amamiya Rindou’s group of God-Eaters, could it still be Hibari, the operator?
In the end, the captain could only retreat with his troops with a dejected expression on his face.
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