The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

"died?"

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment, and the previously relaxed atmosphere suddenly turned somber.

Li Yu nodded: "He died at the hands of an employee in the planning team. That employee has already been dealt with."

Jiang Chuan was somewhat confused: "Wasn't Lu Bin's planned operation... meant to purge the decision-making level?"

"how……"

The technical and crafts teams at headquarters suffered no losses, nor did the heads and researchers of the various laboratories. The majority of the losses were concentrated in the field operations team and the decision-making level… Logically, the training program team shouldn't have had any problems; Jiang Chuan assumed that Team Leader Feng shouldn't be affected either, but unexpectedly…

Li Yu responded, "The decision-making level is indeed the main target, but as the training program group responsible for cultivating institutional strength, Feng Xiaobo's attitude is very important."

"Lu Bin must have asked Feng Xiaobo about his stance many times, but Feng Xiaobo always believed that it was too early for the students to form camps..."

Jiang Chuan frowned, then asked, "Is the conflict that intense?"

"That's not necessary, is it?"

Li Yu said, "From Lu Bin's perspective, trying to prevent the radicals from gaining further power would make it easier for the conservatives to fight in the future."

"Perhaps Feng Xiaobo's death was not directly ordered by Lu Bin, but regardless of whether he ordered Feng Xiaobo's killing, the blame should still be placed on him."

Jiang Chuan nodded.

He had met Team Leader Feng once before, and he remembered that the seemingly upright uncle. He also remembered the phone call Feng made to him in the third phase, pretending to be a member of the planning team. But he never expected that... he would die like this.

Jiang Chuan couldn't help but wonder if it was possible to avoid the death of Team Leader Feng.
Was there anything I could have done?
Before Jiang Chuan could continue to ponder,

Boom boom boom!
The sound of a microphone being lightly tapped filled the conference room, instantly silencing the slight murmurs that had been emanating from around the long conference table. Everyone was now seated; Jiang Chuan and Li Yu sat on the periphery, observing. Apart from Zhou Shan, who sat at the head of the table, the other key figures from various organizations participating in the meeting were seated on either side of the table.

Mr. Zhou didn't stand on ceremony; he spoke very directly:
"There are four main things to discuss at this meeting."

"First, of course, is the institutional unrest caused by Lu Bin, the leader of the first experimental group."

"The death toll is 197, which is classified as a particularly serious accident."

As he spoke, his tone became much lower and heavier:

"Six students died in the training and examination venue, twenty-four decision-makers died directly, and the backbone of the organization, the outstanding field team members of the third and fourth tiers, suffered heavy casualties!"

"It was my fault for hiring the wrong people and for failing to supervise properly... As the person in charge, I cannot shirk my responsibility."

"I apologize to everyone who trusted me. I will take responsibility and give everyone an explanation."

No sooner had Zhou Shan finished his self-criticism than Song Chen, sitting to his right, immediately spoke up:

"No one expected this to happen."

“Lu Bin is one of our veteran comrades, and no one wanted this to happen.”

"It is our duty to remember the dead, but at the same time we must continue to look forward."

To the left was one of the six remaining members of the decision-making body, an elderly man who appeared to be over sixty. He nodded in agreement with Song Chen's statement and said:
"This organization still needs you to lead it forward."

"I think those who have passed away think the same way."

“This is a crucial time, you can’t shirk your responsibilities, Zhou Shan.”

Listening to their conversation, Jiang Chuan glanced at Li Yu sitting to the side, while Li Yu had his head down, his eyes glazed over, and it was unclear whether he was actually listening.

Looking at him like this, Jiang Chuan suddenly felt that Brother Li was very similar to himself in some ways, especially in his ability to slip away in this kind of situation.

With the tacit cooperation of the two elderly men on either side, Mr. Zhou casually continued the meeting:

"Next is Lu Bin's trial."

"Does anyone have anything to say?"

A woman to Mr. Zhou's left spoke up, "Although Lu Bin's crimes are heinous, our organization doesn't seem to have law enforcement authority, does it?"

"There's no question of a trial."

Sitting next to the middle-aged woman, a younger-looking man with glasses also spoke up: "Indeed, I believe that if he is transferred to the judicial authorities, he will receive a fair judgment."

Zhou Shan nodded: "But the current situation is special, so we're handling it as a special case. The higher-ups have given the organization the right to make its own decisions on internal affairs."

"Since Ms. Zhang used the phrase 'heinous crime,' I think it wouldn't be excessive to impose the death penalty."

"Or... a vote by raising hands?"

"Those who agree with the death penalty, please raise your hands."

Li Yu yawned and raised his hand.

At the same time, Song Chen and the group leaders of various organizations sitting to Zhou Shan's right also raised their hands.

Jiang Chuan also raised his hand at the same time. Most of the other people who were listening in the meeting also raised their hands.

Zhou Shan glanced at it briefly and said, "It seems that the first thing can be settled."

"Lu Bin has been sentenced to death. I'll take care of that later."

The woman immediately frowned and continued to retort, "When did we acquire the power to make decisions? Why didn't our decision-making body know about this?"

"Even if it's an internal decision, the power to adjudicate should be exercised by our decision-making body. Why should these people need to raise their hands to vote?"

Zhou Shan glanced at her: "Now there are only six people left in the decision-making team, and you are unable to fulfill your duties."

The woman protested, "Then let's wait until the decision-making body is reassembled before we proceed with the trial!"

"Since the organization was established, all major decisions have been made after discussions among the decision-making body to determine the direction!"

"This is the first time this has happened. If we can't discuss it carefully and make a decision, are we going to make such hasty decisions in the future?!"

Zhou Shan looked at her and said, "This matter has been decided."

“I told you, I’m going to kill Lu Bin later.”

The woman wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Zhou Shan's cold words:

"If you don't want him to die, then stand at the entrance of the cell on the fourth basement level and block his way."

"Lu Bin must die."

"He has to give an explanation to the soldiers who died because of him, and to those children."

This time, the woman remained silent.

Even though she still had many points to argue, seeing Mr. Zhou's tough stance, how could she dare to say anything more?
As Jiang Chuan listened to what Zhou Shan was saying and witnessed the decision he made, he suddenly felt a sense of reassurance.

It seems that only someone like this can sit in this position and gain the trust of so many people.

Then, Zhou Shan continued, "And then there's the second thing."

"As everyone knows, there are constant beast tides in various places."

"Lu Bin used drugs to induce several fake beast tides in various places, leaving the organization's headquarters defenses weak, which led to this incident."

"But besides Lu Bin's situation, our field team members have indeed discovered abnormal behavior of the alien beasts in various places. This includes the rampage of alien beasts in the mountains, the eastern coast, and even the desert areas. Considering that the situation may become more severe in the future, we must allocate all the manpower we currently have to the field."

"This would reduce the headquarters' ability to bear risks."

"Therefore, I decided to immediately transfer outstanding personnel from various places to headquarters and integrate them into various field teams."

"At the same time, the teachers from the original field team who were assigned to the fourth and first classes should immediately return to their original field team positions and be reassigned."

"In addition, the training program team leader will be temporarily replaced by Wang Xuejun, the technical team leader." "The first phase of the experimental training program has yielded remarkable results, cultivating a large number of outstanding talents. This is thanks to the hard work of those children. Feng Xiaobo, the original team leader, also made great contributions. His sacrifice is a great loss to the organization... It is hereby decided to award Comrade Feng Xiaobo an additional first-class merit. The organization will compensate his family and provide them with lifelong institutional profit dividends."

Jiang Chuan didn't know what the concept of "lifetime institutional profit dividends" meant, but it was obvious that the expressions of many people present changed.

Perhaps... this is a very big undertaking?
Jiang Chuan's gaze fell on Wang Xuejun's face, but the group leader's face only showed dejection, as if he hadn't heard about the matter of temporarily taking over as the head of the planning group.

"The third thing is the matter of the First Emperor's Mausoleum."

"Three months later, we will move forward with the First Emperor's Mausoleum project. Two months have passed since the project was proposed, and the excavation of the First Emperor's Mausoleum has been repeatedly delayed. The members of the Diviners' Alliance have surfaced, while we know nothing about them. I believe that this passive situation can be alleviated within the First Emperor's Mausoleum."

"The date has already been set, and we can't delay any longer."

"We must grasp the secrets within the First Emperor's Mausoleum as soon as possible."

According to the prophecy in that ancient book, human civilization now has only three years left. In these remaining three years, even if excavating the First Emperor's mausoleum might cause damage, or even if Qin Shi Huang himself actually jumped out of the tomb, it would still have to be opened. It's worth noting that the discovery of that ancient book had already allowed Mr. Zhou and his team to begin preparations in advance, maintaining normalcy on this land. Things like the vampire rampage and the Native American revenge plan in the United States… facing a sudden memory awakening event would be far more chaotic.

No one has offered an opinion on this matter.

Next, we will have the fourth and final item on the agenda.

Here comes the main event.

Mr. Zhou remained calm and began to speak:
"Next, I plan to publicly disclose the existence of our organization and, to a certain extent, reveal the secrets and knowledge we have acquired."

These words drew a murmur of surprise.

The elderly man sitting to Mr. Zhou's left was the first to speak, saying, "This matter still requires a decision-making body to make a judgment."

"This is a matter of great importance; we must not make a hasty decision."

"I do not agree with this."

Not to mention the veterans in the decision-making body, even most of the group leaders present disagreed with making the organization's existence completely public.

Even if a vote is held, this matter will most likely not pass a resolution.

The old man spoke up, but Song Chen kept his head down, as if he were asleep.

Zhou Shan looked to his left, then at the old man, and said, "Actually, there's a fifth thing at this meeting."

"Because the decision-making body has now lost its function, I have decided to temporarily transform it into an advisory group to participate in decision-making and provide opinions, but not to make the final decision."

The old man's eyes widened upon hearing this.

He stared at Mr. Zhou in utter astonishment, feeling as if he had misheard something, finding it extremely unbelievable.

Not only the old man, but everyone else present was extremely shocked, seemingly never expecting things to develop this way.

Jiang Chuan noticed that Lin Mengru, the team leader of the craftsmen who had been looking down at her phone, looked up in surprise, her beautiful face displaying a single word: "Huh?"

The old man frowned, but quickly regained his composure: "This does not meet the requirements when the organization was founded."

"You want to turn the institution into a one-man show; that won't happen."

Zhou Shan calmly replied, "Once the thirty decision-makers in the decision-making body have completed their review, are reassembled, and are able to perform their functions normally, then the decision-making body's functions will naturally be restored. Currently, the number of people in the reserve decision-making body is insufficient, because of Lu Bin's matter, I don't think the six of you can make a fair and objective judgment."

"The decision-making body is currently unable to function properly, but the organization still needs to operate. New situations arise every day. Are we really going to wait for your decision-making body to re-select personnel and for you to conduct several rounds of review before you can make a judgment?"

The old man's brows furrowed more and more, but he felt that what Zhou Shan said made a lot of sense.

He sighed and said, "How long?"

"How long do policymakers expect it to return to normal?"

Zhou Shan pretended to think for a moment, then said, "I think it will be within two to three years."

"At most three years."

Upon hearing this, the old man was momentarily dazed.

Three years? Humanity will be wiped out in three years!

However, he also understood Zhou Shan's meaning, which was to exclude the existence of the decision-making level.

Instead of allowing the organization to split into two factions, it should unite as one.

To some extent, this is what Lu Bin wanted.

The difference lies in the fact that Lu Bin wanted to transform the decision-making body into a unified conservative force, while Zhou Shan wanted to directly abolish the decision-making body.

In any case, wanting to unite as one is the right choice.

So, although he was surprised, and even felt a slight anger at being betrayed, he still felt that Mr. Zhou's judgment was correct.

The old man sighed, and then, surprisingly, nodded amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

"so be it."

The middle-aged woman sitting in the second seat widened her eyes in disbelief at the old man's compromise.

She didn't understand, but she was deeply shocked.

She was so shocked she was speechless.

But because of this, she calmed down and didn't say anything more.

Jiang Chuan, however, sat there with little interest, silently listening to Mr. Zhou's next questions:
"Do you have any objections to me publicly disclosing some organizational information to the public?"

Everyone remained silent; no one spoke.

At this moment, Jiang Chuan suddenly thought of some other things.

If they disagreed with opening the windows, they would tear off the roof, at which point everyone would agree to open the windows.

That seems to be the case now.

But it seems a little different.

Because Mr. Zhou did more than just open the window.

He also tore off the roof.

In short, no one expected that the meeting would end in such a dramatic way.

Everyone thought the meeting was over.

Mr. Zhou was also giving his closing remarks at this point:
"Since no one has any objections, the research on the relevant information of the public institutions will be handed over to the new advisory group."

"Hmm... then..."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly seemed to remember something and said:
"Speaking of which... there is a sixth thing to discuss at this meeting."

His gaze, across the long table and over the crowd, landed on Jiang Chuan:

"Jiang Chuan made a great contribution in this incident, slaying the black dragon and protecting the peace of the people."

"With the fourth phase of training now over, it's time to assign a grade to Jiang Chuan."

"That black dragon was undoubtedly of the upper-class level or even above the upper-class level. Jiang Chuan, the fact that you were able to kill that dragon means that you are already of the upper-class level."

"But we really have no precedent for directly evaluating A-grade players."

"How about we settle for Class A2?" (End of Chapter)