Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 300 The Reasons for Safeguarding and Bullets in the War of Public Opinion

"My relationship with Tong-ge? Of course it's very good, he's like an older brother to me!"

"If it weren't for Brother Tong's help back then, I would have been kidnapped by criminals and taken to the deep mountains and forests long ago."

"What? You're saying Brother Tong is Shadow?!"

"I definitely don't know, Tong-ge never told me."

"Can we get in touch with them? Uh, I'm not sure..."

When the investigators approached Xu Xiaotian to get information, he was surprised, but when it came to information related to Guan Tong, he seemed completely clueless.

When asked if he could contact Guan Tong, he said that although he had Guan Tong's phone number, they did not communicate in real time.

He could only send one message at most, and it was uncertain when Guan Tong would see it or even reply.

……

Wang Yan and Chen Na were equally shocked when they learned that Guan Tong was "Shadow".

However, Silver Fox and Zhang Minglu had already spoken with them once before, and they didn't get any new information this time.

It was only after the investigators left that Chen Na pieced everything together.

Only then did she understand why Shadow had specifically contacted her friend Qingjin to rescue her from the Yongzhou base.

During the earthquake, the shadow, which had used a disguise prop, smiled at her...

And during "Operation Falling Petals," after she used her ability, she sensed a somewhat familiar mental force...

It turns out it was Brother Guan all along.

Chen Na thought to herself that he had helped and protected her far more than she had known.

This made her even more determined, since she had never intended to reveal Guan Tong's information.

……

When Li Meng learned that Guan Tong was the Shadow, he was surprised but also relieved.

"No wonder he was able to subdue the ruthless gang leader Shen Zuohu all by himself. I thought it was unbelievable that a student could be so capable. But since he is Shadow, it's not surprising."

"However, I really have nothing to provide regarding his information."

"What I know is that he stayed at the 'Limei Hotel' in Yunhua for a period of time."

……

After everyone related to Guan Tong had learned about the situation, Zhang Minglu, who was in charge of managing the Ascended Ones, took the materials to Gao Liangwei's office to report.

He said succinctly, "From what I understand, Guan Tong has kept his identity as a shadow very secret, and those who know him are unaware of it."

"Although several people have his contact information, they all said that he doesn't always answer the phone. They all believe that Guan Tong prefers asynchronous communication and will reply to messages after a period of time."

"besides……"

Gao Liangwei asked, "Anything else?"

“Our professional investigators who went to investigate the situation said that these people who knew Guan Tong seemed to have concealed some information about him and had not told him everything.”

"You mean these people are spontaneously protecting his secret?"

"Yes." Zhang Minglu nodded.

"Judging from this, Guan Tong is quite good at interpersonal relationships and gets along well with the people around him."

Zhang Minglu explained, "The person in charge, I don't think this is strange. People like Wang Yan and Chen Na, as well as Xu Xiaotian, have all clearly stated that Guan Tong saved them, and it's reasonable that they are not willing to repay kindness with enmity out of gratitude."

"What about Shi Jingyi? Did Guan Tong also save her? Doesn't she know Guan Tong's identity? If she doesn't know, why would she recommend him as a lecturer? She would only do that if she knew his abilities." Gao Liangwei asked, focusing on the key points.

"According to what Silver Fox learned from her, she said the two met during the period of the Living Dead Rules. At that time, Guan Tong did not use her signature shadow ability, but used a firearm-type weapon, only showing the characteristics of high mental power."

"The two fought side by side during that competition and formed a friendship. This is also recorded by the official department. At the time, an official team even had some conflicts with the two of them."

"The reason Shi Jingyi recommended him later was because the two had kept in touch. Guan Tong had been learning about the flow of spiritual power from her through online courses and had surpassed the progress of other students, so she recommended him to be a substitute lecturer."

After listening, Gao Liangwei fell silent.

The survey results left him both dissatisfied and satisfied.

The dissatisfaction stems from the lack of substantial content and the fact that these individuals are secretly protecting Guan Tong, even going so far as to conceal this from the official channels.

What pleased him was precisely the way these people protected Guan Tong.

This seems contradictory, but it's not. "The fact that they're willing to cover for Guan Tong in front of the authorities shows that they value him. This aligns with our long-held assessment of Shadow."

“Yes,” Zhang Minglu agreed. “Shadow is by no means a villain, which is why many people believe that he must have had an important reason for assassinating the Divine Child this time.”

"There's a reason he wouldn't speak out, and there's also no reason he wouldn't."

"……indeed."

Guan Tong has not spoken out publicly since the assassination attempt, which will undoubtedly put him in a disadvantageous position.

If you don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, someone else will.

If he continues to remain silent, the Sakura Inori official team will continue to exploit this issue, forcing the entire Sakura Inori community to make a statement.

"Manager, should we try to contact Guan Tong through these people?"

"Of course." Gao Liangwei replied without hesitation, his attitude very serious.

"Have them help convey the official message. Tell Guan Tong that justice will prevail, and if he has a reasonable explanation for the assassination, it should be made public. If not, then Beixing cannot stand idly by."

"Sir, do you mean that, as a last resort, we at Beixing should also issue a warrant for his arrest?"

"Yes. Because the world hasn't completely become a jungle society yet, at least not yet, do you understand?"

"……clear."

……

early morning.

"Buzz, buzz."

The phone vibrated, and Guan Tong opened her eyes and sat up in bed.

He took it and glanced at it; it was a message from Xu Xiaotian.

When he opened the message list, he found that several acquaintances had sent him messages since last night.

Open them one by one, and the contents are largely the same.

The authorities contacted them to inquire about the situation and then asked them to help send messages and convey official information.

The official message is that we want to communicate with him. If he disagrees, we still want him to publicly explain the ins and outs of the assassination attempt.

After reading it, Guan Tong thought that, as things stand, the Beixing authorities are still keeping his identity a secret.

Although the authorities know he is a shadow, they have not made it public yet, nor have they shared any intelligence with other member states of the Commonwealth of Nations.

The implications are self-evident.

"Asking me to explain the whole story is giving me a chance to clear my name."

Guan Tong could understand that the authorities believed he had a reason for doing so.

Just like when he eliminated the warlord gangs such as Basong, he wanted them to explain the reasons as soon as possible, just like that time, so as to win the support of people from all over the world.

Guan Tong herself is also considering this issue.

Faced with the barrage of accusations from Sakura Inori's side that he was a "war criminal" in the past few days, he did not immediately respond, because he was thinking about how to choose the bullets in this war of words.

One of them is mainly a personal grudge, there's not much to say about that.

If only we could find another bullet. That's the one Uehara Yukari told him about: the divine child forced her to transform ordinary people into snake servants, to be used as a potential weapon against other nations.

Sakura Inori's official statement says that Sekihime committed crimes against humanity, but in reality, the Goddess's order was the one that was utterly anti-human.

Guan Tong believed that once these two bullets were fired, those who understood right and wrong would definitely stand by his side.

But words alone are not enough; he needs evidence.

"I should have spared the lives of those team members..."

Guan Tong felt a little regretful, but with Shang Yuanzi there, there shouldn't be a lack of witnesses.

As for physical evidence, it's unknown whether he copied any of the local data from the administration building using the Trojan program in the mask.

Guan Tong's heart skipped a beat.

Or perhaps I could send my shadow to the Cherry Blossom Mansion?
He had originally intended to investigate further whether the divine child was truly dead or not, so he decided to make a surprise return today and see if he could obtain any evidence of wrongdoing.

(End of this chapter)