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Meanwhile, on the other side, after Victor King returned home travel-worn, his staff still harbored some apprehension...

The staff were still somewhat incredulous when they saw Viktor King return...

After all, they had considered that even if Victor King were to return, he wouldn't come back so easily.

However, to their surprise, Viktor King not only returned, but returned very quickly.

Not only did they return quickly, but they did as well.

Moreover, he also brought back the captured scouts and allied troops.

"Chairman!" Hector, the elderly advisor with a short, gray beard, was the first to greet him.

"You finally..." His words trailed off—he saw Jack standing silently behind Victor, and those voices...

"The scout squadron?" the young staff officer Karl exclaimed in a low voice. "They're not dead?"

Viktor King noticed the curious looks on his staff's faces and, without waiting for them to speak, said, "Let's go back and talk..."

After hearing Viktor King's words, the group didn't waste any words and simply followed respectfully...

They returned to Viktor King's tent.

Looking at the curious eyes of his staff, all of whom Viktor King could absolutely trust...

Victor King glanced at Jack beside him, and Jack, understanding the implication, left.

He already knew the situation, so he was in charge of imposing martial law.

After Jack left, Victor King said to his staff, "What I'm about to tell you could very well turn your lives upside down... So, can you trust me?"

The advisors exchanged glances, and then Hector, the leader, spoke first: "Chairman Victor King, we've been with you since before you were even chairman... We're trustworthy..."

After Hector spoke, the others chimed in, expressing their agreement...

After observing everyone's expressions and their confident demeanor, he...

Viktor King, with a serious expression, said to them, just as he had said before, "I'll say it again: those of you who lack confidence in yourselves don't have to listen, but if you choose to listen, then we're all in the same boat..."

These staff members remained steadfast...

Seeing this, Victor King stopped hesitating and said directly to the group, "I've joined Morgana's Free Federation!"

One sentence surprised everyone present...

However, this surprise did not last long; it was almost instantaneous.

Viktor King, seeing the expressions on his staff's faces, was somewhat surprised: "You don't seem that surprised..."

The group of advisors nodded in agreement, then said, "President, you must have your own strategies... We believe in you..."

"That's right, he must have offered you a condition you couldn't refuse... otherwise, President, you wouldn't have agreed..."

After hearing what the group said and seeing their eager eyes, Victor King spoke up, "They didn't give me any grand gift; they just told me some news..."

"I just heard the news, and I knew I had to stand on their side..."

After hearing Viktor King's words, the group of staff members became even more curious: "What news...?"

Victor King didn't mince words: "Sean Aurelius..."

He paused, emphasizing each word, "It's Xiao Ce."

"hiss..."

A series of suppressed gasps echoed in the darkness.

Hector's copper tongs clattered into the charcoal ash, sending up a few sparks.

"Impossible! How could this be? We all know what Sean Aurelius looks like... We also know what Xiao Ce looks like. They are completely different... How could Sean Aurelius be Xiao Ce!"

The young aide, Carl, cried out, his voice trembling!

"President Nie Bing listens to him completely. Sion Capo holds immense power in Britain all thanks to his schemes! He also proposed the organizational structure of the Alliance City... If he were Xiao Ce, would he be insane? His assistance to the new president is solid and practical... Is he crazy? To help the president of the Illuminati and turn against himself?"

That's exactly why!

Victor's voice suddenly rose as he continued, "Whose methods did Sion Kapo use to seize military power and detain noble heirs? Whose handiwork was it to dismantle the foundations of the twelve families in the name of 'reform'? Don't you understand yet? Every sharp knife he forges for the Illuminati will ultimately pierce Nie Bing's heart with pinpoint accuracy!"

"He's struck at the heart of the entire Illuminati's old order! He's not helping Nie Bing consolidate his power; he's hollowing out and dismantling it from within! We've all become pawns on his chessboard, manipulated at his mercy!"

"Was the 'refugee' scene the scouts saw a lie? No! That was what Xiao Ce showed Jack and the others... Everything they did was what he wanted us to see... We were all his pawns..."

"Our current situation is either to win this game with him, or we're out... there's no third way... that's why I made this choice..."

After Viktor King finished speaking, the amount of information he revealed seemed overwhelming, still surprising even those who were somewhat prepared...

They never expected things to develop this way...

Moreover, if everything is truly as Victor King said, then this Xiao Ce is practically inhuman...

Seeing that no one responded, Victor King asked the crowd, "Gentlemen, what do you think?"

After hearing Viktor King's words, everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Finally, it was Hector, the eldest among them, who spoke up: "President, if what you say is true, you have done the right thing. This is absolutely the right decision..."

Other staff members then asked, "By the way, Chairman, what do they mean... what do they want us to do?"

Victor King addressed the crowd, "It's simple. We staged a battlefield, then falsely reported a crushing defeat for them. Their band of refugees has been utterly routed..."

Upon hearing Viktor King's words, everyone looked on incredulously, then said with a wry smile, "Vice President, are you serious?"

Victor King addressed the crowd, "Of course...of course I'm serious...what's there to doubt..."

Everyone heard Victor King say, "That Illuminati leader, even if he's stupid, he can't be this stupid... Can this really fool him?"