Chapter 93 Accountability and the Premature Attack
Chapter 93 Accountability and the Premature Attack
"And... there's an accountability call from the group's board of directors." The Hafk soldier who came to report looked at Demulan and said cautiously.
Demoulin looked up, his gaze icy.
The space base located in Asara is a crucial foundation in Hafk's global "great undertaking." Although Demulan commands Hafk's mercenaries and military forces around the world, most of that authority comes from the group's security director. His true inner circle is mostly located at the space base.
Those who are truly willing to pledge their lives to her are the source of her confidence as the security director to completely command the entire group's security forces scattered around the world. Although there are not many, they do exist.
Whether for their own beliefs, ideals, or status, Demoulan cannot afford to lose the space base.
At this moment, the accountability call from the group's board of directors inevitably reminded Desmoulins of Hudson, the performance minister who had consistently opposed him at the board meetings.
A subordinate handed him a phone, and at that moment, Warden Geheros arrived uninvited and walked into the office. His cold white mask obscured his expression, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.
"Ms. Demoulins, on behalf of the Group's Board of Directors, I am now holding you accountable for the series of wrongdoings you committed in the Asara region..."
"You're talking nonsense, Hudson!"
What gives you the right to represent the group's board of directors to hold me accountable?
"The board of directors isn't yours to control!" Upon hearing this, Demulan recognized the voice and his fury caused the mechanical vocal cords to ring out far and wide. The nearby Hafk soldiers couldn't help but lower their heads and keep their distance, afraid of being caught in the crossfire of this battle between the two titans.
"Really? Ms. Demurean, don't get agitated." Hudson's tone remained calm throughout.
"Am I excited?" Demulan was furious at Hudson's amused tone.
The internal and external troubles of the past few days have left Demulan somewhat exhausted, and in this verbal exchange, her emotional control has been compromised.
"Ms. Demurean, I've done my homework for this call today," Hudson said on the other end of the line.
Originally, Hudson wouldn't have actually attacked De Mourinho during the Assala season, but Said's invasion accelerated that process.
"When the Asara Guard attacked the Doctor, you almost turned a blind eye. When the GTI operators attacked the Babel Tower headquarters, you were once again precisely absent, causing the most precious technological jewel in the Group's crown to be tarnished."
"During the Tide Prison riot, your rapid response force only arrived after the riot ended and the Raven and the invading GTI operators had fled. Your key operator, 'Swiftwind,' had an ambiguous relationship with the GTI people..." Hudson recounted Demulan's "crimes" one by one.
"This is slander! I'm warning you, if you falsely accuse my subordinates without any evidence, I have the right to hold you fully accountable." Demulan couldn't hold back any longer when he heard the code name Gale.
This is fabricating charges; it's an attempt to frame someone!
The Tower of Babel? Headquarters?
Can a headquarters still be called a headquarters if Mr. Hafk is not there?
Doctoral research?
Relink is still unstable; how can it compare to Skynet?
The Tidal Prison of Gherlos?
Others might not know what Tide Prison is, but how could she, as the group's security director, not know!
It contained some heinous criminals and members of the Asara Guard, but many more were imprisoned through fabricated charges and wrongful convictions, with the aim of providing test subjects for Hafk's Relink experiment.
As for Geheros?
The so-called order they put him in Tide Prison was just a way to trick him into working harder. It was a joke from the beginning. What else could it be?
Where can a traitor be welcomed? If a GTI traitor isn't locked up in the Tidal Prison, should we just let him hold a high position of power?
Perfectly, Hafk satisfies Gheros's fanatical converts and ridiculous sense of justice, allowing him to continue suppressing opponents and providing test subjects in the Tide Prison.
Running in both directions.
Moreover, in Desmoulins's view, a former pilot, what matters on the battlefield is the camaraderie between comrades and the pursuit of grand ideals. What Hafk should do is use technologies like Skynet to change everyone's lives and benefit the world, while Relink...
What Gherros and Dr. Rometheus did was, even in the eyes of the ruthless Demulan, far too inhumane.
The Tide Prison has rioted; the experimental subjects have escaped, so go and catch them again.
What does it matter?
The resources of the security department should be used in more valuable areas!
Babel headquarters?
Separated from Asara's guards by only a wall, how often would the so-called headquarters be attacked?
These things can't be said openly; they're just a secret known to everyone in the group's upper management.
"I'm the one guarding the space base, I'm the one maintaining order in Asara, and I'm responsible for Hafk's global security. Some things are none of your business to say!" Demulan roared in fury.
"The defeat is already evident, it's too ugly," Geheros thought to himself, coldly observing the farce.
"What about Saeed?"
The so-called Noon model clearly calculates that Saeed poses no strategic threat, but ignores the possibility of external intervention.
Meanwhile, the security forces watched as he grew stronger step by step at Dam Zero, and now his power is expanding rapidly. He has even repeatedly stormed into the impregnable space city you created, burning, killing, and looting!
If it weren't for Raven's betrayal, Hafk wouldn't even have known that someone had begun supporting indigenous warlords like Said, attempting to rival Hafk and disrupt the order he had established in Assara!
"You mean you're responsible for Hafk's security... Hah." Hudson continued on the other end of the phone, chuckling softly.
"You could say it's about governing by doing nothing!" Hudson delivered the game-winning blow.
Zhao Yu, who was looking at the CG, frowned. Was there something he needed to do with this?
"You, you, you..." Demulan was speechless with anger at Hudson's sarcastic and veiled words. If he really labeled her a "do-nothing director," then her job as the security director would truly be over.
But she couldn't refute it. She had been fighting on the front lines for over a decade and knew very well how dangerous Red Owl was. Even without the support of external forces, Said was far more dangerous than the model Noon had calculated!
But now that Said has repeatedly attacked the space base, she has no way to refute it. Otherwise, would the board of directors think that way?
A security director who has recognized the danger level of Red Owl but is unable to take him down and clear the way for Hafk?
That's a serious dereliction of duty!
Regardless of whether Jacob Hafkor trusts her!
"The space base is already undergoing expansion, and the security forces there will be significantly increased..."
"Alright, Ms. Demurean, let's cut to the chase. You know, no matter how high the walls are, the safety of the space base cannot be guaranteed as long as the enemy is still there."
"I'm not here to sabotage you. Let the warden talk to you about the specific measures." Hudson said, then hung up the phone.
He also wants to take over De Moulin now, but it's not the right time yet.
"What? What did you say?" Demulan instinctively wanted to ask, but found that Hudson had already hung up the phone.
"You!" Demulan's gaze fell on Geheros, her eyes burning with fury. Only then did she realize Geheros's current stance...
"Ms. Demulan, I propose that the operation to clear out the map of Dam Zero begin ahead of schedule!" Geheros stepped forward and walked to Demulan's desk, speaking in a cold tone.
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