Chapter 2740: 2741: Hearing

Chapter 2740: Chapter 2741: Hearing

“Moon.”

Gerard was stunned for a second, but the next moment, his face changed drastically.

“Could the rumors be true!”

“Although there is no direct evidence, at this moment, only the appearance of Moon is the most reasonable.”

The person on the other end of the phone paused and said:

“Being able to send her out indicates that Lin Jingzhan had planned this long ago.”

Gerard’s face turned ashen, cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he couldn’t say a word for a long time.

“If it really is her, then this failure won’t be your responsibility.”

“Thank you, Mr. K.”

“First handle domestic matters, but I suspect your results won’t be optimistic. If things go wrong, I will send someone over to get you.”

“Understood.”

Beep beep beep—

The call was hung up.

Gerard sat weakly in his chair, his hair standing on end.

Thinking about last night’s events made his heart tremble with fear.

I actually saw her!

Just like that, the morning passed quickly.

Gerard stayed in his office, pacing back and forth, contemplating how to retrieve the statue.

But the appearance of Moon made him deeply doubt his own abilities.

Various possibilities and countless plans seemed to fall apart in front of that woman.

When that terrifying woman appeared, all plans seemed unreliable.

Gerard rubbed his temples, suffering from a severe headache.

Creak—

Around noon, the office door was pushed open, and a uniformed staff member walked in from outside.

“Mr. Gerard, the emergency hearing is about to begin.”

“I know, I’ll go now.”

Gerard’s expression became serious again as he picked up his coat and walked out of the office.

The hearing was convened urgently.

The sole purpose was to have Gerard explain last night’s events.

To give Congress and the public an account.

Soon, Gerard arrived at the hearing venue.

There weren’t many people inside, only a dozen or so in total.

The reason boiled down to the fact that the Storm and Ghost teams are highly classified units.

Even within the upper echelons, they are extremely secretive, and few people know about them.

Given this reason, the number of people attending the hearing was fewer than expected.

And precisely because of this reason, those who could attend the hearing were of extremely high status and position.

Seeing those sitting opposite, Gerard remained expressionless and took his place.

The hearing officially began.

“Mr. Gerard, I hope you can explain last night’s events.”

The speaker was named Mason.

He is the head of the Lawrence National Laboratory.

The main task of the laboratory is to research related projects on Tilia Island.

This position is quite similar to Liang Xianghe’s, as he is the head of a civilian agency.

However, his skills are very strong; he was a member of the Storm Team in his younger days and took charge of the lab after retiring.

And he is also the person in charge of this hearing.

But his expression appeared quite serious, which invisibly exerted considerable pressure on Gerard.

“The statue was taken by the Central Guards Brigade. We conducted the transaction at Huaqi Restaurant, but an accident occurred, and it did not succeed.”

Mason pushed his glasses and said:

“As far as I know, you mobilized four teams from the security bureau, totaling 110 people, along with 17 individuals from the Ghost Squad. Moreover, you also activated the God’s Eye System and blocked the relevant road sections earlier. Despite mobilizing so many resources, the final operation failed. Can you explain this?”

“The other side deployed an S-Class expert, which was a crucial reason for the mission’s failure.”

“An S-Class expert?”

Upon hearing this, Mason’s face slightly changed.

If such a person truly appeared, then the mission’s failure couldn’t entirely be blamed on him.

After all, S-Class experts are rare in this world.

“Do you have any evidence related to this?”

Gerard sat silently in his chair for a long while.

Mason also stared at him.

Because the forthcoming answer would affect the direction of the entire hearing.

“There’s no evidence.”

Sigh…

Although Mason kept a straight face, he was secretly relieved.

“Mr. Gerard, based on your statement, can I interpret it as you secretly took the statue and fabricated a character to exonerate yourself?”

Gerard stared directly at Mason, his eyes filled with deep contempt.

“Do you think I would do such a ridiculous thing?”

“But without evidence, I can’t believe you.”

“The other party is Moon. Do I need to say more?”

“Moon!”

Upon hearing this name, the hearing attendees exchanged glances, and a commotion spread through the room, taking a long time to settle down.

It was evident from their expressions.

The woman known as Moon likely had a significant global influence.

“Are you saying another Joker’s wild card has appeared?”

“Yes,” said Gerard:

“For a long time, she has not appeared in Joker’s team but has acted as a freelancer worldwide. Do not doubt her existence. Two wild cards coexist; Joker represents the sun, and she is the moon.”

Mason remained silent.

Quietly contemplating.

In Joker’s team, there are indeed only 53 people; from their code names, it’s identifiable, even missing one wild card.

Yet, there has been no news proving there is such a person in Joker’s team.

But the truth cannot be hidden forever. There were once rumors that:

A member of an organization saw someone codenamed Moon in Joker’s team.

But that claim was made without evidence, and it eventually fell through.

However, many believed the information to be true.

For a long time, the one codenamed Moon has hidden in the shadows, not showing up.

“What is your view on this?”

Mason inquired about the opinion of the person beside him.

“Whether such a person exists, I’m not sure, as no one has truly seen her, and the specifics require further investigation.”

The speaker was none other than Campbell, Gerard’s deputy.

In last year’s incident in Japan, they both worked together to capture Lin Yi, but the mission ultimately failed.

And today, as Gerard’s deputy, he naturally attended the hearing.

However, his stance was quite neutral, neither supporting Gerard nor Mason.

But for Mason, this was sufficient.

“Mr. Gerard, I now suspect you deliberately hid the statue for your private benefit, so from now on, all your duties are suspended, pending further investigation.”

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