Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 580 It’s better to just die

At the headquarters of the Cleanup Bureau, in a small meeting place called Between the Sun and the Shades.

"Everyone, Director Sagittarius and I have called you here this time because there are a few very important things that need to be notified to you as soon as possible."

The main seat was vacant. Director Taurus, who was sitting in the second seat, looked around at the more than 80 phantoms below who had responded to the call and informed with a complicated expression:
"First, after the Scorpio Branch's investigation, it has been confirmed that the Gemini Branch in the Kingdom of Korok has been completely destroyed. Nearly half of the members have been killed or imprisoned, and the rest have been enslaved at the spiritual level. Only Nicole Koroman, a former first-level cleaner of the Gemini Branch, has survived."

"?!!!"

Although everyone knew that with the headquarters in self-isolation, the temporary convening of all branch chiefs to attend a remote meeting must have been a major event, it was still beyond everyone's expectation that it would be so explosive right from the start.

Faced with such shocking news, although the branch chiefs of all the branches of the Cleanup Bureau were not present in person and could not "whisper to each other", shocked looks were still flying everywhere, and some people even secretly started "private chats".

"Everyone, please be quiet!"

After clapping his hands vigorously and forcibly cutting off the private chats between all the branch directors, Director Jinniu said with a bad look on his face:
"You can discuss this matter on your own after the meeting. What we need to do now is to discuss what to do with the vacant Gemini Branch!"

What to do with the vacant Gemini branch?
After hearing what Director Jinniu said, a hunched figure at the seat of Zodiac Branch 12 coughed twice, then raised his hand and said:

"Your Excellency Taurus, Boris, the director of the Tianlu Branch, broke through 60 Lyon points years ago. He can be directly promoted to the position and take on the responsibility of rebuilding the Gemini Branch."

After hearing the hunchbacked phantom's words, all the phantoms suddenly understood, and then raised their arms and recommended one after another:

"Sir Taurus, I recommend Anduin, the chief of the Juju Branch!"

"I also recommend Boris from Tianlu Branch!"

"Mr. Taurus! I recommend myself to the Compass Branch Office!"

"quiet!"

After clapping his hands again and interrupting the recommendations of the phantoms, Director Taurus could not help but glance at the seat of the Virgin Branch, and then said:

“The situation this time is a bit complicated, and we can’t just select someone to fill the vacancy.

Although most of the cleaners at the Gemini branch were rescued, many of them participated in the rebellion started by Director Aquarius and committed numerous violations, which all need to be slowly examined and held accountable.

In addition, it is not just the Gemini Branch that has problems. Andre, the third prince of the Korok Kingdom, has also colluded with Director Aquarius and killed most of the royal family members... Forget it, Edward!"

After calling Director Scorpio, Director Taurus raised his hand to support his forehead and said helplessly:
"You are the leader of this investigation mission. You should tell us about the situation in the Kingdom of Korok."

"OK……"

After opening his mouth to respond, the shadow of Director Scorpio stood up, and after a slight hesitation, he spoke directly and frankly:

"Everyone, the Kingdom of Korok is gone."

"?!!!"

Faced with the bomb thrown by Director Scorpio, all the phantom figures present were shocked at once, and the red-haired director sitting opposite him widened his eyes unconsciously, and an extremely ominous premonition suddenly surged in his heart.

"Sir Edward?"

After a long while, the hunched shadow who first recommended the replacement broke the silence and said in a shocked voice, "Can you explain it more clearly? What is the situation in the Kingdom of Korok?"

"The Kingdom of Korok... was completely destroyed."

Director Scorpio lowered his head slightly and said:

"Although the 99 million citizens are still there, more than % of the land has been completely burned down. Almost all members of the royal family have died. The only remaining princess has no intention of inheriting the throne and surrendered to others on behalf of the Korok royal family. The Korok Kingdom is completely gone."

"This……"

Even though they were mentally prepared, everyone present couldn't help but gasp after hearing the ending of the Korok Kingdom. The hunched figure who spoke first asked in disbelief:

"Sir Edward! Could you please explain to us why the Kingdom of Korok was completely destroyed even with you at the helm?"

"..."

Because I was careless for a moment, I was ambushed and almost died. Then I was forcibly controlled and had a big fight with the surviving cleaners on my side. Finally, I was rescued and fell asleep again. When I woke up, the Korok Kingdom was gone. Not only did I not help at all, but I also caused a lot of trouble...

If that’s the explanation, I might as well just die in the Kingdom of Korok!

At this moment, Director Scorpio's clothes were tugged, and a shadow flashed out from behind him.

"Dear branch chiefs, Chief Edward has not recovered from his injuries, so I will explain the next part."

After half-bowed to the big guys, Leon, who was brought into the meeting by Director Scorpio, said:

“I am also a member of the investigation team. This investigation mission is extremely dangerous. The enemies we need to face are not only the King-Slaying Society that targets the royal families of various countries, but also the royal families themselves that should be protected.

Director Edward had noticed the anomaly in advance, so he split the team into two. I was in charge of protecting Princess Philia who had been rescued, and I left Senior Alger, a first-level cleaner, behind, and led the team to continue the extremely dangerous exploration.

After being ambushed, he first tried his best to resist the enemy's control, buying time for me and Senior Alger, and he was also keenly aware of the problem with the control method. Relying on the tacit understanding between him and me, he cleverly broke free from the enemy's restraints.

Even when he found out that his soul had been tampered with, he was willing to let me swallow his soul, risking the damage to it afterwards, and provided important strength to help me and others escape from danger and eventually turn the tables..."

Those who can get a position in the branch usually have decent intelligence. Therefore, after listening to Leon's description of the entire investigation mission, the phantoms of dozens of branch chiefs couldn't help but exchange glances with each other, and then a look of understanding appeared on their faces.

So… being greedy for merit and advancing recklessly, he was ambushed, brutally controlled, and just lay there until the end?

No matter how hard this new guy tries to defend Edward, the fact is that in this investigation mission, Edward is the one who is dragging his feet. The person who really takes the responsibility is probably the guy he brought here.

"I see……"

After explaining the situation, he glanced at Leon who had retreated behind Director Scorpio. Considering that if he encountered this situation, he would probably fall into the same trap as Edward, the hunchbacked shadow did not continue to ask questions. Instead, he chose to give Director Scorpio a favor, nodded and said:

"That really can't be blamed on Edward. The enemy this time is indeed too difficult. In order to ensure that the Watchtower Palace is not affected, burning down the Kingdom of Korok is the only option... Edward."

After calling Director Scorpio, the hunched shadow looked at Leon, whose face was not clearly visible behind him, and asked curiously:

"The person who just spoke is the cleaner of your Scorpio Branch, right? He seems to have made quite a contribution this time. Can you introduce him to us?"

(End of this chapter)