<h4>Chapter 445: Silenced</h4>


    "I know," the young man in the suit replied, and there was a hint of tion in his voice, as if he were seeing something that was worthy of celebration.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    This was very confusing to everyone else present, and one of them asked, "Aren''t some of those organizations owned by your family? Why are you so happy about this?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "Are you celebrating this because your brother is overseeing those organizations, and you want to see him fail? Then again, if I were in your ce, I would be thinking the exact same thing!"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The core members of this so-called crisis group had been selected through various avenues, and they were all either direct descendants of the important figures in Sandrise City, or elite personnel in their respective fields.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Of course, these direct descendants were quite far down the line in the inheritance hierarchy. All of the most exceptional young members of those families would''ve already been running family businesses, rather than being assigned to a project with a very high risk of failure.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Even so, they were still of a far higher status than the average person, able to ess far more resources and power than just about anyone else.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The young man ignored their jibes as he stroked his own chin with a thoughtful expression and remarked, "He''s still too young and too eager for results. If he had ended the press conference just now, it would''ve been a great move on his part. This story would remain in the public eye for at least a week, and that would be enough to maintain his poprity and boost his rate of support." <button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "What do you mean? Isn''t it better for him to release as much shocking content as possible?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The young man''spanions were rather perplexed by this assessment. Opportunities like this were very difficult toe by, and if they had been in Adam''s shoes, they would''ve taken full advantage as well.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "That''s why all of you were sent here, and I''m the one assigned with the task of calling the shots," the young man replied with a derisive sneer on his face, as if he were looking at a bunch of feral animals.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Everyone was enraged by this insult, but they didn''t dare to physically retaliate.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "All of you are only looking at what''s on the surface. You think that satisfying the curiosity of the general public without constraint is the way to win more support, but have you considered that this is an alternative form of intimidation?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    By nature, humans were more inclined to avoid danger and challenges rather than face them head-on.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "Everyone has been able to live up to this point as they know how to lie to themselves when necessary. They would rather live in the nest of lies that they had woven for themselves rather than have to face the harshness of reality. All of you think that showing them the truth is an act of kindness, but in reality, it only inflicts more pain upon them, and they''ll only resent you for it, rather than feel grateful."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Everyone fell silent after hearing the young man''s assessment of the situation, and he raised a finger as he continued, "The biggest mistake that he made in all of this is getting so many organizations involved at once. In the wake of this press conference, I presume many of his backers are going to be cutting ties with him."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    ……<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Just as the young man anticipated, right as the entire inte was abuzz from thetest headlines created by Adam, a phone call came in from Kevin Reed''s secretary, demanding an exnation.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Even Cowboy was about to intervene at some point during the press conference, but he was stopped by Wax Figure, who had a look of approval in his eyes as he said, "There''s no need to step in. Give him a bit more trust and patience. He knows what he''s doing."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "But we didn''t give him that information, and the information provided by the pawn shop wasn''t thatprehensive, either. On top of that, we know the oues of his past few operations, so there''s an extremely good chance that this is all just a massive bluff, and that''s a very dangerous way to do things."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Cowboy was very familiar with the game of politics, and he knew that you could lie all you want, so long as you weren''t caught.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The graph that Adam had released had extremely far-reaching consequences, and it could''ve easily been debunked.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Wax Figure offered no further response, and Cowboy could only forcibly suppress his unease as he continued to observe the unfolding situation.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Meanwhile, at the pawn shop, May was also grumbling under her breath about how Adam was going to be to the death of her, but she was also choosing to observe the situation.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    At the press conference, Adam remained calm and collected, paying no heed to Kevin Reed''s demands for an exnation. Instead, he merely waited in silence for themotion to die down. It was true that he didn''t have the information to back up this graph. The information that he had collected thus far wasn''t anywhere near sufficient to implicate all of the organizations on the graph.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    During his previous coboration with Raven, he had obtained some information from CEO Chen Yiran and someone else from the Compassion Company, but that had only been part of the picture.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    After using this information to create a primary database, he generated the rtional graph using AI, and to his surprise, many of the gaps were automatically filled in to form aplete information chain.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The provider of the information had only left a single remark: "Well done. Keep it up, and be more aggressive."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    This unknown helper was unfathomably powerful, seemingly both omniscient and omnipotent at the same time. Instead of verifying this information, Adam chose to use it right away. He was taking a gamble, and at this point, it was difficult to say whether it had paid off or not.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The peak of the inte congestion quickly passed, and the live broadcasts resumed.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Over 10 minutes had passed since the live broadcasts went offline, and the atmosphere of panic and horror had subsided a little. <button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Everyone looked on as Adam switched to another image in his projection.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    This was an image captured by a Mechguard unit from an operation that Adam had undertaken a few days ago.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The image depicted the true body of Subus Beth, who was a tall and rugged middle-aged man.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    In the face of everyone''s puzzled expressions, Adam pressed down on his remote control again, and the other half of the image appeared, presenting an extremely seductive woman.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "These two are the same person."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Everyone was even more perplexed upon hearing this.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The two people in the image couldn''t have been more different. There wasn''t even a single point of simrity between them, and everyone couldn''t help but wonder if Adam was tantly lying.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    In the face of all of this doubt and confusion, Adam pointed at himself as he asked, "Does anyone know how I came into this world?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Everyone looked at each other with befuddled expressions. What kind of question was this? Surely he had to have been born into this world like everyone else... Right?<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    In the crisis group, the young man in the suit was leaning in closer to the screen with tightly furrowed brows, watching intently to see what Adam was going to say next.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "I am a nk te, a reserve body with its memories wiped so that it can be upied by someone else."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    He zoomed in on the real-life body of Subus Beth as he continued, "This man was also a nk te who had his body taken over by someone else."<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    As soon as this deration was made, the young man in the suit immediately ordered, "Stop him!"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    The technician tapped the "enter" key forcefully, and the audio of all of the live broadcasts of the press conference suddenly turned into a mechanical beeping sound, making it impossible to hear what Adam was saying.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Immediately thereafter, all of the live broadcasts suddenly turned dark, and all of the inte signals had been disrupted.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "What''s going on?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "Who cut off the transmission for the live broadcasts?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "Can anyone figure out what Mr. Adam said at the end there?"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    "Damn it, I knew things wouldn''t be so simple! Someone''s trying to stop him from revealing the truth!"<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>


    Meanwhile, the young man in the suit heaved a faint sigh of relief, but it then instantly urred to him that something wasn''t quite right.<button ss="MuiButtonBase-root MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways ww-nw4feq" tabindex="0" type="button">0</button>