I! Cleaner!-Chapter 1195 - 1092: You May Refuse to Cooperate Now, But When That Person Arrives, Don’t Blame Me

This Mrs. Evangelin... could she be pretending to be clueless on purpose with me?

After mulling over the experiences from boarding the ship until now, Leon watched the mermaid beauty in front of him, whose cheek was pinched by the enraged Miss Salt Fish, causing her pain and making her plead for mercy. A hint of suspicion couldn't help but emerge in his eyes.

Judging purely from her behavior, this mermaid claiming to be Miss Salt Fish's mother seems to be the type that lives by instinct, speaking and acting recklessly, without much thought.

From a "diplomatic" perspective, her outrageous actions are almost embarrassing for the entire Sea Race, further angering Miss Salt Fish to tears twice.

Yet when viewed in terms of "results," her series of actions, although it caused the anguished Miss Salt Fish's defenses to break down, ended up securing theoretically the best outcome for the Sea Race.

Reflecting on his own mindset shift and the various promises he made, Leon couldn't help but reach for his cufflinks, his fingertips habitually tapping the ram's horn of the Black Mountain Goat.

Regarding the issue of the sea floor freezing, both he and Taurus suspected it might be the work of the Sea Race, so before boarding the ship, his attitude towards the Sea Race was "guarded" and "scrutinizing."

Yet, after dealing with the shenanigans of this mermaid mother and daughter duo, despite never actually seeing the state of the frozen sea floor, he unconsciously believed their claim that the Sea Race merely sought to protect themselves and weren't involved.

Subsequently, even amidst her "rambling disputes," he proactively stated that the Clearing Bureau wouldn't interfere with the Sea Race, nor would they engage in personal revenge, and attack the Flowing Vortex Ancestor, essentially ceding all possible powers. This is so... um... strange?

Using the unique soul vision of the Black Mountain Goat, after seeing the essence of the mermaid beauty's soul, Leon's brows slightly raised.

Honest, transparent, flamboyant, reckless, passionate... the mermaid beauty's soul showed not even a hint of deceit or concealment, completely devoid of calculation and weighing of options, pure to an astonishing degree.

So... could it be she's not a master manipulator, but naturally a born abstract saint body???

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Tidal Realm, Silver Coral Palace.

While Leon was on his way to the eye of the Central Sea on a shell boat amidst the abstract bickering of the mermaid mother and daughter, the earlier-departing Scorpio Board Member and Cancer Board Member had already arrived at the Tidal Realm and listened to the general situation in the reception hall of the Silver Coral Palace.

"So the first person to discover the sea floor starting to freeze wasn't actually the Flowing Vortex line merfolk, but the Tide line sea monsters?"

"You could say that."

After hearing Scorpio Board Member's slightly curious inquiry, a female mermaid bearing a six-point resemblance to the mermaid beauty, yet significantly older in appearance, nodded to indicate recognition, then supplemented:

"Though strictly speaking, it was the guard team responsible for watching the sea eye that discovered it, not any single line.

The relationship among our Sea Race's three tribes is relatively close, and the guard team at the sea eye is also a mix of the three tribes. So while the first to report the sea floor freezing was a sea monster, many from the other two lines discovered the issue alongside him."

"I see."

After nodding slightly in understanding, Scorpio Board Member instinctively turned his head to exchange a glance with Cancer Board Member, then continued:

"May I ask, what is the name of the sea monster who first reported the situation? Can you briefly introduce him and possibly bring him over to answer a few questions for us?"

"?"

Upon hearing Scorpio Board Member's request, the crowned female mermaid couldn't help but frown, then replied:

"That sea monster is named Andy; he's the grandson of the last Tide Ancestor and is also the captain of the guard responsible for the sea eye and access to Shell Haven... It's no problem to have him come over, but I've already shown you all the information he knows; is it necessary to meet him in person?"

"Please don't misunderstand, we're not suspecting him, but simply wanting to understand the situation in more detail."

Putting down the "document" bound with a certain pliable algae, Cancer Board Member habitually patted his round belly, then smiled and explained:

"The document you provided is already very detailed, but there's usually some difference between what's written and what's spoken, even if it's a summary from the discoverer himself; some details might be slightly missed.

And as you might be aware, when the Cleaner processes abnormal events, any insufficient preliminary investigation can lead to danger due to differences in details; hence, we're quite concerned about the accuracy of the information.

Moreover, now the ice layer on the sea floor has become very thick, making it extremely difficult to break through. Andy, who witnessed the situation firsthand, becomes even more crucial... So if possible, could you allow Andy to come over for a conversation with us?"

Well...

After Cancer Board Member's words fell, seeing his insistence on having Andy come over, a hint of hesitation flashed in the crowned female mermaid's eyes.

There's an issue!

Quickly catching the hesitation in the crowned female mermaid's eyes, Cancer Board Member exchanged a quick glance with Scorpio Board Member, his thumbnail moved to an unseen position by the crowned mermaid, and gently pressed an "X" indentation on the document recording the freezing event.