My Perfect Female CEO-Chapter 1130: The Fourth Elder’s Confession

"Effortlessly wiped out Sheridan’s group, which was half the force of the Hunting Team Eight, over two hundred strong."

Dais looked at the gruesome scene of Sheridan and his men, unable to hold back, "If Sheridan and his men had engaged in a face-to-face battle with the powerhouses at the Hound Base, who knows how many we would have lost before exterminating such a force. Now, to annihilate Sheridan and his men without lifting a finger is truly a cause for celebration."

"If we compare brute force combat, Hound Base’s strength doesn’t measure up to the three Hunting Teams, but with the traps of the base, even more members of the Hunting Teams charging in would just be marching to their deaths." Bell chuckled, "This has crippled the Hunting Team Eight, losing half their strength, enough to make them feel the pain."

"The Fourth Elder must now realize our strength, and knows the extent of his losses." Dais sneered, "When he hears this terrible news, I wonder what he’ll think and how he’ll react?"

"He’ll be furious, cursing us without end." Bell blurted out.

"Now that Sheridan and his men are dead, I wonder if Walker and the others will still come to their deaths." Dais anticipated.

"Already scared out of their wits, they’ll definitely seek another battle opportunity, not daring to come to their deaths at this time." Bell said proudly.

...

Walker, Eddy, Smith, and Oliver were waiting for news of the attack.

But they waited, with no news at all.

"According to the timing, Sheridan and his men should have entered the core area of the Hound Base by now; it should be time for the attack. We should have heard some commotion by now; why is it so silent?" Walker wondered.

Eddy speculated: "Perhaps they encountered trouble and were stopped by people at the Hound Base?"

"That can’t be right. Sheridan moved secretly; how could the people at the Hound Base have discovered it?" Smith said, "Even if they were discovered, there should be noise from a fight; it can’t be this silent as if nothing happened."

"No one knows the current situation, we can only wait and see how Elder arranges things." Oliver said, "We don’t know the situation in the passageway, maybe there are twists and turns, which is why it’s taking some time. We should patiently wait."

"Only Elder has contact with Sheridan. It would be great if we also had contact so we could immediately know what happened, not wait aimlessly." Walker said irritably.

"Do you think Sheridan encountered some unknown trouble?" Eddy couldn’t help overthinking.

"What trouble could there be? If there’s trouble, it’s the people at the Hound Base who are in trouble. We shouldn’t worry ourselves just yet; let’s be patient." Smith said calmly.

...

In the hotel, the Fourth Elder’s face was as hardened as iron, while Twain and Green also looked solemn.

"Sheridan and his men lost contact, and according to fragment messages received before the loss of contact, it’s inferred that Sheridan and his men all perished, encountering laser traps in the passageway, believed to be dead by now." Twain reported.

"No one could have guessed that Sheridan would face such trouble, not even having the chance to escape; half of the Hunting Team Eight’s force has been lost in the passageway, and this loss is massive." Green said heavily.

"Hound Base, God Organization, damn it, I am at odds with you." The Fourth Elder was furious, cursing relentlessly.

The Fourth Elder even felt like dying; encountering such a crisis in the initial battle was truly frightening.

"Elder, now is not the time to be angry. Let’s take it as a lesson that we didn’t succeed in the initial battle and think about what to do next." Twain said urgently, "Walker and the others are still waiting for attack orders; if we attack rashly now, it will surely be disastrous. I think we should temporarily retreat and seek another opportunity to attack."

"Have them all retreat." The Fourth Elder instructed, then said weakly, "I did not wish for such a thing to happen, but it has. Lives are at stake. My reckless behavior didn’t achieve merit, but lost so many good men instead. The other Elders have my blunder as leverage. I shouldn’t have acted rashly; I should have thought it through carefully."

Twain went to have Walker and the others retreat.

Green said worriedly, "In an instant, Hunting Team Eight has suffered such a big loss, and Elder will have to bear the responsibility for it. Fortunately, we still have enough manpower. As long as we can achieve merit, we can cover up the deaths and injuries of Hunting Team Eight."

"It’s hard, really hard. It’s simply impossible to cover it up; soon the other Elders will learn of this news." The Fourth Elder said bitterly, "Now, we can only go with the flow. In the future, I dare not act recklessly again; everything should be led by Mr. Ye. If there are casualties, it will be Mr. Ye’s responsibility, naturally someone will pressure Mr. Ye to do his best. If there’s further loss, I won’t be able to account to the Elders."

"I believe, even if the Elders know this news, they will pretend not to know because dealing with Mr. Ye, the other Elders are also reluctant. Among the Elders, no one dares to deal directly with Mr. Ye, scared of being killed by Mr. Ye without other Elders’ support. As long as Mr. Ye is still useful, the Elders will stand by Ye Fan."

Green analyzed the situation, "The First, Second, and Third Elders entrusted you with this task of contacting Mr. Ye, seeing your prestige among the Elders, which is why they let you liaise with Mr. Ye. I believe, even if there is any fault, the other Elders can’t say anything, and the First, Second, and Third Elders will plead for you."

"This is the current situation. If Mr. Ye loses value, my faults will be brought up." The Fourth Elder worriedly said, "As long as Mr. Ye has irreplaceable value to Sky Net, I will be safe even if I commit greater mistakes, but I fear post-incident accountability."

"The Elders would consider old ties, wouldn’t they?" Green said uncertainly.

"Ah, I shouldn’t have acted so foolishly, wanting success behind Mr. Ye’s back, which led to this disaster. I am ashamed to face anyone." The Fourth Elder admitted candidly, "Now Sheridan’s death and that of the others are all due to my mistakes, and I have an unshirkable responsibility."

"In my opinion, it’s better to seek Mr. Ye’s help, and his methods should come into play now." Green advised.

"To take down Hound Base, we still rely on the Terminator, not myself." The Fourth Elder acknowledged this reality.