Chapter 188 - 136: If This Weren’t Serious, Would I Cause a Scene Before His Majesty and the Empress?
Chapter 188: Chapter 136: If This Weren’t Serious, Would I Cause a Scene Before His Majesty and the Empress?
The Austin Family Master smiled. "Young lady, is there really no room for reconciliation between us?"
"Reconciliation... That’s impossible." Shu Yao’s expression was distant and cold, her words leaving no room for compromise. "I imagine all of you are aware of what happened today, but I’m afraid none of you realize the gravity of the situation. From the moment my Flying Machine was attacked, I’ve had a question, one that I would like someone from the Austin family to answer for me—"
"Please, go ahead," the Austin Family Master said.
"I went out very early this morning, long before the start of a typical workday. My trip wasn’t planned. Yet the Austin family, with some kind of foreknowledge, tracked my movements and pinpointed the exact location of my Flying Machine."
As Shu Yao said this, the expressions on the faces of most people in the room changed subtly.
Shu Yao continued, "The Mecha developed by Ouchuang Technology, the one with the built-in armed guidance system, seemed to be able to automatically acquire and lock onto a target as it neared my Flying Machine, enabling a precision strike."
Antoine was starting to panic.
"So I have to ask: Is this capability targeted only at my Flying Machine, or at all Flying Machines in the Federation?"
The faces of everyone present changed drastically, but Shu Yao continued, her tone calm and methodical.
"Regardless of the answer, this can hardly be dismissed as a simple act of teenage rebellion, can it? And I don’t believe it’s a coincidence, either, especially since similar incidents have occurred in the past.
Twelve years ago, a civilian Flying Machine manufactured by Ouchuang Technology self-detonated without reason. Seven years ago, another civilian Flying Machine, also from Ouchuang Technology, was struck by an unidentified object mid-flight, lost control, and crashed.
Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. What about a third time?
This makes me worry for my family, who travel frequently. And I doubt anyone else wishes to live in the kind of fear the Austin family creates. For this, Austin Family Master, do you have a reasonable explanation?"
As if someone had stepped on his tail, Antoine shot to his feet and retorted, "Stop your fearmongering! You’re just forcing connections!"
The atmosphere in the hall grew exceptionally heavy.
Qin Songlin’s expression was dark and utterly terrifying.
Qin Shiwei’s expression was also cold and grim, a storm brewing in his eyes.
Seeing this, the Austin Family Master grew slightly flustered.
"You’re forcing connections!" Antoine yelled. "We already issued statements about those past incidents!"
Shu Yao flicked a glance at him. "So, is your family planning to follow the same old script? Just cook up some plausible excuse and cover up today’s incident, too?"
Antoine could no longer hold back. "Do you have some kind of persecution complex about our family? Juelton has an exceptional sense of smell. To locate you, all he needed was his nose!"
"But I’ve never had any contact with him before. How would he be able to distinguish my scent?" Shu Yao’s question left Antoine speechless. Giving him no room to breathe and cutting off all his paths of retreat, she continued, "You claim he has an exceptional sense of smell? Then provide proof. And if the proof doesn’t say what you claim it does, don’t try to falsely accuse me of beating his ’exceptional’ sense of smell out of him. And don’t say that the Austin family’s punishment was so harsh that it damaged his olfactory system."
Antoine was reeling from shock!
’Why is this woman so familiar with how the Austin family operates?’
’This is too weird!’
The Austin Family Master broke his silence, his tone grave. "Young lady, those are very serious accusations. Have you considered the consequences?"
Shu Yao let out a sudden laugh. "If this matter weren’t serious, would I have brought it all the way before His Majesty and the Empress?"
"You—" ’She has no proof!’
Gripped by intense panic, Antoine clung to a sliver of hope.
As if reading his mind, Shu Yao let out a soft, knowing laugh.
"I have a rather interesting video here. I invite everyone present to view it with me—"
With that, she activated her Light Brain, adjusted the angle of the light screen, and played a video for all to see.
"So cool! You’re amazing, Lord Antoine!" In the video, Juelton exclaimed excitedly from inside the cockpit.
In an instant, all the color drained from Antoine’s face. His eyes filled with terror as he stared at Shu Yao, a cold sweat breaking out all over him.
The video continued to play.
Juelton said, "Lord Antoine, please help me locate that woman’s Flying Machine!"
Soon, Juelton received a set of coordinates.
A moving red dot appeared on the coordinate display.
Juelton let out a cruel laugh and piloted the Mecha toward the moving red dot.
Antoine’s cheerful voice came through the cockpit’s communication device:
"Happy hunting."