The Platinum Tower was indeed stolen, and the report was made shortly after, but the thief was not caught.
Stanford must have been furious now, but in order to find out the thief's purpose, Victor still chose to face him.
"Why are you here?" Stanford didn't know that Victor would be in the White Crown, and was surprised by his appearance.
But when he saw Hodney, his expression suddenly changed from surprise to anger.
"You brought people from the Anti-Suppression Department into the White Crown again? Have you forgotten what I said?"
"Of course I have not forgotten, but I am not only responsible for you. Mr. Stanford, the National Defense and Security Commission has more than 20 members, and I serve everyone."
Although Stanford was very angry when he heard Hodney's rebuttal, he could not punish him without authorization.
"I will raise your question at the next meeting. You'd better pray early, otherwise I will make you lose this hard-earned job."
Seeing that this guy could only verbally threaten, Victor interrupted him and said, "Since I'm already here, why not let's discuss how to solve the problem just now."
"What's the problem?" Stanford turned to look at Victor.
"Of course we need to find out the whereabouts and identity of the thief." Victor did not dodge his gaze and looked directly at the other person, "I need to know what is missing in the Platinum Tower."
Facing his question, Stanford was silent at first and did not resist. In the end, he answered honestly.
"It's the Declaration of Liberty..."
Declaration of freedom?
I'm not familiar with Victor, it sounds like a manuscript.
Next, Hodney immediately gave the answer: "You mean... the Declaration of Freedom read by the first president Enchiton Rockefeller in Independence Square before the outbreak of the Republic of Serbia's War of Independence?"
Stanford did not take a position, so it was considered acquiescence.
Victor couldn't understand it when he learned about it. He asked: "In other words, it was a very commemorative article, and then it was stored in the Platinum Tower by you. Well... what did the thief do to steal that thing? Could it be that it
In addition to commemorative significance, what other uses does it have?”
"Maybe the thief is a fan of President Rockefeller..." Hodney squinted and snickered, but was interrupted by Stanford's cough.
"We don't know yet. We will investigate the ins and outs of the matter. Do you have any questions? If not, just leave!"
In the end, Victor was kicked out of the Ebon Tower, and Hodney was called by Stanford to do other things. Their plan to sneak into the committee chairman's office was completely ruined, because Stanford was already on guard, and the plan was not that easy.
Got it.
While walking in the atrium, Victor had been thinking about the theft case. The other party seemed to have expected that the defense of the White Gold Tower would be lax, and Stanford's temporary adjustment of the weight was completely part of the other party's calculations.
Now the entire country's attention is focused on the president's lobbying tour, which is basically accompanied by the highest-level officials. Stanford is almost entirely responsible for the security forces in the White Crown, and there are more than two dozen members of the entire National Defense and Security Council.
, he is the only one left here...
Logically speaking, since the president's process plan has been mastered by the enemy, the opponent should focus on the plot to assassinate the president and try to avoid publicity before the assassination begins, so as not to waste all the previous efforts.
But now, why would the second thief take the risk to steal a "trivial" "Declaration of Liberty"?
Moreover, his behavior gave Victor the feeling that the previous series of events were all intended to allow the Security Department to allocate manpower to the Brass Tower, thereby freeing up the defense of the Platinum Tower...
Is it really just for a memorable manuscript?
Victor felt that there were two doubts about it. Either Stanford was hiding something, and the things stolen were far more than just one manuscript.
Either that...
That seemingly ordinary "Declaration of Liberty" is actually anything but ordinary!
Just as Victor was about to walk out of the gate of White Crown, a guard suddenly ran up and stopped him.
"Is this Mr. No. 99 from the Anti-Suppression Department?"
Victor stopped and turned to look at him: "I'm sorry, is there any problem?"
The guard was panting and obviously sprinting over.
"Sir Stanford, please wait for him on the third floor of the Brass Tower..."
Stanford?
Victor frowned.
Why would he talk to me?
With doubts in mind, Victor did not escape, but changed his plan and went to the coffee shop on the third floor of the Brass Tower, where he made himself a cup of tea and waited comfortably.
Not long after, Stanford, with a serious face and no hair, appeared at the door.
He first dismissed the guards outside, then closed the door when he came in and sat on the sofa opposite Victor.
"There is no waiter here, you have to make coffee yourself..." Victor reminded.
Stanford said with a cold face: "No, I know the rules of the White Crown better than you."
Victor pouted and said nothing, then Stanford took out a cigarette, lit it, blew out the smoke ring and said to him.
"Do you think I lied to you?"
"What?"
"You must suspect that I concealed the truth of the theft, thinking that the thief would not just steal a souvenir."
Stanford actually guessed Victor's mind, but Victor was not surprised because it was really not convincing.
Then, Stanford said: "But I didn't lie to you. The thief really just stole the original copy of the Declaration of Liberty, but..."
"But what?" Victor was not satisfied with his hesitation in speaking.
Stanford hesitated, and finally said: "However, few people know, or only a few people know, the real secret of the Declaration of Liberty... Apart from the President, these few people are also the only ones in the Security Council.
Three or four people know it, including me..."
"Well..." Victor thought to himself that his guess was indeed correct, "Then don't beat around the bush..."
After he finished speaking, Stanford shook off the ashes: "The paper on which the Declaration of Liberty was written is not ordinary paper, but... a piece of leather."
"Leather?" Victor's pupils tightened, "Don't tell me what kind of relic it is or..."
"More precious than a relic, it's not the skin of any animal or monster, but from 'Pan'..." Stanford's eyes became extremely serious.
"God Pan?" Victor repeated the term, and then recalled Anlong's original science knowledge, "Remnants of the previous era? Aliens of post-mythology? Or secret creatures, or... aliens in the virtual realm?"
Stanford looked at Victor as if he were illiterate, and then said: "Have you ever heard of... the Demigods?"
Victor was stunned immediately.
"You mean, this God Pan belongs to the demi-god race?"
Stanford nodded and then explained: "Actually, the name of that species should only be 'Pan', and for the convenience of understanding, we call them God Pan. They belong to the demi-god tribe in the legend. Now you understand why the thief wants to steal it.