The situation outside was much more chaotic than Lancer and his team had imagined. Due to the special geographical location of the 24th Ward, their communication with the outside world was directly cut off, and they had no way of knowing the specific situation outside. The moment they reached the communication area for a signal, they were hit with a string of information prompts.
According to the intelligence obtained by the General Command, the red monsters had appeared all over the country. Although they had caused considerable casualties and property damage, the destruction and losses were at least prevented from escalating further due to the notice issued by the CCG Headquarters in advance.
However, using this as a fuse, many ghouls, and even ordinary human criminals, also took the opportunity to commit crimes. It can be said that the entire Tokyo was almost in a state of chaos.
Injured CCG members naturally went directly to the hospital, but apart from a portion who continued to sweep the 24th Ward under the leadership of Shinohara Yukinori and Suzuya Juuzou, the rest all followed their respective leaders to the areas they were responsible for to maintain order.
However, just as Arima Kishou was about to leave, Lancer suddenly called out to him.
"Special Class Arima."
"Is there something, Associate Special Class Lancer?"
At this moment, Arima Kishou coldly pushed his glasses, appearing somewhat distant, but Lancer didn't care at all. After all, this wasn't the first time he had met the other party, so he didn't waste any words and directly said what he wanted to say.
"Special Class Arima, Tokyo is in chaos now, and our CCG personnel are extremely scarce. The most crucial reason is that Furuta Nimura controlled the factory, and our quantity of 'Kakuhou Bullets' is insufficient. I hope you can allow a portion of willing ghouls to join this rescue operation."
Lancer words were beyond everyone's expectations. Most of them looked at Lancer with strange eyes, while also glancing at the female ghoul wearing a rabbit mask who was silently following Lancer.
'Could the rumor be true?'
However, 'upstanding' Lancer was naturally not swayed by mere glances. He still looked directly at Arima Kishou, waiting for his response, but Arima Kishou's response was neither an agreement nor a refusal; instead, he asked him a question.
"Why me? This kind of question is not for me to decide."
"Now that two CCG Directors have been killed, the only person who can convince everyone is probably you, Special Class Arima."
Although the fact that Arima Kishou is a 'half-human' is no secret among the CCG high-ranking officials, and everyone knew a little about him once serving as the Washuu family's executioner, Arima Kishou himself is not interested in power. Coupled with the destruction of the Washuu family, Arima Kishou still maintains the status of 'CCG's strongest investigator' in the eyes of most people. He is the person countless investigators admire and follow.
And facing Lancer flattery, Arima Kishou just pushed his glasses again.
"I once promised 'Teacher' that I would never aspire to the position of CCG Director, but I promise you that I will propose this suggestion in a personal capacity. As for the final decision, it will depend on the result of the Special Class meeting."
"Thank you, Special Class Arima."
Lancer goal was not simply to destroy ghouls; he hoped to completely tear apart the cycle of hatred between humans and ghouls, which is why he specifically brought it up this time. Although Arima Kishou did not directly agree to him, from a certain perspective, his response was already sufficient.
However, what Lancer did not expect was that good news kept coming while he was being taken to the hospital by Amon Koutarou and the others.
Firstly, Dr. Chigyo Koyomi was found imprisoned in the 24th Ward, and according to him, the 'ghoul-edible food' has been initially completed and can be put into small-scale production.
This matter played a huge role in promoting Lancer previous plan.
As for the second piece of good news, Lancer suggestion, conveyed through Arima Kishou, was brought up in the Special Class meeting. Although it went through a fierce debate, it was ultimately passed with a unanimous vote.
One must know that Lancer was very worried about facing strong opposition, as far as Lancer knew, almost all Special Class Investigators had a blood feud with ghouls.
In the end, according to Mado Kureo, even Kiyoko Tanaka, who was the most emotionally agitated, chose to accept it. The reason was simple------although they resented ghouls, just like Mado Kureo in the past, they were CCG investigators, and they cared more about whether they fulfilled their duties than their personal grudges.
If it could reduce more casualties, they would not mind temporarily 'tolerating' the existence of ghouls. Of course, a very important reason was the success of Dr. Chigyo Koyomi's experiment. Everyone could almost see the potential consequences this invention might bring.
However, Lancer, lying in the hospital bed again, didn't seem to have anything else to say besides being happy, and more importantly------
"Um, Akira, Kirishima-san, I'm a bit tired, could you let me rest first?"
Lancer, lying in bed, looked very helpless, while Kirishima Touka, holding a thermos, and Akira Mado, sitting with her legs crossed, confronted each other without saying a word.
As for whether there was anyone else in the room?
It's simple, of course, there was.
Ryouko Fueguchi was sitting on the sofa, peeling an apple into a rabbit shape for Lancer, and Hinami Fueguchi was holding a textbook with both hands, but her eyes were not focused on the words. Instead, they kept scanning the confronting Kirishima Touka and Akira Mado over the book's pages.
As for Amon Koutarou? He was even more impressive!
One arm was in a sling across his chest, and the other hand was single-handedly carving a Tokyo Tower onto an orange peel with a fruit knife. At this moment, his gaze was more focused than a meditating monk, concentrating all his attention on the orange and the knife in front of him. It was clear that although Amon Koutarou still didn't know exactly what was happening here, his fighting instinct told him it was best to play dead at a time like this.
"Mr. Lancer, isn't your spirit quite good?"
"Lancer, answer my question first."
The two's words almost sounded simultaneously, and Lancer was even more overwhelmed and extremely helpless.
Kirishima Touka's main reason for coming to the hospital to see Lancer was to inquire about her brother's situation from Lancer. After all, she also knew that she couldn't help her brother escape that bizarre state, and the only hope was the CCG scientists. As for bringing coffee, it was simply a small rebuttal to Lancer previous comment that her 'skill hadn't improved much.' She could be sure that she absolutely had no other intentions...
She glanced at the wound that the bandage still couldn't completely cover...
Maybe she was a little worried...
In summary, Kirishima Touka's visit to Lancer this time was purely for 'business,' but she felt uncomfortable with Akira Mado, who had been staring at her ever since she arrived for some unknown reason. Later, the two of them simply started confronting each other. However, the two of them were not completely unreasonable and finally decided to have one person 'judge' who was right or wrong. As for the choice of the 'judge'?
Looking at Lancer, who was leaning on the pillow with a helpless face, one could probably guess...