Once Pyon settled down, Moses turned his attention to the others in the room and said, "Someone wants to kill Chairman Netero. Since it happened the first time, there is no guarantee that it won't happen a second time. No, it will definitely happen again."
"Huh?"
Hearing Moses's words, everyone's eyes narrowed slightly.
Moses glanced at Pariston out of the corner of his eye, then continued calmly, "From the intensity of the Nen Curse's malice, it can be seen that the other party's desire for Chairman Netero's death is very strong. So whoever did this wouldn't have prepared just one opportunity."
"What do you mean?"
Kanzai looked confused.
In his opinion, since the Nen Curse was activated through death, the caster, who had already paid the price, naturally would not be able to cast the Nen Curse on Netero a second time.
"It means the person who wants Chairman Netero dead likely prepared a second caster, or even more. Do you understand now? You big idiot."
Cluck looked at Kanzai with disdain.
But it wasn't entirely Kanzai's fault for thinking that way.
After all, curse casters at this level weren't easy to come by.
"Judging from the past behavior of the Seirin Group... it's entirely possible that they have prepared multiple curse casters in advance."
Pariston rested his chin on his hand, as if he didn't notice Moses's meaningful gaze, and said with a sigh:
"But fortunately, we still have a powerful Nen Exorcist like Moses, so we don't have to worry about Chairman Netero being attacked by Nen Curse again during his recovery period."
"I'm not a Nen Exorcist."
Moses slowly turned his gaze toward Pariston, who is still putting on an act.
If they weren't both Zodiacs' members, Moses would've already ripped that fake smile off Pariston's face.
Hearing Moses's sudden denial, the smile on Pariston's face faltered slightly.
'Not a Nen Exorcist?'
'Just a swipe of your hand made that terrifying Nen Curse spell power disappear.
'Who would believe that?'
Though he didn't understand why Moses would say such a thing, Pariston quickly adjusted himself and did not delve into it. He just regarded Moses's words as an ill-timed joke.
"In addition…"
Moses didn't pay attention to Pariston's momentary reaction. He raised an eyebrow, looked around at everyone present, and asked:
"Not to mention whether there are any remnants of the Seirin Group, how come you are sure that this was done by the Seirin Group?"
"No, it's still just speculation for now."
Mizaistom took over the conversation and replied in a calm tone.
When Moses heard this, he retracted his gaze, turned to look at Pariston again, and said: "But our 'Vice-Chairman' seems to have regarded the Seirin Group as the real culprit."
"Because there's no second suspect. That's everyone's consensus, you know?"
Pariston offered a reasonable explanation and did not forget to drag his colleagues' opinions into it for added credibility.
In fact, the other Zodiacs do regard the possible remnants of the Seirin Group as the biggest suspects.
This was mainly because of the deep-seated grudge between the Seirin Group and the Hunter Association, coupled with the Seirin Group's history of being a stubborn force that refused to die.
"How can there be no second suspect?"
Moses stared calmly at Pariston.
Facing Moses's pressing gaze, Pariston remained unfazed and still maintained a gentle smile.
But inwardly, he had already picked up on the implications behind Moses's blatant words and actions.
At this moment-
At the very least, he was certain that Moses knew about Beyond's existence.
Not only that, but Moses likely also knew about the father-son relationship between Beyond and Netero, as well as the limitation that prevents him from going to the Dark Continent, which could completely become a 'motive for the crime'.
The gazes of everyone in the room were fixed on Moses, and they couldn't help but notice how frequently Moses looked toward Pariston.
Moses didn't care what the other Zodiacs' members were thinking. He kept staring at Pariston and said calmly,
"For example, our 'Vice-Chairman' here. If something unfortunate were to happen to Chairman Netero, given the Vice-Chairman's reputation within the Association, wouldn't it be easy for him to take the Chairman's seat?"
"…"
The moment Moses finished speaking, the room plunged into silence.
Although the other Zodiacs' members had already sensed something from Moses's pointed behavior, they couldn't help but frown when they heard Moses lay it out so plainly.
If there were a poll among the Zodiac for 'Who Do You Dislike the Most?', Pariston would undoubtedly take first place.
But-
No matter how much they hated him, Botobai and the others didn't think that Pariston would resort to assassination just to claim the Chairman's position.
If this guy really had such intentions and acted on them...
He would undoubtedly choose a far more flamboyant method.
To be more precise-
They knew he will absolutely pick a way to publicly annoy everyone.
"I was joking."
Without waiting for the Zodiacs to dwell on it further, and without even waiting to see Pariston's reaction, Moses's lips curled into a faint smile, and ended his suspicion of Pariston with a casual 'joke'.
Then, without giving anyone time to respond, he turned around and strode toward the door:
"Cheadle, if the Chairman wakes up, please notify me immediately."
Before leaving the ward, Moses left some instructions.
Once he was gone, silence once again settled over the ward.
The somewhat dazed Beans looked at the Zodiacs, and then looked at the unconscious Netero, who was still lying on the hospital bed.
'What on earth is Mr. Moses thinking?!'
Beans thought to himself.
…
After leaving the ward, Moses walked out of the hospital without looking back.
"Let's see… how you react."
Once he reached the hospital's entrance, Moses glanced back in the direction of Netero's room and then took out his phone.
"I've ran into something. Let's make an appointment next time."
He quickly typed out the message and hit send.
As for the recipient-
Of course it's Hisoka.
Moses had originally been on his way to meet him, but he never expected to encounter this incident.
Now-
Moses was convinced that this incident was linked to Pariston and Beyond, and thinking of Saiyu ambushing him in the scenic area before, he has already decided to kill Pariston.
His deliberate actions in the ward just now were meant to send Pariston a clear message:
"I know what you're up to."
Next, Moses wanted to see if Pariston would secretly contact Beyond and where he would do it.
The moment Pariston isolated himself for that purpose-
Moses would strike him down without mercy.
As his thoughts raced, Moses stopped the idea of putting away his phone and instead started typing another message, this time informing Ging about Netero's curse incident.
After the message was sent, Moses finally put away his phone.
At this time, he was already on his way to the Hunter Association's Headquarters, so he finally had the time to examine this thing called [Soul Ember] he got after exorcising the Nen Curse.
"Soul Ember... represent the remnants of humanity and the curse?"
Using his consciousness to gently touch the glowing red ashes, Moses gradually understood the function of the Soul Ember.
This thing-
It has the effect of fortifying the soul, that is, increasing the strength of the soul.
But it could also imbue inanimate objects with the humanity contained within the ember.
As Moses pondered about its effects, he couldn't help but start thinking about one thing.
'My soul-'
'Is it even still there?'