Soon after Zhu Yuan and Qingyi left the Peacekeeper station, news of Mo Wang's "arrest" spread like wildfire through his circle of friends.
"What?! Brother went to the Peacekeeper station to deal with Bringer all by himself?!" Belle, who had just met up with Zhu Yuan and Qingyi, was horrified.
"What's going on? Was this part of the plan?" Nicole asked, equally bewildered. Weren't they supposed to use Pullman to expose Bringer? Why had Mo Wang suddenly decided to go straight for the final boss?
"Mo Wang said he had a way to deal with Chief Bringer, but he didn't tell us what it was," Zhu Yuan explained. "So we came to ask if you knew anything."
But they didn't. In fact, if Zhu Yuan hadn't called, they wouldn't even have known he was at the station. As for Miyabi, they had only just found her an hour later, abandoned on the side of the road.
"It looks like no one knows the Boss's plan. I just contacted Fairy, and she's in the dark too. He must have come up with this on the spot. This is bad," Qingyi said with a sigh.
"What's so bad about the situation at the station?" Lucy asked, a sense of unease creeping up on her.
"Well," Qingyi said after a moment's thought, "Bringer used his authority to send all the Peacekeepers who weren't loyal to him out of the station. Right now, it's just him, his men, and Mo Wang in there."
"So, it's just Mo Wang against all of them?" Nicole's headache intensified. "Belle, has your brother been acting a little... strange lately? Ever since that last incident, he seems to have gotten crazier."
"I-I don't think so," she said, but then she remembered the terrifying look in his eyes the day Caesar had come to see them. Could it be... that he's lost his mind after finding out about our teacher?
"What do we do?! Brother could be in danger!" she panicked, completely forgetting that he was, in fact, the strongest person in New Eridu.
"There's only one thing to do," Miyabi said, her voice steely. "We break into the Peacekeeper station and rescue him."
The members of Section Six groaned. Chief, we're official personnel! We can't just storm the Peacekeeper station! ...Can we?
They looked around at Zhu Yuan, Qingyi, and the others, and realized... they probably could.
"Wait! Everyone, calm down! We could be charged with a crime for this!" Yanagi pleaded.
"Don't worry," Miyabi said calmly. "I can handle City Hall, and HAND won't be a problem either."
"In that case, I have connections at the HIA," Belle added.
"And while Bringer has a lot of influence at the station, not everyone is loyal to him. I can report this to the main headquarters if necessary," Zhu Yuan said, her mind already working on the logistics.
"Storming the Peacekeeper station? Sounds like fun," Cui Ji said with a wicked grin, and pulled out her phone.
Back at the New Silver Squad's base, a phone rang.
"Listen up, everyone! Big Brother-in-law has been captured by the evil Peacekeepers! All units, mobilize! Today, we're taking down the Peacekeeper station!"
With that single sentence, dozens of sisters-in-law grabbed their weapons.
"Hmm, we'll need more people," Belle said, and sent out a message.
Within seconds, responses began to flood in.
Belobog Heavy Industries
"What?! The Proxy got arrested? What did he do now?" Koleda asked, frowning.
"According to Belle's message, this Bringer guy is also connected to what happened in the plaza," Grace said, her eyes filled with disgust.
"What? He's connected to what happened to Dad?!"
"Looks like we have to help him then," Koleda said, her fists clenching.
Lycaon Constellation
"What?! The Peacekeepers arrested Wang?! I'm going to the station right now to find out what's going on!" Astra exclaimed, and was about to rush out the door when Evelyn stopped her.
"Miss, you can't go."
"Why not?! Wang could be in danger!"
"If you go now, it'll only make things worse," Evelyn said with a sigh. "Besides, haven't you seen the messages? The station is full of Bringer's men. It's no use."
"So... we're just going to leave him?" Astra's usual composure was gone.
"Don't worry, miss. If you can't go, I can go in your place," Evelyn said with a reassuring smile.
"What?! Are you trying to save Wang all by yourself and leave me behind?!" Astra pouted.
"I think you like Wang."
"Wh-what?! Of course not! We're just... friends."
"Hmph! Don't think I don't know! You even went to a hotel with him last time!"
"Wh-what?!" Evelyn's face paled. How did she know about that? It was supposed to be her dark secret, a drunken mistake that Mo Wang had thankfully taken care of by getting her a room.
"I don't care, I don't care! You sly fox, you went to a hotel with him behind my back! I'm going too!"
Evelyn sighed in defeat. "Alright, alright, you can come too." She could only pray that her young mistress would keep a cool head.
Victoria Housekeeping
Ellen silently picked up her weapon and headed for the door.
"Wait, Ellen, are you sure you want to go?" Rina asked.
"Can't I?"
"It's not that, but... we're not a group that can just act rashly."
"Corin wants to help too," the small girl said, her expression a mixture of panic and determination.
"We have to help him," Lycaon said, looking up from his phone. "A certain... important person... has just commissioned us to intervene. Besides, the Proxy has helped us so many times. It's time to return the favor."
With that, Rina stood up. "Then it can't be helped. Let Victoria Housekeeping do a little... spring cleaning."
With each message Belle sent, factions big and small across New Eridu began to mobilize. The Cunning Hares, the military, HAND, Victoria Housekeeping, the HIA, Belobog Heavy Industries, the Sons of Calydon, the Criminal Investigation Special Ops Team, the Silver Squad... a terrifying force was quietly gathering, all for one man.
And what was Mo Wang, the man at the center of the storm, doing?
In the special interrogation room, he was surrounded by men in black armor, their weapons trained on him. But he was completely unfazed, looking at Bringer with an amused expression.
Bringer, on the other hand, was sweating profusely.
He had no idea what was happening outside. But even if he did, he probably wouldn't have cared. Right now, he was looking at Mo Wang as if he were a monster.
Where did I go wrong? he thought, his mind reeling. Who... who did I just pick a fight with?