I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

"You might find some familiar faces in this group," Tang Xueluan said as they walked. "For example, Wang Yang, who used to be Shenxiao's lackey. He was probably the closest to Shenxiao back then, mainly responsible for providing information and analysis.

"Both of you once followed Shenxiao, but you did completely opposite things. He was one of the earliest members to join this plan, while you held out until the very end without defecting, only compromising with the entire Savior Alliance and us. You've completely fulfilled your responsibilities.

"Both of you can offer us valuable perspectives, but you're at opposite ends of the spectrum, so your views will inevitably be biased. That's why the Federation also found someone who can provide a neutral perspective.

"I think you might have heard of him—Jiang Yuanda."

Ma En looked surprised:

"Jiang Yuanda?"

Although he wasn't very familiar with most of the Savior Alliance members and had only joined recently, Ma En had deliberately gathered information about the overall situation and personnel of the Savior Alliance, so he had indeed heard this name.

Moreover, although Jiang Yuanda didn't participate in the later battles with the Federation, his reputation within the Savior Alliance was quite high. He was one of the strongest Tier IV ability users in the Eastern Federation region and was recognized as a hero of the Savior Alliance.

The reason why Ma En and other Savior Alliance members hadn't heard of his activities recently was simple—he had "died in battle" a long time ago.

When Shenxiao had just been defeated, the Federation launched a full-scale surprise attack on the members of the Savior Alliance. At that time, the Savior Alliance group that Jiang Yuanda was in was also attacked by the Federation. He resolutely chose to stay behind to cover the retreat, buying valuable time for the other members to escape.

Naturally, they received the news of Jiang Yuanda's death.

But now it seemed that it was likely a message deliberately leaked by the Federation. If they hadn't stopped fighting, the Federation might have used his identity to do something.

"I hope you won't say anything when you see him later," Tang Xueluan began to speak on his behalf. "I know that as a member of the Savior Alliance, you definitely don't like this traitor, but we need him to provide a Savior Alliance member's perspective.

"No matter what you think of him, don't show it openly. It's detrimental to our plan."

Although Ma En could theoretically provide a perspective from a member of the Savior Alliance, the Federation couldn't completely trust him, so they brought in this Savior Alliance member who had secretly defected to them. If such a thing hadn't happened, the Federation wouldn't have revealed the existence of this former important figure in the Savior Alliance.

Ma En replied calmly:

"Of course, but I'm still a little surprised that he betrayed the Savior Alliance."

Tang Xueluan said:

"He didn't betray you immediately, but only after he was captured by us. I understand your surprise, because most of the Savior Alliance members you've encountered are probably tough. Many of them aren't afraid of death at all.

"In fact, even Jiang Yuanda isn't the weakling you imagine. If he were the kind of ability user who could commit suicide in our captivity, he would have ended his life as soon as he was captured, but unfortunately, he wasn't.

"And there are always things in the world more terrifying than death, and not everyone can persevere under our torture. There are always some poor guys who confess under torture. In fact, if we wanted to torture them, most of the ability users we captured wouldn't be able to keep secrets from the Federation, but most of them aren't worth interrogating.

"That's why most Savior Alliance members would rather die in battle than give us the opportunity to capture them. Jiang Yuanda actually understood this, so he was originally prepared to fight to the death to stop us, but you also know…"

"Powerful psychic ability users can deprive a person of control over their body."

Ma En continued her words:

"I can imagine what he was facing. In the end, it's only human nature that he succumbed.

"And he once fought against you head-on."

In fact, without Tang Xueluan saying much, Ma En wouldn't express anything about the betrayal of this former member of the Savior Alliance. In this world with anomalous control abilities, it was hard for him to imagine the kind of terrible torture that prisoners of large organizations like the Federation might face. If he were captured, Ma En wasn't sure he could hold out and not surrender before the torture.

Moreover, there were many anomalous abilities that could intensify and amplify the terrifying torture that was already enough to destroy the human mind, and could also prevent the tortured from escaping in any way, so he wouldn't blame the other party for leaking secrets.

But the fact that this warrior who once belonged to the Savior Alliance would continue to work for the Federation was a bit beyond Ma En's expectations.

They were already on different sides.

Tang Xueluan continued:

"I knew you could understand, but you don't need to be particularly friendly to him. From what I know, Jiang Yuanda's betrayal of you is quite thorough. Under the interrogation of professionals, he told us all the secrets, which helped us eliminate several high-level members of the Savior Alliance who were difficult to deal with. There's a reason why the Federation let him live.

"So even if I can understand what you think of him, our goal is to help you get the anti-psychic metal, so I still hope you can remain calm no matter what you think of him."

Tang Xueluan said these things more importantly to not make Ma En feel that she was speaking for Jiang Yuanda. She didn't really think that Ma En would do anything irrational, but she also emphasized the importance of this point.

After all, this was when they had just joined the advisory department, and they couldn't give other factions members a chance to seize on something.

Ma En replied:

"Don't worry, I understand everything you said. No matter what kind of person he is, how I, as a member of the Savior Alliance, should treat him isn't something we should consider and discuss today, and he and I have no personal grudges.

"That's enough for me."

Tang Xueluan continued:

"All of you were once followers of Shenxiao, but relying on you alone is definitely not enough, and none of you are suitable to be the leader of this group. In fact, Wang Yang himself might be suitable, but he's from the investigation department. If this matter weren't important enough, we wouldn't have let him join this group.

"So the Federation sent a Shenxiao expert, Kania, who was born in the Western Federation. She's probably the only member of this group who has no direct relationship with Shenxiao. Kania's only connection with Shenxiao is that she participated in that plan, and for her, it was just purely work.

"As for her background, you might have heard of it. Kania used to be a member of the Supernatural Research Institute, and her main research direction was the restriction and transfer of reality warper powers. The team she led made a significant contribution to the entire plan against Shenxiao.

"And for some special reasons, Kania has now become one of the authorities in this field."

Ma En asked curiously:

"What special reasons?"

Tang Xueluan paused, as if considering how to say it:

"Kania is only in her twenties this year. In fact, she shouldn't have the authority to manage this team. Actually, the manager of this team was originally the highly respected Academician Gu Lan, but unfortunately, this precious genius of the Federation unfortunately passed away in an accident.

"And his research results were naturally inherited by his most outstanding student, Kania. Of course, the part she actually took over wasn't all of her teacher's research. A lot of it was transferred to other academicians, such as Old Mr. Zhao.

"And in the plan to deal with Shenxiao, her team didn't occupy a dominant position in this field, because many academicians were required to conduct research in this area, so the total number of researchers in this direction was quite high. Except for Zhao Lao, the researchers could only occupy a small part of the entire research.

"But don't underestimate her. Although Kania's ability to reach this position this year has some luck, she really deserves to manage and lead the current team. Her achievements in this field are second only to Zhao Lao and her deceased teacher, and she's also a true genius. She has also achieved enough important results in recent years.

"Now her value to the Federation far exceeds that of any Tier IV ability user, only lower than that of a true Tier V ability user. This is also because the Federation values these geniuses with scientific research capabilities more than you ability users. The Federation believes that they can create more value than you, or rather, they can give the Federation things that they value more.

"At least the Federation and they think so, and in fact, Kania's importance to the Federation is higher than normal during this period, after all, her team's research direction can help us control Shenxiao, and now we just need to use her knowledge.

"And that's why her personality might be a little bit, um…"

"How should I say it? Arrogant? I don't know if it's the right way to describe it, but Kania is indeed not easy to get along with, and like many members of the research institute, she doesn't think much of ability users. It's not to say that they will show you contempt, but many times, anomalous ability users are no different from ordinary people in their eyes, even if they do, they regard you as valuable research materials.

"But fortunately, you don't have to worry about her looking at you with the eyes of resources, after all, the direction she leads is reality warpers."

Ma En nodded:

"A professional with a bad personality is better than a leader who doesn't know anything."

Tang Xueluan said:

"That's right, that's what I think too. In short, these three are your work partners, and I will temporarily join this group, but in fact, I can't be considered really doing things. I'm more of a supervisor on behalf of the Federation politicians.

"The Federation suspects that if you few are left alone, you might start fighting the next day."

Ma En said as if he didn't know anything:

"I didn't expect my colleagues to have such bad personalities?"

Tang Xueluan said with a smile:

"But with me here, you don't have to worry about this kind of problem, after all, you may have conflicts with each other except for the team leader, and your team leader is a genius who doesn't take anything seriously and is not good at communicating."

As she spoke, a look of emotion suddenly appeared on her face:

"If my sister hadn't died in the assassination, she might have become a member of this group. Although her personality was also very bad and she didn't have any real skills, she did have her own unique understanding of Shenxiao."

Ma En said seemingly casually:

"I heard she knew Shenxiao when she was very young."

With the memories, Tang Xueluan's expression also became gentle:

"Yes, when we were young, our family and Shenxiao's family were quite familiar. Our maternal grandfather was actually good friends with Shenxiao's father and would often visit the old gentleman. Xiaoshu and I would also be brought over often. Actually, I noticed something strange at that time.

"I was about the same age as Shenxiao at that time, but my sister was actually a few years older than Shenxiao, so I originally thought she would treat her as gently as she treated other children. She did so at first.

"But after seeing her a few times, my sister's attitude towards her slowly changed. At that time, I just felt that they didn't seem to like each other, but I couldn't realize how heavy the gap between them was, and I couldn't feel what my sister felt towards her…"

"Hatred, now, I would call it hatred. I don't know what her earliest negative emotions towards Shenxiao were like, but when we could see and feel them, it had already brewed into hatred in her heart.

"I actually know that my sister knows very well why she hates Shenxiao, although she will never admit it, but it must be because of jealousy.

"Before Shenxiao appeared, my sister was always the princess who was held in the palm of her hand, famous for her beauty and cleverness, but it seemed that after that, she was reduced to an ordinary person who was no different from us—just one of the countless people other than Shenxiao.

"I don't know if ability users have similar views, but I can feel my sister's emotions so clearly because I also have similar views. I guess many people have that stage, unwilling to accept that others are better than themselves in all aspects—I think this is our innate bad nature.

"The only difference between me and her at first was the degree. For me, it was just a temporary negative emotion, which I could throw behind me in the blink of an eye, and after a few years I grew up and understood that I should envy rather than be jealous, but unfortunately my sister never grew up.

"There is no doubt that she is a bad child. Honestly, I also think she deserved it. Although as a family member I want to avenge her, but as a friend who really understands her, I think she should have died like this.

"But there is always a difficult question to solve in my heart, you say…"

"Could Shenxiao see her end at that time?"

Ma En didn't seem to mean to speak, but Tang Xueluan didn't really expect Ma En to answer. She just smiled and then threw the question far behind her.

As always.