The situation in Orb had temporarily stabilized, and not long after...
"He Kui, Father wants to see you."
The day after the incident, Cagalli arrived at the office and found Xiao Liu in front of her.
"Me?"
He Kui widened his eyes slightly in surprise.
"Hmm, could it be..."
The young girl seemed a bit anxious at the moment.
"It's fine."
He Kui touched the girl's hand. Although there was still no tactile feedback, he could still feel the delicate texture from the reflected light in the indentations.
"Alright, I'll go."
If things go wrong, he'll self-destruct. There's no need to fear. Even if they guess something and block all signals, he would still automatically detonate.
However, he wouldn't destroy Lord Uzumi. The robot's self-destruct program would only obliterate all internal traces, leaving only the outer shell.
"Alright, I'll take you there."
Thus, under Cagalli's guidance, He Kui arrived at a temporary conference room in the building.
Due to Lord Uzumi's prior instructions, the guards outside stopped Cagalli from following He Kui in.
"Xiao Liu..."
"Don't worry."
Lord Uzumi didn't know many things. Firstly, he didn't know that Aegis was a robot. Secondly, he didn't know that He Kui was Aegis.
Of course, it wasn't hard to guess that Aegis was a robot, but He Kui's identity should be more difficult to deduce.
He had shrouded his identity in layers of mist. Unless someone had Creuset's level of intuition and had fought him several times, Lord Uzumi shouldn't be certain.
Thinking this, He Kui took a deep breath and manipulated the robot to enter.
Inside the large conference room, there was no one else except Lord Uzumi sitting in the center.
"Lord Uzumi."
As He Kui spoke, he felt a signal interference.
Then, a powerful detector in the room began to hum.
"..."
The room fell into silence until the faint hum ceased, and He Kui continued.
"Lord Uzumi, is there something wrong?"
His Quantum Concealment and Electronic Deception, honed through hard work with Meyrin, were now masterfully executed.
Even if he infiltrated the Dawn Organization now, no one would be able to detect him in the system.
He was at least five to ten years ahead of their detection equipment.
It would be strange if they could detect him.
On the other side, Lord Uzumi, who didn't hear the expected result from his earpiece, wasn't concerned and just smiled.
"This time, Cagalli and Orb owe much to Xiao Liu."
"What do you want?"
On the surface, this question seemed to ask what reward he wanted, but upon closer listening, it wasn't hard to discern Lord Uzumi's underlying meaning.
What he wanted was essentially to deduce his purpose from his desires.
But at this moment, saying he wanted nothing would also be wrong.
He wasn't in PLANT.
There is no love without reason, nor hatred without cause.
Why would he help so much? Saying it was for Orb alone wouldn't convince anyone.
"I want to learn Orb's technology."
He Kui thought about it.
He really didn't want anything.
He couldn't very well say he wanted your daughter, so when she becomes Prime Minister and I become Chairman, I'll control part of the world.
Lord Uzumi would probably kill him on the spot.
"Then, I can arrange for you to study at the Dawn Organization."
"What about Cagalli?"
"The terrorist attack issue is almost resolved. She'll go too."
Lord Uzumi's eyebrows slightly furrowed at He Kui's question, but he finally spoke.
He wasn't doing this for He Kui; Cagalli couldn't stay in that position forever.
Her image in the public's mind was already established, and sending her to the Dawn Organization was paving the way for her future.
"Thank you."
"Hmm, go ahead."
Lord Uzumi said sternly.
"I understand."
As soon as He Kui left the room, a woman emerged from the inner chamber of the conference room. It was Erica, the core of the Dawn Organization.
"How was the scan?"
"Absolutely no issues. In fact, physiologically, she is undoubtedly human."
Erica pursed her lips and said.
"Are you sure?"
Hearing this, Lord Uzumi's frown deepened.
"I'm not certain, but to achieve this level, that person must be years ahead of us, even the world, in quantum technology. No other organization in the world could do it."
"So, with this technology, could they possibly steal information without being detected?"
"If so, it's indeed possible."
This level of deception could fool them, meaning unless they were in a completely signal-shielded room, their conversations could be eavesdropped on.
"Should we use completely signal-blocking materials to test it?"
Erica suggested.
"No need, this is just my speculation."
If they did that, it would be directly revealing their hand to the person behind it.
But from the conversation, Lord Uzumi didn't sense any malice from the other party.
And his teachings were indeed correct; he was genuinely guiding Cagalli.
Given his cautious nature, setting up an automatic detonation wouldn't be difficult.
"But Lady Cagalli has developed feelings..."
"In Cagalli's heart, Orb is the most important. I believe in her."
Lord Uzumi said slowly.
"When Xiao Liu goes to the Dawn Organization, just be mindful."
"I know. I won't let him see what he shouldn't."
Although they might not be able to defend against his infiltration, this was also a good opportunity to test his intentions.
If he really coveted other technologies of the Dawn Organization, he would inevitably leave traces.
And if they didn't even know they were being infiltrated, no amount of defense would help.
After the two reached a conclusion, He Kui also told Cagalli the news.
"Going to the Dawn Organization~"
Upon hearing the news, Cagalli's face lit up with a happy smile.
"What's up?"
"My brother is there~"
Perhaps knowing Kira's background, Cagalli didn't say much, just this one sentence.
Hearing this, He Kui naturally thought of something.
Cagalli's brother, wasn't that Kira?
Actually, the two were originally twins, but Kira was taken out of the womb earlier.
So who knew if they were siblings or twins.
Of course, Cagalli insisted on being the older sister.
"Cagalli's brother, huh? I'm looking forward to it."
Kira, the Ultimate Coordinator.
He really hadn't met him in person offline.
Though he had been to his house.
In the world he changed, the Atlantic Federation had Creuset, Orb had Kira, and ZAFT had Athrun.
It barely maintained a balance, right?
"My brother is amazing! Even more so than you!"
He Kui didn't mind Cagalli's words. He was indeed beaten by Creuset, while Kira could fight Creuset one-on-one.
Kira's talent was indeed extraordinary.
With his assistance, the Dawn Organization's research capabilities might improve again.
Thinking this, He Kui began to look forward to the upcoming trip to the Dawn Organization.
(End of Chapter)