Alien Paradise.

Chapter 14 Flaws
On the Observation Tower, Sandra Allen was looking through the summary report of the City Guards for the past week.

This is the highest point of the city, even more than ten meters higher than the lighthouse outside the harbor.Because of the height, the environment here is naturally not very good - only a small circular room can be built at the top of the tower. After placing a long table, two bookshelves, and a few chairs, there is almost nothing left. How much space to download.Most of the time, the doors and windows of the room had to be closed tightly to prevent the howling sea wind from rushing into the room and throwing all the furnishings into a mess.Even if the fire in the fireplace is never extinguished, the temperature here is always difficult to rise, because the huge and hollow tower body takes a lot of heat, so that a pot of charcoal fire has to be placed next to the long table to ensure that people will not be shivering from the cold .

Simply put, it's small, cold, and humid.

As the supreme commander of the City Guards, Sandella could choose to work anywhere in Fort Glory, even next door to the Governor's Mansion, but she chose the top of the Observation Tower.Not out of love, but here, she can always see the white mist that fills the outer circle of the city—the never-disappearing mist can remind her of her duty: this city is not indestructible, although it has existed for a long time. Nearly a hundred years, but as long as the mist is still there, it may be swallowed at any time, just like the former Acropolis.

Fortunately, today's fog remains the same, still maintaining a distance of about fifty miles from the city.

When she turned to the last two pages, Sandella frowned and gave a soft "hmm".

"What's the matter, is there a team missing?" Adjutant Woody asked, rubbing his hands.

Most of the summary reports of the City Guards are trivial, such as the treatment of prisoners after interrogation and the dispatching arrangements of patrols.Since major companies funded the establishment of police stations, the city guards had to undertake a lot less work, and checking reports more often became a routine.

The troops are divided into [-] groups in total, and the lower the number, the less attention is given to them. Missing records is the most common mistake.

"It's not that I missed it, but it's a little strange." Sandella turned the notebook upside down and put it on the table, "There is a reward report for Group No. 14."

Woody stepped forward and looked at the position pointed by his boss.

It reads "Ston Bradley was promoted from the small captain to the leader for his meritorious service in stopping the fleeing pirates, with a bounty of ten gold clears."

"My lord... Is there any problem with this? The patrol range of the next five groups is the fringe area of ​​the city, and protecting the residents outside the city from being harassed by pirates is one of their main duties."

"That's what I said, but if I remember correctly, the [-]th team is responsible for the southern area of ​​the city." Sandella stood up and went to the map on the wall, "Even if our patrol boat was negligent, you forgot what happened last week What happened?"

"Uh..." The adjutant thought for a while, and then suddenly realized, "Last Tuesday, Prince's delegation visited Brilliant Fort!"

This is a big event that everyone knows about Brilliant Castle.

But only a handful of people knew the route of the expedition.

Since the next stop target was Saint-Trianne in the southwest, the second prince's fleet took the southern contact line.And the fleet of the escort investigation team will stay in the open sea, and all obstacles on the route will definitely be cleared during this period.It is okay for pirates to bully merchant ships and unarmed civilians, but it is absolutely impossible for them to fight the serious navy!

"That's right," Sandella nodded, "There shouldn't be pirates roaming in that direction, unless the Royal Fleet is blind."

"So... this is a fraudulent incident."

"It looks so, and it's not very clever."

"My lord, leave this trivial matter to me." Woody volunteered.

"Well, but we have to ask the cause and effect before we deal with it." Sandella walked back to the table, "Who is Stone? Why did the officers of the [-]th Group choose him? If corruption is involved, we must also find out who is involved. How many people are there?" She paused at this point, "If you kill innocent people outside the city to take credit..."

For a moment, the room seemed to be filled with cold wind.

Woody's face turned serious, "The subordinate understands!"

After the adjutant left, Sandella sighed softly.

She is not afraid of powerful enemies from outside, but what worries her the most comes from inside the city—although she has only been here as a commander for three years, she has gradually understood that this fortress city is far from being as invulnerable as it seems.

When the construction of the new outpost city Dulei Ring is completed, the pressure on Fort Splendor will be relieved a lot. At that time, she may also be able to free up her hands to make a difference.But before that, she had to maintain the integrity of the team and keep the city guard army's combat effectiveness at its peak.

Corruption is therefore absolutely intolerable.

It's a pity that many people in the army don't realize this, including her adjutant.Fortunately, the other party also came from a military academy, and his basic qualities are not bad, especially in obeying orders.

Half an hour later, Woody returned to the office.

"So fast?" Sandella was a little surprised.

"My lord, the situation... is a bit complicated." The adjutant showed a embarrassed look, "Neither the fourteenth group officer Dalem nor Stone himself admits to having lied."

"Then they have to come up with evidence." Sandra raised her eyebrows.

"This is the most incredible thing." Woody lowered his head, as if he was thinking about how to answer, "They did claim to have the head and the seized objects as evidence, but when they really wanted to show it, they were all gone."

"No?" Isn't that a blatant deception?Sandella was slightly taken aback. She thought there was some accident, but she didn't expect the answer to be so simple.But she thought about it again, if it was really just a deception, there is no reason why her adjutant could not deal with it, "You mean, the storekeeper who is in charge of guarding the evidence agrees with their statement?"

"Not only that, I asked many people, and they all said the same thing—there were indeed rogues who landed that day, and Stone also handed in four heads." Woody showed the same puzzlement on his face, "So I immediately sent someone to We went to the village they mentioned, and confirmed the news of the pirates' looting."

Now it was Sandra's turn to be silent.

It can't be that the [-]th group of officers has all the hands and eyes to conquer the entire group of about [-] people plus the suburban villages, right?However, the problem came up again. Although it is not clear how these rogues got through the blockade of the Royal Fleet and came to the shore of Fort Glory, if it is true, how could all the evidence disappear?
"Did someone bring it here?" She asked after a moment of silence.

"We're all waiting outside the door." The adjutant replied.

"Let them in."

Soon, the promoted Stone, the officer in charge Dalem, and two soldiers who accompanied Stone that day were recruited into the office, and the small room was packed to the brim.

Sandella glanced at everyone, and her eyes fell on Shi Dong, "Tell me about the patrol that day and the encounter with the pirates in detail. Don't miss any details. I'll let you go first."

(End of this chapter)