On the Seven Towers

Six people came down from the teleportation array in Suero City. The first two were Bai Yicheng, who was promoted to the second vice chairman of the committee not long ago, and Jiang Yitian, the deputy director of the Intelligence Department. He was in his early thirties, strong, and had a neat aura in his every move. He was obviously a very efficient person. Like Peng Ziyi, the director of the Intelligence Department, he was a young and promising person. This time, because Peng Ziyi took on the responsibility of monitoring the imperial invaders, the work of internal investigation was handed over to him. The remaining four were also from the Operations Bureau of the Intelligence Department, led by Tang Feng, who is now the director of the Operations Bureau of the Intelligence Department. This is exactly the investigation team of the committee mentioned by Wang Jiyuan.

The news that Heimuguan was lost and the guards were defeated spread to Hewan New City, causing an uproar. The committee studied and believed that a thorough investigation should be conducted internally to avoid possible greater losses. Therefore, a special investigation team responsible for this matter was established within a few days. The members of the investigation team are all elites of the intelligence team, and the team leader is the mature and steady Bai Yicheng.

Going to a frontline city to investigate such a sensitive incident will undoubtedly touch the nerves of many parties involved. Therefore, everyone in the committee believes that although Bai Yicheng, who is old and popular, is not good at investigation and intelligence work, he can reduce a lot of friction with his qualifications and status. Moreover, he seems to be a centrist with basically no faction, which is an acceptable candidate for all parties.

"Team leader Bai. What do you think our first step should be?" Jiang Yitian asked.

"Of course, we should meet with Wang Jiyuan. This is his one-third acre of land." Bai Yicheng said.

Wang Jiyuan still attaches great importance to the investigation team. When he learned that they were coming, he specially put aside other work and met them in the meeting room of the temporary government.

"Teacher Bai, I finally waited for you." Wang Jiyuan stepped forward and stretched out his hand.

"Commander Wang, it was not easy for you to fight this time." Bai Yicheng said, holding his hand tightly.

Wang Jiyuan led the group to sit down, and then said: "This time it was my dereliction of duty, and it was also a shame for the guards. We did not expect the enemy to be so powerful, and we gave the enemy a loophole, and the loss was too great."

Wang Jiyuan's voice was very sad, and the people in the investigation team also felt heavy when they heard it.

"This incident has a great response in Hewan New District. Now everyone from top to bottom has a sense of anxiety and anger. Just last night at the memorial service, there was a fight, and several troublemakers were taken to the police station." Bai Yicheng said.

"Fight? Trouble? Were we time travelers?"

"Yes. Several people said some unpleasant words, so naturally someone protected you and refused to accept it, and then you started fighting. They are all hot-blooded young people, and they are also very anxious." Bai Yicheng said.

Wang Jiyuan looked down at the ground and whispered, "It's not their fault."

Bai Yicheng said, "In my opinion, the past two years were too smooth. Many people really haven't suffered such a loss, and they can't accept it for a while. In addition, too many of our own people have sacrificed. Have the specific numbers been determined now?"

Wang Jiyuan slowly said, "Twenty-six companions who traveled through time have died."

"Two more than the last communication!"

"Another one didn't make it last night. The remaining wounded are basically under control." Wang Jiyuan said, "These compatriots plus the local soldiers who joined later, the guards have sacrificed more than 300 people in total."

These two numbers made everyone present fall silent, as if someone was secretly saying, "One in 30."

Wang Jiyuan knew in his heart that this naturally refers to the proportion of sacrificed travelers to all travelers. This number has been tormenting him like a nightmare every day for the past two days. How many times when he woke up, he hoped that this was just a dream.

The room was silent for a while, and Jiang Yitian asked: "Captain Wang, what do you think about this matter now?"

"There is no investigation result yet. I am afraid that the opinions I give lightly may affect your investigation ideas. I don't want to mislead you for any reason." Wang Jiyuan said.

"There is no need to do this. I want to hear the real thoughts of the front-line personnel." Jiang Yitian insisted.

Wang Jiyuan looked at him for a few seconds and said: "We think there is a traitor. He received the imperial people who sneaked in, because after several calculations, it would be difficult for the imperial people to open the gate of Heimuguan without internal cooperation.

"Are there any suspects?"

"No, this is just a guess, and there is no clue pointing to anyone."

"Then does Commander Wang think that the traitor is more likely to come from our team, or those people left by Orgas in Heimuguan?" Jiang Yitian continued to ask.

Wang Jiyuan shook his head and said: "Too few clues, it's hard to say. "

Jiang Yitian rolled his eyes and looked directly at Wang Jiyuan and said, "Since there is no evidence of a traitor, is it possible that there is no traitor, but the defense strategy arranged by those stationed at Heimuguan was problematic, or the response was inappropriate, which eventually led to the pass being breached by the enemy?"

Wang Jiyuan said calmly, "I can't simply summarize a war as a right or wrong strategy. The battlefield is a very complex environment, and you never know whether a certain response is the best choice.

Moreover, our defense strategy this time was formulated by me before we went to Suero. The main executors, Shi Hao, the head of the Second Regiment, and Liu Xiang, the political commissar, both died in this battle. "

"The local administrative chief Xiao Chen, the independent battalion commander Huang Zheng, and the senior mage consultant Zhang Hong are still here, aren't they? As far as I know, according to the current structure of the guard army, these people have the opportunity to express their own opinions and even lead some of the work, right?" Jiang Yitian asked.

"Xiao Chen and Huang Zheng were both seriously injured. Huang Zheng's back injury is very serious and he has not had the opportunity to get out of bed yet. After Xiao Chen was sent back, he was in a coma and just woke up yesterday afternoon." Wang Jiyuan said.

Jiang Yitian said: "That means they are ready for investigation, right?"

Wang Jiyuan looked at him, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "You can start from the line of the traitor. Xiao Chen and the others still need to recover."

"Although it may be a bit unkind to say this, both the committee and the public need to get results as soon as possible. Before we came, we divided the work into two parts. I will be responsible for investigating the dereliction of duty, and Tang Feng will be responsible for investigating the traitor. Commander Wang, don't worry, you can concentrate on fighting the imperialists, and leave these miscellaneous matters in the rear to us." Jiang Yitian said and glanced at Bai Yicheng, who nodded and said: "That's right."