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 “I’m going now, the commander must be waiting for me!”

 “Wait, Eclair, calm down!”

When Duanmuhuai killed Lucius and returned to the bridge, he saw that the place was in chaos. Eclare looked like she was desperately trying to leave. The other girls were trying to find ways to stop her - Ogis even used silk threads directly. He tied her up and hung her up.

"What's going on? I went out to have a fight, and you guys had a fight too?"

 Looking at Eclair hanging in the air, Duanmuhuai looked confused.

 “Ah, uncle! You are back.”

 Seeing Duanmuhuai come back, Aikote also breathed a sigh of relief.

"We have completely defeated the Chaos Fleet..."

"I saw this, and now I'm even more curious about why you tied Eclair here?"

Duanmuhuai looked curiously at Eclair, who was dangling on the ceiling. Since coming to the Tribunal, Lumière has been reused by Duanmuhuai because of her ability to manipulate networks and electronics. However, Eclair's power has no special scope in the Tribunal, so most of the time she is just responsible for the safety of Lumière and some miscellaneous things in the Tribunal.

"That's it, uncle, after defeating the Chaos Fleet, I sent a reconnaissance fleet to search around..."

Hmm, this fits Aikote’s cowardly and gloomy character very well.

"Then what?"

 “We received a distress signal on one of the planets.”

As he spoke, Aikote opened the communication, and then a woman's voice came from inside.

"Help, help, help. This is GOTT Commander Eric Puss. Please answer if you hear me. We need support..."

"GOTT... I think it was the organization that Eclair and Lumière belonged to before they escaped."

“That’s right, the Galaxy Federation and the Galaxy Trade and Customs Organization, GOTT for short.”

 Lumi Aier nodded, while Duanmuhuai sighed.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, then your tax bureau here is quite powerful...”

Duanmuhuai remembered that Lumière said that they had taken over tasks from the Interstellar Federation on mediating wars between two planets several times - is this what the tax bureau should do?

 Is it possible that in this world, taxes are inevitable and even death is unavoidable?

 “Well, what then?”

Duanmu Huai sighed with emotion, and then returned to the topic.

"Then...Miss Eclair wanted to go and see the situation immediately."

 “So you tied her up? Why?”

"Because there was no response to this signal, we have conducted reverse searches and calls for it several times, but there has been no answer. We believe this is just a mechanical self-playing distress signal, or it may be a trap. In this case , We can't act without authorization. I hope to wait until uncle, you come back before making a decision, but Miss Eclair couldn't wait, so Miss Ogis tied her up..."

"Why………"

Lumière next to him also sighed helplessly.

 “I’m sorry, Eclair has such a personality...”

 “Is there any other response?”

“We are currently investigating, but there are no other results yet.”

"Then let's go and have a look. It's idle anyway. Maybe we can find a few survivors from here and ask what happened in this galaxy. Okay, Ogis, put her down."

 “Yes, Master.”

Hearing Duanmuhuai's words, Ogis nodded, then put down her right hand, and then heard a scream, and then Eclair fell heavily to the ground.

 “Ugh...it hurts...”

Eclair stood up while rubbing her butt, and then she saw Duanmuhuai coming in front of her.

"Eclair, it's not just a day or two since you came to the Tribunal. I hope you can remember that the Tribunal has its own rules. I haven't given you enough authority yet, so it's not your turn to act on your own. I understand. Already? If there is a next time, it won’t be that simple.”

"……yes……"

 “Very good, let’s go over there and have a look.”

With Duanmuhuai’s order, the Inquisition fleet was immediately launched. It didn’t take long for them to arrive at the origin of the distress signal, the planet AINEIAS.

 “Ecott, the results of the comprehensive scan?”

"Reports indicate that the surface shows a high concentration of radiation signals, and exploration of the atmosphere shows traces of multiple large-scale nuclear weapons bombings. This planet has suffered a war that covered the entire planet, and has now completely lost its survivability as a planet... ...Miss Lumière?”

"According to the auspicious scan data... Judging from the current radiation concentration and climate conditions of the planet, the possibility of life on this planet is very low - maybe GOTT's underground command room has not been attacked yet... but that's just Maybe..."    "It must be so!"

Before Lumière could finish speaking, Eclair spoke hurriedly.

 “Director, they can’t die so easily!”

“Have you locked the location where the signal occurred?”

"locked."

As Aikote spoke, the screen flashed a few times, and then a tall building appeared on the screen. This was a city that had been destroyed by war, and was attacked everywhere. The high-rise buildings, the radiation clouds above completely blocked the sunlight, and the city was dark.

 “That’s the GOTT headquarters...”

Looking at the dilapidated but still standing building in front of her, Lumière whispered.

 “Then that’s it.”

Duanmuhuai gave the order decisively.

"Liumiel, Eclair, this is your hometown, you should be familiar with this place, so you go with me, remember to wear N7 armor...Ogis, Qiaowei, Mary, you come with me. Ann, Gulea, Lorena, Ellie, Medea, you are responsible for guarding the bridge...Ecott, remember, if there is an emergency, don't leave us alone and evacuate directly, we can use the portal to go to the soul world."

“But the radiation interference below prevents normal communication...”

 “I will give orders to Audrey through the telepathic connection.”

Duanmu Huai pointed at Audrey, who also gave a slight salute.

“You too, if you find anything, you can contact me through Audrey, do you understand?”

 “Yes, uncle.”

 “Very good… prepare a Night Crow Black Star for me!”

Soon, a Night Crow Black Star gunboat set off from the hangar, passed through the lightning-filled radiation cloud, and flew towards the city below.

“To be honest, I really didn’t expect you to take action yourself.”

Sitting on the chair, Eclair stared at Duanmuhuai with some doubts.

“In our world, high-ranking officials generally leave such dangerous things to their subordinates, and they will just watch the show from behind.”

 “I have the most experience, so naturally I have to take the lead.”

Duanmuhuai shrugged his shoulders. He was not a commander-type player. He could just think about things like winning a decisive battle thousands of miles away and strategizing. Duanmuhuai never felt that he could do it. So he prefers to go out in person and arrive at the scene as soon as possible. After all, no one here has as much experience in dealing with these chaotic creatures as Duanmu Huai, so he only needs to take a glance to understand what is happening here and what is happening. And what happens after this.

To get the answer, he must go out in person. Otherwise, if he waits for others to report, those inexperienced rookies may ignore some parts that need attention, or it may be too late by the time they step into the trap.

Duanmu Huai is not a detective who is good at investigating, but those days of tracking the children of the old gods in Mary's world also gave him a lot of experience. Maybe he will not become the kind of Sherlock Holmes or Conan who can tell nonsense just by looking at others. The other person is a detective who has made up all his experiences, but at least he is better than those stupid policemen...well, probably.

Of course, perhaps more importantly, Duanmu Huai actually does not have that many worlds to manage. This is where he differs from the Emperor and Robert Guilliman. Duan Muhuai has always defined his Inquisition as a "unit organization". Rather than a huge force, a force that needs support from its own territory. This is why most of the time he doesn't have to think about the life and death of other worlds and only focuses on completing his own tasks.

  After all, building and prospering a world is already quite a hassle, and Duanmuhuai doesn’t want to waste his time on SimCity.

 Three Kingdoms Warriors is more suitable for him.

Nightcrow Black Star landed in front of the GOTT building. The hatch opened, and the howling wind blew in his face. Under the heavy dark clouds and lightning, he could only vaguely see a blurry black shadow of the GOTT headquarters building, as if it was The world's tombstones stood there without saying a word.

“According to the auspicious scan, the signal was sent from here.”

Duanmu Huai took out the auger and took a look at it, then held the war hammer tightly.

“Okay, let’s go see what’s left here.”

 Although Duanmuhuai said so, it is a pity that at least there seems to be nothing left here.

According to Eclair's description, this building was once bright and beautiful, but now, it only has a broken shell, and the floor is full of debris, all kinds of debris. Those overturned cabinets seemed to have been used as bunkers, but unfortunately judging from the results, they did not fulfill their mission. It was clear that the building had been invaded and then captured.

So the question is... who captured this tower, this city, this planet?

Duanmuhuai carefully looked at the traces of weapons and ammunition on the wall. He could not see the high-energy laser of the flashlight, nor could he see the fire from the bolter. It was obvious that this planet had not been invaded by the Astartes of the Chaos Legion. The attack, instead, looked more like a civil war.

"How can it be……"

Lumière also discovered this, but she couldn't imagine it at all.

 “Why did the civil war break out? I don’t understand…”

 “Keep moving forward and maybe we’ll find out the truth.”

Duanmu Huai raised his head, and the searchlight illuminated the footprints inside. Then, they followed the footprints and continued to move forward.