Chapter 1552: Report

Chapter 1552: Report



Ning returned to City o to report on what he was doing. Since he had been gone for nearly a week now, his lieutenant seemed to want to hear back from him.

He had received a message that morning asking him to visit during the day. So, when he had the chance, Ning went to her.

Lieutenant Harper was busy looking at something in her DODS when Ning arrived. He knocked on the door to grab her attention.

She looked up. "Oh, Chief Officer Ning, you're here. Come take a seat," she said and turned off the DODS.

Ning took his seat.

"So, how is the investigation going? Got any leads?" she asked.

"I managed to get in touch with both Jay and Cenn," Ning said. "They trust me now and should let me into their circles more going forward."

Harper couldn't help but raise her eyebrows in surprise. "You managed to into their circle?" she asked.

Ning nodded.

"How did you do that?" she asked.

"Not... through good means," Ning said. "I had to use a way that got me deep into their circle."

"What means?" Harper asked.

Ning shook his head. "I can't answer that, Lieutenant," he said. "I will give you the full report once I'm done with this investigation."

Harper narrowed her eyes. "Is someone dead?" she asked.

"No, no one is dead," Ning said.

"Then I won't question what you did. But the moment people's lives are in danger, you stop what you're doing," she said.

"Yes, Lieutenant," Ning answered.

"People rarely travel from one city to another, and we thoroughly check them when they do. The only time we don't check them is... it is when they are part of the Military."

Ning's eyes narrowed. He understood the implications her words had.

"So you believe that one of the people from the military has a hand in making Dust?" Ning asked. "That makes this thing very much complicated, doesn't it?"

"It does," Harper said. "It would be easy if they were Cadets or even Officers. But once the rank increases, the trouble increases too. I cannot just accuse another Lieutenant of being responsible for Dust, let alone a Captain or even a General. Things will get messy."

"What... do I do then?" Ning asked.

"No, you have no problem," she said. "You continue what you're doing. Only, you can't just come back with names. You need solid evidence that everything you're saying is true. If not,

we won't be able to capture them."

Ning nodded. "I'll do that, Lieutenant."

Harper remained thoughtful for a long time before looking up. "Go back and integrate into their organization as much as you can without giving yourself up. Since you're going to be meeting with the suppliers soon, find out as much as you can about them. Especially where they come from. That will be the most important piece of information you can get us right

now."

Ning nodded. "Absolutely, Lieutenant."

"Go, you're dismissed."

Ning saluted the woman and left the door.

"I should let Captain Redaime learn about this. This is too much for me to handle."

Ning could hear the Lieutenant mumbling as he left the room.

He went to get something to eat at the cafeteria and then finally went back to City 3. He paid attention on his journey this time and saw how loose the security was for people leaving the

city.

No one ever thought of checking the soldiers, but then they never had to. There was never a need to suspect another soldier of smuggling in contraband.