Chapter 1380: Stripping Group Style
The atmosphere in the office was a little strange.
The office lights flickered.
Skane picked up the pistol from the table and began to take it apart and reassemble it.
Lezon picked up the briefcase at his feet and took out a document.
— Accused Byakuya, currently a member of the Strategic Emergency Response Force, killed an Aledo diplomat during a confidential mission on July 15 with four shots. Shell casings were found at the scene, but the body of the diplomat was never found. Defendant Byakuya, tell me, did the diplomat Elvis Eleanor intend to attack you during this incident? According to the witness's description, the diplomat Elvis Eleanor was the first to draw a weapon, but given that your partner was the witness, this testimony will not be sufficient to justify such a crime. Attacking a foreign diplomat, especially from a friendly country, is a serious crime, no matter what unit you serve in! Lezon said, resisting the urge to tear up the document in his hands. More than 80% of the information in it was crossed out in black ink, as all this information was considered a military secret, and according to this document, not only was Su Xiao innocent, but he should also receive a reward for good service.
— You protect our country, and this deserves respect, but Aledo is considered a friendly country and a long-term trading partner, as it is a supplier of black gold. If we don't give them a satisfactory explanation, this case isn't going to end so easily, " Lezon obviously wasn't lacking in common sense, but there were too many serious players involved.
The black gold he mentioned was actually oil.
The Aledo Kingdom was a small country and one of the vassal states of the alliance. It almost unconditionally provided the alliance with black gold, and the alliance in return provided protection for the kingdom.
A member of the suicide squad had obviously caused the kingdom a lot of trouble, but the kingdom didn't dare make a big fuss and could only start pestering the Foreign Ministry.
After this incident, the "past" Su Xiao was given a new mission to go to jail, and it was because of this that he was still considered a member of the sweep group.
— He attacked me first, " Su Xiao said, finally understanding what was going on. His opponent didn't have any proof. Given the sweep team's work style, it was simply impossible to find any traces, in fact, the Foreign Ministry was trying to find a small needle in a huge haystack. They didn't even find the diplomat's body. The shell casings were most likely left on the floor intentionally..
— Do you have any proof of this? Lezon asked. He wasn't hostile towards Su Xiao. On the contrary, he also wanted to solve the current problem as soon as possible.
— All those who attended the event witnessed it.
— … — Lezon was momentarily speechless. There were eight people present at the scene at the time, six of whom were from the sweep team, one was a war correspondent, and the other was a businessman from Aledo.
The statements of the six members of the sweep team were identical, although it was more like they were voicing the same version of what happened.
As for the war correspondent, he was currently undergoing treatment in a psychiatric hospital. The businessman from Aledo was very strange in general. This middle-aged man, who was already almost 50 years old, only said during the interrogation: "The diplomat was the first to draw a gun," despite the fact that he was asked.
— You'd better just close this case, " Skane said suddenly, clearly understanding exactly what was going on.
— It's just a routine investigation, " Lezon said, and breathed a sigh of relief. He knew there was nothing he could do today. Because of this, he will have to negotiate with Alado for half a year...
— One last question, " Lezon said, and took what looked like a radio out of his briefcase and pressed a button. It was an old-fashioned dictaphone. Considering the level of development of this world, a voice recorder of this size was a very advanced thing.
— Accused Byakuya, when you shot Elvis Eleanor, you felt guilty?
Su Xiao was a little confused by the question, so he looked at Skane.
Skane nodded slightly.
— I feel a little guilty. If he hadn't pointed the gun at me, he wouldn't have died.
*Click*
Lezon pressed a button on the recorder.
— Come out for a minute, " Lezon said, and glanced at the slightly overweight man, who was sitting on pins and needles.
He quickly walked out of the office, trying to stay as far away from Su Xiao as possible.
The door slammed shut.
— I feel guilty for asking such a direct question. I need to review this case, after which I'll deal with the remaining matters, " Lezon said as he stood up and left the office.
The chubby man wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked his colleague, " Lezon, is this really normal?" the slightly overweight man was clearly feeling guilty. At first, he thought that the relationship between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the sweep corps wasn't very good, so he was especially careful about this matter.
But today, he was horrified when he realized that Lezon, a senior foreign Ministry official, had specifically visited the prison to collect false testimony.
— What else do you want?" We have no direct evidence, and Byakuya has been in custody for a month. Today, he expressed his deep sorrow over the incident. That will be enough, " and with that, Lezon began to put the documents back in his briefcase.
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— Byakuya, sign here, " Skein said, pulling out a release form from his desk.
It was obviously prepared a long time ago.
— Transport is tight here. You'll have to hitch a ride.
When it was all over, Skane made sure to make a little joke about Lezon. The relationship between them was very interesting, they were both enemies and friends.
— Well.
Lezon didn't react to it at all, while the plump man started to worry.
— Lezon, it's not good... " The slightly overweight man's smile turned ugly. He didn't want to ride in the same car as a killer, not to mention the fact that he'd put a stick in the killer's wheels many times over the past month.
— Shut up, " Lezon said in a controlled tone.
He picked up his briefcase and walked out of the prison.
— I'll give you three days off to relax and enjoy a peaceful life, " Skane said, taking three wads of bills out of his desk drawer and tossing them on the table.
— A vacation? Su Xiao asked as he took back the release paper. It will clearly be useful to him in the future.
Su Xiao was somewhat taken aback by Skane's words. Since he was released from prison, he was no longer under Skane's jurisdiction, but once again became part of the cleanup team.
— Yes, although I will take up this position in three days, no one forbids me to give the order in advance. Your last supervisor died, and since I've been working on you all this time, the management decided to transfer me to this position.
Skane had obviously been promoted. Although there were only a few hundred people in the sweep corps, and the colonel could be the most important in it, the sweep corps was a privileged unit that reported directly to the president and his inner circle. There were only two people in the world who could now control Skane, the first was the commander-in-chief of the army, and the second was the president.
Since the two men were usually very busy, Skane didn't have to be afraid of anyone, even though he was officially only a colonel.
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