Abandoned by my Childhood Friend, I Became a War Hero chapter 36

36 – The Future of the Empire #4

I pushed Leonard into the room.

Of course, his room was narrow and poor compared to that of an instructor or a student. Even so, it was nothing compared to the tent I used as a low-end soldier.

Anyway, after a quick look around, I realized that there was nothing particularly remarkable about the interior of the room.

But Leonard’s reaction was clearly that no one should be allowed into the room. If so, it was not difficult to guess that something was hidden inside.

If you’ve been bought off by a terrorist organization, you’ve probably left evidence in case you don’t know. You’ll need insurance to protect against crises that might be silenced by your organization.

I wouldn’t keep evidence in a place where it would be easily found, such as in a drawer or under a bed. Thinking so, I looked up at the ceiling and noticed that one of the ceiling tiles had a particularly deep groove.

That thing looks like it will be lifted somehow.

With that thought in mind, he stretched out his arm and touched the tile, and the ceiling suddenly opened. Seeing this, Leonard let out a screaming sound and widened his eyes.

“Oh no! You can’t do that!”

Will there be a military policeman who will stop when the suspect tells him to stop? Although I am not a gendarme.

Ignoring Leonard’s words lightly, I lifted up his tile and looked inside, and something touched his hand.

I took it out and checked the contents, and it was a document detailing Leonard’s contact with the ‘Future of the Empire’.

When and where they met, how much money was exchanged, what was given in return… To be honest, it wasn’t very important information. However, this document was undeniably clear evidence that Leonard had ties to a terrorist organization.

I checked the documents and opened my mouth with a cool look.

“Are you still going to get away with it?”

“Ugh, ugh…” !”

Leonard slumped to the floor and fell to his knees. He shook his head with a devastated expression, probably sensing that everything was over.

“Sorry, sorry…. But I couldn’t help it either! My mother is sick and suddenly needs a lot of money, but there is no way to get that much money for security work-“

“Shut up.”

Leonard’s mouth fell shut at the cool voice filled with murder.

His intentions to save his mother may be good. However, it is clear that he endangers the academy students he works for, and a riot breaks out in District 8, injuring many people.

Judging by his horrified reaction as he tried to enter the room, this man must have been unaware of what was about to happen as a result of his actions.

I didn’t want to hear the detailed story of such an ugly criminal, nor was I curious.

I asked Leonard, packing the evidence into my arms.

“This may not be all.”

“Yes, yes? What do you mean by that….”

“Means of contact with terrorist organizations.”

The evidence here is just paperwork. However, given the immediate information on where Titania had gone, it was clear that this man had some means of immediate contact with the “Future of the Empire.”

I’m starting to get annoyed, and I’ve already wasted enough time.

I sincerely raised my spirits and glared coldly into Leonard’s eyes.

“Gup! Kkeuk, uhh!”

Leonard couldn’t breathe properly and his face was distorted as if he was having a hard time.

Reaped his life before Leonard died.

Barely living, Leonard took a deep breath and patted the nape of his neck. It was as if he had a hallucination of his throat being blown off.

For those with a lower level, it is much quicker and easier to shoot deadly than to search or torture. Few things are as effective as the fear of death.

“Don’t make me say it twice.”

I took a menacing step. Even with that simple step, Leonard was startled and pulled back, pulling something out of his arms with a terrified expression.

“There is! There is! I have it! I will give it to you now!”

The thing Leonard hurriedly gave me.

It was a scroll that summoned Zeggler.

Zegler is the name of an artificial spirit commonly used as a telegram. If you tear the scroll, Zeggler will appear, and if you bite the letter to Zeggler and tell him where you want, it is a very convenient magic that will deliver the letter on its own.

“Where is the location?”

“I-I don’t know either. The destination was already decided, so when I received the letter, it flew off on its own. The only clue I have is this scroll. Really… !”

“Did you see the face of the member who contacted you?”

“That was a guy I met at a bar… He was so drunk at the time that he… When I periodically exchanged money and scrolls, I only received items and did not contact the organization members.”

Then the immediate clue was the scroll calling for this Zeegler.

You got everything you need.

Leonard asked cautiously, breaking out in a cold sweat.

“Hey, Captain. What will happen to me in the future… ?”

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“They will either be dragged away by the military police or handed over to the intelligence department with a high probability.”

There are so many rumors about the Ministry of Information, but one of the most famous is the rumor that criminals who are taken there cannot walk out unscathed.

Perhaps having a foreboding of his terrible future, Leonard burst into tears as he hugged his head and let out a scream full of despair.

That’s what most traitors who cooperate with terrorist organizations say. There was no room for sympathy.

He did what he could to keep her mother alive, but in return he would never see her for the rest of his life.

I had no business with Leonard anymore, so I left his room and left the dormitory.

***

As I was heading towards my destination, I heard footsteps chasing me from behind.

“Wait! Wait a minute!”

The man who hurriedly ran after me from the entrance of the dormitory was a face I had never seen before, but he was wearing clothes similar to those of a security guard. Although he was dressed a little more decorated than the other guards.

Perhaps the captain of the guard. There was a commotion in his subordinate’s room, so he would have been reported, of course, and he would have rushed to see what was going on.

He said with a heavy breath as if he had run in haste.

“Hey, hey… ! Hey, you look like an instructor because you’re wearing an instructor’s uniform. Are you planning on leaving without saying a word after all the haphazard behavior in the dormitory? I need to explain what’s going on!”

I let out a short sigh.

Hanshi is busy, but there was no time to be caught up explaining the situation like this. Even at this moment, it is impossible to know what the ‘Future of the Empire’ will do with Titania.

But I didn’t think the man would convince me to leave without any explanation.

“I heard that there was an organization that was targeting my students, so I was looking into it.”

“What? Why the hell did you find out about that here?”

“The informant in that organization was one of the guards here.”

At those words, the guard commander’s complexion turned pale. He seemed completely astonished when the word terror came out.

I realized it when I saw it. That he had nothing to do with Leonard Bane’s nemesis. The commander of the guard didn’t notice the inner workings of his subordinates, so he might be a bit incompetent, but at least he seemed unrelated to this case.

Asked the captain of the guard, his words shaking in shock.

“Zu, the evidence? Did you find any evidence? Oh no… Did you find any evidence?”

“Yes. They documented the exchange of goods with terrorist organizations.”

“Huh!”

When he said that the evidence was certain, the guard’s mouth fell wide in shock.

Perhaps he even fantasized about being hanged from the gallows for treason on suspicion of terrorism.

“If you have any questions, let’s go.”

“Wait! Wait for a sec! That, that proof… ! Do not take it carelessly!”

What bullsh*t is this?

Even with my cold eyes, the captain of the guard refused to back down at all, as if he thought his life depended on this issue.

“If our guards commit a crime, isn’t that my responsibility? Even if I solve it, I have to solve it! Zu, if you hand over the evidence, I will investigate thoroughly and take care of it without any hassle for the instructor.”

“… It wasn’t even worth hearing.”

In fact, since all I need is a Zeegler Scroll that leads to the enemy’s stronghold, I don’t need any proof of it.

However, when the evidence was handed over to the author, the future was clearly visible to be covered up in silence. Even knowing that, there was no reason to give the documents to the chief of the guard.

I turned my back without hesitation, ignoring what the captain of the guard said. However, he couldn’t let go of his lingering feelings, and he knelt down on his knees and clung to my legs.

“Oops! It’s not possible! Then let me help with something! You have to tell me that this Captain Hermann has nothing to do with this case and nothing to do with treason! I have a family, and I can’t hang on to the gallows anymore… !”

“… ….”

The feeling of pulling the pants dance soared with discomfort.

If it was a monster, I could just cut it and pass it away like in war, but I couldn’t do that because I was a human.

Anyway, let me help you with something.

“Hmm….”

A good idea came to my mind.

If you want to do something that much, it would be nice if you did something.