Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 1564: Chapter 845: Qing Chen’s Anti-Corruption Record (Part 2)

Marquis Bolton didn’t care about these things. When he saw that the Fire Line Team agreed, he said to Qing Chen, “Let’s begin!”

The captain of the Fire Line Team looked at Qing Chen and said bluntly, “How do you plan to investigate? The corruption within the forward base is complex and varied. If you can’t find anything, say so early, don’t waste our time.”

“It’s not that complicated,” Qing Chen said as he glanced at the computer, then picked up the intercom phone. “Have Sancho come to the Marquis’s Office.”

Sancho was a middle-aged white man. The file showed he was a level 7 citizen, with even a chance to be promoted to Baron.

When he entered, he saw Qing Chen sitting behind the desk and frowned, “Who are you? Why are you sitting in the Marquis’s seat?”

Qing Chen looked at the information on the computer and said, “Who I am is not important. What’s important is that I am here to state some facts. If there are no questions, let’s proceed officially.”

Sancho originally wanted to curse at Qing Chen, but he glanced at the Fire Line Team and decided to hold back, “Go ahead.”

Qing Chen: “First of all, the Second Infantry Regiment of the Third Division has a total of 1302 men, and the commander is Baron Vince. Nine days ago, they set out for the Taboo Forest, unexpectedly encountered giants, and retreated back to the forward base, right? You are responsible for recording base entries and exits, you should know.”

Sancho squinted his eyes, “That’s correct.”

Qing Chen: “According to your recordings, the Second Infantry Regiment returned with 817 men and 487 were killed in action, all of them being Baron Vince’s slaves. So, the forward base disbursed death benefits for 487 men to Baron Vince. After replenishing his troops, you again provided him supplies, military equipment, and ammunition for 487 men.”

Sancho: “If you think I’m falsifying records, you can check the base entrance monitors. He indeed only returned with 817 men.”

Qing Chen: “Of course you wouldn’t make such a basic mistake, but I found something interesting: Baron Vince returned to the forward base with 816 people eight days ago. Six days ago, he replenished 487 men, but I found monitors from when Baron Vince reported to the forward base, and then after replenishing his army, these 487 new Slave Army look exactly the same as the deceased 487… So did Baron Vince recruit the 487 twin brothers of the deceased Slave Army? What a coincidence.”

Qing Chen looked up at Sancho: “These hundreds of Slave Army sure are seasoned actors.”

Baron Vince has always been cooperating with the officers of the forward base, repeatedly defrauding death benefits, repeatedly receiving military supplies, and falsely reporting military matters.

The captain of the Fire Line Team was somewhat surprised as he leaned in to look at the screen. Qing Chen could easily make a comparison with just a snapshot from the high-definition monitors. It’s just that no one had ever looked into this before.

Baron Vince came to the forward base not for war, but specifically for business; making millions from one battle was not an issue.

More critically, his false report about the appearance of giants had an even more significant impact.

Sancho said, “I only handle entry/exit records, I don’t know about these things you mentioned. The disbursement of death benefits and military equipment is not under my jurisdiction.”

Qing Chen nodded and turned to the Fire Line Team, “Isolate him in the restroom, confiscate all communication devices, and prohibit anyone from sharing information with him.”

The captain of the Fire Line Team glanced at him and waved to a subordinate beside him, developing some interest himself.

Marquis Bolton originally intended to enter the Superconductor World but instead sat on the sofa to watch Qing Chen’s performance.

Honestly, it was the first time he knew someone below was repeatedly defrauding death benefits…

This was a tremendously large amount!

Marquis Bolton mumbled, “Baron Vince often sends me gifts, who would have thought he is such a person.”

Qing Chen said, “It’s not just Baron Vince; there are more than ten Barons involved. Once I capture all the officers at the forward base, they can all be taken down in one fell swoop.”

Marquis Bolton: “…”

He suddenly realized that Qing Chen was playing for real.

Marquis Bolton asked, “If you continue investigating, how many clean officers will remain in my forward base?”

Qing Chen grinned, “I don’t know.”

He ignored the change in others’ attitudes and dialed the internal line again: “Have Daniel, who handles death benefits, come to the Marquis’s Office.”

Daniel walked in and looked around, “I heard Sancho was called in? Where is he?”

Qing Chen calmly said, “His disappearance makes you a bit nervous, doesn’t it.”

Daniel raised his voice, “Why should I be nervous?”

Qing Chen said, “Sancho has already disclosed everything about Baron Vince defrauding death benefits. Is there anything you want to say?”

Daniel clenched his fists, “Baron Vince? I’m not familiar with Baron Vince. I only handle the disbursement of death benefits, the base decides how many were killed in action, and I distribute that amount. What’s the problem? If Sancho made a mistake, that’s Sancho’s issue.”

This group was very cunning; everyone only handled their part of the work. The initial error was Baron Vince’s false military report and deceit for death benefits. If Baron Vince didn’t implicate others, these officers were simply on the “deceived” side.

And coincidentally, Baron Vince held a title. Even if punished, he wouldn’t go to prison, at most, a demotion or stripping of his title, so he was fearless.

But only by nailing Baron Vince, making him spill the whole matter, could the officers at the forward base be uprooted entirely.