"Salute to you, General Wellster, welcome to your arrival." Claude and Captain Durrioro stood at the entrance of the mountain road where the mountain road turned into Squirrel Village, and expressed to the investigation team of the Ministry of Justice from afar.
My respect and welcome.
The somewhat gray-haired General Wellster sat on his horse with a straight face and expressionless and casually returned the salute. Then he turned around and waved his hand. A captain's adjutant beside him shouted loudly: "Everyone dismount."
The long cavalry stopped on the mountain road, and then the officers and soldiers riding on the horses fell off their horses.
"General, you can ride up the mountain." Captain Durrioro took a step forward and said.
"No need, I've been rushing all morning, so I can just get off my horse and stretch my body." General Wellster raised his head and looked at the road up the mountain, and said in the same tone: "Take us to the camp first."
"Yes, General Verster, please come with me." Captain Durioro wanted to take General Verster's mount, but the general threw the reins of his horse to his adjutant, which made Durioro
Captain Luo missed the opportunity and could only turn around angrily and lead the way for General West.
The open space to the east of Squirrel Village has been leveled by soldiers from the local security battalion. Four rows of military camping tents have been set up on it. This is an accommodation camp for members of the Military Justice Investigation Team. In addition to providing them with food and daily necessities, this accommodation
The security of the camp is also the responsibility of the military police squadron of the investigation team. In the royal army, there are regulations to regulate the reception of any investigation team. Whether it is accommodation, food, or expense reimbursement, all must be carried out in accordance with the regulations.
This is also to avoid personal disputes in the military due to reception reasons.
The distance from the uphill intersection to Squirrel Village was only over 200 meters, and many people arrived at the planned accommodation area for the survey team.
"General Wellster, this is the accommodation area for personnel. Behind it is the stables. On the left is the public toilet and warehouse. We have prepared enough hay, horse feed and firewood. On the right is the canteen and bathing area. The large roof in the middle is
The tent is your office and conference room. There is a map of the Squirrel Village area inside. The green area above is the several hillside grasslands in front of Squirrel Village, where horses can be grazed..."
Captain Durrioro was very attentive in making an introduction to General West. He worked hard for three days to set up this place with the soldiers of the garrison battalion. He even dismantled Claude's brigade in order to make enough space.
A large number of simple sheds were built, and a large group of soldiers who originally stayed in these simple sheds were moved to a row of wooden houses behind Squirrel Village to squeeze in. The purpose of this was to make the entire accommodation camp as standardized as possible.
, making the members of the investigation team feel comfortable and satisfied at the first sight.
Claude can only let Captain Durioro do it. In terms of dealing with people, he is not as expert as Captain Duriolo. In other words, Claude is a complete rookie in this aspect. He does not know how to receive people.
An investigation team headed by a general.
It was obvious that Captain Durrioro's painstaking efforts were not in vain. General Wellster looked at the accommodation camp and nodded with great satisfaction: "Captain Durrioro, you have taken the trouble."
The captain's adjutant beside General Wellster was a smart man. After hearing what the general said, he called on the following people and horses to hand over their mounts to the accompanying grooms and take them to the stables, and then ordered the military police squadron
After setting up sentries and cordons, he took a few orderlies to the big tent in the middle to organize the general's accommodation for the night.
There are only about thirty people left with General Wellster, eight of whom are school-level officers, with either two or three silver crescents hanging on their epaulettes, and the rest are all lieutenant-level officers.
, many of them, like Claude, hold the rank of captain.
A lieutenant came out, saluted Captain Durrioro and Claude, and then introduced himself as Lieutenant Leonard from the Liaison Office of the Logistics Department of the Guards Corps, who was responsible for the logistics and supply affairs of the investigation team.
.During the investigation, he needs the assistance of Claude and Captain Durrioro to help him complete the logistics procurement and other matters of the investigation team.
As expected of a member of the Liaison Office of the Logistics Department, he was so eloquent that he and Claude soon became very familiar with each other, as if they had been good friends for many years. Only then did he bring Captain Durrioro and Claude with him.
Lord arrived in front of the group of captain officers and began to introduce the two of them one by one: "This is the head of the military law department of the Ruston Karen Army, Colonel Barevia. This is the head of the military law department of the Kuklia Army.
, Colonel Crombitt. This is Colonel Maglier, the head of the military law department of the Krusig Army. This is Colonel Ed Bowen, the head of the military law department of the Dodessas Army..."
The second-line army of the Kingdom of Overas is basically expanded based on conscription within a county. During peacetime, it usually only retains the establishment of one division. After a war, it is expanded to a full strength through mandatory conscription within the county.
, after a short training, they went to the front line and joined the war. So basically the name of the legion represented a certain county, but in the Kingdom's Army Department, such legions were called second-line legions.
Only then did Claude understand why Lieutenant Leonard came out to greet the two of them first. This was mainly to introduce the eight military legal department directors and school-level officers of the second-line army to the two of them, so that everyone could get to know each other naturally.
Don't be embarrassed. Otherwise, we can't let Claude walk up to those school-level officers by themselves, salute first and then ask, who are you?
Of course, General Wellster is okay. He is the general among so many people. He can be recognized at a glance because of the golden sun on his shoulder straps. But the eight directors of the military legal department of the second-line army are all school-level officers, mixed together.
It was impossible for General Wellster to personally introduce Claude and the two of them because their military ranks were too low. And Claude was just playing drums in his heart, not knowing how to get to know these eight school-level officers. At this time, this
Lieutenant Leonard jumped out and was a great help to the two of them. With his introduction, everything seemed very peaceful and natural.
"Captain Claude, captain of the 1st Brigade of the 1st Ranger Battalion, a combat unit directly under the frontline command headquarters, salutes you, sir."
"Captain Durioro, commander of the local security battalion of the Kingdom's garrison force sequence 0378 over the mountain road, salutes you, sir."
Captain Claude and Captain Durrioro kept saluting and saluting these eight school-level officers. At the same time, they also reported their unit, position, and rank to introduce themselves. Lieutenant Leonard introduced one school-level officer at a time.
Officers, Claude and Captain Durrioro all need to report themselves again, stand at attention and salute. They can only turn to the next one after the school-level officer returns the salute. After saluting all eight school-level officers,
It was the turn of the remaining lieutenant-level officers.
It was troublesome to meet so many officers at once. Claude felt that he could barely remember the names of the eight officers at the school level, but for the thirty or so officers at the lieutenant level, Claude probably had to wait for them to finish introducing them.
, most of the previous part will definitely be forgotten by me.
Lieutenant Leonard now only introduces Captain Durrioro. The military rules of the Kingdom are that when superior and subordinate officers meet, the lower-level officers must first salute to the superior officer and report their number, position, rank and name. Poor Durioro
Although the captain has the rank of captain, he belongs to the garrison. By default, he is one level lower than the regular army and is almost the same rank as these lieutenants. Therefore, he needs Lieutenant Leonard to introduce him first and then salute him first.
But Claude is different. Although he also has the rank of captain, he has received the Knight Medal. His status is naturally half a rank higher than these captains. Therefore, these captains came to him first to salute and report themselves.
Origin and name, then the lieutenant officers, and finally the second lieutenants. Claude returned the salute one by one. In just a short while, he found that several of the more than twenty lieutenant-level officers were interested in him.
Hidden malice...
After more than half an hour, I finally got to know these lieutenant-level officers. As expected, these lieutenants and captains are the military law enforcement officers of the Guards Corps and the eight second-line regiments, and the seven or eight second lieutenant officers are
The personal aide-de-camp of the school-level officers in charge of the Military Law Department of the eight second-line corps.
Captain Durrioro stepped forward and told General Wellster that he had booked the only tavern in the village to welcome the members of the investigation team who had come from afar. Of course, the banquet at noon was only for captains and above.
The officers, a squadron of military police and other entourage personnel were provided with food and drinks in the canteen of the local security camp. As for dinner, the investigation team obtained ingredients from the logistics department of the local security camp and cooked it themselves.
Although the tavern in Squirrel Village is simple, the members of the investigation team were very impressed by the farm-style flavor of these wild vegetables. This not-so-lavish banquet was very suitable for everyone, and they all expressed their gratitude to Captain Durrioro for his hard work.
Claude, on the other hand, was very silent. Apart from exchanging a few words when others greeted him, he did not have Captain Durrioro's ability to greet others with ease and attentiveness.
After the banquet, the members of the investigation team went back to their accommodation camp to rest for more than an hour. General Wellster's adjutant, Captain Lineker, informed Claude and Captain Durrioro that at three o'clock in the afternoon, just before the general
The first investigation meeting was held in the big tent. The topic was the investigation into the death of Second Lieutenant Becky Milo, the executive officer of the Military Justice Department of the frontline command, and Lieutenant Jiprek, the staff officer, all relevant personnel and item evidence, and the remains of the two officers.
All must be sent to the scene for inspection by the military law enforcement officer of the investigation team...
Captain Durrioro did not expect that General Verster would be so resolute and decisive. Less than two hours after enjoying the banquet hosted by him, he was about to conduct an investigation. However, he, Claude and others were already prepared and did not
Worrying about nothing, he ordered the relevant people to take the evidence and the two corpses to the investigation team's accommodation camp.
This time Claude and Captain Durrioro were no longer the landlords entertaining guests, but subjects of investigation. First, Captain Durioro told the story of the incident: Two military judges from the frontline command requested that the prisoners be taken away.
He refused, and then the two military judges trapped him in the office. His adjutant, Sergeant Siegfried, went to find Claude, and Claude rushed to the office with his squadron leader, Second Lieutenant Muriel.
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With the support of Claude and the two men, Captain Durrioro was more confident to refuse the unreasonable demands of the two military judges. Only when he presented the secret letter instruction from the Kingdom’s Army Department, because the secret letter instruction stated that
He first imprisoned the four criminals who pretended to be official officers of the kingdom, waiting for the Ministry of War to send someone to review. As a result, the two military judges became angry. Second Lieutenant Becky Milo brazenly took out a short blunderbuss from his military uniform and lit a matchlock to threaten him.
The three must release the prisoner immediately.
When he wasn't paying attention, Second Lieutenant Murray rushed forward and broke open the musket, and Claude also rushed forward to help. They just wanted to remove Second Lieutenant Becky Milo's short musket, but Second Lieutenant Becky Milo
He held on tightly and even bent down to use his body to prevent the blunderbuss in his hand from being snatched away. During the fight, the blunderbuss suddenly went off. Claude and Second Lieutenant Muriel were both startled and thought
The other party was injured. Unexpectedly, Second Lieutenant Becky Milo fell to the ground. When he turned over, he found that he had been shot in the face and died on the spot.
The item evidence is the blunderbuss. The handle of the blunderbuss is also engraved with the initials of Second Lieutenant Becky Milo. People who are familiar with him will definitely recognize that it is his item. The blunderbuss still retains the state after the fire. It can be
It can be seen that the matchlock handle of this short gun has been modified and is relatively sensitive. If there is a slight vibration, it is easy to stuff the matchlock into the medicine box and cause a fire...
There were also many witnesses. The disarmed military police team were all witnesses. They proved that Second Lieutenant Beki Milo always carried the short blunderbuss with him and heard the gunshot, but they had already been captured by Diavid at that time.
The second lieutenant and a squadron had been disarmed and were squatting in the hall downstairs.
The statements of Claude and Muriel were similar to those of Captain Durrioro, which allowed the investigation team to easily conclude that Second Lieutenant Becky Milo did die from the misfire of the shortgun. The autopsy also proved that
This shows that there is a bullet hole in the face, and the caliber of the gun is also a blunderbuss, not a matchlock gun commonly used in the military. This means that the death of Second Lieutenant Becky Milo is not to be blamed on others. No one likes the other party to suddenly pull out a weapon when discussing official business.
Threatening oneself with a short blunderbuss indicates that one has bad intentions and is well prepared.
The only question for the investigation team to investigate is: when Claude received a report from Captain Durrioro's adjutant, Sergeant Siegfried, why did Claude take Lieutenant Muriel to the office and at the same time order Diawi
Second Lieutenant De took his squadron to disarm the military police squad?
Claude answered very clearly. He and the soldiers of the 1st Ranger Battalion broke out from the enemy. Immediately afterwards, the battalion commander, Major Death Kerry, was arrested by the Military Justice Department of the frontline headquarters. Then there were four people pretending to be official officers of the kingdom.
They said that they were from the Military Justice Department of the frontline headquarters and were looking for trouble for them, but they were discovered by themselves and Captain Durrioro and arrested.
Now I heard that two more military judges came with a small team of military police and trapped Captain Durrioro in the office, which felt wrong. Because even if the military judges came to perform official duties, they would not treat the local governor like this for no reason.
He had doubts about the rationale of the siege, so he ordered Lieutenant Diavid and his men to disarm and arrest them.
The military law enforcement officers present looked at each other. They had to admit that Claude's suspicion was justified. Because Captain Durrioro was not a criminal, he was the commander in charge of the local garrison. No matter who was performing official duties, it was impossible for him to accuse the general without any basis.
He was trapped in the office. Claude's order to disarm and arrest this military police team was a very correct action, because the order he received was to help defend Squirrel Village. After all, this was the front line, so he had to act cautiously.
So the page about the death of Second Lieutenant Becky Milo was turned.