No Wonder

Xiao Moshan had been wanted for many years. Even his direct superior had believed that he might have violated regulations and fled.

When news of his appearance arrived, the first to react was the military intelligence system.

The ones competing with them for interrogation rights were the military police system, which also belonged to the military.

In terms of rank alone, the intelligence system outranked the military police, but that was not absolute. Different situations required different handling.

Relying on its informational advantage, the intelligence department got hold of Xiao Moshan first.

The military police refused to accept that, saying that this man had clearly violated military regulations and should be taken away for investigation.

The intelligence department stated that he was one of their own, and they first needed to find out exactly what had happened.

If the investigation showed that he had indeed violated military regulations, it would not be too late to hand him over to them then.

That was leaving room for compromise and could be considered an explanation to the military police system.

But after hearing Xiao Moshan's account, the intelligence department concluded that their own man was not at fault. The problem lay with the garrison on Garbage Star.

The matter was not particularly serious, but the way Xiao Moshan had been treated clearly showed that someone had no regard for the intelligence system.

Unfortunately, however, the intelligence department was not a monolith. There were dissenting voices as well.

Coupled with certain government factors, no final decision was made on how the matter should be handled.

But then the military police system jumped out again, saying that now that they had finished handling things, it was their turn to investigate.

The facts had already shown that Xiao Moshan had been wronged on Garbage Star—although