None of the officials attending the meeting had expected Meteor Detective Chief of the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau to disregard Councilor Virgil's dignity and fire right back at him.
Councilor Virgil's expression, meanwhile, was a sight to behold.
"Meteor Detective Chief..." Councilor Virgil's tone turned stern. "Every year, the Raging Wave City Administrative Hall allocates substantial special funds as subsidies to the various intelligence bureaus. The purpose is for the intelligence bureaus to assist the city in matters involving urban security.
This is formally guaranteed by agreements between the City Administrative Hall and the intelligence bureaus, and it has also been approved by the Imperial Secret Intelligence Headquarters.
Since the Administrative Hall has issued an investigation commission circular, the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau, having accepted the city's subsidies, has the obligation to fulfill its responsibilities.
Please do not shirk your duty!
When the Security Bureau needs to answer questions, I will naturally call on them. Right now, you are the one who needs to give us an explanation."
Councilor Virgil continued pressing Luke.
No one yet knew what kind of urban security crisis Elf Clear Sky might cause.
If Clear Sky could be captured in time, then it would naturally prove that the city security committee's leadership had been wise.
But if Clear Sky triggered a catastrophic incident, they needed to find a scapegoat in advance to bear the fury of the powerful. Since Elf Clear Sky had first appeared in Cape District, the Cape District Secret Intelligence Bureau could be held responsible for failing to prevent the crisis in time.
Luke said quietly to Kailina, "Give me the Administrative Hall's financial report from last month."
"Yes, Detective Chief."
Kailina swiftly found the financial report among the materials and handed it to Luke.
After glancing over the figures,