205 - Forgeries

Plotline: Nines

Chapter Type: Social

"I am humbled by your offer, and gladly accept." Colonel Geng said. "My advocate should be able to take my place until the military can assign a new liaison."

"We will need details on the case." Lord Xho said.

"Of course you will. It is room 305, on the third floor. The employees there are Bai Hu, Tao Jun, and Li Ah. They all work the same shift, so I greatly suspect that all three of them are complicit. But again, I have no evidence beyond the missing supplies."

He then took a deep breath, and two steps. One upon the lip around the edge of the roof, and one beyond it.

"No, wait!" Lady Kismet said.

But he shortly had completed his third step, the step out of this life. There was a soft gong from my System, reminding me to bow in respect of his sacrifice. (And required to receive the Harmonious Society XP offered by it.)