Chapter 108: The Game (I)
Outside the dim yellow atmosphere of Planet Bruno, the AT-089 and a navy-blue police patrol ship slowly approached, mechanically fixing a space boarding passage.
A moment later, the hatch opened on its own. Inspector Alfred, who had deep eyes and looked very haggard, appeared in front of Robin with several hurried police officers.
"God willing, Mr. Robin, you're finally back." Without waiting for Robin to speak, Alfred grabbed Robin's hand and said anxiously: "Mr. Robin, I rushed over as soon as I learned that you returned to the Northern Star Field, may I ask ......?"
"Is something wrong? You look like you haven't slept in a century. Pulling Alfred towards the rest area inside the ship, Robin asked in a joking tone, avoiding Alfred's impatient questioning.
"It's really been a week longer than a century for me."
"Oh?"
Glancing at Alfred with some surprise, Robin poured him a cup of coffee and asked, "What the hell is going on?" ”
"Do you know that Ansel ambush against Bloody Harry?" Alfred asked, holding his coffee in his hand, a little nervous.
"Of course, I was involved in that ambush in the name of the Charon mercenaries, and of course I knew about it." Robin looked at Alfred curiously, wondering why he was asking such a strange question.
"No, I'm not talking about that ambush. The ambush led by Iron Rhein was nothing more than a decoy for Ansel, and his real ambush was a camouflaged ambush of three Whale Shark frigates, in which Ansel inflicted heavy damage on the Bloody Harry's frigate, but did not capture him. ”
"Three whale shark frigates! ~" Robin's eyes widened in shock, and he sighed to himself: "Ansel is really generous, no wonder the ship of Bloody Harry is so badly injured." It seems that he is lucky to be able to escape back to the Ultra Nebula. ”
"Ultra Nebula......" Hearing Robin's self-talk, Alfred suddenly perked up, and couldn't wait to ask: "Mr. Robin, say that...... Did you really go to the Ultra Nebula to intercept Bloody Harry? ”
Robin nodded: "Yes, I don't think there is much hope of success in that operation of Steel Rhine, so I carried out a military operation to surprise the 'City of Chaos'. ”
"You...... It worked? Alfred asked with a shudder, hiding his nervousness.
"Yes, I was lucky to succeed. Originally, I was wondering who could have injured Bloody Harry so badly, but after listening to your explanation, I think I've found the answer. ”
"So you caught Bloody Harry?" Unable to restrain the excitement in his heart any longer, Alfred got up and asked.
"No, I'll kill him." Robin shrugged his shoulders with some regret: "I haven't forgotten Governor Brandon's request to capture him alive, but Bloody Harry is far more dangerous than I thought, so under the circumstances, I can only choose to kill him." ”
"Killed......"
Vaguely, Alfred muttered as if relieved, but he quickly disguised this expression and said with a slightly regretful expression: "Although a living Bloody Harry is far more valuable than a corpse, I understand your distress, and in the current situation, the corpse of the Bloody Harry is also very important. ”
The arrest of Bloody Harry was a private agreement between Robin and Governor of Police Brandon, who was desperate to find evidence to bring down the Osveld family as the leader of the Alpha Capital League. Therefore, Bloody Harry, who once existed as a thug of the Osvid family, became the best breakthrough for Brandon. The reason why Robin wanted to capture Bloody Harry alive was precisely because Brandon wanted the shovel to open Bloody Harry's mouth and get all the shady evidence of the Osvid family.
At the time, Harry the Bloody hadn't started the pirate upheaval, so he was just a suspect in the attack. If he died, the most he could do would be to close Martina's assault and do nothing to bring down the Osvids. But now the situation is completely different, after Bloody Harry detonated this pirate upheaval that shook the entire Federation, he is no longer just a suspect in an attack. Whether he can be arrested or not will even determine the fate of Governor of Police Brandon or the entire high-level personnel of the Proxima Centauri police system to a certain extent. So, in such a situation, even if it is just a corpse, Bloody Harry becomes extremely valuable.
But what puzzled Robin was the strange expression that Alfred naturally showed when he learned of Bloody Harry's death. Judging from this expression, Alfred seems to be looking forward to the death of Bloody Harry, but if you stand in the position of Governor Brandon and the entire Rex family, even in this period, a living Bloody Harry is far more valuable than a dead Bloody Harry.
"He seems to be hiding something......"
Squinting his eyes at Alfred, Robin asked quietly, "Inspector Alfred, can I ask Lord Brandon about his current situation?" ”
"Situation?" Alfred was stunned for a moment, and asked with some confusion: "What do you mean......?"
"The turmoil in the Northern Star Domain has attracted the attention of the entire Federation, and in such a situation, Lord Brandon should be under the greatest pressure. At present, although the piracy turmoil has subsided, everyone knows in their hearts that some people must stand up and take responsibility for this incident. So, I wonder if Master Brandon will be implicated in this matter. Robin asked bluntly, tapping his fingers lightly on the table.
"You're ......" Hearing that Robin actually asked such a question directly, Alfred was shocked and stood up angrily.
"Everyone knows this, so you don't need to hide it from me. I just want to know the truth now, may I ask, Inspector, can you tell me the truth? Ignoring Alfred's fury, Robin took a sip of his cup of coffee and asked faintly.
“……”
Alfred's expression seemed to struggle for a moment, because Robin's face-to-face questioning was nothing short of a **naked offense. However, Robin now has the corpse of Bloody Harry in his hands, and he has made it clear that he wants to re-bet. Therefore, considering the complicated situation in the Proxima Centauri Star Domain in front of him, Alfreid could only hold back the anger in his heart, gritted his teeth and said: "That's right, even if the bloody Harry is brought to justice and the interstellar pirates in the entire Ultra Nebula are wiped out, someone will stand up and take responsibility for this matter." Whether Bloody Harry can be brought to justice determines the severity of the treatment. ”
Robin stared into Alfred's eyes: "So...... Is this a candidate Lord Brandon, or is it ...... You? ”
Robin directly pointed out Alfred, which suddenly made his body shake uncontrollably, and his face turned pale.
"Do you have to know?" After a long stalemate, Alfred glared at Robin and asked through gritted teeth.
"Yes." Robin's answer was resolute, unswayed by Alfred's anger.
"Okay......"
Seeing Robin insisting so much, Alfrete fell down on the chair as if he had been drained of strength, and said with a miserable smile: "That person is me, as the director of the space police department who governs the Northern Star Domain, I am directly responsible, so the person who will stand up and take responsibility for this matter will be me." And whether or not I can arrest Bloody Harry and bring him to justice determines the degree of my sentencing. So...... You can see why this week has been harder for me than it has been a century. ”
"Understood." Robin looked sympathetic and stood up and saluted, "I'm sorry for my offense, but please understand, the outcome of this incident is just as important to me. ”
At this point, Robin asked Lee to bring in several large metal boxes, opened one of them and said, "There is a frozen body of Bloody Harry here, and in the other boxes, there are DNA samples that captured and killed pirates. Of these, 17,000 pirates have been killed, their bodies have been incinerated, and the other 30,000 pirates have been sent directly to Bruno's prison. As for the details, they are all in this electronic folder. ”
"Forty-seven thousand! ~" Hearing this huge number from Robin's mouth, Alfred almost couldn't wait to grab the electronic folder that recorded all the data, and exclaimed, "Oh my God! ~This...... Is this true? How can you do such a thing......"
"I've purged all the interstellar pirates in the entire Northern Star Field." Robin smiled lightly: "I hope my efforts can help you." ”
"Of course, you're my savior." Alfred kissed the electronic folder in his hand with an exaggerated expression, got up and yelled at the few police officers standing behind him, "What are you doing in a daze!" ~Hurry up and help get things on board. ”
The alarmed officers came to their senses and hurriedly began to carry the heavy metal boxes, while Alfred could not hide the joy on his face, squinting as if he was thinking about something.
"By the way, Inspector Alfred, please sign this handover order." Before Alfred could leave in impatience, Robin grabbed him and shoved a list of detailed data in front of him.
"Handover list?" Alfred had a puzzled look on his face.
"Of course, my Charon mercenaries are hired by the Space Police. Now that the mission has been completed, it is only natural that you, as the representative of the police, sign this handover form. In addition, I hope that the balance of the balance promised in the employment contract will be paid to me as soon as possible. ”
"Oh yes, of course." Alfred signed his name on the handover list: "You can rest assured that the police will never owe you a penny on the bounty, and the balance will be credited to your account soon." ”
(To be continued)