On the border planet.
Looking at my grandfather, who had a very serious expression on his face, on the other end of the video call.
"You knew all along? Did you?"
"It's not early. I secretly checked when you asked me for permission, and it's only two days earlier than you."
Lu Yuanhong's index finger, with its tiny nail, traced lines on the pad of his thumb.
Because he is a soldier, he doesn't have many fingernails. To maintain the dexterity and sensitivity of his fingers, fingernails are useless and he often removes them. However, he has been quite busy these past few days, and a little bit of nails have grown back.
Red marks quickly appeared on the fingertips, and both people remained silent.
But not long after, Lu Yuanhong raised his cold and sharp eyes.
"So, what does Grandpa want?"
"My thoughts are unimportant. What do you want? This matter isn't exactly far-reaching, but it's still something that's best left unsaid. Back then..."
Grandpa Lu didn't continue speaking, but blinked a few times and sighed.
"Alright, now that you've found out, do as you wish. Grandpa will always support you."
"Thank you, Grandpa."
"I will arrive at the capital star tonight, and I will come to see you."
The grandfather and grandson finished speaking quickly and hung up the video call.
Lu Yuanhong looked at the information Chen Ping sent him and composed his usually calm expression.
They headed towards the capital city without hesitation.
Imperial Capital Star Surveillance Bureau.
The Censorate was a power institution independent of the Imperial Household, or it could be called a judicial institution.
It can also be described as a reporting platform.
Even the Queen can be deposed when the evidence you provide is sufficiently convincing and reliable.
However, the person submitting the report must first be independent of the incident, second, have a guarantor with sufficient prestige, and third, the reporter must pass the Control Yuan's examination to verify their qualifications.
This is to avoid unnecessary and indiscriminate accusations, and also to require those who make accusations to be extremely cautious.
Of course, this is the safest method. There is another way: to remonstrate to the death, risking one's own life, like the censors of ancient times.
Lu Yuanhong naturally did not need to choose the method of remonstrating to the death.
As for the assessment exam, he had never thought that day would come, although he had minored in it in college.
There are naturally no problems.
When I came out of the white, fully shielded room, I saw a man who was excitedly approaching me. The man was not tall and even blushed a little nervously. "General Lu, I'm your fan. Can I get your autograph?"
Lu Yuanhong glanced at the man's name tag, which read Sui Yi.
"Sui Yi, hello. Can you wait until I finish my business? We still have working hours, so we need to be more precise."
After speaking gently, Lu Yuanhong turned and left for the deepest room in the Censorate.
Sui Yi stomped his foot excitedly, his heart filled with the joy of talking to his idol.
His companion nudged him.
"The general wants you to work properly. Hurry up, there's a pile of work piling up in the room. If you keep this up, I'll complain to my superiors."
"Okay, I understand. But isn't General Lu supposed to be patrolling the border planets? Why is he here in our desolate, overgrown Supervisory Council?"
"I think you really lose your mind when you see your idol. Didn't you see that General Lu just came out of the qualification review room?"
"Hmm, and then?... Oh, oh, so General Lu is coming to work at the Control Yuan, is that right?"
His classmate shook his head.
"Are you crazy? It would be such a waste of your talents to bring Lu Shang to our Supervisory Council. Go fight insect beasts instead."
"They must be here to report something. However, for General Lu to come and report something personally, it must be a very big case."
"Then we..."
"Stop right there. You've forgotten the most basic principles for inspectors, and you've forgotten the confidentiality agreement too."
"I know."
Sui Yi answered listlessly, completely devoid of the joy of seeing General Lu, but his heart was itching with the thought of General Lu's report on this matter.
He even became somewhat absent-minded when doing things.
Seeing his reaction, the staff member shook his head. He had already given him a hint, so if something went wrong, they couldn't blame him.
Sui Yi was sorting through old documents from several years ago, feeling somewhat restless. He looked at his colleague beside him and asked, "Do you think if General Lu were to come and report us, would his case go through our hands?"
The other person looked at him like he was an idiot.
"Sui Yi, wake up! This is the archives. You're not even qualified to sit in on high-level cases. How could they possibly pass through your hands? Besides, you're just a junior clerk. What qualifications do you have?"
Sui Yi, however, was unconvinced.
"So what if I'm a first-level clerk? I'm also a member of the Control Yuan. Why can't I know these things? Anyway, I believe in General Lu. He must be right."
"I just want to know what happened? Is that not allowed? Maybe I can even help General Lu with some of the burden. Don't look down on me."
The other party, however, tidied up the paper files in their hands.
He pretended to be profound when he spoke.
"Sui Yi, you've been here for five years now. The archives undergo a major overhaul every three years. Have you seen the case from Interstellar 4994 among the cases since the Star Calendar?"
Sui Yi frowned, looking at his old colleague who was already forty years old.
"What do you mean? There are no cases to prove that the year was peaceful, right? You can't expect every year to have a major case reported."
The old colleague shook his head.
"Innocent!"
"I should have told you these things later, but I think you'll probably only ever be a clerk for the rest of your life, so it won't hurt to tell you."
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