Chapter 467 - Who do I task with this?

17 May, Military Base, City K

Matthew sat down at his desk, having locked the door. After both he and Lexi had been through so many things that challenged them emotionally with Colonel Fung and Lieutenant An, he had been released from hospital without incident.

In the end the two of them had been happy with how honestly they dealt with the issues and accepted that they two of them needed to talk about certain things that they had not discussed about the past with each other before anyone else.

As he was leaving Colonel Fung informed them that his recommendation would be that he passed the review but there was one condition that while they continued to work through the minefield that had been caused by their past they needed to see a psychologist once a week, to work through any issue. He could see that this was not an option, it would be a condition on his clearance but made it clear that Lexi was in control of what happened.

It surprised him that Lexi agreed, making it clear that she understood it was needed for his job.

The surprise was yesterday when Joan visited late in the day she was not accompanied by David Hwang, but the one person that the military and intelligence communities were depending on to get their intelligence on David Hwang.

Brazenly she asked Matthew, in front of Joan if he could post the letter, she had handed him to her Aunt. As soon as he saw the name he agreed saying "You know that you could just put this in a mailbox?"

Naomi's response was "I had gotten side-tracked last week and forgot to post my Mother's day wishes. My Great Aunt is my only family, and even when I was a child she was like a second mother. While she is blind and I must rely on a friend of hers to read my correspondence, I need to grovel for forgetting to send those wishes. My work commitments for the next week see me stuck in a building away from the office to address a problem."

As of the way that Joan had introduced her, both he and Lexi knew she was a programmer, and that explained being isolated to Lexi. Matthew, knowing the key phrases in response to his query about posting the letter that the intelligence hidden in it was urgent.

Just as he went to pull from the hiding place everything Legend has left for viewing the microdot material, there was a knock on the door, and he heard Joseph call out "Can we come in boss."

Before answering, Matthew hid everything and called out "Give me a moment."

When he opened the door, his three musketeers were standing there, and he said "What in the world? You three think I need to be checked up on constantly?"

"Hey boss, you have just come back on duty after spending a few days in hospital. Who said we should not check up on you."

"I passed my six-monthly psychiatric and psychological review and my physical, although the latter was a limited pass because of the impacts on the injured shoulder of what happened last weekend. They recommended I need a review in two months but given I would be unlikely to be deployed the restrictions will not seriously impact me."

"So, we need to control you?"

"David, not your role, that is Head Honcho's role. And speaking of him, I need to talk to him about things."

"Boss," said Ben, "How about we give you a run down of everything we have learnt from the investigation."

Just under an hour later, Ben, Joseph, and David, stood up and left his office. Matthew found it interesting what they had to say, but he wondered if the intelligence he had to decode could shed any light on events.

Matthew sat down and made a quick decision rather than calling Head Honcho, he needed to get on with the transcription of the coded microdots. Picking up his phone, he let his temporary assistant know to call Head Honcho and know he was in his office and would be in contact later in the day and that he was not to be disturbed. Locking the door behind him, he pulled out the letter and what he needed before starting to locate the microdots.

Following what Legend told him, he was shocked to find out there were thirty-two microdots, and indications of two, no three recording devices.

Picking up a pen Matthew located the first Mircodot and started reading the material on be, carefully taking his time to decode the material on the page, before re-reading and checking it.

The further he went through each microdot, the more he became alarmed at what was being revealed. The scheme to destroy the country was breathtaking in its intention and planned execution. While he was almost certain with the raw intelligence, he had previously seen confirming that David Hwang was the Devil, this clinched it for him. Everything went to the heart of when he had always figured based on the bits and pieces of information he had.

As he reached the last page seeing the date of 28th June, he pondered. David Hwang was not stupid. His wedding would draw elites from across the country, including politicians and some military leaders. His business, despite what this showing what it was being used for, was important to the national economy and they would not want to be seen to snubbing home. That date, however meant that he needed have Head Honcho cancel the exercise with the Australians. Those who would go would be disappointed but if the Devil's plans do not change, they needed to be ready to deal with it.

As he finished the transcription of the intelligence, be paused, and wondered who he would get to take it through to the capital? He sat, pondering who would be the best option, before recalling a passing comment from Head Honcho, unexpectedly his wife had fallen pregnant. He could use her to get the material to her father while providing her with an opportunity to visit with her mother.

Picking up the phone, he called Bronwyn. On her answering he said "Lieutenant, I need someone I trust to take some doc.u.ments, including from my reviews to Head Honcho. Can you get on a flight tonight to the capital, and you can have the weekend with your parents."

"Boss, I have plans…"

"Tell John he can go with you to see your parents."

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