Under everyone's curious gaze, Lucille explained further, her voice soft in the yard.
"Commander Duan and Major Chang often butted heads. About deployments, supply management, and some other issues. Everyone in the base knows this. People always said they had a bad relationship."
As someone who had never worked closely with either of them, Lucille's source was only rumors. Still, she wondered if their so-called bad relationship contributed to it.
"If Deputy Commander Jia wanted someone who wouldn't feel morally conflicted, Major Chang might have been an easy choice. But I think it's not a complete reason."
Ashrik nodded, agreeing with Lucille. "Yes, not complete, but a convenient one. Either way, only Jia knows why he used the major."
Isaac scratched his cheek, looking quite sleepy. "Maybe he wanted someone who wouldn't seem closely tied to him. The commander would suspect him so early if he put his people around him."
