Chapter 13

When they arrived on the terrace of the skyscraper, all the soldiers were in formation, and the general began to speak:

- Good morning everybody. - says the general seriously

- Good morning! Sir. - they all say in chorus\, putting themselves in a position of attention.

— I learned in the morning that we had a murder inside here last night, we don't know who it was yet, but I ask soldier Ale to present himself here, as he was the first to see the body.

Ale goes to the front and introduces himself to the general, who motions for two soldiers to take him inside.

“While we're investigating the case, no one is allowed to leave the skyscraper, and if it's known that someone has disobeyed me, they'll be found guilty of contempt.

"Sir, permission to speak." says Levi, raising his hand.

"Permission granted, say Captain."

"Sir, our food stocks are getting lower and lower, we don't have enough, not even for three more days."

“Yes, Captain, that is correct, but I cannot allow a murderer to get away with murdering someone under my nose.

“Okay general, then let me help with the investigations.

“No, because whoever found the victim is from your squadron and for now he's a suspect, just like you and your entire squadron.

Beta says raising his hand:

"Permission to speak, sir."

— Permission granted, Captain Beta

— Captinha is right about one thing, we are really running out of supplies, since his squadron is suspicious and has nothing to do with my men, allow us to leave, to get supplies, and only keep his squadron apprehended.

“Okay Beta, your squad is cleared to leave.

- Thank you very much\, sir. — then Beta addresses his men. “Hey\, Lambert Squadron\, let's go.

Squad Levi, entered back to the skyscraper:

"I wonder what happened, Captain?"

— I don't know Judy, but I suspect that Ale discovered something, I hope he was careful to hide it, in a safe place, you and Luna go to my dorm, I'm going to Ale's dorm to investigate.

- Allright Sir.

"Take care my…"

"Shhhh...don't finish, I know what you're going to say, the walls have ears here, don't worry, I'll be careful." — interrupts Captain Levi to Luna

The two go to Levi's apartment, while he arrives at Ale's bedroom, and looks everywhere, until he finds in a drawer, with a false bottom, a recorder of Ale saying:

"Press play"

He listens to the recording, and sees that Robert's killer has been discovered, but at whose behest? Unfortunately, for not knowing the answer to that question, he could not use that recording to help Ale, so he returns to his dorm helpless, for not having found anything useful, when he arrived, Luna was in the kitchen making something to eat, with some groceries that Judy deviated, when they went out on a mission:

"So Captain, what do we have?" asks Judy when she sees Levi.

— Nothing, I found a recording that proves that Davi was probably involved in Robert's accident, and that it wasn't exactly an accident... But we can't use it, because Robert, even though he wasn't in my squadron, was under my command, they might think we've murdered David for revenge.

— I understand sir, now let's hope they don't incriminate Ale.

— I think it will be difficult to save him, because something tells me that David was not a simple soldier, and that there was someone big behind him.

"Who will you be, sir?"

“I suspect someone from the elite.

At this moment, Luna cuts her finger and moans in pain:

“Ssss, damn it. Luna says, putting her finger to her mouth.

Levi immediately gets up and goes to her:

- Everything is fine? What happened?

— Calm down, it was nothing, it was just a cut for nothing.

’ Judy goes to my dorm and gets the first-aid kit. Levi says worriedly.

“Yes, Captain. says Judy.

- You do not need love.

He turns off the stove, and takes Luna to the living room:

— Levi, I was making our food, it was a little cut for nothing

— I'll finish, after I make you a bandage.

“Captain Levi, I'm not a figurine, stop it. says Luna crossly.

- But…

At that moment, Judy was returning to the room with the first aid kit, Luna takes it from Judy's hand, opens it and takes a Bandaid:

— Okay, you see, now I'm going to finish cooking.

"Let me at least help you."

"No need, you'll end up getting in my way."

— Okay, okay, captain I'm coming, we'll talk later. - says Judy leaving, so as not to witness the captain fighting with Luna.

"I won't get in the way, let me help you."

— No, the kitchen is small, I can do it myself.

— My love, I like to cook with you, it's been a while. says Levi sweetly, taking her by the face and kissing her.

Luna ends up relenting, and the two go to the kitchen together, and cook pasta with Madeira sauce, serve themselves and sit down at the table to eat:

"I'm sorry if I overreacted when you cut yourself, it just makes me panic to see you hurt." Especially after I lost her once.

"But it was just a little cut."

— I know, but I feel uncomfortable.

— Horas Levi, don't be overprotective, like I said, I'm not a knick-knack.

“No, you are not, you are an exceptional warrior.

They eat quietly while they talk. When they finished Levi collects the dishes and heads to the kitchen to wash them:

"Hey, Levi, why are you doing the dishes?"

— Why, I dismissed the soldier who takes care of the house, because I want to stay today and enjoy you, without having to share it with anyone. - says Levi going to her and kissing her on the forehead.

At that moment there is a knock on the door, when answered it was Ivan:

“Sir, I have a report to make on the bunker affair.

— Enter soldier. — says Levi

Ivan enters and waits for Levi to release him to sit down:

— Ivan I already told you inside my dorm, we're friends, I don't need to invite you to sit down, please feel free and tell me what you found out.

Ivan sits on one of the sofas:

— Really, it was murder and it was someone from the skyscraper who killed, because the footprint in the blood belonged to one of the boots here, the sole of the boots of the elite differs, from the boots here, I believe the boot is a number 43, I found fingerprints and DNA marks that didn't belong to the victims, that means they belong to the killer, now we just need to get the suspect's fingerprint and a DNA sample to compare.

"What do you mean, the print isn't in our files?"

"No, sir, the print does not exist in our file, I suspect Captain Beta."

— Also suspicious, Ivan go to the infirmary and see if you can get a blood sample from him, as we are all obliged to undergo laboratory tests when we get here to do the test and see if we are not contaminated, now the file depends only on what we have, because like everyone at some point before the pandemic, we did, some documentation our file has this data.

"What do you mean by that, that maybe our friend Beta doesn't have a document?"

— Yes, I know that because he comes from the future, there is still no data on him, because theoretically, he would be a child in that time, or someone without registration at this time, we will have to find another way to get his fingerprint.

"Okay sir, I'll find a way."

Meanwhile, the general interrogates Ale, in the interrogation room:

— So Ale, what did you see when you arrived at soldier David's apartment? And what were you doing there?

— Sir, I went to deliver his daily ration, and found him dead.

— But what I heard was not this, I have a witness who said, that they were arguing, and you said something about being recording, and shortly afterwards you invaded his bedroom, you also told me that shortly afterwards, you called the, sentry saying that he he was dead, and that he had already found him thus. Tell the truth, did you kill him, or did you see who killed him and are you trying to cover up the crime? asks the angrily General, banging the table.

- No sir.

"Tell the truth, or I'll have to make you the most painful way."

“Sir, the witness must be lying.

— I don't believe you, or tell me the truth, or you'll die with it — says the general, taking a pistol from his belt, and pointing it at Ale's head.

— Calm down, sir, we argued, yes, but there is no recording, I bluffed, and he himself took the knife to his neck.

"Knew you were lying, say your last words soldier."

"But sir, I told the truth."

“I know, but if my nephew did it, it's because you discovered something you shouldn't have, and it's not good to leave him alive.

- What?!

The general shoots him in the head:

"Soldier, you didn't see anything, get rid of the body, and if a word gets out of here you'll die just like him."

- Yes sir.

The Soldier takes Ale's inert body, and takes it to be incinerated.

The general, could not allow anyone to know of his connection with David, because if they found out, he could have problems, he had ordered the soldier Robert to be killed, as he had discovered a time capsule, and had discovered his kinship with David, and he was blackmailing, to join the elite, otherwise he would hand it over to interested people, he just didn't know where Robert had hidden that capsule, he needed to find it as quickly as possible, so that neither she nor its owner would return before he found out where the portal, to be able to get rid of that nightmare, because he believed that if he went to the past he would be able to get out of that miserable life, Robert had explained to him how time travel worked and that had interested him.

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