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Sender: Deputy Corentin Auch
Subject: Hard Case

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Scanned vessels: Nietzschean, Spruce
Scan Outcome: Robbery was reported to the Main fleet, one suspect was let go due to inconclusive evidence
Details: Hard case to crack - the Cryer vessel Nietzschean pilot reported that a Junker robbed him in Zurich to a main fleet Cruiser.

I was called in to investigate. After some search I have ran into an unknown vessel, that did have Junker IFF but not identification, and some details were not checking out, even though name was.

Good ol' Corentin that I am I have then used my questioning tricks on the suspect and turns out he was not the guilty party - if he were guilty he would surely crack under my masterful cross-examination.

Evidence

[20.01.2022 18:34:22] Nietzschean: Oh navy!
[20.01.2022 18:34:26] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: C: Good Day!
[20.01.2022 18:34:29] Nietzschean: I just got robbed!
[20.01.2022 18:34:41] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: C: By whom
[20.01.2022 18:34:48] Nietzschean: A filthy Junker, monsieur!
[20.01.2022 18:34:57] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: C: where is his location and name
[20.01.2022 18:34:57] Nietzschean: by the IFF of Spruce
[20.01.2022 18:35:05] Nietzschean: He headed for Picardy jump gate
[20.01.2022 18:35:10] Nietzschean: After being done with me
[20.01.2022 18:35:10] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: Understood
[20.01.2022 18:35:20] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: Appreciate your information
[20.01.2022 18:35:27] Nietzschean: Give him hell!
[20.01.2022 18:35:59] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: Good day, cut your engines please
[20.01.2022 18:36:01] Spruce: Sup.
[20.01.2022 18:36:11] Spruce: Does it look like I care.
[20.01.2022 18:36:24] [GN]GNS-Jules.Verne: A fighter craft will be here to deal with you shortly.
[20.01.2022 18:36:28] Spruce: Whatever.

[20.01.2022 18:57:15] [GN]G-Matraque-36: This is Gendarmerie Patrol
[20.01.2022 18:57:19] Spruce: Uh huh...
[20.01.2022 18:57:20] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Please identify yourself and ready for inspection
[20.01.2022 18:57:27] Spruce: Alright sure.
[20.01.2022 18:57:34] Spruce: I'm a guy.
[20.01.2022 18:57:50] Spruce: Alright have a good one.
[20.01.2022 18:57:59] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Please hold
[20.01.2022 18:58:15] Spruce: What.
[20.01.2022 18:58:26] [GN]G-Matraque-36: We have had reports by a Cryer Vessel that a Junker has been pirating the transports in the system
[20.01.2022 18:58:38] Spruce: Oh no. That sounds bad.
[20.01.2022 18:58:49] Spruce: Good luck catching him, though.
[20.01.2022 18:58:53] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Yes, as a gendarme I have been tasked to investigate
[20.01.2022 18:59:00] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Please hold
[20.01.2022 18:59:05] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Nothing gets past me, no sir
[20.01.2022 18:59:14] Spruce: Yeah, right.
[20.01.2022 18:59:23] Spruce: Whatever you say.
[20.01.2022 18:59:24] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Now, apparrently that pirates callsign was "Spruce"
[20.01.2022 18:59:38] Spruce: Oh wow...what an unusual name.
[20.01.2022 18:59:52] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Well certainly in Gallia it is!
[20.01.2022 19:00:02] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Can't comment on Sirius
[20.01.2022 19:00:10] [GN]G-Matraque-36: It might be as common as Claudette or Jean for all I know
[20.01.2022 19:00:14] Spruce: Well, I can tell you, I've never seen such a person. Clearly I would have noticed if I had seen such a weird name.
[20.01.2022 19:00:40] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Hmm all right - it probably is just a coincidence?
[20.01.2022 19:00:46] Spruce: Riight...
[20.01.2022 19:00:48] Spruce: Of course.
[20.01.2022 19:01:02] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Very well, nothing would get past Corentin Auch
[20.01.2022 19:01:10] Spruce: Uh huh. I'm sure nothing does.
[20.01.2022 19:01:16] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Well, coincidences happen, I guess I need to look elsewhere I suppose
[20.01.2022 19:01:20] Death: RoadRunner was put out of action by a hostile vessel.
[20.01.2022 19:01:33] Spruce: Well, you do that.
[20.01.2022 19:01:59] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Of course . . . Just one more thing
[20.01.2022 19:02:12] [GN]G-Matraque-36: What were your whereabouts around 15 minutes ago
[20.01.2022 19:02:19] Spruce: Oh nowhere.
[20.01.2022 19:02:24] Spruce: Just flying around.
[20.01.2022 19:02:35] [GN]G-Matraque-36: I am sure you can remember if you try hard sir
[20.01.2022 19:02:40] Spruce: Nope.
[20.01.2022 19:03:32] Changing screen mode=windowed
[20.01.2022 19:03:46] Spruce: Well, I do remember a nice fellow who kindly gave me 10 million credits as a donation.
[20.01.2022 19:03:46] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Well - case seems clearly unsolvable
[20.01.2022 19:03:49] Spruce: Quite nice of him.
[20.01.2022 19:03:58] [GN]G-Matraque-36: How interesting
[20.01.2022 19:04:01] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Who was that fellow?
[20.01.2022 19:04:16] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Case is not solvable, this is just a casual conversation of course
[20.01.2022 19:04:18] Spruce: Who knows. Just some trader.
[20.01.2022 19:04:25] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Maybe a Cryer Vessel?
[20.01.2022 19:04:35] Spruce: Well, I can't say for sure.
[20.01.2022 19:04:50] Spruce: Could have, could have not.
[20.01.2022 19:05:14] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Now just who gives 10 million donations out freely - he must have liked you very much?
[20.01.2022 19:05:25] Spruce: Oh yes.
[20.01.2022 19:06:13] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Well, I suppose it was a different trader than the one who said some other Spruce Robbed him
[20.01.2022 19:06:23] Spruce: Maybe.
[20.01.2022 19:06:24] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Where do you think a robber like that would do after he got the money ?
[20.01.2022 19:06:31] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Just beween us
[20.01.2022 19:06:37] Spruce: Well, I have no idea, as I am not a robber.
[20.01.2022 19:06:48] Spruce: Isn't that your job, "Officer".
[20.01.2022 19:07:08] [GN]G-Matraque-36: just having a conversation of course
[20.01.2022 19:07:14] Spruce: Uh huh..
[20.01.2022 19:07:31] Spruce: You like repeating that.
[20.01.2022 19:08:40] [GN]G-Matraque-36: Well, seems like I won't get a conf...anything useful here you stay safe out there "traveller" :
[20.01.2022 19:08:50] Spruce: Oh sure I intend to.

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Corentin Auch
Deputy (Gendarme Adjoint)
Gendarmerie
Gallic Navy Combined Fleet

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