"I am the captain of the third battalion, second patrol squad in the southern district of the City Defense Army, Alek."
"Are you the first discoverer? Or..."
His gaze moved between the deceased and Gauss.
"I didn't kill him, but I was indeed chasing him. Only when I caught up with him, he happened to be dead. He should have poisoned himself without any accident."
"The whole process was quick, but maybe someone saw it, at least the part where he was running and I was chasing."
Gauss spoke methodically.
Meanwhile, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the crow following him had disappeared from overhead.
It must have gone to inform the others.
Raven Aik, though he followed Aaliyah for solitude practice, left crow companions loyally following Gauss and others.
The captain signaled to a soldier nearby who immediately ran to the shocked crowd on the outskirts to begin discreet inquiries.
