Although the Relic Chapter's explanation was reasonable, how could the Inquisition listen to this?
After all, for most inquisitors, right or wrong sometimes doesn't matter, what matters is the goal.
There is no doubt that the death of Alexei Koch has seriously damaged the interests of the Heretic Tribunal, especially the authority and power of the Exclusive Faction. Someone must be responsible, and it cannot be an ordinary cat or dog, it must be someone with weight.
Griffin IV belongs to the Mechanicum, a very powerful Forge World, and is not very easy to move. The Relic Chapter, a group that has just left the Atonement Crusade halfway, is undoubtedly the best target for venting.
The Relic Chapter also knew that the matter was getting serious, so they simply ran to the Scar of Victory and hid, and refused to respond to the summons from the Inquisition.
The pressure now fell on Arash, who was the leader of the alliance in turn. Letters of inquiry from the Tribunal were coming to him like a tide. The best thing to say was to ask him to surrender immediately and to stop the Suffering Alliance from getting involved in this matter.
Those with a worse attitude would directly ask the Alliance of Suffering to immediately disarm the Relic Chapter and seize them all and hand them over to the Inquisition for processing.
The inquisitor who stayed in the Scar of Victory also knocked on the door of Arash's office every day, talking about everything from ancient times to the present, including threats and inducements, just to get him to hand over the person.
Of course, the Tribunal has threatened to use force directly, but the Scar of Victory is not an ordinary space station. It is a space fortress. After many years of construction by the Tribulation Alliance, the scale has been expanded by 15% from the original size, and at the same time, the command has been installed.
It's such a terrifying defensive weapon that not even a fleet can take it down, let alone the hundreds of Astartes inside.
But Arash's life was not easy either. He would definitely not agree with the handover, but the pressure from the Inquisition and other institutions of the empire was real, and other members of the Key Suffering Alliance did not have a unified view on the matter.
With the return of Seth, the situation becomes more complicated. The Flesh Tearer's attitude can be described as extremely tough. He openly threatened to chop down any of the Inquisition's dogs if they dared to attack, even carrying his huge chainsword.
Wandering around the area where the Inquisitor of the Scar of Victory was, scaring them so much that they dared not leave the door. At least it allowed Arash to be clean for a while. Mazhar believed that if this matter continued to ferment, it would definitely attract the attention of Terra.
The matter between Lexe Koch and the Relic Chapter was originally a shady private deal. Now that the person is dead, it does not mean that the Relic Chapter's unauthorized termination of the Atonement Expedition is over. Moreover, the original intention of the Suffering Alliance was not to fight against the Empire.
organization, but to help the troubled Astartes Chapter, but the incident involving the Relic Chapter obviously had personal reasons. Their predicament largely came from their own actions. To put it bluntly, they brought it upon themselves.
As for Arash himself, he actually regrets taking on the hot potato of the Relic Chapter, but he brought it in after all. If he throws it out again, his reputation will be completely ruined, and the Alliance of Suffering will also be damaged.
reputation, but now he can't solve the problem. The Inquisition is shouting more and more fiercely day by day, and the Relic Chapter just refuses to admit, accept, speak, or even explain. You guys have the guts to fight.
momentum.
In this case, Arash's choice is only one word -
drag!
In his heart, there was only one person who could solve this knot, and that was Soshyan, his legion commander.
So Arash sent a message to the Heretic Tribunal, saying that he was about to step down, and Soshyan would soon take over. He would handle the matter at that time, and on the one hand, he also informed the Relic Chapter and the Suffering Alliance meeting.
It's about to start. If they don't want to be labeled as traitors, then they shouldn't go anywhere during this period and stay calm.
After hearing the whole story, Soshyan was speechless and helpless, and at the same time a little disappointed in Arash.
In fact, there was a way to solve this problem quickly in the beginning, but it was suddenly turned into a smelly and hard green shit.
Looking at the whole thing, there is actually a very important third party, that is, the Griffin 4 salvage fleet. Their skitarii were also in the wreck when the incident occurred, and even the things they were looking for were the same as those of the Inquisition.
, according to the general rules of the Ministry of Justice for investigating cases, it is usually necessary to determine who benefits from the suspect and who is suspected. In the Death of the Inquisitor, Griffin IV was even the beneficiary. In addition, was the technological relic finally lost in subspace?
Whether it was snatched away by Griffin 4 is also unknown, but Griffin 4's hurried firing at the hulk is a very suspicious move.
If Arash is smart enough to instruct the Relic Chapter to take a bite of Griffin IV, it will easily muddy the waters. Even if it cannot clear the suspicion, it can distract the firepower of the Inquisition and turn the "murder of the Inquisitor" into a "murder case of the Inquisitor".
"The Case of the Mysterious Death of the Inquisitor", the nature of the two is completely different. In this way, we only need to drag it out and the matter will pass slowly, instead of being chased and bitten by the Inquisition's concentrated efforts now.
But this matter must be timely, and it must be brought up as soon as it happens. According to the reaction speed of the Mechanicus, it may not be possible to react immediately, but now more than half a year has passed, and Griffin 4 must be behind the scenes.
After everything has been done, the effect will be very poor at this time, and the Inquisition and the Suffering Alliance have obviously become more powerful. After the matter turns from a simple investigation into a battle of wills, the truth is often not important.
But Soshyan did not blame Arash, because the other party had not been the leader of the group for a long time, and he lacked experience in management and foreign affairs. He would inevitably be confused when encountering such a thing, so he even comforted the other party and told him
Arash has done a good job, at least he did not make the situation worse.
After that, Soshyan briefly met with Seth and Mazhar and talked about the recent situation. However, the Storm Star Territory is currently mainly dominated by various small alien hazards and occasional chaos riots. It is the calmest among the five star territories in the empire.
One of them, and then he asked the two Chapter Masters their views on the Relic Chapter.
Seth is relatively simple. As long as he is not a traitor, he can say anything. Moreover, the Adeptus Astartes has endured long-term harassment from the Inquisition for a long time and is determined not to back down. He even bluntly said that the Flesh Tearers had dealt with unscrupulous attempts to pry into the secrets of the Chapter.
the judge.
Mazhar and Soshyan chatted for a longer time. His attitude towards the Relic Chapter was not that he was disgusted, but he just felt that these people's words and deeds always seemed to be covered with a veil or disguise, something similar to the Dark Angels.
A sense of secrecy, which often means that there must be some kind of dark secret hidden in the war group. Mazar admitted that his guess was not supported by any evidence. It was all his personal intuition. Later, when talking about the hulk incident, Mazar
It is said that the think tanks of the Relic Chapter are not bad, and there are two think tanks accompanying the Fourth Company. It stands to reason that they should not know anything about the thing hidden in the hulk. Of course, it may be that the demon is well hidden.
In short, this is now a bad debt, and what needs to be dealt with is no longer a question of right or wrong.
Magyar is indeed one of the most senior chapter leaders in the empire, and his views are basically similar to Soshyan's, or even more profound.