When the Ministry of Internal Affairs conducted investigations, promotions and improved treatments were frozen, branded as corrupt or unreliable; everything ceased. Even if one passed the investigation, they could only remain at their current level until some special circumstance occurred, such as carrying out significant undertakings or having strong backing, to climb back up.
Hughes was furious this time because one of their own had been meddled with by outsiders, and the tactics used were extremely despicable. Hughes had now confirmed that at least the field agents and OPR departments had moles inside them, and they transmitted information with great speed. It was time to start investigating and making adjustments.
Though Thomas, the intermediary, had assured that he would handle the moles, who could guarantee his success? After all, he was just a middleman, and several days had passed since their last conversation without Hughes hearing any news of personnel movements.
