Having obtained the deodorant, Henry returned to his residence. He then assembled the platoon.

“Attention, everyone. Did you take good care of the mementos I gave you last time?”

“Yes sir.”

Henry pulled out the bottle of deodorant that Tini had given to him.

“Was there a deodorant that looked like this among the items I handed out?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the bottle. The platoon members exchanged glances with each other, but no one answered.

“We don’t think so.”

“Is that so?”

Henry was puzzled. The platoon members had possession of Carter’s belongings, so Henry had assumed someone had his deodorant as well.

“Did anyone throw it away or burn it?”

Henry couldn’t recall seeing a glass bottle when he had done his burning routine in front of the platoon.

“No. We checked all of Commander Carter’s items. There was nothing like that among them.”

“Really?”

Henry could do nothing.

Why was Carter killed when he didn’t even use the deodorant on himself? Could it be that Holtervelt’s testimony was wrong?

Numerous theories ran through Henry’s mind. Regardless, the next expedition was going to test Holtervelt’s testimony. Even if Holtervelt...