Chapter 15 - Sarah Returns Without Inspectors
Months later, Sarah returned to the base.
No tactical team.
No investigation folder.
No surprise inspection.
She simply wanted coffee before a meeting nearby.
Linda spotted her.
“Colonel.”
“Linda.”
Ryan, now a major, walked over carrying his lunch.
He pointed at Sarah’s cup.
“Careful with that.”
Sarah smiled.
The cafeteria had changed.
New safety reporting posters hung near the entrance.
Anonymous reporting procedures were posted beside them.
More importantly, soldiers and civilians seemed willing to use them.
Maya Brooks had received whistleblower protections and remained in
service.
The procurement case involving Collins, Shaw, and Patriot Field Services
continued through legal channels.
Miller’s administrative and legal consequences were still being
resolved.
Sarah did not pretend one investigation fixed an institution.
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But people now understood that disappearing a complaint could become
more dangerous than the complaint itself.
