Field gently exhaled, as if finally untying the rope on the gallows: "Sir, over at Tom's side..."
"What about Tom?" Arthur slowly straightened up: "Mr. Phillips made it very clear just now. All involved personnel, irrespective of rank, must be dealt with seriously!"
Field's heart tightened: "Dismissal from the team?"
Arthur glared at him: "Do they dare!"
"Understood, Sir!" Field stood at attention and saluted: "Head of the Crime Archives Center, Tom Flanders, due to the failure to scrutinize young radicals, led to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive affairs and constitutes a serious misjudgment. He should be demoted and transferred from his original position."
"No." Arthur suddenly interrupted him: "That's not enough."
Field was stunned: "Sir?"
Arthur spoke slowly: "Demotion is the minimum penalty. If he is only demoted, what kind of accountability is that?"
