Perhaps it was impulsive, and it would almost certainly end with him suspended, but Julius no longer cared. He refused to let the opportunity slip through his fingers. Once the trail went cold, there would be no getting it back until the decisive moment.
Through his internal connections, he secured a fabricated identity using the Revenant Knights' channels instead of the Directorate's. It was the only route that allowed immediate deployment without passing through Sabine's blockade.
"Mister Schneider, with all due respect… We'll have to file reports once this goes through. These channels eventually synchronize with the Directorate's system. Hiding the fact that you are entering the USSR will be impossible. They will find out."
"It doesn't matter. Proceed."
"Sir… the moment the Directorate sees this, they may initiate a recall."
"That'll save me the effort of explaining once I return."
