"Now I wonder why you chose me to accompany you through Wall Rose here. Don't you like Wall Sina?" I questioned as Vincent and I strolled through the streets within Wall Rose.

"Wall Sina is a safe place. That, I agree to. However, it doesn't give me many opportunities to right wrongdoings. Wall Rose has a larger population, so it increases my chance of helping someone."

I paused in thought. "That was a lot more deep than I expected. You're like a law-abiding vigilante."

He laughed loudly. "I'm not sure if vigilante is the best word for that. But thank you, nevertheless. Plus, you know the roads better than I do so we wont get lost."

I chuckled uneasily, turning away from him. "You got that right."

"However, some Military Police officers getting lost seems like a pleasing option."

I narrowed my eyes and whirled around to face 3 three young Survey Corps soldiers. My eyes widened when I spotted Mikoto's face within the team.

"Now that's not nice." Vincent scolded playfully, unaware of my predicament. "No one wants to get lost in such a big area."

"The Military Police should just stay within Wall Sina where they belong, like the rest of the high-powered cowards." Hissed the same soldier in return.

"Hey, relax. We're all on the same side here."

"Same side, my ass. What did the MP do when the Titans were found within Wall Sina? They. Shat. Themselves. The Survey Corps had to go and save your ass and in the end, we were the ones that lost our family even though Wall Sina was supposed to be teeming with Military Police."

I glanced down at Vincent's hands which had curled into fists and decided to step in.

"That's enough, soldier." I stepped between Vincent and the team of three. "Stand down and go back to your post before I'm forced to restrain you under the pre-tense of verbally assaulting a Military Police officer." I warned. Mikoto and I briefly locked eyes and despite the fact that I had switched sides, he knew that I wasn't afraid to result to physical approaches.

"Come on, man. Drop it. They're not worth it." He grabbed the other's shoulder.

"They're not the ones who saw their comrades get killed by giant human-eating predators! They're all sitting on their asses watching as their lives float on by in peace while the rest of us suffer like animals!"

I fired my 3DMG to the roof and instantly flew into the insulter's face. He stumbled back in surprise.

"If you want to keep insulting the MP from outside of Wall Sina's prisons, I suggest you shut up and back off. Final warning." I growled.

"I'm jetting off, I don't wanna spend the rest of my life cooped up in a Sina cage." Mikoto agreed. The silent third cadet nodded. The offender glared at me before stepping away slowly.

"Do as the MP says, brat."

I stiffened at the familiar voice. Looking at the roof in front of the one I currently stood on, sure enough, Captain Levi easily posed on the chimney. Show off.

"Corporal Levi! Yes sir!" the three cadets saluted quickly, the offender sent a swift glare in my direction before flying off. Vincent and I also relaxed our stances.

"Thank you Corporal Levi." I replied, turning to look at him. I held his gaze and spied the confusion and betrayal that he felt within his grey orbs. They disappeared as he spoke again.

"Tch. Those brats were asking for it. However, if you do run into trouble, there is no guarantee that I'll be able to save you again." he warned.

"No worries, Captain. I'm sure you have more important things to deal with in the Corps than two lost Military Police officers. We can handle ourselves just fine. Thank you for your intervention anyway." Vincent spoke up, breaking the gaze between us. Levi nodded curtly in acknowledgement before making his escape.

"You seem to know the Captain well." He stated. I glanced at him and hopped off the roof.

"Oh? And how did you manage that conclusion?"

"There was some intense eye contact going on there. You two aren't romantically involved are you?"

"Urgh." I grimaced. "Definitely not."

"Then…?"

"He's my best friend. Well, was. Before I joined the MP."

"Ah." Vincent fell silent as I looked back to the place where I last saw Levi leave.

"In any case, we should head back to Wall Sina. I'm sure you have work to do with my cousin."

"Afternoon, Nick. Sorry I'm late. Vincent and I had a slight altercation on our patrol past Wall Sina."

I entered Nick's office and closed the door behind me.

"Altercation?" his eyebrow rose. "Is everything sorted?"

I nodded. "Yes, it wasn't a big deal. Now, where do we start?"

Nick pulled out some maps and papers and spread them over the table. I pulled out my own notebook and papers and squeezed them onto a free corner. Nick flicked a pen in his hands before stabbing it onto a particular spot outside of Wall Sina.

"So far, with the help from Erwin, I've been able to pinpoint the entry and exit of weapons to this location here. unfortunetly, I haven't been able to get any witnesses of the passage of illegal weapons from the entryway."

I instantly recognized the map point and grimaced.

"Yeah, you wouldn't."

Fuji tilted his head at me. "Why's that?"

I placed my finger on the same point and traced the outline of a rectangle.

"This opening is one of many entryways into an underground maze that runs under part of the city. It was mainly used as a natural disaster shelter but now it's used as shortcuts through that part of the city by locals. It's also a point of entry to the Underground City, if you know the way."

"So basically, the weapons could have originated from either the Underground City or from the city above? Forget about going back to square 1, we're in an even worse spot than before." Nick threw his hands up in exasperation. I cocked my head in thought.

"Not…necessarily."

He glanced up at me, curious. "What did you have in mind?"

I smiled uneasily at him, resting back in my chair and crossing my arms. "It's a plausible idea but I'm not sure if you're going to like it."