Inspector Vey arrived at the prototype test shelter with a folder from Wuchen’s office. He had come to challenge the node plan’s safety, not to arrest anyone. Wei offered him a seat at the table and placed the old repair records beside the new pylon readings.
“The Registry prioritized central stability because a local failure could spread if a village disconnected at the wrong time,” Vey said.
Wei showed him the disconnected channels and the missing repair entries. Ning laid out the casualty register from the furnace towns. It named people injured near damaged relays and asked who had approved diverting the crews to ceremonial walls.
Vey studied the dates. He could not answer who approved each diversion, but offered to deliver an amended report if the coalition provided verified readings.
“You’ll get the signed records,” Ning said. “Not a summary that strips out the missing crew names.”
Vey agreed. Wei set a monitored inspection for the next test. Both sides would keep copies of the readings, and the inspector could ask to see the instruments.
Qiao gave Vey the pylon measurements, including the overload failure. Vey looked at the burned casing.
“Can the coil design support the central line if Yan leaves?”
