[Outside Dantoo City] [Open to All]
The hologram flickered in a faint blue. The image of a well-fed man cut in and out sporadically; a sign that the recording had been done on some shoddy equipment or in a hurry. "The culprit has been nothing but a nuisance. Harassing caravans and stealing wares or grains. Some outlying settlements claim the group had been shaking down them for credits..." The portly human male fizzled in and out of view again, "I don't have much to offer besides the information held within this recording. The rumors of a dangerous Force User or Jedi are enough to scare off most, but the ruins of the old military outpost must contain all their ill-gotten gains with the galaxy. Some of that might suffice for a reward. With the rest of the galaxy focusing on the Core Worlds, I... we have no where to turn to." The image shuttered one last time before shutting down entirely.
Corran flipped the holodisk display in his hand over in his palm before returning it to his jacket pocket. The message had been relayed through several stations throughout the sector of Space. Likely some concerned village Alderman or merchant whose business was suffering from the situation. Corran hadn't met him yet, but he intended to once had had completed his investigation and hopefully the arrest. Whoever the man was, the Ranger felt he was right about one thing. All the focus was on the Core Worlds. The arrest of a Jedi Master. The politicking between the Jedi Order and the Sector Rangers. Most of the other experienced Rangers had flown off to other high-profile investigations. Being the rookie, Corran was left to handle the small cases. There wasn't much to go on, to be honest, but if it did turn out to be something and it had been ignored, the Chief would make heads roll.
The cloud-covered sky made the endless grain fields look grim. The young human pulled his cap down a bit as a wind blew by, making the fields wave like an ocean. The outpost he stood by was out aways from Dantoo City, but still held a bar, energy fueling, some tiny homes, and a self-pay rental station for speeder-bikes. Even a homey place like this could be unfriendly or tip off the so-called "bandit jedi" in the area, so the Ranger kept his badge tucked away under his jacket. "Even so," he mumbled to himself, "The informant believes the group is more than an individual, but a small gang. I might need some local help on this thing." If the recording has gone beyond the system, or even the sector, maybe some other law enforcement would come along. Hell, he would take even bounty hunters and treasure seekers if it came to it. With a pistol on his hip and a travel pack on his back, Corran looked conspicuous as one could get if someone was aware of the situation. If someone was going to head out to the old base ruins, this would be the place they'd start.
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