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Having uncovered more distressing facts about the Master Chief's past, namely information on the boxing incident involving several ODSTs aboard the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}, Giraud confronted the supposed Insurrectionist prison camp survivor [[Thomas Wu]] and had him implicitly reveal he had been lying previously about Elysium City being home to one of the camps.<ref name="htt3">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''' ''Episode 003''</ref> However, their conversation had taken place over [[Waypoint]], which was under ONI surveillance. Several hours later, he was called for a mandatory meeting at ONI's headquarters in [[Boston]]. Before this he met with his colleague [[Petra Janecek]], who chastised him for calling ONI's official story into question. At Petra's advice, Giraud uploaded the files on what he had gathered to his trusted friend [[Ray Kurzig]] before the ONI meeting.<ref name="htt4"/> Michael Sullivan initially gave no indication of being aware of Giraud's Waypoint conversation with Wu; Benjamin was even given an exclusive interview with [[Franklin Mendez|SCPO Franklin Mendez]], the man who [[SPARTAN-II training|trained]] the Spartan-IIs. After the session, however, Sullivan gave him a strict deadline of 24 hours to deliver the raw files of his story to ONI, giving him no time to pursue his unsanctioned investigation further. This led Giraud to suspect that his conversation had indeed been flagged. Despite this, Benjamin intended to finish the job ONI had given him and bury his off-the-record investigation.<ref name="htt5">'''Hunt the Truth''' ''Episode 005''</ref>
Having uncovered more distressing facts about the Master Chief's past, namely information on the boxing incident involving several ODSTs aboard the {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}, Giraud confronted the supposed Insurrectionist prison camp survivor [[Thomas Wu]] and had him implicitly reveal he had been lying previously about Elysium City being home to one of the camps.<ref name="htt3">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''' ''Episode 003''</ref> However, their conversation had taken place over [[Waypoint]], which was under ONI surveillance. Several hours later, he was called for a mandatory meeting at ONI's headquarters in [[Boston]]. Before this he met with his colleague [[Petra Janecek]], who chastised him for calling ONI's official story into question. At Petra's advice, Giraud uploaded the files on what he had gathered to his trusted friend [[Ray Kurzig]] before the ONI meeting.<ref name="htt4"/> Michael Sullivan initially gave no indication of being aware of Giraud's Waypoint conversation with Wu; Benjamin was even given an exclusive interview with [[Franklin Mendez|SCPO Franklin Mendez]], the man who [[SPARTAN-II training|trained]] the Spartan-IIs. After the session, however, Sullivan gave him a strict deadline of 24 hours to deliver the raw files of his story to ONI, giving him no time to pursue his unsanctioned investigation further. This led Giraud to suspect that his conversation had indeed been flagged. Despite this, Benjamin intended to finish the job ONI had given him and bury his off-the-record investigation.<ref name="htt5">'''Hunt the Truth''' ''Episode 005''</ref>


While on his return trip home, Giraud spotted a man he recognized as [[Jacob Walker]], one of the people he had interviewed previously. Because Walker had claimed he was permanently residing on [[Castellaneta]], Benjamin began to question him but he was ordered to sit down by the flight crew and eventually sedated when he persisted. After returning home, he discovered that he had been fined 50,000 [[cR]] for the incident. However, he noticed that his [[COM pad]] had been recording during the entire flight. Listening to the recording, Benjamin found that ONI agents had been shadowing him and given him another dose of the sedative to put him to sleep, then taken custody of him during the flight. Furious about ONI's treatment of him, Benjamin decided to continue his investigation and upload all of his findings online for the public to see in a "part docu-diary, part audio archive".<ref name="htt5"/>
While on his return trip home, Giraud spotted a man he recognized as [[Jakob Walker]], one of the people he had interviewed previously. Because Walker had claimed he was permanently residing on [[Castellaneta]], Benjamin began to question him but he was ordered to sit down by the flight crew and eventually sedated when he persisted. After returning home, he discovered that he had been fined 50,000 [[cR]] for the incident. However, he noticed that his [[COM pad]] had been recording during the entire flight. Listening to the recording, Benjamin found that ONI agents had been shadowing him and given him another dose of the sedative to put him to sleep, then taken custody of him during the flight. Furious about ONI's treatment of him, Benjamin decided to continue his investigation and upload all of his findings online for the public to see in a "part docu-diary, part audio archive".<ref name="htt5"/>


After publishing his findings, Giraud began to receive a plethora of theories and responses from across human space. While he was meeting with Ray Kurzig regarding his investigation, Petra Janecek stormed Benjamin's apartment, furious about him recording their conversation on Earth and releasing the recording to the public. Ray and Petra eventually left, intending to distance themselves from the entire matter. However, one of Giraud's contacts, conspiracy theorist [[Mshak Moradi]], revealed that someone nicknamed "FERO" was about to get into contact with him.<ref name="htt6">'''Hunt the Truth''' ''Episode 006''</ref>
After publishing his findings, Giraud began to receive a plethora of theories and responses from across human space. While he was meeting with Ray Kurzig regarding his investigation, Petra Janecek stormed Benjamin's apartment, furious about him recording their conversation on Earth and releasing the recording to the public. Ray and Petra eventually left, intending to distance themselves from the entire matter. However, one of Giraud's contacts, conspiracy theorist [[Mshak Moradi]], revealed that someone nicknamed "FERO" was about to get into contact with him.<ref name="htt6">'''Hunt the Truth''' ''Episode 006''</ref>