You'd think the Minions of Lord Evil would be reporting everything, because when you louse up he crushes your throat for your failure. Of course when you've got your minions reporting everything from 'Commander de Sade's boots were improperly laced, he may be a spy' to 'Heard a noise in the walls on level 7, might be someone breaking in or maybe it's just the pipes again', either you check everything and run yourself ragged or you end up ignoring the one thing you needed to look at.
That's actually pretty much the entire anime "Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TB_VoA2kPY
(one of my recent favorites)
It's a concept with a lot of potential.
You'd think the Minions of Lord Evil would be reporting everything, because when you louse up he crushes your throat for your failure. Of course when you've got your minions reporting everything from 'Commander de Sade's boots were improperly laced, he may be a spy' to 'Heard a noise in the walls on level 7, might be someone breaking in or maybe it's just the pipes again', either you check everything and run yourself ragged or you end up ignoring the one thing you needed to look at.
Reporting things draws attention to yourself. You might get blamed for the very thing you reported.
Worse, you might louse up an Evil Plan by reporting the wrong thing.