The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Suspension (5)

After subduing the prisoners, I secured the rest of the facility at dusk. After blocking the collapsed section of the wall with the barbed wire we found in the warehouse, the two remaining men joined to secure their retreat.

“Major, I've been communicating with Marigold as you instructed, and we're told that civilian evacuation is only possible after dawn." The flight plan is full of emergency transport missions. The time is 0900 the next day, so stay here until then. But here's the thing. ”

Harper reports deploying satellite terminals in front of the church. Winter felt curious.

“Problem? What kind? ”

“Regulations forbid the transfer of prisoners. Take him to FOB Olema and report him to his superiors, or, if not, kill him at the behest of the Field Commander. ”

“ ……. ”

“Just in case, they were all death row inmates when I called them. He's already been convicted and there's a special law against enforcement, so don't worry. I said I'd talk to the Army Attorney if I wanted to, but I ended the transmission with the major first. ”

“I'm a little embarrassed. ”

It was a policy that did not fit the nature of the current regime. Is it an inevitable real compromise? Harper wasn't happy as much as winter was concerned. Killing an enemy and execution are very different in nature.

“How do I do that? Would you like to speak directly with Marigold? ”

“No, I don't think I'm going to make a difference. Let's think a little bit more. Did you order anything else? ”

"Two mission units in the adjacent area and a temporary squadron have been designated as the rally point. They're due to arrive by noon tomorrow, so they want you to take command and withdraw with them. And, what was it again...... Oh, I'll update the tactical information system, including the personnel configuration, and we'll make sure it's not too late. That's it."

Okay, good job. At the end of winter Harper drops his handset.

After a long time of air, the civilians generally look bright. There were not many people who burst into tears suddenly. The children are not active yet. There was blood on the grass where the body was removed. Staring at the winter. The light wind still rotted.

Only Dr. Hund was excited. Runs at a luminous level to unwind from being tied down.

“If I had known this, I would have worn something thicker.... ”

Morales grumbles, looking out for bulletproof plates. The 5 mm thick ceramic plate was clear of the scuffed marks. It wasn't pierced, but it would have hurt just as much as a fist.

This low defensive item was not an official supply. Usually more than 15mm thick. Because you can't defend your rifle bullets below it. The same is true of large debris. Winter pointed out.

“Even though it's thin, it's too thin. I don't know when I'm going to be in close combat. ”

“That……. because I feel like I'm going to pee if I'm heavy when I'm dealing with mutant chicks. We didn't even have artillery here, we didn't even have air support... I was more afraid of crunchy yellow teeth in front of my eyes than uncertain debris. ”

“At least you should have warned me as a superior. Who's responsible for the hook? ”

“I'm sorry."

Although Sergeant Osborne experienced the Broken Arrow, a merciless fire support that spreads over the heads of allies, Danger Close, which poses a risk to allies, occurs fairly frequently on the power lines. It's a battle with a terrifying mutant group. Winter is rarely the case. Body armor was still one of the reasons why it was important.

The reprimand ends lightly. Morales was not the only one worried about running slow in a hurry. It was also something I would have noticed earlier if I had been careful. As commander of winter, there was such a responsibility.

“What do prisoners do? ”

“I don't know. Kill him or save him, but I have to talk to him first. ”

Morales looks baffled when he asks.

“What the……. The world is going crazy. That's the first I've heard in a while. ”

However, in the east, it was most likely already universal.

There was a target to be investigated. One person who is guaranteed to have minimal toughness for protecting children.

Winter approaches the room on behalf of the prison, and the sheriff guarding the door takes off his hat.

“I lived because of you. You look busy, so you can barely say hello. Randy Knight, Marin County Sheriff. It's not a dark night, it's a knight on a horse. It's an honor to meet you. ”

“Oh, yes. You know, it's the middle of winter, but Marin County? Not Sonoma County? ”

Marin County was on the side of the Olema outpost. A large area of land that includes the west coast and the north ridge from Mount Tamalfire west of the Gulf of San Francisco. It is quite far from the heart of Sonoma County. Over half the distance traveled during this operation.

“I got here somehow. It's a long story, but I don't think it'll be much fun for you. Well, I'm glad you're alive. But what brings you here? ”

“I have a question for the prisoner. Can I take him with me? ”

“Of course. You're the boss. ”

Sheriff, you're stepping aside. But the prisoners were not in good condition. Caleb Hunt, the bald guy with the spider tattoo, stared at the winter with a clear face in his nose, and the junkie was almost insensitive. The brief sigh of winter raised the prisoner who wanted him. He looks fine on his own.

“Sheriff.”

“If you don't mind, you can call me Randy. ”

“So, Randy. ”

Winter shakes its head.

“By command, the prisoners have become my subjects. I appreciate your cooperation, but I hope there's no unnecessary violence. ”

“Oh…. ”

The sheriff was silent for a moment on an unexpected request. Soon, I accepted it with a slightly stiff look.

“I'm sorry if I offended you. But it wasn't unnecessary. They took care of it as a precaution. You don't know when to pull a stunt. I only punched him hard enough. ”

“As a precaution? What if he dies?”

“It doesn't matter if you die. I've committed a mortal sin.”

A sheriff with a crooked smile on his beard.

“I don't know what you'd think if I told you this, but I'm a better expert on men than you are on beasts. I can carve it into my body because I ignore it even when I hear it. ”

A prisoner spits on the floor. Randy Knight's eyes widen, but his crooked footsteps remain motionless. However, one hand was still on the pistol handle. He bends his lips and scowls at the prisoner Winter is trying to take.

“Major. Don't trust him, either. I appreciate you looking out for them, but they're not human babies in the first place. The maniac did something impulsively good once. It could have been a process of convincing myself of foul sexual desire. There are a lot of criminals who mistakenly think they're good. ”

It was somewhat defensive. An attitude that is wary of buying against the winter because of the prisoner's treatment.

“I know that much. I've been there.”

The sheriff shuts up during the winter months. There seems to be something left to say.

A dark facility lit up. The windows facing the inside of the wall were open, so I could see the light pouring out at once. Restrained outdoor lighting was also enough to illuminate the way. Darkness, after all, is an environment favorable to mutants. It was a well-designed environment for civilians.

Incoming radio.

[Power restored. There's a mutant in the transformer. I don't know what you were thinking.]

It was Schultz's report on the move with the civilian engineers. Followed by a new message.

[This is Morales. How do you expect the police and civilians to help you stay alert?]

“What's the level? ”

[Equipment is good. There was a lot of radio and night vision in the main equipment cabinet. There's a lot of firearms that I didn't get to evacuate to the cathedral. Would that be all right? We have to stay up all night to protect this vast facility on our own. I don't want stimulants anymore.]

“Then let's do it. Just make sure the extra troops arrive. It's a big deal if there's a misfire. Organize and order by consulting with the police, and tell the rest of the civilians not to leave the cathedral. ”

[Roger.]

Winter looked around. With this kind of facility, the troops coming up from Olema could only be used as intermediate nodes. I saw signs of spending money everywhere.

“Where do you want to sit or take a little walk? ”

The prisoner who was questioned was denounced with a dark face.

“I want to walk if I feel like it.... So what are you gonna ask me? ”

As I go, winter leads me on a rope of predators. I thought I'd let you go for a while because you couldn't escape anyway, but the problem was that the civilians were nervous. The sheriff's attitude was short-lived.

The trail was beautifully paved as it was a religious retreat. Under the starry sky, the grass is crisp, waiting for summer.

Burning like a campfire over there uses the corpse as firewood. If we just let it go, it could be a different kind of disease, or it could be food for the varieties that came after people left.

“Tell me as much as you know about the death penalty. ”

“ ……. ”

The answer continued with a space.

“I'm not sure how to explain it……. ”

“You can say whatever comes to mind. ”

That would be the less elaborate truth.

“…… that's probably how it started. It's a shame to keep people like us locked up. Why are sinners safer than civilians? Prison. If it's hard to get out, it's hard to get in. I heard a lot of protests outside the fence. ”

“So, you converted the prison into a shelter? ”

“Yes, well……. Forced labor is an excuse. I have no place to lock him up, so I'm gonna have to find an excuse to kill him. Those who are fucking tall with those cops..."

Hard to get in and hard to get out of. It was a reasonable idea. It's also a common material in zombie films, so it should be easy to get a response from the public. It was difficult to see politicians as popular. Budgets and resources have always been limited.

Above all, if you refuse to comment and your political life is over, you can neither die nor eat. The president expressed that he was stealing his opponent's weapon. Winter continued to ask.

“So, what did you actually do? ”

“It was decent at first. Most of the blockades were reinforced, and sometimes they were farmed. ”

“Farming?”

“A lot of abandoned farms near the blocking line.... I worked there in a ammunition factory, in a wind plant. Uh, city and town repairs. He said he needs to be fine until the villagers get back. But the more I did that, the less guilty I became..."

That means we're running out of facilities to keep criminals locked up. However, since the United States is the best country in the world for both prisons and prisoners, the number of prisoners involved in forced labor would be enormous.

“After the nuclear meltdown, we had to remove the mines from the disease, the mountain. Dig a fucking big hole with a fishhook. That was actually an excuse. Those bastards beat the day before they die, take off their clothes, put them on their feet, and when they die, they throw them away like garbage... But then again, I kept taking a few of them away, and I never saw anyone come back. They all did. They used it as a lab rat. ”

Maybe it's true. They're probably purging by now, but none of the subjects are as easy to get out of as the death row.

Or perhaps your field commander has weeded out excess manpower.

Extremely stressed soldiers may have been angry with the death row inmates. They deserve to die, but they don't feel guilty.

Before the disaster, there were many examples. The infamous Guantanamo base, or the Abu Ghraib camp where the abuse of prisoners was routine. Private Lindy England, an exemplary employee of Wal-Mart, became a demon half a year before joining the military. People back home didn't believe in her transformation. That can't be right. He was very sincere and kind.

Of course, England was still a good person for those close to it.

‘Humans are like actors on stage. ’

Winter reminded me of what the hater said.

There are questions that psychologists have faced in their training of leaders, whether they are good or bad.

Is evil a trait or a situation?

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# Q&A

Q. KTH: @ I believe that advanced AI is no different from humans. So a control child who learns winter, on behalf of winter, I think that's winter as well. So if you add a little bit of brain death and you insert an artificial brain that learns about that person's brain, does he or she think of himself as not human or something other than himself?

A. There is a problem with the continuity of existence. I don't think that's my happy ending. Haha.

Q. Chashercat: If the @ Worldview survives successfully and is restored to our society, then major Winter's reign will be in the game. It's like we're playing a WW2 or a WW1 backdrop game.

A. I have comics, so I have games. But nothing will come out of it.:)

Q. Pick up some soap: @ happy endings must be sympathetic, right? And when it comes to the treatment of criminals, I'd like to ask you to put on the veil of ignorance.

A. I think the future of the end will be more compassionate than the end itself.

Q. Kurofai: Do you like @ Near? Happy doesn't have to be everyone's life. An epiphany thanks to someone.

If you're referring to A. Near Replicant... I haven't played a game, but I've encountered it through a very interesting game magazine target when I was in the military for a limited time. That's not a happy ending to my standards either. I really do.

Q. Lifesaver: It's been a long time, Writer. I've only been Noble for four months. I gave you 27 expired coupons while I was watching. I hope you buy them on a hot day.

A. Thank you. But it's a mushroom saving mode, so it won't be easy to buy a Together.

Q. [Chuckles] Kid: @ yuck Joara, are you going premium after finishing your Noble time? Does the Ossuary have to be a book?

A. After completing, we will switch to Premium after notifying you, but in the meantime please use Naver to make a one-time payment.

Oops, it's already been uploaded to Naver. We need to reduce the parallax, so that's the end of today's answer.