The Little Prince in the Ossuary

# Changes (7)

There were different types of alcohol on the tables between the couches. Most aromatic bourbon and brandies are high, with no exception. The commander pushed the cup like it was natural for the winter to come. There should be booze in deep conversations. It was also the Chinese way.

The commander gestures.

“Choose.”

There was no need to worry. Everything here is a luxury anyway. It was brandy when I grabbed it. The winter that opened the veil filled Sierra Roo's cup first. Just before it overflows, barely. The lieutenant takes over the bottle. The winter cups were also filled with liquor.

After one round of drinking and refilling the empty cup, Winter took out the courtesy watch.

“I'll return this. ”

The commander stares at the slither, smiling.

“What good is this to someone who's about to die? ”

“Your son could be useful. Wealth or relics. ”

$10 million, $10 billion watch. It will be a great help to Tanguryeong Middle Church.

However, the lieutenant commander had to be disappearing again.

“Put it away. Unless you intend to harass me." ”

“ ……. ”

“The watch was lost because of my failures and folly. You want me to hand that stuff over to the only son of a bitch? Nonsense. That's only $10 million. My face is not that cheap. So is the price of my son's life. Put it away.”

“Is that right……. Excuse me.”

Winter tore the watch apart. The commander hung his arm on the back of the couch and twisted his leg and asked.

“If you wanted to return what you received from me in the first place, shouldn't someone else have brought it? Now that bitch is worth so much more than just a fucking watch. ”

It was a sinister question. Winter knew its intentions but took it seriously.

“A person cannot be someone's property. ”

“Yes. It doesn't look like you have it." Any word? ”

“I sometimes get letters. ”

“What 'd you find? ”

“It was the last few months ago. ”

“A few months ago……. ”

A new message from the commander who was thinking about something while robbing the ashtray.

“What did she say about me? I was so rash that I wouldn't say anything.... He would have tried to rip me off somehow for you. Right?"

I am almost sure, so the hesitant winter answered briefly as it is.

“How can the Liberation Army, who abandoned the people, be dealt with?" On the day you left Mainland China, you and your soldiers were supposed to fight for the people. We have to try to save one more person until the last moment. ”

“Of course I should have fought? ”

The commander laughs.

“Why is that so obvious? Do you agree with that? ”

“At least it's a soldier's duty. ”

“Interesting.”

Unlike what she said, she expressed contempt.

“It's never natural to have to sacrifice yourself. ”

“ ……. ”

“Is it natural for a firefighter to die in the fire? Is it natural for Public Security (police) to be killed in the pursuit of a criminal? Does it make sense for a soldier to lay down his life for the people under any circumstance? ”

“That's not…… ”

“Word of advice. Ordinary, selfish things stand on the corpses of natural things. Sacred sacrifices that are considered natural and peaceful because they are soldiers, natural because they are parents, and natural because they are children. Don't listen to the howling crap you can't take for granted. ”

With a sigh of smoke, the commander represents the position of the soldiers.

“It's a completely different concept than risking your life to fight. Fighting is about winning and surviving, no matter how low the odds. At least not to ordinary soldiers. What did the state do to order you to die? ”

Alcohol emptied like water. The wine is still there. Winter fills the cup.

“Commander, how many of my men would die fighting for their country and their people?" ”

“Not much. ”

“That's right. Not much. Most of them, in order to somehow survive in a society that pushes them out of the ladder, to feed their families, to become carp beyond the question. That's why I pledged my allegiance to the Party and the State. It's okay to assume it was a compulsion, not a choice. It's basically for their own good that they're willing to risk their own lives. It's not uncommon for someone to die so pure for someone else. ”

In China, the military is a gateway to success. Carp beyond the Dragon Gate was the same as the dragon born from the bloodstream. There is also a side to the fish that dream of a clear pond after death and constantly swim in a turbulent stream. Winter remembered that the former commander mentioned a ladder inside someone else's fence.

“But the country that promised to pay for all that fell apart. ”

The commander groans.

“The premise of the contract is gone. Isn't it weird that a country collapsed and still has its obligations? Soldiers' identities are built under the republic. So the moment the country disappeared, the people in military uniform and the people who were not in military uniform just became the people who wanted to live the same. At least that's what I believe. So I wanted to save my people first. The meagre wages the soldiers receive in return for their service will never be so great as to justify their deaths. I've been there, too. I climbed up from the ground so that I wouldn't be clean, but I can't force a soldier who only looks at me to fulfill his duty by dying. ”

“I see what you mean. ”

“She. ”

The commander gives the impression of sucking the cigar dry.

“Juwei was a beneficiary of the unfair system. No matter how good my career is, as an actor, my social class is never normal at that age. I climbed the ladder of success under the protection of the party just because I was born with a loving face in a good family. Of course, there must have been a lot of competition and pain there, but I lived for a long time at a price compared to the effort I put in. But who's to say who deserves to die? ”

Phew. Smoke coming out of the thick blob.

“Commander in the middle of winter. ”

“Yes.”

“Thou shalt not be taken for granted. ”

Winter has heard the same thing recently. It must have been on the phone with Min-won.

‘No one thanked me for what was natural. ’

It was an advice that was coming as a possibility about the future.

“That's a strange reaction. ”

Winter has ended recall, according to the general.

“It reminds me of someone who gave me similar advice. ”

“Whoever he is, he's a wise man. ”

Another glass was emptied. The bottle goes up.A glass that is less empty should not always be empty, as it is considered an insult to the target. After receiving a drink from the commander with both hands and tapping the table, Winter thought it was time to get down to business.

“Commander, why are you telling me this? ”

“Why did you want to see your return? ”

Winter nods frankly in front of the rebellious commander.

“I trust you didn't just call me to see my face. ”

“Well, yeah. ”

After accepting it, the general adds a small amount.

“But it's also the fact that I was most eager to meet you. He would, too, have deceived me so well. ”

“I apologize for that. ”

“Don't apologize. ”

The heavy bowel's eyebrows distort.

“I was defeated as a soldier. Forgiveness from a winning opponent can only make you miserable. You're not asking me to be AQ. ”

“ ……. ”

“First of all, the fact that you saved my son's life is not the only thing that won't go away. If his son's life is at stake because of the need for forgiveness, he is also unpleasant. ”

The winter, when I almost said I was sorry again unconsciously, kept my mouth shut until it was too late.

“Anyway."

The lieutenant changed his tone.

“I was hoping to see you again, as expected. ”

“Tell me.”

“It's simple. Now that I've got some of my men ready to use, why don't you take them when we run out of troop resources?" ”

The awkward winter turns around. Anne and I had FBI agents in place to prepare for an accident, but they didn't seem to be able to understand Chinese. However, it is a curious gesture in response to the eyes of the winter. What's going on?

Winter asked the commander.

“Is this a pre-agreed issue? It means that the Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security...... Is there an agency that has sanctioned it everywhere? ”

“No.”

“Then how.... ”

“I thought the rest of the procedure would be pretty easy once I got the Commander's consent first. You are a promising officer favored by the next president. There will be many who will do us the silent favor of the Buddha. Even if he's conscious.”

“ ……. ”

“Why, no? It would be a much better choice than raising an underdeveloped gangster and a flabby why. ”

“It's a sudden offer. Don't they have a grudge against me? ”

“I can't help it. I was deceived for leaving intent and purpose. But I only chose desperate people who had a much greater desire for life. I made excuses for my last order. We've established a face so we can compromise on the real world. ”

Face to face with the Chinese is sometimes more important than life. Not many people would really lay down their lives to protect themselves, but at least on the surface. Vile grudges last a long time.

The general said to the flesh-eating winter,

“Be their fences and ladders. Then they will be loyal to you. ”

“Is it because you feel obliged to do this? ”

“It's more about debt than obligation. I didn't become a fence or a ladder. ”

Immediately, the colonel's wrinkles looked deep. But she was about to become a fence for all the Chinese who survived. The preliminary winter responded slowly.

“It's hard for me to get an answer here, but I'll look into it positively. ”

“Not bad. ”

At the very least, I think I need to consult Anne.

“By the way, Lieutenant, do any of the candidates include Tanguryeong Middle School? ”

“Yes.”

“It's a little...... burdensome. ”

“He's got a complicated stomach, too. But rest assured, he's not strong enough to ignore his mother's will. I didn't teach you enough to hate the wrong person. Yang Yong-bin, we would have had a pretty constructive relationship if we weren't so insensitive. ”

To Sierra Leone, Beidou's satellite was a means to stop a nuclear attack. Therefore, you don't seem to resent the loss of control of the satellite.

He said, feeling a little tired now.

“Yang Yong-bin was right about one thing. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Just living a life of misery. ”

“…… you don't like what the U.S. government guarantees in return for the trial. ”

“The terms are good. Unless the United States collapses, and as long as the promises are kept, there will be no interruption in living to the death. But if that's all, it's not like livestock is being raised. Eating when it's time, and repeating cheap lives when it's time. There's more to life than meets the eye. A better dream for tomorrow. That's why ladders are important. I don't want to make my people and their offspring North American. No. In a way, you're no better than the natives. ”

Winter understood Sierra Roo's words. The Indians in the Sanctuary still have no voting rights. You must waive some of the privileges to the reserve, tribal operating subsidies, and casino operating rights to be recognized as a U.S. citizen. The commander considers the indigenous people better than his own men, because at least the way he becomes a citizen is open.