Chapter 123
Chapter 123 Episode 019: Tsk, This Shield (6)
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"Get lost," The squad leader, Lin, motioned with a wave of his hand, then brutally addressed Flossie Wright, "You’d better teach her properly!"
Upon hearing the squad leader’s unusual notions, Flossie’s eyes twinkled with amusement, nodding without resistance, "I promise to do it."
Honestly, Flossie quite liked this squad leader. Even though the squad leader’s position wasn’t all that high, there was always a bit of authority where one could flaunt, especially in the Forces, where there’s a particular penchant for the official talk. However, Lin was the opposite, he could point out the harsh truths in a straightforward fashion. Things were as they seemed, but he would still maintain formalities when the situation called for it, not imposing ideological restraints on anyone - making him a rare individual.
But, with his personality, it seems he could only be the squad leader of the cooking class.
Flossie understood well, that’s just how society was.
"Let’s go." Becca Reyes signaled to Flossie and turned around, her expression fell immediately.
Although she likes the straightforwardness of squad leader Lin, that doesn’t necessarily mean she enjoys sitting idle in the bedroom for hours. Furthermore, the deputy squad leader, Neal Thompson, was closely monitoring her review, which would undoubtedly irritate Becca to no end.
Flossie, on the other hand, was indifferent, casually shrugged her shoulders and followed Becca away.
However, Neal Thompson, the deputy squad leader who kept watching Lin scold them, felt particularly pissed off. She had always opposed Lin’s viewpoints, to say the least, she didn’t like him at all. If it weren’t for his senior rank, she would have...
𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
"Squad Leader Lin, how could you talk to them this way?" Neal Thompson, barely suppressing her fury, stood in front of Lin.
Lin held the two review papers handed by Flossie, put his hands behind his back, looked down on Thompson, "What do you mean?"
Neal Thompson’s eyes flickered, clearly somewhat fearful of him, yet she straightened up her back, and said righteously, "How could you say that the review was fabricated? If the review is not written sincerely, it’s utterly pointless."
"Do you think they would admit their mistakes?" Lin’s face showed slight coldness, and then he took another step closer to Neal, which forced her to step back a bit. He looked straight into her eyes, "They helped us when others bullied our cooking class, who would dare to say it was the wrong decision? Although we from the cooking class are in charge of logistics if someone bullies us, are we supposed to stand stupidly and let them? I respected you, that’s why I haven’t stopped them from submitting their reviews. I don’t care about a soldier, who has no sense of group honor!"
Lin was always this straightforward, and he had offended more than a few people in the past. He and Neal had always held different views, and he never planned to convince her.
But there are things he needs to stand by. Living in a collective environment, you must have a sense of group honor. The brawl and the perfect shots fired by Flossie, and Flossie Wright and Becca Reyes handling the new recruits together, he had all heard of these from the male soldiers in his squad reported the day before. He knew Flossie and Becca weren’t the easiest to teach, but since what they did was right, there’s no reason to penalize them.
As long as they maintain their friends and the team’s dignity, their arrogance can be attributed to personality. After all, their hearts are not bad, and this decisive and forceful personality is something that a soldier can possess.
Indeed, the Forces need discipline. But, if everything is restrained by rules, all that’s left in the end is a pile of puppets and cowards.
Just like Yvonne Watson, who was brought by Neal.
"You’re utterly unreasonable!" Neal Thompson glared at him angrily, "Punishing them has nothing to do with collective honor at all. There were many other solutions to yesterday’s issue, and they used the wrong methods, that’s the main problem."
— End of Chapter 123 —