Chapter 173
Chapter 173 Episode 024 One Word of Feelings (8)
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Lightly lifting her eyes, Flossie Wright asked with seeming jest, appearing quite interested.
She had always failed to understand the so-called selfless dedication of soldiers. Why enlist? Was it driven by a zest for glory, or a search for a place to demonstrate one’s ability, or perhaps... any number of other reasons?
She still cannot comprehend it.
But since she was in such a place, she would eventually confront these questions. Beyond the bravado and passion, there were many with ulterior motives, like Flossie Wright, who came in contact with her fiancé, Rowdy Brightwill.
So, what about him?
She was genuinely curious.
Glenn Hutchinson slightly raised his eyes, capturing the moonlight that fell on his picturesque face, shrouding it in a haze that was somewhat startling and soft. His handsome and resolute face revealed no changes, but a gentleness trickled from his eyes.
"To protect our homes and defend our country."
To protect our homes and defend our country.
His words sounded incredibly nonchalant.
Even slightly dismissive.
Flossie Wright was taken aback. The fog of curiosity and speculation gradually faded, making way for an idle and languid atmosphere.
To protect our homes and defend our country; every soldier was attributed with such responsibilities, but very few truly took them to heart. At least, when Flossie was in her political studies class, she always treated these four words as a joke. Though it sounded grand, a single person couldn’t make a huge difference.
However, when these words came from Glenn Hutchinson’s mouth, she found it impossible to belittle them.
Some people just have that charisma; any words they utter are beyond questioning.
Moreover, what’s wrong with the idea of protecting our homes and defending our country?
Nothing.
𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
It’s what every soldier is doing, and it’s also the most beautiful dream of everyone who chooses to enlist.
She suddenly understood why she was always so inclined to believe him without asking for a reason, and why so many people felt the same way as her.
Because a person like him is absolutely worth it.
The night was very quiet, so quiet that any movement could be detected.
According to Glenn Hutchinson’s rules, everyone else had fifteen minutes to hide, while the seeker was only given ten minutes.
How many Glenn had found, Flossie Wright didn’t know, but she managed to find all the hiding soldiers within eight minutes. Apart from the first lucky one whom she "strangled," the rest were easily hit by her bullets from a distance. They had not even had the chance to worm into their cozy nests when they had already "sacrificed" themselves honorably.
Luckily, Flossie Wright wasn’t that cruel. Or rather, she wasn’t as extravagant as Glenn Hutchinson with bullets and shot conservatively. All of them had been sniped with a single head shot, no matter how well they hid.
However, while she was completing the task with ease, the soldiers who were found by her felt like crying out of frustration.
If their Captain had found them, they wouldn’t have complained at all, because he was the Captain! Who would dare challenge his prowess?! However, the one who found them now was just a cook hand-picked by Glenn Hutchinson. Worse, she was a woman. So, all these elites were collectively driven mad by the stimulation, hugging each other’s heads in grief.
"As a woman, can she not be so ferocious?"
"Even being chased away from the old forces, we never felt so humiliated!"
"This feeling of wanting to die..."
All the noisy chatter culminated into one phrase:
Simply fucking humiliating!
If the Captain is going to keep toying with us like this, where will we hide our faces?!
— End of Chapter 173 —