Sharp Dagger Thirty-Fifth Military Tribunal

  "Bullets!" Huang Junji shouted, his M-16 suddenly out of ammo, and he hastily yelled at Ye Ren.

  "Huh?"

  A burst of gunfire just hit the tree where Ye Ren was hiding, and Ye Ren didn't quite catch Huang Junji's shout.

  "Bullets! Bullets!" Huang Junji shouted loudly, pointing at the M-16 in his hand.

  "Oh!" Ye Ren pulled out a clip from the corpse and tossed it to Huang Junchi.

  ……

  "Thirty seconds!" The pilot reported to Wang Chaoyang.

  "Thirty seconds ready!" Wang Chaoyang shouted in the helicopter.

  "Gear up, check your ammo!" The captain of "Nightmare" yelled.

  The special forces began to check their equipment one after another.

  Wang Weilong, Lin Panning and Lin Xuey also started checking their equipment.

  "15 seconds ready!"

  Two special forces soldiers sitting at the cabin door stood up and opened the hatch.

  At this time, Wang Chaoyang found that the two helicopters of the female reconnaissance team next to him had already started landing.

  A figure in navy blue camouflage slid down from the helicopter.

  "We're here!" the pilot shouted loudly.

  Two helicopters flew directly over Huang Junjie's head.

  The rappelling rope was thrown out of the plane, and the special forces wearing jungle camouflage grabbed the rope and slid down directly to Huang Juncheng's side, throwing themselves into battle as soon as they landed.

  This is a group of devils descending from heaven.

  Grenades and rifle grenades were thrown and fired by special forces at the pirates without hesitation.

  The helicopter's gunner also operated two 12.7mm heavy machine guns to strafe the pirates on the ground.

  The machine gunner quickly set up the squad's machine gun and sent powerful firepower support to the special soldiers.

  Many pirates were killed and the rest were suppressed and could not lift their heads.

  More than 20 special forces' automatic rifles, four squad machine guns, and two airborne heavy machine guns were not something that a dozen pirates could withstand.

  "Charge! Charge!" Liang Wei rushed forward at the front, followed by her female reconnaissance team.

  The female soldiers ran into the new recruits who were rushing out with the hostages.

  "Get back quickly! Go up to the shore, I'll call a helicopter to pick up the hostages!" Liang Wei grabbed a new soldier and said.

  "Yes!"

  "Covering fire, triangular formation, charge!"

  The special forces began to advance on the pirates under the cover of machine guns.

  The pirates were powerless to resist, and the special forces advanced while firing.

  The gunfire from the pirate side gradually subsided and completely stopped when the special forces advanced to within thirty meters.

  "Cease fire!" The captain of "Nightmare" raised his fist.

  The special forces' gunfire stopped, and their advancing footsteps also stopped, but they remained vigilant.

  Behind the bushes stretched out a branch with a white underpants tied on it, which was considered as waving a white flag to surrender.

  "Throw out your guns! Put your hands on your head!"

  An automatic rifle was thrown out from behind a bush and a special forces soldier immediately rushed forward to pick it up.

  Right behind the bushes stood a pirate with his hands clutching his head. It turned out that all the remaining pirates had been killed by the special forces, leaving only him.

  Wang Weilong took out a scanning device and scanned the pirate several times, then gestured for him to turn around and scanned him several more times.

  "There's no explosive." Wang Weilong puts away his things.

  "Grab him!"

  Wang Chaoyang gave an order, and two special soldiers were about to move forward to make the arrest.

  Ye Ren looked from a distance and found out that this surrendered pirate was the same one who had just killed someone.

  Ye Ren's anger rose from his heart and evil emerged from his gall, he raised his gun, aimed at the guy's head and fired a shot, blowing his head apart.

  The sudden gunfire startled the special forces, but these old hands in the desert reacted quickly and immediately turned their guns at Ye Ren.

  "Put down your gun!" Wang Chaoyang shouted to the special soldier beside him.

  The special soldiers took a look and saw they were their own people, so they put down their guns.

  "King Wei Long, go catch him!" Wang Chaoyang said to King Wei Long.

  "Yes!" Wang Weilong put away his gun and walked towards Ye Ren with two special soldiers.

  Ye Ren also threw away the gun in his hand.

  At this time, the female soldier squad finally arrived.

  But this is considered getting up early and catching a late bus.

  Wang Weilong walked up to Ye Ren who was crouching behind a tree and smiled: "Get up, brother."

  Ye Ren looked at Wang Weilong.

  "Nothing to see here, just a minor matter." Wang Weilong said, taking out a pair of handcuffs.

  "Hey! Hey! What are you doing? What are you guys going to do?"

  As soon as Wang Weilong wanted to take Ye Ren away, Shi Nanfeng intervened and stood between the two.

  "New recruit, we're on official business."

  A staff officer behind Wang Weidong said.

  "What's wrong with you? You still want to force it?" Shí Nán Fēng said discontentedly.

  "What are you doing?" Liang Wei rushed over quickly and pushed Shi Nanfeng away first.

  Then, Liang Wei gave Wang Weilong a salute.

  "He shot and killed the captive, we have to take him back for investigation." Wang Weilong said after returning the salute.

  "He is our naval personnel and should be handed over to us for handling." Liang Wei said sharply.

  "Alright, leave it to them." Wang Chaoyang walked over and patted Wang Weilong's shoulder.

  Wang Chaoyang walked up to Ye Ren's face: "Hey! I say, your marksmanship is not bad, that last shot was really beautiful."

  "He deserves to die! He must die!" Ye Ren gritted his teeth and said.

  "He doesn't have to die, I won't ask why. When you get to the military inspection, just say what you have to say." Wang Chaoyang said to Ye Ren.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Sweep the battlefield, collect intelligence and evidence." Wang Chaoyang turned around and ordered his special forces.

  "Let's go." Liang Wei said, pulling Ye Ren up from the ground.

  Ye Ren followed Liang Wei and left.

  The female soldiers handed over the scene to the special forces and all went to gather on the beach.

  Li Jiaye and his brother who stayed in the cave also brought the wounded Huaihai to the beach for a reunion.

  Two helicopters landed on the beach, Li Jiayao was busy giving simple treatment to the wounded and then sent them onto the helicopter.

  The uninjured hostages have boarded the helicopter.

  "Go help!" Liang Wei said to the female soldiers.

  The female soldiers all have first-aid kits on them, and some of the female soldiers, like Wang Xiaoxue, have received battlefield first aid training.

  ……

  "Soldier Ye Ren, we are from the Military Procuratorate, and have been ordered to investigate the matter of you shooting and killing pirates who had already surrendered during the anti-piracy operation." Two lieutenant colonel officers sat across from Ye Ren.

  Ye Ren didn't say anything, but nodded his head instead.

  "Do you know he has surrendered."

  "I know."

  "Has your gun experienced mechanical failure such as misfire?"

  "No."

  "Why must you kill him."

  "Because he cannot live, he must be dead."

  "Why?"

  "Because he killed the hostage and ate the hostage!"

  Ye Ren's mind once again conjured up the scene of the pirate massacre and the partitioning of that woman.

  "Did you eat human flesh?" The officer who was taking notes stopped his pen, seemingly wanting confirmation from Ye Ren.

  "Yes, he ate the hostage he killed!" Ye Ren stabilized his emotions and said with a pursed lip.

  "Can you tell me in detail?"

  "I don't want to recall that scene, it's too terrifying, too inhumane." Ye Ren shook his head.

  Ye Ren had never seen such an unbearable scene in his life, even in his worst nightmares.

  Yè Rén used to think that those who killed and dismembered people on TV shows were already crazy enough.

  But how can a person who kills people and then roasts and eats human flesh still be called a human being? This is simply the devil.

  "We have photos provided by the special forces showing that there were indeed hostages killed and dismembered at the scene, and some of their limbs are still missing. According to the reports from the special forces and the marines, we have reason to believe you, but we hope you will make a statement that is in your own interest."

  The officer's words were somewhat out of line.

  Wang Chao-yang has already pulled some strings, hoping that the investigation will yield a result with mitigating circumstances, and he'll just be detained for a few days as a formality.

  Ye Ren had no choice but to recall the details of that day again, slowly recounting everything he saw that day.

  "Alright, that's all for today's interrogation. This is the transcript, sign it and press your fingerprint if there are no objections." The officer handed over the transcript, pen and an ink pad to Ye Ren.

  Ye Ren looked over the transcript, signed his name, and pressed his fingerprint seal.

  ……

  "Soldier Ye Ren!"

  The large iron gate of the isolation room was opened, and an officer led Lei Bao in, followed by two military police.

  Ye Ren suddenly sat up from bed.

  "Soldier Ye Ren, the following is the verdict of the military court on your case involving intentional homicide of surrendered pirates during anti-piracy operations. After investigation by the Military Procuratorate, reports submitted by the 'Shadow' Special Operations Brigade of the Chinese Army and the 'Bayonet Heroes' Brigade of the Marine Corps, as well as testimony from you and other participating soldiers, the court has determined: 1) The pirates who were shot had indeed committed heinous crimes including murder, ***, and cannibalism of hostages; 2) After verification, the gun used in the crime matched the bullet extracted from the head of the killed pirate, confirming that it was the gun that fired the fatal shot; 3) At the time, Soldier Ye Ren was under great psychological pressure and his behavior was out of control, but there was no intentional malice. Considering the actual situation at the time and with concern for the well-being of soldiers, the verdict is as follows: Ye Ren is sentenced to two years' imprisonment with a one-year suspension. If you are not satisfied with the verdict, you may appeal to the higher military court within 14 days from the date of this announcement."

  The officer finished reading the judgment and asked Ye Ren to sign it.

  Ye Ren looked at Lei Bao, he hadn't taken the pen yet and was still a bit stunned.

  "What's going on? You're not satisfied with staying here yet? Hurry up and sign, get out of here!" Lei Bao said to Ye Ren.

  Ye Ren then picked up his pen, signed his name, packed up his things and followed Lei Bao out.

  "We'll leave him to you." The officer said to Lei Bao.

  "Yes!" Lei Bao stood at attention and saluted: "Thank you, Commander."

  The officer left with the military police.

  Leopard just walked over to help Ye Ren collect the goods.

  "Captain, I..." Ye Ren wanted to say something.

  "I know you're feeling wronged, but what you did was right, and you did it well." Lei Bao said with a pat on Ye Ren's shoulder.

  "I was too impulsive."

  "It's fine, just be more careful next time." Lei Bao picked up Ye Ren's luggage and prepared to head out.

  Leopard took Ye Ren out of the yard, Feng Lei was waiting for them outside in his car.