Chapter Fifteen: The Two Despicable Types of People

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  I don't know how long I slept, but when I woke up, the sky had just darkened. Looking at my watch, the hands only pointed to 8 o'clock. Calculating the time, I had only slept for three or four hours. After lying on the bed for a while, I got up. "Hmm, no one even came to call me for dinner! What a bunch of heartless people! It's about time I went to see these guys! And I'll go check out the cafeteria too, see if there's still food left!" I muttered to myself, fastening my combat belt and strapping on my weapon before walking out of the special personal quarters that had been arranged for me.

  At the entrance, there were two soldiers guarding my door, but these two people hung their heads and leaned against the wall, already asleep. I shook my head with a bitter smile, if it was the Germans sneaking up, with these two obvious guys to remind them that there was an enemy commander here, I would definitely be the first to die. But this is Carrington, still safe for now, besides, John Joe has arranged defenses here, and I don't need to be tense all the time, first of all, it's not necessary, secondly, these friendly troops will also be dissatisfied with my nervousness. Besides, if the German special forces really sneaked up, it would just prove that I was destined to die, and there would be no one to blame!

  He patted the shoulders of these two soldiers, and they were suddenly startled, and they were about to pull the trigger!

  "Who is it?"

  "Idiot! It's me! You two don't need to keep watch, go back to sleep!" I said in annoyance.

  “yes，sir！”

  These two guys heard that they didn't have to be on guard duty anymore and immediately took off, running back to sleep faster than anyone else.

  I spat out a mouthful of saliva and cursed in a low voice: "What a bunch of white-eyed wolves!"

  I strolled through the streets, and apart from running into a few patrols, I didn't meet anyone familiar. Rubbing my growling stomach, I couldn't help but smile wryly. Although I had some compressed biscuits in my military rucksack, those hard and dry things were really unpalatable. Originally, I wanted to go to the field kitchen to see if there was anything edible, but when I got there, it was empty, as if it had been looted. The feeling of hunger is really unbearable.

  "Good heavens! Is this Lieutenant Konti?"

  A familiar female voice reached my ears, and when I looked up, it was Anna, the reporter I had met during the day. Although I knew that today's bragging with those bastards wouldn't reach Miss Anna's ears, I still felt guilty and glanced around nervously.

  "What are you looking at?" Anna asked curiously, staring at me as I gazed around.

  "Huh, nothing! Nothing!" For some reason, Anna and I have run into each other twice now. Logically speaking, as a soldier who's been through blood and rain, I shouldn't be nervous around her, but for some reason, whenever we're together, I feel uneasy all over.

  "Does it seem like you don't like being with me?" Anna's intuition should be said to be quite correct.

  "Uh, no! Not at all!" I said to Anna. I didn't know what to say, my mind kept thinking about the bragging of those bastards with Johnson this afternoon, and my eyes involuntarily drifted towards Anna's chest. To be honest, as a soldier who may not have tomorrow, it was normal to think about such things.

  I remember reading a book about the "Vietnam Self-Defense War Chronicle" in my previous life. The book tells a touching story that at the time, a small unit on the front line of Vietnam was surrounded by the enemy in a cave called Cat Ear Cave. There was also a female military doctor among them. Everyone thought they would die for sure. One soldier, who was only 17 or 18 years old and seriously injured, was dying. His greatest wish before he died was something that makes people feel sad. He said: "I've lived to this age, but I've never seen what a woman's body looks like."

  It wasn't funny at all, when the young soldier finished speaking, everyone present cried, including the female military doctor. At that time, a young unmarried woman showing her body was not as trivial as it is now, although the female military doctor was extremely embarrassed, she still took off her clothes one by one with tears in her eyes, revealing her enchanting figure. The young soldier died with a smile, but because they were rescued, this touching story spread out!

  There are so many young men like him in the war, who didn't get to enjoy life and have already gone, nobody can count them all because there are too many! Originally I wasn't supposed to have this damn rebirth, I was just moved, but having narrowly escaped death from the cannon fire, my feelings run deeper. This isn't impulsiveness, it's just making up for that bit of regret when I was about to leave!

  "Who would have thought that Lieutenant Kanti was also a pervert!" Anna discovered my occasional sneaky glances at her and laughed very openly.

  "Good grief, foreign women are really open-minded. If this were China, I'd have gotten a good slap in the face and that would've been the end of me. Luckily, the darkness saved me from embarrassment."

  "Cough cough, Miss Anna is so beautiful that people can't help but sneak a few glances!" I sincerely praised.

  "Thank you for your compliment. Since that's the case, am I not honored to have a personal interview with you?" What a cunning woman who knows how to take advantage of opportunities and her talents.

  "Of course! It's an honor for me to have a one-on-one interview with Miss Anna!" What I really wanted to say was that I'm truly honored to be alone with you.

  "Well, I suppose I should get started now?" Anna said with a playful smile.

  "Alright, but I'm not ready yet! Some improper words, you can't let me see the newspaper, okay!" I'd love to appreciate Anna's cuteness and beauty.

  "Alright, Lieutenant Konti, you can relax now!" Anna smiled and finally started her long-planned topic. "Lieutenant Konti, your unit was one of the first to land on Omaha Beach and engage with the Germans, and since the opening of the European theater, many units have suffered heavy casualties compared to the Germans. From this, where do you think our gap with the Germans lies?"

  "What a sharp question! I recalled for a moment, the disadvantages that the Germans revealed during World War II, and then organized my language, smiling: "Miss Anna's first question is almost unbearable. However, your question is very realistic. Compared to the Germans, we have an overall advantage because we have material, manpower, and air support at all times and places. The weapons used by our troops are much better than those of the Germans in terms of performance and firepower. Just like my D company, in terms of individual weapons, it can be said that they are generally better than those of the Germans, only..."

  "What's going on?" Anna couldn't help but interrupt and ask.

  "Just in terms of resources, we are far superior to the Germans, but I have to say that the overall combat quality and personal combat skills of German soldiers, as well as their fighting spirit, are all far superior to those of our allied soldiers. So I say that the gap between us and the German soldiers is currently impossible to catch up with, unless we comprehensively squeeze them strategically and use equipment advantages to narrow the gap between soldiers. Only in this way can we minimize the casualties of our soldiers to the greatest extent."

  "Captain Conti, I didn't think your vision was so far-reaching," Anna said with a nod of approval. "In my opinion, the Allied Command's promotion to lieutenant is a waste of talent like yours."

  "Why don't I take a walk through your doorway?"

  "No, no! With your abilities, you will be recognized by the superior officer sooner or later! As Philosopher said, gold will always shine! What do you say, Lieutenant Conti?" Anna refused firmly.

  "Yes, Miss Anna is right! But I was just joking, don't take it seriously! Miss Anna!" I said with a tone of "it's nothing".

  Anna saw that I didn't have any dissatisfaction with her attitude just now, and she finally felt at ease.

  "Captain Konti, I have another question personally."

  "Go ahead, if I can answer it, I will definitely answer your question."

  "Hmm. I wonder when you estimate we'll end this war, and yet I've heard from your subordinates that you still have a lot of goodwill towards Hitler, the devil? I think if the Allied Command finds out, they will definitely come to investigate you."

  Anna's question was quite abrupt, and it turned out that I had made some comments about Hitler when chatting with Joensen and others in my free time, which she had found out. Damn it, who has such a big mouth? After this is over, I'll have to skin him alive. However, I couldn't just keep quiet because Anna's background was obviously very deep. Although I had a good impression of this American woman, I knew that nothing could happen between us. This wasn't some romantic comedy where the woman falls deeply in love with you at first sight and can't live without you. In reality, everyone lives their own life regardless of who is around. As for Anna, I won't deny that she has a certain allure to every man, but as a small lieutenant, I still have some self-awareness. I can indulge in fantasies, but when it comes down to it, I need to think things through clearly.

  But now if I can't explain it clearly to Anna, I'm afraid that someday it will reach the ears of my superiors, and at that moment I'll probably spend the rest of my life in an American prison. Whether it's a Chinese or foreign prison, neither one is going to be pleasant!

  "Heh heh, Miss Anna, who told you that?" I asked casually, pretending not to care.

  "This is a secret!" Anna said slyly.

  "Alright, I've been defeated by you! Actually, it doesn't matter! We Americans are a nation of free speech! As for history, we should evaluate it objectively to gain scientific truth, don't you think so, Miss Anna?" I wasn't sure what Anna was thinking, so I just tried to trap her with words.

  "Captain Conte, I'm finding out more and more that you're not simple at all. Your words are so measured, it's hard to get a handle on anything!" Anna glanced at me with a piercing gaze, smiling as she continued: "But don't worry, this is just between the two of us in private conversation, it won't be spread around!"

  It's really hard to believe, isn't it? As someone who has lived for two lifetimes, don't you know that there are two kinds of people who can't be trusted in this world? One is journalists and the other is lawyers. Journalists wield their pens like swords, turning dirty things into clean ones, and clean things into beautiful ones. They spend all day thinking of ways to dig up people's secrets. But honestly, what business is it of yours if someone has a child, changes cars, or sleeps with whom? Look at the news, there's not one reliable thing in it! As for lawyers, this is even more a group of professionals without conscience, who will defend anyone - scoundrels, villains, and social trash - as long as they are paid. With their rotten mouths, they make these people sound pitiful, weak, and almost like the only kind-hearted ones in the world! Sometimes I wonder why heaven can't arrange for these lawyers to experience the same troubles they defend, one by one. I really want to see how they would talk then.

  Anna is one of them, I admit she looks prettier, but does looking pretty mean you can treat people like idiots and play with them everywhere? At least I'm not impressed!

  "Oh God, Miss Anna, how can you say that about me? I am a person who likes to pursue factual truth. In evaluating this war, I am even more objective and realistic in my evaluation!"

  "Really? I'm so looking forward to it!" Anna was obviously speaking to me in an exaggerated tone!

  "But not now! I'm so hungry, I need to go find something to eat first!" I said with some embarrassment, which was the truth, as my stomach growled loudly. Anna also heard it clearly and couldn't help but laugh.

  "Hehe, it's not easy to find food now, but I have two cans of meat in my place, if you don't mind, you can eat while we chat."

  "At Miss Anna's behest!"

  Who would refuse an invitation to dinner, especially for someone who is starving?