Chapter 124

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  Mercenaries are also deeply aware of their situation, they don't consider themselves as humans, let alone treat their opponents or even civilians as humans. Long-term battlefield pressure and inhumane treatment make them bloodthirsty, fond of drinking, gambling, and money, and of course, with money and wine, there will be no shortage of women.

  Once they receive the payment and accept the mission, regardless of the time length, they would first go crazy and have a good time. Shao Hui used to deal with them and often saw two mercenaries entering a bar or pub, throwing money around and drinking, and in the early morning, they would support each other while walking out.

  The reason for throwing money around is that prices are extremely high in a war-torn environment, especially for wine and women. Sometimes the price of a good bottle of wine is even higher than an AK rifle. Shao Hui was born into a peasant family, he once asked them why they didn't save some money for the future, but they just stuck out their tongues and told him: "For us, yesterday doesn't exist, today is tomorrow, as long as we can still drink, it means we've lived another day. We must seize the time to enjoy ourselves while we're still alive." Tomorrow? It doesn't exist, not because tomorrow doesn't exist, but because I won't exist anymore.

  After they got drunk, they loved to grab others and ask: Have you seen the most beautiful flower in the world? The flowers that bloomed when bullets pierced through a living person's brain, were truly beautiful...

  When such a troop visits a town, burning, killing, looting and raping are nothing unusual, so internationally there is some criticism of mercenaries. However, the mercenaries themselves find stimulation and satisfaction in it, while ordinary people suffer as a result. The experience of Kutala Town last night was exactly the same as the modus operandi of mercenaries, so Shao Hui was convinced that this must have been done by a certain group of mercenaries. As for why such an insignificant small town like Kutala would attract the attention of the Ghost Shadow Troop and lead to a massacre, no one could understand.

  In the office, clerk Xiao Zhang had just hung up the phone and was frowning in thought. He got up and walked to the director's office, knocking on the door. "Come in," a tired voice replied from inside. A moment later, Xiao Zhang came out of the office, followed by Su Yue Song.

  "What? Absolutely not! Don't even think about it, this is impossible!" Su Yue Song suddenly jumped up from the sofa and said.

  The old director sat behind the office desk, waving his hand to signal him to sit down: "I also think so, we won't participate in their struggle, last time sending troops to protect the town government was already a big concession, this time they actually asked us to go to Kutara, I strongly disagree too, calling you here is just to tell you about it, just have a number in mind."

  Ten minutes later, Su Yuesong appeared in front of the team members. He said seriously: "Everyone knows what happened in Kutala Town last night. Now there are no more government troops there. The army in Dekro Town received an order to send a part of their forces to temporarily guard Kutala. The town mayor asked us for armed support, but I refused. I hope everyone understands the situation. There is a very ruthless special forces team hiding around us, and they will attack any target nearby at any time, including us. Now we can't rely on the troops in the town for support anymore. Everyone knows their combat effectiveness. Since some of their forces went to Kutala, they are definitely unable to take care of themselves. I require everyone to stop all activities from now on. During the day, everyone will be on sentry duty, and at night, two people will take turns being on sentry duty until the alarm is lifted. Does everyone understand?

  "Understood!" everyone replied loudly.

  The team stopped training from now on and began to arm the sentry, with eleven people distributed at the critical points of the four walls, observing in all directions. The four walls were like a square Great Wall, echoing each other, with covered corridors and shooting loopholes on the wall, and four watchtowers for sheltering from wind and rain. The team members were all from special forces, knowing the danger of being exposed to the enemy, so they all hid in the loopholes to observe outward, and also required local security personnel to do the same. If the other side was indeed the mercenary ghost shadow team that Shao Hui suspected, then walking upright at high points would be a very deadly thing.

  "Are you afraid of death?" a young local guard asked.

  Shao Hui looked at the young man squatting beside him with a sympathetic gaze, although he himself was not much older: "Fear is human nature, but I forced myself not to be afraid of everything."

  "Why? Can't I force myself not to be afraid of death?" The young man asked bluntly, sitting on the ground with his hands clasped around his knees.

  "Of course it can be, for those who are afraid of danger, this world is always dangerous." Shao Hui smiled and said to him.

  "Oh." The young man didn't know if he had understood, and after a moment of silence, he asked again: "How many battles have you fought?" Welcome to the 9th Literary Network, search for "9th Literary Network" in any search engine to quickly enter this site, providing free high-quality and txt format download services!

  The young man's innocent and naive tone made Shao Hui have a very good impression of him. He stretched out his hand to stroke the young man's hair, saying: "Not many, but each time is very dangerous."

  "Then which time were you most afraid of death?" the young man asked again.

  This question made Shao Hui fall into deep thought, he took off his helmet and put it on the ground as a cushion, slowly sat down, hugged his rifle and said: "In which war I was not really afraid of death, even when I saw many comrades fall down and never get up again. The only time I was afraid of death, I mean truly afraid, not on the battlefield, nor in the army, but in my own hometown." When he said this, Shao Hui lowered his head, looked at the ground and didn't speak again.

  "Oh my, our Shao Hui is revealing his inner self for the first time today. Hello everyone, I'm your host Xiao Hei, welcome to the live broadcast of "Zero Distance with Celebrities". Military star Comrade Shao Hui has a strong and heroic exterior, but will his heart be as hard as steel like his appearance? Please stay tuned for more in this episode - The cowardly special forces soldier!" The voice of Liu Junhao came through the radio.

  "Yea!" All the team members started cheering in the radio, Shao Hui was startled and only then realized that he had unknowingly switched the radio to automatic mode. He scolded Liu Junhao a few times over the radio, but couldn't overcome the teasing from everyone, so he could only laugh and apologize to the young man, then began speaking in Mandarin:

  "That time was during my visit home when a fellow soldier died in a car accident. He had retired from the army many years earlier, found a job back home and just got married, but then went out to play with someone else and never came back. Fellow soldiers gathered at the funeral parlor to see him off for the last time, which was also our only big gathering as fellow soldiers, unexpectedly at the funeral parlor.

  The funeral parlor was far from my home, so I thought I'd go early that day to see if I could help with anything. I got up very early and ran over there, also using it as a morning exercise. When I arrived on the mountain, it was just after 6 o'clock, and at that time, the sky was still quite dark and the funeral parlor hadn't opened yet. I wandered around nearby and suddenly heard crying sounds from afar, and they were sobbing uncontrollably.

  At first, I thought it was my fellow soldier's mother, but when I walked over, I found out that there was a cemetery surrounded by iron railings, with an old bicycle thrown outside, and an elderly woman inside crying in front of a tombstone...

  Shao Hui's voice choked up as he said this, and after clearing his throat, he continued: "Later, the gate opened, and I asked the staff what was going on. The staff told me that the elderly woman's son had died in an accident during construction and was buried here. Her home is over 50 kilometers away from here, and every morning, she would ride her bicycle to come here to see her son, crying for a whole day, and then ride back at night, regardless of wind or rain.

  The cemetery isn't open every day, so she would climb over the railings to get in. Look at how high these railings are - I couldn't even climb over them, and I don't know how she did it... It seems like she'll keep coming to see her son until the day she dies..." Shao Hui finished saying all this and fell silent."

  The radio suddenly fell silent for a long time, and then Zhao Zhenghao asked in a low voice, "What happened next?"

  "Later..." Shao Hui pursed his lips, "Later, at the memorial service, my comrade's mother fainted many times, and when she came to, she would cry out 'My son... Mother misses you...'". Shao Hui's eyes grew moist, and he wiped them with the back of his hand: "From then on, I began to fear death, fearing that if one day I died, my mother would miss me..."

  "After that, I went to a temple and made a wish saying that if one day I sacrificed myself, please bury me close to home so my mother won't have to run many roads when she misses me..."

  After stuttering and finishing what he had to say, Shao Hui's heart was greatly disturbed. He slowly turned off the radio and wanted to calm down for a while. He found that the young man was still holding his knees motionless, staring at him. He didn't understand what Shao Hui had just said, but he was curious why he suddenly shed tears.

  "Are you afraid of death?" Shao Hui asked softly.

  "Don't be afraid! Losing memories of loved ones is more terrifying than death!" The young man replied bluntly.

  Long-term war has buried many children's families and childhoods, Shao Hui understands why the child in front of him would answer like this.

  "If it really comes down to a fight, you have to follow me and hide behind me, got it?" Shao Hui asked, stroking his head.

  The young man nodded vigorously, his strong eyes filled with a hint of innocence and purity.

  The sun slowly sets, and the moon rises over the eastern mountain. The team members leave two people on duty while the rest return to their rooms to rest for the night, a night without words. Welcome to Jiupin Literature Network, search "Jiupin Literature Network" in any search engine to quickly enter this site, providing free high-quality and txt format download services!

  The next day all the team members came to the city wall sentinel, the sun repeated yesterday's trajectory and handed over the vast stage to the moon.

  Something happened tonight.