Chapter 524: Challenge (1/2)
Sam looked at the general who is looking at him a bit coldly with faint hostility. There is no contempt or any other superior feeling, it is true hostility.
”I am resigning as a soldier and no longer part of the army, I no longer am anyone else's subordinate. I believe that I don't need anyone's permission to get out of here.”
”It is indeed true that there is no need for you to listen to my commands of mine if you are not a soldier, but the situation is a bit different. You are leaving the army when there is a war, you will be charged with treason, and at the same time, if you really are leaving the army and did this is to a soldier as a normal citizen, it is not a simple deserting case, you will be seen as siding with enemies and I would have right to detain you.”
Sam frowned at the words and looked at the son of the commander coldly and thought for a bit before saying.
”General, I never met you and I only joined the army recently but from what I heard from the other soldiers, you are fair and just. Please give me some answers and I will definitely save that person from this agony and even apologize to him.”
”Speak.”
The general gave the permission and Sam looked towards a soldier near him and called him over. The soldier was frightened but when he saw that general is also gesturing him to come, he came forward, and then Sam asked.
”When a person is accused of a crime in the military base, what is the procedure that should be followed?” Sam asked seriously. Although his voice is not exactly loud, the scene is extremely silent and everyone could hear this.
All of them immediately looked at the regiment commander and some of them recognized the soldiers who are also part of the ploy and exchanged weird glances at them.
The soldier who was asked also understood this and gulped nervously. He looked at the regiment commander who only has a blank expression and then at the general who is waiting for his answer. He gulped down and answered.
”The accused shall be taken into custody and kept in a cell. He should be given an answer to explain himself, meanwhile, the authorities would start investigating the matter. If the accused's explanation has merit and was valid or if the investigation showed that accused was falsely charged, he should be released and his innocence would be announced all over the military to clear his name.”
Sam once again asked.
”What happened three days ago?”
The soldier didn't dare to answer. He knew that this question would come. The regiment commander looked at him with a warning gaze. The general looked at the three of them and said to the regiment commander coldly.
”Who are you glaring at? You better stay obedient while I am here. You might be the regiment commander, but I am the general and you are only one of the regiment commanders under me.”
He then pointed at the young soldier and asked.
”You tell me what happened without any bias. If I find out you are lying you will suffer the consequences.”
”I.. I..” The soldier stammered under pressure and Sam patted his shoulder and said.
”Okay, calm down. I will ask simple questions say yes or no that is it okay?”
The soldier nodded and Sam continued.
”Three days before, am I accused of rape attempt or not?”
The soldier looked all over the place tensely but still answered.
”Yes.”
”Did they take me back to the cell?”
”No.”
”Did they investigate the matter?”
”No.”
”Did they give me a chance to explain myself?”
”No.”
”What is my punishment?”
When Sam asked this, the soldier couldn't help but pause. He doesn't know what to do. The regiment commander will surely remember this. The general saw his hesitation and understood there is something off.
”Tell me honestly, after this is over, you will directly be transferred to the General's troops.”
The soldier immediately wiped his sweat off and said confidently.
”Comrade Sam was accused of attempting rape on a human girl, when she yelled we arrived at the scene in less than thirty seconds so there nothing happened at all, but before the soldiers went there the soldiers from the regiment commander troops are already there and they already surrounded Comrade Sam.
He was not given any chance to explain himself or the time for the matter to be investigated. Within ten minutes he was convicted and the punishment was already given.