82 Casualty Repor (1/2)
In one of the more notable buildings in Jingling city, a middle aged man in military uniform stood near the window. His hands were crossed behind his back as he looked out into the distance through the window.
”Colonel, the survivors have just escaped,” a soldier who hastily ran in reported.
”I see…” the middle aged man calmly replied. There was no anger or disappointment in his voice.
”Should we give chase? If we use the choppers, we should be able to catch up to them,” the soldier asked.
”Not necessary, tell the soldiers to return to their stations,” the colonel said with a stern voice.
”But…” the soldier stood where he was, seemingly unsatisfied with his order.
Seeing the soldier not moving, the colonel sighed, ”Lieutenant Wu, what do you think is the purpose of us recapturing Jingling city?”
”Purpose? Isn't it to establish a safe zone to protect survivors?” the soldier replied with confusion. He did not understand why the colonel would suddenly ask him such question.
”Correct. Then, do you think Captain Wang and his men's actions are fitting for such purpose?” the colonel turned around and looked at the soldier in the eyes. Lieutenant Wu's eyes faltered as he met the colonel's stare. Captain Wang who he was referring to, was the muscular ability user who tried to form his rock armour, but was slapped unconscious by Long Yu.
”Don't even think about defending their actions, Lieutenant Wu. I am aware of the things that they have done in the past. Abusing their positions to take advantage of other survivors, robbing them of their possession, use of unjustified violence…” the colonel shook his head, disappointment clearly showing in his eyes. He then continued, ”The only reason their previous actions had been pardoned was because the higher ups valued Captain Wang's ability.”
”But even if that was true, that doesn't mean we should let those survivors off. They not only hurt our men but also destroyed our veh-”
”Lieutenant Wu, give me a report of the casualties caused by the incident,” the colonel interrupted him before he could finish.
Hearing this, the lieutenant slowly reiterated the report he received, ”One soldier's hand was crippled from the earlier confrontation, Captain Wang fell unconscious but have awakened, three soldiers suffered heavy injuries from the falling vehicles, and a total of five military trucks destroyed. Overall, no fa-”
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”No fatalities…” the colonel finished the lieutenant's sentence for him.
”Yes…” Lieutenant Wu nodded as his eyes widened in realisation. He understood what the colonel was implying.