Mecha and Knife

2022-03-13

Chapter 38 I refuse

The noise in the cafeteria disappeared, and everyone quietly looked at the old man and the cripple, old man and cripple are just names, just facts, and do not mean any discrimination.

“Really, is it okay?” The second lieutenant officer was still a little unconvinced. He chose a hope, and this hope also gave him hope, but from deep in one’s heart he was not confident, because Everyone in this base told him: You can’t do it, you should retire, you can go back to Azure Star to live a good life, and this war can be handed over to us with confidence.

“Yes, it’s really possible.” Ji Xinghe was very serious in both his tone and expression: “It’s really possible if you just remove your armor and fight.”

The second lieutenant officer’s His eyes were red, he wanted to say something but couldn’t say anything, he wanted to cry but his identity did not allow him to cry. Taking a deep breath and then taking a deep breath again, he calmed down in the quiet cafeteria and spoke slowly.

“Thank you, but… thank you, thank you very much.”

The 2nd lieutenant officer bowed to Private Ji Xinghe, which has nothing to do with rank, but age and hope, Then he turned and left.

This scene made Ji Xinghe a little stunned. He didn’t understand why he had already agreed to the other party, but the other party chose to leave. He didn’t announce his name, didn’t agree on a time to transform the mechanical leg, and didn’t say when he would start learning special combat methods. He just left, so he chose to give up.

But Ji Xinghe didn’t stop him, he respects everyone’s dreams and persistence, and is willing to help others’ dreams and persistence as much as he can, but he won’t force anything because his time is really limited. many.

Other people in the cafeteria also watched the back of the second lieutenant officer leave silently. Some of them understood, some didn’t understand, but they also respected the choice of the second lieutenant officer, because this The second lieutenant officer is a hero, this is a hero cherish a hero. Because everyone in this base, everyone on the alien planet can be called a hero.

When the back of the second lieutenant officer disappeared at the entrance of the cafeteria, a somewhat familiar voice from Ji Xinghe suddenly sounded behind him.

“No matter how much he can fight after disarming, he can’t beat mecha, and it is impossible to go into battle to kill the enemy, so he chose to give up because he doesn’t want to waste your time, everyone’s time, or us. Limited resources.”

It was the lieutenant colonel who stopped Ji Xinghe and the others in the mecha district. He didn’t know when he came to the cafeteria, his expression was exactly the same as before, his voice was the same as before. Also cold.

“He just wants to know if he has become a cripple, if he has a chance to wear armor again and fight again, you tell him he is not a cripple, and you also tell him that he has no chance again. Wearing armor to fight, so he said thank you to you, so he chose to give up after you agreed.”

Ji Xinghe understands, and everyone else understands, this kind of emphasis and cherishing of resources , is the consensus and persistence of all those who have lived in Alien for more than half a year.

“Private Ji Xinghe.”

“Arrived.” Ji Xinghe was a little uncomfortable when he responded.

“Operation Section 109 has officially approved your employment. Your personnel relations and corresponding permissions will be transferred to Mecha District. At 8:00 tomorrow morning, report to Operation Section 109 in Mecha District on time.”

“Yes.”

Ji Xinghe got what he wanted but was a little unhappy, because he suddenly understood that the lieutenant colonel’s answer was not only an answer and explanation, but also a Remind him, but the lieutenant colonel didn’t know that Ji Xinghe had understood, so he said it bluntly and without mercy.

“You are already a mechanic in the mecha area, your time is no longer your own, and your limited working time resources should be used in more important places. You are right, you His time is really short, and his legs are important, but the war is more important, and the mecha, who can play the most important role in this war, is more important.”

The others in the cafeteria did not No questioning was raised because they all thought so. It’s just that they were shocked. A private mechanic, obviously an ordinary mechanic specializing in auto repair, how could he go to the mecha area? The mechanic in the mecha district has the lowest rank as a non-commissioned officer.

The rank system of the Federation is very simple, from low to high, soldier level is private, High Level soldier, non-commissioned officer level is corporal, sergeant, sergeant, Level 4 Sergeant Head, Level 3 Sergeant Head, Level 2 Sergeant Head, Level 1 Sergeant Head, followed by lieutenant, colonel, general officer, of which only colonel is divided into four levels: major, lieutenant colonel, colonel, colonel, lieutenant and general officer only have lower middle and upper Level 3.

Professional and technical officers will be titled ‘professional and technical’ in front of their rank, so strictly speaking, Ji Xinghe should be a professional and technical private, and Shen Mu should be a professional and technical second lieutenant. From the point of view of military rank, Ji Xinghe’s professional and technical level is very low, so he should not go to the mecha area.

And Ji Xinghe’s age, who looks fifty-sixty, can really withstand the high-intensity working environment and time in the mecha district?

The lieutenant colonel only said that Ji Xinghe’s work time is 8:00 in the morning, but he did not say what time Ji Xinghe’s get off work time is off. For the people in the base, this is not a problem, because There is basically no off-hours in the mecha area. They only go to bed when they are too sleepy, and only come to eat when the cafeteria is about to close.

If it weren’t for the impossible opening of a small stove in the canteen of the base for anyone, they would even think of eating when they were too hungry.

However, Ji Xinghe questioned, because he is not a professional soldier, he is not used to the soldier’s duty to obey orders.

“Is it really more important to fix mecha than to fix his leg?”

The people in the cafeteria were shocked, how dare Old Ji talk to this lieutenant colonel? Officer talking back? The huge gap in military ranks is only one aspect, the gap in real power is larger than the gap in military rank between the two.

The lieutenant colonel did not get angry, his face still had no expression, his tone was very calm, and he said without any hesitation: “Yes, it is more important.”

Ji Xinghe asked, “Then why did you wait for him to leave before saying these words? Is it because you dare not face him?”

“Old Ji.”

“Old Ji, you…”

Shen Mu and Su He spoke at the same time, their expressions were more nervous than everyone in the cafeteria.

To their surprise, the lieutenant colonel was still not angry.

“No. I’m not waiting for him to go, I’m waiting for him to make a choice.”

“Why not force him to make a choice?”

“Because he has the right to choose, and so do you, Pvt. Star River, do you want to decline the formal employment of Operation Section 109, Mecha District? It is my duty and duty to remind you that when you formally decline, your mission The progress and content of the log update, as well as the accumulation of salary and merit, will all change accordingly.”

I also have the right to choose? Is it because military law also has feelings, or because I am not a normal enlistment?

Ji Xinghe, who has always been decisive, hesitated and tangled. He looked towards Xinxin, not seeking Xinxin’s opinion, but thinking of the high cost of treating Xinxin and cherishing resources. If you don’t fix mecha…

But what he didn’t expect is that Xinxin gave him a suggestion.

“grandfather, that Uncle is a mecha warrior just like the father, and the same people the mother saved.”

This is not actually a suggestion, but a look and a choice Unrelated facts, but it made Ji Xinghe make a choice.

“Excuse me, if I refuse, can I still repair mecha? For example… free access to repair tasks.”

“Yes.”

“Okay, I refuse.”

Ji Xinghe, who tried his best to go to the mecha district to repair mecha, chose to refuse when he was officially hired, not because he was too sympathetic, but because He thought of his son Ji Chenxing.

If Ji Chenxing didn’t die in battle, but lost a leg like that second lieutenant, would Ji Chenxing choose to leave the front line of alien stars? nobody understands one’s son better than his father, Ji Xinghe knows that Ji Chenxing will not, no matter what method is used, Ji Chenxing will choose to stay and continue to fight. For some, sacrifice doesn’t terrifying, terrifying is that they don’t even have the ability to choose to sacrifice in battle.

Just like Ji Xinghe himself, he doesn’t have the ability to choose sacrifice now.

(End of this chapter)