There were only three people there. Hillman went outside to talk on the phone and disappeared.
Excluding Jiang Hui, who I had just met, and Zhou Xiuwen, whose identity could be confirmed, the remaining person should be the special reserve soldier of the military.
The glance from the other party immediately made veterans like August feel a little uncomfortable. Of course, it was not because of the so-called momentum... No matter how powerful the momentum of a teenager is, it can't be that great, but that kind of penetrating feeling that makes people nowhere to hide is probably unique in the entire empire.
This person also has a complicated background... In such a strong and developed interstellar era, shouldn't it be normal to enjoy a happy and stable family? Why is it that in recent years, there are always so many outstanding people from such families... It makes people sigh and feel that fate is playing tricks on people.
However, those things happened at a much more distant time, many years ago, long before August joined the army, so he only heard a little about them and was not very clear about the details.
Apart from his complicated background, what is even more striking is his own talent. Otherwise, the military would not have made an exception and promoted a teenager who is not even of high school age.
You should know that before him, the military's "reserve military officers" only existed in the mouths of senior officers, and it would not be openly circulated in the military or even become a clearly named title.
But it happened to him that those who were not fully awakened joined the army, performed special missions beyond their level, proposed military ranks, and had clear reserve titles... All of these happened to one person. Each of them had its own principles and was within reason, but when they were put together and happened to the same person, it was really eye-catching.
Moreover, since he was brought back to the military, within a few years, many strange things about him have been reported in the military, and he has also done many great things.
That's why August thought the other person was a very scary person.
Before meeting this person, he and some of his colleagues had many guesses, thinking that even if he was not as agile as his direct elders, he should at least look like a young talent. No one expected that he was actually a teenager not much older than his brother. Although he could be called calm, he still had a youthful appearance.
While they were talking, another classmate who had just gone outside to connect to the computer came back. When the four of them got together, the atmosphere immediately became lively.
If you didn't know their identities, at first glance it would look like a meeting of a few ordinary teenagers.
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The escape lasted only a few weeks, which was not a long time, but it was extremely thrilling for the two people who were unarmed and even injured.
After hearing this, several people wiped their cold sweats for Jiang Hui and Clarence, and finally realized that Clarence's current ability to lie safely in the emergency room to treat the wound was the best result they could achieve, and it was the result of Jiang Hui's desperate efforts. If they were not careful, it would still develop to a worse situation.
Especially after hearing that the two were almost held back by someone with bad intentions, several people, including Huan Xian who had been silent since the gathering, showed an indescribable look of disgust. Of course, the object of disgust must be the guy who probably died in the chaos because of his own fault.
Jiang Hui didn't think it was a big deal, because the person was already dead, and death is like the extinguishing of a light. He also paid the price for the choice he had made, so it was natural for him to spend time remembering that old grudge. Doing so would only narrow his mind.
Instead, they were all particularly angry about what happened to Jiang Hui and the others.
“… So there really are people in this world who would harm others for no reason.” Hillman was still indignant.
Although he was the first to meet Jiang Hui, he had never heard this matter from Jiang Hui. Now, when he heard it for the first time... He felt angry just by listening to it, let alone meeting such excellent people like Jiang Hui and Clarence.
Zhou Xiuwen and Huan Xian finally understood how the two of them ended up in such a dire and helpless situation step by step. It was either bad luck or coincidence. Fortunately, they were not so unlucky in the end.
“… I’m glad you’re okay.” Zhou Xiuwen let out a long sigh, but his frown didn’t seem to relax much and he still looked very serious.
God knows that when he found the traces of Jiang Hui and the others in the screenshot, his heart almost jumped out of his chest. Especially when he was nervously following them from behind, and finally watched the two of them being sucked into the vortex and locked by the falling mecha, his soul almost flew away.
Watching his friend fall into danger, he could only be stationed at the rear of the command post and could not go anywhere.
Even though he had so many manpower at his disposal and seemed to have the power of life and death, he actually still could not mobilize these forces as he wished.
In the end, these people didn't really like him, but were helping him out of his father's sake, and Zhou Xiuwen was aware of that.
So at some point, he really hated himself for being so powerless.
This made him doubt the meaning of what he was doing for the first time.
—If one has power but cannot protect the people or things he cares about, then what is the point of having these powers
He used these powers to achieve the results that countless people wanted, but they lost their effectiveness when he was doing what he wanted to do. So can the power he possessed be truly called "his power"? Or is he just a tool, a meaningless puppet used to inherit power
Zhou Xiuwen felt that he had to think about it carefully again, think about the mission he had always believed in, think about the future he took for granted... Maybe everything was not as simple as he had imagined.
Jiang Hui thought that Zhou Xiuwen was simply turning back after dealing with the matters in the backcourt, but in fact he insisted on going to the hospital to see his two injured friends, so Zong Ting and others came with him.
This was also Zhou Xiuwen's personal wish, and it was the first time he realized that the power of his own will was really great, far more influential than he thought.
When he saw Jiang Hui again, he had many words and emotions in his heart that he wanted to say, but when he actually saw the person, looking at the person standing in front of him... he didn't know where to start, and in the end he just said a simple "I'm glad you're okay."
Thousands of words are condensed into one sentence, but only he knows the complexity of his feelings.
Huan Xian didn't talk much, or rather, he was mostly silent when he was with Jiang Hui and the others. He rarely interrupted the conversation, but he would never let his friends forget his presence.
He didn't say much while the few people were chatting, but just raised his eyes slightly when Jiang Hui looked at him.
He glanced at the exposed parts of Jiang Hui's hands and feet and asked softly, "Have you treated the wounds?"
"Well, it's nothing serious. I've already taken care of it at the treatment center just now." Jiang Hui followed his gaze and slightly moved the joints of his left hand and ankle where there were large abrasions, showing that he had only suffered superficial injuries.
But as her hands and feet moved, the bits and pieces of things on her body inevitably moved as well, especially an item in her pocket, which made a little noise as she moved.