Los Angeles defector

Heirloom

At the moment Uncle Bull hastily pushed open the door, the frown that had been present for days finally smoothed out. His old face brightened in the sunlight as he quickly made his way over to the little girl. "Emily, why did you take so long to come back? Get up and let Uncle take a look at you." With these words, he pulled Emily off the stool, circled around her twice, ensuring she was unharmed, before finally feeling completely relieved.

"You unreliable girl, why didn't you stick with Erlian? Do you want to drive people crazy?" Uncle Bull's words sounded like a reproach, but his face was smiling happily.

"Fox said it was too dangerous to go with Erlian, afraid I might get hurt, so he led me to cross the eastern mountain. Hehe."

Uncle Bull had also seen the situation with Erlian. Over a dozen people from the entire company came out, almost all of them wounded. If the little girl had really gone with Erlian in the beginning, life and death would have been uncertain. Upon hearing this from the little girl, he couldn't help but turn to Jason, not saying a word, but smiling gratefully from the bottom of his heart.

Jason felt a slightly numb and tingly sensation from that smile, so he set down his chopsticks and bowl, and said to Uncle Bull, "This girl is a warrior, she saved herself. It has nothing to do with me."

Uncle Bull wanted to say something to Jason, but he was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say. Before he could gather his words, he was pulled into the room by the girl's small hand.

Looking at the mysterious demeanor of the girl, Uncle Bull asked puzzledly, "Girl, did you get into trouble again?"

The girl sneakily whispered, "Uncle, I've put a few bags in your cabinet. You have to watch them for me, and no one is allowed to touch them."

"What? What did you steal from someone's house this time?"

Emily raised her finger to her nose, gesturing towards Uncle Bull and said, "Keep your voice down, how could I steal? These are my spoils of war, obtained by killing over forty enemies." No matter what, Emily never hid anything from Uncle Bull, because he was the one who raised her and loved her the most.

Uncle Bull laughed, "Haha, you little rascal. You've only been out for a few days and already learned to brag. Come on, confess honestly, where did you really get these from?"

Emily stared at Uncle Bull with her big eyes and asked, "Don't you believe me?"

"I don't believe you."

At this moment, the little girl suddenly fell silent, her eyes rolling as if she were contemplating something...

The regimental commander and the chief of staff are in the regimental headquarters discussing the next steps for the independent regiment. The Second Company returned yesterday, although they suffered heavy losses, the framework is still intact. Currently, the recruitment work is going smoothly, and in just a few days, they managed to recruit over a hundred people in the vicinity. The most worrying issue at the moment is the scarcity of political officers. Strictly speaking, there are none. The First, Second, and Third Companies don't even have company commanders, let alone political instructors. Throughout the entire regiment, the only political officer is the chief of staff, David Ding. With new recruits arriving, there is no way to carry out ideological work. The independent regiment has already submitted several reports to the division headquarters requesting personnel transfers, but there has been no response so far.

The regimental commander and the chief of staff were sitting there worrying about this matter when suddenly a soldier came in to report, "Commander, Emily and the others have returned!"

Upon hearing this, the regimental commander and the chief of staff immediately stood up and exclaimed, "What? Where are they? Who all is there?"

"They are having their meal at the mess now. There are also Martin and Jason, and one more person I don't know."

"David, let's go, let's go check it out quickly." The regimental commander and the chief of staff hurriedly left the regimental headquarters and headed straight to the mess hall.

The regimental commander and the chief of staff have already figured out the situation in the unnamed village. Thanks to Jason's early warning, many civilians were able to escape. Now the little girl is also safe, probably brought out by him. The regimental commander has an affirmative attitude towards Jason's actions. On the way to the mess hall, he asked the chief of staff, "David, I think this kid Jason is quite courageous, worth nurturing."

David replied as they walked, "That's true, but through this incident, we can also see that he has quite a few flaws. He has a strong subjective bias. Without some discipline, it won't work. My suggestion is to suppress first and then praise."

The regimental commander nodded, "Yes, typical of a government army. Let's go with what you said."

When the regimental commander and the chief of staff arrived in the courtyard, the soldiers stood up in a flurry. Upon hearing the commotion inside, Emily quickly ran out and stood together with Jason and another person, smiling as they looked at the regimental commander and the chief of staff.

As soon as they saw the young girl, the regimental commander and the chief of staff felt a wave of joy. When they saw the radiant and energetic appearances of Emily and the others, their hearts were even more delighted, feeling that today's scene was completely different from the situation at Second Company yesterday.

However, the expressions on the faces of the regimental commander and the chief of staff were completely different from when they saw Second Company. The chief of staff remained calm and expressionless. The regimental commander, with a stern expression and hands behind his back, circled around Emily without saying a word. Then, he stood directly in front of Jason and asked, "Jason, you were the first to see the vampire in the Nameless Village, right?"

"Yes."

"Did you inform the villagers to evacuate on your own initiative using the name of the regimental headquarters?"

"Yes."

"Did you refuse to carry out the orders given by the squad leader, Sandy Sniffles?"

"Yes."

"Did you hit Sandy Sniffles?"

"Yes."

"Good. I haven't settled the score with you about Second Company yet. I'm going to put you in confinement first, pending further action."

"Yes."

The regimental commander turned to the guards and said, "What are you waiting for? Take him away now!"

The whole scene fell silent. Who would have thought that the leader's arrival was not for condolences, but to settle scores first.

Jason, expressionless and without a word, followed the guards without any change in his mood. Why? Because Jason was a seasoned soldier, obedient and attentive; everything listed was his own doing, with no mistakes. Moreover, the issues raised by the regimental commander were not significant or were open to debate. Instead of punishing him severely, he was put in confinement, indicating that the commander was intentionally downplaying the situation, showing leniency. This was to set an example for the new recruits regarding military discipline, which was not a bad thing; it's called a light punishment. Anyone who disagrees is a fool.

Emily also remained silent. Why didn't she speak up to defend Jason? There are two reasons. Firstly, when Emily heard the regimental commander mention putting Jason in confinement, in her mind, what's the difference between the confinement room and the dormitory? None! Whether it's a few days or a few weeks, it's all the same to her. The fox was once put in confinement for half a month when it first arrived, and Emily herself has been confined frequently. It's no big deal.

After Jason was taken away, the regimental commander then approached Martin. He patted the new g*n in Martin's hand and tugged at the bullet box on his waist, saying, "Hey! You're doing well, huh? It's only been a few days, and look at this gear you've got on you. Not bad at all!"

At this moment, Emily cut in before Martin could speak and said, "Uncle Commander, oh, no, I mean, reporting to the commander, we encountered vampires on the road!"

Intrigued by Emily's words, the regimental commander, with a calm demeanor and hands behind his back, walked over to the young girl. "Oh? Our Emily can actually fight vampires too? Well then, tell me, what happened?"

The young girl playfully rolled her big eyes and then pretended to count on her fingers, saying, " fox led us to ambush a group of vampires. We killed a lot of them, over, over a hundred!"

The regimental commander suppressed a smile, lowered his head, and asked, "Oh? Wow, you guys are really something. Your fighting strength is almost equivalent to a whole battalion. I say, Emily, are you sure you counted the number correctly?"

The young girl smiled sheepishly, "Uh, um, I counted wrong, I counted wrong. It seems, approximately, there were over forty?" After saying this, she blinked her big eyes at the regimental commander with a guilty look.

The regimental commander, seeing her cute appearance, thought to himself, "Is it me asking you or you asking me?" "Girl, keep boasting, go ahead. Now you're also part of the resistance army. If you don't tell the truth, I'll have you locked up too. Do you believe me?"

The young girl finally blushed and lowered her head, her small hands tugging at her clothes hem, "We killed two vampire sentinels on the way."

The regimental commander finally smiled, patting Emily's head, "You naughty girl, you're already a warrior. No more fooling around in the future, be realistic. Don't underestimate yourself, killing two vampires is also a great victory!"

Upon hearing this, Martin almost knelt down beside Emily. "You mischievous child, telling lies to this extent just to elevate you, Emily, to the status of a deity. Are you planning to drag me down with you for those spoils? Is this considered falsifying military intelligence? Is this considered embezzling public property? Songjia Village is already dealing with one issue, and now we have to add another one? I truly feel like I've been deceived."

Robert Wealthy stood there with his mouth agape, dumbfounded on the spot. He was truly impressed, sincerely impressed. This audacious girl is truly talented. Who on earth is she reincarnated from? We must be cautious, we must be cautious in the future. She's a little ancestor of telling lies! As he was lost in thought, he noticed the regimental commander approaching him. Hastily, he greeted, "Hello, officer! My name is Robert Wealthy, and I am here to join the resistance army."

The regimental commander nodded with a smile and said, "Hehe, you came back with them. Tell me, what are your thoughts?"

Feeling quite pleased that the commander was so friendly towards him, Robert Wealthy responded, "I don't have any particular thoughts, as long as I have enough to eat." Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his foot as he caught a glimpse of a cold glare from the young girl. Quickly adding, "Oh, right, this machine g*n is mine. I request to join the Ninth Platoon, and the machine g*n stays with the Ninth Platoon. Otherwise, I won't participate in this resistance army!"

"Oh? This request is quite interesting. Why is that?"

Robert Wealthy was a bit caught off guard by the question. He wondered why he needed a reason for this. How should he respond to this? Thinking quickly, he blurted out, "Because, because, this machine g*n has been passed down in my family for generations!"

Everyone present burst into laughter, including the captain.

In fact, the captain noticed Emily's little trick, immediately sensing that there was something fishy going on, but that didn't matter much to him. The captain, a big, dark figure in front of them, took a liking to Robert. No matter how bad the Ninth Squad was, they were still part of the Independent Regiment. It was better to bring both the person and the g*n in first before anything else. So, he patted Robert Wealthy's tall shoulder and replied cheerfully, "No problem. Since it has been passed down in your family, it must be very precious. I agree." He then ordered Martin, "Martin, take him to get settled in right away."

Unexpectedly, Martin didn't move. Instead, he stood at attention and said to the captain, "Reporting to the captain, I have two things to report."

These words made Emily feel uneasy. Could Martin be planning to tell the truth? Oh, Martin, if you dare to ruin my plans, I'll make sure you never have a moment's peace!

"Go ahead."

"The first thing is, it was me, not Jason, who privately conveyed orders in the name of the regiment at Nameless Village. Second, I request to join the Ninth Squad. Please approve, sir."