Chapter 1: Imagery
Rajer always felt that his chest was a little stuffy when he woke up early in the morning, but today was the most important day, even if he was a little unwell, he had to work with all his spirits.
All was over tonight, and Rajer lit his pipe with a match. All I need to do now is be patient, as Commander-in-Chief, I can't mess up in advance.
It was only after spit out a few smoke rings back and forth that Rajer felt that his mood was much better, and even the feeling of tightness in his chest seemed to be somewhat reduced.
"Commander-in-Chief!" Jack slammed the door in, his face covered in anxiety.
"What's going on, Jack?" Rajer couldn't help but ask, looking at the hurried Jack, "Shouldn't you be preparing for the action now, why are you here in such a hurry?"
"Secretary General Jason has been captured by the enemy. Jack said a little breathlessly, "Just a few days ago, the whole United Nations is now in a mess. ”
"Why didn't I get the news from a few days ago until now?" Rajer asked sharply, "Unit '66', which is in charge of defending the Secretary-General, should have told me the news immediately, why has it been delaying for so long? What the hell is Grendt doing!?"
"Captain Grence has been deemed missing. Jack wiped his sweat and said, "There's no one there to command anymore!"
"What did you say?" Rajer was shocked, Grent was the person he personally selected, even in terms of strength, he was the top existence in the entire BPRD, and such a man actually disappeared like this.
"Do you know who did it?" Rajer was anxious, but remained relatively calm.
"Yes. Jack replied, "It's certain that the attack was carried out by two people, but the names of those two people are not desirable for us to see." ”
"It can't be them, right?" Rajer guessed in an instant what Jack was going to say next.
"That's right, Commander. "The names of the attackers, one of them is Kane Mait, and the other is Rex Field. ”
"Is it really them?" Rajer sat back in his office chair, "I should have guessed that it was them, after all, demons don't do this kind of thing." ”
"You don't seem to be finished, Jack. Rajer looked at Jack and said, "Is there anyone else besides Jason who has also been affected?"
"It's Chikusa Wakaba. Jack replied with a frown, "They took Chikusa Wakaba at the same time, and to be honest I don't quite understand why they did it, but they did." ”
"Did the two important people lose at the same time?" Rajer put down his pipe, and the tightness in his chest that had been cut back at this time. "It's not good, it's a headache!"
"And one of the most important things is that they left a file called DP24, which was parsed to look like a video. Jack said as he pulled out a USB stick from his pocket, "According to the survivors, this is something they specifically told them to leave behind, and I think we should take a look at it." ”
"I'm afraid this thing was left to me from the beginning. Rajer reached out and took the USB flash drive, "Because the first person to see it is very likely to be me, so I speculated." ”
"So what about the delay in reporting '66'?"
"I don't blame them. "They must have had a hard time during this time, and I've been in one-way contact with Grent all along, and it's true that after his disappearance, things will get more troublesome, and they haven't been delaying it too long, so I'll just be reluctant not to punish him this time." ”
"Understood. Jack nodded in agreement, "So what are you going to do next?"
"Come with me through this video, Jack. Rajer smiled at him, and then he inserted the USB stick into the computer projector, and soon they saw a very clear image.
The picture shows a soldier in a BPRD combat uniform, and neither Rajel nor Jack has any impression of this person, but the soldier suddenly speaks.
"Let's turn that thing off for now, Rex. The soldier suddenly shouted to someone beside him, "You have to speak as you are." ”
The image suddenly distorted, as if some kind of scene had been completely erased, and when the distortion was over, the original soldier's face disappeared without a trace, leaving only a one-armed man wearing the same combat uniform as him.
"Kane. Rajer immediately recognized who the man in the picture was, "There can't be a mistake, it's Kane." ”
"His appearance changed in an instant, what the hell is going on?" Jack, who was standing on the sidelines, was surprised by all this.
"Don't be in a hurry, listen to him. Rajer said to Jack.
"I guess the person who is watching this video right now should be Commander-in-Chief Rajer, anyway, there is a 99% probability that you should be right, so what I'm going to say next is actually for you, Commander-in-Chief. ”
"First of all, Kane Mait, that's my name, and you should know that, after all, the former Commander-in-Chief is familiar to me. ”
"You may be a little surprised and wonder if it's me, but I can assure you that it's me, just a little illusion, which can even make me a sound person in the eyes of ordinary people, even if I am missing an arm, I will not be detected at all. ”
"I see. Rajer understood, "It's a very powerful illusion indeed, no wonder they were able to infiltrate so easily." ”
"Then let me get back to business," Kane continued, "I'm a man of the service of the region now, and yes, you can call me a traitor, and I have nothing to argue with." ”
"The reason why I left this video is because I want to end this pointless war as soon as possible, why? Because humans can't win, and in the end the loser must still be human. ”
"For this reason, I have made a special suggestion here, that as long as you are willing to lead all the people of the headquarters to surrender, hell will guarantee the survival of your people. Yes, you can survive, even in the midst of this war of extermination. ”
"What nonsense is he talking about?" Jack was completely furious, "Has he already thrown away all the things he's learned in the past? Bastard! I can kill him right now!"
"Hear him out, Jack. Rajel dissuaded the impulsive Jack, "It's just a video, there's no need to make such a big fuss, and besides, he's not done yet." ”
"You will surely laugh at me for feeling that the words of a traitor have no value. Kane laughed, "But you're wrong, Commander-in-Chief, I know even more about certain things than you do. ”
"Why do you think we're kidnapping Secretary Jason? In fact, he doesn't have much of an impact on this war, right? No, that's just a lie, Commander-in-Chief, you know exactly what he knows, and what will happen if we force that memory to be extracted?"
Rajer's face became very ugly for the first time, he didn't expect Kane to know so much, if it was as he said, then the situation had indeed reached an extremely dangerous point.
"So surrender, Commander-in-Chief Rajer. Kane said in a very sincere tone, "End this senseless war, all you have is left without any cover, as long as you surrender now, you can live as the last survivors of humanity." ”
"As long as the defense of the headquarters is not breached for a day, then you will have one more day to consider whether to surrender, but time waits for no one, you better hurry up and decide, for the safety of everyone in the headquarters, I believe you will definitely make the most favorable decision for them." ”
"Goodbye, Commander-in-Chief. Kane finally said to the screen, "Please be careful about what I say, Hell will gladly accept your surrender, that's it, it's over." ”
At this point, the picture came to an abrupt end, leaving Rajel and Jack still staring at the pitch-black display.
"He got it. Rajer's brow furrowed, and his fingers moved back and forth. "I really didn't expect him to know about that thing, which means that the most dangerous situation is still coming after all?"
"Commander-in-Chief, what the hell are you talking about?" Jack looked at Rajer who was talking to himself, and was a little overwhelmed for a moment, "Are you really covering up something as he said?"
"It doesn't matter, Jack. Rajer passed by with some understatement, "What matters is whether we really have to surrender as he said, and then we can save the lives of all the people who are left in the headquarters now." ”
"I will not agree, Commander-in-Chief!" said Jack, "I would rather die on the battlefield than surrender, and I will abandon my fellow citizens for my own survival, I will not be able to do it anyway!"
"Well said!" Rajer nodded in satisfaction, "All of us think so, so we will fight, we have never thought of surrendering since the beginning of this war, not today, not tomorrow!"
"It is my long-cherished wish to die on the battlefield for the future of mankind, and I long for the time to fight. Jack laughed, "I'm not afraid of death, we're all the same, we won't surrender!"
"That's right, never surrender. Rajel patted Jack on the shoulder and said, "Then let's treat it as if there was never such a video, everything is still going according to plan, and I'm sorry for you tonight." ”
"I'm going to do my best. Jack bowed and said, "I will not fail your trust, so now go to the final preparations." ”
"Go ahead, tonight is destined to be an unquiet night. Rajel said to him, and Jack walked out the office door with a very steady step.
But Rajer's heart did not calm down, he picked up the pipe that had not been extinguished and continued to smoke, and with the smoke rings he spit out, his heart became heavier.
Jason, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you, old friend. It seems that there is no way to hide it, they will know everything about it, and I am in a very dangerous situation now.
But I will not surrender, I will never surrender! I am the commander-in-chief to defend humanity, and I will never surrender no matter what happens, even if it is, I will never surrender!
Shore, you must be fast! You must end this war when the situation is at its worst, and please, you are now the last hope for us humanity.
"Looks like it's better to smoke less. Rajer put down his pipe and said to himself, "Soon the night will come, and everything will be settled tonight." ”