Chapter Ninety-Nine: Neutrality
ββ¦β¦ The ACA can't let Buenos Aires be abandoned like this, so the resolution can be said to be inevitable, after all, Buenos Aires was once one of the largest industrial cities in South America, have you noticed, you look at this map, most of the gangs have relied on a certain industrial area, they are very tacitly set up the fighting area in the residential area of the city, so although it has brought a lot of casualties, but the advantage is that the industrial facilities have not been destroyed, So you see there are hundreds of gangs here, big and small, in fact, the biggest ones are controlled by the ACA behind the scenes, so in fact, the ACA has been preparing for the recovery of Buenos Aires, and the only suspense is, which faction will control the city, once an agreement is reached, it will soon become no less than the industrial base of SΓ£o Paulo......"
-- Alliance Star TV, "Weekly Defense Analysis", special guest, Rear Admiral of the Alliance Navy, Zhang Juzuo
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"That's why my family chose you, dear Mr. Opa." Robert Jr. turned around, smiled and raised his glass to greet Governor Simpson, "Those supermen have made many people misunderstand the definition of strength, but you are well aware of the nature of power. β
"Superman is also human, and there will be human needs," Governor Simpson sneered, "I'm sure the Guild will offer the wavering Superman a price they can't refuse." β
"Anyway," seemed to be a bit of a stretch, and little Robert walked over to the ornate wooden table with his glass in hand. "I hope you will be satisfied with the plan of the association I have brought for the reorganization of Buenos Aires."
"That's a perfect plan, if it can be carried out correctly," Governor Simpson frowned slightly, "It doesn't matter if the Knights don't interfere, but I'm still worried about the interference of the local gangs and the Evolutionists." β
"The Evolutionists don't have any available personnel in Buenos Aires, just a little girl who has just been dismissed." Little Robert shook his glass lightly and looked at the scarlet liquid in the glass, "Actually, we wanted to let her go." But she doesn't seem to be very clean. β
"Herris, you say? Ivanova? Simpson was still frowning. As if the name meant endless trouble, "I've heard of her abilities...... Something special? β
"That's true," little Rob nodded, "The Society's agents lurking around her reported the other day. Said she could be in office. At Marshall's behest, he used his ability to hack into the JΓΉ library to gather a large amount of information about the association. β
"So. She must die. Robert Jr. paused and curled the corners of his mouth, "Must die in the 'riot' of the local gangs." β
"I totally understand. Coupled with the equipment provided by the association, it is foolproof. "Kill with a knife? Simpson wasn't too surprised.
"We'll also send our best TF to 'rescue' her," little Rob nodded, the thirty-year-old with a suffocating sneer, "Anyway, you just need to kill those 'rebels'." β
"At the same time, I can continue to cut off the wings of the Evolution faction, and kill a little girl who has no faction, but has excellent strength, and it will not cause much backlash."
Simpson stated the Society's deeper purpose, then raised his glass with an excited sneer.
"It's a pleasure to work with."
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"Manpower is definitely not enough, there are only two hundred rotating assault infantry in the entire camp, and there are almost five hundred combat engineers, ten supply sites have to be taken care of at a time, and the average escort personnel is only 20, and more than half of them are rookies from military academy internships.
Jesse jumped off the roof of the car with one hand, her gorgeous knight's dress fluttering in the air, showing off her existence like other gorgeously dressed knights, and at the same time warning the nonchalantly armed gangsters in the distance - there is a TF here, don't make any mess of it.
On the other side, the much more low-key Ling Yu closed his eyes, and he leaned on the open door of the assault vehicle, forming a subtle angle with the bullet-riddled houses in the distance, so that the snipers on it could not clearly aim at him.
"How?"
"Four snipers, one automatic grenade launcher, no intention of moving from breathing, one seems to be asleep, unable to sense the weapon."
Ling Yu shook his head, opened his eyes, raised his left hand, and the one in the lower right corner of the three lines lost its light little by little - the function of this pattern was to expand perception, allowing Ling Yu to scan targets at a certain distance around him in addition to crisis perception.
Of course, the side effect is also obvious, and that is that you have to pay full attention.
"Actually, all three things are quite useful." Jess thought about it for a moment, "Whether it's high-speed sabotage jamming and escape, or causing a lot of damage in a short period of time at close range, or reconnaissance in a fixed area, you can take charge of it alone. β
"What do you mean by running for your life?" Ling Yu raised his eyebrows and pursed his lips helplessly.
"That's called turning in." Jesse spread out her hands, revealing an expression of "It's good if you're happy", "I'm not very good at making names. β
Just when Ling Yu was about to say something, suddenly there was a small commotion in the queue of the supply station not far from the two.
Turning around, Ling Yu grabbed the car door and jumped out, followed by Jiesi, and immediately after, the two saw several gang members wearing mixed and matched military equipment beating a thin girl with the butt of a gun.
"Stop, what's going on!"
Jeunese rushed out first, and the blue knight's outfit like irises made everyone stop.
"Report sir, this woman is stealing supplies."
The gangsters quickly took a few steps back to make way for space, but it was indeed the Order's assault infantry who opened their mouths - the tacit understanding between the factions was clearly established.
"Jeunse!"
Just as Jiesi, who was frowning, was about to say something, Ling Yu grabbed her arm. But it was Linya who was rushing by name, who seemed to know what her friend was going to say, and Linya stepped forward and waved her hand from an angle that only Jess could see, before turning to take over the situation.
"How much she stole from."
Linya walked up to the captain of the assault infantry and gave a military salute.
"3 bottles of antibiotics, 5 high-energy rations," the captain of the assault infantry said, pulling out a bag from the girl's body, "worth 45 ration points." β
"If there are less than fifty, sin is not unto death." Linya waved her hand and turned to walk over to the girl on the ground. Glared at the gang members standing opposite. "You guys are a little too ruthless, if you are killed, you will not be able to eat and walk around."
"I'm sorry, we'll pay attention next time." A few of the people who looked like the head of the group stepped forward. He looked at Linya with a smile. This kind of thing happens every day. But there are two knights here, and if they really want to kill someone, they really can't afford to take responsibility.
"Article IV of the supply agreement. If the stealing supplies reaches the fifty ration points, the local self-defense forces can be executed on the spot," Linya threw the bag in her hand to the assault infantry next to her, half-crouched down, and looked at the girl lying on the ground covered in blood, "You are very smart, so you only need to suffer some flesh and skin." β
"Thank you...... The knight-sama ......" the girl barely got up, and looked at Linya, who was about her age and well-dressed, on her knees, "but...... Daddy's Sick ...... Very heavy......"
"Where's the drug rationing?" Linya frowned and glanced up at the gangsters opposite.
"At the beginning of the month, the radical coalition guys attacked our territory again, and we didn't fight back according to the agreement, but we also had a lot of wounded, and the medical rations had long since run out, so we exchanged the extra food rations for their medical rations." The boss of the gang members put on an expression that the dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, and spread his hands, "We have reported this matter to the Knights camp." β
"Really?" Linya regretted it as soon as she asked, and sure enough, a look of pain flashed in the eyes of the girl on the ground, and then she nodded with difficulty.
There must be an exchange of extra rations, as to whether the process of this exchange is an equivalent transaction or a gun to your head; Whether the compensation to you is in kind or an IOU, only these hooligans and ruffians know.
"Well, according to Article 4, paragraph 3 of the supply agreement, you will be deducted ninety supply points." Linya stood up and didn't even reach out to help the girl who was kneeling on the ground, but just as Linya spoke, Ling Yu felt Jiesi's clenched fist suddenly let go.
"Thank you......"
The girl thanked her again, then stood up with difficulty, and when she limped around, Ling Yu stepped forward and gave her a stick that could be used as a crutch.
Linya stared at Ling Yu, who didn't have any knight emblems on her body, and after thinking about it, she nodded, then turned around and spoke to the gang members.
"Okay, don't embarrass her anymore, it's still the same sentence, rules are rules, we won't favor anyone, I hope you will also follow the agreement."
"Okay, okay." The leading white man made an OK gesture and muttered a few words in Spanish, and several of his men dispersed again, using the butts of their guns to disperse the crowd of onlookers and continue to maintain the line.
"Let's go." Ling Yu tugged at Jiesi, and the two turned around and returned to their assault vehicle.
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"Yo, Condor Heroes, I'm glad you didn't do anything drastic."
However, when the two returned to the car, Logan pushed open the door first and greeted the two.
"How have you been so elusive lately?" Ling Yu complained, then shook his head, "With me here, Jiesi won't do anything excessive." β
"I'm not that kind of person either," Jess shook her head, the disappointment in her eyes was probably a mixture of distrust of Ling Yu and emotion about things, but it was also fleeting, "It's my first time here, Linya must know more about the situation here, she must have a reason for doing so." β
"There is a saying in the East that you don't suffer from few, but you suffer from inequality." Ling Yu nodded, "If you don't reward and punish that girl here, she will become the target of public criticism, and it is a question of whether she has the life to go home and see her sick father." β
"Unless the Knights can completely liberate this place and bring a new order here, it's all empty talk," Logan put his feet on the co-pilot's seat and whistled, "It's a pity that this is the back garden of the ACA, and the Knights will definitely not be able to really interfere." β
"I understand." Jess sighed and nodded, "Order and rules are more important than anything else in this environment, otherwise you will become a ruin of human nature...... Just ......"
"You can't just ignore it if you know it, right?" Logan stuck out his tongue, then raised his chin behind the two of them, "You underestimate Linya too much, Your Excellency Snow White, don't you know that children from poor families are sometimes more cunning than foxes. β
Ling Yu and Jiesi turned around, and a knight soldier who was only about twelve or thirteen years old walked over with a rifle about the same length as him.
"Sister Jeunse." The boy took off his helmet and showed his short flaxen hair, which was a little darker than Linia's.
"Ethan?!" Jeuness was so surprised that she took a step back.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is a young soldier," Ling Yu raised his eyebrows, obviously surprised that this boy who had been rescued by himself and Jess from South Africa and sent to the Knights would be hereβmight as well regret sending him to the Knights?
"No, Brother Ling Yu, this is a military academy internship, and we all only appear in the convoy to ensure that there is a TF escort." Ethan shook his head at Ling Yu.
"You know?" Logan, who was left to the side, asked.
"Well, Ling Yu and the kid I rescued from South Africa," Jiesi nodded in reply, then turned her head and looked at Ethan, "Well, I thought they would arrange a clerical job for you." β
"This is what I asked for," the boy's eyes flashed with a mature aura that did not match his age, "I have already passed the preliminary genetic test, and I will be able to undergo TF modification surgery next month." β
"Good luck." Ling Yu stretched out his hand and patted the boy on the shoulder, the times are different, genetic testing can allow most of the children who will die on the operating table to survive, not to mention the skills of the knights.
"Speaking of which, Captain Linya asked me to ask Brother Ling Yu, you, and Mr. Craig here, for all the high-energy rations you have."
"It's for that girl, I have it here." Jiesi subconsciously wanted to take out her pocket, but Ling Yu held her hand down.
"Rogan and I bought it from the black market, it was not marked in the first place, and your bag has the symbol of the Knights on it, which is easy to find," Ling Yu explained, taking out the ration from his waist bag, "What are you going to do?" β
"This is the content of my graduation internship," Ethan took the rations thrown by Logan, and then took Ling Yu's, "I'm going to intern here for a month, and I will give these rations to that sister in batches, so as not to arouse suspicion." β
"It's a little hard, for a child." Jesse frowned.
"But it's a good pre-TF training, you're small and you have experience in South Africa, so I'm optimistic about you." Ling Yu didn't care too much, "Good luck." β
"Well, thank you."
Ethan gave a military salute, then took the ration and turned to leave, and the three of them were silent for a moment, and Jesse sighed heavily.
And for Buenos Aires, it's just an ordinary day. (To be continued......)
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