Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Death of Cadet Arcadio 3

Principal Kim knew the time would come.

From the moment he knew that among the people from Djerkhara University were Swadiaans, he knew that the time would come. That is, the Rhodoks can accept a Swadia as a student into the Rhodok education system, but it is really difficult to accept a Swadia as a reserve officer hanging around the capital. The people of this country invaded Rhodok just more than ten years ago, and now let the country's citizens enter the military system, a political risk that no one wants to take.

Moreover, according to the information, the Arcadio family is actually a noble family in Svadia. After looking through the information of the student's father, I found that this person was a Rhodok. At this point, many details no longer need to be scrutinized. A story naturally comes to mind: imagine who can transform from a Rhodok into a Swadian nobleman in war? Undoubtedly, traitors.

In Huo. After Arcadio entered the school for the second time, the question of how to deal with this sensitive student became a headache for Principal Kim. He knew he couldn't report the matter, in which case he would be reprimanded by his superiors for being "incompetent" because his boss had told him to 'act cheaply'. He had to figure out how to solve the problem himself. But once it is not handled well, he will get into a big trouble, although there is a general who has been born and died with him to protect him, he does not dare to joke with his future.

The best-case scenario Kim had conceived was for the Swadia kid to retreat from the rigor of rigorous training. This is good for everyone, he still studies as before, and returns to China after a few years. And the military academy will not get into scandals such as the leakage of military secrets because of the training of him.

Unfortunately, the students of Djerkhala University were left with two people, one of whom was the hapless Svadia. The only thing that made Kim feel relieved was that there was another university student who stayed behind, and his father was a well-known figure in the cultural scene of Viruja, and he was involved in the planning of propaganda behind enemy lines during the war.

In his welcome speech, after Kim had finished his thoughts, one of his lieutenants reminded him that he should take advantage of this time to squeeze the Svadians out. If you don't do that now, it will only get more and more difficult in the future. Kim thought about it, it did seem a little cruel to a person who was really determined to stay, but there was nothing he could do, he could only do it.

Kim waited for Arcadio in his stone house. He was not very accustomed to his dress, which seemed too wide, and when he walked, he surrounded himself with curtains and hurried away. Thinking of this, Kim would impatiently tug at his clothes, as if he wanted to stick them closer to his body. He liked the civilian clothes in the army, which were sewn with angular corners of coarse cloth, and they were very energetic and manly to wear, which made him feel that he was still very young. But now that he is the head of a school, this kind of majesty is something he must put on by himself, and although he looks able in civilian clothes, it is easy to make people feel contemptible, and he knows that there is a proverb: "The king is a king only because he seems to be majestic."

While still worrying about his clothes, Kim heard a knock on the door. He adjusted his expression a little one last time, then cleared his throat: "Come in."

His lieutenant led in a young man, dressed in the uniform of a new cadet, and holding a fur hat issued by the Admiralty in his hand. Kim had an indescribable feeling that he was going to take the hat back.

"Mr. Headmaster, is there anything you want me to do?" Suddenly. Arcadio asked respectfully a second time, and Kim noticed that he was pinching his hat, looking a little embarrassed. This embarrassment gave Kim a condescending pleasure in his own silence, which soon turned into a favor for the unworldly young man. Kim smiled kindly, and pointed to the stool in front of him with his right hand, motioning for my father to sit down.

As my father sat down, Kim picked up the papers on the table, as if carefully reviewing the contents. He crumpled the document, then picked up a pair of glasses and put it on the bridge of his nose and looked at it carefully. Finally, Kim seemed to see something. He looked at my father through his glasses, as if he wanted to see him through.

"Lingzun is from Rhodoc, isn't he?" , Kim asked.

When I heard this, my father felt a little embarrassed in his heart. Because often when this question is asked, it is followed by him and then asked, "Is Lingzun the lord of Swadia?" Both of these questions can be answered in the affirmative. But he knew that what others really wanted him to answer was how these two identities were converted.

My father thought for a moment, nodded, and without waiting for the headmaster to ask, he continued, "He is now a lord of Swadia, and my family's fief is near Suno, sir. โ€

Kim felt a little flustered, because the second question he was about to ask had not yet come out, and the kid on the other side had already given the answer. Kim hesitated, as if the kid across from him knew what he was thinking. This made Kim feel like a crappy charlatan whose tricks had been debunked, and he looked embarrassed.

"Yes, Mr. Arcadio Jr. From your words, I seem to be able to sense a kind of identity confusion. So let's get straight to the point, in fact, since you were born in the family of the lord, you should be able to know that the lord is a very important part of the country, and this is true for every country. You should also know by now that you have chosen to join our navy, the navy of Rhodok. You may not have experienced the war more than a decade ago, but you should know how cruel it was. So, have you ever wondered if one day, I mean, what if one day, Rhodok and Swadia clashed? How will your father behave with himself? โ€

My father listened to Kim's words word by word, and suddenly felt a great pressure enveloping him. When he was named and left alone, he was ready to be persuaded to quit, he knew that this was very likely to happen, he told Cesar what he thought, and Cesar shrugged: "You are driven away, I will follow you." In this way, others themselves do not use us, and it is not because we are cowards that we run away. That's fine. โ€

The father had already made up his mind, as soon as the person on the other side gave him a passable step, he would immediately get off the donkey. But now he knows that once he leaves, it is equivalent to acquiescing in his father's betrayal of the motherland, and he also admits that he will stand on the side of other countries against his compatriots at a critical moment. This made it impossible for my father to wait for decisions to be made, which would bring shame on his own family.

"Mr. Chancellor, I don't know what my father will do, I think, how embarrassing it is to be caught between two countries alone, I don't think you will understand. My father told me his story, his poignant story. He told me that he was just a teenager at the time, and in order to repay his teacher's kindness, he defected to the Northern Army, but he didn't know about the Valley Massacre. From what I know of him, if he had known the tragedy in the valley, he would not have followed the Svadia army. โ€

"Oh? It's hard, I didn't expect you to know about that massacre. I have heard that the textbooks of your country no longer admit it, and in less than a generation, I am afraid that the young people of your country will no longer know that thousands of farmers have had their eyes gouged out. โ€

More than a decade later, Kim still can't forget the pain. The other day, Kim had just attended the funeral of an old madman, a poor old man who had been a well-known lord of Aaron, and it was that tragedy that ruined the man. He later became insane out of guilt and fear, and lived in a monastery for more than a decade. He was found dead in his bed last week. Most of the generals of Aaron, who had experienced the war, attended the funeral of this old madman, and people revisited their efforts for more than a decade at the funeral, silently vowing to defend this hard-won freedom at all costs.

Kim was standing in the farewell procession. Admiral Terra. Enor stood beside him, and the general didn't turn his head, but asked softly, "Kim, how is your school going?" โ€

"Your Excellency, it has begun to operate normally. The replenishment of personnel from Djerkhala was very timely. โ€

"Yes, that's good. Look at this old wretched, without a strong army, our country will continue to be beaten, and tragedies like his will continue to be staged. You have a long way to go. โ€

"Yes, Your Excellency, General".

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"Mr. Headmaster", the father felt boiling blood in his chest, because he felt that Kim had tied himself and his family to the pillar of shame in his mind, although he said very politely, but behind every word, there was distrust and rebuke. "I swear in my family's name that we love Rhodoc. I don't know if you know, my father did not hesitate to join the volunteer army to support Rhodok when he needed it, during the sensitive time when Rhodok was at odds with Swadia. I don't know how many people in Swadia had this kind of consciousness at that time to protect Rhodok. You know, for us, we have always regarded Rhodok as our family's country, but now that my country is Swadia, this dual allegiance has made my family suspicious. But you know, my family won't do anything we're sorry for Swadia, just like we're not going to do anything we're sorry for Rhodok. I knew that if I quit the Navy, I would only be suspicious, thought that I had a ghost in my heart, that I and my family were a bunch of traitors who didn't know what my countrymen and my homeland were. So, I'm going to stay, Mr. Headmaster, you can't get rid of me, I'm going to stay in the Navy. โ€

Kim listened to the young man's exciting speech, and slowly showed a knowing smile, and Kim thought to himself: "Yes, this is a sincere fellow, even if he appears on the battlefield as an enemy one day, then he must be a respectable enemy." โ€

Kim waited for his father to finish speaking, and waited for the flush on his face to slowly recede below his neck before he began to say, "Well, little Mr. Arcadio, I am very impressed by your words. Of course, I'll examine what you say. So if you're lying, you'd better admit it now, or I'll find out, and not only will you not be able to stay in the navy, but you'll lose your honor." Can you find one for you? It would be nice if the person was a Rhodoc, and it would be better to have a certain social status and a formal job. If you are sure that you will not disgrace this person, ask him to be your guarantor. โ€

My father thought for a moment and said, "This man is my father's former comrade-in-arms, who fought on the front line. And he was very supportive of me joining the Navy. Is it okay to let him be my guarantor? โ€

"Oh? Do you know people in the military? That's much easier, so you let him go to the Navy Headquarters. I will arrange a special clerk for him, and tell your father's comrades-in-arms to find a day in the month and go to 11 Flagship Street in Aaron City between nine and ten o'clock in the morning. Before he goes, you come and tell me two days in advance, no, three days in advance. Also, let him remember to bring his soldier ID, of course, in case he wants to be a non-commissioned officer or something, bring his officer ID. There is also a certificate issued by the inspection office of the city where he lives, a certificate of the guild or a certificate of employment in the place where he works, and then the demographic composition of his family. โ€

The father raised his hand slightly, interrupting the process of the headmaster counting on his fingers: "Mr. Headmaster, I'm afraid that this guarantor of mine will not have time to come to Aaron to testify for me." โ€

Kim frowned, "Who is he?" Do you have such a big face? You must know that this matter is related to your academic future, and it is the most important thing, so don't slack off. โ€

Kim's years in the military have brought him to know many people, especially Admiral Enore. At the same time, he frequented the officers' club, where he met many of Aaron's mid- and lower-ranking officers, and relying on his good relations with them, Kim felt that he was a "well-fed" person. So he had no scruples about the father's comrade-in-arms of this Swadia. Kim thought it might be a veteran of Aaron's City, who now presumably had opened a dismal tavern or shop, and of course, might have become a farmer somewhere. This is the case with a lot of servicemen after they leave the army.

In the end, out of politeness, Kim still asked hopelessly: "By the way, where does this elder of yours serve?" What's his name? โ€

The father was stunned for a moment, he knew that Uncle Garcia was a famous general in Viruga, but he didn't know if his uncle's reputation was loud in the capital.

The father said a word lightly, briefly explaining his uncle's identity. As he finished speaking, he noticed that Principal Kim's eyes widened little by little, and he squeezed out wrinkles on his forehead, as if he wanted to raise the atmosphere on his head by an inch.

"My uncle is the highest garrison commander of Viruga, Garcia. Especially. General Lee Lan Gaslow. โ€

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