The Guardian’s Sword by Talking Cigarette

Benita asked, “Commander, Aren’t you mad at Derrick and Benji for abandoning the army?”

“Abandon?” Nathalia could not help laughing.

He did not expect Benita to think Derrick and Benji had abandoned the army.

It seemed Benita was mad about Derrick and Benji’s retirement and must despise them. Otherwise, he would not have said such a thing.

Nathalia laughed and said, “Derrick and Benji would have abandoned the army if they had suddenly deserted in the middle of a war. I will kill them without mercy according to military rules! But Derrick and Benji didn’t desert in the middle of a war. Besides, they applied to discharge and retired as per the procedure. How is that abandoning?”

“But they couldn’t stand the hardship after all. They retired because they’re unwilling to continue bearing the responsibility of protecting the country,” Benita said, gritting his teeth.

“Not everyone is capable of such a huge responsibility, and not everyone has steel-like willpower. Benita, you’re asking too much.”

Nathalia waved his hand and motioned for Benita to sit down. However, instead of sitting down, Benita turned around and went to make Nathalia a cup of tea.

don’t know what Benji’s trouble is yet. We’ll find out when we ask him tomorrow or the next day over a drink. If it’s a financial problem, I will help him,”

down the teacup and nodded

***

in the blink of

city a few times. Although they did not explore the entire of Midwich, they

was getting dark.

Benita alighted a taxi and stood before

popular restaurant in Midwich. Besides that, it was expensive,

person was not cheap. With one person having to spend 1,000 dollars here, a group of people having a meal here would cost almost 10,000

today was a weekend or some other reason. There

there was a lively atmosphere. The whole place was full of people, most of whom were friends meeting for dinner

A waitress walked over and

tell she was trained. Besides that, the red dress she wore was no regular