"Commander... Didn't you just say you would spare my life?" Matthew began to blubber. He had been
immediately blindsided when he heard what Marin announced, not expecting that she would suddenly
change her mind. He was aghast that she would go back on her word.
"I just said that I would consider whether to save your life or not. But when I think of your shameful
behavior of deceiving me and all the others here, I am convinced that your guilt is unforgivable. Now, I
want someone to drag him down and behead him." Marin couldn't help shouting coldly, standing tall
and looking regal and imposing.
Hearing the order, two soldiers immediately stepped forward. Matthew put up no resistance. His entire
body was pale and ashen, ready to meet death. He was dragged down by the two soldiers immediately,
staring soullessly into the sky before his head was sliced clean off with their sharp swords.
"In addition, I also take back my previous punishment of expelling Rocky from the northeast military
camp. However, although he did things with a justified reason, it is also true and proven that he has
killed two spirit manipulators in my jurisdiction. Therefore, I have now decided to demote him to a
servant and constrain him into doing chores in the military camp for six months as a punishment!"
Marin announced her punishment for Rocky, knowing that she had to be fair.
"As for Evan and Deputy Commander Chen, I am really disappointed with them. They even tried to
cover up Matthew for his crimes and framed Rocky. I will announce my punishment for them in public
some other day soon. Now that they have both borne witness to the other's corruption, they will surely
be punished. You can rest assured that I will not engage in favoritism towards these officials. I will
severely punish them for their crimes. All of you! Remember this wisely! I hope the whole army can
take these events as a warning and learn from them. Deceit will not be tolerated." Then Marin turned to
Rocky and Sue and told them quietly, "You two come with me first."
Rocky and Sue looked at each other doubtfully and followed Marin.
Evan and Deputy Commander Chen were left standing silently, gazing at each other in speechless
dismay. Knowing the final result of this whole thing, they also clearly understood that neither of them
was a winner. Worse still, they would lose their careers, or maybe even worse, their lives!
It turned out that Rocky was still the one who laughed last.
Rocky and Sue followed Marin to her camp. As soon as they entered the camp, Marin suddenly turned
around and said to Sue, "I'm deeply sorry for your grandfather's death. I must apologize personally,
because it was all because of my lax discipline of the soldiers at ordinary times. I really didn't expect
that any of my subordinates would dare to do such terrible things. I sincerely apologize. I am so sorry
for what has happened to you and your family. Please, let me know if I can do anything to make things
better."
"Commander, I dare not accept your apology. Since the man who killed my grandfather has received
his due punishment, and Rocky's innocence has been proven, I am already very satisfied with this
result." In just one night, Sue had gone through too much suffering at her tender age. Her grandfather
had died and she was nearly raped. Rocky felt that after going through these terrible things, she had
grown up a lot. Behind the trauma and hurt, he could tell that she had also become more sensible and
mature.
"If you have any further requests, please feel free to ask me now. I will do my best to help you." Out of
sympathy and the feeling of guilt, Marin couldn't help but make a promise to the little girl, hoping to help
her go through this dire time in her life.
Upon hearing what Marin said, Sue's face radiated with delight, but then she became sullen and
slightly shook her head to decline Marin's kind help. Actually, what she wanted most was for her
grandfather to come back and live happily with her all the time, but unfortunately, that was an
unattainable dream.
Marin couldn't help but frown slightly. She seemed to have guessed the little girl's thinking, but she
couldn't come up with any solution to her problem. Then, she looked at Rocky and said, "I was blinded
by them this time, so I almost misjudged you. Although it's the right behavior to save lives, you should
not kill people at will. Otherwise, the matter would not have reached such an irreconcilable point.
Fortunately, however, the Commander in Chief sent a timely order to save your life, otherwise,
everything would have gone terribly wrong."
In fact, Marin was also glad that she had reported the incident of Rocky to the Commander in Chief, so
that she could have the opportunity to prevent this unjust case from happening in front of her.
"Of course I know that you have your own stand, so I won't blame you for this," Rocky said. Although
not long ago, he was unjustly wronged by others, he now appeared to be very calm, his demeanor as
cool as usual.
"If you have any objection to my punishment this time, you can bring it up with me. I can think about it
and help you make appropriate changes," Marin hesitated for a moment and then said. She couldn't
help but appreciate Rocky's demeanor, taking everything in stride.
"I have no objection to your punishment. However, in my personal opinion, it would be better for you to
expel me from the military camp, so that I will not cause any more trouble and bother you," Rocky
smiled slightly and said. His tone had a touch of sarcasm and, with a hint of resentment lingering.
"No, it is absolutely impossible. You must stay in the northeast military camp. If you don't like to do
chores, I can transfer you to other places. I won't care what you do in the future. But the only condition
is that you stay in the northeast military camp," she suddenly said in a somewhat hurried tone. Rocky
raised his eyebrow. She seemed very reluctant to let him leave.
He wondered why her tone had suddenly become so firm, and he found it very strange that she should
want him to stay in the military camp. After all, he seemed to have some disagreements with Marin on
many things. However, she seemed to care about him and his wellbeing. Right now, Rocky couldn't
understand her intentions and the deep reasons behind her strange attitude towards him. However,
Rocky only considered Marin's words for a few seconds and did not think too much. Since Marin
insisted that he stay under her jurisdiction, he decided to stay in his favorite place. Calmly, he told her,
"Then you can simply transfer me to the beast farm."
"The beast farm?" Upon hearing Rocky's reply, Marin was extremely perplexed. She didn't expect him
to want to go to that place. Nobody really wanted to go there, after all! The environment there was dirty
and smelly, and people who went there had to wait on the spirit-manipulated beasts all day long, which
was really a very troublesome thing. Although his request was definitely strange, it was within the
scope of her permission.
"Is there any problem with that?" Rocky squinted at Marin. Seeing her expressions change for several
times, he wondered what was going on in her head.
"No. I approve." Marin nodded, still looking thoughtful.
"In addition, I have one more thing to please you," Rocky glanced at Sue beside him and said with a
soft look.
"Is there anything else I can help you?" Marin asked curiously.
Suddenly, he came near her. At seeing Rocky approach her unexpectedly, Marin felt his aura envelope
her instantly. All of a sudden, she became short of breath and her cheeks turned beet red. What on
earth!
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