"Alonso, it doesn't mean anything for you to say something like that. It is a fact that the other major doesn't have any military experience. Although he was selected by the colonel to become a major, that doesn't change anything about his skills." The major who was in charge of the second company spoke up.
Although it was called a company, its size was enough for it to be called a battalion. But, since it was grouped amongst the special companies, then the major had no choice but to be referred to as a major of a company.
"That's right. It doesn't matter how he is favored by the colonel. But the same fact remains that he is not experienced enough. Although even we, are not currently capable of dealing with the problem, at least we can do better than he can." The major who was in charge of the first company spoke up as well.
Alonso on the other hand didn't reply. He knew that the matter didn't depend on what these people were saying. It only depended on what the colonel was going to decide.
The colonel who had been seeing his subordinates arguing about, raised his hand to prevent the others who were about to begin speaking.
"The matter concerning the new major doesn't need any kind of discussion. I made a decision and I hope that everyone of you acknowledges it. Otherwise, doesn't that mean that you mean that I was stupid by selecting a person who was not capable enough to become a major?" The colonel spoke.
After his words landed in the ears of the majors, each and every one of them kept quiet. The main reason as to why they were against Jack even though they had never seen him before, was simply because of their dissatisfaction.
Although it was true that they respected the colonel, that didn't mean that they would carry the respect that they had for him and place it on Jack.
Additionally, after a long period of time of working hard for them to get promoted, they really couldn't believe the fact that there was a person who had been given a military rank the moment that he joined the army.
When he saw that everyone was silent, the colonel shook his head again. He knew that although these people were silent, it was simply because of the respect that they had for his military rank.
Since he didn't want any kind of disharmony in the military unit that he led, he decided to clarify things.
"I know that most of you have several questions about why I gave Jack the rank that is equal to you people. And even though he doesn't have any soldiers under him, he can actually command any soldier that is under any of you to do something as long as it doesn't break the rules."
After a moment of silence, the colonel continued, "You should know from my actions for a very long time that I don't favor anyone when it comes to things that concerns military. I do value the lives of all the soldiers that are under me."
"For that particular reason, there's no way that I am going to hand over the soldiers to any irresponsible leader. And I am sure that you are quite curious about the reason as to why I gave Jack that position."
Immediately after saying that, the colonel looked at Alonso and gave him a nod.
When he saw that, Alonso couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart. He knew that at this moment, the secret that he had been keeping for about 2 months was going to be revealed.
Without wasting time, he stood up and went towards the projection that was used during strategy meetings. After that, he did some connections and managed to play the video that was taken back from Glaze Hotel.
This was obviously the video that had been recorded during the assault that had been made on that hotel.
Although they were confused, all the majors focused on the screen. And as time passed, they could immediately tell that this was the incident that concerned the loss of 15 lives.
Since they were not the ones that were placed in charge of that case, they didn't know much details about that issue. But now, they could see what really happened.
In the video, they could see that the people who had taken hostages who were being killed off one after the other by an invisible person.
Then, what followed was the fact that all those that had gone to attack the hotel had been cleared off. The hostages had been rescued.
At this moment, the eyes of all the majors present apart from Alonso, were widened in surprise. They actually couldn't believe what they were seeing.
"Are you sure that this is not a fiction movie?" One of them couldn't help but ask.
"That's right. Alonso, where the heck did you get this sci-fi movie from? I don't think I have ever watched it or heard about it." Another one spoke.
"But guys, don't you think that this video looks like the one that records had the incidence in the hotel?" Another one who was keen couldn't help but ask.
"Now that you mention it, I think that this film was actually produced here in our country. I just wonder what kind of director was needed for such a high quality movie to be produced."
"But, what that director destroyed in this movie was the fact that the angles that they had used to record are all bad. None of them can give us a clear view of what is really happening."
"Silence!" Upon noticing that the crowd was chattering about, the colonel couldn't help but frown a little. He had never expected that these majors were going to have such a reaction when they saw the video.
When silence reigned in the room, the colonel took a deep breath before he continued, "I don't really know where each and every one of you got the thoughts that what you have seen is a movie.
What you have just watched right now is the recorded video of the incidents that happened here in our country. Moreover, it happened in the capital city.
This is something that we should be ashamed of considering that we are the ones that are supposed to be keeping the peace of the capital city that is located in the central province.
As you can see, an invisible person was taking care of each and every one of those who had attacked. And, none of those people had a chance to use the guns that they had, even though there was a situation where there were more than one of them.
The one who is behind the actions, is someone that you have all been asking about. The person who had taken care of that incidence is Jack, the new major.
Since all of you have been questioning about his capabilities, I believe that you have seen them. And I can believe that none of you can actually match the level of his skills.
And although it is true that he was not part of the military, and he might really lack the experience of being in the military, that doesn't diminish the skills that he possesses.
As for why he is invisible in that clip, that is simply because of the team that he possesses. There are actually several skilled people that can be considered the epitome of IT. none of those on our part who attempted to see how the video was edited managed to find anything.
These two are already enough reasons as to why I had decided to discuss with my superior to grant Jack that position.
Of course, there are other reasons but I cannot talk about them at the moment. So, just like Alonso had said, I do believe that perhaps this person might actually have a chance to deal with the current problem that we are facing."
There was a long moment of silence as the majors began digesting the information that they had received. This was something completely unbelievable to them.
A person who was that skilled? Even the special forces that were present in the first and second companies couldn't actually do something like that.
Although they wanted to be doubtful about what the colonel had said, considering the current situation that they were in, they didn't believe that the colonel would feed them with false information.
"Ahem! Colonel, although I can understand that he was given the position due to the fact that he has capabilities, but why is it that during such a period of time, when we are facing a catastrophe, he is not actually present?" The major who was in charge of the first company questioned.
"That is a matter considering the agreement that we had with him. He is not just a person with skills. Otherwise, why do you think that they are other reasons that I gave him the position of a major?" The colonel replied.
Although there were several questions running rampant inside the minds of these majors, they didn't ask as they waited for the colonel to continue.
The colonel looked at Alonso and gave him a nod. "Contact him and see if he can come over. Make sure that it is done as soon as possible."
"Yes Colonel." Alonso nodded deeply before he left the room hurriedly. He knew the importance of the matter and wasn't ready to delay it even for a moment.
He knew that the relationship between Jack and Valnaro was quite close. Even though it was only official, at least, Valnaro and Jack had communicated for a long period of time as compared to him.
So, the moment that he got out of the conference room, he immediately contacted Valnaro and informed him that he had to contact Jack and inform him that he was needed at the headquarters of the central province.
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