A War Hero With No Regrets

24 – Letters carry memories (1)

The operation, which began at 2 a.M., Ended when the morning sun fully rose.

“You’re crazy.”

A man sighs as he looks at the view of the wasp nest that was ruined overnight, as if an attack by titans had occurred.

Raft Bells.

He was the highest member of the Imperial Workers’ Party, the upper organization of the Revolutionary Front, and a high-ranking executive who also held the position of commander of the 4th Regiment of the Revolutionary Front.

And by his side was Diane Schmidt, who had now completely switched to the side of the Security Bureau.

Of course, except for Werner and Karin, not even the members of the Safety Bureau knew that he was a convert.

“It looks like the President has made up his mind. I thought it was a hunting dog that listens well to its owner….”

Isn’t this the same as being a pure beast?

If he hadn’t decided to convert, he too would have become a cold corpse tonight.

Thinking like that sent a shiver down his spine.

‘It wasn’t the time yet. ‘By showing unnecessary courage.’

The sigh he let out also contained sympathy for his revolutionary comrades who had become strangers.

Dada was a member of the moderate faction of the Imperial Workers’ Party, and during the Titan War, he was Raft who rose to the rank of major in the Eastern Military District.

As he had a military officer background, he was naturally appointed as the commander of a regiment on the revolutionary front, but his actual power was not very great.

The reason why the operation was not stopped even though Raft was extremely opposed to terrorist activities against the Eastern Command.

No matter how much the Eastern Military District were idiots obsessed with peace, there was nothing the Revolutionary Front could gain from such radical terrorism.

Even the terrorist attack did not succeed, and the ensuing result was today’s tragedy.

After losing precious comrades to the extremists’ manipulation, Raft was simply divided.

“Commissioner Raft, that’s the guy over there.”

Raft turned his head at the words of Diane Schmidt, who was assisting him.

Werner Grime slowly approaches in his black uniform.

‘You’re as young as I heard.’

Two chrysanthemums sparkling on the young officer’s epaulettes.

As expected, Raft could feel a certain spirit in his gait.

There was no hesitation or fear whatsoever.

The gaze that was looking straight at him was full of intelligence and wisdom, but the faintly shining eye light was haunting.

Director of the Security Strategy Department, Werner Greim.

Judging by appearance alone, he is probably in his mid-20s.

Due to the aftermath of the war, it was not difficult to find generals in their 20s, but even so, the rank of lieutenant colonel still meant that their abilities were highly recognized within the military.

With that alone, I was already overwhelmed.

There was quite a difference between him and Raft Bells, who were obviously older than him, but I could feel the difference in class just from the first exchange of glances.

It was only natural that he was the leader of the wild beasts that took down the revolutionary front overnight.

But since he came to negotiate in his own way, he cannot appear disheveled or weak.

Raft adjusted his stance and extended his arm towards Werner first.

“This is Raft Fels, Supreme Council member of the Imperial Workers’ Party.”

“Nice to meet you, Commissioner. “This is Werner Greim, Director of the Safety Department.”

Two people shaking hands formally.

As soon as Werner held his hand, he got straight to the point.

“First of all, I express my deepest regret for what happened to the Revolutionary Front. When we arrived too late, we couldn’t find a single survivor. “It seems like they were destroyed due to internal strife.”

Raftfels desperately tried to block the laughter that was about to come out at those seemingly unexpected words.

Ah.

It will be like this from the beginning.

Isn’t this Won, covering your eyes and going away?

From the beginning, the story was all set up.

It was the existing leadership that kept trying to turn the blame for the failure of the revolution on themselves.

No matter how much Raft was the highest member of the Labor Party, he would have been thought of as an outsider who frequently interfered needlessly.

It was something that could not be helped.

If you don’t want to die, isn’t it the world’s duty to kill first?

So Raft nodded his head towards Werner and answered.

“We will resolve the actions committed by some extremists in the future. “The Imperial Workers’ Party does not want an armed conflict with the Eastern Military District.”

“His Excellency the President also acknowledged the ideological value of the Imperial Workers’ Party with great magnanimity. “Now that everyone must overcome the wounds of war, I sincerely hope that Commissioner Raft will work hard.”

“… Thank you, Director.”

From that day on, the Security Bureau became an uncomfortable neighbor of the Revolutionary Front – the Imperial Workers’ Party.

This is all.

But Werner had no intention of ending this matter lukewarmly like this.

When Raft Wels was taking control of the organizational structure centered on the moderate faction of the Revolutionary Front and the remnants friendly to him.

Several members and senior figures of the Imperial Labor Party disappeared.

Some were found mutilated and beaten by gangsters in the back alleys.

Some people become addicted to drugs and become bad people who frequent brothels as if they were eating and drinking.

In some cases, entire families were attacked and killed by robbers who sneaked into their bedrooms.

Even those who had never been announced to the outside world as executives of the Imperial Workers’ Party were not spared a miserable fate.

Let alone how he knew, the reason behind it is so obvious.

“There was no need to go this far, right!! He clearly said he would mediate the dispute between the Eastern Military District and the Imperial Workers’ Party… !”

In the end, an angry Raft visited the Eastern Military District branch of the Security Strategy Bureau.

“Isn’t this the only way the Eastern Military District’s power will become stronger? “If you change your words now, we will also remain quiet.”

“I kept my promise. Here you go.”

“??”

After seeing the contents of the newspaper that Werner had placed on his desk, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.

[Heinrich Randall, Commander of the Eastern Army, expresses his intention to resign.]

[The President’s big step toward military reform, the abolition of the Eastern Military Command… Reorganized into Imperial Logistics Supply Command.]

[New military supply commander, “I will not be a soldier carrying a gun, but a soldier devoted to the people of the empire.”]

Dissolution of the Eastern Army Headquarters.

It was not only the Imperial Labor Party that was harvested by picking only the poor seeds.

I never thought they would blow up an entire headquarters.

Raft managed to suppress the potential hiccups.

“There was an embargo until now. “I regret not being able to tell you in advance because things within the military are confidential.”

“….”

“The Eastern Army Headquarters that used to harass our comrades is no longer there. All those who claim to be members of the Hwangtao faction and engage in corruption will be taken to the central government and punished according to the severity. “But do you want more than this?”

“… No. “I made a mistake.”

The leader of the Revolutionary Front swallowed his saliva and stood up as he looked at him as if he were looking right through him.

It was clear that this man should not be messed with.

***

“Rere~aaa~!!!”

Colonel Julia Anke burst open Leah Gilead’s private room, making a strange sound.

“aaah! It’s a surprise!!”

Leah is startled by the sudden visit of the regiment leader and hides something she was holding in her hand.

It was an instinctive action.

“Every time I surprise him, his reaction is so funny that it kills me. But what? Are you writing a letter again?”

“Ah… yes… that’s right.”

“Wow, this is really gross. “Isn’t it time for you to meet me once in a while?”

Julia shook her head, looking at her arms gathered neatly behind her.

Leah Gilliard was continuing to communicate with the captain in question who had caught her attention at the last banquet.

That too with a handwritten letter!

Not a text message or a phone call, but a letter in this day and age.

In Julia’s opinion, both of them couldn’t be more polar opposites.

When you can have a face-to-face, real-time phone call with a country across the ocean with just one button, what’s the point of a letter?

Leah knew that it was not normal, so she just blushed and lowered her head.

“They say the headquarters is near the Supreme Command. “Because I am a high-ranking officer, it is not easy for me to move around other than work.”

“Even when I was a captain, I was so busy that I almost ran into trouble. Should you run on the battlefield or report from the rear? Moreover, since it is a travel agency, the work itself must be no joke.”

She murmured as if reminiscing about her distant past.

Actually, it was a memory that only lasted less than three years.

“So Leah, do you want to have a late night snack? A letter is nice, but let’s eat something first.”

Julia shook the plastic bag she was holding in her hand.

It was food packed directly from downtown right after working overtime.

10 O’clock in the evening is when people feel the hungriest.

At the same time, my stomach was upset.

Leah immediately placed the letter she had written on her desk and unfolded the dining table.

“Ugh….”

Then Julia flopped down in front of her table and let out a deep sigh.

“Are you having a hard time?”

“Does it make sense to suddenly change unit affiliation? Unfortunately, it is a combat unit and not a command or technical administrative unit. “If not, I would have had to worry about organizing and returning the supplies.”

“It was a bit sudden. What… Now that the Titans have completely disappeared, it is strange that the Eastern Military District, which already had a narrow scope of responsibility, remains, so it is not unreasonable for His Excellency the President to give such an order.”

“Right~? “Now, all the nobles and those who make excuses will disappear.”

In reality, it was no different from the purge of the President, but the commanders of the Eastern Military District did not think it was a purge.

Those born with noble blood received preferential personnel treatment only in the Eastern Military District.

Commoners and officers who transferred from other regions were tired of the clearly visible discrimination.

“But how about a letter? Is there any progress? “We don’t just meet, it’s clearly evident in the content.”

“Ah… that is….”

Leah scratched her cheek awkwardly.

It’s already been 10 days since we exchanged letters, but there wasn’t a single thing of substance.

A letter that is more like a report about what work was done today and what work will be done tomorrow.

If Leah had any dating experience at all, she would have known that this was a kind of ‘drawing the line’.

Unfortunately for her, Leah did not have the dating knowledge to judge such things.

“It’s not working properly. I knew it.”

“It wasn’t easy.”

“They even said that Leah, your former commander, was able to find out thanks to his efforts.”

“I am not the commander, but the deputy commander.”

“Yes, Brigadier General Argen.”

It was only with the help of Argen Orca that I was able to exchange letters with the captain of the black cat mask.

A route that she obtained by using her power as the head of the inspection office to continue her investigation into the Revolutionary Front and the Security Strategy Bureau.

She said that at first she gave the address simply because she wanted to prevent the head of the Safety Bureau and Inspection Department, who had been complaining about violating her authority, from being a nuisance.

I never thought I would be able to use the address I managed to get so hard.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Yulia couldn’t help but feel sad at the sight of her successor and subordinate, Young Jam Byeong-in, in her love life.

“If it’s okay, should I just introduce you to another guy?”

“Oh, no. “It’s really okay.”

It was just when she was about to refuse Julia’s favor.

Knock knock knock.

Someone knocked on the door of the dorm.

It was so late that it was close to midnight.

There is no other person who would visit.

“Hmm, Leah. “Did you order anything for a late-night snack?”

“No.”

“Then who is it? “Who are you~?”

Julia stood up from her seat.

They may have simply mistakenly called for a visit, but the place they were staying was a dormitory exclusively for female executives.

We could not rule out the possibility that people who did not have the right intentions had invaded.

Already, there was news that there was an underwear thief in the regiment next door.

Now that the war is over and life has become easier, the screws in people’s minds are slowly loosening.

So, Julia opened her door.

Tuk.

A letter stuck between the cracks in the door fell to the floor.

The address written on the letterhead.

“Graveyard?”

It was a fortress that once contained Leah’s body, but is now closed.

There are no letters coming from the closed fortress.

When Leah opened the suspicious letter and checked, it contained text cut out and pasted from a newspaper.

[Do not send the letter.]