After getting off the train, the three of them came to a very ordinary neighborhood in Zhongchao. As soon as they left the station, Hayes saw a station built by the Ministry of Military Affairs using temporary containers. Many people lined up here to use their enlistment notices and death notices. books and other information to obtain the qualifications to redeem the death pension, but it was only the qualification, because Hayes heard that the pension process was very long. The expedition commander seemed to have set very high standards, but many people thought it was too cumbersome. Troublesome, it requires a lot of procedures to go through the Ministry of Military Affairs and the Interior Department, so many people would rather choose a cash pension with lower standards but that can be obtained immediately.
When Hayes walked through the crowd near the site, he saw a middle-aged couple communicating with a clerk from the Ministry of Military Affairs who kept yawning. When the man saw someone coming, he seemed to have money stolen. Generally, a foul odor emanates from the entire face.
"What's the matter?"
His voice was as lazy as if he was swatting away flies.
The man in the worker's uniform took off his hat nervously, bent down slightly, and said with sadness:
"My son is fighting on the front line."
"Well, what then?"
"He didn't come back."
"It seems he is at some scenic spot "He died."
"Oh?"
"Let's collect the pension."
"Who is your son?"
"His name is Martinus Farr."< br>
"Well, let's assume that he is indeed dead, how do you prove that he is your son?"
"He is my son, please look at the population registration form."
The clerk's mouth was almost in a straight line, but he still took out the data pad, pretended to flip it a few times, and then said:
"Your son is not in the enlistment record?"
"How could it be?"
"Then what about the enlistment notice? This is evidence. Have you brought it?"
"No, our son was almost forcibly taken away at that time. He left in a hurry and we didn't receive anything."
"Then I'm sorry, you can't receive pension."
< br>“It shouldn’t be like this.”
The man’s wife immediately begged, but the clerk didn’t look emotional at all.
“I’m telling you, I’ve seen a lot of liars like you. Either a homeless man living on the street stole an identity in order to defraud the empire’s subsidies, or a lazy and lazy bottom-level scum appeared out of nowhere. Son.”
"But he is indeed my son!"
"My son is a warrior loyal to the throne. You can't insult him like this."
The man immediately became excited, which aroused the attention of the surrounding guards. His attention gradually came over.
"Sir, we are in great difficulty now. We still have two daughters to raise. Please give us some pension. We must at least give our son a decent funeral."
" It is shameful to use sacrificed martyrs to deceive others.”
"You actually!"
Before the excited man could make a move, two guards holding shock sticks appeared on both sides of the clerk. Their activated weapons made a crackling sound of electricity, and the woman immediately pulled Her husband shook his head with tears in his eyes.
"Get out of here! Otherwise we will arrest you as fraudsters!"
Looking at the whole process, Hayes was already furious. Gritting his teeth, he unconsciously pressed his right hand on the hidden hole in his lower back. Pistol, but Kalina even held him down.
"Hayes, don't be impulsive"
However, the clerk's arrogant attitude also aroused public outrage, and people around him began to curse, creating a huge momentum, and even the two guards subconsciously stepped back.
In the end, under the huge pressure of public opinion, the clerk had to compromise. "Nana, do you have a death notice?"
"Yes."
The man's trembling hands carefully took out a sheet from his pocket The clerk took the thin piece of paper and glanced at it, then said helplessly:
"Without an enlistment notice, you can only receive half of the standard pension at most. Here is the receipt. Go to Station No. 9 to apply for it."
After writing a line casually and stamping it, the clerk Throw the small piece of paper into the man's hand.
"Hurry up and leave as soon as you're done! Next!"
The two couples just left in a hurry and had no choice but to leave. Hayes felt very uncomfortable when he saw it, and Andina on the side also complained. Said:
“These bastards, when you didn’t come back a few days ago, I asked them several times. They all said they were still counting, or they were ‘currently missing’ and other nonsense. Death notices are flying all over the sky, and I don’t know whether you are dead or alive.”
The three of them then left. Hayes followed the address, and after asking several people in succession, came to a three-story cement building. At this time, it was the most ordinary residence in this neighborhood, but in the eyes of the bottom chao, it already belonged to A very luxurious building.
The mahogany door was closed tightly. Hayes walked to the window and looked inside. He saw a woman preparing lunch under the dim light. She looked to be in her forties, with a shawl draped over her shoulders. A black shawl, so peaceful and kind.
Then Hayes walked to the door and rang the doorbell.
"Wait a minute. It's——"
Soon, the door opened. The woman was stunned for a moment, then noticed the regular clothes Hayes was wearing, and then looked at the two people behind him. They were all ladies. They were all dressed more formally and looked like people of some status.
The woman's expression immediately became a little nervous, maybe she thought she was an employee of the empire.
"Hello, madam, my name is Hayes, and I am Jung's comrade-in-arms."
Hearing Jung's name, the woman's face instantly turned pale, and then her eyes began to reddish.
“Who is it?”
At this time, another man’s voice came, and then walked down the stairs. A man wearing a sweater, with slightly gray hair, about fifty years old .
The woman turned around and choked:
"It's Jung's comrade-in-arms"
"Ah."
The man was stunned for a moment, then walked over and talked to Hayes Shaked hands.
“Hello, my name is Joffrey, are you really Jung’s comrade?”
Hayes turned around, took an expedition manual from Galina, and handed it to the couple.
After they opened it and looked at it for a few seconds, their faces and their hands trembled with sadness, and tears fell from their slightly closed eyes. Finally, the woman couldn't bear it anymore and sat on her knees with her face covered. On the ground, he cried bitterly.
"Jung, mom, I'm sorry. Mom, I'm so sorry. I'm sorry."
Jalina and Andina quickly went up to help each other, and the man kept wiping his tears, and he even I didn’t have the courage to see the end, so I closed it and asked Hayes with a choked voice:
“Jung is the last.”
"Jung, he sacrificed like a hero. He is my bravest, most sincere, and most selfless comrade."
Joffrey nodded, wiped away the tears with the back of his hand, and then hugged his wife.
"Liz, Jung is our pride."
The woman shook her head vigorously and cried:
"It was us who pushed him to the battlefield! It was us Killed him! Jung! Wuwuwu——"
Then she reached out and took Hayes' hand.
“Where is Jung Jung’s body?”
Hayes lowered his head slightly, then took out a half-burnt nameplate from his pocket and looked at the Jung's mother was stunned for a moment when she saw a nameplate. After she realized something, she stretched out her trembling hands and grabbed it.
". Jung, don't be afraid. Go home. Go home."