Girls Frontline: Griffin Security

Chapter 25 Yuta

Before we knew it, the rain was getting lighter and lighter, and now only a drizzle accompanied by strong winds lingered on the island.

The group finally drove the tank to the high ground in the "heel" area. Xu Bin searched Zhishu's cell phone and called the police, but the attitude of the police officer made him very unhappy...

"Sir...you will be punished for calling the police recklessly." The police officer said to Xu Bin speechlessly.

"I know it's illegal to make a false alarm, but I'm telling the truth! There's a secret base of militants on the North Island, and they're looking for us everywhere. You can find a phone number of any villager on the South Island to confirm it! They can all hear the gunshots now."

"Well, sir."

The police officer yawned and replied:

"After the typhoon stops, we will send two police officers to the island to check the situation. If what you said is true, we will contact the Self-Defense Forces to go to the rescue."

"Huh? By the time you guys finish this process, my body will be covered with maggots!... Hello?... Hello?"

Xu Bin called the person on the phone twice, but all he got was a busy tone.

"Mmmm, is this the quality of the police officer?"

Xu Bin cursed inwardly, then put his phone in his pocket. It seemed that he could not count on rescue, and now he had to rely on himself.

What should I do next...?

Xu Bin, leaning on his Type 38 rifle, walked with difficulty on the ridgeline of the highland, observing the geographical environment while thinking about the next strategy.

The "heel" area, on the south side of the North Island, is separated from the more wooded "upper" area by an open area that is now knee-deep in water and is the perfect place to shoot attackers.

The previously captured Type 95 light tank was driven over by Xu Bin and his team... They were lucky that the ammunition in the tank did not explode, so they were able to drive this iron turtle over for their own use.

Xu Bin placed it on the south side of the high ground, that is, below the reverse slope. Here it can avoid the enemy's sight and flexibly look for opportunities to show up and attack the enemy.

Although doing so would greatly reduce the effectiveness of the attack, it was a last resort... The armor of this tank was too thin. The enemy could hide in the woods in the distance and fire a random burst of fire from a heavy machine gun, which would kill or injure most of the crew members inside. If it was driven onto the direct slope to serve as a bunker, it would only become an iron coffin!

"Commander, we are back."

A gentle voice came from below the high ground. Xu Bin looked down and saw the figures of Chuntian and others.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. Check the ammunition and remain on guard."

After giving the order, Xu Bin continued walking on the ridge with his rifle.

Those trainee soldiers on the north side seemed to have been frightened by the rearguard group. They were now hiding in the jungle, staring at the high ground and not daring to rush forward. They seemed to know that the open land in front of them with rising tide would become their graveyard.

But it’s not a good idea to keep wasting time like this...Xu Bin looked at the time. It was already 4 a.m. and the tide would recede soon.

By then, the enemies would have rushed over no matter what. Their only way to survive was to kill everyone on the Twin Islands before the police arrived.

Therefore, the Japanese soldiers were now hiding in the woods on the north side, firing blanks from time to time, waiting for the opportunity to charge.

.............

After patrolling on the high ground and making arrangements for the humanoids, Xu Bin went to the hillside on the reverse slope to rest. At this time, Naoki had already woken up from his coma.

"Commander, eat something to restore your strength."

Haruta smiled and handed a bag of sweet biscuits to Xu Bin, who said thank you and sat down opposite Naoki and started eating.

"When our team woke up from hibernation, we were really shocked by the noise on the island. We didn't expect the commander to come here in person to find us, taking such a big risk..."

Squatting slowly beside Xu Bin, Haruta handed another pack of sweet biscuits to Yuta, and at the same time poured some coffee from the kettle for the two of them to drink.

Xu Bin finished his midnight snack in two bites, turned around and said to Chuntian:

"You are my humanoids, isn't it natural for me to come here to find you?"

"Hehehe~ The Commander is such a responsible man. When he stands with this little boy, he looks like a father..."

"Then I think you're like a mother, Haruta~"

"Oh my, Commander, you are so..."

Taking advantage of the time when the enemy hadn't rushed over, Xu Bin and the girl next to him chatted jokingly in Long Mandarin, but he didn't expect that during the chat, Yuta, who was sitting next to him, suddenly started crying...

"Yuta, what's wrong?"

Xu Bin leaned over and asked, but unexpectedly the other party cried even harder, muttering "daddy" and "grandpa" while crying.

It seems that the few syllables he uttered while chatting with Haruta reminded him of his family... The pronunciation of dad and mom is the same all over the world.

Naoki, who had been silent, could no longer sit still and joined in comforting Yuta:

"Why are you crying like a man? Are you doing this to your father's spirit in heaven? Even that bastard grandfather who betrayed his country was more of a human being than you."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing the word "grandpa", Yuta cried even harder... He simply raised his head and cried loudly, wanting to release all the stress that had accumulated during the day.

Fortunately, Naoki has been tied up like a twisted dumpling, otherwise he would have rushed up and kicked Yuta twice.

Waving at the bunch of twisted rice dumplings in front of him, Xu Bin pulled Yuta and let him sit next to him:

"Yuta, tell me why you are crying?"

"Because.....the country..."

The answer that came out of the young boy's mouth was unexpected to everyone present.

"Our island... island nation... um... has no future... My father also died in vain."

"Your father?"

"right....."

After some investigation, Xu Bin learned that Yuta's father died in a struggle...

That was in 2052. The Eagle Federation wanted to sign a new "Mutual Defense Treaty" with the island country. The treaty required the island country to provide military support when the Eagle Federation conducted military operations, including but not limited to the production of military equipment, field support for the Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces, and the transfer of land equipment.

At that time when World War III was about to break out, these overbearing clauses would undoubtedly drag the island nation into the abyss of war. Therefore, the people of the island nation took action. They went to the embassy and military base of the Eagle Federation to protest. Yuta and Naoki's father were among them at that time..........

However, paper cards are no match for guns. Following the issuance of an internal order from the federal army, gunshots rang out at the gates of their military bases stationed on the island almost simultaneously, and dozens of peace-loving people fell under the guns of the garrison. Yuta and Naoki's father were among them this time...

After the end of World War III, the Eagle Federation's army was driven out of the entire East Asian region in disgrace, but the poison of war had already been sown. The slogan of rebuilding the army could be heard everywhere in the island country at this time, although such a slogan had already violated the original intention of those who died under the guns of the Eagle Army...

Ever since the bloody incident, Yuta has been looking forward to the island country having its own army every day, and was led in the wrong direction by his brother.

It was not until his grandfather crawled into the ventilation shaft and taught himself the final lesson with his life that he realized his mistake. Such thoughts had betrayed the peace that his father had longed for with his blood.

"Brother Xu, can our island nation only be slaughtered like this? Shouldn't we lay down our guns for the sake of peace? In the past, it was the devils from the Eagle Federation who bullied us, and now it's the Russians from the Sand Federation, and then..."

Yuta didn't finish his words. There were too many ambitious people in this world. Even within their island country, there were a group of people who wanted to bully their own people on behalf of foreigners.

Xu Bin was speechless for a while.

The war had made the child in front of him mature prematurely, and Xu Bin didn't know how to enlighten him... As a foreigner, no matter what he said, it would sound like he had ulterior motives.

How wonderful it would be if this world could be integrated...! Xu Bin couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Listen to me, young man."

Xu Bin hugged Yuta's shoulders and said as he looked at the starry sky that gradually became brighter as the typhoon faded away:

“No one’s sacrifice will be in vain.”

"Because the living will gain something more precious from their sacrifice."

"I believe your father and grandfather will pass on their wills to you."

"The suffering of the island people now is only temporary. One day... those who bully you, those who bully us, those who point to other people's homes and say there are 'weapons of mass destruction', those who point to their own territory and say 'there are no borders'... they will all be defeated by the people and die in shame."

After hearing what Xu Bin said, Yuta forced himself to hold back his sobs, raised his head and asked:

“Will there ever be such a day?”

"Yes, but only if we can carry on the legacy of these people and fight."

Xu Bin looked at Naoki's face squatting in the dark corner, it was pitch black.

He looked again at the Type 38 rifle that supported his body, its muzzle pointing to the sky and its bayonet shining in the moonlight.

“We young people will become the cutting edge that renews this world.”

"As long as you do this, your father and grandfather will live forever."

"Live forever..."

Yuta looked at the sharp edge pointing to the sky and repeated what the other person said thoughtfully.

At this moment, a ballad suddenly came to Xu Bin's mind...the ballad he heard when he first arrived on the island.

Unable to help himself, Xu Bin hummed softly:

「ハチの~ムサシは~向こう见ず」