LRAB Chapter 40. These were all done by the Victory Team.
Chapter 40. These were all done by the Victory Team.
When Kim Yi reached for the old woman's neck and uttered the kidnapper's declaration, not only Redel but also his teammates on the Victory Team were stunned.
"Mr. Kim, what are you doing, Mr. Kim?!"
Zongfang's voice changed tone. This was probably the first time since the TPC's inception that this usually composed vice-captain had lost his composure to such an extent.
Since the information was provided by the alien commander, Captain Megumi did not dare to neglect it. The alien commander knew more, so they narrowed down the search area according to the method and indeed made some progress.
Of course, he did not refuse Jin Yi's offer to help. With such an experienced senior accompanying him, wouldn't this mission be a sure thing?
Who would have thought that this "alien consultant" would start by giving them a ruthless task: kidnapping an elderly person?
Openly attacking a lonely elderly person living alone, won't that damage the reputation of the GUTS team...?
However, just as he was conceiving a 3-word self-criticism in his mind, something even more astonishing happened.
The tall, red-faced alien, his red eyes scanning back and forth between the old woman and Jin Yi, slowly raised his hands and retreated from the window.
"I surrender, please don't be violent towards the old lady."
It actually works?!
The commotion finally subsided, and several people squeezed onto the tatami mats in the small house, making the already cramped space even more crowded.
"What Victory Team? You're just gangsters!"
Mr. Jin always respected the elderly and cared for the young. He didn't use any force at all. The old lady was only frightened and had no physical injuries. She quickly recovered her strength.
After showing her identification and receiving a lot of reassurance, the old woman finally believed that the four thugs in front of her were a genuine official organization, but she was still furious.
Although the old man was not very strong, he could pinch people with great force. Even the thick-skinned fat man, Diejing, was pinched until he grimaced. However, since the Victory Team was in the wrong first, he did not dare to fight back and could only stare at Jin Yi sitting outside with resentful eyes.
Jin Yi sat calmly on the porch, seemingly oblivious to the well-digging man's gaze. What a joke! This kid will have to thank him when he finds a wife in the future. Helping Mr. Jin suffer a little, what's wrong with that?
"Mr. Kim, while I admit your method is indeed effective, it's too radical. After all, our Victory Team needs to maintain good relations with the civilians, so it's best to use such methods sparingly."
After holding it in for a long time, Zongfang finally managed to squeeze out these words.
"What are you afraid of? Captain Zongfang, the old lady is perfectly fine, isn't she? Besides, an old lady of her age probably doesn't even know where the complaints department is, let alone where to submit a complaint letter—"
"Besides, we're not even wearing the Victory Team's uniforms. We can just deny it."
Moreover, Mr. Kim is not on the winning team.
The man digging the well looked even more pained.
Zongfang's face showed even more pain.
This person is both a god of wealth and an unofficial member, someone who can even command the captain. Zong Fang really can't afford to offend him and can't bring himself to do anything about it. He can only shift his gaze and stare fiercely at the red-faced alien.
"Speak! Who are you?! What's your purpose on Earth?! Were you responsible for the recent kidnappings?!"
You finally remembered me!
Raeder paused for a moment, then began to introduce himself.
"I am Redel, from the universe."
Then, just like in the original story, he introduced his background.
Raeder and Abobbas are two main races that evolved from the same planet, a planet with distinct day and night cycles, just like Earth.
The Raeders are born to love light and hate darkness; the daytime on this planet belongs to them.
Another tribe, the Abobbas, prefers darkness and fears light, possessing the night of this planet.
The Creator justly divided the world in two, bestowing it impartially upon two races. However, intelligent beings always crave more. The leaders of both races pondered: Why must we share our land with other races? Why can't we possess the entirety of this planet?
And so war broke out.
In the pursuit of victory and to find soldiers capable of fighting both day and night, both races dispatched elite warriors into space, and two of them landed on Earth.
"So—you were behind all these recent kidnappings? Kidnapping Earthlings to be soldiers?!"
Zong Fang said angrily.
No, it wasn't me.
Raeder vehemently denied it.
He and Abbas arrived on Earth almost simultaneously, and a fierce battle broke out the moment their spacecraft landed. Unfortunately, it was nighttime at the time.
Raeder was unable to muster any strength and was forced to flee in defeat by Abbas.
With his body badly injured, he collapsed by the roadside, gazing at the starry sky, thinking of his hometown which he might never be able to return to.
Just then, the old woman appeared.
This kind old man, who was powerless to kill a chicken, hid the seriously wounded Redell. His wounds gradually healed, and even his heart, which had been riddled with holes by the war, began to warm up again.
When talking about the old woman who took him in after he was seriously injured, his mechanical voice showed a rare moment of emotion: "...She was like a mother to me."
Redell treated the old woman as his mother and forgot all about his mission.
However, Abbas, believing he had eliminated his nemesis, began to indiscriminately arrest civilians on Earth, and it was only then that the large-scale disappearances caught the attention of the GUTS team.
"They really picked a good place. Although the universe is vast, there is probably no race more warlike than Earthlings."
Zong Fang put down his pen.
"...According to your statement, these disappearances are unrelated to you, but we cannot accept that statement easily. Only by capturing Abbas can you clear your name. Please cooperate with our work during this time and do not leave Earth."
Zongfang sighed and looked at the old woman beside the well.
"Redel, you don't want to upset Grandma, do you?"
Redel nodded silently, and Zongfang closed his notebook, preparing to end his shift, but Jin Yi raised his hand—
What is this ancestor trying to do now?
Zongfang's heart was in his throat.
"Commander Munakata, there seems to be something wrong with what Raeder said..."
Jin Yi pondered for a moment.
"I won't lie to Grandma."
Redel was somewhat angry.
"No, not that, but something else—"
Jin Yi looked at the puzzled Zong Fang and began to explain.
"Let's do a small wargame simulation now, with Zongfang in command. We are now the leaders of two advanced civilizations, sworn enemies. You've gone to great lengths to defeat me, so what will you do?"
Zong Fang pondered for a moment, recalling what he had been taught at the military academy a long time ago.
"It should be a large-scale conscription combined with the development of high-tech weapons. Soldiers and weapons are both quite important. With foreign races as the enemy, our own people don't need to worry about unity. This is a blood feud. So the more people we have and the more advanced our weapons are, the greater our chances of victory will be."
"Commander, your analysis is very good, but you overlooked one point. I was talking about 'highly advanced'!"
Jin Yi dragged out the tone.
"wrong!"
Zong Fang was quick-witted, and after a brief explanation, he understood the fallacy in the argument.
"Highly developed, highly developed, how could I have overlooked that?"
He looked at Redell with a strange gaze.
"You clearly have more efficient options—why do you insist on coming to Earth to conscript men?"