There was an exquisite white card on the table. On the front of the card, there was a tightly clenched fist printed with needle and thread. The gray needle and black lacquered edges made the fist look vivid and lifelike, as if it was about to wave towards the sky. The entire card, regardless of whether it was the material or the color, gave people an unusually heavy feeling.
On the back of the card, there were five light golden words "Marine Club".
This was an invitation letter.
Captain Dick of Marine Branch 202 held the card in one hand and scratched his severely bald head with the other hand. "It's really troublesome. Should I go or not?"
According to Dick's original intention, he didn't want to go again. He was the kind of person with no ambition. His character was conservative and weak. He only wanted to run his own territory. He was too lazy to get involved in other things. But … there was a letter on the left-hand side of the white card.
The letter was a copy of a letter of commendation from the headquarters. The content of the letter mainly stated the rewards given to Navy Branch 153 and the 16th Branch for jointly eliminating the Dragon Pirates. The former Captain Mouse of the 16th Branch died in battle and was replaced by Sneti; and Lieutenant Yarlin of the 153 Branch was awarded the rank of Lieutenant Colonel because of his outstanding performance.
Headquarters may not know about the friction between the Navy Branch 153 and the 16th Branch some time ago, but Dick was well aware of it. So this was strange. Why did the two Naval Branch who couldn't wait to fight suddenly join forces to eliminate the pirates?
Originally, Dick didn't think much about it, but this letter was deliberately sent by Navy Branch 153 along with the invitation letter. This was simply forcing Dick to think more about it. Otherwise, why would they send this letter for no reason?
"It's fine to send an invitation letter, but why do they have to attach this letter? Is such a deliberate move to hint at something?" Dick pulled out a strand of hair, then called the adjutant and asked him to call the 16th Branch. In addition to congratulating Captain Sneti on succeeding Captain Mouse's position, he also asked if Captain Sneti would participate in the Marine Club's gathering and said that he would join the club.
After receiving the adjutant's reply, Dick looked at the letter in his hand again and felt more and more thought-provoking. "Mouse, who didn't get along with Navy Branch 153, suddenly died, and the successor, Sneti, began to get close to 153 Branch."
Dick's heart was frightened, and there was a faint chill in his heart. After a while, he said to the adjutant with a somewhat gloomy expression. "Reply to 153 Branch, tell them that we will attend this gathering on time.."
Some people may ask why Dick didn't report to the headquarters since he suspected the truth about Mouse's death. The answer is very simple. On the other hand, he had no evidence of Captain Mouse's death..................... and most important, Captain Mouse's death..... and he didn't want to offend people..
.....
Navy Branch 195.
Hu Qi was wearing a gold ring on all ten of his fat and thick fingers. His fingers tapped on the table from time to time as he looked greedily at the opened box on the ground. It was filled with gold bars neatly piled up inside. He grinned, revealing his gold-plated teeth, and said to the officer sent by the 153rd branch to deliver the invitation, "What is the meaning of this?"
"This is a gift from Lieutenant Colonel Yarlin to you. He hopes that Captain Hu Qi can join the Navy Club and help each other in the club." The officer relayed Yarlin's order. "This gold is just a manifestation of sincerity. In the future, Captain Hu Qi will get more benefits."
Hu Qi's eyes reflected the color of gold. He licked his lips. "… I'm already a lieutenant colonel. Hehe, I'm also very optimistic about the future of the Navy Club. Go back and tell Lieutenant Colonel Yarlin that I will attend this gathering on time."
....
Hathi of the 26th Navy Branch stood at the port and looked at the battleship of the 65th Navy Branch slowly sailing in. Fob, who had a bulging belly, walked down from the ship and smiled at Hathi from afar.
"Why are you here?" Hathi stepped forward and gave Fob a hug. He had a good personal relationship with Fob, so he knew very well that this fat man would never come to him for no reason.
Fob took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Hathi. He smiled and said. "I'm here to deliver this invitation. You know, I was the first to join the Navy Club last time."
Ha Ti took the card and looked at it. He raised his eyebrows slightly. Before he had time to refuse, he saw Fobican's eyes almost narrowed into a slit. Fobican said faintly, "Trust me, joining this Marine Club is not a bad choice."
...
Navy Branch 127.
Jones slowly hung up the phone, his fingers habitually stroking the beard below his lips, muttering to himself, "Hey, Mouse is dead, the commander of the 16th Marine Branch has been changed to Snetty, and that Second Lieutenant Arlen has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. This is really interesting …"
He lowered his head and looked at the engraved fist on the card. His slightly cunning face fell into deep thought.
..
A week later.
A cool sea breeze blew across the surface of the sea. Numerous warships belonging to different branches were anchored at the port, their sails flapping loudly. A smooth road connected by white stones was paved all the way to the shore, extending all the way inwards. The trees on both sides of the road had been trimmed, making them look like soldiers standing upright. Inside the road was a spacious open space, and at the center was a unique, three-dimensional, fist-shaped building.
In the last meeting room.
The colonels from the other branches who attended the last gathering sat around the table. The atmosphere was silent and strange. The colonels who already knew about Mouse's death remained silent without any expression on their faces. At this moment, the colonels who just learned about this incident looked at Sneti who was sitting by the door with a strange expression.
"Colonel Sneti is the successor commander of the 16th Navy Branch, and the 16th Navy Branch has decided to join the Navy Club." Forbigan broke the silence and squeezed out a smile on his face. "In this way, the Navy Club has three official members, namely 153 Branch, 65 Branch, and 16 Branch."
Sneti nodded to Forbigan, and then looked at the eyes of the crowd. There was a touch of sadness on his face. "I am very sad about the death of Captain Mouse. Fortunately, under the joint bloody battle of our two branches, the Dragon Pirates were all killed. It can be regarded as revenge for Captain Mouse."
"The Navy's duty is to eliminate pirates. Sacrifices are inevitable in this process. Colonel Sneti, don't be too sad." Yarlin opened the door and walked in. The noon sun slanted in and hit the white military uniform. He looked around at the crowd and said, "Our Marine Club is to unite the Marine forces scattered on this sea and twist them into a fist to better fight and eliminate pirates. In this way, we can maintain and establish the order of the sea."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
