At the office.
Nathan was dressed in casual clothes, sitting on the office chair, twirling a pen around with his finger.
Colin was standing next to him in a military stance. He stood tall with his chest out, hands straight along the trouser seams. He was dressed in a colonel military outfit, Elite Eight's North Army uniform.
A soldier came in and reported, "General, Officer Craig Carney from Tigre wants to meet you."
Nathan said calmly, "Let him in!”
Craig came into the office quickly with a few of his trusted men.
From the second he stepped foot in the office, Craig did not dare to look at Nathan. He walked in with hurried steps, lifted his left hand in a salute, and said, "Sir. How do you do?"
Nathan leaned back on his chair and looked at Craig. His right hand was injured, hanging in front of his chest in a sling.
"How do you do, Officer Craig?" he smiled and said.
When Craig saluted Nathan, he stood straight with his eyes staring ahead.
After hearing Nathan's voice, he felt that it was vaguely familiar. Did he hear it before?
He did not dare to look straight at the General's face as it was not a respectful behavior.
Nathan smiled and said, "Officer Craig. You came searching for me. Is there anything that you need?"
Craig revealed an aggrieved expression and said, "General. My subordinates and I were attacked at Channing by an evildoer. Please give us justice.”
Nathan smiled in amusement and said, "I thought you're from the Elite Tigre Special Warfare Brigade. How could anyone injure you and your men? Don't you and your men practice your skills?"
Craig and his men faces turned red with embarrassment upon hearing what was said.
Craig's face was flushed as he tried to defend himself. "Our fighting skills were great, but Nathan Cross was unfair. He sent a bunch of people to besiege us,” he said.
Craig was ashamed to admit that Nathan was the only person who fought against him and his men.
He needed to preserve his dignity. So, he changed the plot. The original story was Nathan was the only one who fought against him and his men. The amended version was Nathan found a bunch of people to besiege them.
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