Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 1477

"You don't deserve to know my military rank. But if you really want to, you can call Christopher Windsor and ask him,” said Nathan in a nonchalant manner.

Nathan had long noticed that their jeeps had Mayberry military districts' number plates, so he asked Hayden to verify his military rank from Christopher, the Mayberry military district commander.

"How dare you address General Windsor's by his name directly!" Hayden's face was a mixture of shock and fury.

His father was Yanis Howard, the Captain of National Guards serving under General Windsor.

To him, General Windsor was the most powerful person. He had always bragged about how he knew General Windsor personally, so his anger exploded when Nathan called the General by his name directly.

"People are allowed to call others by their name. That's the very purpose of having a name. We can even call the president by his name, so why can't I call Christopher Windsor by his?” Nathan asked flatly in response.

Hayden burst into angry laughter. He was certain Nathan was nothing but a sharp-tongued old stager.

He had seen a lot of these wayward soldiers; in the end, all of them had submitted to him.

With a sneer, he asked, "Do you really think I can't do anything with you? Which military district are you from?"

Penny and the others' expressions darkened when they realized things had gone out of control.

She tried to introduce a note of levity. "Instructor Howard, my husband didn't mean to offend you. Please don't be mad. Why don't we take a step back and let this matter slide?"

However, Hayden would never compromise.

His intention was to humiliate Nathan in front of Penny so that she would realize her husband's wimpiness. That way, Penny would tip the scale in his favor.

He would grasp this golden opportunity to pull Nathan down.

Hayden shook his head as he refused, "No way! Since your husband has said he's a soldier, we should abide by military rules. The military will be in chaos if everyone were to break the rules."

He then turned his head to face Nathan and snickered, "Hey, do you really think I can't do anything with you by not telling me which military districts you're under? I bet you're from the Channing military districts. I can punish you and your superior for your mistake with just a phone call.”

Nathan simply smirked, "Go ahead!"

“You're really as stubborn as a mule. I wonder which military officer could train and put up with a soldier like you," Hayden fumed and then made up his mind, "Your superior should receive punishment as well for his subordinate's mistake."