They left? Where did they go? Although Joan had doubts, she didn’t interrupt Larry but continued listening silently.
“My ambition is to be a soldier since I was young. I love the excitement when I fight on the battlefield. Besides, I enjoy the feeling of mapping out strategies.
“Now that we’re in a peaceful era, where can I get such an opportunity? “My dad said I was born in the wrong generation. Instead, I would have become a hero if I was born in the past. In this new era, I can only inherit my family’s wealth and become an influential entrepreneur.
“Nonetheless, I was reluctant to accept my fate. I was passionate about becoming a soldier and unwilling to live a boring life.
“One day, I came to know about the special forces by chance. I finally realized that a group of people in this world is really facing life-and-death situations almost every day.
“I was obsessed with the feeling of controlling my own life and living a life filled with surprises, shocks, and passion.
“So, one day, I told my dad that I wanted to join the special forces.
“He said there were many types of special forces and asked which one I wished to join.
“I replied that I wanted to be a special force member who would have to fight hard and go through fire and water every day.
“When he asked me why I wished to be part of it, my answer was that I liked it.
“However, knowing that it was my only answer, my dad advised against it. Also, he added that I would insult the noble occupation.
“Although he rejected me, I didn’t give up and kept begging him to give me a chance. I even thought about many creative ways to persuade him. “In the end, he failed to dissuade me and agreed to my request instead. “I still remember that he looked helpless and dejected, yet I didn’t understand what it meant because I was young and arrogant.
“He said that I could come home when I understood the significance of being part of the special forces.
“Back then, I agreed delightedly but didn’t take it seriously.
“He made the arrangements so that I could become an ordinary soldier. After all, I had to work my ass off to be qualified to join the special forces.
“Since then, I trained myself every day based on the requirements of the special forces.
“At last, my hard work bore fruit because one of the special forces units accepted me.
“It was a pretty good start. I got my wish and became a qualified special forces member. Besides, I even made friends with a few of my comrades.
“There were only eight members in my squad. At first, all of us thought highly of ourselves.
“When it was time to choose a squad leader, we expectedly voted for ourselves.
“Hence, we had no choice but to have a competition.
“In the end, I won the competition. The rest of them conceded defeat and recognized me as their squad leader.
“After carrying out several missions, the relationship between the eight of us improved a lot. It even became something that many other comrades envied about us.
“Soon, we received the captain’s compliment before everyone in the troop.
“Since then, almost everyone looked up to me and wished to surpass me; nonetheless, I never gave them a chance to do so.
“The eight of us eventually became even closer than blood brothers. Besides, our squad survived several life-and-death crises because I was there to lead them. Therefore, they willingly called me “Boss” even though I was the youngest among them.
“Everything seemed wonderful to me. After all, I could challenge my limits and live my life to the fullest every day. Furthermore, I had a bunch of good friends who went through fire and water with me. All of these were what I wanted when I joined the special forces.
“Although I still didn’t understand my dad’s words, I wasn’t bothered by it. I loved being there and even wished to be part of the special forces for the rest of my life.
“Soon, the captain wanted to promote us due to our outstanding capabilities.
“However, all of us rejected his offer. Since it became our habit to live and fight together, we couldn’t think of a reason to separate.
“After all, we accepted various major and minor missions together. Some of them were easy, but others were risky.”
