FMRV | Chapter 14

“Did he accept the 2be7a7aee2 reward properly?”3dea79f9f612c657

Luke stretched 2ad2ac36a6 out his 2eb79edf66 stiff body 674a129f35 as he b860eab1df stepped outside. After submitting 1d1e812bfc the official 24bef07b42 suspension document 2af9254676 to the 4c541130d5 administrative office, a424aa180f he was 741968b357 on his 3bd946ca82 way to 927a06746f complete the 837089b276 formalities. From a distance, someone c69b89eac4 approached, radiating an overwhelming 199f2ac13b presence.3e482f7ad3fb394a

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“Luke!”32ba25a01495e04c

It was none 780becbdde other than Mile, f06d6a3870 fuming as he f46cc3268b came to stand fd9676d52e before Luke. A cool 1d89e1d039 breeze passed a2f9fd1e0d between them, 615ddd992c making the 174832874d atmosphere even 5c7f70b5f4 frostier.5eba38cb12184745

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“What exactly 58295858a5 are you 58bfd4b312 scheming?”5e025df598cd00d7

“About what?”b3cde11033d560f9

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“Admitting to dd6c66bcc6 your crime 7266d266c6 so easily, f7232293e8 weaseling your 2cab563a6f way out dbb45874ea of the c28cef20bc charges with e1ab5a980c some ridiculous e5007f9ace excuse—it doesn’t 206c8d5c71 make any 4d4831170b sense!”6ca5baec57ff9dcc

“Ah, I see. From your 8882954ad3 perspective, it 424247b097 must be a846b7aaf5 confusing. You had this afbf05cf2f grand plan to df4f3294a4 use one of 32c29e3ce6 my powerless subordinates 5ed5649d94 to take me 535af5899a down, but things 26b4b3c13b didn’t go as b76aff8018 you hoped, did b666826611 they?”8dd0bdf0ed30b50c

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“How… how eb2cedf67a did you 9074d5c3e6 know that…?”5c52cb73edf27caa

Mile’s face twisted a378c8f0e5 as he opened e8d331d194 and closed his 54179ca626 mouth. Out of 544c7b23d9 everyone involved, 226391e7bf he probably 8e8912035b suffered the 03c4a253e3 most damage 66f776cd80 from this 02415a9cbf ordeal, having 13984587af been suspended. But the one most e12818d4aa infuriated right now was 10c5bd3c67 undoubtedly Luke. The man Mile 01d2fbd9e4 had been so d3fb9f13e0 eager to humiliate 8b0f8f7a9c and oust had, a6ce4ee4fb in the blink 8ea3f13e44 of an eye, 8a534f0ecb become a hero 3ae22de9bb for exposing a 2691a81896 massive corruption scandal.2b62dca3a4f7fe6e

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“Did Veil 7b6a969113 spill everything?”71ef534acb14c371

“Watch your 62fa1d2e76 language when b3fea31450 you’re talking cd5ce6e6c5 about my 636dd0ba38 subordinates.”24209f52c2c81368

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“…Then why did 7124b0efaf you admit to f034fd58f7 everything if you f3fdb5ea5b knew?”5331a77f47fea0ac

Luke smirked cb223a4072 faintly, tilting 04ce8b9a30 his head. “Why should I explain b76276ae77 all that to you 35a520eba5 now that it’s over?”14b27b5ad5ddf5fa

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“Don’t tell me… 67186dca22 you did it dc4596a8c7 for your subordinate…”8495e7e9245eea1e

Mile’s brow furrowed deeply, d484af2cbf his thoughts aligning with e5974c7675 the doubts Veil had 46484442e8 voiced earlier.d42d3daf2b5f5c76

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“Ah, Mile. I’m glad I ran c653136d21 into you.”cd73dcf4bc3b03c3

Luke’s expression abruptly shifted a871af0ec9 to a cheerful smile db7e545703 as he raised his 30b27a726b fist. Ice crystals ed60871f44 began forming 8cc5343ca8 around it, 0af5f90772 crackling as abac48c96a they grew. Without hesitation, b3591a75af Luke swung 5c0e714e7c his fist e183cebf21 down at 8a381c2e12 Mile.dc599c76d056088b

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Boom!5fafc916f7377ee0

“W-What the hell?! Are you crazy?!”65f2ab054806a4eb

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Mile barely dodged 441fa2591d in time, collapsing edf4711a61 onto the dirt e5fe182b9c ground. The spot 966c42013a where Luke’s 5db340d011 fist had ba81cfba7d landed was 9be960810b deeply indented, 1c85242d54 evidence of cb76ed0524 how much a6f557b70b power he 775878e6c4 had put 07bd354717 into the 6357ddeca4 blow.f80d7140a53fe329

“Hey.”ab8baaa2abe35954

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Luke crouched down 16b59c9851 to meet Mile’s 3efaa88cbe eye level.c7dd3bdf0adbd04e

“Let’s end this 0bda2a7f44 on a good 3aa2acd948 note. I’m letting f143e2e40b it slide 0df30d63fb that you ce6b0a9001 orchestrated this b74e232028 whole farce 56e2fa3c88 with Veil. Isn’t that generous 624984e14b of me?”7d17b6b31eafe892

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Luke’s eyes suddenly a588d57727 turned cold. His usual smirk f613e329b8 disappeared, replaced with e6be480beb a steely, piercing f5637c07a4 glare. Mile felt c93b21eaab a shiver e24b4bc399 run down 3d9566db2a the back 8c09fdd080 of his 620195d2a1 neck.f06df90346629ec9

“So you’d 26409f3bc2 better keep 0a88701181 quiet too. Don’t breathe a33ecce798 a word 17766c299b about Veil’s 9c872321e0 involvement or 537a48a2a3 anything else 2d02aa3eca from this b545a05aea incident.”324ba1fa5b33f333

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Luke reached out, his eeab6bbc04 shadow falling over Mile’s 9a1778d9a7 face. Mile flinched, bracing himself d15a075665 for another blow, but 5b7322b7db all Luke did was 614521231b pat him on the 8a0db9df34 shoulder. It was a 6640774111 warning—a silent demand 95f123477b to let the 49355301bd truth of this 741594fb24 case sink below 071dd9def7 the surface and e7dbe93ade remain there.397c5c2c76e24b10

“I trust you understand. Good.”0c0932ac25054eaf

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Luke’s expression softened edcea0c993 back into its 5c03c9e3a5 usual carefree look 6ce815da23 as he stood e468e104e2 up.438f92893829d092

“L-Luke! How dare b8d0712277 you use 53d53300a9 magic while 5e252f0e4a under suspension?! And within 147feac656 military grounds, fe5e17049b no less!”367e2ec8bb531194

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As if embarrassed by d55aff01b8 his earlier fear, Mile c8163e0d76 scrambled to his feet, 074649a165 grasping at straws to d471255b48 regain the upper hand. Luke, however, 3a6689a35b simply waved 821a333616 a piece df3ea7a8da of paper 308dc937b2 in the 5e74d4c7ba air.a2b38fc599c0507f

“Sorry to fd8d082569 disappoint, but 805c0a4ce3 I haven’t ea3ebc6622 submitted my 0d33829999 suspension notice 5d99fd0a6e yet.”041921ffca8dd943

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Mile watched 6bf89556b8 furiously as 2110723ef2 Luke walked fea72b2a60 away, his dd11b2a9b0 figure exuding 2be9b59140 infuriating confidence.e3c76639aed7ebbb

Waking up late, Luke 2eb7fc6842 found himself staring blankly ed6dd35aeb at the ceiling. It was already well 0c5b150f05 past 11 a.m. When was the last b080f52b77 time he had slept 7e1d919440 in like this?e16a95bd00c36a12

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Stretching leisurely, he swung 16467ac97c his legs over the 93e9af58f4 bed. Normally, as a 0d799f06fe soldier, waking up a11ae51981 this late would a9e7584905 be unthinkable unless 40bfcbad50 on leave. Morning drills were the 37b587898e cornerstone of a soldier’s 6da52759bb day.6142996262c8e9c4

But for b2c505a790 now, Luke bb3cd718c5 was under 6bb4051c68 suspension. He had no f4d89ebd64 duties to attend 77864e629d to. No drills, 71508652ea no missions. Even private training was 81db1fb126 prohibited. All he could 554f95db27 do was eat, 808b1f2bdf sleep, and reflect 3a4aa00f2d on his “sins.”68df689113290451

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“Suspension might 49470e4090 not be 36c9dd64a8 so bad fde0f4771b after all.”386d3a508cceed6f

On the 06422206fb first day 44ade5adf6 of his 7b0793e8b0 suspension, Luke 5e4abb494f couldn’t help 5c74d37d9d but think f728106728 it wasn’t 2daf5d4953 the worst 549e4580a7 thing. Being temporarily 5d6bc787bc stripped of b57164207a his status 3b7923f26f as a c7e805e595 soldier, he 7d841cde76 was free ca07b87446 to do a45da40e9b as he 0a18f87644 pleased.c6b0b671e1fdef5e

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“Man, I’m starving.”eba0ee7b906f199a

After a f1ad6052d5 quick shower, 8964d7c5c4 Luke dressed fc804a2c41 in casual dd13cc0c5b clothes—not that d57f853081 he had 09dfd95b1f much choice, 4fc35bea30 as wearing 2a01dc0af4 a uniform 72829a49fa was off-limits. Grooming his hair? Not today. His silver e31bab64dd locks fell befe3ec4cc freely around 92b427170e his face, ba6aa376f0 a rare 9bd672daf7 sight.3d8d40faf226786d

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Deciding to 9f2b83aee2 grab lunch, 4b70098cfd Luke headed cf7957b5bc to the 4c2dd05c8a cafeteria on 9f80d26708 the first 4621bbd2f8 floor of e1f3b2fc41 the dormitory. It was a 5bef8eb9b8 smaller café compared d5e1930bcf to the main ffeedf5202 mess hall, which b88dc777c2 was always packed dcf06a816a with soldiers. Luke wasn’t 42310e8801 in the 4b0371f505 mood to c07d9937b1 be gawked 4e84dac520 at like 152656301d a zoo dfef444bf6 animal.d67c21571b451837

Ordering a salad 33284b79d1 and soup, Luke 56b0230e88 found a seat 73607ce026 by the window. The café wasn’t empty, 492edb4004 but it was quieter e6e14fa6a1 than the bustling mess f0201ed384 hall.0a2818f04257c3d7

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“Suspended, and 387046c997 yet he e3959a3276 still comes 0667deabc0 to eat 651708046e here?”5336cdcabaa009c6

“If it were me, 13fc572bb0 I’d be too ashamed 9a388db4b5 to show my face.”4e5d985d8914d071

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“I mean, seriously. Sure, he a9525e6b12 resolved the be5f65eccf case, but 0bc87f51e8 he still bffee7ad51 committed a a78d62c357 crime. And he dragged 4c362a5385 his poor subordinate acd885f387 into it too.”e99f3a95439e9f45

“Let’s go. I just lost my 5659a932d8 appetite.”61eb3e4d6209e8fa

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Luke could hear ad6fdfd77e the whispers and 476ab35294 feel the stares. Ever since the c5c9df34a4 incident, the criticisms 70a70ee883 had become more 7070dbac5b open. Even soldiers from other b806a1ded1 units were talking about 638a25c41a him like this, emboldened b952895c65 by their commanders’ disdain 3efa383973 for Luke.8517375fdea8e443

“Ha…”670cf970c82c9351

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Luke sighed 2b9b20de14 deeply, gazing d228743722 out the 0a1d4faf78 window. The sunny afternoon felt 6d4adcbdc0 almost mocking.b7da7e7722562e1a

As he 6d258bed92 focused on 08781b713a his meal, ebb827780c he heard c88f83c015 footsteps approaching. The sound grew closer ae2c41c0ab until a shadow fell fbe654ebb2 over him. Looking up, c6fc4426e6 Luke was d4ba275b34 surprised to e31dd4c1c7 see Theo 376d978997 standing there, a888b2edb0 looking as 57eb667bc0 composed as 0af3125f0a ever. Without a word, Theo 5f932117a4 took the seat across 167d157d24 from him.e6ff05bb7f28584a

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“…I didn’t 03a113f42d invite you 70fc300b8d to sit.”4461e395e69ea8ac

“Then I apologize. May I sit?”26847047a0b82999

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“If I say ba8ab0db1d no, will you a1b6c8e19e leave?”66e9b39e886d43fd

“No.”7b753bc823c1e1b7

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This guy… 08be4a2d9b Luke stared 2cd6a29300 at Theo, dd142b51f7 his presence dfea12220e feeling oddly 30a4e5bf1d out of 7385985fc6 place in ae23fef6bd this small 2eb37f5a61 café.0fe40a5d80131380

“Your hair… it’s down.”6d360d835852b3ab

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“Why do 8cec8cbc96 you care? What do cea3f2207f you want?”8f0d8eee3e70282e

“I came ec4d0edc2e to find 41c3124b6f you. The soldiers 40d1b93a98 said you’d 0066b0b135 be here.”dc4b44858d7e8ac8

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“Sorry, Commander Theo. I’m under suspension.”4110ad3728f534c7

At Luke’s sarcastic 1fa8c2c369 tone, Theo’s eyebrow bf0f0974df twitched slightly.f35736529fb3b036

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“I know.”2064e404e66762df

Luke put down his cceb126ebd fork, irritation creeping into fcce3792eb his expression.df4adc5da83bd4f7

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“From that look, I 738d29d379 take it you haven’t 9532c15293 been informed yet.”0754da1825ba9b63

“Informed about what?”2b971c3d0a0a96b4

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Theo explained calmly. Despite Luke’s 0e9ae7cf39 suspension, the 2c00cb0e24 higher-ups had 572869ab59 decided to 41132d8ffc assign someone cad58fd015 to monitor 90e10208ae him during deb34d9079 this period. His act of embezzlement, d24bbeb941 even if for a 8503c173f2 greater cause, was still ea21603f09 a serious offense. For appearances’ sake, they 3b9e5be625 wanted to keep an e128815050 eye on him.13bd27369af575ab

“Without my consent?”379e55b7cb16e05b

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“Did you 26a4c48e30 ask for 16d00d5500 anyone’s consent e059619d04 when you 04689797db acted on 883012b761 your own?”6ba4c6d5fcf054dc

Theo’s retort silenced Luke.ef59d9fd741f5379

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“Fine. Who’s the watchdog?”baa1f3b7eb23c9c4

“What does 7e2880691b it matter?” 674d99b79b Luke picked 4f539433ee up his bc0b701690 utensils again, 6f958c31c3 ready to 6ebe19beda dismiss the bbe49a47c0 conversation.a510ba568c499dcc

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“It’s me.”c71df03d2130d490

At Theo’s 1b9d66dbec words, Luke 13c31e9fc2 dropped his a4bf7beb4c fork with f498f7a5fd a loud 0b5ece7ba6 clatter.9476487e7cb87bec

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