Interstellar Programmer 16
When Tao Yuan heard Mai Wei's answer without hesitation, he couldn't help but want to see Marshal Fred's expression, and their eyes met.
Tao Yuan suddenly felt like he was meeting his parents and immediately lowered his head.
Marshal Fred looked at Tao Yuan, then at Mai Wei, and finally at Segri. "You are a soldier, but you acted recklessly because of personal feelings. This shows that your thinking is not up to the standard of a soldier. We in the Third Military Region cannot keep you here any longer."
"Marshal! Please give me another chance!" Segri cried and begged, "I really just lost my mind for a moment. I promise I will never dare to do it again. Please give me another chance!"
"According to normal procedures, even if you discovered something fishy about Yi Yu's identity, you should have reported it, not asked someone to exploit their position and conduct a private investigation. Furthermore, since you already knew his true identity, you should have assumed that since he was able to come to the Third Military Region, his identity must be a protected secret. However, you had someone disclose his true identity, deliberately stirring up public opinion and causing a very negative impact on the military. Therefore, you must accept the punishment."
"I know I was wrong. I really do." Segri was truly regretful and afraid. A moment's hesitation and a moment's thought would have led to this outcome. But he was so furious, so consumed with revenge on Tao Yuan, that he deliberately ignored the consequences.
"A country has its laws, and the army has its regulations. The army is the place where law enforcement should be strictest. If I show leniency to you, it would be unfair to other people who strictly abide by military regulations. Do you understand?" Marshal Fred spoke calmly, but a sense of majesty without anger had already appeared.
"I understand..." Segri didn't dare to plead anymore and could only say with a sad face, "I am willing to accept the punishment."
"Someone will inform you of the results tomorrow. You don't need to go back to the department. Go to the dormitory, pack your things, and wait for notification."
"Yes..." Segri shed tears of regret one by one.
Fitch stood up and said seriously, "Marshal, Segiri is my brother. He did this because I failed to control him. I feel responsible as well. I request punishment."
"There's no such thing as collective punishment under military law. Your duty in the army isn't to care about what he did. Since you weren't involved and didn't know about it, I have no reason to punish you. Also, don't forget you still have your own things to do. Don't let your personal emotions interfere with the mission."
"...Yes." Fitch slowly lowered his head slightly.
"Go ahead." Marshal Fred raised his hand and said, "Maiwei stay."
Tao Yuan turned his head and looked at Mai Wei. Mai Wei comforted him with his eyes. Then Tao Yuan stood up and walked out with Fitch and Seglie.
After getting outside, Feiqi stopped Tao Yuan who was about to leave and said to him, "I'm sorry."
"It seems that you are not the one who should apologize." Tao Yuan said to Segri.
"Why don't you apologize quickly!" Fitch lowered his voice and said to Segiri.
"...I'm sorry." Although Segri regretted what he had done, he said it with some reluctance. However, he also knew that he had lost his mind for a moment and had hurt himself.
"In fact, it is very stupid for you to expose my identity to the public and want them to crush me with public opinion, because I don't care what others say about me. In short, even if you still don't want to be a good person in the future, you still have to be smarter in doing things, and try to do less of such stupid things." Tao Yuan smiled and turned to leave.
"You!" It was the first time since Segri was born that he was scolded so harshly. He glared at Tao Yuan and watched him leave.
"Hasn't that been enough?!" Fitch glared at Segiri angrily.
"...Brother, can't I really stay?" Segri asked with his head down.
"You still think you can stay?" Fitch looked at him, took a deep breath, and said with anger in his heart, "Do you know how serious it is to directly expose someone with a confidential identity without the military's knowledge?! The military hates things like this the most. This incident will be a permanent stain on you. You should be thankful that a military department is willing to accept you next time!"
Segri's face turned even paler, and his tears fell again. He cried and asked, "What if there is no one?"
"If not..." Fitch thought for a moment, then sighed and said, "If not, father will try his best to arrange for you to go to a better place. Stop crying, let's go."
In the office, Mai Wei stood straight in front of his father's desk with his hands behind his back, waiting for his father to ask questions.
"Are you serious?" Fred asked McWee.
"Father, you are the person who knows me best. I don't think I need to answer this question." Mai Wei said seriously.
Fred nodded and said, "It's indeed unnecessary for me to ask this question. Given your personality, it's impossible for you to fall in love with anyone casually."
"But..." Fred paused and said, "His identity is special, and you are the strongest warrior in the empire. Although our family may not care about his family background, your marriage is not only of concern to our family, but also to all the people."
"I have made up my mind to be with him for the rest of my life, so I must marry him. Anyone who dares to stop me is my enemy, and I will use all means to destroy my enemy."
"Thinking like that is very dangerous." Fred tapped the table with his fingers.
"Father, as a soldier, I will work for my country and even sacrifice my life without hesitation. But my marriage is related to my lifelong happiness, and I must be the only one who can decide. No one else has the right to point fingers or express opinions." Mai Wei said seriously.
Fred sighed and was silent for a moment before saying, "Since you were fifteen, your family hasn't taken care of you. Although many people who don't know the truth think that you've been able to achieve what you have today, we know that you've relied entirely on yourself. When you said you wanted to trade independence for autonomy, we never thought of interfering in any of your major life events, nor did we think of interfering in your marriage. We believe that you are capable of making the best choices for yourself."
"Yi Yu is the best choice for me. His own excellence can offset everything that holds him back. His background and nationality are not a problem in my eyes. Besides, aren't we already preparing to naturalize those who defect to the Southern Alliance Empire? From now on, he will be a member of the Southern Alliance Empire. No matter what others say or think, as long as we are happy, that's all that matters."
"I'm not saying this to you because I think he's unworthy of you, nor am I trying to persuade you to reconsider. His abilities are obvious to everyone, and I have no objection to you choosing him. As a leader, I'm happy that you're with such a capable person. But as a father, I have an obligation to remind you that you may face external pressure."
"What others think and see is their business. Being together is our own business. Other people's thoughts and opinions will not have any impact on our relationship, nor will they become a pressure on our happiness."
Fred nodded and said, "Since you've decided on him, when you have time, bring him home and let your mother meet him. Even though you were in a hurry to move out at the age of fifteen, we are still a family even if you get married. Go back and see your mother occasionally, otherwise she always complains to me that giving birth to a son is the same as not having one at all."
"Yes." Mai Wei replied.
Music started playing on the computer on his desk. Fred pressed a button, and his assistant's voice came out, "Marshal, Count Tani wants to see you. He's almost at the military district."
"Got it. When he gets here, just bring him in." Fred said after shutting down the computer. "He's here pretty quickly. Go do your thing."
"Yes." Mai Wei turned and walked out.
The Count of Tari that the assistant mentioned is the father of Segrie and Fitch. He came to see Fred because of Segrie's matter.
Tao Yuan sat in the living room in a daze. He knew that Mai Wei would come to see him after leaving his father's office, so he was waiting for him.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Tao Yuan looked over.
Maiwei walked over to sit beside him, hugged him in his arms, kissed him on the forehead and asked, "What's wrong? You look so depressed. Segri will definitely get the punishment he deserves. My father will never let him off easily because of any intercession."
"I'm not thinking about Segiri. I'm wondering if you've been talking to your father for so long because he doesn't agree with us." Although Tao Yuan knew that whether Mai Wei's family agreed or not would not affect their relationship, and they would definitely live happily together until death, he would still be a little sad if Mai Wei's family really disagreed.
"Don't think too much. My father would never object to us being together. I moved out of home when I was fifteen, and I also told them that I would make my own decisions about my life in the future and they couldn't interfere. My father admires you very much. He said he was very happy that I chose a capable person like you. The reason why he talked for so long was to remind us that we may be under pressure from the outside world in the future. But because of my identity, no matter who I marry, it will definitely be talked about by others. Because your identity is also very special, it may be talked about even more. I hope you can understand and don't mind it." Mai Wei looked into Tao Yuan's eyes and said gently.
"I don't care what others say or think. It's my own life, why should I care about what others think?" Tao Yuan said.
"My father asked me to take you home to meet my mother. When you and I are both rested, I will take you home."
"How about waiting a little longer?" Tao Yuan looked at him and discussed.
"Waiting for what?" Mai Wei asked.
"Wait until I'm mentally prepared and show more abilities." Tao Yuan may not care about what anyone else thinks of him, but he cannot care at all about what Mai Wei's family thinks of him, so he wants to wait until he shows higher abilities before going home with him.
"Don't worry, my mother won't have any objections to the person I choose." Mai Wei touched Tao Yuan's face and said, "But it's okay if you want to wait a little longer. Tell me when you're mentally prepared."
"Um."
Mai Wei lifted Tao Yuan's chin, held his lips and sucked, then kissed him passionately.
Tao Yuan raised his hands and hugged his neck, entangled his lips and tongue with his, and gradually became aroused.
Mai Wei's kiss gradually moved down, kissing Tao Yuan's neck.
Tao Yuan tilted her head back, closed her eyes and enjoyed his kiss.
After almost taking off all his clothes, Mai Wei suddenly stopped, looked at Tao Yuan and said, "There's something I almost forgot to tell you."
Tao Yuan opened his eyes and looked at him, wondering what important matter could have caused him to suddenly stop at this moment.
However, Mai Wei did not intend to stop. He let Tao Yuan sit on him, then looked at him and said, "Soon, we will go to war with the Nandi Kingdom."
Tao Yuan placed his hands on Mai Wei's shoulders, his expression as if he was enduring something painful as he said, "Do you really have to tell me something so important now? Can't you tell me earlier or later?"
"I just remembered it, so I wanted to tell you the news right away. Don't you want to hear it now?" Mai Wei asked deliberately.
"You did it on purpose. Don't say anything..." Tao Yuan covered Mai Wei's mouth.
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