Once the people knew that their money was being squandered during private fights, the UN military's reputation would inevitably decline! In serious cases, it could even spark a civil uprising!
When Beatrice thought of this, she knew that this punishment from Black Pearl was absolutely unavoidable, because the United Nations was not a place like Suzaku and was not under the jurisdiction of the government.
Every penny spent must be under an open, transparent and pure system to maintain the greatest support and trust of ordinary people in the United Nations.
Wu Jie stood up, stared at Black Pearl with cold eyes, and slowly walked towards Black Pearl.
"Do you know how much the torpedo you fired today is worth?" Wu Jie asked coldly.
Black Pearl opened her mouth, but she couldn't say anything, so she just shook her head.
Wu Jie didn't rush to speak. As he walked towards Black Pearl, he glanced at all the flagship captains.
Wu Jie walked over to Black Pearl's desk, placed his hands on it, looked at everyone, and then said, "These torpedoes were made with limited technical conditions and expensive rare materials. Each one is equivalent to the expenses of an ordinary family of three for thirty years!"
"Twelve rounds! Twelve rounds! That's equivalent to three hundred and sixty years of expenses for a family of three! If you still don't understand this, let me put it another way: one taxpayer paid a full nine hundred years of taxes!"
"Still don't understand? Let me put it another way. If these twelve torpedoes were replaced with food for disaster relief in a war-torn area, at the very least, they could save a full 400,000 lives in a single day! 400,000!"
When he said this, Wu Jie slammed the table so hard that the sound was a little cracked. Wu Jie didn't even notice the glass on the table and smashed it directly. The glass shards directly cut his hand and drew blood!
"Sir!" The captain of the flagship next to him reminded with concern.
Wu Jie waved his hand to indicate that it was no problem.
Hearing this, Black Pearl burst into tears. She had never expected that she would do such an excessive thing because of her momentary impulsiveness.
She cried loudly and was very ashamed, especially when Wu Jie mentioned the 400,000 lives, she felt ashamed and embarrassed.
The reason she joined the army was because she was once a refugee fleeing war. If the United Nations had not recruited girls over the age of 14 to join the army, she would not have joined the army.
She had experienced that painful time, she knew what she had lost, and she knew what she hated.
After hearing the commander's words, she finally realized how big a mistake she had made. She could only blame herself for not attending classes carefully and not understanding how hard it was to obtain these weapons. She could only blame herself for not controlling her emotions and disregarding military discipline because of internal struggles.
At this moment, she no longer had the desire to fight with Wu Jie. She just wanted to accept the punishment, the heavier the better. She didn't want to listen anymore. She knew that she had made an unforgivable mistake.
"Commander! Stop talking! Zhenzhu accepts the punishment! Zhenzhu accepts the punishment! No matter how heavy the punishment is, I will accept it!" As she said that, Zhenzhu knelt down in front of Wu Jie.
With a plop, this was the first time Pearl knelt down in her life!
She would never have thought that the first time she would kneel down was not to her parents, nor to heaven and earth, but because of the mistakes she had made!
Wu Jie turned around abruptly and said, "As a soldier, even if you are being punished, you must stand up straight! Kneeling is ridiculous! Stand up!"
"Yes!" Pearl stood up with her eyes red from crying.
This scene made all the flagship captains' eyes red. Only then did they realize that the equipment and weapons they were using were so hard to come by.
When they thought about the dance costumes they were wearing, and that every part of them was made by ordinary people who worked hard and diligently paid taxes, they couldn't help but reflect on whether they used weapons too aggressively and were too reckless with ammunition.
Yes, their dance costumes and core pieces were all purchased by ordinary people with the money they saved bit by bit after working hard and paying taxes. If they spend the people's money and only think about their own selfish desires, then what is the difference between them and those enemies?
Every word Wu Jie said came from the heart. It was because he loved his country and his people that he could say such thought-provoking words.
Even Wu Jie had tears in his eyes, because he was also moved.
Only then did Skadi realize that she had misunderstood the commander all along. From the first day she arrived, because of Hestia's provocation, she unconsciously took her anger out on the commander, and her emotions blinded her.
Although she did not openly oppose the commander, she also showed her temper secretly. Thinking of this, Skadi felt ashamed. If anyone should be punished, she should be one of them.
Skadi stood up unconsciously and said loudly, "I condoned the Black Pearl incident. Commander, if you want to punish me, punish me too!"
Wu Jie waved his hand and said, "Captain Skadi, I heard everything. You called on Black Pearl to stop twice on the radio, which shows that Captain Skadi still maintained his rationality. What's wrong with you?"
Before Skadi could speak, Wu Jie continued, "Black Pearl, you cut off communication without permission during the individual competition, ignoring even the captain's instructions. This is another serious offense!"
Black Pearl lowered her head, her voice completely hoarse as she kept repeating, "I, I, I..."
Wu Jie then waved his hand and said, "Report this to the United Nations, dismiss him from his post, and investigate. Wait for the notice of the review!"
"Dismiss!"
With an order, Wu Jie walked out of the conference room door without caring what the captains of the flagships behind him thought.
All the flagship captains looked at each other, and then they realized that everyone's eyes were red.
Only at this moment did they realize that the new commander was not only concerned about the country and the people, but also decisive and resolute. He was definitely not a commander who could be easily disobeyed.
Looking at Black Pearl who was crying non-stop, they were all girls, and Black Pearl had indeed realized her mistake, so they all walked up to her, turned Pearl around, patted her shoulders gently, and signaled her not to be sad anymore.
Beatrice's eyes were red as well. She said, "Sister Pearl, don't cry. I'll go and plead with the Commander for you..."
Pearl immediately cried and said, "Beatrice, I can't go. I caused all this by my own hands. I accept the punishment myself. I have no respect for military discipline. No matter how I am punished, I will accept it..."
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