Black Pearl was the strongest torpedo ship in the team, and Wu Jie didn't want her to leave the army if possible. After all, it was wartime, and as Skadi said, any cadre-level dancer was a valuable talent reserve, and eliminating an elite dancer would be a huge loss to the army.
Black Pearl's eyes focused, and only then did she realize that the person coming was the commander. She was suddenly startled and wanted to stand up and salute her superior in panic.
However, Wu Jie saw her movements and immediately put his hand on Zhenzhu's shoulder.
"It's okay, you don't have to stand up and salute." Wu Jie said, pressing Pearl's shoulder. Before Black Pearl could speak, Wu Jie continued, "Now, you just need to treat me as a friend, an ordinary friend. I think, Black Pearl, you should understand what I mean, right?"
Black Pearl moved her throat, wanting to say something, but at this moment she couldn't speak.
Wu Jie looked into Black Pearl's eyes and asked again, "Black Pearl, do you hate me?"
Black Pearl shook her head desperately, not knowing whether it was because of fear or some other emotion, she just shook her head desperately.
"If you want to hate, then hate me. I'm the commander..." Wu Jie didn't care what Black Pearl thought. He spoke to himself, "After all, the commander is just a coward who sits in the back and keeps issuing orders, forcing the soldiers on the front line to fight to the death for his orders. No matter how many soldiers die, the commander can live well, a life full of shame and guilt. He is just such a coward."
Black Pearl was stunned. She didn't expect the commander to belittle her status and profession in front of her like this.
Black Pearl finally spoke: "Commander, don't say that about yourself..."
Wu Jie didn't stop because of Black Pearl's words: "I let the dancers risk their lives on the front line, while I just live in the back. I am such a cold-blooded and ruthless commander. Sometimes, for the sake of the overall situation, I have to sacrifice some of the dancers' feelings and erase their true emotions, just to win by any means necessary. Do you know? Every time I go to the martyrs' cemetery, I feel full of guilt."
"So, I later secretly vowed to use my wisdom to help the dancers. Although I am indeed inferior to them in combat ability, I can still use what I have learned to help them and prevent them from experiencing the pain of separation. I think this is my only use as a commander."
Black Pearl was completely stunned. Wu Jie's sudden outburst of heartfelt words completely shook her soul. She hadn't expected the commander to personally share his inner journey with her, and at the same time, she seemed to understand Wu Jie's difficulties and hardships.
Wu Jie laughed self-deprecatingly. "Black Pearl, hate me if you want. After all, I only had to punish you so that more dancers could survive. Yes, it's so contradictory, so hypocritical. So you don't have to be sad about the punishment of a hypocritical commander. Eat well, take care of yourself, and don't let yourself indulge in the pain I have caused you. Hate me if you want. If it makes you feel better, then hate me."
Black Pearl was completely shocked by Wu Jie's words and was speechless...
It turned out that she had misunderstood the commander from the very beginning... She had always thought that the commander was a villain who was greedy for power, but now Wu Jie's heartfelt words made her realize how humble and ridiculous she was.
Compared to the Commander's greatness, his own suffering was nothing.
If she were to switch places with the commander, could she do better than him? And as a subordinate, she had to make the commander worry again. She felt ashamed.
Suddenly, Black Pearl thought of what Wu Jie said at the meeting, about the 400,000 lives, and she felt even more guilty.
If it weren't for my own willfulness, there wouldn't be today's result. It was because of me that I put my superiors in a difficult position and forced them to make a heartbreaking decision. In order to consider the overall situation, the commander had to bear more hostility and hatred.
Indeed, the reason why Black Pearl locked herself in the house today and refused to go out or eat was partly because of Wu Jie.
She had indeed felt resentful towards Wu Jie before, because Wu Jie's sudden appearance made her lose everything she had fought for.
Whenever she thought about the possibility of being expelled from the army, one can imagine how complicated and conflicted she felt. It was impossible for her to say that she had no resentment towards Wu Jie.
After hearing Wu Jie's monologue, Black Pearl finally understood that compared with the commander, her sadness was insignificant.
Black Pearl slowly raised her head and looked at Wu Jie seriously. Only then did she have time to look at the commander whom she had just met.
The moonlight shone through the window onto the blue and white navy uniform. His determined eyes revealed an unspeakable sadness and self-blame. Against the backdrop of the silver-gray light, Wu Jie looked so sad at this moment.
Wu Jie showed a sad smile: "Zhenzhu, eat well, okay? If not for me, then for yourself..."
Black Pearl bit her lower lip, tears streaming down her pretty face like two silver streams: "Yes, I'm sorry! Commander! It's Pearl's fault! Pearl...you must take good care of yourself..."
Black Pearl's inner guilt burst out at this moment. She suddenly threw herself into Wu Jie's arms and cried bitterly, as if she wanted to cry out all the grievances and discomforts at once.
Wu Jie gently hugged her shoulders and patted her back...
"Cry, you will feel better after crying..." Wu Jie closed his eyes and waited quietly.
I don’t know how much time passed, but Black Pearl’s shoulders stopped moving. She twitched her shoulders slightly, and only then did she realize that she had shed so many tears on the commander’s body!
Wu Jie was not angry. Instead, he took out a piece of paper from his arms. Before Zhenzhu could react, Wu Jie had already started wiping her tears.
Wu Jie's sudden gentle gesture immediately made Zhenzhu freeze as if she had been electrocuted, and she dared not move at all. Her frozen heart had been melted by Wu Jie's gentleness, and she silently felt the gentleness from the commander.
Bit by bit, Wu Jie wiped Black Pearl's tearful face clean. He smiled faintly, "Are you feeling better, Black Pearl?"
Black Pearl hummed softly, her face flushed slightly. After she separated from Wu Jie, she buried her head deep in his arms, avoiding Wu Jie's gaze, feeling both reluctant and expectant.
Wu Jie breathed a sigh of relief and then said, "Black Pearl, go eat! No matter what the results of the review are, you will be my soldier until the last moment!"
When Black Pearl heard this, she was shocked!
a long time……
She seemed to have made up her mind and said, "Commander, if possible, please call me Pearl..."
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