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Chapter 1004: Chapter 882: The New News Headlines (Subscribe Please!)
Arrived at the base.
The fighters were arranged in a separate small camp within the camp.
The main issue was the space taken up by the equipment.
Aside from a mine-clearing vehicle, there were also two potassium transport vehicles. Since the fighters were not considered dangerous, their weapons were not required to be surrendered, which was also part of the Security Self-Defense Protocol.
Waited for about twenty minutes.
The investigation team arrived, and they were already well-informed about the incident on the way there – a premeditated, planned, but unsuccessful robbery.
Their purpose was only to take a statement.
Then, combined with the bilateral agreements, they were to submit an investigation report to their superiors, making the shooting of the robbers by the fighters a legal act.
The first to be questioned were two local stationed troops who followed the fighters.
Inside the room.
An injured Black soldier had his wounds treated, disinfected, and bandaged, a job done by the fighters themselves who had a first aid kit in the vehicle. Thinking back to how the fighters had saved him twice and even treated his wounds touched him deeply.
He was very grateful.
In response to the investigation team’s questions.
He spoke without withholding anything, and his testimony was somewhat biased.
"Most of us were asleep at the time; I was on the night shift when the robbers suddenly appeared from the distant jungle, firing at us from afar. Fortunately, our vehicles were arranged in a triangular defense formation during the night’s rest.
The armor on the vehicles was thick and the glass was bulletproof, so I wasn’t hurt.
After that, they charged at us. We warned them several times through the loudspeaker, and when that proved ineffective, we began to retaliate. Those from the Myanmar Military Services Company were really impressive.
They responded to the emergency very quickly and soon suppressed the intense firepower coming from the other side. But since it was too dark at the time, I couldn’t see far and had to shoot blindly based on the muzzle flashes; I didn’t know if my shots hit anyone."
"Wait, you couldn’t clearly see the enemy?" a member of the investigation team suddenly interrupted him.
The Black soldier nodded, "Correct, I couldn’t see the people, but I could see the flashes from their firing. They must have been experienced fighters to determine the enemy’s approximate position based on those flashes."
"Continue," the investigator nodded.
The Black soldier seriously said, "Then we fought for a while, and the enemy’s numbers dwindled until none were left."
Such a strong summary statement took the investigation team’s member aback.
"I want specific details."
The Black soldier shook his head, "It was so dark, and I couldn’t see the enemy. We were all just firing wildly. There aren’t really any details to give, just constant firing in all directions, and they looked very composed.
It’s just, I never imagined that all those bandits would end up being killed." Recalling the scene, his blood boiled—such an underdog victory was simply incredible.
"What did they do afterward?" the investigation team leader asked again.
After thinking hard, the Black soldier recalled something else, "Oh, right, they also collected the spent shell casings."
"Collected the casings?" the leader questioned suspiciously.
Saying this, the Black soldier spoke with high praise, "Yes, that’s what they always do. No matter where they go, they never litter. They collect and transport back every single casing spent by the mine-clearing vehicle, probably to re-manufacture new ammunition."
The days he had spent with the fighters.
The biggest thing he noticed was discipline.
And extreme self-discipline, although these people were somewhat rigid, but it showed him what true soldiers are like, contrasting greatly with the military bearing of his own country, which seemed inferior by miles.
"What else?" the leader asked again.
The Black soldier kept shaking his head, "That’s all, after the shooting stopped, we just waited here for you to arrive. They seemed to have also made a call to their company, and then you arrived."
"Are you sure there were warnings issued?" the leader looked at the statement and asked again.
The Black soldier nodded seriously, "Absolutely, it was loud enough to be heard for hundreds of meters around."
"Did the bandits say anything when they attacked?"
"No, they just charged and started firing."
"..."
The statements from the two men were quickly recorded.
They were basically consistent.
The next step was to question the fighters, and as before, there were no discrepancies. Most importantly, the fighters had provided video recordings, which, once the investigation team reviewed them, left no further doubts.
Very soon.
A complete report was faxed into the hands of Locke Brennald, along with the full video evidence.
Having seen the entire chain of evidence.
Locke Brennald also felt relieved.
His biggest fear was that, due to the lack of contrary evidence, the local tribes would speculate based on this, disbelieve their ’authoritative’ conclusions, and force them to punish the personnel from Myanmar Military Services Company.
The agreement was one aspect, but this time too many had died.
Now.
The evidence in his hands could effectively silence many critics.
In the middle of the night.
They just charged over without any reason and started shooting. Despite several warnings, when left with no choice but for self-defense, they retaliated, and due to their bad luck, all were killed there.
It was truly a self-inflicted death.
The Myanmar Military Services Company bore no responsibility.
Locke Brennald immediately made a call to Brennald, commanding, "The matter has been thoroughly investigated, allow them to return for repairs."
Even if the Myanmar Military Services Company hadn’t requested it, Locke Brennald would have given them some time off anyway. Having made enemies with the local tribes, mine-clearing carried risks, and most of the area’s mines had already been cleared.
