Salute To The General

Nathan spoke coldly. "Erwin, you dared harm the President? Do I, the Chief Military Governor, mean nothing to you? Have you not already planned with Will that you will take the place of the President while he fills the seat of Chief Military Governor? Now that your Chief Military Governor has already gone to hell ahead of you, why aren't you prepared to follow him?"

Follow Will to hell?

When Erwin heard Nathan's words, he started trembling all over. Then he sunk to his knees on the ground with a thud. In a quivering voice, he begged, "Chief Military Governor, I am sorry for my wrongful deeds. For the sake of my many years of service in the Great Cab, please spare my life. Please go by the book, put me in jail, or imprison me for life, but according to the law, a member of the Great Cab cannot be given the death sentence!"

Nathan frowned when he heard that.

Colin, the Elite Eight, and the soldiers of the Felidae Battalion were all taken aback.

Even his two sons, Carrey and Hamish, were stunned.

Ashamed at their father's actions, both Carrey and Hamish were flushing a deep red.

The image they had of their tall, big, and brave father, who was an almighty member of the Great Cab, was destroyed at that moment.

Hamish found it hard to accept that his usually righteous, prudent, and impeccable father had knelt and begged for mercy. He staggered backward a couple of steps and looked at his father with eyes full of confusion. "Dad, you actually begged him..."

Carrey, too, spoke furiously. "That's right, Dad. At this point, we should not fear death. Where on earth is your dignity? How could you beg him so humbly? Anyway, do you think he will spare you? Stop daydreaming!"

The smarter and more intelligent a person was, the more he understood the value of life and the more he would fear death.

In addition, when a person had grown old, they would lose their impulsive nature and uncontrollable temper. Cautiousness and fear of death would take over.

It was usually the young people who took their own lives, acting impulsively. Few elderly folks would be unable to think things through and decide to end their lives.

His two sons felt that this failure was just that, and death was the expected end. There was no need to forsake dignity and kneel to beg for mercy. However, Erwin felt that pleading for one's life was nothing to be ashamed of.

He lifted his eyes filled with complicated emotions and shouted, "You two don't talk nonsense! Kneel with me and beg the Chief Military Governor for forgiveness so that he will give us a life sentence and spare our lives...”

Carrey shook his head. "I'd rather die than beg him!"

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Carrey added, "Right. We would rather die!"

The two brothers exchanged glances as they spoke. Suddenly, with a roar, they rushed toward Nathan.

Nathan furrowed his brows.

Beside him, Colin swiftly took out his gun and fired two shots off at the speed of lightning.

Carrey and Hamish were both shot in the forehead almost at the same time, and they fell to the ground dead.

Kneeling on the ground, Erwin watched in shock as both his sons died. In his eyes were fear, sadness, and longing.

Nathan looked at the kneeling Erwin

and said calmly, "If you had not

harmed the President and he lived, perhaps I could have given you a life sentence for the sake of your years of service despite the lack of productivity. However, the President is dead. If your life is spared, my anger cannot be pacified, and the bereaved cannot find closure for their hurt. Furthermore, there is no justice. I cannot grant you your request, but I can let you choose your method of execution. You can choose to die by gunfire or euthanasia. You could also choose to take poison and hang yourself. I leave it to you."

Erwin trembled again, his face full of despair, and his speech became incoherent.

"I-I-I cannot choose to be shot since It's too painful. I cannot choose euthanasia as I'm afraid of injections...

I don't want to drink poison because it is bitter. Death by hanging won't be easy either..."

Nathan looked at Erwin, who seemed to be muttering nonsense like a mentally-ill patient, and felt even more disappointed.

When he spoke, his tone was cold. "You are just full of excuses. Erwin, when death is imminent, a person's true character is revealed. You are nothing but useless trash. That is why you have never achieved anything significant in your life. You disappoint me."

With that, Nathan turned to Colin and ordered, "Colin, send him off."

Colin replied, "Yes, Sir!"

Bang!

A gunshot rang out, and the bullet pierced Erwin's head. His blood sprayed into the air like a red-colored mist.

Erwin's body stiffened as he died kneeling on the floor.