Chapter 55 The confrontation between the captain and the vice-captain
"Jason, listen to me first."
Lei smiled and stabilized Jason's emotions, and analyzed in an objective tone: "Let me state first that I am not intentionally shielding Clay, I am standing from a neutral perspective.
I think what Clay said actually makes sense. At least he didn't do anything wrong from his standpoint. There may indeed be Samir's accomplices in the tunnel.
After all, we know nothing about the tunnels and have absolutely no information for reference.
And he didn’t cause any big trouble for us, he shot Samir to death with one shot, which is difficult for a newcomer to do in that dangerous situation.”
Lei's words sounded neutral, but in fact he was still secretly speaking good words for Clay.
"Come on, if it were a dragon, I think he could do better," Jason disagreed with Lei's words, believing that the dragon battle was the best among the newcomers.
"OK, I won't refute this. I also think Long is an excellent newcomer. However, if, I say, if Samir wanted to detonate a bomb and Clay didn't fire, are you really sure you could stop it in time?"
Faced with Lei's questioning, Jason replied without hesitation: "I can, I can definitely do it. I could have brought Samir back, but it was completely ruined by him. If you ask me that, is it possible?"
Are you doubting my ability?"
"No, no, no, man, of course I won't."
Lei waved his hands again and again, changed the entry point and said: "Even if Clay made a small mistake in the front, we were able to successfully evacuate later because of the car he snatched. Don't deny this."
"I only deal with the situation, not the person. Yes, it was indeed beyond my expectation that he was able to grab the pickup truck, but this does not make up for the mistakes he made."
Thinking of the risks involved in snatching an armed pickup truck, Jason's tone softened a bit.
Lei suggested that starting from this aspect would be very effective, and he immediately stepped up and said: "Clay acted without authorization and killed Samir. This is indeed what he did wrong. I don't refute this, but I don't think it is that serious.
On the contrary, Clay can make independent choices and decisively kill the target. This ability to think independently in emergency situations is very valuable for newcomers.
Then he broke into the enemy's army alone and obtained the tools for us to retreat, which further demonstrated Clay's courage and wisdom.
Courage, wisdom, and independence, aren't these what we DG have always pursued?
Clay just lacks a little bit of teamwork, and there are still six months left in the new training period for the green team, which is enough to make up for his shortcomings in this area.
Are you going to ruin a young man's lifelong dream just because of this little mistake?
You should know that if you write Clay's issue into the combat report, it will be entered into his file, and when he returns to base, he will have to pack his bags and leave the Green Team."
Lei spoke for a long time in one breath, each sentence carrying a strong purpose.
Jason himself is not a ruthless person, but happens to be a person who cherishes his teammates very much. He was moved by Lei's words.
Especially the sentence about a young man's lifelong dream reminded him of the years when he struggled to get into the lower ranks.
Somewhere in my heart was directly poked.
"I don't know what you're talking about. I just heard you talking about a bunch of white noise." Jason pretended to be deaf and threw his equipment on the ground.
It is not difficult to see from Jason's expression and behavior at this moment that the fire in his heart has been completely dispelled.
Lei's tense heart was relieved, and he joked in a more relaxed tone: "Old man, tell me, when you were still training with the green team, you were able to use the thumb position of a person wearing a suicide vest to kill someone in time.
Make a decision to shoot or not to shoot?”
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"At least I can see whether his thumb is on the detonator, but Clay didn't see it." Jason spread his hands and said.
Seeing that Jason had basically stabilized, Lei released the last bombshell: "I came to talk to you specifically, just because I didn't want to bury an outstanding child.
At the same time, I also want to remind you that maybe Clay has reminded you of something.
But what I want to tell you is that Nate's death was not your fault at all, and the mistakes he made by acting without permission do not mean that Clay will also make the same mistakes."
As soon as Lei said these last words, Jason felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He was stunned for a long time without speaking.
really.
The reason why Jason was so angry with Clay and ignored orders to kill Samir was not because he was really angry that he could not capture Samir alive.
But Clay's lone-wolf behavior reminded him of his friend Nate who had just passed away.
Their styles are so similar that Jason is so familiar with them.
It was precisely because he did not want to experience the pain of losing a teammate again in future battles that he rejected Clay so much.
Subconsciously, I feel that as long as I kick Clay out, I can protect Clay from dying on the battlefield.
This subconsciousness is very subtle. The person involved, Jason, has always been in a state of being obsessed with the authorities and is not aware of this problem.
Now being pointed out by onlooker Lei on the spot, Jason himself wanted to refute, but the more he looked for reasons, the more he realized that what Lei said was the truth.
This was hard for Jason to accept, but he had to accept it. He could only stand in a daze on the spot because of the conflict.
Fortunately, someone came to break the situation.
"This was a great operation, brothers. It was outstanding. I'm proud of you."
Eric, the commander of the operations team, walked in with a folder in his hand and praised everyone. Passing by Long Zhan and Clay, he also complimented: "You two did a good job. You are the most outstanding new foreign aid I have ever seen."
"Thank you very much, Sir."
"I can do better next time, sir."
There was no need to salute when seeing an officer in the room, but Long Zhan and Clay straightened his back and nodded in reply. It could be seen that Long Zhan was in a very good mood, while Clay looked a little depressed.
The source of depression was Jason's accountability, which gave Clay a strong sense of crisis.
Eric did not continue to communicate with Long Zhan and Clay, but walked directly in front of Jason and Lei and said: "I have already written the post-operation report.
Obviously, the biggest problem in this operation lies in the helicopter.
Your Team B did an outstanding job and successfully rescued an American citizen who had been trapped for more than a year, allowing her to feel the warmth of family again.
During the operation, 8 terrorists were killed and more than 20 armed personnel protecting the terrorists were killed.
They included a senior militant officer, a high-value target wearing a suicide vest, and the seizure of an armed pickup truck.
That’s the rough summary of the battle report. Jason, do you have any questions to add?”
As soon as Eric said these words, the entire base garage suddenly became silent, and everyone's eyes focused on Jason.