Seeing the always calm General Oxford with an unsightly expression on his face, Clark sighed as he could already see the progress bar of his chances of rejecting the mission dwindling rapidly.
General Oxford finally forced himself to calm down a little, when he noticed Clark’s stare. He sighed, turned to glare at the middle-aged Captain who shrugged innocently in reply, before speaking out.
“Captain, you better remember this day. Today, you succeeded in getting yourself an enemy”.
“With all due respect, General, I already explained to you. The circumstances behind this mission are beyond mine or your jurisdiction, the higher-ups are the only ones calling the shots this time”.
General Oxford suppressed his irritation on hearing this, ignored the Captain before turning to face Clark.
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