At night, in the area filled with sentries for the families of important military officials, there was a small villa with almost no decorations, although it was very large. "Isa?" Looking at her daughter who was holding a huge stuffed doll and sitting on the sofa in a daze, the tall middle-aged woman walked over worriedly, first tested the temperature of her daughter's forehead with her chin, and then hugged her. , asked in a soft tone: "What's wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" After feeling the familiar warm embrace, the policewoman who came back to her senses shook her head, then put her arms around the woman's waist, buried her face deeply in her arms, and replied in a muffled voice: "I'm actually pretty good, but...just some things at work are not going well..." "That's it." When she heard that her daughter was not sick, the middle-aged woman breathed a sigh of relief. Then she gently stroked her daughter's long, silky hair and asked softly: "Is this what happened last time at Lane's house? Are they still refusing to investigate?" "No, this time it's something else..."
After recalling the scene she saw at noon and the investigation results of "Leon Lane", the female police officer raised her head from her mother's arms and said with a somewhat complicated look: "Mom, three months ago, my father...did the military department stop the pensions of many martyrs in advance?" "That's what happened..." After hearing her daughter's inquiry, the middle-aged woman recalled it for a moment, and then said helplessly: "You also know that the military's expenses have been too high in recent years, and the kingdom's finances can no longer support it, so this year's expenses have been cut by one-third. Your father sighs when he comes home every day... Isa, why do you think of it? Asked this?" "I just think it's a little unfair..." Recalling the file transferred in the afternoon, the family of four who were almost forced to death, the female police officer's eyes suddenly showed a hint of unbearability, and her voice became louder and louder. “The military has a total of forty-seven departments, and each department’s expenses are quite large. There are obviously so many places where expenses can be reduced, so why do we have to focus on pensions? Mom, do you know? Many of those still receiving pensions are the martyrs of the Great Patriotic War six years ago, and there are even orphans whose parents have died! Many of them have no ability to support themselves at all, and they almost rely on the pension. If the military department stops the pension in advance, isn't it equivalent to forcing them to die? " "Isa?" After hearing the words coming out of her daughter's mouth, the kind-faced woman couldn't help but be slightly startled, then her expression immediately became serious, she frowned and said coldly: "Tell mom, who taught you to ask these questions?" "No one taught me, this is what I think!" "You've never thought about this before! You've always been..." "People change!" "But you used to...Oh! Forget it..." Looking at her daughter who pursed her lips tightly and was obviously being stubborn, the middle-aged woman couldn't help but rub her brows helplessly, then lowered her voice again and said: "I don't care where you heard it from, but just talk to your mother about these things. Don't say them in front of your father..."
"Why?" The policewoman said with dissatisfaction: "Even if he didn't propose it, if such an outrageous decision could be passed, he would at least have acquiesced! Now that he has done it, he should..." "Isa!" After quelling her daughter, who was becoming more and more fierce with her words, the middle-aged woman sternly reprimanded: "You are already so old, it's time to be more sensible! There have been so many situations this year. Do you know how much pressure your dad has to bear? Don't make trouble for him with your problems!" "Then what should I do if he causes trouble for me?" Thinking of the man in an old coat at noon, happily eating the pudding spilled on the table, the female policewoman who felt uncomfortable couldn't help but said: "Mom, I met a person today. His parents died in the Great Patriotic War six years ago. However, only one-third of the pensions issued by the military over the years have been implemented, forcing him to have to pay for it when he was thirteen or fourteen years old. Go raise a family, carry bags under the summer sun, and spend a day soaking in the cold water at the dock to clean cargo ships! This sounds outrageous enough, right? But you know what? After his father signed, the remaining one-third of his pension was also suspended, and he still had two younger brothers and sisters who were only six or seven years old at home! His sick sister took the initiative to stop taking medicine in order to save money and almost died in the hospital! " "well……" Looking at her daughter whose eyes were slightly red, the middle-aged woman who knew the situation in the military sighed and said with guilt in her eyes: "The same goes for your father... He really can't help it... Isa, how is the family doing now? Mom still has some money in her hand, how about you first..." "No need, he should not be short of money now." The policewoman took a deep breath, turned her head, and whispered with complicated eyes: "He joined the rebel gang and now he has become an informant who broke into the police department. He just disrupted our arrest operation this morning and rescued a gangster who participated in the assassination of the princess." "..." "So now it's not me who's causing trouble for my father, it's him who's causing trouble for me, right?" After looking at her mother who was speechless by the question, the policewoman sneered and sat back on the sofa, her eyes continuing to look at the door. "Should I be able to ask this time? I just want to know what mood he was in signing this kind of dirty proposal!" "..." Looking at her daughter who was holding a soft doll in her arms but looked like a hedgehog with its spines raised, ready to prick someone, the middle-aged woman could only persuade her softly: "Isa, be obedient, first..." "Don't persuade me!" The female police officer, who felt uncomfortable in her heart, turned away and said stubbornly: "You should have the courage to take responsibility for what you do. This is what he taught me!" "But he also taught you that there are always some responsibilities that are destined to be above all else." Patting her daughter's back, the middle-aged woman said with gloomy eyes:
"Not only other families died in the Great Patriotic War, but your brother and two uncles also died six years ago. Even this pension reduction started and stopped at our family... stop! Don't refute it yet! I know that our family does not need to live on pensions. Mom just wants to say this, don't think too badly of your father. He is really doing his best to maintain this mess of the military. " Looking up at the empty room on the second floor, and remembering her eldest son who died six years ago, the middle-aged woman said with tears in her eyes: “At the beginning of this year, the previous person in charge of the military was executed for going too far, leaving countless holes to be filled, and we also happened to encounter major cuts in expenditures. At that time, everyone knew that this hole could not be repaired at all, and the person who took over would be at a disadvantage at worst. Among the few people who were qualified to take over, no one was willing to take over this hot potato. Only your father stepped forward... " Recalling her husband who had become increasingly taciturn and emaciated over the past year, with his back slowly arching, the middle-aged woman held the policewoman's hand and said in a slightly trembling tone: "The Great Patriotic War six years ago will always be a pain in your father's heart, and the problems in the military department are really too big right now. If you let it go or leave an incompetent successor, sooner or later what happened six years ago will happen Once again, he really couldn't let go. Mom knows that stopping the pension early is excessive, but have you noticed? It has only been more than half a year since he took up this burden. Your father's hair has turned half gray, and he is almost exhausted from all the military affairs. " "But he can't..." "Isa, your dad really tried his best." After interrupting her daughter, the middle-aged woman sighed quietly and said: “What I saw with my own eyes this year was that he had done everything he could, but in the end he still couldn’t fix the holes, so he reluctantly agreed to cut some expenditures in this area. Moreover, your father also issued a strict order that before the comfort officer decides to stop the pension, he must visit you at least three times within two months to make sure that you can still maintain your life after the pension is stopped. But after all, he only has one pair of eyes and cannot stare at everyone, so no matter how much preparation he makes, this kind of thing will still happen... Oh, Isa, I’m begging you, go back to your room, and really don’t let him worry about you anymore, okay? " "..." "Okay?" "All right……" The policewoman, who had an extremely stubborn temper, finally lost to her mother's gentle pleas and was pulled off the sofa with eyes full of reluctance. After being pushed back to her room and lying on the soft mattress with the doll in her arms, she was already very tired, but she did not fall asleep peacefully as usual, but stared blankly at the chandelier on the ceiling. My father who worked hard to maintain the military was right... I was right to arrest the rebels who were attacking and sabotaging everywhere... He was even more right to have to join the rebels because his pension was deducted... So who was at fault?