Chapter 3: Duties for the Country

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"Good job, sir. You successfully scared her shitless," Hans said sarcastically. Just after Erich warned the mysterious Asian girl in his most menacing tone, the girl suddenly fainted, probably from the combination of fatigue and scared.

Erich ignored his man's carefree comment. "Burn and dispose those Untoter bodies. For the Gestapo's let Major Von Fahrenhorst handle it," The German captain said as he holstered back his Luger.

"What about this girl?" The captain gazed on the girl's unconscious body.

Before he gave the order, Reinhardt cocked his Stürmgewehr 44* and marched forward. "I think we should kill her. She saw everything."

Seeing what his friend would do, Hans stood in front of him, blocking his way. "What the hell are you gonna do, Reinhardt?"

"She is a witness. If we let her alive, she's going to-"

"That's enough, Von Bauer," Their leader cut them off. Erich took another look on the unconscious girl before deciding. "We are bringing her to HQ."

Of course, it caused Reinhardt and even Hans to surprise. "Sir, are you serious you're going to bring this unknown girl to the HQ? She could be a spy!"

"We need to discuss this with Oberstleutnant Weidenmann before deciding it," He said as he left the alley, letting his men do the job. As he approached his vehicle, he stopped on his track and clutched his head. The vision of his past haunted him again.

It was a young teen girl in hospital gown. She has beautiful long blonde hair and blue eyes. The girl stared into the scenery outside the window before turned on him upon noticing his presence. She then gave him the sweetest smile he can get.

Erich shook his head, fighting off the tears which were going to shed from his eyes

"Erika..." He wondered why that girl kind of reminded him of her.

He then arrived beside his vehicle, the Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf E or widely known as 'Tiger tank', one of the most feared and advanced tanks in its era. He climbed up toward the hatch and entered the tank. Inside, the crews were waiting for his order.

Standing on his commander chair, he waited until his men embarked a truck along with the Gestapo's corpses in body bags and the unconscious mysterious Japanese girl. "Let's return back to base!"

His tank then left the town's front gate along with the truck and two BMW R75 motorcycles guarding their flanks.

His tank then left the town's front gate along with the truck and two BMW R75 motorcycles guarding their flanks

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After watching the convoy sped up back to the HQ, Erich climbed down the hatch and closed it. He calmly stood on his command chair as he massaged his temple. "You okay, sir?" His loader who sat beside him asked.

He gazed on the loader's hazel eyes. "Um, yeah...It just, I had a bit headache, that's all."

"Maybe you should sleep a little, sir. I know you're a workaholic," The young loader released his field cap, revealing his wavy short brown hair. "I shall take care from here, if something happens I'll wake you up."

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