Chapter 103: Revised: Volume 3, - 13, Girls’ Dormitory
In the office, several generals were sitting there with grim expressions. Russell didn’t seem to have any major issues; his injured shoulder had already been treated, and his spirit didn’t seem to be affected much. In the entire room, he seemed the most normal.
Now that Russell was fine, Fatty felt relieved. During this period, he had developed a sense of friendship or even kinship with Russell. Russell had devoted himself to teaching Fatty tirelessly, explaining battle cases and providing wise analysis of situations, which completely dissolved any barriers between them. The frequent intense debates, where the sparks of their military genius clashed fiercely, brought them even closer.
Fatty couldn’t help but admire such a general! Perhaps, subconsciously, he had already regarded this mentor as a surrogate father, alongside Mr. Ann. Both of them embodied that kind of manly grandeur and depth.
Russell recounted the events to Tian Xingjian with a smile.
It turned out that at the time, Russell and several generals were discussing the Federation Army’s initial landing plan on the main star Lucerne Planet in the Galileo Star System. Just as Russell thought of a question and moved his chair to stand up, a bullet grazed his shoulder. It was an armor-piercing round that went straight through the bulletproof glass window of the meeting room. Russell reacted quickly, immediately diving down. The second bullet passed through the spot where he had just been standing and hit the wall, leaving a hole.
Luck and Russell’s long-nurtured quick reflexes saved his life. Either of the two bullets hitting a vital part would have been fatal.
The school’s guards quickly sealed off several buildings from which the meeting room could be targeted, ensuring the assassin could not escape. Meanwhile, the garrisoned troops around the academy immediately surrounded it and enforced a lockdown.
Ballistic analysis indicated that the two bullets came from different shooting locations: one from the rooftop of the girls’ dormitory and the other from a wooded area behind the school.