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King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 628 - 602: Successful ’Foolishness’ is Bravery
Joe Ga cradled Princess Briella and, supporting Charlene, made his way out against the crowd—a scene captured by some with their smartphones.
99% of people didn't know that if the bomb removed from the school bus had exploded, the released harmful chemicals could have paralyzed more than half of Monaco.
But that didn't prevent everyone from considering it a great victory in the war against terrorism, for Charlene and a bunch of Monaco's well-known wealthy ladies and their children were on that school bus.
The irony of this statement was especially potent—realities where a celebrity car accident could trigger extensive media coverage and even reflections on the traffic system contrasted with the deaths of ordinary people, often reduced to mere symbols of tragedy.
Even if the tragedy repeated many times, the lack of topical significance in the symbols themselves failed to garner public attention.
There were no reporters on the scene. Joe Ga, escorted by the adoring gazes of the Foreign Legion, slowly made his way to an ambulance that had been waiting for him. Medical Officer Namo took over with a smile, ready to treat Charlene's injuries...
"Madam, I've heard about your actions on the bus. You were very brave!"
Charlene, after a harrowing eight hours, was completely drained of energy.
Exhausted, she sat on a folding chair, clutching Jacques, who was visibly disturbed, tightly in her arms. She kissed his forehead forcefully and then looked up at Medical Officer Namo, saying, "I just feel I was very foolish at the time!"
Noticing the issue with Jacques, Medical Officer Namo laughed, pulled a candy from his pocket, and popped it into Jacques's mouth. As he treated Charlene's hands, he shook his head and said, "A person who isn't 'foolish' enough can't make brave choices! I bet every outstanding soldier is 'foolish,' because 'smart people' wouldn't put themselves in the line of fire.
But victory makes our 'foolishness' stand out from the rest!"
Medical Officer Namo administered local anesthesia to Charlene's hands, but the medication still affected her brain.
As Charlene neared unconsciousness, she glanced at her daughter, tightly wrapped around Joe Ga's neck, then pointing to Jacques, she said to Joe Ga, "Hu Lang, please look after Jacques for me, don't let him leave my side. He's terrified!"
Joe Ga, seeing Charlene's eyelids struggle to stay open, nodded slightly, put down Briella, then lifted Charlene by her waist and placed her on a mobile stretcher.
Looking at Medical Officer Namo's peculiar expression, Joe Ga spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me like that; Charlene is just a friend!"
Medical Officer Namo replied with a gossipy smile, "Boss, I'm guessing by tomorrow the newspapers will be filled with rumors about you and the Princess. But I reckon Albert II wouldn't dare treat Charlene the way the British Royal Family treated Princess Diana.
That jerk of a king actually ran off, leaving his wife and kids behind..."
Joe Ga shook his head indifferently and chuckled, "What does that have to do with us?
To be fair, a guy who's willing to buy his wife a two billion trust fund can't be all that bad..."
As Joe Ga spoke, he felt his thigh sink and turned to see Jacques, as if possessed, smiling stupidly and chasing something in the air with his hand. But his legs couldn't support him any longer, and he leaned on Joe Ga's thigh to keep from falling.
Watching Briella tugging at her brother's hand, crying out again, Joe Ga squatted down to move Briella behind him. He then held Jacques's head to check on him and looked at Medical Officer Namo incredulously, "What's wrong with the little guy? He looks like he's taken the wrong medicine..."
While spraying Charlene's hands with a disinfectant, Medical Officer Namo laughed and said, "Don't worry boss, I gave him a cannabis candy.
"The child was terrified. Allowing him to relax and then get some sleep will have a great effect on easing his trauma."
"Some things can't be resisted head-on. Children's minds are fragile, and if mishandled, it can impact them for life."
Joe Ga shook his head helplessly after listening. He guessed that Albert II wouldn't mind his son trying some cannabis candy, so he stuffed Jacques, who was attempting to catch a sprite, into a folding chair. Then he hugged Briella, soaking with tears, and sloppily wiped her face while smiling and saying, "As a little sister who has killed a giraffe, I declare you've leveled up.
"When I have the chance, I'll take you to my resort, and we'll take on a hippo or a lion.
"How do you feel about Namo? I'm sure you'll be the first kindergartner to beat it."
Briella, reminded of her glorious past, had a bubble pop out of her nose. Then, while crying and laughing, she burrowed her head into Joe Ga's neck and rubbed it a few times before asking, "Hu Lang, Mom and Jacques will be okay, right?"
Joe Ga glanced at Jacques, who was grinning foolishly, then shook his head and said, "Jacques is having a blast right now, and your mom's fine too. She's just tired and needs to rest for a while."
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As he spoke, Joe Ga magically produced a P·B badge the size of a beer bottle cap and slid it into Briella's hand, saying, "Briella, you've conquered the scariest thing in this world!
"This is the proof of the bravest girl!"
Briella, looking at the badge vividly depicting Namo in her hand, sniffled and nodded her head before whispering into Joe Ga's shoulder, "Hu Lang, I actually wet my pants just now. You mustn't tell anyone, especially that big bully Tong Tong..."
Upon hearing this, Joe Ga burst into loud laughter and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, this is our secret!"
Then Joe Ga stood up while pulling Briella, wanting to see when Nis and the others would come over, so that Nis could take this little girl to change her clothes…
But just as he steadied himself, he saw Gami rushing over hurriedly…
Gami rushed over, glanced at Charlene who was receiving treatment, then excitedly held Joe Ga's face and kissed him forcefully a few times. She then knelt on the ground and embraced Briella with a powerful kiss, holding the little girl tight and saying over and over, "It's all over, it's all over..."
Watching Briella uncomfortably sticking her little bottom out, she probably worried that Gami would find out about her wet pants.
Joe Ga patted Gami's shoulder and then saw a couple of columns formed by the Foreign Legion, clapping vigorously to welcome the 'miraculous snipers.'
Seeing Nis walking past the legion's lineup with an expressionless face, Joe Ga smiled and went forward to hug each of them in farewell before pulling Nis's hand to Briella's side and whispering a few words into her ear...
Nis paused for a moment, then with the G29 slung behind, he scooped up the little princess, glanced around, and signaled Kitten to join them in an empty vehicle heading to the nearby shopping center.
Now everyone had to give face to Queen Tubrug; any store needed to open its doors for her.
Gami didn't know why Nis was taking Briella away; she grabbed Joe Ga, who was in a good mood, and said very seriously, "Hu Lang, Charlene needs a team of professional bodyguards. Monaco's foolish security can't even use guns properly…"
Saying this, Gami leaned into Joe Ga's ear and whispered, "Protect Charlene and for the time being, don't let Albert II meet with her.
"That bastard needs to show enough sincerity, whether to Charlene or to P·B!
"Do you understand what I mean?"