"It's me..."
When Hicks heard the voice, he knew who was on the other end of the call—a call girl with whom he had maintained a special relationship for some time, and an extremely intimate one at that.
The military was a harsh environment, and the federal military was even more complicated.
What was the military of a country that embraced "escapism" like? Someone had reported on it before: corporal punishment, abuse, assault—such things were practically everywhere throughout the military! Later, someone wanted to publish a series of reports exposing this hidden darkness, but the journalist who had made that grand vow was unlucky enough to be stabbed to death in a bathroom.
It was a home invasion. The murderer was captured afterward, and during interrogation, he confessed his motive.
"I heard a lot of people donated a lot of money to him so he could do some kind of report. My daughter was seriously ill, and I needed money."
"I hoped he could lend me some money and, while he was at it, report on the predicament I was facing. But he wouldn't listen to me. He kept telling me to get out and even called the police."
"I had no choice but to kill him. I still needed to raise money for my daughter's medical treatment..."
After their initial anger and shock, people gradually became more tolerant and understanding. The weak could always somehow gain the pity of most people.
In the end, the judge sentenced him to sixty years in prison for second-degree murder. At the same time, because of this incident, a Private Charity Foundation announced that it would provide free treatment for the girl.
Everything seemed to have turned out perfectly... except for the journalist who had been killed in the bathroom. In that humanitarian