"Knowing you were going outside, everyone wanted to see you off. I couldn't stop them," Lieutenant Colonel Louis said.
The sailors aboard the USS Virginia stood solemnly in two lines along both sides of the passageway, stretching a long way down the corridor.
Their eyes were filled with respect and concern. No words were needed; everything was written on their faces.
Humans admired heroes, and soldiers even more so.
Now that Lin Yuan had decided to risk his life by leaving the vessel, every person aboard the USS Virginia stood to benefit. There was no way they could remain unmoved.
This was not the first time Lin Yuan had done something like this. During the Kalongos Cave rescue not long ago, he had also charged forward without hesitation.
Back then, he had won over fans around the world with his courage, turning many of them into die-hard supporters.
But Lin Yuan was not money; he could not make everyone like him. Some people still questioned whether a super-rich man like him must have had an entire professional team following him around.
It looked dangerous, but it was actually safe. It was merely one of his publicity stunts.
Yet when danger descended again today, Lin Yuan once more rushed to the front without hesitation.
When such a feat unfolded before the officers and crew of the USS Virginia, every one of them felt a surge of emotion they could barely suppress.
It was not as if they did not know what tragedy would occur aboard the USS Virginia if Lin Yuan did not give it his all.
In fact, many of them had already fallen into despair and begun considering the terrible question of how to select those five sacrifices to save everyone else.
It was simply too hellish a choice,