“Get out of here, woman! There’s no room in my company for the likes of you!” the captain said sharply to the young soldier, but he couldn’t even imagine who was standing in front of him

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You’re a thief and a traitor.”

“You’ve got no proof,” the captain snarled, voice wavering. “Actually, I do,” Anna replied, icy. “Documents, witness statements, transfer records.

You’re finished.”

She ripped the shoulder boards from his uniform. At that moment two military police officers stepped in. The captain struggled, but they subdued him and slipped the cuffs on.

The soldiers, who had sat listless for so long, suddenly straightened — a flicker of hope in their eyes. Anna turned to them and declared, “From now on this unit will have a new life. This place won’t belong to traitors any longer.”