Salute To The General
Chapter 2509

Meanwhile, on a flight back to Channing, two fighter jets appeared on either side of the plane. The passengers couldn't help but run to the window to look at them and exclaim in excitement. Nathan was sitting in his seat with his brows slightly furrowed.

At the same time, the Elite Eight were dressed in civilian clothing and seated around him.

Colin, who was beside Nathan, had an awkward expression on his face.

When Nathan saw the passengers rushing to the windows to look at the jets, he asked in a puzzled tone, "Whose idea is this?"

Colin replied with a wry smile, "Without a doubt, it must be Franklin. He probably feels the need to give you a hero's welcome."

Nathan snapped, "This is not only unnecessary but also a waste of the army's resources. He should be given a dressing down when we're back."

"Understood!"

By then, the flight attendants had recovered from their initial shock. Subsequently, they hurried to usher the passengers back to their seats, for the plane was about to land.

In the meantime, the two fighter jets roared past them and left.

Even though they hadn't gotten enough of the sight, the passengers returned to their seats and began to discuss excitedly. In fact, someone asked the flight attendant why the flight had fighter jets escorting it.

With an awkward expression, the flight attendant explained, "Honestly, I have no idea what's going on. However, I heard the captain mention that there is a hero coming home on our flight. Hence, the military sent jets to show their respect." After being suddenly aware of the reason, everyone began to look around to see who the heroic soldier was.

Soon, everyone's gazes fell upon a seat near Nathan. There was a tall and handsome man in military fatigues seating there.

Is he the hero everyone is talking about?

When the man realized everyone was giving him a strange look, he was visibly unsettled.

A little girl asked curiously, "Mister, are you a soldier?"

After a slight hesitation, the man readily replied, "That's right. I'm a soldier. I serve the United Nations as a Captain of one of its special forces. It's something like the Peacekeeping Forces that people usually talk about."

My God.'. A Captain of the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces'.

The passengers began to throw admiring looks at him.

Even Nathan and Colin couldn't resist exchanging shock glances.

After all, the United Nations had more than ten special forces. If the man was indeed one of its captains, he would indeed be someone exceptional and worthy of respect, just like a hero.

Upon learning that the man was a soldier, the little girl was filled with excitement. She continued asking in a squeaky voice, "Mister, you're amazing! What's your name? Were the planes outside the window here to welcome you?"

The man replied with a faint smile, "I'm called Zyon Quimby. Those jets have indeed been sent by the local military district to welcome me. I did tell them that I wanted to keep a low profile, but they still insisted on such fanfare which caught me by surprise."

The little girl's parent asked, "Mr. Quimby, you are a hero of the Peacekeeping Forces. Therefore, you deserve a grand welcome."

As the crowd agreed with her, they even gave Zyon a round of applause.

At the same time, Nathan felt relieved when he learned that the jets had been sent to welcome Zyon.

Soon, their plane landed at Channing airport.

After disembarkation, everyone surrounded Zyon and asked to take pictures with him as if he was a celebrity.

However, the mere mention of taking photos caused him to panic.

After he quickly calmed down, he declined politely, "I'm sorry. I do want to take pictures together with you, but I'm not allowed to due to the sensitive nature of my position as the senior officer in the Peacekeeping Forces. As it's against the rules, please don't put me in a difficult position."

After hearing Zyon's explanation, everyone was understanding of his situation. In fact, those who had taken his picture without his knowledge earlier deleted their photos too.

After all, no one wanted to get the hero into any trouble.

At the same time, many of the girls present looked admiringly at him.

There were some, including the flight attendants, who gave him their numbers discreetly.

In response, Zyon stealthily stuffed the notes they passed him into his pocket.

The entire exchange was done so covertly that no one noticed it at all, except for Nathan.

Knitting his brows, Nathan began to grow suspicious. He doesn't seem to be behaving with the discipline of someone from the Peacekeeping Forces at all!