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11-20-2018, 08:31 PM
Somewhere in Tieguo | Dein, 1593
After three months in which boredom had become even more annoying that lack of freedom, Bûi Thành Quyên was told to leave his cabin, where he spent most of the time since he arrived to Tieguo.
Bûi Thành Quyên and the two Tieguonese guard walked until they arrived to a block of concrete-made barracks at the other side from the cabin where he had stayed. Bûi Thành Quyên thought that could be the camp headquarters or, more likely, the place where interrogations were carried out. Not a pleasant thought to have, although Bûi Thành Quyên couldn't say that the Tieguonese guards had treated him too harsh - if one doesn't take into account the quality of the food he was served.
"Welcome General Bûi Thành Quyên", Jia Yazhu Xu said. "I hope your stay here was not too unpleasant".
"Who are you?", Bûi Thanh Quyên. "Since I was illegally transfered here, I was hidden any basic information. I demand...", he added before being interrupted by his opponent.
"Do you demand? With all my respect, can we avoid formalities and address you as General Bûi?", Jia Yazhu Xu said. "I don't think you are in a position to demand anything, General", he continued before Bûi Thanh Quyên had time to reply. "But I hope we can find some constructive common ground".
"As a prisoner of war, I have right to being informed...", Bûi Thành Quyên said before being interrupted again, this time by Jia Yazhu Xu's barely sincere laugh.
"While I had only recently a chance to read it, after reading your dossier", Jia Yazhu Xu told Bûi, "which you must be proud as it is quite long and old, I didn't really expect that you would talk about rights. It doesn't exactly honour your reputation, General".
"I am not interested in this conversation", Bûi Thành Quyên replied. "I demand that the Hoinomese government is informed of my arrest".
"Which Hoinomese government should we inform?" Jia Yazhu Xu replied. "And do you really think there is left any kind of Hoinomese government to inform?", he added with a smile.
"You would serve your country better if we could be able to find a compromise", Jia Yazhu Xu continued, "rather that losing you time while staying here".
"I am not a traitor", Bûi Thành Quyên replied.
"If I can be totally sincere, General", Jia Yazhu Xu replied, "and not something I'd say in other circumstances, but who decides what's treason? Not trying to sound pedant, General, but who remembers nowadays that whom the Singanese people call Sunthorn the Great and they consider their greatest national hero, was not prompted to power by the Tieguonese Empire but he led nothing but a tributary state...? You must carefully consider, General, how you could better serve your nation: helping to bring stability and order to your country, or sitting here for months, maybe years, before being exchanged as an ordinary soldier? Not to mention that about your own fate, General Bûi, if the wrong faction came to power in your country".
"I'm old enough to not care about my fate anymore", Bûi Thành Quyên replied. "That's all I need to say".
"Of course", Jia Yazhu Xu replied, "you don't need to decide that right now. But I urge you to consider it, General Bûi. I hope our next meeting will be more productive".
After three months in which boredom had become even more annoying that lack of freedom, Bûi Thành Quyên was told to leave his cabin, where he spent most of the time since he arrived to Tieguo.
Bûi Thành Quyên and the two Tieguonese guard walked until they arrived to a block of concrete-made barracks at the other side from the cabin where he had stayed. Bûi Thành Quyên thought that could be the camp headquarters or, more likely, the place where interrogations were carried out. Not a pleasant thought to have, although Bûi Thành Quyên couldn't say that the Tieguonese guards had treated him too harsh - if one doesn't take into account the quality of the food he was served.
"Welcome General Bûi Thành Quyên", Jia Yazhu Xu said. "I hope your stay here was not too unpleasant".
"Who are you?", Bûi Thanh Quyên. "Since I was illegally transfered here, I was hidden any basic information. I demand...", he added before being interrupted by his opponent.
"Do you demand? With all my respect, can we avoid formalities and address you as General Bûi?", Jia Yazhu Xu said. "I don't think you are in a position to demand anything, General", he continued before Bûi Thanh Quyên had time to reply. "But I hope we can find some constructive common ground".
"As a prisoner of war, I have right to being informed...", Bûi Thành Quyên said before being interrupted again, this time by Jia Yazhu Xu's barely sincere laugh.
"While I had only recently a chance to read it, after reading your dossier", Jia Yazhu Xu told Bûi, "which you must be proud as it is quite long and old, I didn't really expect that you would talk about rights. It doesn't exactly honour your reputation, General".
"I am not interested in this conversation", Bûi Thành Quyên replied. "I demand that the Hoinomese government is informed of my arrest".
"Which Hoinomese government should we inform?" Jia Yazhu Xu replied. "And do you really think there is left any kind of Hoinomese government to inform?", he added with a smile.
"You would serve your country better if we could be able to find a compromise", Jia Yazhu Xu continued, "rather that losing you time while staying here".
"I am not a traitor", Bûi Thành Quyên replied.
"If I can be totally sincere, General", Jia Yazhu Xu replied, "and not something I'd say in other circumstances, but who decides what's treason? Not trying to sound pedant, General, but who remembers nowadays that whom the Singanese people call Sunthorn the Great and they consider their greatest national hero, was not prompted to power by the Tieguonese Empire but he led nothing but a tributary state...? You must carefully consider, General, how you could better serve your nation: helping to bring stability and order to your country, or sitting here for months, maybe years, before being exchanged as an ordinary soldier? Not to mention that about your own fate, General Bûi, if the wrong faction came to power in your country".
"I'm old enough to not care about my fate anymore", Bûi Thành Quyên replied. "That's all I need to say".
"Of course", Jia Yazhu Xu replied, "you don't need to decide that right now. But I urge you to consider it, General Bûi. I hope our next meeting will be more productive".