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121.The Lieutenant
121.中尉
The lieutenant knew the backup plan in detail. In case of an emergency he was supposed to shoot his commander!
中尉知道輔助計劃的詳細內容。萬一出現緊急情況，他就要干掉指揮官！
Being in charge of the entire mission, the capture of the commander would result in the loss of much in-depth knowledge.
由于整個任務由他負責，俘虜指揮官將意味著泄露許多內部情報。
The army could not have this! In comparison with his simple death, his survival was a greater risk to the government.
部隊里可不能發生這樣的事情！和僅僅丟掉性命相比，他活著對政府的威脅更大。
The government had decided this long ago in cooperation with the executive staff. The policy would not change!
在與執行人員合作時政府早就做出了這樣的決定。政府的決策不會改變！
The commander knew this!
指揮官很清楚這一點！
That's why he and the lieutenant were only in contact when they were working.
就因為這樣，他和中尉只是在工作的時候才有聯系。
They didn't want to build any personal connection with each other or have anything in common.
他們相互之間不愿建立任何私人關系，或者有任何共問之處。
In deep water, such an emotional attachment could put the backup plan in danger.
在危難之際，這種感情上的東西可能會使輔助計劃處于危險之中。
The lieutenant could, in that case, decided not to kill the commander who was now also his friend!
那樣的話，中尉就有可能決定不殺掉指揮官，因為他同時也是他的朋友！
It was best this way, and both officers stayed in character.
這樣最好，因為兩位軍官都可以保持自己的性格。
The position of lieutenant was the least in demand in the whole army!
在整個軍隊里，中尉的職位是最不被需要的！
Many officers, when they heard these ground rules, decided that it was, in conclusion, too stressful of a position!
總之，許多軍官聽到這些基本原則都認為這個職位壓力太大！
It was also known that if the commander was in dispute with his orders, the lieutenant could take command away from him!
大家還知道，如果指揮官對他接到的命令有爭議，中尉可以把他的指揮權奪過來！
In conjunction with the order to kill the commander before capture, this made the lieutenant very important in connection with the overall plan.
連同被捕之前干掉指揮官的命令，這使中尉成為與整個計劃有關的舉足輕重的人物。
When the time came to enact the backup plan, the lieutenant could not waver! They never did!
實施輔助計劃的時機到來之時，中尉是不能猶豫的！他們從來都沒有猶豫過！
