The Civilian: Resurgence
Chapter 44

"Why are soldiers still putting up these kinds of posters? Wikar is a fairy tale. They're so stupid" said a teenager who saw a poster on the wall of an alley he passed.

While walking, a group of teenagers were chatting and joking. Hearing one of his friends say that, the others laughed. They assume that everything the soldiers have been doing is just stupid.

But another teenager tried to tell a story he knew from his mother.

"I remember, my mother once told me a story."

"What story?"

"About Wikar."

All his friends were silent full of question marks in their minds.

"Say, Wikar is a soldier. The army commander exactly. But three years ago, Wikar and some of his friends decided to fight the President. Maybe he's tired of what the government's been doing."

"Then?"

"Then he entered the palace and managed to get the President. But alas, one of his friends who is now the personal bodyguard of the President has betrayed him. So that's when Wikar and his people got pushed back and finally chose to back down."

"Oh. Wikar is a coward."

"Don't misunderstand me first. Wikar has been making resistance actions secretly. Therefore, the soldiers were still searching for his whereabouts. Why doesn't the government allow us to watch television? It's all the government's way of covering up their mistakes and defeats from the public."

"That's what your mother thinks? didn't they?"

"Not really, you can also ask your mom and dad. Or if you need to, you ask your grandparents about it. I'm sure they'll say the same thing. But remember one thing, don't talk about Wikar in front of the soldiers. You'll be hunted, just like Wikar."

"I became curious as to what Wikar was like."

"Well, so do I. If one day Wikar comes, and I'm still alive, then I'll go with him. I will overthrow the government. I am tired of living in this country. I can't grow. I can only live in poverty. People are afraid to get rich. Because they'll be restrained."

"Then what do you want to do if this is all over?"

"I'll build a business with you."

"Good! I like that. Yes, we continue again tomorrow. Bye bye!"

They eventually split up. Return to their respective homes to rest, after a full day they work scavenging garbage. They do it every day to live. They have no choice.

Business people have already moved their assets. No one wants to build a big business like they used to. Gold, oil, and many others, were largely usurped by President Jacob. They just want to open a small business with equally small results.

So do these teenagers, they prefer to be workers. The result of the work was not money, but food supplies. Money is no longer useful in this place. The most important thing for people is to eat and eat. They no longer think about anything else.

Unlike the nation in general that provides educational facilities, President Jacob actually made the school building as a military headquarters and also a weapons factory. Children are educated hard from childhood by their parents. So that when the time comes, they can take over this country.

Parents can only educate their children as best they can. Children are educated to love their country, even though the state of this nation is very chaotic. Almost every street in the entire city was deserted. People are afraid to go out on their own. They just want to go if they are in a group.

Especially for women. If they are desperate to go alone, then they can become the target of the cruelty of the soldiers. There have been many underage girls who have been victims of harassment by soldiers. They were made slaves of lust to satisfy the soldiers.

Sometimes, some of the girls were not strong enough to serve the soldiers, and they had to die horribly. There is no moral learning for soldiers. They were only trained to be to kill and oppress. No wonder they behave like animals.

The army that was supposed to be a fortress, had actually given a great disaster in this country. Many soldiers also traded girls to other countries. If there is a visit from another country, then President Jacob will call the best comfort women to serve his guests.

But many other countries also condemn the depraved actions of President Jacob. But all that doesn't change anything. All the criticism was made into a laughing stock. Moreover, President Jacob is a sadistic leader, he will finish off anyone who dares to interfere with his country's problems.

He will not take any advice from anyone. He walked according to his own wishes. Ministers as well as the head of the party running for President were assassinated, so that he could fully control the party's assets. And President Jacob removed the other party that tried to match him.

Until there's nothing left. Smart and brave people just stay the name. They were all wiped out without a remnant. Now, who's strong he's won. What happens in this country is only two things. Be a winner or a loser. Enslave or be enslaved. Oppressed or oppressed. And kill, or be killed.

That is the only choice they can make. There is no such thing as wisdom and justice. All choices refer to one thing, power.

Many young people also make their own associations, to strengthen each other. There is even one group of teenage women who are quite respected by the community. It is not known who the leader of the group was. How many members are unpredictable.

They are scattered throughout the city. Reportedly, they were the children of the village farmers who were deliberately sent to the city to cool the situation there. Initially, those who came from the village were only a few people, but then they recruited the townspeople to increase their numbers.

Their last act that bothered the soldiers was the theft of one hundred and fifty firearms, along with a large amount of ammunition. They stole all the weapons from the army headquarters in the city center, and some of them took them by taking them from the soldiers who were on guard.

What makes them wonder is, they seem to know the place very well, because their actions are carried out in a period of approximately ten minutes. If you think about it, it all makes no sense. Surveillance cameras are on every corner. And many soldiers stand guard.

But they can do it very cleanly. No traces. They are not even on surveillance cameras. Some of the injured guards saw that a group of people came with each man carrying a pistol with a silencer in their hand.

It was still a mess, due to the fact that not a single trace of them was found at the scene.