Joe Ga didn't linger long in the village strewn with corpses, nor did he blame the soldiers who had come from Bangassou. Instead, he found the officer with the red cap and asked him to stay and help bury the bodies.
The officer with the red cap, facing Joe Ga's not so strict instructions, behaved like a bewildered student, nodding incessantly to show he understood, and then started loudly calling the gathered soldiers to help clean up the corpses on the ground and used trucks to transport the wounded to the nearest medical center. The previous arrogance and ferocity were no longer present.
Under everyone's gaze, Joe Ga and his company boarded the vehicle and drove toward the base.
The first day out of the base was thrilling for Joe Ga. But it also gave him a profound understanding of the circumstances surrounding him.
