“Why aren’t you saluting me?” shouted the lieutenant colonel at the young woman, without the slightest idea who was standing before him… 

That day, the military base was unusually quiet. The soldiers stood in perfect formation on the parade ground, waiting for the lieutenant colonel’s arrival.

Everyone knew this man loved power and attention and demanded absolute obedience. He was feared — not for his strength, but for his cruelty and arrogance. He often humiliated his subordinates, always looking for a reason to punish them, and no one dared to talk back.

A few minutes later, the sound of an engine roared beyond the gate. A military jeep entered the yard, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The company commander barked:

— Attention!