I was a tycoon in World War I: Starting to save France

Charles returned to the town on the morning of the third day.

This was Gallieni's implementation of the House of Representatives' decision: "Give Charles a relatively relaxed environment so that he has time and conditions to continue to invent new equipment."

Charles had a two-day-once-rest, that is, he stayed in the army for two days and went home on the third day.

Charles may be the only one in the army who had such a vacation.

During the war, soldiers who wanted to get a vacation had to either make great contributions, bribe officers, or exchange their own hands and feet.

Laurent sent Charles to the doorstep and left. His job was matched with Charles: when Charles was in Paris, he was Charles' driver and guard, and when Charles was in the town of Lavaise, he was responsible for the security and confidentiality of the factory.

So, after he dropped Charles off, he drove to the factory immediately.

It was about nine o'clock in the morning, and the sun was lazily sprinkling on the ground of the town, like a thin layer of sand.

Charles opened the door and found that there was no one.

Of course, it was normal that Deyoka was not there. He should be in the factory at this time.

Camille...

Charles suddenly realized that he didn't know what Camille should do during this time.

Recalling the day when he was locked up at home, Camille went to the nearby market to buy vegetables after breakfast, and Charles guessed that Camille should be there.

He thought that he should at least tell Camille before going to the factory, otherwise she wouldn't even know that he was back.

Walking alone on the streets of the town, Charles felt a little weird.

In the past, neighbors would greet him enthusiastically when they saw him, and Charles couldn't handle it. Now they were busy with their own things, and didn't even glance at him, as if they didn't see him.

Charles didn't understand what was going on until Teddy passed by Charles while eating pizza.

"Teddy!" Charles called.

Teddy turned his head and looked at Charles when he heard the voice, and suddenly his eyes widened, the pizza in his hand fell to the ground, and there were some onion pieces on his face and mouth.

"Charles...Charles, you are Charles!" Teddy swallowed his saliva.

"Am I so hard to recognize?" Charles asked doubtfully, he had only been away for two days.

"No, no!" Teddy's tongue was tied because of nervousness: "You, you are a soldier, no, an officer!"

Charles seemed to understand that this was the reason why he was symbolized as a "soldier" in military uniform.

During this period, there were always soldiers coming and going in the town, and even patrols. The people were used to it and automatically ignored all soldiers. Anyway, it had nothing to do with their lives.

The reason why the neighbors ignored Charles might be the same as Teddy, they didn't recognize Charles.

Teddy looked at Charles' military uniform with great envy. When his eyes turned to the revolver on Charles' waist, he unconsciously said "Wow", with surprise in his eyes: "Then, is that true?"

"Of course!" Charles pulled out the revolver and shook it in his hand. It was not loaded with bullets, and Charles had never even tried it.

"I, I can, try..."

"No, Teddy!" Charles shook his head: "We have orders, we must protect our weapons!"

"Of course!" Although Teddy had regrets in his eyes, his envy of Charles was added.

While his classmates were all idle because of suspension, Charles had become an officer with a brand new revolver.

Charles smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly. When they got a weapon and put on military uniforms, they would regret it.

At this time, Charles saw a familiar figure, Camille who was coming back from buying vegetables. She was carrying a vegetable basket with potatoes, onions, and some beef.

Charles quickly put away his gun and left Teddy to meet him. He habitually reached out to take the vegetable basket from Camille.

Camille was startled by Charles's action.

She was dazed as she walked on the road, thinking about how Charles was doing in Paris, whether he was not used to military life, and what she was most worried about was whether Charles would be sent to the battlefield.

Suddenly, an officer came over and reached out to snatch her things. She screamed and stepped back a few steps, and a few potatoes fell.

The neighbors around cast vigilant eyes in this direction. They thought someone was going to harm Camille.

"It's me, Mom!" Charles regretted his recklessness. He should have thought that the military uniform effect would also happen to Camille.

Camille was stunned. She couldn't believe that it was Charles standing in front of her, wearing a military uniform and even a military rank.

Then she realized that Charles had joined the army and should wear a military uniform.

"Charles!" Camille gasped for breath, as if her mouth had just been covered and released.

All her fears turned into surprise in an instant. She looked up and down at Charles with a proud look, touching her military cap and collar from time to time, muttering: "It's really you, Charles, look at you, you have become a second lieutenant!"

The neighbors also recognized Charles, and they exclaimed:

"God, it's Master Charles!"

"I almost didn't recognize him."

"Look at him, he looks like an adult!"

Then someone shouted to the two:

"The military uniform suits you very well, Master Charles!"

"You have a very good child, Mrs. Bernard!"

...

Camille proudly held Charles' hand and thanked the neighbors one by one with a bright smile on her face. Nothing can satisfy a mother more than praising her children.

Charles seemed a little unaccustomed to being treated as a child. He broke away from Camille's intimate actions by carrying a basket for Camille.

At this time, the patrol happened to pass by. The soldiers saw a second lieutenant in front of them from a distance and saluted. When they came closer, they exclaimed:

"God, that's Master Charles, he became a second lieutenant!"

"He is indeed a capitalist. He became a second lieutenant after just a few days in the army!"

"Asshole, shouldn't that be right? Have you forgotten how much merit he has made?"

...

There are many supporters of Charles in the guard company, but there are also people who firmly oppose capitalists. Their contradictions have never been reconciled. If the officers hadn't stopped them, they might have fought again in the street.

Charles guessed that this might be the status quo that Laurent intended to maintain.

When reporters came to visit, Laurent would take those who opposed the capitalists out for interviews. They would complain to the reporters:

"Protect the capitalists? We don't have that much free time. Our mission is to ensure that they don't make mistakes!"

"Yes, who knows if the capitalists will sell their technology to the enemy for money!"

"They can do anything. We should be on guard!"

...

In important core areas, such as near Charles' home, factories, and roads, Laurent arranged Charles' supporters to guard them. They would do their best to ensure Charles' safety.

This is called making the best use of everything according to local conditions. Laurent is not as stupid as he seems. He just has a bit of bad luck.