In the evening, a group of people gathered around the table, drank and chatted.
"We are finally arriving in the city. These days have been really difficult."
"Yes," a young man said after a few sips of wine, "the journey has been smooth. As long as we get through tonight, we will be safe."
"Tomorrow, Mr. Saori's people will come to meet you, and then we can go into the city to report back to His Highness. Roy, you can be considered guilty and meritorious, right?"
Roy sat absent-mindedly by the window with one hand on his knees, staring at the night scene outside in a daze as if he hadn't heard.
He is about to return to Sarat City. He still has not completed the task assigned to him by Admiral Kaman. If he fails to go back...
"Roy, Roy?"
"Huh?" Roy turned around with a confused look on his face.
"I'm telling you, you seem to have something on your mind since you left Kessel. Don't you miss your fiancée?"
Roy's face darkened slightly, then he smiled awkwardly, "Yeah."
One person came up with a wine glass and patted Roy on the shoulder, "Okay, don't think about it, we'll see you when we get back."
Roy nodded and stood with his feet on the ground. Seeing that several people were slightly drunk, he lowered his eyes and said lightly, "You go on, I'm going to see Lieutenant Colonel Jie and Geer's wife."
"Go ahead."
Roy came to the next room, knocked on the door and walked in.
Jay was lying on the bed sleeping soundly, and Lieutenant Colonel Geer's wife was sitting beside the bed with a pale face.
Seeing Roy come in, she squeezed out a smile and said, "Are you here?"
"How are you? Are you feeling better?"
"Cough cough...cough cough cough..." The woman coughed violently for a while, her eyes were lonely, "I can't get better, my husband is gone, what's the point of living in this world? It's better to die like this.
Once and for all.”
Roy felt very sad when he heard that. Although he didn't want the other person to go back with him, he also didn't want the other person to really die like this. "Don't think like this. If you leave like this, what will Jay do?"
There was a glimmer of light in the woman's dim eyes, and she stretched out her hand to touch Jie's sleeping face, "Yes, and Jie, he needs me."
"So you must not think too hard. Your disease will definitely be cured, believe me."
"Really?" A strange expression appeared on the woman's pretty face, "But if I die, wouldn't it be just what you want?"
"?!"
Roy's breathing tightened suddenly. He looked at the terminally ill woman in panic and said incoherently, "You are mistaken, I...I didn't..."
Lieutenant Colonel Geer's wife interrupted Roy who was trying to defend, "No need to explain, I know you are here to kill me and Jay. Anyway, I am also a dying person, dying sooner or later makes no difference to me.
It’s just a pain for my child.”
The more the other person said this, the more Roy panicked, fearing that the people in the next room would come and hear the conversation between him and him, "No, please listen to my explanation, I..."
The woman said coldly, "My husband has always treated you well, why do you do this? You are a soldier, and it is your duty to protect the country. You know that Admiral Kaman is using you to harm His Highness Leng Ling, but you
I would rather be in cahoots with such a person. How could my husband be on good terms with a person like you? I really feel chilling for him."
Roy moved his lips and his voice was sour, "My family and fiancée are in the hands of Admiral Kaman. I have no other choice but to obey his orders."
"Is that so?" The woman lowered her eyes, her stiff expression softening slightly, "We are going back to the city tomorrow. If you don't complete the task, what will your family and fiancée do?"
"Please, take Jie and leave. I know your physical condition is very bad, but I really can't think of any other way." Roy suddenly took the woman's withered hand, his handsome face full of pleading,
"As long as you don't show up, Admiral Kaman will let my family and fiancée go."
The woman looked at Roy's pleading look and hesitated.
"As long as they are safe, I will come to you. Then I will tell His Highness everything and clear the lieutenant colonel's name, please."
The woman thought about it for a while, but finally couldn't stand Roy's request and agreed.
"I can promise you, but that man is very cunning. I'm afraid that after Jie and I leave, he will use this as a way to catch you."
Roy shook his head, "I can't care about that much anymore. I just want to save my family and fiancée now. Let's talk about the rest later. I have already contacted my friend, and he will come to pick you up at dawn."
"Okay, then I'll take Jie and leave when it gets daybreak."
"Thank you."
The woman sighed lowly, looking tired, "I hope this can help you."
At dawn, Lieutenant Colonel Geer's wife hugged the sleeping Jay and left with Roy's friends.
The departure of the two people was quickly noticed. They searched everywhere, but could not find them anywhere. No one knew where they went, except Roy.
