CH 7

Su Shi lifted his head and looked up at him.

The gaze on him was very calm. Calm to the point that it could even be called warm.

It was warm enough to cause one to ignore the dripping blood.

“…There isn’t.”

Su Shi withdrew his gaze. Applying force to the lieutenant’s arm, he pushed himself up. His face rapidly became even paler from this forceful movement.

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Because of his poor health he had momentarily lowered his defenses, but he quickly put his guard back up, and his gaze became cold. In a clear voice, he spoke in an indifferent manner, “I didn’t come here to reminisce. If His Royal Highness does not have any other matters then I will leave now.”

No matter what, Su Shi was still a top-notch host player, even if he didn’t have his experience points anymore, he still had to act with dignity.

After all, the people who misunderstood him were still in the majority. He still has the chance to shoulder this misunderstanding to death. As long as he persevered, he could still win.

Hearing the other party’s cold tone, Wayne narrowed his eyes. He looked at Daniel for a long time. Suddenly, he lowered his gaze and laughed lightly.

The brilliance in his eyes gradually drained away into insipid shades.

“I understand. Daniel… you remained here, could it be that you have something to say to me?”

“That’s right. I will have them put you in isolation. You will be well taken care of. In two days time, you will be sent back to Isaton Palace.”

After Wayne’s reminder, Su Shi remembered the business that he nearly forgot about. He took a deep breath to make himself more alert, and then he turned around and looked at Wayne.

“[His Royal Highness Wayne is getting along very well with President Terence. He agrees to give up past grudges, return to Isaton Palace, and cooperate with the government to work together for the country’s future.] A news article like this, how do you feel about it?”

“Not bad. The Terence government will think that this is a good opportunity to drive a wedge between the insurgent army and me. While the insurgent army can confirm my position through this news report, and then find a way to rescue me.”

Wayne was silent for a moment. He watched Daniel walk to the door. Only then did he whisper, “If it’s possible, Daniel, I hope that you won’t be there at that time.”

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The plan was not foolproof. If any sudden changes cropped up, he really didn’t want to see the other party risk his life to protect him once again.

The hand pressing up against the door handle suddenly froze. Daniel did not respond, but he also did not continue to open the door.

The lieutenant firmly held onto the weakened marshal. Nathan looked at Daniel like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

“You can rest assured that we are still enemies. You are a loathsome traitor. You murdered our teacher. I will never ever forgive you in my lifetime.”

Wayne spoke softly. His tone of voice did not match the contents of his words. It was very gentle and warm. “So that day, don’t let me see you, okay?”

“Okay…”

The person standing by the door responded back softly. Then, the stooped and tired back straightened up into the firm stance of a soldier.

He turned around and met Wayne’s gaze as if there was something more he wanted to say, but he did not speak at all. Slowly, he stepped out the door with the lieutenant.

The door closed slowly with a soft sigh.

“You say…”

Nathan helped him into the car. Su Shi leaned back exhaustedly in the passenger seat. Still holding onto faint wishful thinking he said, “Those words he said at the end, was he trying to comfort me?”

Nathan meticulously raised his hand to put the car into gear. He opened the temperature control system. After a moment of silence he whispered a sentence.

“Maybe His Highness Wayne was really fooled by you and once again believes you are a traitor, so he wanted to formally break ties with you.”

Su Shi opened his eyes and looked at the lieutenant out of the corner of his eye, “Are you comforting me right now?”

……

The loyal lieutenant subconsciously held his breath. His unswervingly determined face twisted slightly. He was caught in a dilemma and did not know what to say.

“Forget it, I won’t ask anymore.”

Su Shi smiled lightly, shook his head helplessly, and turned his eyes to the window. “The heavens will strike you with lightning if you lie*, so I won’t implicate you…”

[*T/N: The Chinese version of “your nose will grow longer if you lie” or “bad things happen to liars.”]

He had yet to finish talking when their car trembled violently all of a sudden. There was a harsh explosion. Then a glare of white light consumed their field of vision.