The officials present were not impassioned; instead, they appeared more dejected, as if they'd die at any moment.
Someone asked, "Why didn't Mr. Chen come? If he could come, we'd definitely survive!"
"We haven't really helped him before; he probably doesn't think it's worth the risk just for us."
"But... but, didn't his Officer come?"
"It's just a minor Officer, what good is he? Without Kang Chen, it's all in vain."
With a clatter, the door was pushed open.
The chaotic noise inside the room instantly ceased; no one dared to make a sound.
The white-haired Prince Bandeli arrived with a group of wholly unarmed soldiers, followed by the chief and deputy chief of the military committee.
Qin Huai saw them lower their heads and suddenly understood why they insisted on having Mr. Chen personally capture Doctor Zhang, who fled with a virus, and why there were traitors among the soldiers who went with Mr. Chen.
