Looking at the panicked Grand Marshal before him, Abdul Majid I basically ruled out the possibility of intentional suicide missions.
Of course, it did not exclude the possibility that Mahmoud himself was a veteran actor, using his acting skills to completely deceive Abdul Majid I.
"You really don't know?" Abdul Majid I raised his eyebrows slightly in skepticism.
"Your Majesty, do you think I should know?" Grand Marshal Mahmoud responded to Abdul Majid I.
Abdul Majid I was silent for a moment, then while gently stroking the gemstone-inlaid handle, he said to Mahmoud, "I remember you once said that the Empire should..."
Abdul Majid I recounted the words Mahmoud had once hinted at him.
"Your Majesty, I indeed had thoughts of doing so!" Mahmoud sincerely admitted: "But I found that I personally couldn't bear to see the ships and soldiers I painstakingly built be merged and sunk by the Russian Empire, before leaving Ossman, I even specifically instructed him to be careful!"
