"There is one thing I need to ask you, Your Excellency: who leaked the news of our general's incident? I remember that there was a clear order from above not to tell the general public about this. There is absolutely no way that anyone in the Lu Family Army would do such a thing. I will tell Marshal Lu about this, and I hope that Your Excellency will have a good explanation."
"I'm not afraid of you."
Knowing the other party wasn't afraid, and that the glasses only made them wary, he took a handkerchief and wiped away some dust that wasn't actually on his hands, a look of disgust in his eyes.
He continued, "Of course I know you're not afraid. After all, the head of the Royal Guard is your uncle. What are you afraid of?"
Upon hearing this, the members of the Lu family army burst into laughter. Men, after all, are most afraid of losing face, and they spoke recklessly in their haste to save face.
"So what if he's my uncle? The leader of the Lu family army is still Marshal Lu. Who knows if there's something fishy going on with Lu Yuanhong's rapid rise?"
"Judging others by your own standards, does that mean you have inside information?"
"Stop spouting nonsense. I'm an upright man, unlike you sissy who only knows how to use words to attack others."
"Is that so? Since you're being so upright, I remember Gu Chen is a member of my Lu Family Legion, not the Royal Guard. We'll handle any problems ourselves. The Marshal also said that Gu Chen is innocent, and the problem with the quantum computer will be handled by the maintenance department. You've convicted Gu Chen with just your words. How impressive! Am I just being pedantic, or are you deliberately using someone else to do your dirty work and frame a meritorious soldier?"
Glasses silenced the other man with a few words, then grabbed the bald man by the back of the neck with one hand, preparing to drag him back.
He addressed the soldiers behind him.
"Look at them, they are all guests. If a guest gets lost, wouldn't it be my fault as a woman?"
He took two steps, then turned back again, clicked his tongue, and seemed to suddenly realize something. "Right, I'm a woman. In that case, draw a line, and kill anyone who comes near. Anyway, women don't need to reason!"
...
The man threw a vial of repair medicine at the bald man.
"Drink it."
"I won't drink it."
"Where did you just go?"
The bald man pursed his lips, ignoring his glasses, and turned his head away. He felt that ever since his boss died, there was no place for him in this border planet's outpost.
"Ha, you've gotten quite something, even throwing a tantrum now."
"If you're not willing to help me, I'll go myself. I, Baldy, will do whatever the boss asks me to do, even if it costs me my life!"
...
The man with glasses swallowed hard, looked at the other man's bloodshot eyes, gritted his teeth, nodded, unbuttoned his cuffs, and threw a punch directly at the bald man's face without any mercy.
"You think you're so capable? You're willing to die for the boss, but he saved my life. Don't you think I want to?!"
"Ah! Don't I want to?"
The two men wrestled and tore at each other like two trapped beasts. The bald man had been holding back his anger, and his glasses had remained cold ever since the incident. He had been dissatisfied for a long time.
"I didn't see any signs of you wanting to be the boss. You just want to be the leader, don't you? Anyway, the leader's gone. I'm leaving the military. I'm quitting. You guys can have fun on your own."
Glasses had initially held back, but now it seems this guy deserves to be beaten, even killed.
"You're discharged from the military, you coward! Is this the only thing you're capable of doing?!"
"Look at that group of people outside. Are you blind? Can't you see why they're here at this hour? What are you making a scene for? Are you only satisfied when you've handed this place over to someone else?"
"Have I slept a wink these past few days trying to save you? Where's your conscience?"
Looking at the man curled up in a ball, letting him hit him, Glasses took a deep breath, looked at the message sent from the capital, and slumped down, leaning against the other corner of the wall.
"Okay, everyone go. I'll stay here alone. It'll be fine."
"The Marshal wants you to go to the capital. Pack your things and leave now. As for your military status... I will process it for you."
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