Chapter 1484: What Jason Really Means by a Post-Meal Stroll Is...
The question from the person on the screen made ‘Jing’ sigh.
"The situation is terrible!”
"Compared to before, ‘they’ are advancing once again.”
"And…”
"They’re getting faster!”
The ‘big man’s’ face showed an unprecedented gravity and… anxiety.
That’s right!
Anxiety!
If there were people in the room at that moment, they would have been stunned.
No matter how ‘Jing’ is reviewed by others.Whether called brutal.
Or called sinister.
But, no matter how people describe ‘Jing’, they all agree that ‘Jing’ possesses an unimaginable calmness, even if Mount Tai were to collapse in front of him, he wouldn’t change color.
But at this moment.
‘Jing’ was anxious.
This anxiety clearly made the person on the screen uneasy.
His slightly aged hands, which were exposed, started to interlace, and his two thumbs touched each other, turning in circles.
This time, the silence was longer than ever before.
About 10 seconds passed without either side speaking.
Phew!
Finally, the person on the screen sighed.
"I will report truthfully to the lords.”
"The lords will handle it well.”
"We don’t need to worry.”
The last sentence was obviously meant to be comforting.
But ‘Jing’ shook his head.
"I’m in the Lower City District, and I’m very aware of what’s happening in District 30—those guys have regrouped and recovered, they could strike back at any moment, and this time they’ll be more cautious, ruthless, they definitely won’t fall for a ploy like last time.”
As ‘Jing’ spoke, he unbuttoned his pajamas, fully exposing his chest, and as it rose and fell, this ‘big man’ grabbed a bunch of white grapes at hand, and started gulping them down.
Gulp, gulp.
The distinctive sound of the wine going down his throat made the liaison on the screen frown slightly.
He gently tapped the table.
"Kande, things haven’t gotten so bad that you need to drown your sorrows in alcohol.”
"What you need is calmness.”
"You are now the only agent of Uptown to the Lower City District, if even you lose your calm, the Lower City District is truly doomed—and don’t forget the lords are still here.”
The liaison on the screen reminded ‘Jing’.
"I know the lords are still here, but they still haven’t recovered from the last war’s injuries… It’s all my fault. If only the information I received at the time was more complete.”
"If we could have grasped their real plan back then, we wouldn’t be facing the current situation.”
‘Jing’ looked full of self-blame.
He said this, and then slumped on the sofa in dejection.
The liaison on the screen immediately waved his hand.
"Kande, this has nothing to do with you.”
"Not only are you not at fault, on the contrary, you are a hero of the last war.”
"If it weren’t for your willingness to risk engaging in a counter-espionage plan, we couldn’t have possibly ended the war so quickly, the entire ‘Nightless City’ would have been dragged into the quagmire of war.”
"Such a protracted war is not what we want.”
"As for the lords’ injuries?”
"To end that war, it was a bearable cost.”
"Moreover…”
"The lords’ recent condition is much better than expected.”
The liaison on the screen hesitated before informing ‘Jing’ of classified internal information that even in ‘Nightless City’s’ Uptown was considered top secret.
Because, the ‘Jing’ in front of him was trustworthy.
In fact, in this liaison’s view, ‘Jing’ was a selfless guy.
With the merits he achieved in the last war, he could have secured a rather advantageous position in Uptown.
But what did he do?
He chose to return to the Lower City District.
Because he believed he had made an unforgivable mistake in this war.
Even though most people considered such a mistake forgivable.
After all, the battlefield is ever-changing.
Accurately conveying most of the information is already challenging.
To miss one or two pieces of information?
That’s very normal.
Moreover, it wasn’t ‘Jing’s’ fault.
Who knew one of their patrol units would abruptly change its route due to ‘preying’, encountering the runners conveying messages?
Those runners did their best.
Yet, some of the letters containing the information were still destroyed.
Together with the bodies of those runners, they were shattered.
The remaining runners took down that patrol unit and brought back most of the information.
But because of the missing pieces, the lords of ‘Nightless City’s’ Uptown made some erroneous judgments.
Although they still achieved the ultimate victory.
They didn’t do so in one decisive action.
Leaving a lasting concern.
At that time, when ‘Jing’ returned to ‘Nightless City’ and heard the news, he found it difficult to accept, and finally chose to abandon the name ‘Kande’ and took on the pseudonym ‘Jing’.
He started to make up for his mistakes.
Many people thought that ‘Jing’ was seeking greater glory.
Or waiting for a better offer.
But as year after year passed.
‘Jing’ never suggested returning to ‘Nightless City’s’ Uptown, and only then did everyone truly confirm.
‘Jing’ was genuinely ‘atoning’ for his mistakes.
This was considered unbelievable by everyone.
Likewise, it had won him everyone’s favor.
In recent years, more than once, some have suggested having ‘Jing’ return to Uptown and join the council.
However,
‘Jing’ is still atoning.
Until those guys are wiped out, he cannot rest peacefully.
Hence, he must stay on the front line.