Inside the villa, the atmosphere was oppressive.
More than a day and a night had passed since Carnival was captured.
No one had come to offer condolences at Carnival's villa. It was deathly silent.
It was as though everyone had forgotten Carnival.
Inside the military camp.
The general, dressed in uniform, wore a complicated expression.
He had just finished a phone call with his superiors.
At that moment, his assistant asked, "Should we notify Carnival's family?"
The general shook his head. "Carnival's family has already lost their reason. Whatever we say now will be useless. They will only focus on their own interests and will never place the nation's interests first."
"This kind of major matter cannot be explained to them. The moment they open their mouths, it will be the same old moral blackmail."
The nation was merely a tool of the ruling class. This was especially true in Qin Yuan Country, where the royal family and the Seven Martial Stars jointly ruled the realm.
Hearing this, the assistant nodded.
Naturally, he understood what the general meant.
"The higher-ups' intention is to avoid letting this matter spread and to handle it coldly," the general said again. "If Carnival's family comes looking for me again, find an excuse to put them off."
"Understood." Having received his orders, the assistant said, "This time, Carnival only has himself to blame. He should have just sold weapons properly, yet he insisted on going to the front lines."
The general nodded in agreement.
If Carnival had purchased weapons according to their plan, he would never have run into trouble.
In his view, Carnival had not only sold weapons, but had also been insatiably greedy and involved himself in other businesses. That was why he had ended up trapped in an enemy camp.
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