It was raining.
The rain was light, falling in a soft drizzle.
A stuffy heat lingered between heaven and earth.
Cai Andao tugged at his shirt collar. He hated this kind of weather, so his mood was far from pleasant.
His face was clouded with gloom, and even the wine he usually enjoyed tasted less fragrant than he had imagined.
Cai Andao lowered his wineglass with a grim expression. Then he picked up his knife and fork, cut a small piece from the medium-well steak on his plate, and chewed it in his mouth.
Footsteps sounded at that moment.
His assistant hurried into the dining room.
When he saw Cai Andao, the assistant hesitated. He knew Cai Andao disliked being disturbed while eating.
Instead, Cai Andao glanced at him and asked, "What is it?"
Only then did the assistant wipe the sweat from his forehead and say, "Mr. Cai, Lei Jin's team has lost contact."
"The last contact was last night."
"This morning, Mr. Lei failed to submit his daily report, so we tried to contact him, but there was no response."
Cai Andao placed his knife and fork on the table and said calmly, "Send someone to find them."
"We already have." As the assistant spoke, his phone rang. He quickly answered it.
The assistant's expression changed as soon as he heard the other end.
Before he could report anything, Cai Andao snatched the phone away.
Cai Andao held the phone and asked, "Have you found Lei Jin?"
"Mr. Cai?"
"We found him."
Hearing that they had found the man, Cai Andao let out a breath of relief. Then he said, "Give the phone to Lei Jin. I have something to say to him."
"Mr. Lei... Mr. Lei died in battle."
A shocking piece of news came from the