Wind Goes, Rain Returns

In the airship's mid-level passenger cabin, Xu Chan and the others rested in soft chairs after finishing the nutritious meal served aboard.

Captain Hu felt so full he was almost bursting, heat coursing through his body and flushing his face red. "Fighter food really is different. We've had a taste of it today."

Captain Hai commented, "It's just too nutritious. We might not be able to handle eating too much of it."

"This is delicious. I simply couldn't stop." Captain Hu patted his belly. "Getting to eat a meal like this makes this life worthwhile."

Captain Lu, however, said, "It tastes good, sure, but it was bought with our lives."

Those who had been joking around fell silent. While on the airship earlier, they had already heard that this operation had been a trap laid by those above, meant to lure out and encircle the Zheng Country General on the other side.

Captain Hai was deeply reserved and showed no reaction, but Captain Lu had always felt a thorn in his heart. Captain Hu, who had the hottest temper, did not care much about it. "Didn't we all make it back alive? Besides, even if some people above used us as bait, the Handling Bureau and Defense Department didn't abandon us."

"I'm not speaking for myself. I'm speaking for Captain Xu." Captain Lu looked at Xu Chan, who sat nearby, indignantly saying, "How many contributions has Captain Xu made to the country? Is this how they treat him?"

Xu Chan shook his head. "Some things cannot be avoided on the battlefield. Our war with the Old Imperial Household has gone on intermittently ever since the founding of the nation. God knows how many people have died in that time. Weren't their lives lives too? If the fighting continues, even more