Within the Secret Guard's headquarters in Northwest Circuit, Li Huai sat upright in his room. The entire room had only one window, yet it had been sealed shut, leaving the interior dim and oppressive.
At that moment, a Soul Fusion Realm Secret Guard commander trembled as he bowed to Li Huai. "My lord, we failed in our supervision and allowed that traitor Chen Gang to escape. We even allowed him to spread the news throughout the Jianghu. Please punish us, my lord."
Strictly speaking, the Secret Guard did bear some responsibility for this matter.
It was understandable that they had not anticipated Chen Gang's escape at first. After all, no one could have imagined that a Spirit Transformation Realm Commandant under the Northwest Army would defect, especially when the Secret Guard had already investigated Chen Gang's background and found nothing suspicious.
But Chen Gang had been gone for so many days, and the Secret Guard had only noticed after he began spreading the news through the Jianghu. That was the Secret Guard's fault.
Taken lightly, it meant the Secret Guard had been far too lacking in vigilance. Taken seriously, it was dereliction of duty.
This Soul Fusion Realm commander of the Secret Guard had previously been responsible for monitoring the Northwest Army. Now that Chen Gang had caused trouble, the responsibility naturally fell upon him.
Although the man before him possessed Soul Fusion Realm strength, he was terrified in Li Huai's presence.
As one of Li Huai's direct subordinates, no one understood better than him just how terrifying and cold-blooded this man was!
Yet after he finished speaking and waited for Li Huai's punishment, Li Huai merely said flatly, "Enough. This matter is not entirely your fault. Be more vigilant and pay closer attention in the future."
Li Huai's words