"No." Qin Siyang shook his head. "At the critical moment, Minister Xiao, you didn't betray the Safe Zone or tarnish the United Government's image in the people's eyes. You held to your bottom line. It was only right that I came to see you."
Xiao Zhigang's eyes dimmed slightly at those words. "As expected of a Domain Master. That sense of duty... far surpasses mine..."
"Let's get to the point," Qin Siyang said. "I honestly didn't expect you to want to see me before you died."
Xiao Zhigang murmured, "I... once I die, my wife and daughters... still have to live. If I... if I didn't see you, they wouldn't be able to survive..."
"You're worrying too much." Qin Siyang shook his head. "I didn't even kill you. Why would I kill them?"
"Minister Qin... your magnanimity truly, truly commands respect. I also... never expected you to spare me. But they... things are different for them..."
As he spoke, Xiao Zhigang looked toward the people outside the room. "My eldest daughter was asked for a divorce by her husband late last year. My second daughter was expelled from Eastern Glory... at the start of this year. My third daughter hasn't grown up yet..."
"And... and my wife used to be her family's pride. Now, now even her own family refuses to acknowledge her..."
At that, Xiao Zhigang could not help choking up.
Qin Siyang sighed when he heard this, but passed no judgment.
He merely stroked Xiao Zhigang's chest gently, helping him steady his breathing.
When a wall tottered, everyone gave it a shove.
Xiao Zhigang had lost the struggle, and his entire family had been dragged down with him.
Even though Qin Siyang had never intended to have anything more to do with Xiao Zhigang, people around him or