When the middle-aged man finished speaking in a grave voice, everyone in the command room turned toward him, their eyes filled with horror.
The colonel's head rang, and his whole body jolted. His son would come of age in six days. If everything Minister Huang had said was true, his child would be dragged into the Examination too!
"Minister! Doesn't the leadership have any plans?"
"Are we really going to abandon everyone inside!?"
The middle-aged man merely remained silent, tacitly confirming it.
Everyone in the command room grew agitated.
Almost all of them had families, and many of their children had been dragged into the Death Exam.
If the nation simply gave up, it would extinguish everyone's last hope!
"Minister! How can the leadership do this!? Don't they have children!? Don't you have a child!?"
"If we just give up, how are we supposed to explain it to the people outside!? How can we face the people who trust us!? Do you have any idea how many people will die out there if the public learns we can't do anything, or how many will storm the schools!?"
"Production is only still going because they believe we'll find a way!"
Faced with their agitation, Huang Yun remained silent, unable to utter a single word.
"Enough! Minister Huang's son is in there too!"
The guard beside him could not help speaking up in his defense.
"The minister sent his own child in himself! He's hurting just as much as you are!"
Everyone froze, and the room abruptly fell silent.
Facing their stunned expressions, Huang Yun merely shook his head in silence, signaling the guard to say no more.
He slowly turned and left the command room, his figure looking almost stooped.
The guard hurried after him. Seeing how much more gray hair