"How is Xiaojiu doing?"
Lu Bai inevitably asked.
"Just flesh wounds, nothing serious."
"We rarely have periods of peace between us, and I ruined it myself." Lu Bai sighed wryly. "The irony is, the people we brought back, one dead, one betrayed."
"You had no choice," Mu Liang said.
Given the circumstances then, air support was essential. Without it, it wouldn't just be William and Liao Mengying's lives on the line, even with Lu Xiaojiu's helicopter following. Lu Bai couldn't safely bring back Lin Ming and John.
"You know better than I do that General Taylor has always regarded Lu Xiaojiu as a weapon against you. This time, you pulled the trigger, also putting an end to General Taylor's plans. He understands that when necessary, you're choosing Beacon Group over Lu Xiaojiu. From now on, he won't use Lu Xiaojiu against you anymore," Mu Liang said. "Thinking of it that way, it might not be a bad thing..."
"Indeed."
