Having such grave issues with his own officers is truly indefensible.
And what made it even harder for him was seeing the sick and disabled soldiers looking at Lin Yi, seeing the Inspector sent by the court, almost as if they had seen a savior, they rushed forward excitedly to seek an explanation from Lin Yi.
"Inspector, sir, we have finally waited for you in our lifetime. You must stand up for us."
"That's right, though we haven't achieved glorious military exploits and can't speak of returning home in triumph, we may not have merits but we indeed have labored hard, we merely wish to retire peacefully to our hometowns."
"Yes, Guo promised us that if we returned and served an additional two years, we could go back to our hometowns. But it has already been eight years."
"Alas, Lord Guo despises us for our lack of agility and only gave us half the salary that normal officers receive."
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Everyone expressed the resentment that had been pent up in their hearts for many years.
