After General Ge hinted at it, he patted Troop Commander Qiu on the shoulder and said, "Don't make things difficult for everyone... Regardless of whether your son pursues civil service or military, we will provide him a future."
After saying this, he did not stay long and got up to leave.
Before exiting the military tent, General Ge placed Qiu Manwu's waist knife within his reach.
Qiu Manwu trembled all over, perhaps due to the searing pain in his arm or the words of General Ge... He understood, but it still hurt him.
He recalled General Ge's words earlier, General Ge didn't say much, but the meaning was profound.
First, if he lived, the series of cases in Gaoshui County would tarnish General Xu's reputation. Only if he died could the rumors in the Capital be completely silenced, and the malicious cases in Gaoshui County be thoroughly concluded.
