In fact, Xie Mingcheng was even more tightly wound than they were, which was evident from his furrowed brows, clearly indicating the anxiety within his heart.
The sky, shrouded in darkness, was gradually lightening, and their mission was to annihilate the East X terrorists before the break of dawn—
He looked up at the sky, a rain seemed imminent.
In these fleeting and tense moments, he remembered his promise to a woman in his heart, to complete the mission, earn the military honors, and return alive to marry her. He intended to spend the rest of his life with her.
The life he could lead with her was unimaginably beautiful, something he had longed for in his heart countless times, a desire so intense.
Had he chosen to stop now, he could return to Beijing without facing any punishment, as he would be on the frontier; staying back would not have been an error.
But, he knew he could not!
