Thinking of how she had survived countless brushes with death for him, only to return and find that the man she loved no longer loved her, I couldn’t help but feel very sad for her.
At the same time, An Ruo also felt a deep hatred towards herself because she was one of those who had hurt Lan Keren. It was her and Tang Yuchen who had deeply wounded her.
She could also understand why Tang Yuchen had agreed to marry her when she was on the brink of death. She had given so much, and a request from someone about to die was, presumably, something no one could bear to refuse.
An Ruo took a deep breath and asked him, puzzled, "I don’t understand, why is it that when a mission fails, the person who went undercover must be executed, as well as targeting their family and friends?"
Tang Yuchen’s mouth twisted into a faint, cold smile, "It’s because they’re afraid that if Blood Slaughter learns the truth, they will make a desperate move. Secrets cannot be leaked; anyone involved cannot escape such a fate."
An Ruo’s eyes widened in shock.
She had never imagined that such things could happen.
"An Ruo, national interests always outweigh everything. The world you see is actually the best and most beautiful one," he said.
Below this beautiful world, there was darkness and slaughter, and the blood of countless heroes and innocent people. The peace of any country was forged in blood.
"But didn’t Ke Ren and the others complete the mission and destroy Blood Slaughter?" An Ruo suddenly raised this question.
She had a strong premonition that someone wanting Tang Yuchen and Lan Keren’s lives was definitely related to this matter.
Tang Yuchen shook his head gravely, "Everyone thinks Blood Slaughter has been destroyed, but it hasn’t..."
"Yes. Blood Slaughter’s base was destroyed, but its leader, the mastermind behind the scenes, is still alive; he neither died nor was captured."
A sharp look flashed in Tang Yuchen’s eyes, and his thin lips lightly uttered the name:
"Xingtian! His name is Xingtian, an ethnic Chinese from Country A. He’s an unfathomable and formidable figure. Everyone thinks the real leader of Blood Slaughter was Caesar, but they don’t know that Caesar was just a controlled puppet. The true leader is Xingtian. He rarely appears in public, and there are very few who have seen him, most of whom are dead."
"How do you know it’s him, then?"
"We didn’t know of his existence either... But a Country A undercover who had seen him awoke after several years in a coma and told us.
Moreover, when Blood Slaughter was destroyed, an important arms depot wasn’t found. It took a long time to locate it, but by then it was empty, the contents moved out.
This indicated that not everyone inside Blood Slaughter was cleaned out, and whoever knew the location of the arms depot was an important figure. Xingtian’s existence was quickly made known, and all the countries involved in the A01 mission were aware of it..."
At this point, Tang Yuchen paused, then continued in a heavy voice, "If there are fish that escape the net, and it’s Blood Slaughter’s highest leader... it means the A01 mission wasn’t a success, it was a failure!"
An Ruo shuddered, her mouth slightly open, and after a long while, she tentatively asked, "Is it the state that wants your lives?"
The mission had failed, and everyone involved was to be executed, as he had said before.
Tang Yuchen nodded somberly, "That’s right, even though I didn’t participate in the mission, I can’t escape execution. They know about Ke Ren’s and my relationship, and moreover, at that time, my marital relationship with Ke Ren had not been dissolved..."