Chapter 417

Trevor exclaimed, "But I'm with you! We're fighting on the same side. Why would you want to kill me?"

Matthew coldly replied, "Have you ever heard the advice to take out the goody-two-shoes first before going to war?"

Trevor stayed quiet. He gaped at Matthew and was too shocked to say anything for quite a while.

Moments later, he couldn't bring himself to sit upright anymore and slumped in his seat as if he had lost his confidence. Like a deflated balloon, he looked completely downcast.

His voice turned soft and powerless. "How am I a goody-two-shoes? I'm a soldier, ready to give my life for my country in a war. I'm the kind who charges headfirst into battle and spills blood."

Matthew snarled, "Scholarly Tradition, the medical literature, is the Afflictan Sect legacy. It's a compilation of more than one thousand years of medical practices and the essence of traditional medicine.

"The Eastorians stole our knowledge of traditional medicine and rebranded it as Willoris medicine, but it didn't work out. That's why they came to steal our medical literature.

"Marcus, Renae's late husband, was killed by them. Haley brought me and Renae to meet the buyer, but it was really just a trap. They had set it up to kill us and snatch the Scholarly Tradition. "Haley led us straight into the trap, and Carmelo was the mastermind killer among them.

"I almost died there, and Renae almost ended up as Carmelo's plaything. You're seriously whining about me killing an old man and a woman?

"You're such a bleeding heart. Before any battle, you'd get a hundred lashes, and you'd deserve every single one of them."

So, that was what went down.

all on the same side in this peaceful time and that they were just people losing their way for money. I didn't expect Eastorians to be involved. I

they're Eastorians or anyone else. If they're my enemies, I'll take them down without hesitation. A goody-two-shoes like you is getting in the way. Maybe you

people would be his enemies as well, and he wouldn't think twice to take them out. Trevor being there

don't send me away. I'm ready to go through hell and

Trevor that Matthew was in a life-threatening situation. He'd been way too soft-hearted. On top of that, Trevor hadn't finished the task Brad had assigned him. He couldn't face going back. Was Trevor really willing to do whatever it

Renae's front door. "Break the door down with

of the

Nevertheless, Trevor headed straight for the door and punched it without a second thought. After a bang, one punch landed,

started bleeding.

fist. After three consecutive punches, the wooden door cracked, and his

hole in the door with a crack. Then, he stopped. His fist was trembling, and

walked up to Matthew and saluted. "Task completed, sir. Reporting for

Matthew approvingly nodded. It

breaking the door, but the trust that Trevor would follow orders without question. Otherwise, having a softie like that around would be

waved at Renae, who was watching

you hitting the door? Your hand is all messed up." Matthew smiled and explained, "He wanted to see if the door was sturdy, and now we know

explaining it to Renae and made

Trevor stay quiet, Renae looked him over and realized he might have been just checking the durability of

sleep peacefully at night now. Anyway, the bandaging is done, and the food is

enough, the dishes

meal, Renae took out the Golden Wisdom Pen from the kitchen. It looked like it had just been rinsed

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