There were no lights in the study. The students stood outside, trembling with fear. Su Yuncao had been sitting in the darkened study for three hours.0

During those three hours, he made countless phone calls, reaching out to numerous people. But the responses he received caused his faint glimmer of hope to sink deeper and deeper.0

Many old friends didn’t pick up the phone. Many of his former students could only offer bitter smiles as they claimed they were powerless to help. It was only then that Su Yuncao realized that the Special Operations Academy, backed by Army Headquarters, was taking an extremely firm stance. There would be no compromises to make.0

He sat there in the dark, fully aware that darkness was about...0