Chapter 233: Volume 4 - 22 Betrayal (2)
"He’s not mad, he’s very clear-headed, he knows exactly what he wants to do!" Philip stood up, walked up to George, and said seriously while looking into his confused eyes, "However, it’s precisely because of his clarity that he’s terrifying! Would you expect such a person to hand over the Gazalin Empire to you, intact?"
George raised his head blankly: "Why, why would he do this?"
"Why?" Philip sneered, "Because he gained the right to rule this country through betrayal, and so, he despises any betrayal against him."
Before the words were finished, George grabbed Philip’s collar angrily, "You can’t say that, you can’t speak of my father like that!"
"Do you still consider him your father?" Philip’s words were like a basin of cold water, penetrating George’s heart, "In your eyes, hasn’t he always been a madman occupying a position? Under his rule, Gazalin engages in warfare excessively, fighting different countries every day, with Gazalin’s youth dying every moment. Originally a prosperous country, can it still sustain itself without the Western Alliance’s aid?"
George released Philip dejectedly, "But...he’s still my father."
"But he’s also the ruler of Gazalin!" Philip’s suddenly raised voice contained unstoppable anger, he grabbed George’s collar in return and shouted, "Do you know why I chose you? Because in the Morton family, you are clearer than anyone else! Because in the Morton family, you are the only one who wouldn’t go mad due to betrayal! You even openly criticized your father’s rule in front of me, where are your ideals? Where has your dream of establishing a prosperous and peaceful nation gone? Where has your dream of establishing a nation founded on trust gone? Do you really want this country to sink forever into betrayal and chaos?"
George laughed bitterly, "A nation founded on trust, do we still qualify for that now? Prosper and peace? Can we stop this war that’s sweeping through all humanity?" Tears fell from his empty eyes, "No! We are also betrayers, we have no ability to save this country, the only thing we can do is to destroy it together with the country."
"So..." Philip coldly released George, "You’ll let this nuclear bomb drop onto your hometown, Saint John City, erasing Empire’s founder John Morton along with twelve million Saint John citizens from this world?"