Book 4: Chapter 23
General Gong folded his arms apprehensively as the boy, Jei Su Long continued to tell his story in the debriefing room. He had arrived less than an hour ago along with the pilot, carrying half a skiff full of aetherite and nothing else.
Captain Li Jeng and Governor Tai Su Long were there along with him, listening intently as Jei Su Long recounted what had transpired in detail.
“So you did breach the protocol then?” Gong said.
“I did,” Jei Su Long answered far more quickly than he would have expected. “And it is a good thing that I did. It was my intention to only lend assistance to the platoon, but imagine my surprise when I found the Iron Bull in the midst of killing his own men.”
Gong immediately grimaced at the thought.
Nothing rang true about it.
“Killing his own men?” Gong questioned him further. “Why would he do such a thing?”
“I had the same question, general,” Jei Su Long said. “It was only after I managed to slay the Iron Bull himself that I found the answer.”
“You killed the Iron Bull?”