Chapter 1719: Dirty Deal

Dirty Deal. Gelin glanced at Daoqi; he admitted that he was not a man of high moral character.

But he did not confront him head-on either. Although Gelin was now a commander, he simply did not have enough strength to go toe-to-toe with Daoqi.

He had only brought three thousand elite soldiers.

Yet the Britain troops here totaled thirty thousand, and Daoqi was no newly appointed general; he was a veteran commander stationed here.

Within this force, he was practically a figure who could cover the sky with one hand.

If Gelin were to expose him, it might not be long before he vanished without a trace.

Daoqi watched the expression on Gelin's face change and laughed, "Commander Gelin, you can consider it. You only need to invest a little, and you will receive a great return."

Gelin did not answer.

Daoqi stood up and said, "Think about it. After this operation is over, it won't be too late to tell me."

Gelin let Daoqi leave. He watched Daoqi's retreating back, his gaze filled with complexity; he had not expected that this Britain force had become so corrupt to this extent.

To think they had started plundering in broad daylight—what difference was there between this and bandits!

Although Gelin was furious, he had no method at all.

After all, that fellow Kelinxi could not even pay the military salaries.

These two groups of people were truly birds of a feather!

But even so, the crisis at hand still had to be resolved. They needed a great victory to temporarily stabilize the morale of the troops, and once the Britain territory in the Ohio River Basin was secured, it would not be too late to think of ways to handle other matters.

After all, the French could attack at any time.

Gelin sorted out the priorities of the situation and sighed; if only Qiaozhi were here.

These problems might all be easily solved.

Thinking about it now, Qiaozhi was right back then; the current Britain government was not worth them serving!

At this moment, on the other side of America.

Fojilisi.

Qiaozhi was visiting Masha's home.

"Masha, Sister-in-law Danni quite likes the Perfume you gave her; it has helped her gain many friends," Qiaozhi said with a smile.

Masha nodded without responding, still busy with something in the kitchen.

Seeing Masha's demeanor, Qiaozhi frowned slightly and said with a smile, "Masha, are you bothered that I refused to join the army with Gelin?"

Masha carried a plate of sliced fruit and placed it on the table.

Masha sighed and said, "Qiaozhi, joining the Britain troops is your ideal. You were once a soldier, a combat hero; Gelin's invitation is very precious to you."

"I don't know why you want to refuse his proposal; is it because of me?" Masha asked with a frown.

Qiaozhi sighed, thought for a moment, and looking at Masha, said, "Yes, that is indeed part of the reason."

Masha revealed an understanding smile, held Qiaozhi's hand, and said, "If it is because of me, you don't need to worry at all."

"I love you, but I do not wish to become a stone blocking your path."

"Go join the army, I will be waiting for your return," Masha said softly.

Qiaozhi shook his head, looked at Masha affectionately, and said, "My dear, I know you will wait for me to return, and I know you do not wish to hinder me."

"If it were before, if you had said this to me, Masha, I think I would have joined the troops."

"But now..."

Masha frowned slightly, looking at Qiaozhi, and discovered that his face revealed a very heavy and sorrowful emotion.

"Qiaozhi, what exactly happened?"

Qiaozhi exhaled, lost in deep memory, and said, "Masha, you only know that I am a combat hero who has now retired and returned home, but in fact, that is not the only reason I left the troops."

"Back then, while fighting the French, I led a Britain unit deep behind enemy lines and destroyed the enemy's most important position; doing this could have ended the war very quickly."

"But I did not expect the French reinforcements to arrive so swiftly. The person responsible for the frontal battle at that time happened to be my friend, Gelin."

"He fought desperately against the attacking French reinforcements, but with insufficient support, although he held the results of the battle, I fell into an encirclement."

"And at that time, the unit I led had no ammunition or weapons left."

"Facing the heavy encirclement of the enemy, I was captured."

"Kelinxi did not think about how to rescue me; the only reason I was able to get out was because of my good brother Gelin; it was he who disregarded life and death to go and rescue me."

"And I suffered humiliation in a French dungeon; they wanted me to admit to the fact of assassinating a French general and also coerced me into signing a treaty I could not understand at all."

"In the end, I was forced to sign this contract and was released, returning to Britain with Gelin."

"As a result, the second day after I returned, I was wanted by Kelinxi, and Gelin was trapped in a Britain dungeon for saving me."

"And I went to Longyan City and requested the Longyan City Lord to intervene, only then saving Gelin from the prison."

"The kindness of Gelin and the Longyan City Lord, I will never forget in this lifetime."

"Likewise, the hatred given by Kelinxi, I will never forget either."

"Although I want to join the Britain troops, I do not want to risk my life for Kelinxi!"

Masha sniffled and threw herself gently into Qiaozhi's arms; she had never thought that such things had happened to this extremely charming man.

She looked at Qiaozhi and said softly, "I never thought you could have had such experiences."

"I will not persuade you to join the Britain army again."

Qiaozhi revealed a gentle smile, feeling the warmth in his arms, and felt very content.

Qiaozhi looked at Masha in his arms and had never realized that Masha was so beautiful at this moment.

Masha gazed at Qiaozhi and also suddenly felt that Qiaozhi had such masculine charm; she was already prepared to offer everything she had to the man before her.

The gazes of the two people gradually became ambiguous and hazy.

The gazes of the two people gradually grew ambiguous and hazy.

"Qiaozhi."

"Masha..."

Just as the two were about to go further and take that crucial step, a sudden, hurried sound of footsteps coming downstairs interrupted their progress.

Both were startled, instantly remembering that there was someone else here!

Masha's child had been taking a nap in the room and must have woken up now.

From the stairs came the sound of thud, thud, thud!

In that very instant, Masha hurriedly rose from Qiaozhi's embrace and then sat up straight.

Qiaozhi also hurriedly tidied his disheveled clothes.

Just at this moment, Masha's children came downstairs, looked at their mother and Uncle Qiaozhi sitting together, and blinked their innocent eyes.

Then he saw the fruit that had been cut long ago sitting on the table.

"Mom, can I eat this?"

The little child picked up a piece of fruit and said.

Masha smiled and said, "Darling, of course you can."

After Masha coaxed the child away, she looked at Qiaozhi, while Qiaozhi kept his eyes on his nose and his nose on his heart, smiling without a word.

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