Nathan and Penny walked over.
Jett was bloody in the face as he lay sprawled on the ground. The triangular bayonet was still stabbed in his hand, and he looked miserable, to say the least.
He gritted out, “Nathan, you killed my mentor. I can't let you live after that!”
Nathan frowned.
On the other hand, Ava fumed. “You tried to attack our General, and now, you're spouting nonsense?” At that, she raised her foot to step on Jett before wrapping her hand around the handle of the triangular bayonet. Then, she slowly pulled it out.
Jett's face paled in response, but he continued to hurl insults at Nathan.
Staring at him, Nathan asked, “Who's your mentor?”
Jett replied loudly, “Layden Quillen! General Quillen!”
Having recognized Jett, Colin whispered to Nathan, “This guy is Jett Nightshire. He’s Colin's mentee, and he used to be in the army. He had excellent performance records, but he left the army later on.’
Oh, so he's Cay den's mentee.
Nathan then asked, “Does he have anything to do with Cayden's case? Was he guilty of any crimes?”
Colin replied, “Jett wasn't involved in any crimes in this case. Otherwise, he would have been arrested by now.”
Upon hearing that, Nathan's eyes trailed back to the injured Jett on the ground. He then coldly said, “You should know better than me what kind of mistakes your mentor has made. In fact, you can even say that he deserved this ending. If you think that I set your mentor up, feel free to report me instead of choosing an extreme way of taking revenge. Since you used to be in the army, I'll dismiss this as just a moment of your rashness. I won't hold you accountable for this. However, if you do this again, I won't let you off this easily again. Now scram.”
Nathan couldn't be bothered holding Jett accountable for the incident.
Having been spared, Jett abandoned his gun and scrambled off while holding onto his injured right hand.
He ran past the gossiping crowd and kept running until he entered a dirty and pungent alley.
Sorrow crashed onto him like a tidal wave, and he crouched beside the trash before he started bawling.
Jett felt useless that he had failed in avenging his mentor.
Indeed, the two middle-aged men in front of Jett were Layden's subordinates, the Supreme Heavenly Duo—Kit and Irvin.
Although Kit and Irvin were Layden's subordinates, it was rumored that the two were actually stronger than Layden if they were to fight together.
Unfortunately, the two did not like the restrictive rules in the army, so after Layden was given the title of God of War, they secretly left Cayden. They then went to tour around the world to live the life of freedom they wanted.
A month ago, Cayden returned and contacted the two of them. He told them that he needed manpower and that he needed them to help him out.
Kit and Irvin never thought that Cayden was still alive. Hence, they decided to return to Eurasia to lend Cayden a helping hand.
However, neither thought that they would be greeted with the news of Cayden's death just as they stepped onto Eurasian soil.
They could not decipher whether Layden had died from a heart attack or if something else had caused his death. Thus, the two came to Jett, hoping to get an answer from him.
Jett was still wallowing in despair. He was angry at himself for not having the ability to avenge his mentor.
That was why he was thrilled to see the Supreme Heavenly Duo. As his heart raced, he exclaimed, “Mr. Kit, Mr. Irvin, I'm so glad that you're back! Someone killed Mr. Quillen. Please help me in avenging Mr. Quillen!”
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