Gao Guang realized that his perception of the captain seemed to be greatly biased compared to John's.

"I think the captain is very powerful. He is a principled person and his actions and words are full of wisdom. He performed very well when leading us to kill Juan, especially when negotiating with Pitt, especially when I first met him!"

Swallowing his saliva, Gao Guang said seriously: "He spoke with a majestic voice and was very oppressive, telling me that if I didn't want to die, I'd better come up with a way to persuade him. At that time, I thought he was a very wise person. So how can you say that the captain is stupid and incompetent?"

John's mouth twitched a few times, and then he sighed softly and said, "You fool, the captain asked you that because he really didn't know what to do. Out of sympathy, he didn't want to kill you, that's true. But even a fool knows that he can't let you go, so he let you figure it out yourself. If you have a way, he'll spare you. If you don't..."

"What will happen?"

"He won't feel guilty about killing you."

This time, Gao Guang was stunned. He was extremely surprised and said, "He won't feel guilty about killing me?"

"Of course not. If it were you, in that situation, you wouldn't let the person go, right? Come on, we're not superheroes who enjoy saving people. We don't have a sense of responsibility to save people. So if letting you go would be dangerous, of course we would kill you."

Gao Guang swallowed his saliva and said, "But the captain soon invited me to join the team. I think... I think... he must value talent, right? A boss who values talent, how could he be stupid and incompetent?"

John frowned and said, "Talent is certainly important. Everyone likes smart and capable people. But if you are a boss and all your subordinates are elites, would you still recruit a hostage who knows nothing? Is there a need for that? The captain recruited you, only because he had no one else to use. He saw a rookie like you who didn't know anything and refused to let you go."

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John sighed and said, "Believe me, if it was Danny, the person who took over the war from Mr. Smith, he would never want you. Except for the captain, everyone recognizes Danny as a very remarkable guy. Why wouldn't Danny want you? Because he doesn't need you at all. He has too many elite hands to use."Gao Guang sighed lightly and said, "So Captain had no one else to use, that's why he recruited me to join the King Company?"

"Nonsense, the King Company is about to go bankrupt!"

After revealing a shocking secret, John said with disdain, "Although Danny is indeed a bastard, he is going to take the Warfire Company public. Do you think Captain is impressive? The King Company is facing bankruptcy. Do you see the difference?"

Gao Guang looked stunned and said, "But, but, but Captain knows Mr. Smith, and he is also the captain of the Warfire Mercenary Corps' assault team. Moreover, Captain is really good at fighting."

John turned his face to the side and said solemnly, "What is the assault team for?"

"The assault team... is for assaulting."

"Which means they only charge forward, right? Then guess why Mr. Smith let Captain be the leader of the assault team?"

Gao Guang opened his mouth slightly but didn't say anything. John continued with a wooden expression, "Because Captain is a bit stupid. Wherever Mr. Smith points, he will charge towards it. And the most important thing is that he is not afraid of death."

Gao Guang had nothing to say, and John patted his shoulder and whispered, "So, I said Captain is stupid. He can only do a good job as an assault team leader, he can't do anything else."

It wasn't so much disappointment as a sense of disillusionment. Gao Guang thought he had followed a good boss, but in the end, he found out that his boss wasn't as smart or capable as he had imagined.

At least not as smart or capable as he had thought.

"Well, I understand... but at least Captain is really good at fighting, right?"

John smiled helplessly and said, "Yes, but anyone who retires from a special forces unit can do Captain's job. But Danny's job can only be done by Danny. That's why Mr. Smith made Danny the CEO of Warfire. Unfortunately, Captain doesn't understand this. He has always thought that he should get a higher position."

Gao Guang looked at John for a long time and suddenly said, "I always thought you and Captain had a good relationship."

"Our relationship is good. I joined the army at eighteen, retired at twenty-two, and then followed Captain until now. He saved me, and I saved him. So our relationship is good. But having a good relationship doesn't prevent me from understanding what kind of person he is, right?"

"Yes, then what is the relationship between Rubber and George with Captain?"John shrugged and said, "Same as me, but George, Rubber, and the deceased Bison are still with the Captain because he promised to take them to find the money. That's why they didn't stay in the war and followed the Captain until now, understand?"

After speaking, John sighed and said, "So how could we give up? We can't give up. We've wasted so much time and effort, and finally we've come here. How could we give up?"

Gao Guang understood and had nothing to say. After thinking for a moment, he could only nod.

John sighed lightly and said, "The Captain can't give up, and I can't give up either. But you don't have to be like us. Do you understand what I mean? Even if we can't get the money this time, you can go do something else and take it slow. Just treat it as a dream. But for the four of us, we can't wake up from this dream anymore."

He laughed at himself and held onto the doorknob again.

Gao Guang whispered, "John, things may not be so bad. You just saw one person. Who knows what the situation is below? You don't have to be so pessimistic. Also, do you have a bad feeling?"

John whispered, "I don't have a bad feeling. I don't know. I just...I just feel like maybe I really don't have the luck to get rich. I've always had bad luck. I might not die so easily, but I just can't get rich. Damn it, what did I just say?"

Shaking his head, John didn't say anything else and didn't want to listen to Gao Guang's words anymore. He walked away with an impatient look on his face.

Gao Guang chased after him, but after seeing John walk back to his room and slam the door heavily, he hesitated for a moment before taking a step back and gently closing his own door.