"What do I have to cry about? If I hadn't taken Balan down back then, our side would've suffered heavy losses. I have nothing to cry over."
"You're lying! You feel guilty for driving Balan into a corner, otherwise how would you have developed post‑traumatic stress disorder? The trembling in your hands now is purely psychological. You can string fine pearls with no trouble at all, which means the dexterity in your fingers is fine, the nerves aren't damaged. But you can't even pull the trigger on a toy gun—that's obviously a reaction that only shows up with firearms. I'm guessing the first thing that flashes through your mind when you hold a gun is Balan's expression right before he died, isn't it?"
His expression told Qian she was right.
