Within a few days, the initial shock caused by Deputy Commander Jia's betrayal had finally dulled. People still talked about it, usually in whispers while sharing meals. But the outright panic had disappeared.
At the same time, it had revealed the ugliness of humanity.
Since then, Deputy Commander Jia's family received the intense backlash due to his crimes. Some had even voiced the idea of expelling them from the base under a flimsy excuse of keeping the base's image intact.
But Commander Duan immediately played his part to maintain harmony, not allowing such a thing to fester. Even while still weakened from the poisoning, he had personally issued several orders.
No one was to ostracize Deputy Commander Jia's innocent family. Not his wife or his elderly parents, and certainly not his little son.
