I had expected their entire family to be punished and to see them reduced to a state of misery. Yet, after waiting two days, there was no news. In fact, I heard that Sister Waner’s mother had already returned to the General’s Estate, while only her good-for-nothing father had been made a scapegoat.
A plan so perfect, yet it failed to take down the General. I felt utterly defeated; even if I couldn’t topple him, I should have at least been able to ruin his reputation. I was truly baffled.
Waner even challenged me with a soul-searching question: "Teacher, are you actually capable of anything?"
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