Chapter 384

Xiao Weiguo's remark was like a sharp sword piercing straight into Minister Qian's heart, loaded with profound indifference and undisguised sarcasm. In his sharp gaze, this Minister Qian had apparently become insignificant, completely unworthy of his attention. In Xiao Weiguo's eyes, a countryman utterly devoid of backbone like Minister Qian was even more loathsome than those brutal Japanese. Had Minister Qian handled the matter with fairness and objectivity, showing the responsibility and decisiveness expected of him, Xiao Weiguo might not have been so aggressive and would at least have spared him some dignity. Yet the reality was quite the opposite: Minister Qian was clearly and intentionally favoring that fellow named Morita, treating Xiao Weiguo and Morita with a difference as vast as heaven and earth, adopting two entirely different attitudes.