"Secretary Yan, your nerves are quite strong. You’re nearly at death's door, yet you sleep so soundly?"
Yan Qijun sat up and laughed, "That’s because I knew you would come to save me, old man."
In truth, he had already prepared himself for the ultimate sacrifice. When he accepted this mission, he knew it was a journey of nine deaths and one life. Over the past two years, he and Jiang Mingliang had worked in perfect tandem, escorting experts and scholars back to their homeland. Even if he were to die here in the United States, his wife and children would be well provided for; he had no cause for worry. It was only in the quiet of midnight, when his dreams returned, that he felt a pang of regret—that he might not live to witness the rise and strength of his country.
Chapter 456