Chapter 9: Our Glory: Guarding Dignity and Never Yielding an Inch of Land
In this extremely tense situation, Sun Nan tightly held the Red Eye with the military knife and confronted Ivanov on the opposite side. Ivanov, this notorious international arms dealer and drug lord, had a high nose bridge, sunken eye sockets, a cigar in his mouth, and was wearing expensive fur. He seemed calm but was actually calculating in his heart.
"Boss, boss, save me!" As soon as Red Eye saw Ivanov, he was like seeing a life-saving straw and shouted loudly. At this moment, he completely lost his previous ferocity and was only filled with fear.
Ivanov, however, looked at him disdainfully and said coldly, "Shut up! You good-for-nothing. Before going, didn't you swear that you would definitely complete the mission? Now look, not only have your subordinates died, but you yourself have become like this." In Ivanov's eyes, Red Eye was just a useless pawn. His miserable state now made him very angry.
Then, Ivanov looked at Sun Nan. Although he could only see the knife exposed in Sun Nan's hand, he still hypocritically said, "Young brother from the Dragon Kingdom, you have fulfilled your duty as a soldier. Let him go. You don't need to lose your life here for him! It's very quiet here. No one knows we've been here. If you die, no one will know who killed you. I don't like killing innocent people. As long as you let him go, I'll let you leave alive!" Ivanov thought Sun Nan would be moved by his words, but he completely underestimated Sun Nan's determination.
Sun Nan sneered behind Red Eye and shouted loudly, "The same words, this bastard has just said them! No soldier of the Dragon Kingdom is afraid of death. If I were afraid of death, I wouldn't be here!" Sun Nan's voice was firm and powerful, echoing in this ice and snow, showing the fearless spirit of the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom.
Ivanov didn't expect Sun Nan to be so tough. He was slightly stunned, and then still pretended to be relaxed and asked, "So there's nothing to talk about?"
Sun Nan gritted his teeth and answered without hesitation, "Of course we can talk!"
Ivanov thought Sun Nan had relented and a smug smile appeared on his face. He said, "I said it. There's nothing in this world that can't be talked about. Say it. What do you want?"
Sun Nan's eyes were firm and he said word by word, "Now, you immediately get out of the territory of the Dragon Kingdom. As long as you leave, I can pretend you haven't been here. Otherwise, you will surely be severely punished by the Dragon Kingdom!" Sun Nan's words were resolute. He represented the defense of the motherland's territory by the soldiers of the Dragon Kingdom and would never allow anyone to violate it.
As soon as these words were spoken, Ivanov and his subordinates were all stunned. They didn't expect Sun Nan to be so tough and make demands in this situation.
Red Eye became anxious and shouted with a bitter face, "Boss, have you seen? This guy is crazy. He doesn't understand human language. Save me quickly!"
Ivanov frowned and his face darkened. He said, "Interesting. You are seeking your own death!" After saying that, he asked Red Eye, "Did you bring back what I wanted?"
"Yes, yes!" Red Eye nodded desperately, hoping that Ivanov would save him.