Jabai pondered for a moment, "It's hard to say. This kid is very smart and has high emotional intelligence. However, since coming here, he just drinks and plays chess with the General every day and hasn't shown any skills, so I can't say for sure."
"Hmm."
"Why are you asking? Want to have a match?" Jabai assumed he wanted to have a go with someone.
"No, I'm just curious."
At dusk
Before dinner, the General and Yu Xiuli were drinking tea and chatting in the pavilion. Gu Xia, Jabai, and Gao Han were in the conference room, starting to discuss matters concerning the camp.
"The mercenaries Kadan sent last time were all killed by Xiao Xia. He probably knew things had been exposed, so he struck first. We didn't have many informants in the Southeast Region to begin with, and this time he uncovered and killed them all, deliberately leaving one alive to report back. This is blatant provocation." Jabai's expression was grave.
