[Memoirs of Tingshui] III: Winning and Losing Sayfa 4/9 · Fragments of the Blackwater Crew

The brothers of the Blackwater Crew included former bandits, retired escorts, and ordinary fishermen. They taught me to knot nets, read the water, and find the fish. At night, we drank wine and roasted our catch beneath the moon.

Not long ago, the leader asked me, "Do victory and defeat still matter to you?" I looked at my hands, pale from the water, and laughed. "There are already too many brothers in the crew eager to play the hero. I should give them more chances to shine."