Lu Yang feared that if he kept talking, he would reveal even more flaws. He let out a long breath. How long had it been since he had faced such danger? As expected, fighting people was what truly taxed the mind. He needed to think this through carefully. Since Steiger had tested him, Alice and the others' test was probably close as well.
Lu Yang felt he should thank Steiger. If Steiger had not tested him twenty days early, Lu Yang would not have remembered that Alice and the others would test him too. If they waited until the final few days, or until Zhou Tianming arrived in Mexico to test him, one wrong response could mean Zhou Tianming's certain death.
He needed to think about what to do now. He fought monsters while thinking, and after pondering for half the night, he took out his phone and called Zhou Tianming. "I'm going to reduce the number of your men."
"What happened?" Zhou Tianming happened to be on duty that night.
Lu Yang explained Steiger's test and said, "I need to gradually reduce your men. From the outside, it will look like it has nothing to do with you, but in reality, the ones being removed will be your elite subordinates. Either they'll be assigned to other vice presidents, or they'll be sent to lead new players. They just can't stay with you. Be prepared for it."
Zhou Tianming frowned and thought for a moment. "That could work. My men are absolutely loyal to me. Even if they follow someone else, they'll come back. It can delay this problem for now. Strange, though. Steiger doesn't want to participate in this war, so why would he come stir things up?"
Lu Yang sneered. "Those bastards all want to muddy the waters