"That's right. If we truly tear off all pretense, it won't benefit either the Shen family or Cosmos Group."
Shen Yuanbao said, "Then would it really benefit the Blue Alliance to cross blades with us?"
Shen Yuanbiao froze slightly. After thinking for a while, he slowly shook his head. "The Blue Alliance wouldn't gain any advantage by truly tearing off all pretense with us, either.
"Put bluntly, the Blue Alliance is just a bunch of rogues. They know we wouldn't dare make a move in public, so they put on an act of upholding justice to win people's hearts.
"If they really force us into a corner and we draw real blades and guns for an all-out firefight, the Blue Alliance will definitely be beaten into a scattered mess by us!"
"Exactly. The Blue Alliance may look fierce and imposing, but it's really nothing more than a rabble. If a firefight truly breaks out, no one will gain anything. Lü Siya is a smart woman; she won't have failed to see that."
Shen Yuanbao said, "Then tell me—who stands to benefit?"
"This..."
Shen Yuanbiao was stunned for a long time. Then a sharp gleam suddenly flashed in his eyes. "The other Eight Super Enterprises!"
"Exactly!"
Shen Yuanbao sneered. "The situation now is that all Nine Super Enterprises are thoroughly troubled by the newly emerged Blue Alliance and would love nothing more than to crush it ruthlessly. But no one is willing to be the first to step forward or strike first.
"After all, the Blue Alliance has public opinion in its grasp, and the proposals it puts forth on the surface are all lofty and righteous. There is no reason to oppose them.
"Whichever Super Enterprise rashly clashes with the Blue Alliance, even if it wins, will lose all popular