Song Jinbo made a lot of sense.
Meng Chao had no answer.
After a long while, he finally said, "The Blue Alliance can't just stand by. It has to take responsibility for these ordinary citizens. Even if they really have grievances and demands, they can raise them with the authorities through the Blue Alliance's channels instead of making their own decisions and acting rashly!"
"The Blue Alliance certainly wants to control the situation. The problem is, these ordinary citizens burning with rage don't even trust the Blue Alliance."
Song Jinbo said, "More precisely, they don't believe any Transcendent—whether born into a poor family or a great family—can represent their interests and fight wholeheartedly for them.
"They trust only themselves, only ordinary people who haven't awakened Superhuman Power.
"And although our Blue Alliance claims to speak for tens of millions of ordinary citizens and has recruited quite a few elites from among them, the overwhelming majority of our core members and middle-to-upper ranks are still Transcendents. Some even come from the Nine Great Cultivation Families, though they are merely collateral branches and those who lost in internal struggles.
"These ordinary people have every reason to believe that, if the conditions are right, the Blue Alliance and the Nine Great Families could make peace at any time, join hands, and cover up the long-standing problems of Dragon City once more, sealing the lid tight.
"So now, they're preparing to cast aside the Blue Alliance and the poor-born Transcendents. They want to do it themselves and call the shots themselves!"
"What if I came forward personally and calmed everyone down?"
Meng Chao thought for a moment. "They can't possibly distrust even me, can they?"
Song Jinbo looked at Meng Chao, then at Lü Siya behind him. Due to her severe injuries, she was