Lu Chengwen was about to explode with rage!
How could there be people like this!? How!?
Their minds were completely deranged, their understanding utterly warped, the things they said... good heavens!
When Lu Chengwen went back and reported to the deputy minister, the deputy minister could only shake his head.
This country was in complete chaos.
He had known this trip would not be easy, but he had never expected Tianzhu to be growing more chaotic by the day.
The deputy minister said, "Cheng Wen, this is their country's internal affair. We absolutely cannot interfere or involve ourselves in it. Whom they choose to lead their country and what path they take have nothing to do with us."
Lu Chengwen said, "That's true, but if the Vice President succeeds in his coup, he'll become President. Everything you discussed with the current President will become useless, and we'll have to negotiate with the Vice President all over again."
"Yes, that's a serious problem. Did your brother say anything else?"
"He said he suggested we wrap up the visit as soon as possible. It would be best if we failed to reach any agreement with the President at all. That way, the Vice President would think we had confidence in him and were waiting to negotiate with him later. And we wouldn't expose his plot to launch a coup. Better yet, we could fleece them for a sum of money, or..."
The deputy minister shook his head. "That won't do! We are a great nation; integrity and trust must come first. We must be open and honorable, faithful and righteous. We cannot resort to crooked schemes and underhanded tricks. As a state envoy, I represent China's image and attitude. I must never tarnish the nation's dignity or damage its image."
Lu Chengwen