Jiang Yuanzheng argued vehemently that Lu Chengwen could not be killed.
The Four Great Families could not simply follow the Elder Council's lead, doing whatever they said without thinking for themselves and losing their own judgment and control over the bigger picture.
But Mo Haiping strongly objected.
Mo Haiping believed the Elder Council's plan was safer.
As long as Lu Chengwen was alive, he was a hidden danger. He was not someone anyone could control, and his backing was too powerful. It was practically impossible to place him under house arrest. If any Old Man Wu came knocking to demand him, would they hand him over or not?
But letting him go would leave a hidden danger. If Sky Net captured him, no one could predict the consequences.
Sky Net had lain dormant for so many years, yet now it was mobilizing its forces without regard for anything else, betting everything on capturing Lu Chengwen. That showed just how strategically valuable Lu Chengwen was to them!
That could lead to an outcome horrifying enough to send chills down everyone's spine!
And if Lu Chengwen died, Sky Net would suffer enormous losses, while their side would suffer only minor losses—or perhaps none at all.
This was a profitable deal.
Jiang Yuanzheng looked at Xia Ying. She bit her lip.
"We received an order. An order... must be carried out. I have no authority here to discuss or make decisions with you. I came here in a personal capacity to carry out the order, not to discuss the order itself."
Jiang Yuanzheng looked at Bai Menkeke again.
Bai Menkeke coughed. "The Bai family does not intend to explain the purpose or principles of this operation to anyone."
Jiang Yuanzheng understood.
Other than himself, no one here intended to protect Lu Chengwen.
Jiang