"Coincidences are like chocolate. Eat too much, and you really do get sick of it." Long Qi felt that his thoughts aligned even more closely with Fris's. "We really should sort this out from the beginning and see who's been stuffing so many pieces into everyone's mouths."
After a brief pause, he added, "Whether the one handing out chocolate was one person or many, and whichever side they belonged to, Grand Executive Officer Gao Wenfu definitely can't escape blame... But if it were only him, things shouldn't have been handled this crudely."
At that, Long Qi smiled again. "I suddenly thought of a classic joke. When you predict that a natural disaster is about to strike, you have three choices:
"First, the disaster is unstoppable, so you turn around and run. Do nothing else, and leave it to fate;
"Second, desperately reinforce every potentially weak point and minimize the damage as much as possible, though it will likely be futile;
"Third, pretend you know nothing. You might even announce that tomorrow will be beautiful weather, then bring some things out to air...
"Maybe a bolt of lightning will strike and burn all the Secret Account Books to ashes?
"Maybe some empty warehouse will suddenly get buried by a volcanic earthquake?
"Maybe someone you've long found unpleasant will get startled out of nowhere and choke to death?
"In Lake City, Grand Executive Officer Gao Wenfu set such a fine example. Quite a few people are probably considering the third option."
Fris's laughter buzzed from within. "If it were only him, calmly making the arrangements, what then?"
"'Calmly' isn't the right word. In a situation like yesterday's, unless Li Wei himself had been there, anyone would have been at a loss. Didn't that man run straight to Jin City?"
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