After settling Brando in a cabin, Amu sidled up to Huang Ji and whispered, "Brother, do you really believe him?"
"I feel like he's just telling us what we want to hear. First, he'll stay by our side to save his own life, but in the end, he might turn on us. I think it'd be easier to just kill him!"
Huang Ji smiled. "Everyone wants to take the easy way out, so they easily give up on and reject people or things that bring them trouble. But after trouble, there is often a surprise."
"Brando is strong-willed and unyielding. Once he sets his mind on something, not even ten oxen can pull him back. The path he chooses, he will carry through to the end."
"People like him can be defeated, but they will never admit defeat. If he walks the same path as us, he will become the toughest and most tenacious fighter in the Resistance Army."
Amu shook his head. "But he isn't walking the same path as us in the end. He chose the wrong road, so that strength will instead make him our enemy."
Putting an arm around Amu's shoulders, Huang Ji said, "I know everything you've said. But the fact that we can conquer the Illuminati will be largely thanks to him."
"Amu, you don't need to think about these things. Just trust me."
"Mm." Amu nodded. "I trust you, but are we really going to kill Dis now?"
Huang Ji smiled. "What? Are you afraid?"
"A little..." Amu gave an embarrassed laugh.
Huang Ji said, "Then let's kill the Disruptor. Otherwise, once Dis finds out we've allied ourselves with a Disruptor, do you think he'll let us off?"
"The Nature Disruptor? That alien doesn't even take the Little Greys seriously. I feel like