Count Dooku glared viciously at Tang Xiao. "Governor, I recall that just a few minutes ago, you yourself said that we had no way out!"
"But you seem to believe that you have a way out, Count Dooku." Tang Xiao slowly rose to his feet, bracing both hands against the table and leaning forward as he stared Count Dooku down. "You're completely mistaken."
"I... am no different from you..." The fury in Count Dooku's heart had nearly reached its limit. The powerful Dark Side Force made everything around him tremble.
"No, you are different," Tang Xiao said flatly. "Everyone present here governs, at the least, a planet or a sector, and at the most, serves as chairman of a Mega-corporation whose business spans tens of thousands of star systems. In other words, we are not merely responsible for our own lives and deaths; we bear responsibility for the lives and deaths of countless billions under our command. But what about you, Count Dooku?"
He continued, "If the war is lost, you can simply walk away, or perhaps spend a few days in prison yourself. But we will have to stand alongside countless billions and endure the victors' wrath... Count Dooku, do you still think we are the same?"
"What exactly do you want?" Count Dooku asked coldly.
"I told you long ago: victory in this war," Tang Xiao replied.
"This war can never be won by you alone! That was what you said as well," Count Dooku said.
Tang Xiao's expression suddenly relaxed. "Which is precisely why we want to know Lord Sidious's true identity, isn't it? The only reason we are willing to fight this war is Lord Sidious's guarantee. That is why we have poured immeasurable resources and money into it. And now, it is time for Lord