"Enough."
Wang Meng spoke up. "Qi Jianyuan, are you out of things to say now?"
"I truly don't understand. Why did you have to research such a dangerous project?"
Qi Jianyuan retreated a step. "I wanted to research mechas, too, but the problem is, would the Strategic Affairs Department allow it?"
Wang Meng's face darkened. "So you went and researched giant beasts? Have you completely lost your mind?"
"I've lost my mind?"
Qi Jianyuan laughed loudly. "I simply didn't want to be a puppet on the Strategic Affairs Department's strings. A great man born in troubled times should seize the opportunity to rise and establish a great achievement. What have I done wrong?"
"The Strategic Affairs Department monopolizes Mecha Technology and refuses to make it public or share it. So I researched giant beasts. If I succeed, we humans will be able to breed our own giant beasts."
"When that happens, we can use giant beasts to defeat giant beasts. Wouldn't I still be working for humanity's welfare?"
"You say I broke the law, but what law did I break? Why should I be guilty just because the Strategic Affairs Department says I am?"
"Ultimately, it's because the Strategic Affairs Department controls absolute power!"
"So, as long as I possess the same power—or even surpass the Strategic Affairs Department—then I'll be able to make the rules."
"I don't want to live under someone else's thumb. I want to be the one who makes the rules. Tell me, where exactly am I wrong?"
"On the contrary, it's people like you who are muddleheaded and can only follow blindly."
"Born as human beings, every one of us is free. Every one of us has the right to pursue greater strength."
"Instead of obeying one person or one organization!"
Wang Meng snorted and