Luo Yan placed a cup of liquor in front of Zhang Yugu.
"Mister Zhou had no choice but to do this. Since Hong Yue had already confessed, whether he did so willingly or was pushed forward as a scapegoat, the fact remains that someone had already died over this matter—and that someone was a Branch Chief."
"Therefore, this matter has to end here."
"At least for the time being, it isn't suitable to investigate it further."
"If we dig deeper, we'll suffer heavy losses."
"As for the Black Witch situation, we're currently contending with the Underworld in the south, while quite a few overseas forces have now emerged in the north."
"If we keep digging at a time like this, and dig too deeply—"
"I'm afraid we'll sever the roots altogether. When that happens, outsiders will be the ones to benefit."
"Now that Hong Yue is dead and someone has taken responsibility for the matter, giving you a portion of the Gong Gong Department's resources can also be considered an explanation to you."
"There's nothing wrong with handling it this way."
Zhang Yugu drank his liquor. "I understand the reasoning, but I'm still holding in a breath of anger. I can't swallow it."
"Ying Zhengye was involved in this matter too, and Cai Andao definitely can't escape responsibility."
"In the end, not only did I fail to drag Cai Andao down, I couldn't even do anything to Ying Zhengye."
"How am I supposed to swallow this anger?"
Luo Yan said softly, "Cai Andao's identity is special. If the organization can't find a scholar to replace him, then no matter what, the higher-ups will definitely find a way to protect him."
"Ying Zhengye is a Branch Chief, at least. It won't be easy to move against him either."
"If we want