After the media and news outlets whipped up the story, many people in the Great Shun Settlement hoped Gui Zihan would accept the challenge.
Chen Chuan's earlier hard-line approach had fired them up, and they did not want to be crushed underfoot again.
The companies and various organizations in Great Shun, however, remained cautious and adopted a wait-and-see attitude. They actually did not want the duel to happen. A victory would leave them no better off than they were now and would only invite greater hostility.
If he lost...
Then some of the gains and prestige they had secured might simply be thrown away.
After discussing it, they sent a few representatives to sound Gui Zihan out. If he was unwilling, they would speak up and try to dissuade him, giving him a graceful way out, then defend him in the newspapers and media.
It would not matter if he did not step forward. Once Chen Chuan returned, dealing with that "madman" surely would not be difficult.
The representatives soon met Gui Zihan after arriving. One of them merely ventured a question, and Gui Zihan answered directly, "I will accept the challenge."
The representatives exchanged glances, each seeing a trace of unease and worry in the others' eyes.
Could Group Leader Gui really pull this off?
After all, Group Leader Gui had never had any notable combat achievements, nor had they ever seen him fight or spar with anyone. They really had no way to judge his fighting ability.
Madman Rodovich was a long-established Fighter. Just looking at what he had done in the past, and how no one had managed to do anything about him, was enough to know that he was formidable.
But since Gui Zihan had accepted, they needed to find ways to rally support for him.