Knowing when to stop had always been an extremely difficult skill to master.
Even once you had mastered it, factors like letting concern cloud your judgment could still throw you off from time to time.
Chief Yuan in this incident was a case in point.
Her eagerness to rid the people of a menace was understandable, but some things became downright impolite when you pushed them too far.
The nature of this incident was a probe, apparently initiated by a Second Order transcendent, to determine whether the grave mistake she had made had been exposed.
Given the gravity of the matter, it was easy to imagine just how decisive and ruthless the pair of eyes behind it would be if the suspicions proved true.
The slightest hint that something was amiss might trigger an utterly brutal purge.
And it was only thanks to one or two plans I'd made in advance that we were able to respond with even a little composure.
Under these circumstances, you wanted to set the probe's objective as gathering evidence that Kelin was behind it all?
You wanted to make that pair of eyes reveal their hand without realizing it?
Not only did we already have the advantage, but in theory, the other party was probably even more determined than you were to find out whether they'd given themselves away.
If success hinged on the opponent doing something stupid, that was the logic of children playing house. A professional always allowed for the worst when assessing an opponent.
The theme of this confrontation hadn't been chosen on a whim.
"You never expected to prove that Kelin was behind it, did you?"
Chief Yuan was quick on the uptake. She stared in shock for several seconds, then, after confirming Fu Qian wasn't joking, seemed to grasp