When it came to blind faith, Ms. Hu was definitely more blind than Brother Dao. In the Sunny Era, she had been only a low-level employee, and she had climbed to middle management by attaching herself to Brother Dao. In her more than twenty years of life, she had never enjoyed the life of someone above the rest.
That was where she differed from Brother Dao. He had been an engineer at a corporation, and people had at least treated him with some deference. Money, status, and women had never been in short supply for him.
He was also a little older. During the Sunny Era, he had already gained a clear-eyed understanding of society and seen through the essence of life.
So when it came to assessing a situation, he was bound to be more rational and clear-headed than Ms. Hu. When faced with a choice, his ability to analyze the situation was surely ten times hers.
He could assess the pros and cons with complete rationality, while Ms. Hu's limited perspective and understanding meant that emotional factors inevitably played a part.
She had let misleading appearances cloud her judgment.
After Brother Dao pointed this out, Ms. Hu quickly came to her senses. She looked at Han Jingjing and the others, bewildered, and hesitated for a moment.
"Xiaohu, think carefully. Why has the base suddenly decided to seek peace with the authorities? Why are they now afraid to openly fall out with them?"
"Why?" Xiaohu asked uncertainly.
"Did the Dizang Protector not tell you?"
"He... He said he'd be going to meet with the authorities tomorrow. It sounded like the job wouldn't be easy, and he was quite frustrated. I was going to visit him, but he turned me away. It seems he's got some kind of trouble."
"Heh.