Deputy Director Yu Yanru certainly had plenty of grievances to air. It seemed her resentment had been building for more than just a day or two.
But Jiang Yue didn't take her words as mere venting. She was making valid points, not just expressing personal frustration; she had put her finger on the heart of the matter.
Was this only a problem with Yun City's Action Bureau? Obviously not.
There were surely many reasons why the Western Frontier Military Region had let the Bizarre Tree grow so powerful. But the various departments' negligence, their constant scheming for personal gain and their reluctance to make any real sacrifices—all these appeasement tactics, intentional or otherwise, had undoubtedly fueled the Bizarre Tree's unchecked growth in the Surface World.
In fact, hadn't the Joint Command Group considered these issues?
Why had General Zeng stressed those points at one of the Joint Command Group's meetings? That no one should try to coast along, and that those who did would be the ones to have the hardest time of all?
In the end, many people's selfish motives were plain to see.
And the reason Yun City's situation had deteriorated so badly, with its defenses crumbling and the Bizarre Tree's forces steadily advancing, wasn't a lack of strength. It was the same problem: too much self-interest.
The senior officials at the original command center each had their own private motives, ideas, and interests to protect.
Everyone seemed to be doing their part, and no one was obviously slacking off. But when it came to results on the battlefield, they had suffered defeat after defeat, and the territory under their control had kept falling.
Why had Jiang Yue encouraged everyone to speak up at the meeting yesterday afternoon at three?
He had wanted to use their comments to