Qian Wendao said, "You can choose the person. But as Secretary-General, I must have the right to be informed and the power of veto."
Ander said, "Qian Wendao, are you determined to fight me to the bitter end?"
Qian Wendao answered leisurely, "You just put your trust in the wrong people and lost a war. Morally and logically, you have less ground to stand on than I do. If I don't press my case today, when should I?"
His frank words left everyone from Zone 1 looking grim.
Ander said, "I never expected you to discuss this at the meeting. I was planning to address it once we returned to Zone 1. I haven't even thought of a candidate yet."
"Then think of one now." Qian Wendao lowered his head to glance at his watch. "I don't like meetings, but today, I'm willing to make an exception for you. I can sit here until you come up with a candidate."
"Qian Wendao, there's no need to take things this far."
"I told you, you can choose the person. I don't care about so-called power. All I care about is whether the future of the Safe Zone will be ruined in that person's hands. Ander, you know this is my bottom line."
Ander said, "If Gu Weiyang were still alive, we wouldn't have this problem."
"We were having a perfectly good discussion, but you just had to drag Gu Weiyang out and flog his corpse again. You're really asking for trouble." Qian Wendao sighed helplessly, then looked calmly at the projection. "Ander, you and I both know exactly who was involved in Gu Weiyang's death. For the sake of the bigger picture, I've kept my anger over his murder bottled up all this time."
He continued, "But I'm not as principled