Royt sneered. "We agreed back then that we'd handle things outside the Safe Zone, and he'd handle things inside. We already stirred things up on our end, but he didn't so much as fart on his. And he still has the nerve to come asking us to cooperate again?"
"He explained that too. He failed because he hadn't expected Qian Wendao to suddenly make a move after lying low for ten years. He hadn't dealt with Qian Wendao in so long that he didn't know what trump cards he had, so he had no choice but to break his promise. Besides, he gave us ample compensation as a show of sincerity."
"He always has an excuse." Royt's voice dripped with contempt. "He calls himself the ruler of the Safe Zone every day, but he's more of a turtle than an actual turtle!"
"Yes, Ander has always been that sort of man."
Royt asked again, "If he wants Qin Siyang dead, why ask you and me to do it? Isn't that just giving other people dirt and leverage against him? Can't he wait until next New Year's Day and kill Qin Siyang himself?"
"He told me he can't afford to wait that long anymore."
"Why? Did Qi Tian bind him to a [Life-Substitution Lamp] or something?"
"According to Ander, he originally planned to act two years from now, but the situation is developing far faster than he can control."
Royt said, "He's been stationed in Zone 1, overseeing everything for ten years. How can things still get beyond his control? Is he useless?"
Manderson said, "Because things are changing too quickly now. Nobody expected a situation that had remained stable for ten years to undergo such earth-shattering changes in just one year."
"Before, Ander could comfortably wait until he was fully