"Everyone has their own ambitions. Besides, Zone 1 was full of hidden talents to begin with. Before this, the dead men-Zhou Bi, Jin Mian, and the rest-were no ordinary figures either."
Qin Siyang curled his lip. "Money-obsessed people like Zhou Bi and Jin Mian? I never saw much ability in them."
"They may have spent their days squeezing resources out of people and inventing pretexts to fleece them, but that doesn't mean they had no ability. Someone without ability couldn't become the ringleader of a bunch of villains, either."
Qin Siyang nodded slightly at that.
That was true.
Jiang Hao, Guo Jiuxiao, Xiao Zhigang-none of the men who had held their own against him for so long were ordinary incompetents.
Presumably, Qian Wendao viewed Zhou Bi and the others in a similar light.
"Besides, District Chief Fan Baoluo wasn't the only one who stayed in Zone 1. Yu Jianyun never left either, did he? But they still stood on the side of justice in the battle outside the Sigma District. That's enough."
"Back to the matter at hand," Qian Wendao said, steering the conversation back. "District Chief Fan Baoluo's way of thinking really did break us out of our limited perspective. There truly is strength in numbers. It's a good thing District Chief Olof invited you here today."
Olof laughed heartily. "I won't take the credit. The problem is solved, so now it's time to get to work."
"All right. That concludes our discussion. Everyone, get back to your own work. Meeting adjourned."
Once the others had left, only Qin Siyang and Qian Wendao remained in the conference room.
Qian Wendao looked at him. "You have something else to tell me?"
"Yes. I collected quite a lot of Crimson Crystal on this trip."
"How much is 'quite a lot'?"
"Definitely