"Governor, since the United Government announced the path for advancing beyond Sequence Level Five, everyone on the forum has been discussing it. They're all thinking about how to earn the rewards offered by the United Government. The voices of dissatisfaction and condemnation have grown noticeably quieter..."
Looking worried, Hou Wencheng said to Yu Renjie, "Governor, only a handful of people are still voicing their dissatisfaction. Our voices are getting weaker and weaker."
"Shouldn't we do something else to draw everyone's attention back to this issue?"
Yu Renjie rolled the Wooden Bead Bracelet in his hand, closed his eyes, and thought for a moment before saying, "Let it go."
"Let what go?"
"Mayor Hou, the day the United Government issued those documents, I stopped voicing my dissatisfaction in public. So you should stop insisting on this so-called 'cleansing the court,' too. Let this matter end here. You and I should accept reality, keep working together, and do our jobs in our new posts."
Yu Renjie let out a long sigh and glanced forlornly around the rather cramped office. "You and I can probably see the rest of our lives laid out before us, right here."
"But Governor, why not keep going? Information about Sequence advancement can only help a minority of people, after all. Once the excitement dies down, everyone will go back to focusing on the United Government's problems, voicing their dissatisfaction, and building momentum."
"The first push gives you strength; the second loses steam." Yu Renjie shook his head. "The United Government issued several documents in succession. The Sequence paths are merely the most discussed topic. They also proposed assessment plans, applications for job transfers, and more. Their combination of moves has already broken up the widespread discontent and resentment. Those left are too few and too weak to