The moment Qin Siyang spoke, all three men present broke out in a cold sweat.
Zhao Longfei, who had been the most swaggering of the lot, immediately tried to dissuade him. "Well, Xiao Qin, I know you feel wronged and think we shouldn't have let the Reincarnation Church set us up. But there's no need to outright... go against the United Government, is there? Honestly, given the current circumstances, I think having the United Government manage the Safe Zone is pretty good."
Chen Zhongming and Qian Wendao nodded repeatedly as well.
"That's right, Xiao Qin. We don't have to go that far..."
"I think I should just turn myself in. That'll make things easier for everyone. Prison is full of talented people. I could even learn something new..."
After hearing the three of them, Qin Siyang frowned in displeasure. "Where did your minds go? Who said I wanted to overthrow the United Government?"
"Huh? Didn't you say we should flip the table?"
"Flipping the table means not resolving this matter under the current rules, not directly going against the United Government! Do you all take me for some reckless hothead? It's just a financial shortfall, not a matter of life and death. Does that really call for raising a rebel banner and gathering an outlaw army?!"
Zhao Longfei and the other two let out long sighs of relief. "Oh, that makes sense... So what's your plan?"
"We already know the Reincarnation Church is responsible for the Administration Bureau's shortfall..."
"Hold on." Chen Zhongming interrupted politely. "Isn't their involvement just our conjecture? What if there's something else behind Tian Chunfeng's death?"
Qin Siyang shook his head. "I thought it was conjecture too, at first. But now we can pretty much confirm it."
"Why?"
"This shortfall looks like a problem with the