Some things could go wrong if you made them too deliberate.
Take smearing someone, for example. If he wore magnificent clothes and had meticulously styled hair, a patch of black mud on his face or body would look deliberately planted to anyone with eyes.
But if he were covered in mud, then no matter how insistently he shouted that he had been framed, people would instinctively suspect that he must have been dirty to begin with.
Besides, in power struggles at the top and factional infighting, the truth was not the first priority.
The bishops of the York City District all knew Vicolai, and even knew exactly what the Nadun Family was like, yet when faced with an attack from the Whip of Order, they still had to stand in the same trench and help apply pressure and smooth things over;
so couldn't the Whip of Order do the same?
Whether you were really involved or not, all the evidence pointed to you anyway;
whether that Light Remnant was smearing you or not, everyone knew Light Remnants were madmen. Who could say this Light Remnant elder wasn't simply someone who wore his heart on his sleeve?
Since one's position determined the "truth" anyway, they might as well keep coming up with new variations. The more ammunition they had, the better.
As for Neo...
Kallen felt that Neo had not thought that far at all. He only wanted to enjoy himself, he only wanted to play, he simply found this fun.
Besides,
why should you be allowed to use these methods against us, while we weren't allowed to repay you in kind?
In this world, honest people like Pavaro and people like Delong, who had power but still considered the bigger picture, were a tiny minority. You could get away with