"If this news gets out, knowing how much effort you've put into promoting bilateral friendship, you won't be able to escape the charge of being a traitor."
On the phone.
Cao Jinse's tone was a mix of wistfulness and a touch of schadenfreude.
"I have a clear conscience."
Someone responded with just five simple words.
"Having a clear conscience is useless, the deep-seated hatred, the common people won't think rationally, and they won't consider such far-reaching issues either."
It made sense.
The perspective of the common people is limited; those living on the ground floor cannot possibly see what those on the top floor see.
"Matters of national importance don't always need to be reported to the common people in detail, do they?"
Boss Jiang said humorously yet truthfully.
"So you do have things you're concerned about."
Cao Jinse teased.
"Even if I don't qualify as a hero, I shouldn't be labeled a traitor either." Boss Jiang spoke frankly.
