The situation now has a contingency plan, the remaining issue is the decision-making back home, which can't be settled overnight and requires patience. After chatting for a while, everyone returned to their rooms to rest. The next morning, they hadn't received a response from home, but news from Xinzi arrived—the plan was executed successfully, thirteen people were kidnapped and secretly detained. Xinzi asked if they wanted to go and see.
Luo Zheng thought about it and decided not to go. Firstly, to express trust in Yuanfei Zuo, and secondly, to disassociate himself should there be any incidents in the future. The plan to attack Japan was halted by instructions from back home, but the kidnapping scheme was not canceled. The rumors spread by Lan Xing regarding the Shijing family's bankruptcy have already circulated, now it's just waiting for these matters to ferment.
