Jiang Tongguang said, "Hu Jian is indeed narrow-minded and lacks tolerance, but he's really generous to his own people. Over the years, I don't know how many people have benefited from his kindness.
It's fine for you to thrash him, because the folks in the Association love a good show. No matter how bad it gets, it's still fine. But if you really keep going at it with him, making it an antagonistic, life-and-death struggle... I'm afraid it won't just be about the alchemy faction. I'm afraid many in the Association will start taking sides.
Of course, I know you don't care."
Jiang Tongguang pinched his nose while saying all this nonsense, took a deep breath, and, despite holding the esteemed position of a director, seriously said to a mere Golden Ribbon Craftsman, "I just want to figure out one thing, Ji Jue..."
He asked:
"—Do you really want him 'dead'?"
"…"
