Published: March 2, 2025
But... there was no choice but to answer...
Qin Shiyuan's life was now in Tang Haofei's hands, controlled by the hose attached to Tang Haofei's wrist!
So Qin Tian shook his head.
"This question is too profound. I feel that neither ideals nor principles can be discarded..."
Hearing Qin Tian's response, Tang Haofei smiled.
"Since you think this question is too profound, let me change it..."
"Look, your sister is in danger. You want to save her, right?"
Qin Tian nodded.
"This is your temporary ideal."
"But, if—I'm saying if—if to do this, you need to do things you originally did not want to do—like, for example, betraying some of your principles, yes, like a massive slaughter of ordinary people—if not slaughtering ordinary people is your principle, or betraying your friends and such, what would you choose?"
Qin Tian fell completely silent...
He wasn't foolish; Tang Haofei's words about ideals and principles had made him feel heavy in his heart...
Things had changed...
After a while, Qin Tian shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I don't know..."
Tang Haofei gently nodded, as if he had received a satisfactory answer from Qin Tian, and softly murmured...
"Yeah, the trade-off between ideals and principles... Who knows..."
"I don't know either..."
Then, Qin Tian noticed that Tang Haofei's gaze seemed to drift...
...
More than ten days ago...
It was probably when he had just returned from the oceanic tribe...
Yes, that's right, it was on that day that things began to change!
Tang Haofei thought confidently.
...
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
In the large office, two beams of white light flashed, followed by the sound of heavy objects hitting the ground.
Two shadows fell face-first onto the floor of the frontline guardian's office.
"This broken item..."
Tang Haofei couldn't help but curse.
When going to the oceanic tribe, he had to walk because there were no positioning devices, but on the way back, everything was already arranged, so there was no need to rely on his legs.
Taking a deep breath, Tang Haofei greedily inhaled the air into his chest, alleviating the discomfort from being underwater for too long, before he raised his head and surveyed the familiar environment.
Overall...
Still the same...
Wen Yu hadn't changed the arrangement of the office.
"Welcome back, you’ve worked hard."
Fran, who remained in the office, smiled and nodded as he saw Walter and Tang Haofei.
"Old man, you’re here! Where's Wen Yu?"
"The eastern city wall has encountered some issues, Wen Yu went to solve it and just left not long ago. What? Do you need to find him?"
Tang Haofei shook his head.
"No need, I need to rest for a bit. I'm not complaining, but that broken place in the oceanic tribe doesn’t even have a bed. I haven't been able to sleep well these past two days."
Seeing Tang Haofei deliberately stretch, Fran smiled and said.
"Want to rest... probably not now..."
"Lin Haifeng is looking for you."
Tang Haofei, not suspecting anything, nodded in response: "Just in time, I also need to report to Lin Haifeng about this diplomatic situation. Walter, come with me."
"Wait..."
Fran called out to the hurried Tang Haofei.
"Lin Haifeng is looking for only you!"
...
"Only me?"
"Yes, only you."
Fran replied affirmatively.
Lin Haifeng was definitely looking for him about something important.
Although he didn’t understand why Lin Haifeng specified "only you," these were all trivial matters.
He told Walter to go play and disregarded other matters, directly heading to the military headquarters.
...
In the spacious office.
Only Tang Haofei and Lin Haifeng were present.
However, the atmosphere between them was extremely oppressive.
After a while, Tang Haofei's face tightened as he slowly raised his head and questioned in a tone like a volcano about to erupt.
"The Sea King control plan? Did I hear you wrong, or are you crazy?"
"You didn’t hear wrong, and I’m not crazy. I’ve explained the reasons to you, and now I’ll explain them to you again."
"The overall strength of the oceanic tribe far exceeds that of the human race, and fundamentally, they are just beasts. Have you ever considered, once the two groups ally, who will be in charge? Therefore, the oceanic tribe must be controlled; a simple alliance is not enough to make me feel at ease with the oceanic tribe. I must have the means to influence the decision-making of the oceanic tribe's highest level so that under certain special circumstances, I can influence their decisions."