"I had no other choice," the elegantly dressed middle-aged man named Zhang Jinghe slowly began.
"The only ones capable of mobilizing 'Lion Eye,' such core special combat personnel, are just three individuals... and I have no right to stop any of them."
"Ning, it's not that I am unwilling; it's that I literally can't."
This time, Ning Yuantai didn't correct the other's form of address, merely shaking his head.
"You aren't unable to stop it; your stance just isn't firm enough, Comrade Zhang Jinghe."
"I advise you, don't try to play both sides and vacillate like a yes-man. You'd better stand firmly by the commander's side. If she favors Xue, you ought to find a way to protect him, not act as you do now, thinking that by doing nothing you won't offend anyone. In reality, such an approach will lead to everyone not considering you one of their own and offending everyone equally."