Chapter 4477 — Delaying
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Under the tournament rules, agencies like Sihai Escort Agency, which had no Gold Core-stage higher-ups, were indeed sitting in an unassailable position—but they would also find it nearly impossible to seize a share of the spoils. Unless a victor like Longzhou Escort Agency voluntarily gave up its right to challenge and entered the redraw, and then happened to draw the right to challenge, would such an opportunity ever arise.
The odds of that happening, however, were vanishingly small. So as things stood, agencies like Sihai could only stand by with folded arms and watch Longzhou's points climb higher and higher, until the upstart was shitting and pissing on their heads—and there was not a thing they could do about it.
Clearly, Sihai Escort Agency, now knocked out of the top five, had already become the first casualty. Next in line would be Xuanying Escort Agency, Tianhong Escort Agency, Shenfeng Escort Agency...
At this, even Zhao Bufan and the others nearby began to eye Hai Wuliang with unfriendly looks.
They were not being hounded relentlessly the way Qingtian Escort Agency was; their points and rankings might take a hit, but not enough to cause any great upheaval. The problem was that Qingtian's meteoric rise and its trampling over them was one thing—but now even Longzhou Escort Agency was climbing on their faces. Who could stomach that?
They were the mighty Five Great Escort Agencies, lofty traditional blue-blooded houses—how could they tolerate these rootless, grass-roots agencies stepping on their heads one after another? Where was their dignity?
The crowd suddenly realized: this fellow Hai Wuliang had not only dropped a rock on his own foot—he had smashed theirs right along with it.
"Heh. To insist that I'm targeting your Qingtian Escort Agency, Chief Escort Qi, is rather overthinking things, don't you think? Whatever you may believe, my conscience is clear. The rules are right here for all to see, and they're fair to everyone. As long as you have the strength, everyone has a chance to rise. If you feel you've been wronged, that can only mean one thing: your own strength falls short, and you have no one to blame but yourself." Hai Wuliang remained as righteous and earnest as ever.
"Hmph. Since Chief Escort Hai is so unyielding, I have nothing more to say. One piece of advice, though: justice lies in the hearts of the people, and a capering clown will never amount to anything in the end." Qi Mingyuan gave Hai Wuliang a long, deep look, then said no more.
"I'll return those words to your Qingtian Escort Agency—a flash in the pan, I'd say that fits rather well." Hai Wuliang sneered.
Seeing the hostile expressions on Qi Mingyuan's and Zhao Bufan's faces, the gloom that had weighed on Hai Wuliang just moments before dissolved entirely. He laughed coldly to himself: a pack of ignorant fools. Did you really think Longzhou Escort Agency could laugh last? Did you really think this chief escort had water on the brain?
With Longzhou Escort Agency's fatal weakness gripped in his hand, Hai Wuliang was not the least bit afraid of them piling up points. Pile them as high as you like—what good would it do? When he dropped that bombshell, all of Longzhou's qualifications would be stripped away entirely. They were nothing to worry about.
Only—at present his Sihai Escort Agency stood in sixth place. Even if both Qingtian and Longzhou above them were eliminated, he would at best climb back to fourth, and the agencies above would still be reaping the lion's share of the benefit. Before that happened, he would have to think of a proper countermeasure. Doing the bridal sewing for someone else for nothing—that was one fool's errand Hai Wuliang would not undertake.