Chapter 2685

But they didn't understand Zhang Lin's good intentions. With Wang Cen around, at least the arrangements Zhang Lin made afterward could go more smoothly — for instance, regarding the other group of Wang family members heading to Archaeology Team One.

Without Wang Cen, given the choices Archaeology Team One has made on its own, they might really think the other side was deliberately making things difficult for them, which clearly isn't the outcome Zhang Lin wants to see.

But the current situation is a different story. What others think doesn't matter — as long as the three-person group of Archaeology Team One can adjust their mindset and let Wang Cen make his choice, there's no problem, and it will also make what follows go more smoothly.

Wang Cen had assumed his people would need to agonize for a while longer before making those choices, but in less than ten minutes, one after another they came over — if they chose to keep following Wang Cen.

If so, they just had to stand behind him; if they wanted to leave, they bowed once to Wang Cen, and that was that — their so-called new journey could begin.

Actually, the first person who wants to leave is the most important. He needs to take control of every direction and also see the reality of the situation. If things turn out completely different from what he imagined, he's also paving the way for others, so this first person is destined to be the embodiment of a brave man.

Right now, as long as he steps forward, it means he's convinced that what follows will unfold as he imagines — that Wang Cen won't go back on his word, that what he says he'll definitely do.

The real reason they dare step forward now isn't so much that they trust Wang Cen, but that they trust Zhang Lin's character even more.

The key is that everything about Archaeology Team One, where they are now, is guided by Zhang Lin, and the cooperation with the Fang family itself is also under Zhang Lin's subtle and pervasive influence.

Given that, even if they don't trust Wang Cen, they'll still be sure Zhang Lin will keep his promise — there won't be any deviation at all.

That's the main reason these people hold such thoughts right now. They're convinced their thinking is absolutely right. At least in the current situation, if they still choose to hesitate or distrust, the chance that has finally appeared before them will vanish in an instant — that's what everyone is thinking.

Zhang Lin had long foreseen such thoughts; even Wu Tianzhen had already thought of it. The key is that he wants the internal situation to stabilize. As for what these people are thinking, for Wu Tianzhen it's relatively unimportant — as long as the people who stay are loyal enough, that's enough.

When a person already has enough, he should look more at what he has, instead of blindly chasing what he doesn't have. The same goes for people. Wang Cen himself only realized this after the fact — like the people following him now.

At first Wang Cen thought the more the merrier; he even envied the position Mr. Wang held, thinking that once he sat in that seat, he could control everything, rise and fall, and hold everything in his own hands.

But reality isn't like that. Even as a member of the Wang family, the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility; and the higher the position, the more there is to manage. Under that premise, he might forever be in a state of running himself ragged.

Wang Cen has now figured it out — he simply doesn't want to become that kind of person; he thinks it has no meaning. If he were given one more chance to choose, Wang Cen would absolutely cast aside his ridiculous so-called faith the very first moment and run off far away with Su Nan.

Just a few days ago he still had that chance, but because of his own stubborn blindness, he missed everything. Thinking about it makes Wang Cen regret it so much he could beat his chest raw.

But regretting now is pointless. He knows where his road ahead should lead, and he's sure this road is the direction of his final choice.

Wang Cen believes Zhang Lin will absolutely not go back on the promise he made. If he really went back on it, Zhang Lin would lose the reputation he's worked so hard to build.

That's what Wang Cen is betting on. Although as a Wang family member and a high-ranking one at that, he's very important to the officials, his importance also depends on who he's compared to.

If you put him next to Zhang Lin for comparison, clearly Zhang Lin is more important. So he believes Zhang Lin will definitely make the choice that most protects his own feathers, and won't keep picking fights with him. That way, Wang Cen can smoothly carry out the things he wants to do.

Of course, this doesn't include betraying Zhang Lin — he just has to find a node he can rely on, and give himself more options. This kind of choice is only temporary.

But at some point in the future he'll repay all of it to Su Nan. Right now, what Wang Cen worries about most is actually Su Nan's personal situation.

If Su Nan still can't think it through and remains stubbornly blind, then later Wang Wang Canghai might have to go to some trouble explaining things to him.

Clearly, time is equally tight for him right now, so he doesn't know how to explain it to the other man. Whether he'll find that moment to get all this done — these are all very hard choices to make.

But for now Wang Cen has stopped thinking about these things, because for him and Archaeology Team One, the most important thing afterward is to go down into the tomb. Following Zhang Lin's instructions, they'll go down ahead of time to scout the way and observe the situation. That way they can truly work in coordination with Archaeology Team Two to get this done.

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