Chapter 2747: The Principle of the Darkest Place Under the Lamp

At least he felt things hadn't reached that scope yet; based on the current situation, they could fully settle for the next best thing—at the very least, their choice to submit to Zhang Lin meant submitting to the authorities.

Although Wang Jie's face would suffer once word got out, and his reputation would be criticized to some degree, at least they had gone from black to white, and most people's lives had been spared—this was the best possible outcome.

With this outcome as their foundation, they could no longer make those messy demands; at the same time, returning to the Wang family headquarters now would give the authorities the most stable result.

To tell them they had no such grand ambitions, that they wouldn't make any more messy choices, and to truly put their minds at ease.

At the same time, the Wang family would thereafter wholeheartedly cooperate with all of Zhang Lin's actions; as long as the authorities were willing to relent and grant the Wang family a place—even if it meant reducing their numbers—there would be no problem at all. This was the true meaning of declaring their own ambition, and also a plan that yielded the greatest long-term returns.

But everything had already been thought through, and the order had been given for the ship they were on to turn around immediately. Yet in an instant, Mr. Wang suddenly furrowed his brow.

He knew things probably weren't as simple as he'd imagined!

First of all, if this matter were handled by themselves without going through Zhang Lin's baseline, and if they could keep it hidden from Zhang Lin forever, naturally there'd be no problem—after all, they were now following the principle of "the darkest place under the lamp": the most dangerous place is the safest. This was the outcome Mr. Wang wanted to see.

But whether they could ultimately keep it from Zhang Lin was an unknown; yet even if these things didn't happen, Mr. Wang wasn't optimistic about that answer.

The reason was very simple—it was because that person was Zhang Lin. Even if Wang Wang Canghai failed to detect the Wang family's current movements, he believed Zhang Lin had a hundred-percent way to infiltrate.

Taking it ten thousand steps back, if Zhang Lin didn't know, then he must simply not be interested in this matter itself; if that were the case, it would absolutely not be good news for them.

First, what they needed to do was rely on Zhang Lin's protection, then handle the follow-up matters—including the possibility that Wang Wang Canghai would make a comeback. He had gone to the Second Archaeological Team, and because of Zhang Lin's influence or intervention, he hadn't gotten anything he wanted.

Then Wang Canghai's first choice would absolutely be to turn around and come back, then seize a portion of vested interests—this would fit Wang Canghai's consistent style; the opposite would be entirely different.

If Wang Wang Canghai died in the tomb where the Second Archaeological Team was located, or even if he later went to Tiangong and met the same fate, then Mr. Wang could rest easy, and the entire Wang family would understand what choice they should make.

But things weren't like that now; everything was random, and even Zhang Lin hadn't given the most certain judgment. Since that was the case, if Mr. Wang now thought about the next steps with such an assumption, he would absolutely be seeking death.

So he needed to get a very clear answer from Zhang Lin; only on that premise could he let his ship turn around with peace of mind.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly said, "Hold on a moment!"

But the man under him immediately furrowed his brow; he truly couldn't understand why Mr. Wang was so fickle—things had clearly already been agreed upon, yet now he suddenly changed his mind. This didn't fit Mr. Wang's usual style of doing things.

But after thinking it over, he could only sigh in the end; after all, he wasn't the Wang family's decision-maker, so at this moment he had no right to voice his own opinion.

He could only let things continue as they were; everything followed Mr. Wang's choice, which was an absolute command in every sense, and no one could refute it.

Nor had any chance to interfere in it. This was also why he was absolutely loyal to Mr. Wang—anyone in the role of Wang Hu, or even someone like Wang Cen, might well have already defected by now.

This wasn't without precedent; when Wang Cen learned through Zhang Lin at the Xin Yue Restaurant that the Wang family had disbanded, the choice he made at that moment had already given everyone the most definitive answer.

At that time, Wang Cen was very clear about what he should do afterward, and some things had already reached such a point that there was no way to find a definitive method to resolve all the problems.

So Wang Cen made that choice immediately, without any hesitation at all—this was why the gap between Wang Hu and Wang Cen was a hundred and eighty thousand li.

Not just in brains, but in decisiveness the gap between the two was far, far too great; it was an unbridgeable chasm in reality. Based on this, Mr. Wang wasn't too worried about Wang Hu at present.

He believed that through his own attitude, Zhang Lin should have seen this too; if he worried too much about Wang Hu's situation, that would be needless anxiety.

If Wang Cen was now loyal to Wang Wang Canghai and commanding within that team, he might well cause trouble for the Second Archaeological Team. The real trouble now wasn't Wang Hu leading people, but Wang Wang Canghai himself.

Mr. Wang believed that what Zhang Lin truly cared about was definitely this point; otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to get the First Archaeological Team moving quickly. To put it plainly, the First Archaeological Team's rapid action now touched Wang Wang Canghai's core interests.

But if something happened on the Wan Nu Wang's side, or any sign at all made Wang Wang Canghai realize he couldn't stay with the Second Archaeological Team any longer, that would also count as "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao." Of course, this was only one of Zhang Lin's goals; he wasn't counting on this matter bringing him an absolute victory.

What Zhang Lin ultimately wanted was to eliminate both Wan Nu Wang and Wang Wang Canghai together; under those circumstances, Zhang Lin could truly put his mind at ease.

At the same time, he believed reality wouldn't deviate at all, because once other situations arose, the two would check each other. Even if Wan Nu Wang didn't take Wang Wang Canghai seriously, after all these years and with things having reached this point, no one could turn back.

As long as Wan Nu Wang remained lucid, he should be very clear that he wasn't what he once was; this might also be the main reason Wang Wang Canghai would make his subsequent choice.

Wang Wang Canghai was very clear he had no choice; sometimes one had to passively submit to fate's arrangement, and this fate was precisely what Wan Nu Wang had once entrusted to him.

At the same time, now under Zhang Lin's influence, things had deviated even further.

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