Chapter 3353: Are You Really Willing to Go Against Him?!

And then there was Xue Long and Mr. Wang's successive betrayals; he kept making excuses for himself, thinking that if he hadn't encountered these betrayals,

or rather, if these messy twists of fate hadn't happened, his plan would have long since succeeded, and there would have been no need to wait until today.

Wang Wang Canghai had never considered that the biggest mistake in all this was actually himself. If he hadn't watched Xue Long leave with his own eyes, or if he hadn't insisted on taking Mr. Wang out when Mr. Wang hadn't done anything wrong, things wouldn't have become so awkward. This was the essential problem.

Unfortunately, Wang Wang Canghai never had the ability to see through those false appearances to the essence. He just kept using those foolish ways to think about what came next, and the more he thought, the more extreme he became. He even attributed all the responsibility to Mr. Wang and the others, as if it had nothing to do with him at all.

This was also Wang Wang Canghai's most foolish point, but right now no one was going to remind him. Wang Hu didn't have that kind of courage. In fact, looking at Wang Hu's current state, one could see the pattern clearly—even someone as foolish as him, after seeing this scene, basically had his own guesses.

Or rather, within his understanding, he felt this matter itself wasn't reliable. There might be a trap over at the Second Archaeology Team, but if Wang Wang Canghai truly made up his mind to go there, then he could no longer fuss over the saying that "one who accomplishes great things need not stick to trivialities"—it's true that one need not fuss over them, but it's also true that one doesn't need to dwell on them.

Relatively speaking, Zhang Lin handled this point especially well. But Wang Wang Canghai and Mr. Wang didn't have such thoughts at all. Even when doing something, they always hesitated repeatedly. Before reaching their goal, or before their understanding was unified, they were always timid and indecisive.

Just like before, when Mr. Wang decided to have the Wang family members under him take action personally, or to have the Wang family members simply appear directly right now—he didn't even dare to issue such a simple order, let alone other corresponding orders. Perhaps for him, traps were everywhere; every step he took had to be cautious and careful, as if treading on thin ice.

But he had never considered what Zhang Lin was actually asking him to do, or tried to think about Zhang Lin's attitude. Fear had filled all his sensitive nerves, and once this fear spread boundlessly, the range of choices available to him grew narrower and narrower.

What was left besides complaints was nothing—this was also the greatest worry of his trusted subordinate. Even when he wanted to burn his boats and fight with no retreat, that trusted subordinate felt there was nothing to it.

It seemed such a decision also fit the other's character, but during Mr. Zhang's repeated hesitation, this trusted subordinate felt things might be getting more and more complicated.

And in this complicated situation, he had to find a breakthrough to make everything calm down, rather than continuing in this manner. Fortunately, in the end Mr. Wang mustered his courage and picked up the phone.

Even at this moment Mr. Wang hadn't thought—if he had waited just a moment longer to answer the phone, and if Zhang Lin's patience had truly reached its absolute limit, then any effort he made afterward might truly be a case of working hard for nothing.

Because when the opportunity was right before his eyes he didn't seize it, and it was purely an opportunity within easy reach. His trusted subordinate was so anxious he was hopping mad.

Yet Mr. Wang was still repeatedly pondering over the minor details, which left that trusted subordinate mainly somewhat unable to understand. But in the end the result was good, and he was also glad Mr. Wang could make this decision; otherwise the subsequent matters would surely have become more and more of a mess.

At this time Zhang Lin still planned to give the First Archaeology Team some time, so before the First Archaeology Team reached that most tense situation, he wouldn't order Mr. Wang to act directly.

And now he had given Mr. Wang the corresponding promise, and the other party had also followed up with his assurance, so Zhang Lin was interested in discussing with him the things that were about to happen next.

Therefore, the next moment, Zhang Lin couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Wang, I'm especially curious—if in the end you had no choice but to go against Wang Wang Canghai, what would you choose?"

Hearing this question, Mr. Wang raised his brows. If in the past Zhang Lin had asked him the same question, Mr. Wang would absolutely have been unequivocal, even solemnly declaring that he would definitely stand on the opposite side of Wang Wang Canghai.

But as time went on, he felt that Zhang Lin Has Already seen through all of this and also deduced exactly what level his loyalty to the Wang family was at. Even if it wasn't absolute loyalty, at the very least he had many handles on him in Wang Wang Canghai's hands—this much was certain.

Since that was the case, Mr. Wang had no choice but to fall into this confused state. Zhang Lin naturally saw through the clues in this; otherwise he wouldn't have asked this way. If he were a hundred percent certain of Mr. Wang's loyalty, then what he just asked would have been a pointless question.

And Zhang Lin was someone who never liked asking pointless questions. His habit was to lay everything out on the table and discuss it with the other party. If the other party was holding things back, then no matter how well things had gone before, Zhang Lin would decisively give up afterward.

Because a partner who wasn't sufficiently honest could absolutely no longer be brought into discussions of subsequent matters—Zhang Lin Has Always had no doubt about this.

Cooperation perhaps didn't have to be built on a foundation of trust, just like the current situation. Regarding the cooperation between Zhang Lin and the Wang family, regarding the cooperation between Wang Cen and the First Archaeology Team—all of this couldn't be separated from Zhang Lin.

But all of these matters had nothing to do with trust. However, Zhang Lin just wanted them to lay out their current situation, their own choices, and what they wanted—everything, completely. He wanted them to tell the truth. This was Zhang Lin's only requirement of these people.

If they couldn't even tell the truth, then Zhang Lin could only say sorry to them. Whether it was the previous cooperation or the corresponding cooperation that would arise afterward, Zhang Lin wouldn't pay them any more attention.

This was his principle of handling things. And the reason Mr. Wang raised his brows right now was precisely because, through such a long period of communication, he had understood everything Zhang Lin was currently saying. He knew this was a very deadly question.

If he answered wrong, or even gave Zhang Lin the slightest bit of dissatisfaction, then all his previous efforts would certainly have been wasted.

Based on this point, Mr. Wang grew tense again. But since he could now understand the meaning of what the other party was saying, it also proved that he had already thought up his evasive words beforehand. On this premise, Mr. Wang gradually wasn't so tense anymore.

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