The world just worked that way, even if you were taking the backdoor. If you required someone's help, they wouldn't agree just because you needed their help. It wouldn't be so easy. You'd have to give something in return. This would be known as a "benefit exchange."
General Ji held onto the phone. He was speechless for a long time. Finally, he coughed and said, "Let me discuss it with them again." Then, he hung up and turned to his secretary. "I need to go out and settle some things. You give them a call to see if they're home." He handed his secretary a list. "Call everyone on the list except for Huo Guanchen."
The secretary took a look and saw that the list contained names from the Army Supreme Committee. Therefore, he did not think too much about it and began calling them. There were a total of 15 people on the committee, including General Ji and Huo Guanchen. There was no need to call Huo Guanchen, so he just had to make 13 phone calls in total.
