Fa Ha's claim was greeted by cheers of approval from his whole colleagues. Li Heng's face was now completely purplish-red as he struggled to hold his anger. Zhu Su clenched his hands into fists.
"Enough!" Zhu Su yelled. Everyone clammed up. "About this problem, I will take care of it. But please, stop this strike. All of you are the chosen people, you have been chosen among hundreds of applicants. What does it mean? It means, you are the people we appreciate and favor the most. We really need you! If you stop working, how can we realize our tough mission?" Zhu Su stared deeply at all of them, his eyes sparkled with seriousness. "If we succeed in realizing our mission at last, it's not because of our greatness. It is because of the support from all of you." As he was talking, Zhu Su's facial expression appeared so pitiful. He indeed was quite frustrated since he was very proud of this team at the first time. He was confident that they were a group of people with high passion, and would certainly be able to do every kind of task no matter how difficult it was. He even had to argue with Li Heng to approve his choice. And now, his assumption had turned to be wrong. Not only one or two who ruined his project. Everyone had disappointed him... everyone! How could he not be such frustrated, then?
But this time everyone listened attentively to Zhu Su. They were all out of word. Yet, in silence, they listened very carefully to every word Zhu Su said. And, when they finally opened their mouths, they said in firmness. "We obey your orders, Your Highness!"
Zhu Su breathed a sigh of relief, while Li Heng pursed his lips with a wry expression.
"Physician Li, why are they so angry with you?" Now only two of them were in the room, Zhu Su immediately discussed this problem with Li Heng.
Li Heng took a deep breath. "Well... Maybe I am too harsh. I only do what the senior physicians always do. Education in the medical world is always very strict - but it is indeed the basic principle in the education of all subjects, you should be very clear about that."
"Yes, I get your point... But in Kaifeng, there never occurred such a problem like this before. Have you mentioned something that shouldn't be mentioned?"
"I think... no..."
"Perhaps if they are also Han people, the diplomacy will be much easier. But their ethnicity is different from us - as the result, they have different cultures, different ways of thinking. Moreover, we aren't just dealing with one ethnicity. There are Miao, Bai, Zhuang, Yi, Tai, Hani, Lisu, Lahu, and many others. Just a little misunderstanding and they'll get angry, thus perceive that we are insulting them, because of the difference of ethnicity."
"In my opinion, the essential problem is in their work ethic, Your Highness. The difference in Ethnicity is merely an excuse they seek to hide their real flaws. We have no problems with Wu Qi and Hu Nayin, and we know Wu Qi is a Bai and Nayin is a Miao. We must fix their work ethic, Your Highness. Their work ethic, to be frank, is really poor. They are slow, not agile, have no desire for self-improvement, and unable to endure difficult responsibilities. I regret to tell this, but I doubt we will be able to complete our mission if we continue to depend on these kinds of people."
Zhu Su was dumbfounded. He began to regret his choice, but must he terminate all of them and searched again for replacement? He did not know whether he would get talented people or not, but the problem would be even more chaotic to be sure. He was entangled in a dilemma, and it really made him frustrated.
"Alright then." Zhu Su mumbled weakly. "In the meantime, let Wu Qi and Hu Nayin handle them. They are both Yunnan people, they are natives. They will be able to bridge the relationship between us and them."
Since Li Heng did not know other more effective ways to solve this problem, he thence nodded, being forced to agree with Zhu Su's idea.
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"May I report, Your Highness. The members of Team of Wellbeing whom I'm infiltrating in have been got provoked to defect the Ming Prince and his physician."
Xie Wang stared at the reporter, he looked interested. "Then, how is it going now?"
"For the time being they have been split, and it will be difficult to make them harmonize again. The cracks are so big it's easy for us to make it even more ruinous."
Xie Wang grinned. "Good, keep up the good work! I don't like that Ming Prince's plan at all. It seems that he already knows that attacking Mount Laojun will only lead him to failure. And Evil knows about his Team of Wellbeing, also his real purpose." His hands clenched tightly. His eyes beamed in fiery. "I must make him pay back for this... I must! And of course, you want to make them suffer, right?"
"Definitely!" The person answered loudly.
"That's right... we won't forget what the Ming has done to our loved ones. And thus!..." Xie Wang punched the table. "I swear! I will make all of you, the Ming bastards, be tortured to death!"