As things stood, Elder Nie had already divulged most of the secrets of the Cabinet. If they kept him in the Green Cloud Pavilion, he would only pose a threat to the Pavilion Master.
A treacherous snake never changed its nature. If Elder Nie was able to betray the Cabinet, then it was only a matter of time until he did the same to the Green Cloud Pavilion.
They couldn't afford to have any of their confidential information leaking out.
Vice-President Tang had only agreed to the conditions of the exchange because he wanted to lull the Cabinet Elders into thinking that they had the upper hand with Elder Nie.
These geezers might think that Vice-President Tang gave a damn about Elder Nie, but it couldn't be further from the truth. He couldn't care less if the old man died; he was no longer of any use to them, anyway.
All in all, it would be the Green Cloud Pavilion's victory at the end of the day.
