Ever since Wang Yu had shouted "No way," the entire meeting room had gone silent, a silence so suffocating that it was almost palpable. Everyone was in a state of shock, for different reasons.
Deputy Commander Song looked at Wang Yu, his eyebrows raised high in a clear display of anger. Qin Yuanzhu was anxious; if Deputy Commander Song withdrew the decision in a fit of rage, then the outcome would involve more than just Wang Yu's inability to clear his name.
Creating a secret organization to secretly monitor and eliminate enemies was a matter of national top-secret. If Wang Yu took on this burden, he would belong to the nation, and there wouldn't be any problem—everyone would be happy with the result.
But if Wang Yu refused, then he would be an outsider. An outsider privy to state secrets would disquiet the higher ranks, fearing that he might leak this secret.
