Others could naturally detect the difficulties Wang Hu had embedded in his words, and while many were surprised, they had already started to look forward to the spectacle unfolding before them.
They were very curious to see how the always calm and reticent Xu Lin would respond to the situation at hand.
Would he choose to firmly hit back?
Or would he swallow this jab from his colleague?
Zhang Ye was also very curious about his thoughts, so he didn't speak up to stop Wang Hu; instead, he adopted a tacit approval.
Yet Xu Lin's subsequent reply stunned everyone.
"Yes."
"That is indeed what I think."
As soon as these words were spoken, many gasped in shock, and Wang Hu's face immediately took on a mocking expression as he prepared to continue his ridicule.
But Xu Lin didn't give him the chance and straightforwardly continued:
"However, it's not to curry favor with these survivors from the military."
"But to win them over."
