Playing the public opinion game, they targeted each other's Achilles' heels and retaliated without deploying a single soldier, yet they achieved the effect of conquering without fighting.
Just on this point alone, whether it was Ito Ayako, Qin Mang, or Bai Huairen, they were utterly convinced of their defeat.
Originally, they had planned that Song Hanbo, upon discovering that his late wife's urn had been stolen, would be furious and seek negotiations with them or even send assassins after them, so they even set up ambushes in preparation.
Unexpectedly, Song Hanbo neither submitted to negotiation nor sent assassins in a rage but instead took the initiative to leak the news himself, winning public sympathy and stealthily circling behind the three, striking a fatal blow!
Although Ito Ayako was the new person in charge for the Great Xia region, she was constrained by the Yingzhou headquarters and had to take into account the headquarters' image and president's orders.
