Shang Ya Zi turned pale with fright.
His action of suppressing the price was against the rules. He would receive severe punishment were it to be discovered.
This was an organization.
Once you were in a high position, you needed to comply with the rules. The rules of a system was to ensure the benefits of the higher ups; despite many of the organizations advertising they represented the benefits of the majority, it was, for the most part, just a joke.
So the higher your position is, the more you needed to comply with the rules.
On the contrary, there was more corruption in the low-mid level positions.
After you reached a higher position, individual benefits had already become inseparably linked with the benefits of the organization; often, the benefits the organization received would represent your own benefits.
