Why did Bennett chose to hold the negotiations in the wilderness? Because, it would be easier for them to escape if the talks fell through, and it prevented Class B's like Howard from destroying their headquarters.
But what happened? Their headquarters had been destroyed even before the negotiation started…
Bennett had an easily irritable temper as well. He sent out a message. Whoever was able to find and kill the culprit, he would hold talks with first!
This was incredibly embarrassing. EO was not the only organization in this country. Within two hours, the news that EO headquarters had almost been destroyed by a small mountain got out. If they could not find the culprit, Bennett would have to live the rest of his life in shame.
Not only did he try to find the culprit, he even roped in the big families to help out. But the big families were very shrewd and would not pointlessly engage in this exercise in trying to find a needle in a haystack.