"You know the Helian Family's bottom line. You ought to understand that even if you can cover your tracks well, I will never let it go easily."
With his many years of political experience, he knew these colleagues were old foxes, not naive and hot-blooded youngsters. Each of them was cunning to the extreme, and he really didn't think they would do something like this.
"Though they are my political enemies and usually we don't see eye to eye, saying that they would seize the opportunity to retaliate against me doesn't make sense. After all, they are smart people; even if we don't get along, they know better than to tear open the facade completely. It would bring them no benefit."
