"What difference does it make if we know or don't know? When it comes to time, it all boils down to 'interest.' If the stakes are high enough, people are capable of anything!" Li Yifei understood Zhao Tiezhu's unspoken frustration and confusion.
"But damn it... I don't ask them to be honest officials, but if they're going to be corrupt, they should at least have some limits and do something meaningful!" Zhao Tiezhu shouted.
"Actually, there are still a few good officials; not all are hopelessly corrupt. It's just those who get exposed that we see... Okay, I've talked myself into a corner, which is why, after I retired, I didn't join the government system but instead took my settlement money and went back home because I feared that with my temper, I'd get too hot-headed." Li Yifei laughed after saying that.
