"..."
Zhang Haiyuan had been full of confidence, but after listening to Wang Jian's account, he too felt a pang of doubt. He swallowed hard before asking, "So, what are you trying to say?"
"I mean, of course, we should take this as seriously as possible—treat it like it's the end of the world. But this matter isn't up to me." Wang Jian pointed upwards and then shrugged, his meaning self-evident.
"Get a team over here first," Wang Jian said. "Once your people are in place, I have some things to brief them on. If we just leave this to ordinary people, I'm afraid they won't take it seriously enough."
Wang Jian knew that many things were simply beyond his control. He was only one man; it was impossible for him to manage the entire situation alone. All he could do was try to make everyone take this matter as seriously as possible. Beyond that, he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
