Right now, Jiang Wenhe’s entire body was already soaked through. His body was originally not that great, complexion already pale, lips a bit dark black. However, when he heard Lin Xi’s words, his face became even more pale.

He understood the intention of Lin Xi’s words clearly.

Lin Xi was a Judicial Sector official. Even if this dam burst and many people died, it would still have nothing to do with him.

What he wanted to shoulder was the responsibility to use other sectors’ resources and the military.

Lin Xi’s objective was to protect this dam.

However, protecting this dam wouldn’t bring him any benefits.

When the time came, he would instead be accused of misconduct by others. How did he know that something bad would happen to the dam?

The more more he did to protect this dam, the better its condition, the harder it would be for Lin Xi to find any reason to retort.

Just using the Public Warehouse’s silver and using the military, these two alone might be enough for Lin Xi to lose his military rank.

Jiang Wenhe’s entire body was soaked, right now, he was shivering from the cold, inwardly full of an indescribable mood. He couldn’t help but take two steps forward, doing his best to widen his eyes, staring at Lin Xi and quietly saying, “You really want to do this? … is it worth it?”

Lin Xi looked at Jiang Wenhe who widened his eyes, rain flowing down his face. His mood was originally...