When the rewards and risks are disproportionate, most people choose to back down.
This might be called cowardice, but this kind of cowardly behavior is not subject to criticism.
Refusing to sign and directly offending someone as influential as Mr. Lynch is a risk that the current head of the station simply cannot bear.
With just one word from the other party, or even just a glance, he could be kicked out of the position he labored over for half his life.
He might lose even more.
Sometimes those who grovel to Mr. Lynch, those willing to dirty their hands, not only harm some people to gain favor but might go to extremes.
Those people could also be small players; their ability to resist risks is equally weak. So why not solve problems thoroughly while there is a way rather than letting them slowly grow?
Does refusing to sign bring any benefits compared to such high risk?
It might only provide brief psychological satisfaction, which will soon be devoured by fear.
