In the first year, you suffer through hunger and cold.
In the second year, you still suffer through hunger and cold.
If by the third year someone tells you that you only need to defect to have a full meal in secret every week.
Many people would make choices that go against their former principles.
Professional soldiers are no exception.
So, in that extreme environment, was there really no one who defected? That's the stuff of fairy tales, not reality.
The reality is, someone must have been turned by Jindai, but the Li Family cannot discover who it is now.
The Red Sparrow Organization arranged three rounds of heart rate lie detector tests, yet no one slipped up.
Logically, if they can pass a lie detector, they must have retained their loyalty, but would the Li Family dare to gamble on that? Dare to let them regain high positions?
The Li Family doesn't dare to gamble, nor do they need to.