"An overt plot???"
When Kang suddenly voiced a sentence completely unrelated to their conversation, Charles and Old Zam were both stunned. "What?"
One was a retired veteran, all brawn; the other, engrossed daily in research, had his mind solely on science. Devious scheming wasn't exactly their forte. Thus, when they abruptly heard Kang say this, for a moment, they couldn't quite wrap their heads around what was happening.
Kang understood his two colleagues' situation, so he didn't bother with roundabout explanations and said directly, "Yes, an overt plot. While it may seem like Zhang Beixing is just scoffing at those Black Ghosts, that's not the reality. He's using these Black Ghosts to draw the attention of the Ancient Roman authorities. That way, neither we, nor those gangsters and Black Ghosts, can brazenly oppose Zhang Beixing or openly move against him!"
