The measure of a successful leader lies in whether his subordinates are willing to take a bullet for him.
When many bosses face great adversity, their followers scatter like monkeys when a tree falls. Forget taking a bullet; not being stabbed in the back by them is already considered an act of profound loyalty.
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Zheng Fan felt he had achieved this all in one step.
A Ming had willingly shielded him. Of course, perhaps because A Ming himself was a vampire, he knew he wouldn't die. Zheng Fan knew this too, so the 'dramatic impact' of a subordinate taking a bullet for his boss felt somewhat diminished.
