Before being picked up from the chessboard and thrown outside, none of the pieces believe they are merely pieces; they even believe they have the chance to change their fate and become players themselves.
In reality, most pieces don't have this chance.
People like Lance are among the rarest of the rare. He came through without carrying anything, but the knowledge in his mind surpassed everything.
If you remove these things, or temporarily take him out from the successful ones, apart from a few lucky individuals, no one can easily achieve this.
The Director does not possess such ability; he is a piece, was from the start, still is, and will be at the end.
The fate of a piece is plain like this, visible from the beginning.
It's not in risking his own path that he's already risked himself.
Exchange the pieces.
Seeing the Director silent, the Deputy Governor continued, "The Governor called me and inquired about this matter."
