"But, if someone wants to harm you, that involves injuring a national civil servant. That's another matter altogether."
"What if someone kills me first and then accuses me of being in the wrong?"
"How dare they! In my Phoenix Empire, who would dare do such a thing?"
Tang Fei understood the deeper meaning in Zhong Daolong's words; his response implied that others would not dare, rather than explaining what he would do if someone did.
This is a way of avoiding the issue.
Thus, Tang Fei reiterated his stance, saying, "I have already investigated the Lu Family and the Yu Family, and my relationship with the Qin Family, one of the nine major families, isn't great either... I have already antagonized three of the nine major families. I fear if I continue investigating, I will have offended all nine major families."
