05.12 Will love win, or I?
An incompetent fool, with a touch of static genius. The old man was sharp from the beginning. He involved himself enough to show that he is a part of it all, yet he did no actual work. His abilities, or lack thereof, proved it even further. On his own, he couldn't even do what ZhuYuan could. Among those with authority, some only have the power of control, once they lose that locus, they are nothing. Lower than nothing.
But he is sharp. Clearly, he knows his own short comings, anxiously aware of it all. And to hide it, he tried to be a lead, and have people work for him, so he can claim the prize. It worked back in his organization, since no one could really question him, they'd have a lot to lose. Now though, it's too different.