Harringfort was convinced that something else was going on aside from this. Could it be that the organisation wanted to do to Lily what they did to Lilian? Are they going to kill Zhou Jingren soon and use Lily's child to control her?
But how is that possible? Clearly, they have instructed him not to touch Zhou Jingren. They repeatedly told him not to provoke him either. Were they trying to use reverse psychology to him instead?
That is very possible.
However, if that's the case, then those old people must have thought of killing him! They know that both Lily and Zhou Jingren were not pushovers. Meaning, they will retaliate, and if Harringfort made the wrong move, both Lily and Zhou Jingren would raise hell and kill him.
Don't get Harringfort wrong, he is not afraid of them. However, he absolutely loves his current lifestyle. He would do everything to protect this privilege that he had over some people.