Li Jiangao didn't pay attention to the splendid final move that Sumant Jair executed.
After he had thought the whole matter through, he knew that the two big shots' battle on Facebook would inevitably come to a temporary close in a very odd way.
As for how it would end, that was no longer just a matter for those two dueling titans.
Li Jiangao felt sure that someone would humbly and earnestly beg Qiao Ze to help them explain that the paper wasn't completely plagiarized.
There was no helping it, this was just the way the world operated.
Business that wasn't meant to be exposed to the sunlight wasn't necessarily off-limits, but you'd need the skill to keep it hidden. Otherwise, you had to accept the loss if the gamble didn't pay off.
Even if you didn't want to admit defeat, there would be a swarm of people who, in defense of justice, would force you to concede.