Abdulla meant well, but he clearly did a disservice with his good intentions.
Explaining to Abdulla would break the tacit understanding they had been painstakingly maintaining, but without an explanation, this dinner simply could not continue.
But, Abdulla indeed had a point!
Loyalty, if not absolute, is absolutely disloyalty, but how could this absolute loyalty be demonstrated?
Now, Abdulla is doing very well, he perfectly interpreted absolute loyalty.
No matter if you are a superpower, no matter if it concerns the overall situation, as long as Gao Yi is a favored brother of Shaman, Abdulla would do everything to hold him in high regard.
In any case, face must be given to Gao Yi regardless of where it is, and nobody else could take his place; as for the potential influence on bilateral relations, or potential destruction of the big picture, Abdulla never considered that.
He had only one thought: Gao Yi had been kind to him, so he had to stand up for him.
