[ He's heard the argument before. Over and over. It's not their place to decide, and so they can only make it worse. His track record would support that stance, but he's spent too long trying to figure out ways to salvage their situation to let it go.

Lan Wangji might not like it, but he's fairly sure he can convince him. He's not as stubborn as he looks once the cards are on the table. ]

Unconventional, but effective. [ Taking that more literally as he pointedly keeps his eye at what's going on inside. The rod in his hand stays at the ready in case he needs to jump in. ] …The powerful will always be the ones who make the choices. We were given a shit hand, and we haven’t always gotten it right, but you know what will happen if we do nothing.

[ Violence is unavoidable, the most they can do is direct it. ]

It’s been years. You and I have seen enough.