"But, Aida Kang has already returned inside the Transition Base, along with Colonel Ji Rongxinyue. If Aida Kang were to use Colonel Ji Rongxinyue as leverage..."
Is Ji Rongxinyue a match for Aida Kang?
This question actually holds no meaning, because the true opponent of Ji Rongxinyue, who chose to enter the Transition Base, is not Aida Kang. Transition Base Number One is a base the Empire has cultivated for over twenty years; facing Ji Rongxinyue in a single soldier state, how could it require the Empire's highest commander on the Alien Planet, Aida Kang, to personally take action?
Deploy enough defensive forces to kill Ji Rongxinyue and achieve the effect of threatening Ji Xinghe; even if that seventy-year-old man is Ji Xinghe, what difference does it make?
As some who were not involved in the main attack were worried about the grandfather and granddaughter, the Mountain of Gods experienced a second vibration, stronger than the previous inexplicable tremor.