"The plan is going smoothly," he muttered, "as a main character, one must endure some tribulations."
Qin Muye's idea was simple: force the protagonist into Sky Tower. The point wasn't just entering; the protagonist had to be coerced into it, to face enough crisis and not just sail through smoothly.
The first step, of course, was to cut off his retreat, which was the crux of the matter.
So, before the protagonist boarded the plane, a crackdown on the Savior Association had already begun all over the place. This move left him with no alternative.
Of course, that was just the beginning. As the protagonist, how could he not experience the drama of family members getting kidnapped?
Therefore, he had already arranged for people to detain the protagonist's elderly father and that unrelated sister who might have a significant background.