Describing a premeditated hostile action would it be natural to say "That's an insidious conspiracy at play."
Or is there something else that might be better to say instead?

The Language Level symbol shows a user's proficiency in the languages they're interested in. Setting your Language Level helps other users provide you with answers that aren't too complex or too simple.

• Beginner

  Has difficulty understanding even short answers in this language.

• Beginner-Intermediate

  Can ask simple questions and can understand simple answers.

• Intermediate

  Can ask all types of general questions and can understand longer answers.

• Advanced

  Can understand long, complex answers.