Qianqian was not wrong.
When Lu Zhao heard that Great Grandma had already left Qianqian's residence, his expression instantly changed, and his eyes filled with gravity.
He said to me, "Mr. Jiang, I know Miss Ye's death has dealt you a heavy blow, but I think your marriage to Miss Qianqian cannot be delayed any longer. Given the current situation, it is extremely unfavorable to us. Only by joining forces can we turn things around."
I had previously thought that Lu Zhao would not approve of my marriage to Qianqian. Yet now he was urging us to get married. It seemed he truly felt a sense of urgency.
Seeing that I remained silent, he added, "Haman has disappeared. He vanished shortly after returning with Mona and the others. A living man disappeared in Pompeii City, and he is one of Atlantis's key figures. He came specifically to find me, and now that he has gone missing, I cannot explain this to Atlantis City."
So that was it. No wonder Lu Zhao was so eager to join forces with us.
He must have felt tremendous pressure.
"I feel as though a hand is pushing all this from behind the scenes, and I believe the owner of that hand is Great Grandma. There is something else that infuriates me. Just now, I contacted the Three Great Elders. Apart from Dian Ling, both Feng Yun and Lei Su reacted very strangely. I feel that the Elder Council has slipped beyond my control."
Could all this have been Great Grandma's doing? If so, then Lu Zhao had been played from the very beginning.
But why would Great Grandma do this? If her control over Pompeii City was so strong, why had she allowed Lu Zhao to seize half of Pompeii City in the first