Hongmen Banquet

Liao Heng said, "I've already arranged to meet Lu Chengwen through Chen Mengyun. Tomorrow afternoon."

The three old men were all taken aback.

Elder Li quickly asked, "Where are you meeting? What format? Who will be there? What's the main topic?"

Then he rubbed his hands together. "That's too late! It should be sooner. Can't it be today? Find a way to force him out!"

Liao Heng said, "That man's got quite the airs now. Before he even showed his face, he turned the Wang Family against us, forced back the Wen Family, and made your three families tear at each other like dogs. If I were Lu Chengwen, I wouldn't treat you like people either!"

Old Wang hurriedly smiled. "Oh, please calm down, President! Old Zhang's entire industrial chain is practically obsolete, so of course Lu Chengwen managed to sway him. We're different!"

Elder Zhao hurriedly added, "President, the provincial capital is your territory. Lu Chengwen is clearly showing you no respect! I guarantee he has time today. He's deliberately leaving you hanging to flaunt his status, making it look like we're begging him!"

"Good that you know!"

Liao Heng said, "Lu Chengwen is utterly arrogant and thinks he's invincible. Especially after joining forces with Leng Qingqiu, he's hard to deal with. He's bold, too—he handed Leng Qingqiu his life, his fortune, and all his resources."

"It's like a monarch handing all military authority to one minister in a single stroke! If Leng Qingqiu rebels, he'll die worse than a wild boar!"

"And before this, Leng Qingqiu had no money or resources, so she was constrained at every turn..."

Liao Heng said resentfully, "They've truly made each other."

"Will Leng Qingqiu rebel?" Elder Zhao asked.

Liao Heng said, "Not now doesn't mean not ever."

"So... the format will be...