"You know, if you'd had even half of Su Youzong's ambition earlier, the territory wouldn't have ended up in its current state."
"Forget it, forget it. What use is there in my playing Monday-morning quarterback now?"
"Everyone, disperse."
After reprimanding them a few times and seeing everyone bowing their heads in meek submission, Chen Shen felt a surge of boredom.
Taking the agreement Su Mo had just signed into his hands, he first looked around at everyone's faces. Only then did he stroll back to his desk, pull over a thick stack of official documents, and begin processing and approving them.
The night air was slightly cool. Gusts of cold wind poured in through the open window, stirring the strands of hair beside his mask.
The warm yellow lamplight illuminated his face, making him look calm and peaceful.
After standing there in a daze for a moment, everyone in the crowd suddenly turned their gazes toward Chen Kai, who stepped forward slightly.
"Mr. Su, it's getting late. Shall we head out first and talk?"
"All right!"
Putting away the agreement on the desk, Su Mo tucked it into his pocket and followed more than a dozen first-generation Chen members out of the office.
Before coming here, he hadn't expected to push things this far tonight.
Not only had he smoothly resolved the issue of the Trading Permit and made contact with Chen Shen and the other members of the Chen family, but he had also successfully eliminated the hidden danger brought about by his identity as Bao Yu County's administrator.
Moreover, with the information and game rules provided by these Chen family members, although the wager he had made was indeed somewhat outrageous, it still had a certain chance of being completed.
After leaving the office, everyone took the elevator