"Why do you think Mister Red Ghost called us here? Could he be settling scores after the fact?"
"I don't think so. If he'd really wanted us dead, none of us would have made it out that night."
"Quit bragging, Old Zhu. Sure, Mister Red Ghost is pretty terrifying, but if we wanted to run, could one man really stop all of us?"
"Enough. Stop shouting. Didn't you notice that it was the Security Department that contacted us and told us to come to Jianghai Building to meet Mister Red Ghost today?"
"What about it?"
"What do you mean, what about it? That sends a very important signal. The Security Department is delivering the message for Mister Red Ghost, which means this outsider has already latched onto the Security Department."
"Speaking of which, I heard that on the night in question, Mister Red Ghost was going to the Da Sanyuan Restaurant to meet Zheng Liangcai."
"Enough. That confirms it. Mister Red Ghost has already latched onto Zheng Liangcai."
The meeting room was filled with a tidal wave of voices. The leaders of those organizations were all loud enough that even though Luo Yan wasn't deliberately listening, he could still hear them clearly.
He reached the door and pushed it open. The heavy door swung inward.
As soon as it opened, everyone inside turned to look.
Luo Yan glanced around. Those in suits sat beside those in traditional Chinese robes; cigarette smokers sat beside cigar smokers. Some had jet-black hair, some had graying hair, some were handsome, and some were ugly...
All in all, more than a dozen people filled the round table in the middle, leaving only one seat vacant.
That was Luo Yan's seat.
"Mister Red Ghost is here."
"It was too dark to see him clearly that night.