6:50 PM.
The hailstorm grew heavier.
An official from the Parliament Building rode a Feathered Beast to Winter Garden and delivered a message. "Lord Bai Yichuan will arrive on time."
Upon receiving the news, Fang Qinghuai hurried to the Garden Office to inform Cheng Han.
Cheng Han replied calmly, "In five minutes, we'll go to the entrance of Winter Garden to receive him."
It was a necessary courtesy.
By convention, the Grand Governor was the highest-ranking official in a city. The Director of the Patrol Department ranked one level below and should properly receive the former.
Cheng Han then looked toward the Winter Garden Master and said politely, "Mr. Fang, you are the host of tonight's banquet. Come with me later."
Fang Qinghuai froze for a moment, so excited that his voice trembled. "O... okay!"
He understood perfectly well that, in the eyes of ordinary people, he counted as somebody, but in the eyes of true big shots, he was nothing. Fang Qinghuai had never imagined that, at such a momentous meeting of titans, he would actually have the good fortune to show his face.
Even if he was only an insignificant "background figure," he was more than satisfied.
After all, this was a historic event for the city, one certain to be recorded in its official chronicles. How many people in the entire city would get the chance to witness it firsthand?
Hehehe!
The Fang Family was about to become famous!
*6:55 PM.
Cheng Han appeared at the entrance to Fang Garden.
Fang Qinghuai stood beside him, precisely one position behind.
As his personal maid, Xie You had also managed to "squeeze in" a spot.
Thump! Thump!
The hail struck with increasing ferocity.
A thin layer of ice had already accumulated on the ground along both sides of the