"Cutting it this close!"
The Sai Jinsi Family Elder muttered softly.
In truth, it was not that the Green Brothers had arrived late. They had arrived too early.
They had to clear the area first and make sure there was nothing wrong with the entire restaurant. Then they had to empty the dining hall, leaving only one table, and arrange a few other things.
They had to arrive early, while also displaying a certain degree of authority.
The Green Brothers had arrived right on time. When the Sai Jinsi Family Head said that, he was simply looking for fault.
His thinking was simple. Since everyone had to bow their heads to the rules governing society, saying a few words could not possibly make things worse. It might even win him the friendship of some people, and perhaps allow him to expand his business further.
The Five Great Families of Bu Peien could no longer be considered completely, or purely, criminal organizations.
Their desire for economic gain had already surpassed their reverence for certain rules! In the past, people had a bottom line when they acted. The more criminal they were, the more they adhered to certain rules that could not be violated.
But now, as long as they could make money, they did not care even if they crossed some lines!
People only mocked gang members who earned less than a hundred dollars from top to bottom yet still obeyed the rules on the streets. They did not mock the bastards who drove luxury cars, lived in mansions, clutched huge stacks of cash, and cast aside all bottom lines!
It was not that people had changed. Society had changed! Noel's faintly smiling gaze flashed across the Sai Jinsi Family Head's face, not lingering for even a moment.
The Chief Elder,