Leaders Are the Solution to Problems

In the Wang Puppet Government's office building, Ming Cheng raised his wrist to check the time, stood up and straightened his clothes, then pushed open the door to the adjacent office and walked in.

"Big Brother, it's about time. Let's go."

Ming Lou, seated behind his desk, shook his head. "Wang Yan just called. He said something came up, so we'll meet another day."

"Maybe he's the idlest man on the Shanghai Bund. How did something suddenly come up?" Ming Cheng frowned, stepped closer to Ming Lou, and lowered his voice. "Big Brother, he went to Iwai Mansion for tea this morning. Could he have learned something and gotten afraid of being dragged into trouble, so he doesn't want to meet us?"

Ming Lou said nothing. He got up, left the office, and climbed into the car with Ming Cheng. Only then did he say gravely, "What you just said is more or less what I was thinking. We've known him for over two years, nearly three. So long as someone was qualified to invite him to dinner, he's basically never turned them down. Here's what we'll do: after you drop me at the restaurant, go find out who Wang Yan had tea with this morning, and where and with whom he ate lunch."

"Yes. I'll go right away."

Wang Yan's whereabouts were probably the easiest thing to investigate on the entire Shanghai Bund. Finding out who had gone to Iwai Mansion that morning was even less difficult. And Ming Cheng was no fool. Though Ming Lou had told him to find out who drank tea with Wang Yan at Iwai Mansion, there were only so many people worth paying attention to. Those capable of affecting them were either from the Special Higher Police or No. 76...

After Ming Lou