Tang Changsheng shrugged. "I just made a call, and the people staking out the place withdrew. I suspect they tapped my phone!"
"That makes things tricky. Without evidence, it'll be hard to deal with them. Mr. Tang, I'm Onions Hall, an attorney!
"If you have no objections, I can handle all your legal affairs while you're in North America!"
"Mr. Hall is a highly respected attorney, and a favorite among the newly rich," Arabella said with a hint of a smile.
Tang Changsheng smiled in satisfaction. "Then I'll have to trouble you often from now on, Mr. Hall!"
But he seized the chance to glare fiercely at Arabella. Was she teasing him on purpose?
Didn't "newly rich" just mean nouveau riche?
Still, it was hard to argue. Tang Changsheng had no roots whatsoever in North America. Wasn't his situation much like theirs?
No wonder Arabella had found him this attorney!
Mr. Hall cheerfully held out his hand and shook Tang Changsheng's.
Under ordinary circumstances, he would never deal with someone of such murky, unknown origins. No amount of money would change that!
But if the man was a friend of the Lester Lineage, that was another matter entirely!
The Lester Lineage was not a great Lineage, but it had flourished under Arabella's father, Mr. McDonald. It commanded a vast private armed force overseas and handled jobs the federal military could not openly undertake. That had earned it enormous sums of money.
As a result, McDonald had extensive connections in both Congress and the military. He was unquestionably a man of power and influence!
That was why Hall took Tang Changsheng's case seriously and had eagerly come along with Arabella.
"Then how about joining us for a coffee, Mr. Hall?"
"No, thanks. You young people will have more fun together. An