Although Mr. Dong had some private reservations, he maintained a formal courtesy on the surface and did not directly express his dissatisfaction with Zhou Quan and his two fellow disciples.
"Dinner will be ready in five minutes. Come and sit down for a chat!"
Mr. Dong rose to welcome them himself, showing them due regard and courtesy.
Of course, the implication of his words was also very clear.
If Zhou Quan and his two fellow disciples could not satisfy Mr. Dong in the next five minutes,
then the negative impression of having overstepped their bounds would certainly remain in his mind.
Throughout this, Zhou Quan, Oswald, and Lai Wing-lim remained calm and composed.
As leading figures in the legal community, the three of them naturally understood the importance of the National Security Law better than anyone.
If this law had not offered the Motherland every benefit and no harm, and been capable of maintaining the stability of the Motherland and Hong Kong Island to a considerable degree,
Oswald, who had always held the spirit of the law as a lofty conviction, could never have gone against his principles to prepare it.
As the first Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Island Special Administrative Region, deeply trusted by the Motherland, if even Mr. Dong opposed this National Security Law, then Hong Kong Island truly had no future to speak of.
Zhou Quan, Oswald, and Lai Wing-lim approached Mr. Dong, but did not sit down immediately.
"Mr. Dong, this is a document the three of us have been preparing since last year. Please take a look."
Then, without the slightest hesitation, Zhou Quan got straight to the point.
He presented Mr. Dong with the folder he had kept with him all along.
A flicker of surprise passed through Mr. Dong's eyes as