In the study, Oswald poured Zhou Quan a cup of tea and Lai Wing-lim a cup of coffee.
He always kept his two junior fellow students' tastes and habits in mind.
As for himself, unsurprisingly, he poured himself a glass of the foreigners' answer to erguotou.
"Zhou Quan, let's get straight to the point!"
Gently swirling his whisky glass, Oswald sat down beside Zhou Quan with the hint of a smile.
"Usually, I'm the one calling you home for dinner. This time you came over yourself, and even asked Edward along."
"That doesn't happen very often."
Out of respect for Zhou Quan's preferences, everyone close to him had now changed how they addressed him.
That foreign name from back then had merely been a stopgap during a special period.
The man beside him, his eldest fellow student and father-in-law, was no exception.
However, Oswald and Lai Wing-lim still kept to their old habits with each other.
"Have you had any dealings with Lydia, Ma Cheuk-yin, or Gilbert Lee?"
Taking a small sip of tea, Zhou Quan wasted no time beating around the bush and turned his gaze toward Lai Wing-lim.
Zhou Quan had many former classmates in the legal profession, spread across political and legal circles in various regions connected to the foreigners.
But Oswald and Lai Wing-lim were the two closest to him.
Only Lai Wing-lim qualified for him to address as his senior fellow student, while Oswald was his eldest fellow student.
"Lydia? Young Master Ma? Gilbert?"
Lai Wing-lim frowned. He had been leaning back on the sofa with his legs crossed, but now he straightened up, his posture turning serious.
"Those three are no ordinary people!"
His thoughts racing, Lai Wing-lim sighed softly and unhesitatingly laid out everything he knew.
"Lydia was an Unofficial Member of the