Chapter 118: Invitations
Wang Weiwei answered the phone and heard a voice on the other end, cheerful and rather affected. "Young Master Wang Weiwei! Well, well, you're a hard man to catch. You're in Rongcheng? Great! It's Lu Peng. I'm in Rongcheng too. When can we have a meal? Oh, is that friend of yours, Su Xiaocan, around? Do me a favor and get in touch with him. I'd like to treat him to a meal too..."
"Lu Peng? Lu Jianchao's son? What's he doing in Rongcheng?" Lin Zouwen leaned over and asked once Wang Weiwei hung up. Lu Peng's father worked at the Provincial Public Security Department and was a figure in its leadership. Lu Peng belonged to their circle too, but wasn't he in Chongqing? What had brought him to Rongcheng? Offering to treat Su Can to a meal right off the bat-this was plainly an attempt to build connections.
Lu Peng had not really come for Su Can. His actual aim was simply to invite Wang Weiwei and the others to dinner, but saying that outright would be too blatant. Inviting them without an excuse would not quite do. Asking for an introduction to Su Can and a chance to establish contact, however, made it perfectly legitimate. It was a routine tactic in their circle. Wasn't Su Can part of Wang Weiwei's group anyway? For all the roundabout maneuvering, the real target remained the same.
What surprised Wang Weiwei was that even Lu Peng, the son of a Provincial Public Security Department official, knew about Su Can. His offer to treat Su Can to dinner left Wang Weiwei momentarily stunned, but then he understood. Su Can's name must have traveled quite far by now-even Lu Peng had heard of him. That was hardly surprising. At the Kong