Su Xiaoxiao, Wei Ting, Mei Ji, and Yuchi Xiu sat in the central room for a meeting.
Mei Ji asked, "Those old fellows left just like that. Could it be that they really plan to take out 100,000 gold each to redeem the hostages? Will they play any tricks? For example… find some experts to snatch people and steal the books?"
Wei Ting said, "Feng might have this intention, but Xue won't."
Although he had not appeared just now, he had actually been observing outside the back door.
Among the three of them, Xue Ping was the most cunning. Feng Aozhu was impulsive, and Mu Tan was junior; he did not show his strong side for the time being.
Feng Aozhu listened to Xue Ping in everything. Mu Tan could not dissuade the two of them alone, so he could only follow Xue Ping's lead.
Mei Ji nodded. "Why are the three of them so close? Look, the Cheng family, the Ji family, the Yue family, and the Yin family are not united."
