The smile of the Longevity Patriarch sent chills down the spines of many present, as if they were sitting on pins and needles.
"May I know what explanation you require?"
The Longevity Patriarch, with a smile on his face, looked at the representative questioning him.
The representative, wearing a smile uglier than tears, quickly responded, "No need, no need. We will comply with all arrangements of the Changming Island project leader and have no objections to changing the time and place of the bidding conference."
Pleased with the shift in tone from the previously confrontational representative, the Longevity Patriarch stroked his bald head.
"Not bad, not bad."
Subsequently, representatives from the Southern Seven and Northern Five merchants received a contract. Upon seeing the contents, the delegates of both groups became visibly uneasy.
The contract had nothing to do with the Changming Island project bidding.
