"Chairman Lin asked me to convey his apologies to Master Ge and General Ouyang on his behalf," said Jiang Baoming, wearing an apologetic expression after exchanging greetings with Ge Dongxu and Ouyang Murong. "He is tied up with military and political affairs and cannot accompany you in person."
"Chairman Lin is too polite, the matters at hand are important," replied Ge Dongxu with a courteous smile.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they got into the cars.
Zhang Yaku and his brother also boarded the vehicle. Ge Dongxu had initially not wanted them to come along, since they would be of no help in this situation anyway.
But the two brothers felt it was their responsibility, and now that they were troubling Ge Dongxu to personally go to Gan Lei's territory to fetch someone, they felt remiss and insisted on joining.
