Tang Ni was still very curious about who Zhou Gangyi's grand-master was.
After all, his master was Long Aotian, the head of China's special departments. Now that his grand-master could give such a generous gift, his identity and status were certainly not to be trifled with.
When Tang Ni asked, Liu Liwei seemed to recall past events.
His expression turned solemn, and he suddenly sat up straight, saying, "I had the good fortune to see him from afar. That one glance is permanently etched in my mind, and I can never forget it."
Tang Ni listened, completely bewildered. "So?"
"Just tell me who it is."
Under Tang Ni's concerned gaze, Liu Liwei slowly said, "I don't know how to introduce him. All I can say is that his abilities are beyond your imagination."
"You've been building it up for so long, and that's it?"
Tang Ni was speechless.
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"Let me put it this way," Liu Liwei said directly. "Even my grandfather is polite when he sees him."
"Ah..."
Tang Ni exclaimed, stunned.
...
This day was a Friday evening.
The classmates had agreed to meet for dinner at a large hotel outside the school.
The hotel was decent, not too high-end but presentable, with ordinary prices.
Because it was close to the school, everyone chose this place so they could walk there.
Yun Yan and Luo Hanxiang had reserved five tables in the main hall in advance, akin to a small banquet.
Their class had many students, and there was no large private room that could accommodate them all.
The two sat in the hotel's main hall chatting. As more classmates arrived, the entire hall became increasingly lively.
"Waiter, what's going on? Why is it so noisy downstairs?" A door to a private room on the second floor opened, and someone called the waiter.
"Hello, there's a group of students having a party in the main hall downstairs. There are many people, so it's a bit noisy. Please bear with us." The waiter quickly explained.
"Besides, they're not being excessively loud. It's just that with so many people, each person saying a word makes it seem loud. He couldn't possibly ask the students to stop talking, could he?"
"They are also customers of the hotel, not here to cause trouble."
The waiter dared not say more and could only ask the guest to be understanding.
"Do you know who is dining in this private room today?" the person questioned, then, before the waiter could reply, he added, "Mayor Liao and Director Zhao are treating the principal of Fudan University to dinner today. Everyone here is a high-ranking official. How can it be so noisy?"
The waiter, having never seen such high-ranking officials, could only nod and say he would go down and ask the students to quiet down.
Because of the previous request for Xia Feng's information from Ou Kang'an, which involved Xia Feng, Liao Changwei had arranged a dinner for Zhao Dongwen and Ou Kang'an to apologize.
After all, matters concerning Xia Feng were not trivial, and Liao Changwei had to handle everything meticulously.
The person who had just questioned the waiter was Lu Feng, Zhao Dongwen's secretary, who had arrived early to arrange the private room.
Since the hotel was relatively close to the school and Zhao Dongwen was there to apologize, he chose a hotel that was convenient for Ou Kang'an.
After the waiter went downstairs, he walked over to Yun Yan and whispered, "Classmate, please ask everyone to be a bit quieter. The guests upstairs are unhappy with the noise. If you do, I'll apply with the manager to give you a discount."
"Okay, we'll try our best," Yun Yan nodded.
It was all minor stuff. Everyone should compromise a little; happiness was the most important thing, so Yun Yan didn't have much of an issue.
There were many of them, and with everyone chattering away, it naturally became a bit noisy.
After the waiter left, Yun Yan stood up and shouted, "Classmates, don't be too loud. Please be mindful of others in public places."
As they were all well-behaved university students, Yun Yan's shout instantly brought a significant reduction in noise.
Around six o'clock, Liao Changwei and Zhao Dongwen went upstairs, chatting and laughing. As they passed the main hall, Liao Changwei glanced at it but didn't pay much attention. He didn't see Luo Hanxiang sitting among the crowd.
A short while later, Ou Kang'an also hurried upstairs. As soon as he entered the private room, Liao Changwei smiled and said, "Principal Ou, it's been some time since we last met, hasn't it?"
"Mayor Liao, Director Zhao, hello." Ou Kang'an nodded and greeted them with a smile.
Although Ou Kang'an was only a principal, his position was similar to Liao Changwei's, so he didn't intentionally try to curry favor.
"Come, sit. I arranged this dinner today so that Dongwen could apologize to you. Last time, his subordinates were a bit reckless and caused trouble for Principal Ou."
Liao Changwei personally got up to invite Ou Kang'an to sit.
In fact, Zhao Dongwen himself was confused. Why did he have to apologize? He still didn't understand.
After all, he felt he hadn't done anything wrong. This was required by Liao Changwei, so he could only come to apologize.
Hearing Liao Changwei say this, Zhao Dongwen went along and said, "Principal Ou, I apologize for what happened last time. Please don't take it to heart."
"It's nothing." Ou Kang'an waved his hand, clearly still a bit displeased.
If it were about anything else, Ou Kang'an wouldn't have any objections. But they had investigated Xia Feng, which made Ou Kang'an extremely anxious.
"You can investigate anyone, but not Xia Feng."
"Alright, let's all voice our opinions. I promise such incidents won't happen again in the future." Liao Changwei could see that Ou Kang'an still had some reservations and quickly tried to smooth things over.
Hearing this, Ou Kang'an looked at Liao Changwei and asked, "Mayor Liao, you should know about this, right?"
Liao Changwei nodded in acknowledgment, "I do."
"So, was this your oversight? Some people can be investigated, and some cannot. Moreover, I later learned that it was because of two Japanese people. Was this necessary?" Ou Kang'an was filled with righteous indignation, and especially because the investigation into Xia Feng was triggered by Japanese people, he was even more displeased.
"Yes, yes, yes, I also bear responsibility. I didn't exercise proper control," Liao Changwei quickly agreed.
Zhao Dongwen, standing by, felt like he was listening to heavenly script.
"What do you know, what do I know."
"So, you called me over to apologize, and then you left me hanging like an idiot? You didn't tell me the truth."
"This feeling of being kept in the dark is really terrible."
"Mayor Liao, I, Ou Kang'an, am not a petty person. Let's not dwell on this matter anymore." Seeing Liao Changwei's good attitude, Ou Kang'an didn't see the need to press the issue.
After all, they all worked in Shanghai, and they would meet often. Liao Changwei was still a leader with real power, and he might need his help in the future.
"Principal Ou is wise and understanding. Let's have a few drinks today." Liao Changwei said, gesturing to the wine on the table.
"Okay."
Ou Kang'an replied, and the three began to eat.
After they had eaten for a short while, the sound of applause echoed from downstairs. Lu Feng, who was pouring wine, frowned and said apologetically, "Three leaders, there's a group of students having a party downstairs. I'll go down and speak with them."
Hearing this, Ou Kang'an turned to look at Lu Feng, who was about to leave, and said, "It's natural for students to liven things up. There's no need to stop them, is there?"
Seeing that Ou Kang'an seemed to disapprove of his secretary's actions, Zhao Dongwen chimed in to support him, "It's fine, a reminder won't hurt."