I remember making it very clear over the phone that the Shang Family are local tyrants in City C—immensely wealthy and influential. Without shedding a layer of skin, they probably wouldn't let Xu Bai go. I told them to send someone capable and authoritative enough to handle the situation and negotiate, trying their best to fish Xu Bai out at the lowest possible cost.
Instead, they sent a young guy who looked like he had just graduated from college. When he saw Shang Wu's retaliatory filming setup later, I wondered if he would directly question his entire outlook on life.
"A-Li." I casually picked a form of address to call the young man, since I didn't know how Xu Zhi used to address him.
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